Legendary former Bama Basketball coach shares what it takes to succeed in the NCAA Tournament
All eyes are on the Crimson Tide as they make history.
One person keeping an eye on the team's performance is legendary former Bama Basketball coach Wimp Sanderson.
"We'll see what happens," Sanderson said. "When you get to the final eight, there are a lot of good teams and you've got to play well again and your team's got to be ready. And I think I think they probably will be."
During Sanderson's time as head coach, his teams made it to the tournament with five Sweet Sixteen appearances.
He understands just how challenging it is to stay in the Big Dance.
"You have to play well every night because it's a one and done deal in college basketball," Sanderson said. "If you have a bad night, it's not like the NBA where if you lose a game, you got six more. You've got to play the very best you possibly can every night."
Sanderson said Alabama has done exactly that and he's excited to see how far the team will go.
One person who's been in these players' shoes is Jason Reese.
He was on the first Alabama Basketball team to make it to the elite eight and describes the hard work that goes into getting this far.
"The running and the summers and then the conditioning," Reese said. "I mean, the season starts in October and doesn't end until March. And so six days a week you have practice, you're running, it's like, how did we ever do that?"
All this effort going into a tournament that so few athletes will get to experience.
"It was fun, it's exciting," Reese said. "We just didn't know how incredible it was at the time, but looking back, it just makes you smile, it's pretty awesome."