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Oats says discussions about new contract at Alabama are ongoing
Posted on 3/26/26 at 1:54 pm
Posted on 3/26/26 at 1:54 pm
https://www.al.com/alabamabasketball/2026/03/where-nate-oats-contract-talks-stand-ahead-of-sweet-16.html
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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.”
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“We’ve had discussions,” Oats said. “I’m open to redoing (the contract). But I’m not really looking to leave. I’m pretty honest with them. If they come up with one that makes sense to do, it’s good. I’d love to stay there.”
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Oats then added “it’s probably getting close.”
“We’ll see where it takes us,” Oats said.
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He affirmed multiple times he is not looking to leave.
“I feel like I’m probably too honest with everybody, includes you guys in the media, and sometimes you use it against me, which is fine,” Oats said. “I’m going to be honest, I’m going to tell you what I’m thinking. I’m probably too honest with the administration. I’m not looking to leave. They don’t need to be in a huge rush to fix a really good contract that I’ve got right now.”
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Posted on 3/26/26 at 1:56 pm to Contra
Good. As some others have said about Wade, the SEC is better for having Oats in it.
Posted on 3/26/26 at 1:57 pm to Contra
And everything he just said goes out the window when UNC calls.
Posted on 3/26/26 at 1:57 pm to Contra
Hope he stays, it’s way more fun to have Oats at Bama than not.
Posted on 3/26/26 at 2:04 pm to TigerLunatik
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Good. As some others have said about Wade, the SEC is better for having Oats in it.
Indeed. The renewal of the Oats/Wade rivalry is something I'm very much looking forward to. The league has some insane coaching now. Only two programs with huge ? marks are Auburn and South Carolina (and even he has an NCAA tourney appearance).
Posted on 3/26/26 at 2:10 pm to Liberace
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And everything he just said goes out the window when Kentucky calls.
Oh, sorry, that was last year.
Posted on 3/26/26 at 4:26 pm to Liberace
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And everything he just said goes out the window when UNC calls.
As said above, already happened with UK. Actually, he shut it down before it even got that far. You don't need to go to a blueblood basketball program to win big anymore. NIL has completely changed the landscape. Oats has taken Alabama to 5 Sweet 16's, 2 Elite 8's and 1 Final Four in 7 seasons as head coach at Alabama. The only thing he has lacked is a big man or two that can protect around the rim. As soon as he can fix that go along with the guard play he produces every season, he has as good a shot to win it all as anybody.
This post was edited on 3/26/26 at 11:40 pm
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