OT: Nate Oats hires NJ native Chris Fleming

[Mr_Twister]

Alabama’s Nate Oats hires LBI/Forked River NJ’s Chris Fleming.

https://www.al.com/alabamabasketball/2025/05/alabama-basketball-hires-new-assistant-coach.html

 

[SBP]

Damn....Guy has an excellent resume...Well...Ride or Die with the guys we got I guess..

 

[kupuna133]

Alabama’s Nate Oats hires LBI/Forked River NJ’s Chris Fleming.

https://www.al.com/alabamabasketball/2025/05/alabama-basketball-hires-new-assistant-coach.html

I don’t remember Chris having anything to do with UConn. Worked with him at a couple camps back in college and only knew him as a Richmond guy. Kid could move. Didn’t realize he was coaching and had this resume.

 

[seansherm]

I don’t remember Chris having anything to do with UConn. Worked with him at a couple camps back in college and only knew him as a Richmond guy. Kid could move. Didn’t realize he was coaching and had this resume.

Played against him in high school, I remember him going to UConn initially. Weirdly, also still remember he outscored me 27-18 senior year.

 

[Doteman]

Went to same high school as Chris, I was a freshman when he was a senior. Boy could he shoot. Was at his family’s home when he was at Richmond and made seven 3s as #15 Richmond beat #2 Syracuse, the first time a 15 beat a 2 in the NCAA tourney. That was fun. Good dude too, nice guy

 

[Doteman]

Played against him in high school, I remember him going to UConn initially. Weirdly, also still remember he outscored me 27-18 senior year.

Where did you play?

 

[seansherm]

Where did you play?

At a small Christian school in Asbury, Central Jersey Christian. It's closed now, but then Ranney and Timothy Christian were our arch rivals and we played like one or two shore conference teams a year. Laceybwas one of them our senior year.