'Unbelievable': Nate Oats speaks after cutting down March Madness net, making program history
Alabama men's basketball head coach Nate Oats caught up with 米兰体育 13 Sports Director Ryan Hennessy after the team made program history Saturday night.
Draped around his neck was the basketball net he had cut from the hoop moments earlier as fans and the team cheered him on.
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When trying to tell Ryan Hennessy how he was feeling, he was overwhelmed.
"Unbelievable. A little surreal," Oats said.
Sears鈥� 3-pointers were one off his career high. He finished with 23 points and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the West Region. Freshman Jarin Stevenson airballed a 3 in the first half, when Alabama missed 12 of its first 13 from long range. He made a career-high five 3s and had 19 points off the bench.
鈥淭hese guys have been unbelievable,鈥� Oats told the crowd. 鈥淲e鈥檝e had a different guy step up every game. Roll Tide!鈥�
The Tide donned red T-shirts with the slogan 鈥淣et Worthy鈥� as they celebrated while a bucket of red-and-white confetti was dumped on them.
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Mark Sears made seven 3-pointers and Alabama recovered from its early long-distance shooting woes with 16 3s to beat Clemson 89-82 on Saturday night.
The Tide (25-11) will face defending national champion UConn in Glendale, Arizona, next Saturday. Alabama knocked off 1 seed North Carolina to reach the Elite 8.