Mark Sears

Mark Sears and Aden Holloway Celebration vs. BYU

Mark Sears Layup vs. UConn in Final Four

Mark Sears Dribbling at Mississippi State

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-1
Weight:
185
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Muscle Shoals, Ala.
High School:
Hargrave Military Academy
Prev School:
Ohio

NIL Opportunities

Career Accolades

Wooden Award Top 5 All-American (2025)
NABC First Team All-America (2025)
First Team Associated Press All-America (2025)
First Team Sporting News All-America (2025)
USBWA First Team All-America (2025)
NABC Southeast District First Team (2025)
Naismith Player of the Year Semifinalist (2025)
NCAA East Region All-Tournament team (2025)
Second Team Associated Press All-America (2024)
Sporting News All-America Second Team (2024)
USBWA Second Team All-America (2024)
NABC All-America Third Team (2024)
NCAA West Region Most Outstanding Player (2024)
NCAA West Region All-Tournament Team (2024)
Coaches & Associated Press First Team All-SEC (2024, 2025)
Bob Cousy Finalist (2024, 2025)
Wooden Award Ballot (2024)
NABC All-District 20 First Team (2024)
Second Team All-SEC (2023)
NABC All-District 15 First Team (2022)
First Team All-MAC (2021-22)

2024-25

Ended his career with 2,841 career points, which ranks No. 19 in Division I history
Scored 690 points throughout the season, which ranks No. 4 in program history for single-season scoring
An Associated Press 1^st Team All-America selection, Sears became the 23^rd player in program history to earn AP All-America honors and joins Brandon Miller as the only UA players to earn first team honors by the AP
Set NCAA Tournament program records for most points (232 points), wins (9 wins), games played (11 games) and three-pointers made in a single game (10 vs. BYU)
Finished his UA career No. 2 on Alabama’s all-time scoring list with 1,950 career points, No. 5 in career three-pointers made (254) and No. 7 on the all-time assists leaderboard with 435 assists
Became the first player in SEC history to win three games over AP No. 1 opponents throughout his career
Since 2004, Sears is the 11^th player in Division I to have 70 career games scoring 20 points or more
Became the ninth player in program history to be named First Team All-SEC twice throughout their career
Averaged 18.6 points, 5.1 assists and 2.9 rebounds per game, starting all 37 contests
The only player in the SEC to rank in the top-three in both assists (No. 2, 5.1 apg) and points per game (No. 3, 18.7 ppg)
Scored 20 points or more in 20 games including tying his career-high at UA with 35 points on Feb. 19 at Missouri
Scored 30 points or more in four games including 34 points in the Sweet 16 vs. BYU, the third-most points by a UA player in an NCAA Tournament game
Posted three double-doubles throughout his final season at UA, highlighted by 22 points and 10 assists in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament vs. Robert Morris
Named to the 2024-25 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll

2023-24

Set the program record for most points scored in a single season with 797 points
Became the first Division I player in the last 31 seasons to record 795 points, 150 rebounds, 145 assists and 95 three-pointers in a single season
Scored 20-or-more points in 26 games this season, breaking Reggie King's school record (23 games) set in 1978-79 for most by an Alabama player
Set the program record for most free-throws made in a single season (198) by an Alabama player
Converted 95 three-pointers, which ranks No. 6 for most three-pointers made in a single season by a UA player
Scored 121 total points during the NCAA tournament, which ranked second among all NCAA Tournament players, averaging 24.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game while shooting 53.2 percent from the field, 45.5 percent from three-point range and 82.6 percent from the free-throw line
Played and started in all 37 games this season
Averaged 21.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game this season
Shot 50.8 percent from the field, 43.6 percent from three-point range and 85.7 percent from the free throw line
Ranked No. 11 in Division in points per game
Shot 43.6 percent from three-point range, which ranks No. 6 in Division I
Named SEC Player of the Week on Jan. 15 and Jan. 29
Scored an Alabama career-high 35 points on Dec. 9 vs. Purdue off a career-best 13 made field goals
Posted a double-double in the NCAA Tournament vs. Grand Canyon scoring 26 points along with an Alabama career-high 12 rebounds
Scored double-figures in 36 out of 37 games this season
Posted 30-points or more in four games this season
Recorded a season-high eight assists twice on Jan. 24 vs. Auburn and Feb. 21 vs. Florida

2022-23

Played and started in all 37 games
Averaged 12.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game
Ranked second on the team in scoring (12.5 ppg)
Ranked first on the team in steals per game (1.2)
Ranked No. 3 in the SEC in free throw percentage (84.4)
Scored double figures in 22 games and four games of scoring 20 points or more
Scored a season-high 26 points at Arkansas
Posted a pair of double-doubles including in the final game of the season against San Diego State (3/24) scoring 16 points along with 10 rebounds
Made 69 three-pointers, which ranked No. 2 on the team and No. 11 in the SEC
Played a career-high 55 minutes in the win over No. 1 North Carolina
Averaged 12.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game in the NCAA Tournament

2020-22 (Ohio University)

Played in 59 games across his two seasons at Ohio University (2020-22), making 40 starts, including all 35 games as a sophomore last season
Helped lead the Bobcats to a 42-18 (.700) overall record which included a 23-11 (.676) mark in Mid-American Conference play
Scored 884 career points, including 688 last season alone, and 225 assists shooting 44.8 percent from the field and 38.0 percent from beyond the arc across his two-year career
As a sophomore in 2021-22, he was a Lou Henson Award finalist, which is given annually to the nation's top mid-major player
Finished the year averaging 19.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.7 steals per contest
A five-time MAC Player of the Week honoree who was named NABC All-District 15 First Team, All-MAC First Team and earned a spot on the MAC All-Tournament Team
Topped Ohio in three-point shooting (60-of-147, 40.8 percent), while also topping the league in scoring and free throw percentage
He finished off his impressive sophomore season by scoring a career-high 37 points to go along with seven rebounds in the team's final game against Abilene Christian in the CBI quarterfinals (3/21/22)
Scored 20-or-more points in 18 of the team's 35 games, which included three double-doubles
Pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds in a game where he scored 22 points and added five assists against Bowling Green (3/1/22)
In 2020-21, he averaged 8.5 points, 3.4 assists and 1.0 steals as he earned MAC All-Freshman team honors
Recorded two 20-point games including a season-high 21 points with six assists against Western Michigan (1/26/20)
Played a key role off the bench in the Bobcats' two NCAA tournament games averaging 6.0 points and 3.5 rebounds on 18.5 minutes per game

Prep

Attended Muscle Shoals High School in Muscle Shoals, Ala., prior to transferring to Hargrave for his senior year. In the 2019 Northwest Regional Championship, recorded 31 points, 12 rebounds and five assists before Transferring to Hargrave Military Academy.
During his senior year averaged 14 points, three assists and five rebounds per game...Helped lead Hargrave to the Final 4 of the Prep National Championship with a 37-4 record.
Three-star prospect out of Hargrave Military Academy
Chose Alabama over Auburn, Mississippi State, LSU and Florida, among several others.