BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ
Alabama continues to catch fire over the signing of a former pro to their program this season.
Former men’s basketball head coach at Auburn Bruce Pearl sounded off on Alabama and head coach Nate Oats for the controversial addition to their team, former pro Charles Bediako.
“Nate said he’d play (Bediako) a 100 times again, what that tells me is Nate doesn’t really care about the SEC, he doesn’t care about the NCAA,” Pearl said on TNT Wednesday. “And it’s fine, you’re (just) going to care about your student-athletes, that’s fine. But you’re a member of this conference, and you’re a member of the NCAA. What about the rest of the teams, what about the rest of the players? Why should those five teams have to play against an ineligible player? I think it was selfish, and I think it was wrong.”
Bruce hit the nail on the head on the Bediako situation. pic.twitter.com/wYEQLmsvpj
— Johni Broome Fan Account
(@JPScottIV) February 11, 2026
Bediako averaged 10.0 points and 4.6 rebounds per game as a member of the Crimson Tide.
Bediako recently had his injunction to continue playing this season for Alabama denied by a judge. The 24-year-old is no longer eligible to play for the Crimson Tide or any other team in college basketball.
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