The University of Alabama's men's basketball team has made history by advancing to its first-ever Final Four in the school's history, following an 89-82 victory over Clemson. Mark Sears was instrumental in the win, leading the team with 23 points and a 7-14 performance from the 3-point line on what was described as a career night for him. The victory is a significant milestone for head coach Nate Oats and the Alabama program, marking a new era for a school traditionally known for its football prowess. Alabama's path to victory was highlighted by overcoming an early 13-point deficit against Clemson, showcasing the team's resilience and strategic adjustments. The Crimson Tide's run to the Final Four has been described as a wild and monumental journey, with a matchup against UConn awaiting them.
The West Region All-Tournament Team 👇 #MarchMadness 🏀 Mark Sears 🏀 PJ Hall 🏀 Ian Schieffelin 🏀 Chase Hunter 🏀 Grant Nelson https://t.co/v3tCE6ZH0x
Mark Sears’ career night sends Alabama by Clemson to first March Madness Final Four https://t.co/fcwgZJKHtn https://t.co/2M8WqgSmY4
Nate Oats made a great adjustment at halftime. Clemson was hedging hard on ball screens to try to limit 3s, so Alabama started slipping screens. Clemson had to come up and help, Bama cut back door and got multiple dunks off of it.
Mark Sears’ career night sends Alabama by Clemson to first March Madness Final Four https://t.co/OtxZoiLt3a https://t.co/jWsFOPFGZR
"You started walking on Easter, now you're DANCING!" Mark Sears' mom with an emotional message to her son after @AlabamaMBB clinched their first Final Four ♥️ https://t.co/UpA2lMXEvI
Roll Tide!! Alabama is headed to the Final 4!!! How insane has been the job Nate Oats has done? https://t.co/HUoegaQg8f
"And let's get outta here and go to the Final Four!" @AlabamaMBB play-by-play broadcaster Chris Stewart's call tonight ❤️ https://t.co/4P7iBacCnd
How special is this group to Clemson MBB coach Brad Brownell? "Very special ... This run is something we'll always remember." Says he wanted "so badly" for his players to make a Final Four. "This wasn't an accident. Our guys played great basketball. Just needed more today"
Alabama is headed to the FINAL FOUR! How impressive has this run been for the Tide and Nate Oats? AFTER DARK: https://t.co/SHxxBeeUO8 https://t.co/zAYEeFkTiA
EVERYTHING SCHOOL 🐘 @AlabamaFTBL | @AlabamaMBB https://t.co/2N8NzkqYv5
Nate Oats makes the final cuts of the net in LA https://t.co/hIfmRqif06
If the message you received from 2024 @MarchMadnessMBB selections was to play easier schedules, say hi to @AlabamaMBB. Played Purdue (1 seed), Arizona (2), Creighton (3), Clemson (6), Oregon (11) in non-conference. Tide went 1-4. And now they're Final Four.
Nate Oats has secured the net https://t.co/8foGNZUPxK
Nate Oats finishes off the net. https://t.co/tgaYjFHiZW
Mark Sears: precise net cutter https://t.co/Fhf7SN4BkU
Clemson is at the podium. Brad Brownell: "First off, what a basketball game ... Give credit to Alabama. Their second half performance was outstanding. For some reason, we couldn't guard them. I'm so proud of my team, the ride we've been on"
"Final Four baby" 🏆 The vibes are all the way up for @AlabamaMBB 💪 #MarchMadness https://t.co/wnt9fsrzzt
Nate Oats' Mona Lisa. https://t.co/awhmIVxZzj
Truly believe Alabama is a burgeoning college hoops power. Nate Oats has two SEC regular season/tournament titles and now its first Final Four. He's signed a massive extension that his him locked in for a long time at Alabama. Enjoy this Bama fans. This is only the BEGINNING
Monster Shot Mark leads Alabama to their first Final Four in program history ‼️ #MarchMadness https://t.co/fy3BU5wod9
Alabama head coach Nate Oats to @AlejandroAveela on heading to the Final Four https://t.co/P1IN3Y1g2F
So the team that allowed over 100 points twice in regulation time to @GatorsMBK in span of 10 days is going to Final Four. March Madness, indeed, for Bama hoops.
