Nate Oats Engaged to Ex-Alabama Staffer, New Chapter

0:00University of Alabama men's basketball coach Nate Oates just revealed he's engaged to his fiancé, Alex Excetta, a former Crimson-Tide staffer. The 51-year-old coach quietly divorced his wife of 26 years back in 2023. He dropped the news casually during an interview on Sirius XM College Sports Radio last Friday, April 3rd. Oates shared how he and Excetta were at a Nick's playoff game in Madison Square Garden when he reflected on turning down big coaching chances early on. She started now and started at Alabama Athletics as a student in 2015. Handling operations for the men's basketball team right up until 2022. Excetta stood out as one of just six women in coach or support roles for major conference men's hoop teams back then. She managed budgets, schedules, and staff for the program, including oversight for Oates himself as head coach. That experience led her to a guest experience job with the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. Oates kicked off his head coaching career in 2015 at Buffalo after 11 years leading Romulus

1:04High School in Michigan. He married his ex-wife Crystal in 1997 while assisting at his alma mater. They have three daughters, ages 22, 16, and 13. This personal update comes as Oates keeps rolling with Alabama hoops, blending life off the court with his high stakes wins on it. This has been Durham News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.