Alabama basketball guard Aden Holloway arrested, charged with felony ahead of NCAA Tournament

Alabama basketball star Aden Holloway was arrested on Monday, March 16, four days before the Crimson Tide is scheduled to play in the Men's NCAA Tournament.

According to the Tuscaloosa News — part of the USA TODAY Network — Holloway was charged with first-degree possession of marijuana and failure to affix a tax stamp. More than a pound of marijuana, paraphernalia and cash were found inside the residence on the 400 block of 30th East Avenue on Monday morning by the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force.

Holloway, 21, was transported to the Tuscaloosa County Jail and had his bond set for $5,000, according to the Tuscaloosa News. He was no longer listed as an inmate, which indicates he was released on that bond.

In a statement released hours after his arrest, Alabama said Holloway has been removed from campus and will not be with the team as the university's office of student conduct investigates the case.

"The University is aware of the allegations and is working to gather more information," Alabama said in the statement.

During his weekly coach's show on Monday, Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats said that his team is "preparing to play without (Holloway) this weekend."

"Look, we've got standards in our program," Oats said. "We've got ways we've held our guys accountable, and we try to keep everything in house. Obviously, some of the situations, you can't. This is one of those."

With Alabama as a 4-seed in the NCAA Tournament, it is scheduled to open the tournament against at 3:15 p.m. Friday, March 20, from the Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida.

It is unclear if Holloway will face a suspension from the program following the arrest and felony charge. The junior guard was second on the Crimson Tide with 16.8 points per game, while also adding 3.8 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game.