1978-1979 UAB Blazers Men's basketball team
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The 1978-1979 UAB Blazers men's basketball team were the inaugural team representing UAB as an Associate Member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1978-79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
The Blazers were coached by Gene Bartow and played their home games at BJCC Coliseum in the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center.
The Blazers finished the regular season with a 15-11 record. As a team, the Blazers scored an average of 75.9 points per game while holding opponents to 71.7 points per game.
Coaching Staff
Name | Position | Seasons at UAB |
---|---|---|
Gene Bartow | Head coach | 1st |
Lee Hunt | Associate coach | 1st |
Larry Finch | Assistant coach | 1st |
Jim Nelson | Part-time Assistant coach | 1st |
Roster/Stats
Player | GP | FGM-FGA | FG% | FTM-FTA | FT% | PTS | PTS/G |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Larry Spicer | 26 | 165-342 | .482 | 57-84 | .679 | 389 | 15.0 |
Greg Leet | 26 | 147-290 | .507 | 60-77 | .779 | 354 | 13.6 |
Daryl Braden | 26 | 143-284 | .504 | 56-75 | .747 | 342 | 13.2 |
George Jones | 26 | 110-220 | .500 | 81-95 | .853 | 301 | 11.6 |
Oliver Robinson | 26 | 73-147 | .497 | 34-56 | .607 | 180 | 6.9 |
Raymond Gause | 19 | 42-101 | .416 | 18-28 | .643 | 102 | 5.4 |
Leon Morris | 23 | 39-89 | .438 | 29-43 | .674 | 107 | 4.7 |
Stan Scales | 24 | 29-63 | .460 | 12-26 | .462 | 70 | 2.9 |
Donnie Speer | 18 | 18-37 | .486 | 9-14 | .643 | 45 | 2.5 |
Scott Simcik | 6 | 6-8 | .750 | 1-3 | .333 | 13 | 2.2 |
Derrick Bentley | 13 | 8-21 | .381 | 10-19 | .526 | 26 | 2.0 |
Doug Owens | 3 | 2-3 | .667 | 0-0 | .000 | 4 | 1.3 |
Tim Almquist | 5 | 2-3 | .667 | 2-2 | 1.000 | 6 | 1.2 |
Bill McCammon | 10 | 3-14 | .214 | 4-8 | .500 | 10 | 1.0 |
Total | 26 | 800-1645 | .486 | 374-530 | 706 | 1974 | 75.9 |