If he can deliver consistent production in conference play the way he did against UNC-Asheville, Alabama will have a dynamic playmaker at guard to go with Sears, the SEC Preseason Player of the Year.

Alabama’s Mark Sears is the choice for preseason SEC basketball player of the year in voting by league coaches announced Wednesday. Sears, a senior from Muscle Shoals, averaged 21.5 points ...

Illinois’ Kylan Boswell. Last year, as Alabama’s lead guard, Sears averaged 21.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 4.0 assists while shooting over 50 percent from the field, including 43.6 percent on ...