Mark Sears was benched over the weekend against LSU, but he bounced back nicely against Mississippi State.

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.

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.

Even despite the Alabama Crimson Tide picking up an 80-73 win over the LSU Tigers on Saturday night inside Coleman Coliseum, one of the biggest talking points surrounding the game was not necessarily the win,

For the past few press conferences, Alabama men's basketball head coach Nate Oats has given a not-so-optimistic answer to the questions regard

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

Alabama star Mark Sears returned to the starting lineup and helped lead the No. 4 Crimson Tide to an 88-84 win at No. 14 Mississippi State on Wednesday night after he was benched for the entire second half in Saturday's win over LSU.

Nate Oats knows that Alabama will need to beat Auburn to achieve some of its goals this year, but a regular season game isn't the main goal.

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

Alabama guard Chris Youngblood led the the Crimson Tide past the Bulldogs 88-84 in front of a hostile Starkville crowd.

Coach Nate Oats isn't overlooking No. 13 Mississippi State as No. 4 Alabama basketball meets the Bulldogs in the Hump on Wednesday.