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

Alabama coach Nate Oats talked about Sears having some of his best practices of the season in Tuesday's press conference.

Alabama head coach Nate Oats didn't mince words Tuesday when it came to star guard Mark Sears: he said, point blank, that the ...

Nate Oats still hasn't locked in Alabama basketball's starting five for Mississippi State. Will Mark Sears be in it after getting benched against LSU?

No. 4 Alabama pulled away from LSU on Saturday night in the second half for an 80-73 win without the services of the SEC's ...

No. 4 Alabama men's basketball defeated LSU 80-73 on Saturday evening. The Alabama and LSU men's basketball programs came ...

Nate Oats credited his team’s leadership following the decision to bench star player Mark Sears for the second half of a win ...

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

When Alabama basketball came out for the second half of Saturday’s win over LSU, regular starting point guard Mark Sears wasn ...

Tuscaloosa, Ala. - In his postgame press conference following Alabama's 80-73 victory over the LSU Tigers, coach Nate Oats ...

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