Mark Sears, Ohio Bobcats transfer guard, commits to Alabama Crimson Tide

Dave Clark, Cincinnati Enquirer
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OU's Mark Sears defends a second half shot by Kent's Malique Jacobs in a Mid American Conference semi-final game on Friday March 11, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
OU's Mark Sears defends a second half shot by Kent's Malique Jacobs in a Mid American Conference semi-final game on Friday March 11, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

Guard Mark Sears, who entered the transfer portal after a breakout season for the Ohio Bobcats in 2021-22, committed Thursday night via Twitter to the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Sears, from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, averaged 19.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game in 35 games - all starts - for the Bobcats as a sophomore.

From Sears via Twitter:

Sears, 20, averaged 8.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game as a freshman the previous season.

Alabama's head coach, Nate Oats, coached in the Mid-American Conference at Buffalo before leaving in 2019 for the Crimson Tide, which finished last season with a 19-14 record, 9-9 in the Southeastern Conference.

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