Why Nate Oats' wife is being hired on Alabama basketball staff
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The Alabama Crimson Tide basketball program is keeping it all in the family.
The program announced Thursday that Nate Oats' wife, Alex Accetta, is returning to Tuscaloosa to rejoin his staff in a new role. Accetta previously worked as a student assistant in 2015 before she was promoted to operations coordinator two years later. She eventually took over as director of operations in 2021 before leaving for the NBA.
Accetta's new role will be Alabama's director of program relations, according to a release by the school.
"Alex has an extensive background and proven success in this space at both the collegiate and professional levels," Alabama executive deputy AD Shane Lyons said in a statement. "With her previous experience, she has a strong understanding of our program and what it takes to effectively operate at the highest competitive levels.
"She 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."
This comes at a time when the Mavericks are trying to settle in with Dusty May, who came over from Michigan after winning a national championship.
Oats and Accetta got married earlier this summer on July 26. The couple is 20 years apart in age, with Oats finalizing his divorce from his first wife, Crystal, after 26 years of marriage in 2023.
Alabama finished the 2025-26 season with a Sweet 16 run in the NCAA Tournament. Oats' sixth season in Tuscaloosa and fifth trip to the second weekend in the big dance.
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