It has been certified platinum by the RIAA, and spawned another Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit "OMG".
Raymond, which became his third consecutive album to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. On March 30, 2010, Usher released his sixth studio album Raymond v. Usher's 2008 album Here I Stand sold over 5 million copies worldwide, and its lead single "Love in This Club" peaked at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100. It spawned four consecutive Billboard number-one hits-"Yeah!", "Burn", "Confessions Part II", and "My Boo". Confessions has the highest first week sales for an R&B artist in history. Usher's 2004 album Confessions sold over 10 million copies in the United States, and has been certified diamond by the RIAA. The album has been certified 4-times platinum by the RIAA. His follow-up album, 8701, produced the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits "U Remind Me" and "U Got It Bad". The album has been certified 6-times platinum by the RIAA. Usually known by his first name only, Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit, "Nice & Slow". General athletic news can be found at UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and Alabama Athletics on Facebook.Usher Raymond IV is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actor. Season tickets, mini plans and single-game tickets for the upcoming men's and women's basketball seasons are currently available and can be purchased online at /Tickets, by phone at 1-877-TIDETIX (843-3849) or at the Alabama Ticket Office, located in the lobby of Coleman Coliseum.įor all the latest information on the teams, follow AlabamaMBB and AlabamaWBB on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The night concluded with a dunking exhibition.Ĭoach Johnson also announced that a record number of men's basketball season tickets have been sold with two weeks remaining prior to the exhibition game. The men's team then was introduced, which was followed by a 20-minute intrasquad scrimmage between the crimson and white teams. Thanks for coming out to support us tonight."Īfter both teams signed autographs for nearly an hour, the on-court activities began with an introduction of women's team followed by a three-point contest, which combined randomly selected fans from the crowd along with several of the women's players.įollowing the women's portion of the event, the night continued with half-court shot attempts by two students for a possible $25,000 prize. How much fun it is to see this incredible freshman class blended in with a great group of returnees. We had a great practice this morning for about three-and-a-half hours, so we declined to scrimmage because we knew we had a great show coming with our guys. Our goal is to take this thing back to the NCAA tournament for the first time in a long time. We return more points than anyone in the SEC, and last year was the first time to win 20 games in 19 years. "We had a great crowd, a great student crowd, and we really appreciate our community coming out on a Tuesday night," women's basketball head coach Kristy Curry said. The guys had a lot of fun, they tried to put on a show for our fans and I think they did that." But we both understand that we have a lot of work to do. We are striving and trying to reach the same goals to really represent the University of Alabama, especially in the postseason and the NCAA tournament. They understand that both of our visions are very similar.
A community that supports both teams, a community that's behind us 1,000-percent through all of the great wins and the tough losses. I just can't wait to see our women's basketball team perform this year in non-conference and in conference play. Even when I don't have an invitation or a reservation, she (Coach Kristy) allows me to come to her practices and just support pour young ladies and all of their endeavors. It's just so easy for me to support our Women's team. Our girls had great attitudes and Coach Kristy (Curry) has done such a marvelous job with them in the way they carry themselves on and off the court. "Wow, what a night to have both our men's and women's teams represented," Alabama head coach Avery Johnson said. Nearly 7,000 Crimson Tide fans packed Coleman Coliseum for the event that featured a three-point contest on the women's side, along with an intrasquad scrimmage and a dunk exhibition from the men's team. – The Alabama men's and women's basketball teams officially welcomed in the 2017-18 campaign on Tuesday night when they hosted the third annual Supe Store Tide Tipoff.
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