CW / Riley Reiske Alabama center Charles Bediako prepares to dunk against Missouri on Jan. 27, 2026 in Coleman Coliseum. The case involving former NBA G League player and Alabama center Charles Bediako will have a new judge. James H. Roberts Jr., a judge for the Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court, recused himself from the case on Wednesday after a request from the NCAA, according to documents obtained by The Crimson White. Judge Daniel Pruet — who is the judge presiding over former Crimson Tide forward Darius Miles’ capital murder case — will now oversee the Bediako case. “Courts in Alabama and beyond have widely recognized that a mere appearance of partiality is sufficient to require the recusal of a trial judge,” the NCAA said Monday.