Report: Alabama Basketball to Host South Dakota State in December

Alabama men’s basketball will host South Dakota State this upcoming season, per Rocco Miller.

“Sources: Alabama will host South Dakota State as part of its 2024-25 non-conference schedule,” Miller posted on X (formerly known as Twitter). “The date is set for Sunday, December 29th inside Coleman Coliseum.”

The Crimson Tide has beaten the South Dakota State Jackrabbits in each of the three meeting between both programs. The first matchup occurred on Nov. 9, 2012 with Alabama guard Trevor Lacey hitting a buzzer-beating three to win the game 70-67.

The Crimson Tide and the Jackrabbits met in the 2021-22 season, with Alabama winning 104-88 on Nov. 12, 2021. The duo of Jahvon Quinerly and Jaden Shackelford combined for 49 points. Most recently, Alabama won 78-65 on Dec. 3, 2022 after Mark Sears, Brandon Miller and Noah Clowney combined for 57 points.

The 2024-25 schedule continues to fill in. Here’s Alabama basketball’s known non-conference schedule as of Monday:

Nov. 11 – vs. McNeese
Nov. 15 – at Purdue
Nov. 20 – vs. Illinois (Birmingham)
Nov. 26 – vs. Houston (Vegas)
Nov. 27 – vs. Rutgers/Notre Dame (Vegas)
Nov. 29 – TBA Players Era (Vegas)
Dec. 4 – at North Carolina
Dec. 14 – vs. Creighton
Dec. 18 – at North Dakota
Dec. 22 – vs. Kent State
Dec. 29 – vs. South Dakota State

This story will be updated.