Nate Oats Named Court Coach with USA U19 National Team
6/16/2025 11:10:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The Crimson Tide’s head coach will serve as a court coach during training camp
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama men's basketball head coach Nate Oats will be part of the coaching staff for the 2025 USA Basketball Men's U19 National Team training camp this week in Colorado Springs, Colo.
USA Basketball announced the 33 athletes and set of coaches expected to participate at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Training camp begins June 14 with the 12-member roster expected to be announced before the team departs for the 2025 FIBA U19 Men's World Cup in Switzerland. Â
Nate Oats Notes
- The 2025 USA Basketball Men's U19 National Team will be led by Arizona's head coach Tommy Lloyd and assisted by Texas Tech's Grant McCasland and Notre Dame's Micah ShrewsberryÂ
- Oats is one of three coaches serving as a court coach during training camp, joined by North Carolina's Hubert Davis and Kentucky's Mark Pope
- Entering his seventh season at Alabama, Oats has an overall record of 145-63 during his time at UA
- In the last two seasons Oats led Alabama to back-to-back Elite Eight appearances for the first time in program history
- For the second straight season, Alabama set the program record for most points scored in a single season with 3,355 points as the Tide led the nation in scoring, averaging 90.7 points per game
First Official Practice Highlights
Monday, September 22
Elite Eight Postgame: Nate Oats, Chris Youngblood, Labaron Philon & Mark Sears
Saturday, March 29
Elite Eight Preview: Oats, Sears, Philon, Youngblood, Nelson & Omoruyi
Friday, March 28
NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Postgame: Nate Oats, Mark Sears, Aden Holloway & Chris Youngblood
Thursday, March 27
