Nate Oats Announces the Hiring of Brady Goka as Coordinator of Scouting and Analytics
10/31/2024 4:44:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Crimson Tide promotes Goka, who most recently served as a graduate assistant and manager of the Crimson Tide from 2020-24
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama men's basketball head coach Nate Oats announced the hiring of Brady Goka as coordinator of scouting and analytics. Goka continues his tenure in Tuscaloosa following serving as a student manager and a graduate assistant for the Crimson Tide for the last four seasons.
"I am excited to bring Brady on full-time because he has been vital in our success over recent years," head coach Nate Oats said. "Brady is a relentless worker that helps us in many different areas starting when he was a manager and a graduate assistant for the last four seasons. We are excited that he will be staying in Tuscaloosa."Â Â
The Michigan native has been a part of multiple historic milestones of Alabama men's basketball including two SEC regular season championships, a pair of SEC Tournament Titles, along with reaching the Sweet 16 three times including the program's first NCAA Final Four appearance last season.
"I am extremely honored for the opportunity to continue to work at the University of Alabama under Nate Oats," Goka said. "During my four years at Alabama, I have learned so much from coach Oats and the entire staff and I am excited for the future of our program and excited to get to work."
Brady Goka Bio
- Primarily responsible for assisting with Bamalytics, charting live in-game stats and creating postgame reports
- Provided offensive analysis reports for Nate Oats and that coaching staff that ranked in the top-30 for adjusted offensive efficiency from 2020-24
- Assisted former assistant coach Charlie Henry with the defensive scouts when the Crimson Tide had the No. 3 adjusted defensive efficiency in the country in 2021 and 2023
- Spent the first two years at Alabama as a student manager (2020-22) before moving up as a graduate assistant from 2022-24
- Coaching Experience:
- 2022-24: Alabama, Graduate Assistant
- 2020-22: Student Manager, Alabama
- 2019-20: Student Manager, Michigan State Basketball
- 2018-19: Reese High School (Mich.), Assistant Varsity Coach
