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Alabama will be without Aden Holloway for Sweet 16 game vs. Michigan despite judge ruling

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Alabama had hoped that Aden Holloway would join the Tide as they take on the No. 1-seeded Michigan Wolverines in the Sweet 16.

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March Madness is in full swing, with Cinderella No. 9-seed, the Iowa Hawkeyes, earning a spot in the Elite 8 on Thursday night. The Alabama Crimson Tide looks for similar magic as they prepare to face top-seeded Michigan on Friday night.

If Alabama is to pull off the upset, it will have to be without Aden Holloway. On Friday morning, an Alabama judge allowed Holloway the ability to travel with the team. It was believed that it might open the door for the Crimson Tide’s second-leading scorer to play against the Wolverines.

Judge Joanne M. Jannik granted him the ability to travel to the United Center in Chicago for the Sweet 16 game. That is despite “the Office of the District Attorney for Tuscaloosa indicated that [they] were opposed to this request to travel.