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Alabama basketball has a rebuilt frontcourt after losing Grant Nelson and Cliff Omoruyi to the pros.

Coach Nate Oats expects his bigs to rebound, protect the rim, and play with a fast pace.

Oats plans to use shorter, high-energy stints for his post players to maintain intensity.

The frontcourt is the biggest question mark for the 2025-26 Alabama basketball team. Head coach Nate Oats has the answer to get the most out of his bigs, though.

Grant Nelson and Cliff Omoruyi were a pain for opponents at the rim last season, anchoring the Crimson Tide's Elite Eight squad. With both gone to the pros, only sophomore power forward Aiden Sherrell, who served as the starting center for the team in exhibition play , returns among post players for Alabama .

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