Latrell Wrightsell Jr. Announces Decision for His Alabama Basketball Future

Alabama basketball will bring back one of its best players from the Final Four team.

Latrell Wrightsell Jr. announced he will stay for another season. Wrightsell was a senior but still has eligibility.

“Let’s go back!!” Wrightsell posted on social media Tuesday.

Wrightsell suffered some injuries in 2023-24, but when he was on the court he was one of the most efficient offensive players in the country. He averaged 8.9 points, three rebounds and 1.4 assists, making 44.7% of his 3-point shots and 100% of his free throws.

Wrightsell, a transfer from Cal State Fullerton, also provides valuable defense.

“It’s hard to put a numerical value on a guy who’s going to cover holes that you maybe didn’t see, if a guy maybe missed an assignment and he covers it, or a guy motivates his team and gets these guys to play above their station. average,” Alabama assistant coach Preston Murphy told The Tuscaloosa News. “Those are things that aren’t easily measured with metrics. So I think those are some of the things that we missed as a team with him out.”

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Nick Kelly is the Alabama writer for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network, and covers Alabama football and men’s basketball. Contact him at nkelly@gannett.com or follow him @_NickKelly on X, the social media app formerly known as Twitter.

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