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Alabama<\/a> starter Aden Holloway<\/a> was arrested Monday on drug possession charges, a spokesperson for the Tuscaloosa police department told 247Sports<\/a>. The West Alabama Narcotics Task Force searched Holloway’s residence and reportedly discovered more than a pound of marijuana, paraphernalia and cash.<\/p>\n Holloway has been charged with first-degree possession of marijuana and failure to affix a tax stamp. He was transported to the Tuscaloosa County jail on Monday morning with a bond set at $5,000. The junior guard is the Crimson Tide’s second-leading scorer this season at 16.8 points per game and is shooting at a 48.1% clip.<\/p>\n A former Auburn<\/a> transfer, Holloway has spent the last two seasons at Alabama, but this is his first as an every-game starter for Oats’ team. He’s averaging career-highs across several statistical categories, including a 43.8% success rate from beyond the arc. When Alabama is playing at its best offensively, the combination of Labaron Philon<\/a> Jr. and Holloway in the backcourt is one of college basketball’s most lethal combinations.<\/p>\n Alabama hasn’t yet commented on Holloway’s arrest or any disciplinary action that will be taken ahead of this week’s NCAA Tournament opener. Fourth-seeded Alabama (23-9) plays Hofstra<\/a> in Friday’s first round of March Madness<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Alabama coach Nate Oats is not a fan of the Crimson Tide’s placement in the Midwest Region of the bracket.<\/p>\n “Hofstra’s good. I can’t say I love the draw,” Oats said Sunday. “It’s not easy to do what we’ve done. Having said that, I didn’t plan on being a four seed this year. Our players didn’t plan on it.”<\/p>\n The Crimson Tide is coming off an 80-79 loss to Ole Miss<\/a> in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals last week.<\/p>\n “I would say they were doing a good job switching out, putting length on our guards, making it tough to make kick-out reads, make tough rim finishes,” Holloway said after scoring 18 points against the Rebels<\/a>. “I just give a lot of credit to them for how they came out on the defensive end, especially to start the game.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n