MONTGOMERY, Ala. – After three workouts, Alabama All-Star boys’ basketball head coach Steve Ward had a profound assessment of the 12 seniors on the roster. …
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. – After three workouts, Alabama All-Star boys’ basketball head coach Steve Ward had a profound assessment of the 12 seniors on the roster.
“I am just so shocked to see how really talented these guys are,” Ward said following Thursday’s afternoon workout. “You watch film on them and see different highlights on them but to actually see them in person they are much more talented in person than they are on film. I can’t say one particular kid sticks out. All of them appear to be even better than what I have seen on their highlight films.”
Alabama hopes to carry that bit of optimism into the 31st annual Alabama-Mississippi Classic against Mississippi’s All-Stars Friday night when the two teams tip off at the Cramton Bowl Multiplex at 7 p.m. The girls’ all-star game will precede the boys’ contest at the Alabama-Mississippi Classic Friday afternoon at 5 p.m.
AHSAA TV partner WOTM TV will televise both games live over the AHSAA TV Network. The games will also be live-streamed over the wotm.tv and the NFHS Network. The Alabama Radio Network will broadcast both games live as well. Handling the play-by-play will be veteran AHSAA TV Network commentator Tommy Wood with Caleb Brooks and Luke Robinson handling color. The AHSAA Radio Network will share the same audio feed. Mississippi’s producer Russ Robinson said his network will also pick up the live video and audio feed from WOTM and transmit back to Mississippi over its network.
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Baldwin ties with Alabama coaches include Hunter who was formerly at Daphne and Foley and Thompson coach Dru Powell who was the head coach at Spanish Fort.
YEAR BY YEAR HISTORY
GIRLS
YEAR SCORE SITE
2020 Alabama 70, Mississippi 63 Mississippi College, Clinton, MS
2019 Alabama 101, Mississippi 82 Alabama State, Montgomery, AL
2018 Alabama 109, Mississippi 96 Mississippi College, Clinton, MS
2017 Mississippi 93, Alabama 86 Alabama State, Montgomery, AL
2016 Mississippi 78, Alabama 77 Mississippi College, Clinton, MS
2015 Alabama 93, Mississippi 87 Alabama State, Montgomery, AL
2014 Mississippi 95, Alabama 89 Jackson State, Jackson, MS
2013 Alabama 64, Mississippi 54 Alabama State, Montgomery, AL
2012 Mississippi 94, Alabama 91 Alabama State, Montgomery, AL
2011 Mississippi 73, Alabama 60 Pelham CC, Pelham, AL
2010 Mississippi 78, Alabama 56 Pelham CC, Pelham, AL
2009 Alabama 81, Mississippi 73 Pelham CC, Pelham, AL
2008 Alabama 89, Mississippi 86 (OT) Pelham CC, Pelham, AL
2007 Alabama 90, Mississippi 65 Pelham CC, Pelham, AL
2006 Mississippi 89, Alabama 80 Pelham CC, Pelham, AL
2005 Mississippi 101, Alabama 83 Pelham CC, Pelham, AL
2004 Alabama 114, Mississippi 78 Pelham CC, Pelham, AL
2003 Mississippi 95, Alabama 82 Pelham CC, Pelham, AL
2002 Alabama 76, Mississippi 71 Mississippi College, Clinton, MS
2001 Alabama 87, Mississippi 76 North Alabama, Florence, AL
2000 Mississippi 87, Alabama 82 Holmes CC, Goodman, MS
1999 Alabama 95, Mississippi 85 North Alabama, Florence, AL
1998 Alabama 105, Mississippi 84 Mississippi College, Clinton, MS
1997 Alabama 60, Mississippi 54 North Alabama, Florence, AL
1996 Mississippi 88, Alabama 72 Mississippi College, Clinton, MS
1995 Alabama 80, Mississippi 77 North Alabama, Florence, AL
1994 Mississippi 92, Alabama 84 Mississippi College, Clinton, MS
1993 Alabama 73, Mississippi 66 North Alabama, Florence, AL
1992 Mississippi 74, Alabama 61 Mississippi College, Clinton, MS
1991 Mississippi 82, Alabama 66 North Alabama, Florence, AL
SERIES RECORD: Alabama 16, Mississippi 14
WIN LOSS RECORDS BY SITE:
Jackson State Mississippi 1, Alabama 0