Bama over Clemson by a touchdown.
Nate Oats, headed to the Final Four. https://t.co/HBkLFGhctx
The final moment of Alabama’s win over Clemson and then Rammer Jammer: https://t.co/LEuKcUDosp
.@chrisfallica Bama makes the final four after losing their first game in SEC tourney… isn’t there a stat where no one has won w/o winning a conference tourney game?
This has not felt like one of the two best teams of the Nate Oats Alabama era for…basically any point of this season. And yet here we are and he has them in the Final Four for his first one. A. Oats is truly one of the nation’s elite coaches. B. College hoops can be funny.
.@ClemsonMBB eliminated by @AlabamaMBB #MarchMadness https://t.co/i982UhM3YM
MARK SEARS IS A CERTIFIED BUCKET 😤 🔥 23 PTS 🔥 7-14 3-PT FG 🔥 Bama’s first Final Four @AlabamaMBB https://t.co/oATuded7Rv
Alabama receives its trophy, Nate Oats addresses the crowd in LA https://t.co/bABgB4vES5
Tide keep rollin' into the #MFinalFour 👏 #MarchMadness @AlabamaMBB https://t.co/lPox3BYYlx
So is Bama a basketball school now? @ErnieBrownII
"ROLL TIDE" 🗣️ Chuck said the thing! 🤣 #MarchMadness @AlabamaMBB https://t.co/NALlGFjH6M
It was a great run for Clemson, but it didn't have any answers tonight after the strong start. It got outrebounded 40-28, gave up 16 3s and shot 8-16 from the free-throw line. It's hard to win like that, especially in a pressure-packed game against a good team.
Teams that are 4-0 ATS in this year’s #MarchMadness: UConn Alabama
Been writing on UConn, but how about that one for Nate Oats? Alabama into the Final Four. We can probably stop the "live by the 3, die by the 3" critique of Oats' style now.
UConn #HU5KIES open -11.5 vs. Alabama #RollTide for their matchup next Saturday in the #FinalFour. #MarchMadness https://t.co/EApL0qDV9e
AFTER DARK NOW!! UConn and Alabama advance to the Final 4 https://t.co/g0kJxPjVA2
"When you're a kid, you want to be in these moments... It feels like my dream came true today" 🥹 Mark Sears is soaking it all in after leading Alabama to their first ever Final Four berth 🙌 #MarchMadness @AlabamaMBB https://t.co/G8a7Sxhq8D
I am once again thinking about Nate Oats seeking out Ray Lewis for advice after one of his players was arrested on capital murder charges last year https://t.co/Kd9vhmNJ8Z https://t.co/KQCMPSLKNF
The Crimson Tide roll on to the Final Four, and @CoversJLo cashes a March Madness bet. Alabama ML ✅ https://t.co/akSnRrkH5x https://t.co/CmLwOFvBxT
Alabama defeats 4 seed Clemson! 🐘 https://t.co/sKgUcK5KPD
Roll Tide: Alabama books first March Madness trip to Final Four with defeat of Clemson https://t.co/MrZU8rxvrX
"THE ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE WILL ROLL INTO THE FINAL FOUR FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY!" - Brian Anderson 🏀🎙️ #MarchMadness https://t.co/deXQPAtqD7
Bama fans right now 🥹 #MarchMadness @AlabamaMBB https://t.co/eejLXfou5W
Congratulations to @AlabamaMBB for making it to the Final Four for the first time in school history. Roll Tide! https://t.co/b7Fsuc76VL
ALABAMA TAKES DOWN CLEMSON 🔥 The Tide is headed to their 1st Final Four in program history. https://t.co/41PcUMGNGL
Sears seals it. Bama is basketball school now ;) #PostSaban #Tide #FinalFour https://t.co/FJjnoP3CC4
Dan Hurley vs. Nate Oats in the Final Four, with Jon Scheyer potentially on the way It's the 2018 Pitt basketball coaching search in bracket form
Who is Mark Sears? Meet Alabama's electric Elite Eight hero https://t.co/N8FWoaQAL6 https://t.co/WKKT4RuzdY
Alabama men's basketball is heading to its first Final Four in program history 🔥 @AlabamaMBB | #MarchMadness https://t.co/i7H3JZvqfZ
What a job by Nate Oats and the @AlabamaMBB squad. https://t.co/1xDloJrHzV
Alabama is headed to the Final Four, 1st appearance in program history. What a wild run this has been for the Tide. A monumental night for Nate Oats and his team. A matchup with UConn awaits Alabama. https://t.co/8IbNisyt6U
ALABAMA IS GOING TO THE FINAL FOUR FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY! 🏀 #MarchMadness https://t.co/jY1YZWhxFj
Mark Sears is from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He received just three college offers, and committed to Ohio. His scoring ability there caught the attention of Nate Oats—and Alabama decided to bring him home. Sears just led the Tide to their FIRST-EVER Final Four. https://t.co/1UmRDp1RP0
Mark Sears has Fred VanVleet vibes.
