Mark Sears

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Mark Sears
Mark Sears.jpg
Sears with Alabama in 2023
No. 19–Wisconsin Herd
Position Point guard
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (2002-02-19) February 19, 2002 (age 23)
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2025: undrafted
Playing career2025–present
Career history
2025–2026 Milwaukee Bucks
2025–2026 →Wisconsin Herd
2026–presentWisconsin Herd
Career highlights
  • Consensus first-team All-American (2025)
  • Consensus second-team All-American (2024)
  • 2× First-team All-SEC (2024, 2025)
  • Second-team All-SEC (2023)
  • First-team All-MAC (2022)
  • MAC All-Freshman Team (2021)
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Mark Christopher Sears (born February 19, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Ohio Bobcats and the Alabama Crimson Tide.

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Early life and high school career

Sears was born on February 19, 2002 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. [1] He began his career at Muscle Shoals High School where as a junior in February 2019, he recorded 31 points, 12 rebounds and five assists in a 64–52 win over Bessemer City High School in the Class 6A Northwest Regional championship. [2] In 2019, he transferred to Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia. [3] As a senior, Sears averaged 14 points, three assists and five rebounds per game and helped lead Hargrave to the Final 4 of the National Prep Championship with a 37–4 overall record. He committed to playing college basketball for Ohio. [4]

College career

Ohio

As a freshman, Sears came off the bench and began to see more minutes after Jason Preston was sidelined with a leg injury. [5] Sears averaged 8.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, earning MAC All-Freshman Team honors. [6] After Preston declared for the 2021 NBA draft following the season, Sears was named the team's starting point guard going into his sophomore season. In the offseason, he worked on improving his shooting by attempting 15,000 three-point shots. [5] On December 21, 2021, Sears scored 33 points in an 85–70 win over USC Upstate. [7] He scored a career-high 37 points on March 21, 2022, in a 91–86 loss to Abilene Christian in the College Basketball Invitational. [8] Sears was named to the First Team All-MAC after the 2021–22 season. [9] As a sophomore, he averaged 19.6 points, six rebounds and 4.1 assists per game. On March 30, 2022, Sears entered the transfer portal. [10]

Alabama

On April 8, 2022, Sears announced that he had committed to Alabama. [11] He averaged 12.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.2 steals per game, helping Alabama capture the 2023 SEC regular season [12] and SEC Tournament [13] titles. Alabama earned the number one overall seed in the 2023 NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16. Sears was named to the Second Team All-SEC. [14] Following the season, he declared for the 2023 NBA draft before returning to Alabama for his senior year. [15] In his second season with the program, Sears averaged 21.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 1.6 steals per game, leading Alabama in scoring. Alabama earned a 4-seed in the West regional of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. In the regional final against Clemson, Sears scored 23 points on 7-14 shooting from the three-point line to help Alabama advance to its first Final Four in program history. [16] Sears was voted to the First Team All-SEC [17] and Second Team All-America [18] teams. On May 29, 2024, Sears withdrew his name from the 2024 NBA draft to return to Alabama for his final year of collegiate eligibility. [19] Alabama entered the 2024-25 season as the number 2-ranked team in the AP poll. [20] Sears averaged 18.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 0.9 steals per game in his final season, leading the Crimson Tide in scoring and assists. In the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA tournament, Sears scored 34 points on 10-16 shooting from three in Alabama's win over BYU, a game in which the Crimson Tide broke the NCAA tournament record for three pointers in a game with 25. [21] Sears finished the season on the First Team All-SEC [22] and First Team All-America [23] teams. Sears finished his Alabama career as the program's second all-time leading scorer [24] and ended his college career as a whole as the 19th all-time leading scorer in men's Division I history. [25]

Professional career

After not being selected in the 2025 NBA draft, Sears signed a two-way contract with the Milwaukee Bucks. [26] He made seven appearances for Milwaukee, averaging 3.1 points, 0.3 rebounds, and 0.3 assists. On January 7, 2026, Sears was waived by the Bucks. [27]

