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Crimson Tide Roll Call: Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Your daily briefing on what's going on with Alabama Athletics, and how to watch the Crimson Tide.

Christopher Walsh

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Countdown to Crimson Tide's 2023 Season Opener:

60 days.

Did You Notice?

• Fresh off signing his first NBA contract, Brandon Miller didn't get off to a good start in his Summer League debut. With the Hornets playing the Spurs in Sacramento, Miller finished with 18 points, five rebounds, three assists, six turnovers and seven fouls while shooting 5-of-11 from the field. However, he was just 1-for-7 from the field and 0-for-4 from 3-point range in the first half when he committed six fouls (players foul out with 10 fouls instead of six in Summer League games). The majority of Miller's points, 12, came in the fourth quarter. Regardless, the Spurs won 98-77. 

• Charles Bediako played in the same game, for the Spurs, and tallied five points, three rebounds, three turnovers, with an assist and a steal, in just over 12 minutes of playing time.  

• After re-signing with the Kings, Keon Ellis had six points, three rebounds, an assist, two steals, two turnovers and six fouls as Sacramento defeated Golden State, 100-94. 

• Jalen Shackelford had 11 points and five rebounds over 22 minutes as Oklahoma City defeated Utah 95-85. He was also credited with an assist, one turnover and a foul. 

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

July 4, 1950: Five former Alabama players had been named as head coaches on the high school level. Doug Lockridge took over at Valley High; Bill Cadenhead assumed the duties at Coffee High in Florence; Bill Abston was the new coach at Thomaston; Bob Cochran the new football, basketball, and baseball head coach at Sandersville, Ga., and Norwood Hodges was the new football and baseball coach at Albert G. Parrish in Selma.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

"Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don't forget them when they leave." — Paul W. “Bear” Bryant

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Christopher Walsh
CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of BamaCentral, which first published in 2018. He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004, and is the author of 26 books including Decade of Dominance, 100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Nick Saban vs. College Football, and Bama Dynasty: The Crimson Tide's Road to College Football Immortality. He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.

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