The SEC has been the dominant basketball conference for the past couple of years, but this past season, the Big Ten and Big 12 proved to be clearly ahead. They both sent teams to the Final Four, whereas the SEC failed to have the same impact in the NCAA Tournament.
As a result, many moves were made among the 16 SEC teams. Several of them hit home runs out of the park, while others didn’t do as well. Here’s an offseason recap of each team’s moves, along with an overall grade for their work.
Alabama Crimson Tide
2025-26 record: 25-10 (13-5)
Roster departures
● Labaron Philon (22 ppg and 5.0 apg)
● Aiden Sherrell (11.1 ppg and 6.2 rpg)
● Latrell Wrightsell (13.2 ppg and 3.1 rpg)
● Houston Mallette (6.6 ppg and 4.5 rpg)
● Charles Bediako (10 ppg and 4.6 rpg)
● Taylor Bol Bowen (6.3 ppg and 4.2 rpg)
● Jalil Bethea (3.9 ppg and 1.7 rpg)
● Davion Hannah (3.3 ppg and 1.9 rpg)
Roster returnee
● Aden Holloway (16.8 ppg and 3.8 apg)
● Amari Allen (11.4 ppg and 6.9 rpg)
● London Jemison (6.2 ppg and 3.4 rpg)
● Keitenn Bristow (3.6 ppg and 4.0 rpg)
Roster additions
● Drew Fielder (14.7 ppg and 5.7 rpg at Boise State)
● Brandon Garrison (4.7 ppg and 4.1 rpg at Kentucky)
● Jamarion Davis-Fleming (3.7 ppg and 4.8 rpg at Mississippi State)
● Cole Cloer (4-star wing prospect)
● Qayden Samuels (4-star forward prospect)
● Jaxon Richardson (4-star guard prospect)
One of the biggest NBA Draft decisions made was Alabama keeping Allen for another year. He’s a serious breakout candidate and someone who can join Holloway as an SEC all-league player. Speaking of Holloway, he could easily average around 20 ppg, now that Philon is off to the NBA.
Sherrell was the only departure via the transfer portal that the team will certainly miss. However, they did well in adding frontcourt depth. Fielder is one of the best stretch forwards in the country, while Garrison is a proven big man at the SEC level. Davis-Fleming also helps the depth inside.
With Samuels, Richardson, and Cloer being the high-ceiling young pickups, Alabama has plenty of potential to work with. The frontcourt moves a year ago didn’t work out, but the backcourt was good enough to make the Sweet 16. That should be the case again in the backcourt, while there is a clear upgrade overall inside.
Grade: A
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