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2019–20 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

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2019–20 UAB Blazers men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record19–13 (9–9 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBartow Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Texas 14 4   .778 20 11   .645
Western Kentucky 13 5   .722 20 10   .667
Louisiana Tech 13 5   .722 22 8   .733
Charlotte 10 8   .556 16 13   .552
FIU 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Marshall 10 8   .556 17 15   .531
UAB 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Old Dominion 9 9   .500 13 19   .406
Florida Atlantic 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
UTSA 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
UTEP 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Rice 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
Southern Miss 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
Middle Tennessee 4 14   .222 8 23   .258
Note: The 2020 C-USA Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2019–20 UAB Blazers basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers, led by fourth-year head coach Robert Ehsan, play their home games at the Bartow Arena as members of Conference USA.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Zack Bryant 1 G 6'2" 183 Sophomore Hastings, FL Dismissed from team after 3 games
Jeremiah Bell 2 G 6'0" 171 Senior Louisville, KY Graduated
Anderson McCoy 4 G 5'11" 171 RS Junior Indianapolis, Indiana Graduate transferred to Delta State University
Jalen Perry 21 G 6'3" 197 Senior Louisville, KY Graduated
Lewis Sullivan 23 F 6'7" 231 Senior Hazel Green, AL Graduated
Will Bathurst 25 G 6'3" 188 RS Senior Olean, NY Graduated
Nolan Bertain 32 G 6'4" 188 RS Sophomore Portland, OR Transferred to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Kassim Nicholson 11 F 6'7" 200 Junior Jackson, MS Junior college transferred from Holmes CC
Rashawn Fredericks 32 G 6'5" 200 Senior St. Croix Transferred from Cincinnati. Under NCAA transfer rules, Fredericks will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.

