Alabama men's basketball guard Houston Mallette will not play in Saturday's highly-anticipated road matchup between the No. 5 Crimson Tide and No. 10 Texas A&M Aggies due to lingering injuries to his knees,

What Nate Oats said about the status of Alabama basketball's Houston Mallette before Saturday's game at Texas A&M.

His knees have been bothering him still, said Oats. If we can get his knees right, he's going to be a really good player in this program.

Alabama guard Houston Mallette will miss the 5th-ranked Crimson Tide’s game against No. 10 Texas A&M tomorrow night, head coach Nate Oats announced during his Friday press conference. Mallette has been dealing with flare-ups in his knees that have given him troubles throughout his college career,

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Derrion Reid sustained an injury that forced him to miss the South Dakota State game. Houston Mallette also missed the game with an illness.

Alabama basketball was shorthanded for its final non-conference game against South Dakota State on Sunday with Houston Mallette out with an illness and Derrion Reid suffering an ankle injury in practice.