We are excited about our 2013-14 non-conference schedule," Grant said. "Each year we look to put tog

Tuscaloosa, Ala.  Home games against Final Four participant Wichita State and Big East member Xavier, as well as contests against NCAA Tournament teams Oklahoma and UCLA highlight the 2013-14 Alabama men’s basketball non-conference slate, which was announced by head coach Anthony Grant on Wednesday.
We are excited about our 2013-14 non-conference schedule,” Grant said. “Each year we look to put together the most challenging schedule we can and we feel these games will be great preparation for the rigors of the always difficult SEC season.”
The Tide will then play its first home game of the season when it hosts Texas Tech as part of the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Nov. 14. Alabama and Texas Tech will play the inaugural game of the newly-formed event, which will feature 10 games in all against between two conferences.
military discount hotel Alabama will begin play in the NIT Season military discount hotel Tip-Off by hosting a pair of games in Coleman Coliseum on Nov. 18-20, with opponents to be named later. The semifinals and finals are scheduled for Nov. 27 and 29 in Madison Square Garden in New York City. Other host schools of this year’s event include Arizona, Duke and Rutgers.
The Tide will return from Christmas break when it travels to Los Angeles, Calif., to take on the UCLA Bruins at Pauley Pavilion on Dec. 28. The Tide and Bruins will meet in the first of a two-game series, with UCLA coming to Coleman Coliseum in 2014-15.