Roster

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2018–19 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tyreek Scott-Grayson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jr Suffield Academy
State Fair Community College
Brick, New Jersey
F 2 Tamell Pearson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 223 lb (101 kg) So Morgan Park High School Chicago, Illinois
G 3 Tavin Lovan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) So Franklin-Simpson High School Franklin, Kentucky
G 4 Jahein Spencer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Madison Prep Napoleonville, Louisiana
F 5 Makhtar Gueye 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Aspire Academy Rufisque, Senegal
G 10 Luis Hurtado 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So The Sagemont School Mérida, Venezuela
G 11 Kassim Nicholson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Callaway High School
Holmes CC
Jackson, MS
F 12 Will Butler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Redemption Christian Academy
Pensacola State College
Troy, New York
G 13 Jalen Benjamin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 140 lb (64 kg) RS Fr Meadowcreek High School Raleigh, North Carolina
G 15 Joshua Sippial (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Loveless Academic Magnet Program Montgomery, Alabama
G 21 Jon Coleman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Hall High School Little Rock, Arkansas
G 23 Jordan Brinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Westchester High School Inglewood, California
G 25 Antonio Ralat 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr ELEV8 Sports Institute San Juan,Puerto Rico
G 32 Rashawn Fredericks Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Cincinnati
State CC
St. Croix, Virgin Islands
F 34 Jude Akabueze 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Fr North Marion High School Lagos, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2019*
7:00 pm
Morehouse W 78–61 
Bartow Arena (2,337)
Birmingham, AL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Troy W 76–75  1–0
Trojan Arena (5,010)
Troy, AL
Nov 11, 2019*
7:00 pm, CUSA.TV
Alabama A&M W 74–52  2–0
Bartow Arena (2,880)
Birmingham, AL
Nov 15, 2019*
7:00 pm, CUSA.TV
Utah Valley
BBN Showcase
L 55–66  2–1
Bartow Arena (2,532)
Birmingham, AL
Nov 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, CUSA.TV
Mount St. Mary's
BBN Showcase
W 58–51  3–1
Bartow Arena (2,667)
Birmingham, AL
Nov 26, 2019*
7:00 pm, CUSA.TV
Lamar
BBN Showcase
W 57–48  4–1
Bartow Arena (2,187)
Birmingham, AL
Nov 29, 2019*
6:00 pm, SECN
at No. 9 Kentucky
BBN Showcase
L 58–69  4–2
Rupp Arena (20,401)
Lexington, KY
Dec 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, LHN
at Texas L 57–67  4–3
Frank Erwin Center (14,552)
Austin, TX
Dec 7, 2019*
4:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 15 Memphis
Bartow Classic
L 57–65  4–4
Bartow Arena (5,041)
Birmingham, AL
Dec 14, 2019*
7:30 pm, CUSA.TV
Montevallo W 75–63  5–4
Bartow Arena (2,340)
Birmingham, AL
Dec 17, 2019*
7:00 pm, CUSA.TV
North Alabama W 63–56  6–4
Bartow Arena (2,455)
Birmingham, AL
Dec 21, 2019*
4:00 pm
vs. Alabama State
St. Pete Shootout
W 71–63  7–4
McArthur Center (176)
St. Petersburg, FL
Dec 22, 2019*
1:30 pm
vs. Duquesne
St. Pete Shootout
W 77–68  8–4
McArthur Center (301)
St. Petersburg, FL
Dec 28, 2019*
1:00 pm, CUSA.TV
Thomas (GA) W 82–49  9–4
Bartow Arena (2,294)
Birmingham, AL
Conference USA regular season
Jan 2, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Charlotte L 44–51  9–5
(0–1)
Dale F. Halton Arena (3,015)
Charlotte, NC
Jan 4, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Old Dominion L 52–58  9–6
(0–2)
Chartway Arena (6,494)
Norfolk, VA
Jan 9, 2020
7:00 pm, Stadium/Facebook
Western Kentucky W 72–62  10–6
(1–2)
Bartow Arena (2,385)
Birmingham, AL
Jan 11, 2020
2:00 pm, Stadium
Marshall W 61–50  11–6
(2–2)
Bartow Arena (2,542)
Birmingham, AL
Jan 16, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at FIU L 68–93  11–7
(2–3)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (915)
Miami, FL
Jan 18, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Atlantic W 68–65  12–7
(3–3)
RoofClaim.com Arena (1,314)
Boca Raton, FL
Jan 23, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Miss L 77–84  12–8
(3–4)
Bartow Arena (2,705)
Birmingham, AL
Jan 25, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana Tech L 58–72  12–9
(3–5)
Bartow Arena (2,732)
Birmingham, AL
Jan 30, 2020
6:00 pm, Stadium
at UTSA W 76–68  13–9
(4–5)
Convocation Center (1,389)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 1, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at UTEP W 69–55  14–9
(5–5)
Don Haskins Center (6,234)
El Paso, TX
Feb 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Rice L 72–86  14–10
(5–6)
Bartow Arena (3,032)
Birmingham, AL
Feb 8, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
North Texas L 64–71  14–11
(5–7)
Bartow Arena (2,925)
Birmingham, AL
Feb 12, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Middle Tennessee W 83–72  15–11
(6–7)
Bartow Arena (2,461)
Birmingham, AL
Feb 15, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Middle Tennessee W 79–66  16–11
(7–7)
Murphy Center (3,964)
Murfreesboro, TN
Feb 22, 2020
6:00 pm, CUSA.TV
at Florida Atlantic L 58–65  16–12
(7–8)
RoofClaim.com Arena (914)
Boca Raton, FL
Feb 27, 2020
7:00 pm, CUSA.TV
Marshall W 88–80  17–12
(8–8)
Bartow Arena (2,432)
Birmingham, AL
Mar 1, 2020
2:00 pm, CUSA.TV
at UTSA L 59–66  17–13
(8–9)
Convocation Center (1,165)
San Antonio, TX
Mar 7, 2020
7:00 pm, CUSA.TV
Old Dominion W 72–63  18–13
(9–9)
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
Conference USA tournament
Mar 11, 2020
8:30 pm, ESPN+
(7) vs. (10) UTSA
First round
W 74–69  19–13
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
March 12, 2020
8:30 pm, Stadium
(7) vs. (2) Western Kentucky
Second round
C-USA Tournament Canceled[1] Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Canceled: 2020 C-USA Basketball Championships". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ UAB Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball