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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama coach Nate Oats has hired Nicholls State head coach Austin Claunch to fill one of his three vacancies on the bench. Claunch led Nicholls State to 90 wins over the last five seasons and back-to-back Southland Conference regular season titles. He was the league's 2021 coach of the year. Oats lost three assistants to head coaching jobs after leading the Crimson Tide to the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. Bryan Hodgson left for Arkansas State, Charlie Henry took over at Georgia Southern and Antoine Pettway went to Kennesaw State.
