Alabama basketball head coach Nate Oats dropped some wisdom on his sharpshooter Mark Sears before advancing past the Sweet 16.
The No. 2 seed Alabama Crimson Tide delivered a historic performance on Thursday night, torching the nets in their 113-88 thrashing of the No. 6 BYU Cougars. The Tide advanced to the Elite Eight in pretty comfortable fashion,
The Alabama head coach and guard have dominated in this city due to their previous stops before coming to the Crimson Tide.
Despite a low-scoring game, Alabama guard Mark Sears hit the game-winning shot against Auburn. Alabama coach Nate Oats admitted the play call for the game-winner was not well-designed. Alabama clinched a double-bye in the SEC Tournament and will play their ...
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Sporting News on MSNAlabama's 3-point math, explained: How Nate Oats' squad replicates former teacher and Boston CelticsAlabama men's basketball coach Nate Oats used to be a high school math teacher, and 3 is greater than 2. Those two things, while obvious, have conspired to make the Crimson Tide a dangerous threat to knock off Duke in the Elite Eight and potentially go all the way to the national championship.
The Crimson Tide coach and players spoke about the game that sent the program to its second Elite Eight in a row.
NEWARK, N.J. — With an NCAA Tournament-record 25 3-pointers, Alabama earned a trip to the Elite Eight for the second consecutive season as Mark Sears scored 30 points and the Crimson Tide beat sixth-seeded BYU 113-88 in the East Regional semifinals on Thursday night.