The Alabama head coach claims that "the only mid-major schools we turned down are ones that aren't good enough," and it's been that way since his days at Buffalo.

Alabama basketball head coach Nate Oats goes into how the injury to JT Toppin has impacted preparation against Texas Tech.

Alabama (24-9) scheduled so-called “buy games” in 2025-26 with mid-majors like North Dakota, UTSA, South Florida, Kennesaw State and Yale.

Nate Oats and Grant McCasland worked together with USA Basketball last summer and spoke highly of each other ahead of Sunday’s matchup.