Aden Holloway reinstated at Alabama but suspended through Nov. 9

Aden Holloway is officially back on the Alabama basketball roster, according to www.saturdaydownsouth.com. His 2026-27 debut, however, will be delayed due to a suspension.

The guard had all charges dropped from a spring arrest in September after completing a 6-month pre-trial diversion program. That legal resolution cleared the way for his return to the Crimson Tide.

"We were disappointed by the choices Aden made, but we have been encouraged by the way he has responded," Alabama athletics director Greg Byrne told AL.com, per Nick Kelly. The specific nature of those choices is not detailed in the source.

Holloway is back with the team, but he is not set to officially be reinstated until Nov. 9. Until then, he will sit out the start of the season.

SUSPENSION DETAILS

The suspension begins with the season-opener, which Holloway will not play. According to reports, he is suspended for all three exhibition games against Furman, Ole Miss and Auburn.

He will also miss the first two regular-season contests against Sam Houston and Arkansas State. The exact dates of the exhibition games are not specified in the source.

Holloway is set to be fully reinstated and make his 2026-27 debut on Nov. 9 when Alabama plays Oakland. That date marks the end of the suspension and his first chance to take the court for the Crimson Tide this season.

Nick Kelly tweeted on October 6, 2026: "Holloway is back with the team, but he isn’t set to officially be reinstated until Nov. 9."

Until that Nov. 9 matchup, Alabama will have to navigate its early schedule without its second-leading scorer from a year ago.