What is Nate Oats’ salary as Alabama basketball coach? Where it ranks among others

Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats remains one of the highest paid men’s college basketball coaches in the country, data from the USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball head coach salaries database.

Oats ranks No. 10 among all public-school coaches, set to make $4.53 million for the contract year covering the 2023-24 season.

The only coaches ahead of him, from first to ninth: Kansas’ Bill Self, Kentucky’s John Calipari, Michigan State’s Tom Izzo, Auburn’s Bruce Pearl, Tennessee’s Rick Barnes, Baylor’s Scott Drew, UConn’s Dan Hurley, Illinois’ Brad Underwood and Houston’s Kelvin Sampson.

That means Oats is the fourth-highest paid coach in the SEC behind Calipari, Pearl and Barnes. He ranks just ahead of Texas A&M’s Buzz Williams and Arkansas’ Eric Musselman, who sit at No. 11 and No. 12 respectively.

A year ago, Oats had his contract extended through the 2028-29 season while receiving a pay raise. His pay will escalate each year by $200,000, reaching $5.5 million the last year of the deal.

Over five seasons, Oats has led Alabama to four SEC titles: Two SEC regular-season and two SEC Tournament. Under his leadership, the Crimson Tide has reached the NCAA Tournament each of the past three seasons and is expected to make it once again this season.

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Nate Oats salary with Alabama basketball

Nate Oats will make $4.5 million in total pay for the contract year covering the 2023-24 season. That makes him the fourth-highest paid coach in the SEC and the tenth-highest paid coach among public schools.

Nick Kelly is the Alabama beat writer for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network, and he covers Alabama football and men’s basketball. Reach him at nkelly@gannett.com or follow him @_NickKelly on X, the social media app formerly known as Twitter.