Alabama men's basketball head coach Nate Oats took blame for the pregame introduction ritual where Adam Cottrell patted down Brandon Miller before Saturday's win over Arkansas. More:
"We, as the adults in the room, should have been more sensitive to how it could have been interpreted. I dropped the ball. That's it. I dropped the ball on it. We've addressed it. I can assure you that it won't happen again."
On Saturday, after Alabama's win, Oats said he doesn't watch player introductions but called Miller's pregame introduction ritual"not appropriate." Miller had done the same pat-down pregame introduction for most games during Alabama's season. He continued doing it even after Tuscaloosa detective Branden Culpepper testified during a preliminary hearing on Feb.
Miller's attorney, Jim Standridge, released a statement Wednesday saying Miller did not see Miles' gun in the car and that it was"concealed under some clothing in the back seat" of Miller's car. Standridge also claimed Miller didn't touch the gun and was not involved in giving the gun to Michael Lynn Davis, who allegedly fired the weapon that killed Harris.
Tuesday was the fifth straight news conference, whether before or after games, in which Alabama did not make players available to address the media.
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