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.