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Alabama guard Latrell Wrightsell Jr. suffered a head injury in the first half of the Crimson Tide’s 72-61 win over Grand Canyon in the West Region second-round game Sunday. Wrightsell was hurt while defending Gabe McGlothan of the Lopes with 6:36 left in the first half. Alabama coach Nate Oats said afterward that Wrightsell will be available for Thursday’s Sweet 16 game against North Carolina. “Wrightsell will be able to play with us Thursday,” Oats said. “He got thumped on the head, had a head injury, he’s had real bad luck lately. We’re going to be playing again and he can play with us on Thursday.”
Wrightsell was called for a foul on the play as he appeared to bump his head on the elbow of McGlothan. The play happened in front of the Crimson Tide bench, and Alabama players were quick to assist the fallen Wrightsell, who missed four games late in the season due to a concussion. In addition, he took a blow to his nose in the first-round victory over Charleston on Friday. Wrightsell had two points in 11 minutes before exiting.
Wrightsell entered the game averaging 9.3 points and shooting 44.9 percent from 3-point range (66 of 147). He played three seasons at Cal State Fullerton before transferring to Alabama after last season.
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Alabama coach Nate Oats gives optimistic health update on Latrell Wrightsell Jr.
SPOKANE, Wash. — Alabama coach Nate Oats said Latrell Wrightsell Jr., who left Sunday’s game with a head injury, is likely to play in the Crimson Tide’s Sweet 16 matchup next week in Los Angeles.
“Wrightsell will be able to play with us Thursday,” Oats said after Alabama’s 72-61 win over Grand Canyon in the second round of the NCAA tournament. “He got elbowed in the head, had a head injury. He’s had some real bad luck here lately, but we’re going to be playing again and he can play with us again on Thursday.”
Wrightsell left the game with 6:36 left in the first half after he suffered a head injury while attempting to block a shot. He was attended to by Alabama’s training staff and was later taken to the locker room and did not return.
“Once we came in at halftime, he was there dapping us up and when we were in the locker room we said, we’re going to win this game for him so we can play on Thursday, and that’s what we did,” said Alabama’s Mark Sears, who led the Tide with 26 points on Sunday.
The 6-foot-3, 190-pound guard from Omaha missed four games earlier this season with a head injury. His absence coincided with a stretch in which Alabama lost four of six games through the end of the regular season and the SEC tournament.
Wrightsell finished Sunday’s game with two points and two fouls in 11 game minutes played. He’s averaged 9.3 points and is shooting 45.1% from the floor and 44.9% from deep this season.
“That’s my brother, for real,” Rylan Griffen added. “He came from the West Coast. That’s where he was at last year, so he got some friends and family out there. So I came in the team, and I was like, there’s no way that was his last game for the season. So just made sure we had to get through — for me, personally, I know he wants to play.
“I know he didn’t want to get hurt today. He went out there and gave everything for us for the time he did play. So I was just like, let’s make sure we make sure Trelly has a chance to play again for us this season.”
Alabama, the 4-seed in the West Region, will play top-seeded North Carolina in the regional semifinals next Thursday in Los Angeles.
“We play for each other every game,” said Mo Dioubate, who scored nine points in the final six minutes to lift Alabama to victory. “We know how much Trelly wanted to play in L.A., and so we seen how hurt he was once went out game, so we just tried to do everything we can for him.”
Marcus Wimberly feels Alabama is now one of his top schools after visiting and earning and earning an offer from the Crimson Tide.
Wimberly attends Beauxite High Schol in Arkansas, and he currently garners a three-star rating from most recruiting sites. Alabama becomes the 18th college football program to offer Wimberly. His offer comes from the Crimson Tide’s Co-DC and defensive backs coach Colin Hitschler informed Wimberly of his offer from the Tide.
Marcus Wimberly feels Alabama is now one of his top schools after visiting and earning and earning an offer from the Crimson Tide.
Wimberly attends Beauxite High Schol in Arkansas, and he currently garners a three-star rating from most recruiting sites. Alabama becomes the 18th college football program to offer Wimberly. His offer comes from the Crimson Tide’s Co-DC and defensive backs coach Colin Hitschler informed Wimberly of his offer from the Tide.
“It means a ton,” Wimberly said about his Alabama offer. “It’s a historic football program. 18 national championships speak for themselves. Coach DeBoer’s record as a head coach is 112-10. It means so much and I’m so thankful. It’s only one of the most dominant SEC teams in the last 10 years. So, the program is top -notch.”
The junior feels his offer from the Tide puts them near the top of his recruitment.
“It definitely gets Alabama in there with my top schools, along with Utah in my Top seven,” Wimberly told Touchdown Alabama.
The 6-foot-1, 205-pounder makes plays on both sides of the football for Beauxite. His physical playing style is present on both with the way he can disconnect expecting wide receivers from the football and blocks when he lines up at wide receiver. As a safety, he gets downhill fast with reportedly 4.4 forty speed and displays great ball judgment skills when defending over the top.