Alabama State Alabama 3, Mississippi 2
Pelham CC Mississippi 5, Alabama 4
UNA Alabama 5, Mississippi 1
Miss College Mississippi 4, Alabama 4
Holmes CC Mississippi 1, Alabama 0
TOTAL POINTS GAME AVERAGE
Alabama 2,545 84.8 ppg
Mississippi 2,403 80.1 ppg
MOST POINTS FEWEST POINTS VICTORY MARGIN
Alabama 2007 (113) 2002 (67) 1991 (41)
Mississippi 1994 (123) 2013 (54) 2002 (31)
GAME MOST POINTS
2018 205 (Alabama 109, Mississippi 96 @ Mississippi College)
GAME FEWEST POINTS
1997 114 (Alabama 60, Mississippi 54 @ North Alabama)
LONGEST WINNING STREAKS: Mississippi, 3 games (2010, 2011, 2012)
Alabama, 3 games (3 occasions--1997, 1998, 1999; 2007, 2008, 2009; & 2018, 2019, 2020)
SERIES SAME DAY SWEEPS: Alabama, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2020 (11 sweeps)
Mississippi, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017 (9 sweeps)
ALABAMA-MISSISSIPPI BASKETBALL CLASSIC SERIES YEAR BY YEAR HISTORY
BOYS
YEAR SCORE SITE
2020 Alabama 118, Mississippi 97 Mississippi College, Clinton, MS
2019 Alabama 107, Mississippi 90 Alabama State, Montgomery, AL
2018 Mississippi 127, Alabama 90 Mississippi College, Clinton, MS
2017 Mississippi 96, Alabama 91 Alabama State, Montgomery, AL
2016 Mississippi 85, Alabama 83 Mississippi College, Clinton, MS
2015 Alabama 101, Mississippi 88 Alabama State, Montgomery, AL
2014 Alabama 90, Mississippi 83 Jackson State, Jackson, MS
2013 Alabama 87, Mississippi 76 Alabama State, Montgomery, AL
2012 Alabama 109, Mississippi 104 Alabama State, Montgomery, AL
2011 Mississippi 85, Alabama 74 Pelham CC, Pelham, AL
2010 Mississippi 112, Alabama 88 Pelham CC, Pelham, AL
2009 Alabama 78, Mississippi 74 Pelham CC, Pelham, AL
2008 Alabama 101, Mississippi 99 Pelham CC, Pelham, AL
2007 Mississippi 118, Alabama 113 Pelham CC, Pelham, AL
2006 Mississippi 94, Alabama 87 Pelham CC, Pelham, AL
2005 Alabama 84, Mississippi 79 Pelham CC, Pelham, AL
2004 Alabama 87, Mississippi 86 Pelham CC, Pelham, AL
2003 Mississippi 82, Alabama 80 Pelham CC, Pelham, AL
2002 Mississippi 98, Alabama 67 Mississippi College, Clinton, MS
2001 Mississippi 87, Alabama 83 North Alabama, Florence, AL
2000 Alabama 90, Mississippi 82 Holmes CC, Goodman, MS
1999 Alabama 95, Mississippi 68 North Alabama, Florence, AL
1998 Alabama 111, Mississippi 76 Mississippi College, Clinton, MS
1997 Alabama 110, Mississippi 91 North Alabama, Florence, AL
1996 Mississippi 105, Alabama 97 Mississippi College, Clinton, MS
1995 Alabama 85, Mississippi 69 North Alabama, Florence, AL
1994 Mississippi 123, Alabama 111 Mississippi College, Clinton, MS
1993 Mississippi 82, Alabama 75 North Alabama, Florence, AL
1992 Mississippi 73, Alabama 71 Mississippi College, Clinton, MS
1991 Alabama 103, Mississippi 62 North Alabama, Florence, AL
SERIES RECORD: Alabama 16, Mississippi 14
WIN LOSS RECORDS BY SITE:
Jackson State Alabama 1, Mississippi 0
Alabama State Alabama 4, Mississippi 1
Pelham CC Mississippi 5, Alabama 4
UNA Alabama 4, Mississippi 2
Mississippi College Mississippi 6, Alabama 2
Holmes CC Alabama 1, Mississippi 0
TOTAL POINTS GAME AVERAGE
Alabama 2,770 92.3 ppg
Mississippi 2,691 89.7 ppg
MOST POINTS FEWEST POINTS VICTORY MARGIN
Alabama 2020 (118) 2002 (67) 1991 (41)
Mississippi 2018 (127) 1991 (62) 2018 (37)
GAME MOST POINTS
1994 234 (Mississippi 123, Alabama 111 @ Miss. College)
GAME FEWEST POINTS
1992 144 (Mississippi 73, Alabama 71 @ Miss. College)
LONGEST WINNING STREAKS: Alabama, 4 games (2 occasions--1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 & 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Mississippi, 3 games (3 occasions—1992, 1993, 1994; 2001, 2002, 2003 & 2016, 2017, 2018)
SERIES SAME DAY SWEEPS: Alabama, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2020 (11 sweeps)
Mississippi, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017 (9 sweeps)