Poll: Where does Mark Sears rank in Bama Basketball Lore?

[BamaBoySince89]

He’s definitely 1 in the Oats era but he has some good competition

Horry
Dunn
Miller
McDyess
McKey
Douglass

just to name a few

 

[Padreruf]

If we are looking @ wins and advancing in the tournament, he's numero uno.

 

[imauafan]

2023-24 Mark Sears is the best season for a Bama basketball player ever due to stats and how far this team has advanced. I don't have a clear 1-5 ranking of players in my head but I would have to put Derrick McKey somewhere up there along with Buck Johnson since they both came in and played well for 3-4 years. I didn't start following Bama basketball until the early 80's so I didn't get to the see the players in the 70's but from what I've read about him Reggie King would have to be on that list.

 

[Bama9001]

As a bribe, if Mark Sears comes back for 1 more year I'll bump him up to number one. Right now, Mark is #6 all-time for points per game in a season. A guy from the 50s (Jack Kubiszyn) owns the top 2 spots. Reggie King was #4.

 

[dtgreg]

Sears makes the most improvement year-by-year of any player I have ever seen. He's not good enough out of High School to be recruited. At Ohio, he becomes the best in their league. He comes here and he is good last year but not great. He IS great this year. I can't wait to see him next year! Hopefully he has no ceiling.

 

[teamplayer]

Based on talent alone, he is not top 10. Based on a combination of talent, heart, effort, and guts, he is in my top 5. He had a fantastic year.

 

[TIDE-HSV]

As a bribe, if Mark Sears comes back for 1 more year I'll bump him up to number one. Right now, Mark is #6 all-time for points per game in a season. A guy from the 50s (Jack Kubiszyn) owns the top 2 spots. Reggie King was #4.

I got to see Jack in my freshman year, 1957. He scored those points without the 3 pt line and without a jump shot. He still lives in T-Town, I think...

 

[CraigD]

Best player and best career are two different things to me. The best player is Brandon Miller. There is just something about the way he moves and plays. He's just different. Sears may well be approaching the best career. Leading Bama to a Final Four is s big boost to that legacy.

Others near the top of either list (that I have seen play):

- Robert Horry
- Anronio McDyess
- Derrick McKey
- Collin Sexton
- Latrell Sprewell
- Kennedy Winston
- James Robinson
- JaMychal Green
- Buck Johnson
- Gerald Wallace
- Mo Williams
- Ron Steele (man was he good before he got hurt)

I'm just a little too young to have seen the teams in the late 70s and very early 80s play, so I cannot evaluate Dunn, Douglas, King, etc.

 

[Mke4Bama]

Best player and best career are two different things to me. The best player is Brandon Miller. There is just something about the way he moves and plays. He's just different. Sears may well be approaching the best career. Leading Bama to a Final Four is s big boost to that legacy.

Others near the top of either list (that I have seen play):

- Robert Horry
- Anronio McDyess
- Derrick McKey
- Collin Sexton
- Latrell Sprewell
- Kennedy Winston
- James Robinson
- JaMychal Green
- Buck Johnson
- Gerald Wallace
- Mo Williams
- Ron Steele (man was he good before he got hurt)

I'm just a little too young to have seen the teams in the late 70s and very early 80s play, so I cannot evaluate Dunn, Douglas, King, etc.

Wendell Hudson opened the door for all these players, that's why he will always be in my top three.

 

[dayhiker]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1510695371500048384

 

[NoNC4Tubs]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1510695371500048384

Isn't he already there...?

 

[CrimsonBloodn62]

Isn't he already there...?

Did you look at the date of when that was posted? Lol

 

[dayhiker]

Did you look at the date of when that was posted? Lol

And the Ohio jersey.

The reason I shared it is he did the things he said he wanted to accomplish

 

[NoNC4Tubs]

Did you look at the date of when that was posted? Lol

Ah! Ok, thanks!