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Nate Oats reacts to Mark Sears' performance vs. Mississippi State after benching
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Trotter's 10 Trends: Why Nate Oats benched Alabama star Mark Sears, VCU's surging defense and more takeaways
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Alabama’s Nate Oats on benching Mark Sears: ‘The program is bigger than any 1 person’
Nate Oats caused a stir during Alabama basketball’s win over LSU Saturday, when he benched Mark Sears for the second half. Oats said at the time that it was a coaching decision, noting he wanted to get more defensive effort from his lineup.