The Alabama Crimson Tide is preparing to finish up on a major project that has been highly anticipated for some time in the new men’s and women’s basketball practice facilities.

With the facility set to open this month for player use, the programs shared a behind-the-scenes look at what the new digs are looking like, and it’s safe to say, they are extremely impressive.

The project includes 49,000 square feet of new space, including new practice courts and a weight room for the men’s team and a space for player development areas for both teams. The development areas will include a lobby, locker rooms, lounges, film rooms, equipment room and sports medicine spaces.

“The practice gym is the coach’s classroom. It’s where they teach and they develop. We’re doing this right now to take a very significant step for our basketball programs,” Greg Byrne said previously when the project was still in the development phase.

Given how Nate Oats has elevated this program to a higher level than it’s ever been, upgraded facilities to reflect where the team stands as a national basketball brand were already long overdue.

Fans will hope this is just the beginning and that there are still steps to be made, and perhaps state of the art new facilities are the way Oats can keep getting the program to the next level.