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Did Nate Oats “wage a deliberate and coordinated campaign to recruit professional athletes to play basketball for Alabama during the 2025-26 season, including players who had signed a two-way NBA contract with the San Antonio Spurs.”

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Nate Oats shared why he was comfortable bringing Bediako back during Friday's press conference.

"To me, it makes sense. The James Nnaji situation was what really kind of put it over the edge, in my opinion.

"A guy that actually got drafted in the same draft as him is eligible to play for four years, Charles is still within his five-year window. Let's pursue it.

“I assumed the NCAA would deem him eligible. They didn't. Court system deemed him eligible. We're comfortable with what's happened."

“I mean, we've been seeing similar cases around the country this season. Former pros that are now in college, UConn's got multiple ones. BYU, Louisville recruited a kid out of the G League that made a lot more money than Charles did.

"So when all those were happening, and then the Nnaji one, we started talking.”

"Charles made a mistake when he stayed in. The NIL money when Charles left was not near where it is now, so he knew it was a better situation. There's a lot of players trying to leave the G league right now and come to college. Colleges are a much better system for kids the age of Charles.”

“So we talked about this. His people found some attorneys that agreed with them that he should be eligible. They went through the process with NCAA legal process and we're here where we're at."