It's finally the week for Alabama high school basketball championships and the AHSAA Final 48 tournament. The tournament kicks off Monday with Class 1A and 2A semifinals on both the girls and boys side.

A couple of ranked SEC squads meet up on Tuesday, Feb. 25 when the No. 24 Mississippi State Bulldogs visit the No. 6 Alabama Crimson Tide at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Alabama basketball listed four players on the injury report before the game against Mississippi State. Grant Nelson was the latest addition.

Here's a look at how M State basketball's blowout loss at Alabama could affect its March Madness bracket predictions.

Mississippi State might be one of the opponents Alabama basketball wishes it didn't have to face twice. Picks, predictions, injury updates and more.