Alabama basketball star arrested on marijuana charge days before March Madness tipoff

Just days earlier their commencement successful the NCAA Tournament, the Alabama Crimson Tide is dealing with an off-court ineligible contented with 1 of its starting players. 

Guard Aden Holloway was arrested connected Monday for possession of marijuana, said Stephanie Taylor, a Tuscaloosa Police Department spokesperson, to the New York Post. 

The spokesperson said much than a lb of marijuana, paraphernalia and currency were recovered aft agents with the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force conducted a hunt of a residence connected Monday morning. 

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Aden Holloway of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts during the archetypal fractional against the Ole Miss Rebels successful the quarterfinal crippled of the 2026 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament astatine Bridgestone Arena connected March 13, 2026 successful Nashville, Tennessee. (Johnnie Izquierdo/Getty Images)

Holloway, 21, was arrested and charged with first-degree possession of marijuana and nonaccomplishment to affix a taxation stamp. He was transported to Tuscaloosa County jailhouse connected Monday astatine 9:48 a.m. and aboriginal released astatine 10:45 a.m. His enslaved was $5,000. 

It is presently unclear if the Crimson Tide volition beryllium disciplining Holloway earlier they instrumentality connected Hofstra successful the archetypal circular of the NCAA Tournament connected Friday successful Tampa, Florida. 

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The Crimson Tide went 23-9 this season, earning them a No. 4 effect successful the Midwest Region, wherever they anticipation to get disconnected connected the close ft against the No. 13 Pride, which went 24-10 this year, astatine Benchmark International Arena. 

Holloway was a cardinal portion of Alabama’s occurrence this season, averaging 16.8 points per crippled arsenic the team’s second-leading scorer. His past game, an SEC Tournament quarterfinals nonaccomplishment to Ole Miss past Friday, saw him driblet 18 points successful the 80-79 defeat. 

Guard Aden Holloway of the Alabama Crimson Tide talks to a referee during the assemblage hoops crippled betwixt the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs connected March 3, 2026, astatine Stegeman Coliseum successful Athens, GA. (Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire)

The Crimson Tide travel into the tourney arsenic 1 of the much palmy squads of late, winning 9 of their past 11 games. This is the clip of twelvemonth to get hot, and Holloway has played a portion successful that caller stretch. 

It’s worthy noting that, arsenic of June 2024, the NCAA Division I Council removed marijuana from its banned substances database for championships and postseason football. 

Holloway is successful his 3rd play with the Crimson Tide, wherever helium returned to the starting relation helium had during his freshman twelvemonth successful the 2023-24 campaign. 

Aden Holloway of the Alabama Crimson Tide looks connected during the archetypal fractional of the crippled against the Tennessee Volunteers astatine Thompson-Boling Arena connected Feb. 28, 2026 successful Knoxville, Tennessee. (Johnnie Izquierdo/Getty Images)

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Holloway changeable 48.1% from the field, arsenic good arsenic 43.8% from three-point territory, portion dishing retired 3.8 assists and grabbing 2.8 rebounds per game. 

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