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Alabama basketball head coach Nate Oats hyped up the upcoming clash with No. 1 Auburn on Saturday. The No. 2 Crimson Tide blew out the odds against Texas on Tuesday night in their 103-80 win. Meanwhile, the Tigers took care of business at Vanderbilt tonight to ensure that the upcoming Iron Bowl will involve the […]

For a guy who is coaching a team that is 20-3, sitting atop the best conference in the country, and may be ranked No. 1 in the next AP Top 25 Poll, Nate Oats sure is testy. The Alabama Crimson Tide went on the road and picked up another big SEC win on Saturday night, dispatching of […]

Last Saturday, Alabama basketball head coach Nate Oats made the questionable decision to bench star guard Mark Sears in the second half of a tight battle against LSU. Oats stated that no one is bigger than the team after the controversial decision, and then Sears returned to the lineup on Wednesday night against Mississippi State. […]

If you took a quick scan of the box score after Alabama’s 80-73 win over the LSU Tigers on Saturday night, the first thing you’d likely notice is that high-scoring All-American guard Mark Sears was held scoreless in just 17 minutes of action. The natural assumption would be that the Tide’s leading scorer was either […]

Hello friends, and welcome to another edition of Bracketology here at ClutchPoints! For the first time in a month, there is shake-up on the 1-line, with the Alabama Crimson Tide taking over in place of the Tennessee Volunteers. The Vols suffered an upset loss as the hands of unranked Vandy on Saturday afternoon, paving the […]

Orcas are considered most dangerous when they are either injured or experiencing frustration. Now you may be asking yourself why the heck I’d be starting a news article about Alabama’s win over Kentucky at Rupp Arena with an anecdote about this large oceanic predator, and here’s the answer… following a mid-week loss to the Ole […]

A 14-3 start isn’t bad by any means for Alabama basketball and head coach Nate Oats. However, a 74-64 loss to Ole Miss turned that record on its head for the program. After Oats was 100% real about Alabama basketball’s success, he was equally as real about their shortcomings in Monday’s loss. He explained via […]

It’s been another wondrous start for Alabama basketball, as the Crimson Tide sit No. 5 in the country at 13-2 and undefeated in the SEC. Head coach Nate Oats didn’t hold back when discussing his team’s success, ahead of a huge matchup with No. 10 Texas A&M on Saturday. “We’re hard-playing, play fast, take a […]

What was supposed to be an easy game for Nate Oats and Alabama basketball turned into anything but that on Wednesday night. North Dakota gave the Crimson Tide a huge scare, leading for a lot of the game before Alabama eventually took control in a 97-90 win on the road. Despite Alabama’s win, the story […]

Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball fans’ worst injury fears have been confirmed. Latrell Wrightsell ruptured his achilles tendon and will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season, head coach Nate Oats announced on Tuesday. He will have surgery on Wednesday, December 4. The news comes less than 24 hours after Wrightsell posted a message to […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide may have a preseason All-American in Mark Sears and a roster built to contend for a National Championship next April, but on Wednesday night, the best player on the floor was wearing a Rutgers Scarlet Knights uniform. Freshman guard Dylan Harper scored 30+ points for the second consecutive game in Las […]

Nate Oats and Alabama basketball eked out a 95-90 victory over Rutgers on Wednesday. However, Oats admits it wasn’t the cleanest performance from the Crimson Tide. The win ultimately moved Alabama to 6-1 on the season. And while Rutgers is currently unranked, it is still a strong win on the Tide’s resume. But if Alabama […]

Alabama basketball picked up a very dramatic win over Houston on Tuesday night, rallying at the end of regulation before knocking off the Cougars 85-80 in overtime. This was a back-and-forth affair between two very talented teams that are rightfully ranked in the top 10. It was a physical battle throughout, as you would expect […]

Coming off of a brutal road loss against Purdue on Friday, Alabama didn’t have any time to sulk. Playing difficult games against ranked opponents in non-conference play has become a staple of the Nate Oats era in Tuscaloosa and this season is no different. On Wednesday, Alabama took on No. 25 Illinois at a neutral […]

Alabama basketball’s championship aspirations were put to the test on Friday. Following a 87-78 upset loss to Purdue, Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats tipped his hat to the resilient Boilermaker squad, and how they’ve done just fine this season without last year’s star big man Zach Edey. In what was Alabama’s first loss of […]

Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats is opening up about his team’s struggles against Purdue. The Crimson Tide dropped a key non conference game to the Boilermakers Friday, and Oats is not happy with how his team guarded one particular player. “I didn’t know he was that good,” Oats said after the contest, per the Journal […]

This past March, the Alabama Crimson Tide made their first Final Four appearance in program history, capping off what was arguably the best basketball season in school history. For many schools, an accomplishment like this one would be enough to remain content heading into the following season. But seven months later, the collective mindset in […]

Last season, the Alabama Crimson Tide had a strong NCAA Tournament run to the Final Four where they ultimately fell to the eventual champion UConn Huskies. With the 2024-25 season approaching, they’re hoping for continued success. But Alabama is dealing with a few injury issues ahead of the season opener. Alabama head coach Nate Oats […]

Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats is providing new information about his talented transfer guard, Chris Youngblood. Oats says Youngblood should return in December, per CBS Sports. The transfer player is dealing with an ankle injury. “He’s almost certainly not going to play in November, but he’ll be back in December,” Oats said to the outlet. […]

