Mark Sears scored 30 points for Alabama basketball in a win over Kentucky on Saturday at Coleman Coliseum. He's come a long ways from a decade ago.

Alabama issued its final availability report before its home game against No. 17 Kentucky. Senior guards Latrell Wrightsell (Achilles) and Houston Mallette (knees) and freshman forward Derrion Reid (hamstring) were all ruled out and will not play against the Wildcats.

Kentucky is set to take on the Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday in what will be a big-time SEC showdown. These two teams met in Rupp Arena in late January, and

Like Sexton a few years ago, Sears is an excellent college guard. There’s a big difference between Sears and Sexton, though. Sexton’s usage rate on offense held back the evolution of Alabama’s basketball team. Sears is a proven winner, the point guard for one of the best teams in the country and has already taken Alabama to the Final Four.

Despite Alabama basketball's struggle to take the lead for the second game in a row, senior Mark Sears had his best night of the season.

The Crimson Tide's fifth-year senior's second straight 30-point performance helped Alabama beat the Wildcats for the second time this season and end the team's two-game losing streak.

Alabama point guard Mark Sears popped up on the injury report prior to the Crimson Tide’s meeting with the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday evening. Mark Sears Probable To Play in Top-25 Matchup With Kentucky Wildcats Sears appeared on the injury report prior to Alabama’s game against Kentucky with an undisclosed injury,

Senior guard Mark Sears was listed on the availability report ahead of Saturday's rematch against Kentucky. More on the All-American's injury history.