Overview
- Oats, 51, said during a Friday, April 3 SiriusXM interview that he is engaged to former Alabama staffer Alex Accetta and that he divorced in 2023.
- Athletics director Greg Byrne announced that Oats signed a new deal that will make him one of the five highest-paid men’s college basketball coaches, pending board approval.
- CBS Sports reported the agreement extends through the 2031–32 season, while his prior contract listed $6.02 million for 2026–27.
- Accetta started with Alabama in 2015 as a student worker, advanced to director of basketball operations, and left in 2022 for a guest experience role with the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks.
- Oats has turned Alabama into a national contender since 2019, including multiple NCAA bids and the program’s first Final Four in 2024.