Alabama basketball star Aden Holloway arrested for marijuana days before NCAA Tournament

· New York Post

Alabama basketball guard Aden Holloway was arrested Monday morning for possession of marijuana, Tuscaloosa police department spokesperson Stephanie Taylor said.

Agents with the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force conducted a search of a residence in the 400 block of 30th Avenue East on Monday morning and recovered more than a pound of marijuana, paraphernalia and cash, the spokesperson said.

The Midwest Region No. 4 seed Alabama will face the 13th-seeded Hofstra Pride in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Fla.

Aden Holloway #2 of the Alabama Crimson Tide looks on during the first half of the game against the Tennessee Volunteers at Thompson-Boling Arena on February 28, 2026 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Getty Images

Hofstra (24-10) — making its fifth NCAA appearance at the Division I level and the first since 2001 — earned the automatic bid from the CAA after winning the conference championship. 

Holloway, 21, is averaging 16.8 points per game, is the team’s second-leading scorer.

The 6-foot-1 junior scored 18 points in Alabama’s 80-79 loss to Ole Miss in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament on Friday.

Alabama (23-9) has won nine of its past 11 games.

Alabama Crimson Tide guard Aden Holloway (2) got up for a jumper over Mississippi Rebels guard Travis Perry (11) during a quarterfinal round game of the SEC Tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on March 13, 2026. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

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Holloway was charged with first-degree possession of marijuana not for personal use — a Class C felony — and failure to affix a tax stamp.

He was transported to Tuscaloosa County jail Monday at 9:48 a.m. and released at 10:45 a.m. Central time on $5,000 bond.

It’s unclear if Holloway will face disciplinary action by with the Crimson Tide.

As of June 2024, the NCAA Division I Council removed marijuana from its banned substances list for championships and postseason football.