1978-1979 UAB Blazers Men's basketball team

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	Games	Field Goals	FG%	Free Throws	FT%	Points	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