Alabama basketball's offense needs more from Mark Sears than 3-pointers, and in a win over Kentucky, he shined in the other critical part of his game.

That being said, No. 4 Alabama men's basketball will play its 14th SEC matchup of the regular season at home against No. 17 Kentucky on Saturday at 5 p.m. CT on ESPN. For the init

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.

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.

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.