Which Alabama players, coaches have prior NCAA Tournament experience?

The Alabama Crimson Tide are set to enter their latest chapter of March Madness with an extensive amount of prior NCAA Tournament experience scattered across both the 2025-26 roster and coaching staff.

Something that will only benefit the Crimson Tide on the big stage that is March Madness, Alabama has four players with prior experience playing in NCAA Tournament games, as well as three coaches who have made numerous trips to the big dance.

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Among those with an extensive past history in March Madness is head coach Nate Oats, while each of Alabama’s four players with prior NCAA Tournament experience have appeared in at-least four games on the big stage.

Following is a look at which Alabama players and coaches have past NCAA Tournament experience, as well as what that has entailed for each.

Nate Oats, Head Coach

Mar 30, 2024; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats celebrates with the trophy after defeating the Clemson Tigers in the finals of the West Regional of the 2024 NCAA Tournament at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

This will be the sixth NCAA Tournament appearance for Alabama head coach Nate Oats with the Crimson Tide, as well as his ninth overall dating back to his time at Buffalo where he reached March Madness three times before an arrival in Tuscaloosa. Dating back to the 2015-16 season at Buffalo, Oats has a combined record of 13-8 in March Madness as a head coach, and has made one Final Four appearance back in 2024 with Alabama.

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Preston Murphy, Assistant Coach

Alabama assistant coach Preston Murphy will be making his seventh NCAA Tournament appearance this season, as well as his third with the Crimson Tide. Prior to Alabama, Murphy had two NCAA Tournament appearances while at Boston College and Creighton as an assistant coach.

Brian Adams, Assistant Coach

Brian Adams will be making his fifth NCAA Tournament appearance as an assistant coach, as well as his second at Alabama. Adams had three NCAA…

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