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

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Mark Sears ... slate, Sears wasn't looking like the Player of the Year that he was named in the preseason. On Wednesday, in a 88-68 win at South Carolina, Sears became the ...

Alabama basketball's Mark Sears wasn't the only one to have a bounce-back game as the Tide had a shootout with Mississippi State's Josh Hubbard.

Following South Carolina’s most recent loss to the Georgia Bulldogs, Paris explained that the biggest challenge goes back to how difficult the SEC is, which means that small mistakes are costing the Gamecocks some games.

Mark Sears was benched over the weekend against LSU, but he bounced back nicely against Mississippi State.

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.

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South Carolina continues to make strides in the 2026 recruiting class, as 4-star wide receiver Gordon Sellers has locked in his official visit to Columbia. Sell

Nate Oats sent a message to his All-American point guard by benching him for the second half of Saturday's game against LSU. Sears responded the way Oats though

But if I had to submit a ballot this morning, the name at the top would still be the same name I said last week -- Kentucky's Mark Pope. Could somebody else reasonably go with Auburn's Bruce Pearl ...

No. 14 Mississippi State (16-4, 4-3) has lost three of its last five games with the setbacks all coming against ranked foes: then-No. 6 Kentucky, No. 1 Auburn and then-No. 6 Tennessee. The Bulldogs notched a 65-60 road victory in overtime versus South Carolina on Saturday. Alabama beat visiting LSU 80-73 on Saturday.

South Carolina men's basketball is struggling in a stacked SEC conference surrounded by elite players and teams. South Carolina has already dropped games to ranked teams such as Auburn, Alabama, Florida,