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Alex Accetta, the wife of Alabama men\u2019s basketball\u2019s head coach Nate Oats, rejoined the Crimson Tide staff as the director of program relations, the school announced Thursday in a press release.<\/p>\n

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Accetta, who married Oats in July, previously worked with the basketball program in 2015 as a student assistant before being promoted to operations coordinator in 2017 and then director of basketball operations in 2021.<\/p>\n

Oats, 51, and Accetta, 31, were married after he quietly divorced his previous wife, Crystal Oats, in 2023 after 26 years.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Oats and Accetta got engaged in April.<\/p>\n

Accetta returns to Tuscaloosa after four seasons with the Mavericks working with guest experience and business operations (2022-23 through 2025-26 seasons).<\/p>\n

In her role as director of program relations, Accetta will be reporting to executive deputy AD\/chief operating officer and men\u2019s basketball sport administrator\u00a0Shane Lyons. <\/p>\n

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\u201cAlex has an extensive background and proven success in this space at both the collegiate and professional levels,\u201d Lyons said in the release. \u201cWith her previous experience, she has a strong understanding of our program and what it takes to effectively operate at the highest competitive levels.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe returns to Alabama basketball after four seasons with the NBA Dallas Mavericks, and we expect her professional franchise experience and insights to continue to advance all we do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Oats has been the head basketball coach at Alabama since March 2019.<\/p>\n

Following the 2025-26 season, Oats received a contract extension that is set to keep him at the helm of the program through the 2032 season.<\/p>\n

Oats and his ex-wife, who married in 1997, have three daughters: Lexie, Jocelyn and Brielle.<\/p>\n

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