He chose instead to go play in the MAC at Ohio University. As a freshman with the Bobcats, Sears averaged 8.5 point

Led by Mark Sears, Alabama broke the 35-year-old record for 3-pointers in an NCAA Tournament game, making 25 in a 113-88 victory over BYU in an East Region semifinal.

Mark Sears has put together one of the most impressive Crimson Tide careers in program history. Should his jersey be hanging in the rafters after this season?

That movement, and the attention that Sears sucked BYU’s defense into, made for Alabama breaking a 35-year-old March Madness record for 3-pointers with 25 in the game. Of Alabama’s 66 shots, 51 were from beyond the 3-point arc.

Alabama men's basketball made NCAA Tournament history with its three-point shooting, led by 10 triples from Mark Sears.

No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 7 Saint Mary’s was seen as a matchup of two very different kinds of teams. The Crimson Tide took that personally, though, based on how they were viewed going into the game. Following the 80-66 win for the Crimson Tide over the Gaels,

Live updates as Alabama basketball is back in the Elite Eight, battling to continue the No. 2 seed Crimson Tide's quest for a national championship.