Derrion Reid will miss Alabama basketball's matchup with Kentucky, while Mark Sears was also listed on the SEC's availability report.

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

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.

Oats said he'd spoken to a longtime friend in the NBA who told him it's all down to getting back to fundamentals, including improvement in guarding one-on-one, boxing out, sprinting back and communicating. He added that leadership on that starts from the top down, including himself.

Why the combination of a losing streak, and a Big 12 showdown put Alabama basketball in serious danger this weekend.

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