Nate Oats on if Alabama is now a basketball school:
“It’s a football school, but we’re trying to make it a championship school for basketball. We’re knocking on the door there … we’re only 18 national championships behind- we gotta catch up.”
Saw the kid in HS, tagged him as an impact player at the college level. Now he’s one of the best two way shooting guards in the country and off to a Final 4. #TalkSoon
Rylan Griffen on going to the Final Four: "It's a legacy thing. My grandfather went to the Final Four. My dad missed out, but he told me, 'I'd rather have you go.' Somebody in our family was gonna go."
#Alabama's Aaron Estrada on what it will be like when the team arrives back in Tuscaloosa:
"I think it's going to be crazy. I think it's probably going to be equivalent to when they hired that new football coach and everybody was out there for him..I think it's probably going to be like that." @wsfa12news
Several media members questioned Nate Oats' system after the sweet 16 loss last season.
"I think you can win playing this way, they win playing this way in the NBA. We've just proven you can make a final four run."
11 years ago, Nate Oats was a high school basketball coach & math teacher outside Detroit.
He sold Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, Capri Suns and Pop-Tarts out of his office to fundraise for his team.
Now, he's taking Alabama to its 1st Final Four ever.
How's that for perseverance? 🫡