Ever wanted to play for Alabama basketball? You need to make it through a Nate Oats practice first. Here's your survival ...

Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats benched his star player Saturday night, Mark Sears. And you can bet he's got every ...

Nate Oats caused a stir during Alabama basketball’s win over LSU Saturday, when he benched Mark Sears for the second half. Oats said at the time that it was a coaching decision, noting he wanted ...

Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats said he had not decided on his starting lineup after the sixth-year coach benched his star in the second half of a win over LSU on Saturday. No. 4 Alabama (17-3 ...

Over halfway through the regular season, Nate Oats has a good hold on Alabama basketball's identity. "We try to play fast, but we don't want to be Hollywood," he told ESPN's "College GameDay" on ...

Nate Oats says Alabama basketball isn't going to "overlook" Cam Carter and the Tigers. A near seamless first half of defense fell apart for the No. 3 Crimson Tide in the last 20 minutes against ...

Sears' curious absence was explained postgame by Alabama coach Nate Oats as a tactical move, not a benching, but his rationale for the decision sounded much more like the latter than the former.

Alabama head coach Nate Oats didn't mince words Tuesday when it came to star guard Mark Sears: he said, point blank, that the best version of Sears is what's best for the team. That's the version ...

Alabama basketball guard Mark Sears sat out the second half of the Crimson Tide's 80-73 win over LSU on Saturday, and while UA coach Nate Oats was mum on a specific reason, it was clear the star ...