Labaron Philon is off to the NBA. Amari Allen could join him, unless he opts to return and shift the Crimson Tide’s NCAA Tournament outlook entirely. Veterans Houston Mallette and Latrell Wrightsell Jr. are out of eligibility. Aden Holloway’s future rests on the outcome of his trial following a drug arrest.
Three freshmen are committed, but only two are signed. Four transfers, ranked 17th in the country as a group, offer promise, but not all have proof.
Coming into his sophomore year with 14 starts, London Jemison is part of that uncertainty, too. On a roster searching for answers, however, the possibility of what the 6-foot-8 forward could become makes him one of Alabama’s most important pieces.