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SEC Reprimands Alabama Coach Nate Oats for Physical Contact with Missouri Player

Oats Apologizes for Incident, Missouri Coach Questions Lack of Technical Foul

  • Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats has been reprimanded by the Southeastern Conference for making physical contact with Missouri player Aidan Shaw during a game.
  • Oats pushed Shaw away from Alabama's bench during a first-half timeout in the Crimson Tide's 93-75 victory on Tuesday night.
  • Oats apologized to both Shaw and Missouri coach Dennis Gates after the game, stating that his actions were 'unfortunate'.
  • Gates questioned why a technical foul was not assessed for Oats' actions.
  • This incident followed a foul against Alabama's Aaron Estrada that led to a brief scuffle between Estrada and Anthony Robinson.
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