Mark Sears has scored 30 points seven times during his 5-year college career. Two of those have been in his last two games. Sears scored 30 points in Alabama’s 96-83 win over No. 17 Kentucky on Saturday evening at Coleman Coliseum.

Like Sexton a few years ago, Sears is an excellent college guard. There’s a big difference between Sears and Sexton, though. Sexton’s usage rate on offense held back the evolution of Alabama’s basketball team. Sears is a proven winner, the point guard for one of the best teams in the country and has already taken Alabama to the Final Four.

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Tennessee guard Zakai Zeigler is ready for what could potentially be his final time facing Alabama basketball star Mark Sears.

Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats is considering putting freshman ... who can create scoring opportunities alongside star guard Mark Sears. Alabama basketball freshman Labaron Philon might ...