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Milwaukee Bucks working out eye-catching draft prospect as decision deadline looms
Wednesday, May 29 marks the deadline for withdrawal from the 2024 NBA Draft for incoming prospects. One of those prospects who is teetering on the fence of staying in the draft and returning to college basketball is Mark Sears. Sears is reportedly scheduled to workout with the Bucks today.
Should the workout go well, the Milwaukee Bucks may be able to convince Mark Sears that he will be drafted with one of their two picks, 23 or 33. The Milwaukee Bucks are also working out Dillon Jones of Weber State, who will be a candidate for the 33rd pick as well.
Mark Sears led the Alabama Crimson Tide deep in the 2024 NCAA March Madness tournament, advancing all the way to the Final Four before losing to the eventual champion UConn Huskies.
Sears averaged 21.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, four assists and 1.6 steals per game. Sears shot 50.8 percent on field goals, 43.6 percent from the 3-point line and 85.7 percent from the free throw line. The numbers from the field and behind the arc are career highs.
During the March Madness Tournament, Sears scored 30, 26, 18, 23 and 24 points to help Alabama continue advancing to the Final Four. Across the five games, Sears stepped his game up to 53.2 percent from the field, 45.5 percent from the 3-point line and 82.6 percent from the free throw line. Being able to step up his game when the pressure is on is certainly a valuable trait.
Mark Sears certainly helped his stock during the March Madness tournament offensively, but also defensively, after the game on March 24 over upstart 12 seed Grand Canyon, Alabama head coach Nate Oats praised Sears’ defensive effort saying “This is as good of defense as Mark Sears has played all year.”
Two days earlier, after the Crimson Tide defeated Charleston in their opening tournament game, Sears said he “took it personal” when he heard people saying bad things about the Alabama defense.
At 6-foot-1, 185 pounds, he is slightly undersized for the NBA but certainly fits the stature of some of the backup point guards standing out in the Eastern Conference of the NBA Playoffs, namely T.J. McConnell and Payton Pritchard.
McConnell is almost exactly the same size as Sears, and Milwaukee Bucks fans can certainly attest to the level of pest that McConnell was during the first round of the playoffs against the Indiana Pacers. Size is not the only similarity, as their shooting percentages are extremely close as well. Sears shoots a slightly lower field goal percentage but higher 3-point and free throw percentage than McConnell, albeit at the college level.
The Milwaukee Bucks potentially getting their own backup point guard who can pester opponent guards and fill the potential void that Patrick Beverly could create should he sign elsewhere would be a quality move
If the Bucks bring Beverly back, they could still draft Sears and then have Beverly teach him the artist’s ways of annoying opponents with tough, in-your-face defense.
Kevin Sweeney of Sports Illustrated gave his thoughts on Mark Sears, saying he believes Sears should probably return to Alabama.
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on early Sunday morning on the 4900 block of W. Capitol Drive that left one person injured.
An 18-year-old sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
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The police is currently looking for an unknown suspect at this time.
Those with information regarding the shooting are encouraged to contact the Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360 or contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-TIPS or P3 Tips to remain anonymous.
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MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Police Department requested the public’s help to find 11-year-old Sir’Charles Bason, a critically missing boy who was last seen near Teutonia and Kiley at around 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 18.
Police described Bason as 4 feet, 5 inches tall with a slim build, brown eyes and black, low-cut hair. He was last seen wearing a gray jacket with green lines, dark-colored jeans, tan sandals and carrying gray Nike Jordan shoes.
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Anyone with information on Bason’s whereabouts is asked to call Milwaukee Police District 4 at 414-935-7242.
The Source: The Milwaukee Police Department released information.
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee man, previously named one of Wisconsin’s Most Wanted, has been sentenced to prison for shooting and killing his cousin in 2020.
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What we know:
A Milwaukee County jury found 39-year-old Brandon Gladney guilty of first-degree reckless homicide and possession of a firm by a felon earlier this year.
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Judge Michelle Havas sentenced Gladney to 29 years in prison on Friday, April 17. He was granted credit for more than a year’s time served and further sentenced to 14 years of extended supervision.
Arrested in Arizona after years on the run, court records show Gladney has also been ordered to pay the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office more than $1,800 for extradition costs.
Homicide investigation
The backstory:
The shooting happened in May 2020. Investigators said Gladney was captured on video apparently arguing with the victim, his cousin, outside a Milwaukee convenience store near 21st and Meinecke.
“It’s all on video, and it’s devastating for that family,” the marshal on the case told FOX6 when Gladney was profiled on Wisconsin’s Most Wanted. “You have a family member that shot and killed another family member.”
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Prosecutors said Gladney walked away but then returned with a gun pointed directly at the victim and shot him. The victim died from his gunshot wounds at a nearby hospital. Multiple bullet casings were found at the scene.
Gladney went on the run for years. He was arrested in Arizona in January 2023, years after he was charged.
The Source: FOX6 News referenced information from the U.S. Marshals Service, Wisconsin Circuit Court and prior coverage.
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