2014-2015 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 2014–2015 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented UAB as part of Conference USA during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

The Blazers were coached by Jerod Haase in his third year, assisted by Rob Ehsan, Richie Riley, and Jeff Wulbrun. UAB played their home games at Bartow Arena on the UAB campus. The team drew an average of 3,248 to their 17 home games.

The Blazers finished the regular season 16–14 overall and 12–6 in conference play to finish in a tie for fourth place in C-USA. The team had a home record of 13-4 (9-0 in C-USA), but went 3-8 on opponents' home courts and 4-4 on neutral floors. As a team, the Blazers scored an average of 68.8 points per game while holding opponents to 68.1 points per game. The team shot .333 from beyond the three-point line and .738 from the free throw line.

With their head-to-head win over Western Kentucky, the Blazers earned a first-round bye as the fourth seed in the 2015 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament played in Birmingham's Legacy Arena. UAB swept Western Kentucky, Louisiana Tech and Middle Tennessee State University to claim the Conference USA crown and an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the round of 64 in Louisville, Kentucky UAB upset 9-seed Iowa State to advance, then lost in a rematch with UCLA in the round of 32.

The lone seniors on the 2014-15 team were C. J. Washington and Denzell Watts. The Blazers had seven freshman on the roster, including stars William Lee, Chris Cokley, Hakeem Baxter and Nick Norton.

Roster

PLAYER              GP   FG-FGA   FG%  3FG-FGA  3PT%   FT-FTA   FT%   PTS PTS/G
Robert Brown        36  176-438  .402   61-187  .326   79-107  .738   492 13.7
William Lee         33   97-200  .485   21-46   .457   50-63   .794   265  8.0
Chris Cokley        36  119-220  .541    0-1    .000   47-71   .662   285  7.9
Hakeem Baxter       36   81-215  .377   15-65   .231   96-121  .793   273  7.6
Nick Norton         35   69-178  .388   59-151  .391   56-66   .848   253  7.2
Tosin Mehinti       34   95-186  .511    0-0    .000   41-72   .569   231  6.8
C. J. Washington    34   84-223  .377   15-56   .268   45-62   .726   228  6.7
Tyler Madison       36   77-170  .453    6-17   .353   69-91   .758   229  6.4
Denzell Watts       36   51-138  .370   18-50   .360   37-50   .740   157  4.4
Lewis Sullivan      26   19-50   .380    5-19   .263    6-8    .750    49  1.9
Denzel Collins       9    3-8    .375    1-4    .250    2-3    .667     9  1.0
Jarvis Calhoun      11    2-16   .125    1-11   .091    0-1    .000     5  0.5
Lionel Love          7    0-0    .000    0-0    .000    0-0    .000     0  0.0
TOTAL               36  873-2042 .428  202-607  .333  528-715  .738  2476 68.8

Schedule (20-16, 12-6 in CUSA)

• November 15: UAB lost to the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks 65-74 at Bartow Arena.
• November 17: UAB defeated the Young Harris Mountain Lions 94-81 at Bartow Arena.
• November 20: UAB lost to the South Florida Bulls 71-73 in overtime at Bartow Arena.
• November 23: UAB defeated the Jackson State Tigers 58-50 at Bartow Arena.
• November 26: UAB lost to the Wisconsin Badgers 43-72 in the first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas.
• November 27: UAB lost to the Florida Gators 47-65 in the consolation second round of the Battle 4 Atlantis.
• November 28: UAB lost to the UCLA Bruins 76-88 in the 7th place game of the Battle 4 Atlantis.
• December 4: UAB defeated the Morehead State Eagles 58-48 at Bartow Arena.
• December 7: UAB lost to the Illinois State Redbirds 74-78 at Bartow Arena.
• December 14: UAB defeated the UNC-Asheville Bulldogs 79-71 at Bartow Arena.
• December 18: UAB lost to the LSU Tigers 70-79 at Bartow Arena.
• December 22: UAB lost to the Chattanooga Mocs 67-83 at Chattanooga, Tennessee
• December 27: UAB lost to the North Carolina Tar Heels 58-89 at Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
• January 4: UAB defeated the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 54-49 at Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
• January 8: UAB defeated the Florida Atlantic Owls 66-57 at Bartow Arena.
• January 10: UAB defeated the Florida International Panthers 70-53 at Bartow Arena.
• January 15: UAB lost to the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 71-74 at Ruston, Louisiana.
• January 17: UAB defeated the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles 63-56 at Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
• January 22: UAB defeated the UNC-Charlotte 49ers 81-76 in overtime at Bartow Arena.
• January 24: UAB defeated the Old Dominion Monarchs 81-68 at Bartow Arena.
• January 29: UAB lost to the Texas-El Paso Miners 68-71 at El Paso, Texas.
• January 31: UAB defeated the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners 65-57 at San Antonio, Texas.
• February 5: UAB defeated the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 80-50 at Bartow Arena.
• February 7: UAB defeated the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles 78-68 at Bartow Arena.
• February 12: UAB lost to the North Texas Mean Green 64-67 at Denton, Texas.
• February 14: UAB lost to the Rice Owls 73-82 in double overtime at Houston, Texas.
• February 19: UAB defeated the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 71-66 at Bartow Arena.
• February 21: UAB defeated the Marshall Thundering Herd 72-54 at Bartow Arena.
• February 28: UAB defeated the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 100-95 in triple overtime at Bartow Arena.
• March 5: UAB lost to the Florida Atlantic Owls 59-62 at Boca Raton, Florida.
• March 7: UAB lost to the Florida International Panthers 66-70 at Miami, Florida.
• March 12: After a 1st round bye, UAB defeated the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 53-52 in the 2nd round of the Conference USA tournament at Legacy Arena in Birmingham.
• March 13: UAB defeated the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 72-62 in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA tournament.
• March 14: UAB defeated the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 73-60 in the CUSA championship game.
• March 19: 14th seed UAB defeated the 3rd seed Iowa State Cyclones in the 2nd round (round of 64) of the NCAA men's basketball tournament at Louisville, Kentucky.
• March 21: UAB lost to the 11th seed UCLA Bruins in the 3rd round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

External links

• Statistics at sports-reference.com