Not hard to criticize him when he signed a new extension, spent weeks saying he wasn’t going to make a move like this, and even got high school kids to commit to UB under his vision. It comes complete with props like the hard hat award handed out after … The South Carolina Gamecocks men’s basketball team and coach Frank Martin took on Alabama and Nate Oats in Coleman Coliseum where USC has a long losing streak. If Alabama is in the postseason 75% of the time (and Oats’ Buffalo teams were, as were Donovan’s) then that’s not just a slam-dunk; that’s an unqualified, out-of-the park hire. TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Nate Oats was a high school coach and math teacher making a five-figure salary six years ago.

The … Alabama announces Buffalo's Nate Oats as next men's basketball coach. Alabama Basketball Coach Nate Oats - Ranked, New Head Coach, Overall Record, Salary, Wins, Tournament Appearances, Ratings Alabama mens basketball coach Nate Oats looks on during first half action in the Alabama A-Day spring football scrimmage game at Bryant Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday April 13, 2019. Alabama athletic department is swimming in money. They would’ve paid a lot more than $750k to buy Oats out.

Nate Oats, the Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year each of the past two seasons, has left his job at Buffalo to become head coach at Alabama. Nate Oats likes to tout the gritty identity he brought from Buffalo to Alabama. University at Buffalo men's basketball coach Nate Oats is leaving the Bulls for the University of Alabama, just three days after the Bulls lost in round two of the NCAA Tournament. TUSCALOOSA, Ala. --Nate Oats has landed.Alabama's new men's basketball coach arrived at the Tuscaloosa Regional Airport just after 7 p.m. CT …