Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats marries former hoops staffer 20 years his junior following divorce

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Valentine's Day may be long gone, but love is definitely in the air.

Alabama head basketball coach Nate Oats, 51, and former staffer Alex Accetta, 31, tied the knot last weekend in a ceremony attended by several Crimson Tide coaches as well as athletic director Greg Byrne.

Accetta worked as the team’s director of operations before leaving for a role with the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks in guest experience and operations.

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Alabama basketball head coach Nate Oats takes questions at his press conference, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

Oats revealed that he and Accetta were engaged back in April.

The wedding comes after a quiet divorce between the Alabama basketball coach and his ex-wife, Crystal Oats, back in 2023.

The two were wed in 1997 and remained married for 26 years while raising three children together before Crystal was diagnosed with an aggressive form of lymphoma back in 2015.

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Fortunately, the cancer went into remission and Crystal remains cancer-free.

Oats has been one of the most successful coaches in Alabama basketball history, guiding the team to six straight NCAA Tournament appearances while going 170-73 in just seven seasons in Tuscaloosa.

His 13 wins in the tournament are the most in program history.

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