Aden Holloway hopes to rejoin Alabama team next season, attorney says

Aden Holloway is aiming to rejoin the Alabama basketball team next season and enroll in classes this fall pending the outcome of his current legal case, his attorney Jason Neff told ESPN on Friday.

“Although it’s not [Aden’s] call to make, given the opportunity, his intent is to play basketball next year,” Neff told ESPN.

Holloway’s ban from UA campus was reversed on Friday following a hearing, allowing him to enroll in and take classes again. This was the latest step in the ongoing saga that began with his arrest on March 16. He was arrested on charges of first-degree marijuana possession not for personal use, a Class C felony, and failure to affix a tax stamp after agents with the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force found 2.1 pounds of marijuana, paraphernalia and cash.

On Thursday, he was indicted on those charges by a grand jury. Neff said the indictment was “procedural” and the natural next step in the case.

“This was bound to happen no matter what because it’s a felony,” Neff said. “This is the normal process or procedure for any felony charge.”

Holloway’s case now moves to circuit court following the indictment. Neff told ESPN there are other avenues that could be taken to find a resolution in his case, given the typically slow nature of felony cases in the state of Alabama.

“Whether it’s through a defense or settlement negotiations or pretrial diversion, whatever might come about over the next three, four, five months while this is pending, we can get moving on it now because in-between district court and circuit court, until you get that circuit court case number or you’ve been indicted, to say it another way, you’re stuck,” Neff said. “It’s like purgatory.”

Holloway played in 28 games for Alabama during the 2025-26 season, starting 25 of those contests. The junior guard was the Crimson Tide’s second-leading scorer, averaging 16.8 points per game while shooting 48.1% from the field, 86.4% at the line and 43.8% from 3-point range. Holloway was named a third-team All-SEC selection by the conference’s 16 head coaches at the conclusion of the regular season.

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