NEWARK, N.J. –– While it may be in the bottom-10 in Division I for points allowed per game with 81.0, Alabama men's basketball has shown improvement this season compared to 2023-24.

Nate Oats wants some anti-rat poison to be spewed about the Alabama defense. “I’d appreciate it if you guys put a lot more talk out there about how our defense isn’t good enough to win this ...

Defense was also an issue for last season's Final Four team, which could score with the best of them nationally but wasn't as solid on the other end of the floor as some of Oats' past teams.

Nate Oats sounded like a broken record all season about Alabama's defense, but the Tide made North Carolina look broken Thursday night. Mike Rodak Mar 29th, 1:03 AM 5 ...

If you think Kentucky is terrible defensively, Nate Oats wants you to know his Alabama team was even worse last year, a group that somehow scored 81 points in a game on seven separate occasions ...

Here's everything Alabama Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats said about BYU ahead of Thursday's Sweet 16 matchup ... Oats on whether Alabama's defense is taking it up a level in the NCAA Tournament for ...

Nate Oats seemed much less interested in Alabama basketball's sixth 100-point outing than he was about the way his defense struggled.. When discussing that end of the court, the Crimson Tide coach ...

For Head Coach Nate Oats, Interior Defense Starts With Guards. The Crimson Tide has given up over 100 points in the paint the last two games, but for the inside to get better, ...

Alabama head coach Nate Oats believes his team needs to improve on defense against BYU."Our turnovers are a major problem and our transition defense was a problem," Oats said during a TV timeout ...

Alabama went 16-15 under Oats in 2019-20 and could push for a NCAA Tournament bid with the return of John Petty and a healthy Herb Jones. .

Mar 23, 2025; Cleveland, OH, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats reacts in the second half against the St. Mary's Gaels during the NCAA Tournament Second Round at Rocket Arena.