Alabama basketball's Aden Holloway responds to drug arrest allegations

Alabamamen's basketball playerAden Hollowayis pushing back against allegations made against him after police arrested him last week and said they found more than two pounds of marijuana at his Tuscaloosa residence.

Holloway's attorney, Jason Neff, wrote to the Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court in a March 23 filing in response to the initial police complaint that his client denies "each and every material allegation,"according to the Tuscaloosa News. Holloway is also seeking "strict proof" of any allegations listed in the complaint and Neff demanded a trial based on the claims made by state and law enforcement officials.

In addition to first-degree possession of marijuana, which remains illegal for recreational use in Alabama, Holloway is also charged with failure to affix a tax stamp. A preliminary hearing in the case is scheduled for April 14.Holloway has been suspended from team activities with Alabama basketball and did not play in the Crimson Tide's first two games of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. His status with the program moving forward will be determined through a trial with Alabama's Office of Student Conduct.

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According to court documents obtained by The Tuscaloosa News, Tuscaloosa district attorney Hays Webb wrote in a criminal complaint that agents from the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force saw "drug transactions on Holloway's phone, with people texting that they were going to get up with him after the season."

Holloway told agents during questioning that he got the marijuana from "someone out of town." Holloway was also asked if he sold marijuana, as well as how much he had on him. Per the complaint, Holloway said that he "only smokes" and claimed to only have a "quarter pound."

Law enforcement officials noted in the complaint, "the marijuana was in separate packing, from plastic bags to prepacked marijuana to vacuum sealed bags." Holloway was released from custody on $5,000 bond the same day he was arrested.

The Charlotte, North Carolina native is averaging 16.8 points, 3.8 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game for the Crimson Tide this season. No. 4 seed Alabama is set to face No. 1 seed Michigan in a Midwest region Sweet 16 game on May 27 in Chicago.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:March Madness: Aden Holloway denies charges in Alabama drug case