Nate Oats hires another NBA assistant to Alabama basketball staff. What to know

Alabama basketball has rounded out its coaching staff.
Chris Fleming, a former NBA assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets, Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls and, most recently, the Portland Trail Blazers, was hired on Nate Oats' staff for the 2025-26 season, Yea Alabama announced May 21.
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Fleming replaces Ryan Pannone, who became the head men's basketball coach at Arkansas State.
Fleming joins an Alabama staff that includes assistant coaches Preston Murphy and Brian Adams, who was hired after a one-season stint as an assistant coach with the Detroit Pistons.
Fleming worked with NBA All-Stars like DeMar DeRozan, Brook Lopez, Lauri Markkanen and D'Angelo Russell.
Alabama does not have a full schedule set for the 2025-26 season, but has non-conference games against Arizona, Yale, Purdue, Illinois and St. John's, along with a trip to Las Vegas for the Players Era Festival.
Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at cgay@gannett.com or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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