Nate Oats won’t be winning any sportsmanship awards for this.

The Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball coach shoved an opposing player during the first half of Tuesday’s 93-75 win over the Missouri Tigers in Tuscaloosa. 

The surprising incident occurred right in front of a referee, and perhaps more stunningly, Oats wasn’t issued any sort of foul.

It all started when former Hofstra star and Crimson Tide guard Aaron Estrada and Missouri’s Anthony Robinson II battled for a rebound after a Tigers miss before the whistle was blown.

From there, Estrada and Tigers forward Aidan Shaw then started jawing it at one another.

But before things could escalate, Oats got in the middle of the two and used his right hand to push against the chest of Shaw, shoving the Missouri player to the side. 

Oats could then be seen telling Shaw to go back to his bench. 

While the Alabama coach’s move to put his hands on an opposing player in full view of at least one official did not result in him being called for any foul, Estrada was hit with one after the bizarre sequence.

One referee did grab a hold of Oats to prevent him from further enflaming the situation. 

The altercation led to a very strong reaction from fans on social media, with Alabama fans appearing to enjoy Oats’ actions while other college basketball fans were less than impressed by what he had done. 

“Nate Oats is a clown. I’ve never seen a coach be allowed to push an opposing player before,” one user on  X wrote. 

“Nate Oats is a thug,” another person wrote. 

“I’m shocked Nate Oats handled a difficult situation poorly like that. He’s always shown such good judgment,” a third person chimed in. 

Alabama is 12-5 to start the season and has now won six straight games.