Nate Oats reacts to Mark Sears' performance vs. Mississippi State after benching
Trotter's 10 Trends: Why Nate Oats benched Alabama star Mark Sears, VCU's surging defense and more takeaways
Mark Sears to start at Mississippi State after being benched
After his second-half benching against LSU, Mark Sears was back in Alabama basketball’s starting lineup at Mississippi State on Wednesday. The lineups were posted shortly before tip in Starkville.
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Nate Oats enjoyed his ‘chess match’ against Mark Pope: ‘This is not gonna be a bad loss for them.’
Nate Oats and Mark Pope are two of the best offensive minds in college basketball. Their brilliance was put on full display Saturday in Rupp Arena as Alabama and Kentucky combined to score 199 points in a 102-97 win for the Crimson Tide.
Nate Oats' Joe Mazzulla-inspired tactic plays role in Alabama's win over Kentucky
In particular, Alabama attacked a trio of Kentucky guards — Koby Brea, Jaxson Robinson and Travis Perry — and had a great deal of success doing so. Wildcats head coach Mark Pope noticed it, but there wasn't much he or his team could do about it.
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Nate Oats offers high praise for Mark Pope’s fit at Kentucky
Nate Oats has to compete against Kentucky and Mark Pope regularly, but he had high praise for the Wildcats’ coach. Alabama edged Kentucky 102-97 in Lexington, but Oats knew Pope would be a great fit with the program.
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Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats didn't spare the top of his roster ... And in response, the top of the roster spared Kentucky no mercy. Seniors Mark Sears and Grant Nelson led the Crimson ...
Derrion Reid injury update: Nate Oats shares latest before Alabama vs Kentucky
Derrion Reid is questionable for the game against the Wildcats, Alabama coach Nate Oats said Friday. The Crimson Tide is set to face Kentucky on Saturday (11 a.m. CT, ESPN) in Lexington, Kentucky.
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What Nate Oats had to say after Alabama basketball toppled Kentucky
The No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide went on the road and defeated the No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats, 102-97, Saturday at Rupp Arena. The Crimson Tide's performance was a lot better than it was during their 74-64
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Why Nate Oats said Alabama basketball has to be 'concerned' with LSU's Cam Carter
Nate Oats says Alabama basketball isn't going to ... BRACKETOLOGY:Alabama basketball projected No. 1 seed in NCAA Tournament after Kentucky NO. 1 OFFENSE:Alabama basketball looks for third ...
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Alabama basketball was challenged by Kentucky's bench: Can Tide improve its depth?
Alabama (15-3, 4-1 SEC) trailed for the next eight minutes before starting forward Grant Nelson reclaimed a lead that had been denied by Kentucky's non-starters. TIME TO PANIC?Why Nate Oats and ...
NCAA Men's Basketball Power Rankings: Houston surges into the top tier
Sure, the win at Kansas is really the only marquee victory Houston has so far this season, but a 13-game winning streak with 11 double-digit wins over that stretch earns Kelvin Sampson's team a place in the top tier of the sport.
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10 things I’m absolutely overreacting to after 4 weeks of SEC Basketball
John Calipari's anticipated return to Kentucky is just 1 of the 10 things Neil Blackmon is overreacting to this week in SEC basketball.
Who’s on UNC’s coaching list? Duke’s successful succession, X-factors for the game: Mailbag
With Duke and UNC trending in opposite directions, you had questions before the first meeting of the rivals this season on Saturday.