Aden Holloway is being allowed to return to Alabama this fall.
Holloway was arrested the Monday before the NCAA tournament on drug charges, and ended up missing the Crimson Tide’s postseason run as a result. He reached a plea agreement with prosecutors earlier this summer, and he entered a “second chance” program in Tuscaloosa County. That program, which was available to him as he is a first-time offender with non-violent felonies, included community service, educational classes and more.
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As a result of his legal battle now being behind him, Alabama has reinstated Holloway ahead of the 2026-27 college basketball season, the school told AL.com. He will be suspended for the team’s first three exhibition games, and their first two games of the season against Sam Houston and Arkansas State. He’ll be eligible to return against Oakland on Nov. 9.
Holloway was arrested the Monday before the NCAA tournament began after police found more than two pounds of marijuana in his apartment when executing a search warrant. He was indicted on a felony drug possession charge, among other things, and was facing a maximum of 10 years in jail and a $15,000 fine.
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He was suspended as a result of the arrest, and missed the entire NCAA tournament. Alabama ended up making it to the Sweet 16, where they lost to Michigan. Holloway was banned from campus, too, though that has since been overturned.
Holloway was Alabama’s second-leading scorer last season. He averaged 16.8 points and 3.8 assists per game, his second with the team after transferring in from Auburn. Alabama went 25-10 last season and reached the NCAA tournament for a sixth straight year. They are looking to make what would be a fifth consecutive trip to the second weekend of the NCAA tournament next spring, too.
While that’s still a long way off, Holloway should provide a significant boost for the Crimson Tide once his suspension is complete.
