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Alabama basketball guard Mark Sears received another accolade for his stellar season on Tuesday morning, being named a second team All-American by the Associated Press

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Sears was also named a second team All-American by Sporting News last week, giving him two of the four needed for consensus All-American status. The United States Basketball Writers Association and the National Association of Basketball Coaches have yet to release their lists.

Sears had a phenomenal season for the Crimson Tide, leading the team to a 4-seed in the NCAA Tournament with a 21-11 overall record and a 13-5 record in SEC play. He averaged 21.1 points per game, while adding 4.0 rebounds and 4.1 assists. He shot over 50 percent from the floor and 40 percent from beyond the arc during the season.

His play also earned him a first team All-SEC selection, one year after being named second team All-SEC in 2023.

Sears is the third Alabama basketball player to be named an AP All-American during Oats’ tenure, joining Herb Jones (third team, 2021) and Brandon Miller (first team, 2023).

Alabama is now preparing for the NCAA Tournament, where it will face 13-seed Charleston in Spokane, Washington in the first round on Friday at 6:35 p.m. CT.

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Watch the video above as BamaCentral staff writers Blake Byler and Katie Windham discuss the Crimson Tide’s NCAA Tournament draw as a 4-seed in the Spokane regional and whether or not the team can make a deep run in this year’s Big Dance. Alabama will open the tournament with a game against 13-seed Charleston on Friday at 6:35 p.m. CT.

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Blake Byler: Blake Byler is a staff writer for BamaCentral and primarily covers Alabama basketball and football. He has covered a wide variety of Crimson Tide sports since 2021, including golf, softball, baseball, and more. He served as the sports editor of The Crimson White while in school, and began writing full-time for BamaCentral in 2023 following his graduation from The University of Alabama.

Katie Windham: Katie Windham is the assistant editor for BamaCentral, primarily covering football, basketball gymnastics and softball. She is a two-time graduate of the University of Alabama and has covered a variety of Crimson Tide athletics since 2019 for outlets like The Tuscaloosa News, The Crimson White and the Associated Press before joining BamaCentral full time in 2021. Windham has covered College Football Playoff games, the Women’s College World Series, NCAA March Madness and SEC Tournaments and championships in multiple sports.

Alabama head basketball coach Nate Oats had a new contract approved by the UA system Board of Trustees on Monday afternoon.

The contract, which extends Oats until the March 14, 2030, makes him one of the top-5 highest-paid coaches in college basketball, now with an annual salary of $5 million dollars the first year, and escalates to $7.55 million by the final year of his contract. His buyout was increased as well, and now sits at $18 million in the first two years.

“I am excited and honored for the chance to extend my relationship with the University of Alabama,” Oats said. “I have said from day one, my family and I love this community, the city of Tuscaloosa and the University so I am thankful and appreciative for all the support we have received from President Stuart Bell, Chancellor St. John, The Board of Trustees and Greg Byrne. We have enjoyed tremendous success during our five years at Alabama and we look forward to building on that for many years to come.”

Oats has had immense success since joining the Crimson Tide back in March of 2019. He boasts a record of 113-53 in his time at Alabama, and became the fastest head coach to reach 100 wins in Alabama basketball history this past season.

Sunday, Alabama was selected to participate in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, marking the fourth straight tournament the Crimson Tide has been selected for under Oats. In all four tournaments, Alabama has been a top-6 seed.

During his Alabama tenure, Oats has made two Sweet Sixteens, won two SEC regular season titles, won two SEC tournaments, coached six NBA draft picks, and had two players named SEC Player of the Year.

This is the third contract extension Oats has received during his time in Tuscaloosa. He was extended in both the spring of 2021, as well as February 2023 before today’s most recent extension. All three extensions have included a pay raise.

Alabama’s assistant coaches Ryan Pannone and Preston Murphy also have new contracts that were approved by the Board of Trustees this afternoon. Murphy was extended one year, and will make $450,000 annually, while Pannone was extended two years, and will make $360,000 annually.

Assistant coach Austin Claunch was supposed to have a new contract approved as well, but he was recently hired as the newest head coach at UTSA.

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