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Alabama basketball assistant coach Austin Claunch linked to head coaching vacancy

Nate Oats will have to hire his fourth assistant in a years time!

It appears [autotag]Nate Oats[/autotag] will be having to hire his fourth assistant coach in the last year as Austin Claunch is reportedly expected to take the head coaching job at UTSA.

Oats hired Claunch last offseason and he played an instrumental role in developing the Alabama offense into one of the most efficient groups in the country.

Claunch is just 34 years old but already has five years of head coaching experience as he was the head man at Nicholls before taking the assistant job with Oats in Tuscaloosa last year, posting a career record of 90-31.

Reports indicate that Claunch is expected to remain with the Crimson Tide through the remainder of Alabama’s season.

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Contracts announced for Alabama MBB’s two new assistant coaches

New Alabama basketball assistants agree to two-year deals each

[autotag]Nate Oats[/autotag] got his first taste of Nick Saban’s life this off-season as he had all three of his assistant coaches from the 2022-2023 season poached by different programs. Now, not only will he have to replace probably the best player in program history, Brandon Miller, but he has had to entirely revamp his coaching staff.

All three of the former assistants accepted head coaching positions with other programs. Antoine Pettway accepted the head coaching position with Kennesaw State, Charlie Henry departed for Georgia Southern and Bryan Hodgson left for Arkansas State.

Two of those three positions have been filled by Ryan Pannone and Austin Claunch. There is still a third opening, but Oats doesn’t appear to be in any rush to fill the position. Alabama landed Pannone from the New Orleans Pelicans and Claunch from Nicholls State, where he served as the head coach.

Both Claunch and Pannone met with the Alabama athletic department Tuesday to discuss their new contracts and salaries. Pannone signed a two-year deal worth $330,000 annually and Claunch signed for two years worth $275,000 annually.

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Nate Oats and Alabama basketball not in a rush to hire their third assistant

Nate Oats doing his due diligence on Alabama basketball’s third assistant.

The Alabama basketball program just completed its most successful season in program history, and the bill has hit hard. The Tide were the champions of the SEC in the regular season as well as the post-season tournament and went on to become the No. 1 overall seed in the 2023 March Madness tournament. The Tide was led by Nate Oats, who is obviously a great coach, but also Brandon Miller and three great assistant coaches.

As a top 10 player in the country, it was always likely that Brandon Miller was going to be a one-and-done player, so the departure didn’t shock anyone, but it will still hurt. He was the SEC Player of the Year, SEC Rookie of the Year, and a consensus second-team All-American. Miller is now on his way to being a top-three pick in the 2023 NBA draft.

The unsung heroes of the season were Alabama’s three assistants who were massive pieces of the puzzle. All three were excellent on the recruiting trail and very good situationally, so much so that they were each hired for head coaching jobs after the season. Bryan Hodgson went to Arkansas State, Charlie Henry to Georgia Southern, and Antoine Pettway to Kennesaw State.

Since then, Nate Oats has filled two of those three vacancies. The first hire was Austin Claunch who is only 33 years old but led Nicholls to back-to-back Southland regular season titles in 2021 and 2022 and was named the conference’s coach of the year as well in ’21. They also added Ryan Pannone, previously with the New Orleans Pelicans.

As of right now, Nate Oats is still taking his time on the third hire. He knows how important it is to have good assistants on your staff and there is still plenty of time until the season starts. I think the first two hires were absolute home runs, so the Tide are sitting pretty well as is.

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Alabama basketball introduces new assistant, Austin Claunch

Alabama men’s basketball program announces the arrival of former Nicholls State head coach

After losing all three of his assistants to head coaching opportunities this spring, the biggest challenge Nate Oats faces this offseason is filling out his coaching staff again. The Crimson Tide had one of the best staff in the country in 2022-2023, especially on the recruiting trail, so filling these jobs has been no easy task.

Alabama officially announced the addition of Austin Claunch, the former Nicholls State head coach to the staff. Claunch is a home run hire for Oats as he is only 33 years old and led Nicholls State to back-to-back regular season conference titles in 2021 and 2022. He also led the Colonels to their only NIT appearance in program history.

Claunch will be a massive piece in reshaping Alabama’s roster ahead of the 2023-2024 season after a handful of departures, including All-American Brandon Miller. On and off the court, Oats continues to show the Alabama faithful why he is the right man for the job.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow Austin Claunch and the Alabama basketball program throughout the off-season.

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