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How much is Alabama basketball paying Yale for nonconference clash? When is the game?
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- How much is Alabama basketball paying Yale for nonconference clash? When is the game?
Alabama basketball 's date with Yale with the 2025-26 season has officially been set, and it comes with a pretty pay day for the Bulldogs .
According to information provided to the Tuscaloosa News by the University of Alabama , the Crimson Tide will face Yale on Dec. 29 at Coleman Coliseum.
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In the one-year deal, Alabama has agreed to pay the visiting team a fixed sum of $85,000 for its visit to Tuscaloosa.
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The Bulldogs and the Crimson Tide have met just once before, and Alabama looks to extend its record at home to 2-0 after sealing its first victory against Yale during the 2008-09 season. Getting within one point in the last minute of action, the game was almost Yale's, but Alabama won it at the free-throw line, going 7 for 8 as 30 seconds dwindled on the clock.
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Yale to wrap up December non-conference slate for Alabama basketball
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Oct. 16: vs. Florida State − Ballin' in Boutwell (Exhibition)
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Nov. 3: vs. North Dakota
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Nov. 8: at St. John's in Madison Square Garden
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Nov. 13: vs. Purdue
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Nov. 19: vs. Illinois at United Center (Chicago)
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Nov. 26-30: Players Era Festival in Las Vegas, Nev.
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Dec. 3: vs. Clemson in SEC/ACC Challenge
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Dec. 7: vs. UTSA
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Dec. 13: vs. Arizona in C.M. Newton Classic
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Dec. 17: vs. USF
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Dec. 21: vs. Kennesaw State at Propst Arena in Huntsville
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Dec. 29:vs. Yale
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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