Nate Oats and his rep have had “discussions” with the University of Alabama about a new contract, the Alabama basketball coach said Thursday. Oats, however, said “I don’t have an offer in hand.” Oats is still operating on a contract extension he signed in 2024 ahead of his run to the Final Four.

Because of unexpected injuries, Alabama's depth in the frontcourt was thin for the majority of the season, and the Crimson Tide struggled against dominant bigs.

Alabama AD Greg Byrne indicated with a social media post on Saturday night that Nate Oats was staying put in Tuscaloosa going forward.

Oats says he's just a humble coach who's happy to be at Alabama, but he has not signed a contract extension — and his buyout drops from an unrealistic $18 million to a more palatable $10 million next week.

If only Alabama had a former professional basketball player in its lineup then maybe it wouldn’t have lost in the Sweet 16. Head coach Nate Oates bemoaned Friday night that center Charles Bediako’s NCAA ineligibility cost the Crimson Tide because they were missing the size to compete with Michigan during a 90-77 loss.

This is an opinion column. For different reasons, Michigan’s Yaxel Lendeborg is highly motivated to play Alabama in the Sweet 16. It’s not just because Lendeborg says Alabama coach Nate Oats didn’t call him when Yax went into the transfer portal.