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UB's Oats Named Candidate For National College Coach Of The Year

BUFFALO, NY – University at Buffalo head men's basketball coach Nate Oats has been named one of 15 late season candidates for the 2019 Werner Ladder Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced on Wednesday afternoon.

Oats recently picked up his 89th career victory on Tuesday night against Akron and has led the Bulls to a 25-3 season so far and a 13-2 mark in league play. The 25 wins are already the second most in school history and the most ever accomplished in the regular season and his .