Blake Lovell and Max Barr preview St. John's vs. Alabama in the 2025-26 college basketball season and share predictions for this highly anticipated opening weekend matchup. Rick Pitino has the Red Storm ranked preseason top-five after transfers like Bryce Hopkins and Dillon Mitchell were brought in to pair with elite big man Zuby Ejiofor while Nate Oats has surrounded SEC Player-Of-The-Year candidate Labaron Philon with sharpshooters and versatile freshman.

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