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No. 2 Alabama uses second-half run to beat Arkansas State 88-79 and avoid upset
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Mark Sears scored 19 points and No. 2 Alabama survived an upset scare on Friday, beating Arkansas State 88-79. The game was tied with seven minutes left before Alabama scored 11 of the next 13 points, three of them from Sears at the free throw line. ...
Led by Mark Sears, No. 2 Alabama is perhaps SEC's best hope to end national title drought
Alabama enters the season as perhaps the Southeastern Conference’s best hope to end its national title drought in men’s basketball. Nate Oats and the second-ranked Crimson Tide are fully embracing those expectations, with Mark Sears and Grant Nelson returning and several...
Fresh from Final Four, Mark Sears and preseason No. 2 Alabama hope for deep March run
Alabama (25-12, 13-5 SEC) No. 2 Alabama is coming off the program's first Final Four run, and this roster appears even more loaded. Expectations soared when preseason first-team All-America guard Mark Sears and forward Grant Nelson both opted to return instead of turning pro. Coach...
Alabama leads new-look SEC with Calipari changing schools, Texas and Oklahoma along for the ride
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is the Southeastern Conference favorite in basketball, not football. John Calipari is leading a team with high expectations, just not at Kentucky. And Texas and Oklahoma are along for the ride now, too. The SEC has matched its record with eight NCAA...
