Alabama Lands 4-Star Center; Oats Hauling in a Top-5 Class Alabama head basketball coach Nate Oats just led the Crimson Tide to one of its best basketball seasons in program history. Oats and his staff are already onto year three as the focus turns to 2021 roster management. Alabama received a commitment from 6-foot-11 forward Charles Bediako out of IMG Academy, elevating Alabama's 2021 recruiting class to No. 3 in the nation according to 247 Sports. He chose Alabama over Duke, Michigan, Ohio State and Texas. Bediako continues the Canada-to-Tuscaloosa pipeline as he follows Josh Primo and Keon Ambrose-Hylton to the Capstone. He is the No. 4 ranked center and the No. 26 ranked prospect in the class according to 247Sports.