Nate Oats

Nate Oats
Oats in 2019
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamAlabama
ConferenceSEC
Record128–56 (.696)
Biographical details
Born (1974-10-13) October 13, 1974 (age 50)
Watertown, Wisconsin, U.S.
Playing career
1993–1997Maranatha Baptist
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997–2000Maranatha Baptist (assistant)
2000–2002Wisconsin–Whitewater (assistant)
2002–2013Romulus HS (MI)
2013–2015Buffalo (assistant)
2015–2019Buffalo
2019–presentAlabama
Head coaching record
Overall224–99 (.693) (college)
222–52 (.810) (high school)
Tournaments10–7 (NCAA Division I)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA Division I Regional – Final Four (2024)
3 MAC tournament (2016, 2018, 2019)
2 MAC regular season (2018, 2019)
2 MAC East Division (2018, 2019)
2 SEC tournament (2021, 2023)
2 SEC regular season (2021, 2023)
Awards
2× MAC Coach of the Year (2018, 2019)
SEC Coach of the Year (2021)

Nathanael Justin Oats (born October 13, 1974) is an American basketball coach, currently the head men's basketball coach at the University of Alabama. Prior to Alabama, he was the head coach at the University at Buffalo.

Education and playing career

Oats grew up in Watertown, Wisconsin, where he was a three-year starter on the Maranatha Academy high school basketball team which went 24–0 in his senior year.[1] He stayed in Watertown after high school, playing college basketball at NCCAA Division II/NCAA Division III Maranatha Baptist University.[2] He was an all-conference player and served as a captain of the Crusaders while earning a bachelor's degree in math education.[3] He subsequently received a Master of Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in kinesiology and exercise science.[4]

Coaching career

After finishing his playing career at Maranatha Baptist, Oats became a member of the team's coaching staff in 1997, where he remained until 2000. He then served as an assistant men's basketball coach for the Division-III University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. After the 2002 season, Oats left Wisconsin–Whitewater to become the head basketball coach and a teacher[4] at Romulus High School near Detroit.[3]

Over 11 years at Romulus, Oats accumulated a 222–52 record and reached the semifinals of the state tournament five times. In 2013, Oats led the team to a 27–1 record and a state Class A championship en route to winning multiple coach of the year honors from the local press. He won similar coaching awards in 2005, 2008 and 2009.[3]

Buffalo

While recruiting Romulus guard E. C. Matthews on behalf of Rhode Island in 2013, Bobby Hurley was impressed by Oats' coaching.[5] Shortly thereafter, Hurley was named the head coach at Buffalo and hired Oats as an assistant on his staff.[6]

During his two-year tenure as an assistant, Buffalo had a 42–20 record, won their first Mid-American Conference tournament and made their first ever NCAA tournament appearance. As an assistant at Buffalo, Oats was credited with recruiting Justin Moss, who would go on to win the 2014–15 MAC Player of the Year award.[3]

On April 9, 2015, the same day that Bobby Hurley announced that he would be leaving Buffalo to take the head coaching job at Arizona State, Oats was named the interim head coach at Buffalo.[7] During the days immediately after Hurley announced his departure, Buffalo's athletic director at the time, Danny White, interviewed the team's players, all of whom advocated for Oats becoming the permanent head coach. Also, Hurley told White that he would hire Oats at Arizona State if White did not hire him permanently. In a 2019 ESPN story on Oats, White recalled, "What stood out is the connections he had with our players. His reputation as a high school coach – most people I asked said he ran it like a Division I college program. Players had a strong relationship with him."[8] On April 13, Oats was officially given the head coaching job; his base salary was $250,000.[9] The Buffalo roster for his first season as a head coach featured two former Romulus players: Christian Pino and Raheem Johnson.[5]

In Oats' first season as head coach of Buffalo, he led the Bulls to a 3rd place tie in the Mid-American Conference standings. In the MAC Tournament, Buffalo defeated Miami University, Ohio, and then top-seeded Akron to claim the 2016 conference tournament championship.[10] This has been regarded as an impressive feat due to the off-season turnaround that Oats faced. 2015 MAC Player of the Year Justin Moss was dismissed from the university and second-leading scorer Shannon Evans transferred to Arizona State to play for the newly departed Bobby Hurley.[11][12] On May 18, 2016, Buffalo Athletic Director Allen Greene announced that the school had agreed on a new five-year contract with Oats.[13]

In Oats' third season, 2017–18, the Bulls began conference play with eight straight wins, the best conference start in team history.[14] The Bulls finished the 2017–18 MAC schedule with a 15–3 record, and Oats was named MAC coach of the year as the Bulls won outright the conference regular season for the first time in team history.[15] The Bulls went on to win the 2018 MAC tournament.[16] On March 8, 2018, Oats signed a contract extension with the University at Buffalo to remain head basketball coach through 2023.[17] Oats' Buffalo Bulls went on to the 2018 NCAA Tournament seeded 13th in the South Region where they convincingly beat the favored 4th seed Arizona Wildcats 89–68.[18]

Oats briefly described his coaching philosophy in the aforementioned 2019 ESPN story, saying, "We did a culture playbook two summers ago and our three main beliefs — core values, we call them — are max effort, continuous growth and selfless love." Since taking over as Buffalo head coach, Oats added what the story called "a blue-collar element to his program that reflects Buffalo itself" — the coaching staff charts what it calls "blue-collar points", defined as any play that contributes to a win but is not recorded in a traditional box score, with examples including but not limited to pass deflections and taking charges. The player with the most such points in a given game receives a construction helmet.[8]

During the 2018–19 regular season, Oats led the Bulls to a 28–3 record and was named 2019 MAC Coach of the Year.[19][20] On March 14, 2019, Oats signed a contract extension with the University at Buffalo to remain head basketball coach through the 2024 season.[21]

Alabama

On March 27, 2019, athletic director Greg Byrne named Oats the head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide.[22] His tenure as of 2021 was viewed as relatively successful, having qualified for the NCAA Tournament in two straight seasons. This success led to Oats signing a 3-year contract extension in February 2021 to remain at Alabama through the 2027 season.[23] This extension also raised Oats' annual compensation to $3.225 million.

