Labaron Philon Gaining Confidence for Alabama Basketball
Alabama Men's Basketball fended off the Memphis Tigers in a 96-88 victory in the Rocket City Classic on Monday night. The Crimson Tide's third-leading scorer was true freshman Labaron Philon.
Pghilon also led Alabama in scoring during the Wake Forest exhibition game with 20 points. The true freshman appears to be adjusting to life in college basketball pretty well, despite it being his first season in college.
Following the victory over Memphis, Philon was asked about adjusting to the collegiate level and gaining confidence as a college basketball player.
"Coming in and making the right plays, just trusting the guys around me. Not trying to do too much, being able to go out and play hard every time I get in, that is one of the biggest things Coach Oats has been talking about. Just being a young reader and being able to communicate with the older guys and the new guys, just trying to play around and play in a good system."
Philon is playing well for Alabama already, which takes confidence. What does it take to develop confidence so quickly?
"Not being nervous, you know just being able to take care of the ball. I had three turnovers, so I didn't do a great job of that tonight," Philon said. "Just keeping your head up and being confident that you're able to take care of the ball and bring the ball up and make the right plays. The guys, they trust me to make the right plays, I just gotta go out there and do it."
Wyatt Fulton is the TIde 100.9 DME and Brand Manager, primarily covering Alabama Crimson Tide football and men's basketball. For more Crimson Tide coverage, follow Wyatt on X (Formerly known as Twitter) at @FultonW_.
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