Mark Christopher Sears (born February 19, 2002) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA), on a

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with the

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. He played

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for the

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and the

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High school career

Sears began his high school career at Muscle Shoals High School in

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. 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. In 2019, he transferred to

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in Virginia. 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

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College career

Ohio

As a freshman, Sears came off the bench and began to see more minutes after

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was sidelined with a leg injury. Sears averaged 8.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, earning

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All-Freshman Team honors. After Preston declared for the

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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. On December 21, 2021, Sears scored 33 points in an 85–70 win over

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. He scored a career-high 37 points on March 21, 2022, in a 91–86 loss to Abilene Christian in the

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. Sears was named to the First Team All-MAC after the 2021–22 season. 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.

Alabama

On April 8, 2022, Sears announced that he had committed to

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. He averaged 12.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Sears was named to the Second Team All- SEC. Following the season, he declared for the

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before returning to Alabama for his senior year.

Professional career

After not being selected in the

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, Sears signed a

with the

Career statistics

College

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Personal life

Sears is a

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. He is the son of Chad and Lameka Sears.

References

External links

Alabama Crimson Tide bioOhio Bobcats bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sears, Mark 2002 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball players All-American college men's basketball players American men's basketball players Basketball players from Alabama Hargrave Military Academy alumni Ohio Bobcats men's basketball players People from Muscle Shoals, Alabama Point guards