Details Of Nate Oats New Contract Have Been Revealed

Alabama head coach Nate Oats had his new contract approved on Tuesday by the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees.

Oats will earn an average of $7.25 million annually over the course of his deal, which runs through March 31, 2032. Per SI.com:

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Oats has a six-year extension that will go through the 2031-32 season. The 51-year-old will have an average annual salary of $7.25 million. His previous deal ran through March 2030 and was set to pay him $6.02 million in 2026-27 and $6.275 million on average. The buyout with be $15 million through March 2027 and then $12 million through March 28.

This new deal makes him the fourth-highest paid college basketball coach in the country, according to USA Today. Only trailing Kansas' Bill Self ($8.85 million per year), UConn's Dan Hurley ($8 million) and Arkansas' John Calipari ($7.75 million). He's just ahead of Michigan State's Tom Izzo ($7.2 million).

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