Aden Holloway gets permission from court to travel, but Alabama guard’s status for NCAA tournament unknown

Alabama guard Aden Holloway has received permission to leave the state nearly two weeks since he was arrested after authorities allegedly found over a pound of marijuana during a narcotics search at a Tuscaloosa residence.

According to AL.com, court documents show that Holloway asked for and was granted permission on Friday morning to to travel with a plan to return on Monday.

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Holloway bonded out of jail last week and one condition of the bond was that he would need to ask for permission in order to leave the state.

No. 4 Alabama plays top-seeded Michigan on Friday in Chicago. If the Crimson Tide win, they will face either No. 2 Iowa State or No. 6 Tennessee in the Elite Eight on Sunday at United Center.

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Following the arrest, Holloway was removed from campus. He would need to be cleared by Alabama’s office of student conduct in order to potentially be available to play.

The NCAA initial player availability report has Holloway as ruled “out” for the Michigan game. There has been no comment on his status from the school or men’s basketball head coach Nate Oats.

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Holloway was charged with first-degree possession of marijuana and failure to affix a tax stamp. The 2.1 pounds of marijuana allegedly found at his apartment is significant, as any amount 2.2 pounds or higher is considered enough to warrant a drug-trafficking charge in Alabama.

Holloway’s phone allegedly contained “drug transactions” prior to his arrest, but his attorneys say the 21-year-old’s constitutional rights were violated when police searched his home

According to charging documents, the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force found the “drug transactions” on Holloway’s phone after seizing $400 located in a jacket. Holloway said he got the marijuana out of state for personal use.

A “trash pull” conducted by police at Holloway’s apartment found marijuana and marijuana paraphernalia inside containers with the Alabama star’s name on them in garbage bags. According to police, the garbage was pulled following unspecified “complaints.”

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The pulling of trash violated Holloway’s constitutional rights, according to his attorney, Jason Neff, who added he will seek to have what police found in Holloway’s apartment disallowed as the legal process moves forward.

The Fourth Amendment protects citizens against “unreasonable searches and seizures.”

First-degree possession of marijuana in Alabama is a Class C felony in the state. If Holloway is convicted, he could face up to 10 years in a state penitentiary and up to a $15,000 fine. He could also receive a six-month driver’s license suspension and have to take mandatory drug-awareness classes, per Polson law firm.