He didn’t pick against them 🤷♂️ Roll Tide Willie’s bracket is still perfect, Nothin’ but the Tide 🔥 #MarchMadness https://t.co/T6M5oV8l4E
Mark Sears dropped a 3-point BARRAGE to lead the Crimson Tide to the Final 4. 👏🔥 https://t.co/M7X3Uc75bz
At least the Alabama men’s basketball team earned its way into the 4-team postseason, instead of, uh, a different team from that school earlier this year
In five years at Alabama, Nate Oats has: * Won two SEC regular season titles * Two SEC Tournament titles * Three 2nd weeknds Now, Alabama will head to its first Final Four What Nate Oats has done at Bama is as impressive as ANYONE in the sport right now BAMA TO THE FINAL FOUR https://t.co/h0IaMklWXO
Yes @AlabamaMBB of @SEC comes back from early 13 point deficit vs @ClemsonMBB & win 89 - 82 & earn 1st trip ever to the @MarchMadnessMBB FINAL 4 !
Pretty amazing job by Nate Oats at Alabama this year. (Also, takes No. 102 defense in KenPom to Final Four. Which hasn't happened often.)
FINAL: Alabama 89, Clemson 82 End of the road for the Tigers, who made their first Elite Eight in 44 years. Heck of a run, but some FT shooting issues tonight. And tough to beat a team shooting like Alabama did tonight
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Alabama has made it to the College Basketball Playoff @BarstoolAlabama https://t.co/escpIo9Fnw
.@AlabamaMBB is headed to its first-ever Final Four 🐘 https://t.co/MV7uc5BiX8
Alabama is going to the school’s first-ever Final Four after beating Clemson. https://t.co/kWv8sAbyB4
ALABAMA IS HEADING TO THEIR FIRST-EVER FINAL 4! 🚨 https://t.co/xLoIQla2GP
Well, how bout that? Did NOT see that coming when the tournament started. Hell of a job by Nate Oats and his players. https://t.co/KkLxl4xW9G
FIRST TIME FEELING 🤩 WELCOME TO THE #MFINALFOUR @AlabamaMBB 🐘 #MarchMadness https://t.co/OGeOWgFb8J
Final Four Bound: Alabama bests Clemson to win the West Region 🔗: https://t.co/OukiFisL0A https://t.co/fOMV1pzD9M
Alabama: basketball school.
DON'T SLEEP ON THE TIDE 🐘 #MarchMadness @AlabamaMBB https://t.co/WRUh0SVcjT
Nate Oats has taken Alabama to its first ever Final Four!! The former Michigan high school coach has absolutely crushed it since arriving at Tuscaloosa. Lost Brandon Miller and plenty more off last year’s team. Reloaded with mid-major transfers and is now headed to the Final…
THE TIDE ARE FINAL FOUR BOUND‼️ Alabama is headed to its first Final Four in men's program history 🐘 https://t.co/GUZ0B3W4EM
Alabama to its first Final 4. Smart modern offensive scheme offensively and a terrific blend of portal evaluations and high level HS recruiting. Incredible job by Nate Oats, who lost 70% of his production from a season ago.
