For what it's worth, I have a friend who is reasonably well connected to Alabama. He said that the athletics department netted $30M+ this year, mainly because of football of course, and they are ready to open the wallet for a basketball coaching upgrade. Their top target is Gregg Marshall with some interest in Shaka Smart. He also said that Tom Crean's name is coming up because Saban is connected to him--Crean was an assistant to Izzo when Saban was at Michigan St. and Saban is tight with the Harbaughs. But there is zero real interest in hiring him as a basketball coach. Most believe he got lucky with Wade/Novak at Marquette and isn't much of a coach. Finally he said that, personally, he wouldn't be able to stand watching Crean pull his pants up 50 times a game.