Alabama men’s basketball guard Latrell Wrightsell Jr. sent Coleman Coliseum into a frenzy over and over again when he drilled a career-high seven 3-pointers en route to 21 points in a 90-64 win over Missouri Tuesday night.
This was Wrightsell’s second game back in the lineup after a three-game absence due to injury.
“Starting tonight, it looks like he’s back,” head coach Nate Oats said. “Just keep our fingers crossed and hope he stays injury-free.”
Wrightsell’s first half was nothing special. He went 2/4 from deep and grabbed three rebounds, a respectable first half, but he wasn’t even close to done.
He then came into the second half and cut loose, playing like a man possessed.
He scored 15 points on five makes from downtown, which is better than his 4/12 average per full game this season.
Wrightsell’s impressive performance garnered attention from his opposition as well, as Missouri head coach Dennis Gates praised the senior sharpshooter no less than five seconds into his postgame press conference.
“Wrightsell really made a difference with his 7/10,” he said.
His own coach commended Wrightsell not only on his offensive success but on his leadership and defensive performance.
“We talked about just trying to focus on defense, getting stops,” Oats said. “Trelly really kind of led the way in that regard.”
For Wrightsell, this type of offensive output is something that he always knew he had in him.
“It’s a blessing, I’ve put in a lot of work to get to where I am right now,” he said. “When you put in the work, it’ll show eventually. I just kept working. I put my head down and kept working, and it’s finally paying off.”
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