Fansided · Nov 17, 2025
Unexpected Alabama de-commitment could be a good sign for Nate Oats
Alabama head coach Nate Oats | Gary Cosby Jr.-Tuscaloosa News / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesThe early signing period is already open for the 2026 college basketball recruiting class, yet many of the top recruits remain uncommitted. That list of top prospects still up for grabs got a bit deeper on Monday four-star wing Christopher Washington Jr. de-committed from Alabama.
Nate Oats’s 2026 recruiting class shrank from two players to just one, four-star guard Tarris Bouie, who signed with the program last week, but this may surprisingly be good news for the Crimson Tide.
NEWS: 2026 Top-30 overall recruit Chris Washington Jr. has decommitted from Alabama, he told @Rivals.
