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The Blazers were coached by [[Gene Bartow]] and played their home games at [[Legacy Arena|BJCC Coliseum]] in the [[Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex|Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center]].
The Blazers were coached by [[Gene Bartow]] and played their home games at [[Legacy Arena|BJCC Coliseum]] in the [[Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex|Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center]].
==Schedule/Results==
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! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">Date</span>
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">Opponent</span>
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">Score</span>
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">Location</span>
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">Notes</span>
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| [[November 27]] ||Illinois Benedictine ||align=center|100-63  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  || #14
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| [[November 28]] ||Pittsburgh ||align=center|78-62  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  || #14
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| [[December 5]] ||Mississippi  ||align=center|72-58  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]] || #11
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| [[December 12]] ||#4 Wichita State ||align=center|60-75 ||align=center|Wichita, KS  || #9
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| [[December 14]] ||Roosevelt ||align=center|86-40  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  || #16
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| [[December 18]] ||Southern Mississippi  ||align=center|71-56  ||align=center|Atlanta, GA  || #16  Cotton State Classic
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| [[December 19]] ||Georgia  ||align=center|72-76  ||align=center|Atlanta, GA  || #16  Cotton State Classic
|-
| [[December 22]] ||Cal State - Chico  ||align=center|80-60  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  || #19
|-
| [[December 27]] ||#9 Missouri  ||align=center|80-98  ||align=center|Los Angeles, CA  ||#19  Winston Tire Classic
|-
| [[December 28]] ||Michigan  ||align=center|73-72  ||align=center|Los Angeles, CA  ||Winston Tire Classic
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| [[December 30]] ||Tennessee-Chattanooga  ||align=center|76-50 ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
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| [[December 30]] ||Southern Mississippi  ||align=center|60-55  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
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| [[January 2]] ||Virginia Commonwealth ||align=center|54-55  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
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| [[January 4]] ||Jacksonville ||align=center|82-62  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
|-
| [[January 9]] ||South Alabama  ||align=center|78-59  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
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| [[January 11]] ||North Carolina - Charlotte  ||align=center|85-81  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
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| [[January 13]] ||Utica  ||align=center|73-44  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
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| [[January 16]] ||South Florida  ||align=center|54-49 ||align=center|Tampa, FL  ||
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| [[January 23]] ||#4 DePaul  ||align=center|68-79  ||align=center|Rosemont, IL  ||
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| [[January 29]] ||South Florida  ||align=center|59-51  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||Homecoming
|-
| [[February 1]] ||Jacksonville  ||align=center|59-57 (OT)  ||align=center|Jacksonville, FL  ||
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| [[February 4]] ||Mississippi Valley State  ||align=center|102-77  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
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| [[February 9]] ||South Alabama  ||align=center|86-82 ||align=center|Mobile, AL  ||
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| [[February 11]] ||Saint Louis ||align=center|79-63  ||align=center|St. Louis, MO  ||
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| [[February 20]] ||Virginia Commonwealth  ||align=center|56-55 ||align=center|Richmond, VA ||
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| [[February 21]] ||North Carolina - Charlotte  ||align=center|78-73  ||align=center|Charlotte, NC  ||
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| [[February 23]] ||Samford  ||align=center|40-27  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]] ||
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| [[February 27]] ||South Florida  ||align=center|66-56  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]] ||Sun Belt Semi-Finals
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| [[February 28]] ||Virginia Commonwealth  ||align=center|94-83  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||Sun Belt Championship
|-
| [[March 13]] ||Indiana  ||align=center|80-70  ||align=center|Nashville, TN  || #20  NCAA Mideast Regional - Second Round
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| [[March 18]] ||#3 Virginia  ||align=center|68-66  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  || #20 NCAA Mideast Regional - Semi-Finals
|-
| [[March 20]] ||Louisville  ||align=center|68-75  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  || #20 NCAA Mideast Regional Finals
|-
| colspan="5"  style="font-size:8pt; text-align:center;"| *Rankings - Associated Press
UAB finished the season ranked #17 in the final Associated Press Poll
|}


==Players==
==Players==

Revision as of 16:58, 9 April 2021

The 1981-1982 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented UAB as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1981-82 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.