At the conclusion of the 2020–21 regular season, and in his second season as head coach, Oats won the SEC Coach of the Year award.[24] The Tide won the SEC regular-season and tournament titles and made the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2018.[25][26] They lost the Sweet Sixteen game in overtime to UCLA, 88–78.[27]

Oats led Alabama to the NCAA tournament for four straight seasons, and in 2022–23, the Tide tallied a school-record 31 wins and were (for the first time ever) the top overall seed in the NCAA tournament as both SEC regular season and tournament champions. They would lose to San Diego State in the Sweet 16.[28] Alabama entered the 2024 NCAA tournament as a 4 seed. On March 30, 2024, Oats led the Crimson Tide to a victory of 89-82 over the Clemson Tigers and secured Alabama's first Final Four appearance in the program’s history.[29]

Personal life

Oats and his wife Crystal have three daughters, Lexie, Jocie and Brielle.[3] In November 2015, Oats announced on his Facebook page that his wife had an aggressive form of lymphoma and would be undergoing chemotherapy. With his wife's encouragement, he confirmed that he would not be renouncing his coaching duties.[30] Oats is a Christian.[31]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Buffalo Bulls (Mid-American Conference) (2015–2019)
2015–16 Buffalo 20–15 10–8 T–3rd (East) NCAA Division I Round of 64
2016–17 Buffalo 17–15 11–7 3rd (East)
2017–18 Buffalo 27–9 15–3 1st (East) NCAA Division I Round of 32
2018–19 Buffalo 32–4 16–2 1st (East) NCAA Division I Round of 32
Buffalo: 96–43 (.691) 52–20 (.722)
Alabama Crimson Tide (Southeastern Conference) (2019–present)
2019–20 Alabama 16–15 8–10 9th
2020–21 Alabama 26–7 16–2 1st NCAA Division I Sweet 16
2021–22 Alabama 19–14 9–9 T–5th NCAA Division I Round of 64
2022–23 Alabama 31–6 16–2 1st NCAA Division I Sweet 16
2023–24 Alabama 25–12 13–5 T–2nd NCAA Division I Final Four
2024–25 Alabama 11–2 0–0
Alabama: 128–56 (.696) 62–28 (.689)
Total: 224–99 (.693)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ Haynes, Quentin (November 13, 2015). "UB head coach Nate Oats is a student of the game". The Spectrum. University at Buffalo. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  2. ^ Thamel, Pete (March 14, 2019). "How Nate Oats went from high school math teacher to the country's hottest coach". Yahoo Sports. Archived from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Nate Oats bio". Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Nate Oats". LinkedIn. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Goricki, David (April 16, 2015). "Ex-Romulus coach Oats realizes 'lifelong dream' with Buffalo job". Detroit News. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  6. ^ "UB hoops hires Oats as assistant". Buffalo News. June 19, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  7. ^ "Nate Oats Named Interim Head Coach". UBBulls.com. University at Buffalo Athletics. April 9, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  8. ^ a b Schultz, Jordan (February 19, 2019). "Nate Oats and Buffalo want to do more than ruin your bracket (again)". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  9. ^ Miner, Dan (March 15, 2016). "In the bonus: Weekend buzzer-beaters triggered incentives for UB coaches". Buffalo Business First. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  10. ^ "Buffalo wins second straight MAC title". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  11. ^ Riordan, Tim (August 10, 2015). "Buffalo's Justin Moss expelled, pending appeal later this month". Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  12. ^ Riordan, Tim (April 24, 2015). "Now that's over: Shannon Evans has committed to Arizona State". Bull Run. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  13. ^ "Oats Signs New Five-Year Contract". University at Buffalo. May 18, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  14. ^ "Bulls Improve To 6–0 In League Play With 84–74 Road Win At Western Michigan". University at Buffalo. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  15. ^ "Nate Oats Named 2018 MAC Coach Of The Year". University at Buffalo. March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  16. ^ "Bulls Defuse Rockets for Third MAC Championship". University at Buffalo. March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  17. ^ "Oats Signs Extension To Remain Men's Basketball Coach At UB". University at Buffalo. March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  18. ^ "Bulls Manhandle Arizona for First-Ever NCAA Tournament Win". University at Buffalo. March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
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  20. ^ "Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year Winner". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  21. ^ Withers, Tom (March 14, 2019). "Buffalo coach Nate Oates signs extension through 2024". AP News. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  22. ^ Abdeldaiem, Alaa (March 27, 2019). "Alabama hires Nate Oats as new head coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  23. ^ "Alabama Head Basketball Coach Nate Oats Agrees to Contract Extension Through 2027". University of Alabama Athletics. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  24. ^ Tsoukalas, Tony (March 9, 2021). "Herbert Jones earns SEC Player of the Year, while Nate Oats wins SEC Coach of the Year". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
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  27. ^ "UCLA vs. Alabama Box Score (Men), March 28, 2021". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
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