1979-1980 UAB Blazers Men's Basketball team

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The 1979-1980 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented UAB as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1979-80 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 16-10 overall and finished in 2nd place in the Sun Belt with a 10-2 in conference play. At the conference tournament in Charlotte, North Carolina, UAB advanced to the championship game, dispatching New Orleans (85-77) & Jacksonville (64-60) in the Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals respectively. The Blazers faced off against Virginia Commonwealth in the Finals, losing 105-88.

In only their second season, the Blazers earned a bid to the National Invitational Tournament (NIT), losing to Southwestern Louisiana in a first round match-up in Lafayette, Louisiana.

UAB ended the season with a record of 18-12 scoring an average of 78.5 points per game while holding opponents to 72.0 points per game.

Schedule/Results

Date Rank Opponent Score Location Notes
December 1 Whittier 90-67 Birmingham Coliseum
December 5 at New Orleans 82-73 New Orleans, LA
December 8 Mississippi 66-67 Birmingham Coliseum
December 12 Washington State 86-67 Birmingham Coliseum
December 15 at Georgia State 88-77 Atlanta, GA
December 20 at Oklahoma City 89-73 Oklahoma City, OK
December 22 at Nebraska 84-92 (4OT) Lincoln, NE
December 28 Missouri-Rolla 100-66 Birmingham Coliseum UAB Classic
December 29 Drexel 100-60 Birmingham Coliseum UAB Classic
January 3 Georgia State 75-62 Birmingham Coliseum
January 5 Air Force 65-51 Birmingham Coliseum
January 7 Virginia Commonwealth 82-71 Birmingham Coliseum
January 10 at South Florida 92-83 Lakeland, FL
January 12 Iona 65-70 Birmingham Coliseum
January 16 at Saint Louis 76-84 St. Louis, MO
January 19 at Jacksonville 52-62 Jacksonville, FL
January 22 #1 DePaul 54-57 Birmingham Coliseum *State record crowd of 17,309.
January 28 North Carolina-Charlotte 84-76 Birmingham Coliseum
February 2 Jacksonville 84-69 Birmingham Coliseum
February 5 at North Carolina-Charlotte 85-75 Charlotte, NC
February 10 at Virginia Commonwealth 75-90 Richmond, VA
February 14 South Florida 78-70 Birmingham Coliseum
February 16 New Orleans 86-82 (OT) Birmingham Coliseum
February 17 South Alabama 65-66 Birmingham Coliseum
February 20 at Florida State 87-89 Tallahassee, FL
February 23 vs. New Orleans 85-77 Charlotte, NC Sun Belt Quarter-Finals
February 24 vs. Jacksonville 64-60 Charlotte, NC Sun Belt Semi-Finals
February 25 vs. Virginia Commonwealth 88-105 Charlotte, NC Sun Belt Championship
March 6 at Southwestern Louisiana 72-74 Lafayette, LA NIT, First Round
*Rankings - Associated Press

Coaching Staff

Name Position Seasons at UAB
Gene Bartow Head coach 2nd
Lee Hunt Associate coach 2nd
Oscar Catlin Assistant coach 1st
Robert Corn Graduate Assistant coach 1st

Players/Stats

# Player Games Field Goals FG% Free Throws FT% Rebounds Assists Turnovers Blocks Steals Points Pts/G
30 Keith McCord 29 188-359 .524 153-185 .827 209 24 61 33 14 528 18.2
42 Larry Spicer 29 187-361 .518 71-102 .696 200 49 66 12 21 445 15.3
22 Greg Leet 30 93-210 .443 80-93 .860 54 71 42 0 32 266 8.9
15 George Jones 26 84-189 .444 33-43 .767 24 48 30 3 19 203 7.8
20 Oliver Robinson 29 87-164 .530 59-90 .656 88 61 32 22 36 233 8.0
24 Raymond Gause 28 75-169 .444 24-40 .600 70 27 17 1 14 174 6.2
44 Stan Scales 30 55-103 .534 36-47 .766 110 15 24 11 18 146 4.9
52 Donnie Speer 25 44-75 .587 25-33 .758 54 3 15 14 3 113 4.5
34 Glenn Marcus 30 42-94 .447 49-67 .731 54 86 48 0 39 133 4.4
40 Chris Giles 29 29-69 .420 33-41 .805 94 14 27 6 14 91 3.1
10 Tony Mabrey 11 11-27 .407 2-3 .667 5 7 4 0 0 24 2.2
32 Tim Almquist 10 3-5 .600 3-7 .428 7 0 2 3 2 9 0.9
Team Totals 30 895-1814 .493 565-754 .749 1036 413 375 97 200 2356 78.5

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Preceded by:
1978-1979
UAB Men’s Basketball Teams
19791980
Succeeded by:
1980-1981