Ace Austin scored a team-high 21 points in 35 minutes of playing time Thursday afternoon as Alabama opened its women's basketball season with a 105-62 exhibition win over Alabama-Huntsville. Birmingham's Boutwell Auditorium hosted the game. This was part of the Ballin’ in Boutwell event, which is in its second year of existence. Austin made 6 of 13 from the field, including 5 of 10 from behind ...

MOUNTAIN BROOK — Over the course of one basketball off-season, Alabama’s Ace Austin has gone from freshman follower to a team leader. All five starters are gone from a year ago when Alabama’s women won 24 games and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament. Even the head coach, Kristy Curry, left to take over the University of South Florida after 13 seasons in Tuscaloosa. That left ...

Ace Austin fans can watch her play for the Alabama women's basketball team 13 times this year on the ESPN family of networks. And the good news: only one is on the ESPN+ streaming service. The Southeastern Conference announced the television assignments for Alabama and the rest of the league Wednesday. Austin, a 5-foot-7 sophomore point guard from Spring Garden, averaged 20 minutes, 7.0 ...

SPRING GARDEN — Would we ever see Austin vs. Austin at Jacksonville State University's basketball arena? Ricky Austin is beginning his first season as the Jax State women's coach, and his daughter, Ace Austin, is entering her sophomore year as a basketball star at Alabama. Ace's brother, Cooper Austin, is serving as an assistant coach for their dad at Jax State. Alabama and Jax State haven't ...