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Kalen DeBoer is not the only head coach Greg Byrne has hired with no prior experience in the South. Nate Oats spent his entire life in either the Midwest or up North, coming to Alabama from Buffalo. Two areas completely different from one another, Oats is not complaining about the change. “I had never lived in the South before,” Oats said. “I was born and raised in Wisconsin, moved to Detroit for 11 years, moved to Buffalo for six. I was up North my whole life and I came here. I love it.” Oats has a well-documented journey in basketball. He was once a high school math teacher while coaching at…

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