Alabama basketball is a bit banged up as a new season is about to begin. Head coach Nate Oats says key transfer addition Chris Youngblood has an ankle injury, per On3. He’s expected to be 100 percent by conference play at the end of the calendar year. Those aren’t the only injuries for Alabama basketball. […]

Alabama basketball head coach Nate Oats made headlines earlier in the offseason when he released a statement affirming his commitment to the Crimson Tide amid rumors linking him to the Kentucky head coaching after John Calipari’s departure. “I am fully committed to this team and to this University,” Oats said in the statement. “We have […]

The Alabama basketball program is fresh off of a magnificent Final Four run, one that ultimately ended in a loss to eventual national champion UConn. On Wednesday, Alabama got even better with both Mark Sears and Jarin Stevenson deciding to withdraw from the NBA Draft and return to the Crimson Tide. As such, Alabama basketball […]

Nate Oats and the Alabama basketball program might just run it back to go deeper in the NCAA Tournament. A key member of their squad was Mark Sears. While the star out of the Crimson Tide did go through with the NBA Draft process, he made a big call that will likely affect his future. […]

After making the Final Four for the first time in program history back in the beginning of April, Nate Oats and his Crimson Tide staff will have plenty of work to do between now and the start of next season in order to keep Alabama near the top of the college basketball world, which is […]

Nate Oats has just come off a fantastic Final Four run with the Alabama basketball program. It comes as no one’s surprise that a lot of programs would want to poach him away from this squad. Kentucky, specifically, is a big blue blood on the hunt for a new head coach because John Calipari left […]

It’s no secret that Kentucky basketball needs a replacement for long-tenured head coach John Calipari, a position that Wildcats fans are unfamiliar with. Coach “Cal” had been the head honcho since 2009, and led the program to a National Title in 2012. However, some of the ideal candidates for the Wildcats may be out of […]

Who would have thought that one of Coach John Calipari’s closest friends and a hot-handed shooter from Oakland would have ushered in a new era of Kentucky basketball? This move to start anew with Arkansas is shocking but not at all unexpected. After having an insanely talented squad with Reed Sheppard and Rob Dillingham, the […]

Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats has a regret about his team’s play in their Final Four game against UConn. The Crimson Tide got out of their usual offense, which doomed the team in Oats’ eyes. Alabama only attempted 23 three-pointers in the game, which is not typical for the team. “We knew they were going […]

Ahead of Alabama basketball’s upcoming Final Four game, their opponents experienced problems traveling to Glendale. Due to airplane mechanical issues, UConn basketball’s Wednesday evening flight was delayed, with the team finally landing in Arizona during the early hours of Thursday. Nate Oats seemed to find humor in the entire ordeal. Speaking to the media, the […]

The Alabama basketball team is Final Four bound thanks to head coach Nate Oats and a scrappy bunch of players who have overcome many of the doubts that have been directed towards them. The Final Four appearance will be the Crimson Tide’s first-ever, uncharted territory for the program as it prepares to take on the […]

The Alabama basketball team is set to take on the UConn Huskies in the semifinal game on Saturday, and Alabama head coach Nate Oats outlined UConn’s style of play as well as what his team will try to do strategically to pull off an upset while appearing on Green Light with Chris Long, a production […]

The University of Alabama has long been known as a football school, but with Nick Saban’s retirement and now a Final Four appearance by Nate Oats and the Alabama basketball program, that may be changing. In a game fit for the College Football Playoff, Alabama defeated Clemson on Saturday in the Elite Eight of the […]

The Alabama basketball team is headed to the Final Four for the first time ever. The Crimson Tide took down Clemson basketball on Saturday night to punch their ticket, and they are now two wins away from winning a national title. Saturday night’s game was a slugfest and it came down to the final minute, […]

Ahead of Alabama basketball’s Sweet 16 matchup against North Carolina basketball, Charles Barkley described the fourth-seeded Crimson Tide as “frail”. While he did compliment Alabama’s three-point shooting, Barkley felt that the Tar Heels’ physicality would be too much for Alabama. “They (Alabama) are going to have to make 15 three-pointers to win this game but […]

Alabama basketball head coach Nate Oats had full trust in the Crimson Tide against the Grand Canyon Lopes. Even during the most intense moments of the contest, Oats knew that his team would come through, and that was reflected by what he told his bench late in the game. “I went to the old bench […]

Alabama basketball head coach Nate Oats and his Crimson Tide are currently preparing to open up SEC tournament play on Friday evening vs the Florida Gators. It was another relatively successful regular season for Oat’s squad, as Alabama entered tournament play as the three seed heading into their matchup with the Gators. However, in the […]

Juwan Howard has been fired and he will not return as the head coach of the Michigan basketball team. Howard started off his tenure with a lot of success as he won AP Coach of the Year in his second season. The Wolverines went all the way to the Elite 8 that season and they […]

The Louisville basketball program is in need of a new head coach after they decided to fire Kenny Payne. It will be an interesting search for a replacement with a number of names circulating around. As of now, Baylor coach Scott Drew and Alabama coach Nate Oats are the favorites in the latest odds from […]

The Alabama basketball team hosted Arkansas basketball on Saturday for senior day, and most people expected it to be a sweat-free, easy win for the Crimson Tide to close out the season. Alabama came into the game favored by 15.5 points, so it wasn’t expected to be close. The Razorbacks gave the Crimson Tide all […]