Former four-star small forward Devonta Pollard remains with the Alabama Crimson Tide program, according to a source, despite ongoing legal troubles stemming from a kidnapping case in his home state of Mississippi. The source said nothing has been made official regarding Pollard's status with the program and that the team's top concern is getting Pollard through his recent legal trouble before any decisions are made. Pollard was still listed under the university's student directory as of Wednesday afternoon.

"We'll cross that bridge when we get to it," the source said.

Both The Associated Press and CBS Sports have reported that Pollard is no longer enrolled at the university. The school has yet to formally address the charges or Pollard's standing with the team.

Pollard was recently charged by the FBI for his alleged participation in a kidnapping plot with his mother.

Prosecutors say his mother, Jessie Mae Brown Pollard, led a scheme to kidnap a 6-year-old girl from an east Mississippi elementary school to pressure the child's mother in a land dispute. Authorities say that at one point kidnappers demanded a $50,000 ransom

The 6-foot-7 rising sophomore averaged 3.9 points in 17.9 minutes per game this past season and was one of four Alabama players to participate in all 36 games. The Crimson Tide finished 23-13 (12-6, SEC).

The loss of Pollard adds to coach Anthony Grant's troubles this offseason, which began with the transfer of the Tide's second-leading scorer, Trevor Lacey, to NC State. Lacey averaged 11.3 points and 3.8 rebounds per game during the 2012-13 season, starting all 36 games.

Alabama added two players in the late signing period in April: former Tulane two-time all-conference guard Ricky Tarrant and junior college guard Algie Key.



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Home games against Final Four participant Wichita State and Big East member Xavier, as well as contests against NCAA Tournament teams Oklahoma and UCLA highlight the 2013-14 Alabama men's basketball non-conference slate, which was announced by head coach Anthony Grant on Wednesday.

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CecilHurt: Per WTOK-TV in Meridian, Alabama basketball player Devonta Pollard has been charged in the kidnapping for which his mother was arrested.

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The matchups for the four-game event in Dallas that will tip off the 2013-14 season have been set.

American Airlines Center will host four contests on Nov. 8: Baylor vs. Colorado , Texas vs. LSU, SMU vs. TCU, and Alabama vs. Oklahoma, sources told ESPN.com on Saturday.

The arena, the home of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, is just 18 miles from Cowboys Stadium, the site of the 2014 Final Four. The event will be run by bd Global, the same company that put on last season's Texas-UCLA game in Houston.

"We want this to serve as the tipoff to the season," bd Global president Brooks Downing told ESPN.com earlier this month. "The plan is to generate a lot of excitement and hype about college basketball in the city that's hosting the Final Four."

If the November event is a success, Downing said bd Global likely will stage something similar each fall in the city slated to host the Final Four. The 2015 Final Four will be in Indianapolis before shifting to Houston in 2016.

This year's marquee game will be Baylor vs. Colorado, as both teams are expected to open the season in the top 25.

The Bears return the crux of a squad that won the NIT championship and tout two future pros in Isaiah Austin and Cory Jefferson.

Colorado's backcourt of Askia Booker and Spencer Dinwiddie will be one of the nation's best, while forwards Josh Scott and Xavier Johnson were two of the country's top freshmen last year.

Colorado defeated Baylor last season in the Charleston Classic and went on to earn a berth in the NCAA tournament.



Jason King