Nate Oats' Alabama Crimson Tide are coming off back-to-back losses for the first time all season. Can they get back in the win column vs. Kentucky?

No. 6 Alabama's Nate Oats admits it's hard not to be pleased after a lopsided 111-73 win over No. 24 Mississippi State, but adds that he desires more consistent defense.

There's a long list of mistakes Alabama basketball and coach Nate Oats made in the final minute of the loss to Tennessee.

I was not good for the last 30 seconds today,” Oats said. “I feel like I failed these guys.” Alabama held a 76-72 lead with 36 seconds left in the game. It looked primed to win. Then Chaz Lanier made a layup.

Alabama basketball’s win over No. 17 Kentucky on Saturday came with a cherry on top for Nate Oats. He scored his 26th win over an AP top 25 team throughout his tenure as head coach at Alabama, taking sole possession of UA’s record in that department.

Nate Oats gave updates on freshman Derrion Reid and the Crimson Tide's seniors before Alabama basketball faces Florida on Wednesday.

Johni Broome and his Auburn teammates were seen celebrating Tennessee's buzzer-beater against Alabama basketball on social media this weekend.

Tennessee pulled off a miracle comeback on Saturday, but it wasn't without some help from Nate Oats and Alabama.