Kentucky basketball: UK not the only SEC team that will make a deep run

Alabama Crimson Tide

Alabama plays Virginia Tech in the first-round of the NCAA Tournament. That will be a tough game for the Crimson Tide. Buzz Williams’ group loves to run up and down the court and gave the Kentucky basketball team a for their money back in January. That being said, Alabama has the horses to run with the Hokies.

Collin Sexton will be a lottery pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. This kid’s game is on another level. Any team that drafts Oklahoma’s Trae Young ahead of Sexton is making a BIG mistake. Sexton is the real deal, and Alabama will go as far as the young point guard can take them.

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We all know that the NCAA Tournament centers around good guard play. The games become more important, teams tend to slow the pace and play a more halfcourt-oriented game. That style of play sets up well for Avery Johnson’s bunch.

If the Tide defeat Va Tech in Round 1, they’ll likely draw 1-seed Villanova. Defeating the Wildcats will take a Herculean-effort by Alabama, but Collin Sexton is that good. I don’t give the Tide as good a chance as other SEC teams to make a run, but a player like Sexton can make special things happen in March.