Ever wanted to play for Alabama basketball? You need to make it through a Nate Oats practice first. Here's your survival guide.

After Alabama basketball's defense fell apart in the second half against Vanderbilt, the Crimson Tide isn't overlooking sharp-shooting Cam Carter.

Alabama and Mississippi State tip off at 8 p.m. CT on Wednesday in Starkville, MS. Emilee Smarr covers Alabama basketball and Crimson Tide athletics for the Tuscaloosa News. She c

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

Even despite the Alabama Crimson Tide picking up an 80-73 win over the LSU Tigers on Saturday night inside Coleman Coliseum, one of the biggest talking points surrounding the game was not necessarily the win,

Just days after reaching the 2,500 point milestone, Alabama guard Mark Sears was benched in the 2nd half against LSU

Alabama basketball star guard Mark Sears was benched in the second half of the Crimson Tide's win over LSU. Here's what coach Nate Oats said about it.

Nate Oats knows that Alabama will need to beat Auburn to achieve some of its goals this year, but a regular season game isn't the main goal.

Alabama coach Nate Oats sent a message with the benching of star Mark Sears. Here's what Oats said of his decision to bench Sears vs. LSU:

No. 4 Alabama pulled away from LSU on Saturday night in the second half for an 80-73 win without the services of the SEC's leading scorer entering the weekend, Mark Sears, who logged zero minutes over the game's second half after leading the team with 17 first-half minutes.

Nate Oats gave an update on Alabama basketball's Houston Mallette, who has been out since Texas A&M, while previewing LSU on Friday.