The Alabama males’s basketball group is back in the Sweet 16 in this yr’s NCAA Tournament they usually’re trying to make a deep run. They’ll have to go up in opposition to the top-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels on Thursday evening, with a basic matchup of groups from the SEC vs. the ACC. Before the game, Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl stated that famous person Mark Sears will likely be key for the Crimson Tide to advance in the large dance.
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“If Alabama continues to advance in this tournament, it’s because of Mark Sears. … He is as good a guard as there is in this Tournament.”—Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl on @AlabamaMBB‘s Mark Sears pic.twitter.com/mUHR3PS2k1— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) March 28, 2024
Sears has been one of the most explosive scorers in the nation for the previous few seasons. This yr for the Crimson Tide, he’s averaged 21.5 factors, 4.2 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game.
“You know when I had him in camp. And Jay you can relate to this right? Too little. He wasn’t gonna be good enough. But what makes this tournament so special is, he starts at Ohio. He does a great job at the mid-major level. And he transfers to Alabama. If Alabama continues to advance in this tournament, it’s because of Mark Sears. And that matchup with him and [R.J.] Davis is gonna be you know, something to watch. He can make big shots. He’s an incredible leader. He’s a tough kid. And he’s as good a guard as there is in this tournament,” Pearl stated on Thursday night.
Sears has been electrifying in this yr’s NCAA Tournament, demonstrating why he’s one of the most gifted gamers in America. He erupted for 30 factors in the Crimson Tide’s second spherical win over the College of Charleston. Not solely that, Sears chipped in 5 assists and 4 rebounds.
He didn’t disappoint in opposition to Grand Canyon both, pouring in 26 factors, grabbing 12 rebounds, and meting out six assists in the Tide’s 76-61 win in the Sweet Sixteen.
He delivered a big-time efficiency in the Tide’s spectacular win over the Tar Heels on Thursday night, stuffing the stat sheet with 18 factors, two rebounds, and two assists. Alabama got here away with an 89-87 victory, in one of the most entertaining video games of the NCAA Tournament to date.
Alabama advances to their second Elite Eight in program historical past, and their first one beneath head coach Nate Oats. No. 6 seed Clemson stands in the manner of the first Final Four in Alabama basketball historical past.