That's the version of the All-American point guard that Oats is hoping will take the floor for the No. 4 Crimson Tide from ...

Alabama coach Nate Oats sent a message with the benching of star Mark Sears. Here's what Oats said of his decision to bench ...

Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats praised Mark Sears' response after he was benched against LSU, but did not say whether he would start at Mississippi State.

Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats benched his star player Saturday night, Mark Sears. And you can bet he's got every ...

Ever wanted to play for Alabama basketball? You need to make it through a Nate Oats practice first. Here's your survival ...

The third-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide had a fight on their hands Saturday night inside Coleman Coliseum against a scrappy LSU ...

Alabama head basketball coach Nate Oats has his Crimson Tide (17-3) winning games, but they’re not doing so in impressive fashion. Against an overmatched LSU (12-7) Saturday, Alabama was tied ...

Alabama basketball guard Mark Sears sat out the second half of the Crimson Tide's 80-73 win over LSU on Saturday, and while UA coach Nate Oats was mum on a specific reason, it was clear the star ...

Sears' curious absence was explained postgame by Alabama coach Nate Oats as a tactical move, not a benching, but his rationale for the decision sounded much more like the latter than the former.

"We played the guys that we thought gave us the best chance to win in the second half," Alabama coach Nate Oats said. Sears, a preseason All-American averaging 19 points per game, went 0-for-5 ...