Nelson is a native of Devils Lake, North Dakota, about an hour and a half east of the University of North Dakota’s campus. Wednesday evening’s game will be a homecoming for Nelson.

With Alabama’s 85-65 loss to Duke in the Elite Eight on Saturday, the college basketball career of Grant Nelson saw its ...

Alabama coach Nate Oats scheduled the game as a favor to Nelson, who grew up 90 minutes away in Devils Lake and is in his second season with the Crimson Tide after transferring from North Dakota ...