After open practice, Alabama head basketball coach Nate Oats signs a basketball for Walker Spooner, 9, Thursday, March 21, 2024, in the Spokane Veterans Arena. (COLIN MULVANY/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)
Alabama basketball player Rylan Griffin (3) and the rest of the Crimson Tide team takes the court during open practice a the Spokane Veterans Arena, Thursday, March 21, 2024. (COLIN MULVANY/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)
Alabama fan Carson Smith, 10, of Spirit Lake, is hugged by Alabama mascot Big Al during the Crimson Tide’s open practice Thursday at the Arena. (COLIN MULVANY/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)
Alabama fan Christian Diacogiannis has his t-shirt signed by Alabama basketball player Davin Crosby after the Crimson Tide’s open practice at the Spokane Veterans Arena, Thursday, March 21, 2024.
The arrival of the Auburn University Tigers and the University of Alabama Crimson Tide in the Lilac City played out like something out of an old Western.