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Mark Sears popped up on the Friday night availability report published by the SEC ahead of the weekend action.
Alabama travels to Knoxville on Saturday to face No. 5 Tennessee. On Friday night, the Crimson Tide listed their star point guard as probable on the team’s official injury report. Freshman forward Derrion Reid also remains out.
There were no other surprises for either side on the availability report.
Sears has started every game this season for Alabama. On the fastest team in college basketball, the senior guard sets the table. He leads the Crimson Tide with 19 points per game and averages 5 assists.
He has scored at least 20 points in 3 straight games. Sears scored a season-high 35 points against Mizzou on Feb. 19, then followed that up with a 30-point game against Kentucky last Saturday. On Tuesday against Mississippi State, Sears scored 21 points and dished 10 assists in 29 minutes as the Crimson Tide won 111-73.
Tipoff between the Crimson Tide (23-5, 12-3 SEC) and the Volunteers (23-5, 10-5) is set for 4 p.m. ET on ESPN. The Vols are a 3.5-point favorite, per BetMGM.
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