Nate Oats, Mark Sears and Alabama

Alabama's Mark Sears starts vs. Mississippi State after Nate Oats' surprise benching of All-American star
Alabama star Mark Sears returned to the starting lineup for the No. 4 Crimson Tide on Wednesday night in their road contest at No. 14 Mississippi State after he was benched for the entire second half in Saturday's win over LSU.
Nate Oats offers insight into decision to bench Mark Sears
As of Monday night, the team has a 17-3 record are sitting at No. 4 in the AP Top 25. With that being said, Oats still made a drastic decision in the team’s last game on Saturday. The coach opted to bench star guard Mark Sears for the 2nd half of the game against LSU.
Nate Oats benches Mark Sears vs. LSU, challenges Alabama star after abysmal first half
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 leading scorer entering the weekend, Mark Sears, who logged zero minutes over the game's second half after leading the team with 17 first-half minutes.
Alabama coach Nate Oats (sorta) explains why he sat top scorer Mark Sears vs. LSU
Alabama guard Mark Sears came into Saturday's game against LSU leading the team and the Southeastern Conference in scoring but was held scoreless and spent the entire second half of the Crimson Tide’s
Nate Oats comments on lack of playing time for Mark Sears vs. LSU
Nate Oats spoke briefly about the lack of playing time for star point guard Mark Sears in Alabama's narrow win over LSU.
Alabama head basketball coach Nate Oats sent two messages by benching Mark Sears in win over LSU
Alabama head basketball coach Nate Oats benching Mark Sears against LSU on Saturday night had many meanings, according to one analyst.
Alabama basketball's Nate Oats has team's full attention after Sears benching | Goodbread
Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats benched his star player Saturday night, Mark Sears. And you can bet he's got every player's attention over it.
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