Alabama hires Nate Oats as new head coach
By ADAM ZAGORIA Alabama named Nate Oats its new
By ADAM ZAGORIA
CHAMBLEE, Ga. — Alabama is targeting several top names as the school’s men’s basketball coach to replace Avery Johnson, with whom the school parted ways last week.
Iowa State coach Steve Prohm, former Ole Miss and Cincinnati coach Andy Kennedy, former Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg, Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin, Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall and Detroit Mercy coach and former Alabama player Mike Davis are under consideration, sources said.
Hoiberg and Cronin have also been linked to the UCLA opening.
One dark horse candidate at Alabama is former Louisville, Kentucky and Providence coach Rick Pitino, now coaching in Greece.
Alabama, Indiana, TCU and UNC Greensboro highlight
By ADAM ZAGORIA
Trendon Watford has a big recruiting weekend ahead of him.
LSU head coach Will Wade and assistant Billy Armstrong will attend Mountain Brook’s game with John Carroll High School on Friday night. On Saturday, Watford will begin an official visit to Alabama and will watch the Tide face Kentucky in SEC action.
“It should be exciting to visit with both schools,”said Ernest Watford, Trendon’s father.
The 6-foot-9 has trimmed his list to four schools — Alabama, Indiana, LSU and Memphis. He has already taken officials to LSU and Memphis.
