No. 5 Alabama makes SEC tournament debut vs. No. 15 Kentucky
Alabama Crimson Tide guard Mark Sears (1) runs a play against the Auburn Tigers during the first half at Neville Arena. Alabama knows that neither success nor failure in the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville is necessarily a predictor of what will happen in the NCAA Tournament. The No. 5-ranked Crimson Tide (24-7) have won…