After defeating its first two NCAA Tournament opponents by a combined 23 points, No. 2 seed Alabama took on the No. 6 BYU Cougars in the Sweet 16. Entering the game, Sears had recorded 2,799 ...

NEWARK, N.J. — Alabama coach Nate Oats knew the shots were due to start dropping for Mark Sears, and the Crimson ... the first of seven SEC teams in the Sweet 16 to advance to the Elite Eight.

NEWARK — Reporters wasted no time getting into the tough questions for Alabama basketball players at press conferences ahead of the No. 2 seed Crimson Tide's Sweet 16 matchup with BYU.

Mark Sears erupted for his second-best March Madness scoring performance to lead Alabama past BYU 113-88 on Thursday in the Sweet 16 matchup. The 6-foot-1 guard scored 34 points on 11 of 18 ...

It also meant that senior guard Mark Sears played his final game with the Crimson Tide. The 2024-25 campaign was his fifth year in college basketball, meaning Sears has no more eligibility remaining.

Early in Alabama basketball’s dominant Sweet 16 win over BYU ... A long shot by Mark Sears late in the second half broke Loyola Marymount’s 1990 record of 21 for most made threes in a single ...

After not making more than one three in the last five games, Sears finished 10-for-16 from downtown with a two-point basket for 34 points on 11 makes. Down the roster, Alabama went 25-for-51 ...