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Which freshman SEC transfer portal target said he's heard from Alabama basketball?
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- Which freshman SEC transfer portal target said he's heard from Alabama basketball?
A mission to win a first-ever national championship for the program isn't preventing Alabama basketball from staying busy in the transfer portal .
The latest target for the No. 2 seed Crimson Tide , set to face No. 6 seed BYU in the Sweet 16 on Thursday, is reportedly LSU's Corey Chest, according to League Ready's Sam Kayser.
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Chest, a native of New Orleans, averaged 6.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game for the Tigers this season.
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Chest told League Ready that Alabama was one of a handful of programs that have reached out since the 6-foot-8, 220 pound forward entered his name into the portal, which officially opened on Monday.
USC, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Auburn and Georgia were among other schools that Chest, who redshirted at LSU last season, listed as having interest.
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Which SEC freshman transfer portal target has reportedly heard from Alabama basketball?
Jan 25, 2025; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama guard Chris Youngblood (8) shoots in the lane with LSU forward Corey Chest (11) defending at Coleman Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-Tuscaloosa News
Against Alabama, Chest was 4-for-9 for 12 points with 18 rebounds, marking his first and only double-double versus an SEC opponent during his freshman season.
Oats highlighted Chest as a budding talent for LSU ahead of Alabama's 80-73 win on Jan. 25, and again when criticizing his own team's efforts on the glass after the contest.
"Look, the rebounding was obviously an issue. I gotta give a ton of credit to LSU. Corey Chest with 15 rebounds in the first half, ends with 18. But he didn't end up getting up an offensive board in the second half, I don't believe," Oats said.
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Chest spent his senior season of high school at the Link Academy in Branson, Mo., which is the alma mater of Alabama freshman guard Labaron Philon, and was a four-star recruit.
Emilee Smarr covers Alabama basketball and Crimson Tide athletics for the Tuscaloosa News. She can be reached via email at esmarr@gannett.com.
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