Final: Alabama 89, Clemson 82 The Crimson Tide is heading to the program's first-ever Final Four. 🔗: https://t.co/vFIN2fosQw https://t.co/jTYo0tHChs
Clemson's season ends in the Elite Eight. Alabama moving on. https://t.co/fp2vXmRI5H
And the second ticket to Final Four has been punched Alabama 89, Clemson 82 First trip to FF for the Crimson Tide #MarchMadness #FinalFour
Alabama putting the final touches on the win over Clemson. https://t.co/N3Mx9pz8Cd
FINAL: Alabama 89, Clemson 82 The Crimson Tide, Final Four-bound for the first time in program history. And now... UConn awaits.
(4) ALABAMA IS IN THE FINAL FOUR 🔥 The Crimson Tide close out (6) Clemson 89-82 to advance to the #MFinalFour! #MarchMadness https://t.co/pATpWx717S
Alabama BEATS Clemson to advance to the Final Four🐘 https://t.co/3X9F6zAINF
Hofstra is going to the Final Four — well kind of. Former Pride star Aaron Estrada is as Alabama pinched its ticket @JerryBeach73.
FINAL: Alabama 89, Clemson 82. The Crimson Tide is headed to the Final Four for the first time in program history.
ROLL TIDE 🐘 🔥 Dancing into the Final Four! @AlabamaMBB https://t.co/fsERvdJ0mz
ALABAMA IS HEADED TO ITS FIRST FINAL FOUR IN SCHOOL HISTORY 🎉 https://t.co/DMxSnCiHK2
Absolutely in command. Sears was a damn beast all season long and when Bama needed the most. https://t.co/oTLrZA2Zve
Alabama to their first Final Four (in basketball). Good news for Nate Oats because the last Tide coach to lose a game in Los Angeles went out and retired.
ROLL TIDE ROLL‼️ @AlabamaMBB IS FINAL FOUR BOUND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY 🐘 https://t.co/ywgHx1hPZx
FINAL (Four): Alabama 89, Clemson 82
All Alabama needed to make a Final Four was for Nick Saban to retire.
Aaron Estrada is going to the Final Four. Shoutout to @JerryBeach73.
#Alabama basketball is going to the #FinalFour for the first time in program history.
Nick Saban retires and Alabama basketball immediately makes the Final Four. Was he holding them back? People are wondering.
Alabama is going to the Final Four for the first time in program history, Nate Oats doing his best to turn the Tide into a bonafide Basketball School
My criticism/skepticism of Nate Oats has always been “well he hasn’t won anything” Now he has. Dude is legit
Mark Sears is the first @AlabamaMBB player with 75+ points in a single NCAA Tournament.
Alabama is doing such a good job making Clemson miss their free throws
Clemson has overcome its history to get here but free throw struggles are a piece of their history Clemson fans didn’t want to revisit ever again https://t.co/nykKV81vr4
Clemson is 3-11 (27%) from the free throw line in the second half.
MARK SEARS. CLUTCH https://t.co/byQPmhLyLJ
Clemson hates making free throws more than Alabama hates shooting two-point shots. #MarchMadness
"Stepback three... MONEY! MARK SEARS, AGAIN! Big Shot Bob says there's a Big Shot Mark in the house!" - Brian Anderson 🏀🎙️🔥#MarchMadness https://t.co/i4nJDd09gz
Bama can taste it https://t.co/4733MpbD6S
Clemson is 3-of-11 in the 2nd half from the free throw line.
Clemson-Bama restoring my love of college hoops. These two teams are what it is
That was actually a great foul by Sears. #Clemson #RollTide #MarchMadness
Clemson, the 10th best free-throw shooting team in America, has missed half of its 16 attempts today... including two with 37.6 seconds left that would've made this a one-possession game. Instead, Bama leads by... seven. Brutal.
Tragic foul shooting from Clemson. Good shooters missing and they’ve needed every point they can get
Mark Sears vs Clemson https://t.co/1qGcRIUFRp
THREE FOR TEN FROM THE FREE THROW LINE IN THE SECOND HALF CLEMSON COME ON
MARK SEARS IS PUTTING ON A SHOW! 🏀🔥🔥🔥 #MarchMadness https://t.co/I3OYu5OMs0
"BIG SHOT MARK IN THE HOUSE" MARK SEARS IS CLUTCH ❄️ #MarchMadness https://t.co/AFOkjNoehu
MARK SEARS https://t.co/pRCvYcRH6P