Proving that he knows his way around the portal as well as anybody, Bama HC Nate Oats reloaded after graduation and early defection to the NBA (6-8 Brandon Miller) left the Crimson Tide a bit thin following last season’s advance to the Sweet 16. Problem solved, it seems, adding pair of mid-major stars in 6-11 ex-North Dakota State terror Grant Nelson (17.9 ppg last year in the Summit; 14 ppg in the early going this term) and ex-Oregon and Hofstra G Aaron Estrada (10.3 ppg last year in the CAA; now at 15.3 ppg for Oats). Not so much positive evidence from the Buckeyes, who must slow the Bama transition game. Play Alabama (at Destin, Fl)