Alabama star Brandon Miller will enter the second round of the NCAA tournament with glaring questions surrounding his health following an uncharacteristic performance in the team’s 96–75 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
Miller, the SEC Player of the Year, finished the No. 1-seed Crimson Tide’s dominant first-round victory over the No. 16-seed Islanders on Thursday with zero points for his first scoreless outing as a collegian. The 6-foot-9 freshman forward also played a season-low 19 minutes in the contest.
After the game, Alabama coach Nate Oats revealed to reporters Miller is currently nursing a groin injury he sustained in the SEC tournament championship game, per Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde. The highly touted freshman led the Crimson Tide with 23 points in a 82-63 win over Texas A&M for the conference title on Sunday.
