Alabama forward Grant Nelson needs to get healthier, head coach Nate Oats said. Before the Crimson Tide’s dismantling of Mississippi State on Tuesday night in Tuscaloosa, the fifth-year senior was included on the initial availability report.

Alabama men’s basketball can be one of the most difficult teams in the country to face when Grant Nelson is playing his best. He has the size and skill to impose his will and take over games. Take the game against North Carolina in the Sweet 16 a year ago,

Alabama forward Grant Nelson is the team's second-leading score at 12 points per game and leading rebounder with 7.9 boards per game. But Nelson's productivity hasn't been as high for the No. 6 Crimson Tide over the last few weeks.

After a team-leading performance at Kentucky in January, Grant Nelson only had five points against the 'Cats in Coleman. Nate Oats shared why.