Schedule/Results

Date Opponent Score Location Notes
November 27 Illinois Benedictine 100-63 Birmingham Coliseum #14
November 28 Pittsburgh 78-62 Birmingham Coliseum #14
December 5 Mississippi 72-58 Birmingham Coliseum #11
December 12 #4 Wichita State 60-75 Wichita, KS #9
December 14 Roosevelt 86-40 Birmingham Coliseum #16
December 18 Southern Mississippi 71-56 Atlanta, GA #16 Cotton State Classic
December 19 Georgia 72-76 Atlanta, GA #16 Cotton State Classic
December 22 Cal State - Chico 80-60 Birmingham Coliseum #19
December 27 #9 Missouri 80-98 Los Angeles, CA #19 Winston Tire Classic
December 28 Michigan 73-72 Los Angeles, CA Winston Tire Classic
December 30 Tennessee-Chattanooga 76-50 Birmingham Coliseum
December 30 Southern Mississippi 60-55 Birmingham Coliseum
January 2 Virginia Commonwealth 54-55 Birmingham Coliseum
January 4 Jacksonville 82-62 Birmingham Coliseum
January 9 South Alabama 78-59 Birmingham Coliseum
January 11 North Carolina - Charlotte 85-81 Birmingham Coliseum
January 13 Utica 73-44 Birmingham Coliseum
January 16 South Florida 54-49 Tampa, FL
January 23 #4 DePaul 68-79 Rosemont, IL
January 29 South Florida 59-51 Birmingham Coliseum Homecoming
February 1 Jacksonville 59-57 (OT) Jacksonville, FL
February 4 Mississippi Valley State 102-77 Birmingham Coliseum
February 9 South Alabama 86-82 Mobile, AL
February 11 Saint Louis 79-63 St. Louis, MO
February 20 Virginia Commonwealth 56-55 Richmond, VA
February 21 North Carolina - Charlotte 78-73 Charlotte, NC
February 23 Samford 40-27 Birmingham Coliseum
February 27 South Florida 66-56 Birmingham Coliseum Sun Belt Semi-Finals
February 28 Virginia Commonwealth 94-83 Birmingham Coliseum Sun Belt Championship
March 13 Indiana 80-70 Nashville, TN #20 NCAA Mideast Regional - Second Round
March 18 #3 Virginia 68-66 Birmingham Coliseum #20 NCAA Mideast Regional - Semi-Finals
March 20 Louisville 68-75 Birmingham Coliseum #20 NCAA Mideast Regional Finals
*Rankings - Associated Press

UAB finished the season ranked #17 in the final Associated Press Poll


Players

Roster
# Name Position Class Height Weight Hometown State Previous Schools
20 Oliver Robinson Guard Senior 6-4 180 Birmingham AL Woodlawn HS
11 Murry Bartow Guard Sophomore 5-10 155 Birmingham AL W.A. Berry HS
12 Marvin Ray Johnson Forward/Guard Freshman 6-6 200 Birmingham AL Jackson-Olin HS
14 Jonath Nicholas Guard Senior 6-3 175 Brooklyn NY Mesa JC (CA) / Wingate HS (NY)
15 Luellen Foster Guard Sophomore 6-4 170 Birmingham AL Woodlawn HS
21 Scott Simcik Guard Junior 6-2 170 Simi Valley CA Simi Valley HS (CA)
22 McKinley Singleton Guard Junior 6-5 170 Memphis TN Shelby St JC (TN) / Booker T. Washington HS (TN)
24 Raymond Gause Forward/Guard Junior 6-5 195 Memphis TN Oakhaven HS (TN)
33 Scott McCabe Forward Freshman 6-7 210 Peoria IL Bergan HS (IL)
40 Chris Giles Forward Senior 6-8 200 Birmingham AL Southern Illinois / Parker HS
42 Lex Drum Forward Junior 6-10 225 Poplar Bluff MO Missouri / Poplar Bluff HS (MO)
44 Craig Lane Forward Senior 6-6 210 Quincy FL Lawson St JC (AL) / Greensboro HS (FL)
52 Donnie Speer Center Junior 6-8 225 Sylacauga AL B.B Comer HS
55 Norman Anchrum Center Senior 6-10 225 Birmingham AL UT-Chattanooga / Alabama / Jones Valley HS
Preceded by:
1980-1981
UAB Men’s Basketball Teams
19811982
Succeeded by:
1982-83