BREAKING: Alabama extends MBB HC Nate Oats through 2027

Alabama MBB HC Nate Oats has been doing an amazing job at the helm of the Crimson Tide basketball program. He’s now been extended to 2027.

Alabama men’s basketball Nate Oats has immensely shifted the culture within the program, which has earned him a contract extension through the 2027 season.

Currently, the Crimson Tide ranks No. 8 in the country with an overall record of 17-5, and a conference record of 12-1.

The team is heading toward being a top-three seed in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

Oats, who is currently in his second season with Alabama, has an overall coaching record of 33-20 as the head coach of the Crimson Tide.

Not only has Alabama been playing some of the greatest basketball in program history, but they are in the national spotlight for something that’s not football.

For all of the aforementioned reasons, Oats and the university have come to an agreement to extend his contract through the 2027 season with an annual base salary of $3.225 million.

“We are excited to agree to a contract extension with The University of Alabama,” Oats said. “Crystal and our daughters love it here, and we are committed to The University of Alabama. We feel like we have a lot of positive momentum going with our team and have the program headed in the right direction. Our administration is making a major statement with this extension as we all work on building a successful program for the long term. I know the winning history we’ve had with Alabama basketball, and I feel like we can add to that and accomplish great things here. We appreciate the opportunity Greg Byrne and our athletics administration, President Stuart Bell, Chancellor St. John and The Board of Trustees have provided us. This is really a reflection of the outstanding job that our players, coaches and basketball staff have done the last two years. Now we need all of our focus to be on finishing this season the right way and giving our team the best chance to succeed down the stretch.”