Mark Sears was benched over the weekend against LSU, but he bounced back nicely against Mississippi State.

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

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

The Alabama head coach evaluates his team's performance in a thrilling 88-84 road victory over the Bulldogs.

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

Alabama basketball star guard Mark Sears was benched in the second half of the Crimson Tide's win over LSU. Here's what coach Nate Oats said about it.

Nate Oats says Alabama basketball isn't going to "overlook" Cam Carter and the Tigers. A near seamless first half of defense fell apart for the No. 3 Crimson Tide in the last 20 minutes against ...

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.

He just didn’t realize that’s also how the Crimson Tide practices under coach Nate Oats. Not until Gurley went through one himself. “The only way through is to embrace it,” Gurley said.