Nate Oats discussed Charles Bediako's upcoming court hearing that could determine the Alabama basketball star's eligibility.
attorneys will appear in Tuscaloosa Circuit Court on Tuesday, with his standing for the rest of the season on the line. If Bedikao wins a temporary injunction against the NCAA, he’ll likely be able to play the rest of the year.
If not, his season could be done already. On Monday, Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats said he is operating as if Bediako will get the injunctive relief he needs. “I would think so, based on what’s been presented to me,” Oats said. “On why they think he should be eligible. I think he should be eligible, so I would assume a judge would, but I’m not an attorney, judge, I don’t have a legal background. What I have been told is that both sides maybe present their cases. I don’t know if tomorrow they actually have to get a ruling, from what I understand. It may or may not come tomorrow, I’m not sure.”, seeking temporary and permanent injunctions that would allow him to return to college basketball for the season. He left the Crimson Tide for the 2023 NBA Draft, where he was not selected. However, Bediako later signed a two-way NBA contract and has spent the past three years in the G League. On Wednesday, judgeCharles Bediako can keep playing for Alabama basketball, for nowStart time changed for Alabama basketball’s next game vs. Missouri Bediako played for Alabama in Saturday’s loss to Tennessee, picking up three rebounds and making his presence known on defense. Oats said Monday that regardless of how the hearing goes, the process has been worth it. “Everywhere I’ve been going back to my high school days, I’m going to do right by my players in every single situation, as long as they didn’t do anything wrong,” Oats said. “Charles has done nothing wrong. Charles and his agent and his attorneys have seen what’s going on in the landscape of college basketball and all the former pros that are playing. Just about everybody we play’s got one. And they’ve seen who the NCAA has allowed to be eligible and they didn’t see any reason why Charles wouldn’t be eligible, and I agree with them. “So yeah, no matter what all the talking heads say, and I don’t really pay any attention to it, I try to focus on our team winning. But when they came to me and they wanted to het him eligible and I agreed with their reasoning. The whole thing. I will stand by our guys every single time, no matter what the outside says, when they’ve done nothing wrong. Charles has done everything right. He’s eligible to play and he’s going to continue to play as long as he’s eligible to play.” Bediako’s hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. CT Tuesday. The Crimson Tide plays Missouri at Coleman Coliseum at 7 p.m.Matt Stahl covers University of Alabama sports for AL.com. He joined AL.com in July of 2023. He previously covered University of Missouri athletics for the Columbia Daily Tribune and started his career covering...
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