Here is a quick recap of the best photos I took during the Alabama postgame celebration last weekend:
The buzzer went off and the Tide were rolling into the Final 4!
The players congregated at halfcourt…
Then ran around looking for somebody to hug:
The fans were excited about making the 1st Final 4 in school history…
As was Big Al:
Everyone was lining up to hug Coach Nate Oats:
The cheerleaders/band had plenty to cheer about:
There was no WAY that Alabama AD Greg Byrne was letting go of the game ball:
Former Tide star Robert Horry came onto the court to check out the festivities:
Jarin Stevenson earned his championship shirt after scoring 19 PTS off the bench:
I got up close and personal with West Regional MVP Mark Sears:
The team assembled atop the podium as the confetti began to fly…
Followed by the trophy being hoisted skyward:
Here is the clipboard used by Coach Oats to draw up a winning strategy…
While sitting in this very seat:
Assistant coach Austin Claunch was hired as head coach at UTSA a couple of weeks ago…but his current school refuses to let him leave by winning every single game since then!
Aaron Estrada asked his family in the crowd to try to make their way down to the court to celebrate with him:
Nick Pringle picked a good time to have the game of his life with 16 PTS/11 REB:
And Grant Nelson finished the festivities by holding up a piece of the net:
