Nate Oats has a chance to continue a historic start to his Alabama career next time Alabama takes the court against a ranked opponent.

Alabama star Mark Sears returned to the starting lineup and helped lead the No. 4 Crimson Tide to an 88-84 win at No. 14 Mississippi State on Wednesday night after he was benched for the entire second half in Saturday's win over LSU.

Nate Oats and Mark Sears cleared the air after practice Tuesday in the aftermath of Sears' benching last Saturday against LSU.

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Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl took a shot at Alabama and a recent result ahead of the Tigers' trip to Ole Miss on Saturday.

Bryan Hodgson, a Jamestown High graduate and a former University at Buffalo men’s basketball assistant, is getting a plentiful pay bump at Arkansas State. Arkansas State announced Thursday that Hodgson, its men’s basketball coach, has signed has signed a new contract agreement that runs through the end of the 2030-31 season.

Auburn has all but sewn up its first one-seed since 1998-99 with an incredible 12-1 record against Quad 1 opponents. Houston led all teams with 13 Quad 1 wins in the regular season last season, and the Tigers have a chance to smash that mark with eight more Quad 1 matchups over their final 11 games of the regular season.

Alabama basketball alumni Brandon Miller and JD Davison have both been selected for this years NBA Rising Stars Challenge.

No. 4 Alabama men's basketball took down No. 14 Mississippi State 88-84 in a thriller on the road. Unlike most of Alabama's wins, this one was close throughout as the Bulldogs never allowed the Crimson Tide to truly pull away.

Alabama guard Chris Youngblood led the the Crimson Tide past the Bulldogs 88-84 in front of a hostile Starkville crowd.