On January 17, 2026, Sears signed with the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League. [28]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2020–21 Ohio 24519.5.467.279.8512.83.41.0.08.5
2021–22 Ohio 353535.7.444.408.8846.04.11.7.119.6
2022–23 Alabama 373729.8.406.345.8473.52.61.2.112.5
2023–24 Alabama 373733.6.508.436.8574.24.01.6.121.5
2024–25 Alabama 373732.3.403.345.8442.95.1.9.118.6
Career17015130.9.445.375.8583.93.91.3.116.7

Personal life

Sears is a Christian. [29] He is the son of Chad and Lameka Sears. [30]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NBA 2025 Draft Prospects | Mark Sears | NBA.com". NBA. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  2. ↑ Boyette, Daniel (February 20, 2019). "Muscle Shoals 64, Bessemer City 52: Trojans return to state for 1st time in 3 years". AL.com . Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  3. ↑ Thomas, Craig (August 19, 2019). "Former Muscle Shoals star Mark Sears transferring to Hargrave Military Academy". TimesDaily . Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Ohio Men's Basketball Set for Season Opening Multi-Team Event at Illinois". Ohio Bobcats . November 24, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  5. 1 2 Gleckler, Jack (January 20, 2022). "Men's Basketball: How Mark Sears stepped into his role as a starter". The Post . Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  6. ↑ Harkins, Lukas (September 2, 2021). "Ohio Basketball: Mark Sears set for sophomore breakout to lead Bobcats". Heat Check CBB. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Sears carries Ohio over South Carolina Upstate 85-70". ESPN . Associated Press. December 21, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Abilene Christian fends off scrappy Ohio in College Basketball Invitational quarterfinals". Abilene Reporter-News . March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  9. ↑ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Postseason Awards Announced" (Press release). Mid-American Conference. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  10. ↑ Gleckler, Jack (March 30, 2022). "Men's Basketball: Mark Sears enters transfer portal". The Post . Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  11. ↑ Kelly, Nick (April 8, 2022). "Alabama basketball lands Ohio transfer Mark Sears". Tuscaloosanews.com. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  12. ↑ "No. 2 Tide clinch regular-season title in OT win". SECSports.com. March 2, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  13. ↑ "SEC Tournament Champions! Alabama Defeats Texas A&M 82-63 to Win Second SEC Tournament Title in Three Years". RollTide.com. March 12, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Coaches select 2023 SEC men's basketball award winners". SECSports.com. March 7, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  15. ↑ Taylor, Cody (May 30, 2023). "Alabama guard Mark Sears to withdraw from draft, return for senior year". The Rookie Wire. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  16. ↑ "FINAL FOUR BOUND! Alabama Reaches its First-Ever Final Four with 89-82 Victory over Clemson". RollTide.com. March 31, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  17. ↑ "2024 SEC Men's Basketball Awards announced". SECSports.com. March 11, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  18. ↑ "The Associated Press 2023-24 men's college basketball All-America teams". AP. March 19, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  19. ↑ Givony, Jonathan (May 29, 2024). "Mark Sears to withdraw from NBA draft, return to Alabama". ESPN. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  20. ↑ Berger, Endia (October 14, 2024). "Kansas, Alabama, UConn lead men's basketball AP preseason poll". NCAA. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  21. ↑ Borzello, Jeff (March 27, 2025). "Alabama sets NCAA tournament record with 25 3-pointers vs. BYU". ESPN. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  22. ↑ "2025 SEC Men's Basketball Awards announced". SECSports.com. March 10, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  23. ↑ "The Associated Press 2024-25 men's college basketball All-America teams". AP. March 18, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  24. ↑ Melton, Matt (July 22, 2025). "Top 10 all-time leading scorers in Alabama basketball history". Roll Tide Wire. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  25. ↑ "Mark Sears". RollTide.com. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  26. ↑ Kelly, Nick (June 26, 2025). "Alabama star guard lands NBA contract". Al.com. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  27. ↑ "Milwaukee Bucks Waive Mark Sears". nba.com. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  28. ↑ "Waived by the Milwaukee Bucks, Mark Sears joins NBA G League affiliate". al.com. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  29. ↑ Mercer, Kevin. "Mark Sears leads Alabama to its first-ever Final Four: 'Give all honor and glory to God'". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  30. ↑ "Mark Sears" . Retrieved 4 April 2024.
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