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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 '''1978-1979 UAB Blazers men's basketball team''' were the inaugural team representing [[UAB]] as an Associate Member of the NCAA and 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 [[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]].
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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.  
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.  


==Roster==
==Schedule/Results==
  PLAYER              GP   FG-FGA   FG% 3FG-FGA 3PT%  FT-FTA   FT%   PTS  PTS/G
 
[[Larry Spicer]]       26  165-342  .482   —  —    —    57-84   .678  389  14.9
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
[[Greg Leet]]           26  147-290  .506  —  —    —    60-77   .779   354  13.6
|-
[[Daryl Braden]]       26  143-284  .503  —  —    —    56-75   .746  342  13.1
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">Date</span>
[[George Jones]]       26  110-220  .500   —  —    —    81-95   .852  301  11.5
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">Rank</span>
[[Oliver Robinson]]     26   73-147  .496  —  —    —    34-56   .607   180   6.9
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">Opponent</span>
[[Raymond Gause]]       19   42-101  .415  —  —    —    18-28   .642  102   5.3
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">Score</span>
[[Leon Morris]]         23   39-89   .438   —  —    —    29-43   .674   107   4.6
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">Location</span>
[[Stan Scales]]         24   29-63   .460   —  —    —    12-26   .461    70   3.0
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">Notes</span>
[[Donnie Speer]]       18   18-37   .486   —  —    —    9-14   .642    45   2.5
|-
[[Scott Simcik]]         6   6-8   .750   —  —    —    1-3   .333   13   2.1
| [[November 24]] || ||align=center|Nebraska  ||align=center|55-64  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||align=center|First Game
[[Derrick Bentley]]     13   8-21   .380  —  —    —    10-19   .526   26   2.0
|-
[[Doug Owens]]           3   2-3   .667   —  —    —      —      —      4   1.3
| [[November 25]] || ||align=center|San Francisco State  ||align=center|67-51  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||align=center|First Victory
[[Tim Almquist]]         5   2-3   .667   —  —    —    2-2   1.000     6   1.2
|-
[[Scott McCammon]]     10   3-14   .214   —  —    —    4-8   .500   10   1.0
| [[November 29]] || ||align=center|Oklahoma City  ||align=center|88-79  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||align=center|First Division I victory
TOTAL              26 800-1645 .486   —  —    —  374-530 .705  1974 75.9
|-
| [[December 1]] || ||align=center|vs. Southern Illinois  ||align=center|72-80  ||align=center|Columbia, MO  ||align=center|Show-Me Classic
|-
| [[December 2]] || ||align=center|vs. Eastern Kentucky  ||align=center|88-77  ||align=center|Columbia, MO  ||align=center|Show-Me Classic
|-
| [[December 9]] || ||align=center|at Mississippi  ||align=center|77-82 (OT)  ||align=center|Oxford, MS  ||
|-
| [[December 14]] || ||align=center|Georgia State  ||align=center|100-81  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
|-
| [[December 18]] || ||align=center|South Alabama  ||align=center|75-72  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
|-
| [[December 20]] || ||align=center|Iowa State  ||align=center|79-67  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
|-
| [[December 23]] || ||align=center|Saint Louis ||align=center|73-70  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
|-
| [[December 30]] || ||align=center|Florida State  ||align=center|66-85 ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
|-
| [[January 5]] || ||align=center|at Georgia State  ||align=center|100-81  ||align=center|Atlanta, GA  ||
|-
| [[January 6]] || ||align=center|Illinois College   ||align=center|108-70  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
|-
| [[January 10]] || ||align=center|Southern Mississippi  ||align=center|93-87  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
|-
| [[January 20]] || ||align=center|at Iona  ||align=center|59-61  ||align=center|New Rochelle, NY  ||
|-
| [[January 25]] || ||align=center|at South Florida  ||align=center|66-68  ||align=center|Tampa, FL  ||
|-
| [[January 27]] || ||align=center|Jacksonville  ||align=center|76-84  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
|-
| [[January 29]] || ||align=center|at Southern Mississippi  ||align=center|60-59  ||align=center|Hattiesburg, MS  ||
|-
| [[January 31]] || ||align=center|St. Joseph's (IN)  ||align=center|84-69  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
|-
| [[February 2]] || ||align=center|Hawaii Rainbow ||align=center|85-75  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
|-
| [[February 3]] || ||align=center|South Florida  ||align=center|81-65  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
|-
| [[February 8]] || ||align=center|at South Alabama  ||align=center|69-71  ||align=center|Mobile, AL  ||
|-
| [[February 12]] || ||align=center|at Jacksonville ||align=center|52-54  ||align=center|Jacksonville, FL  ||
|-
| [[February 16]] || ||align=center|at Hawaii  ||align=center|86-82 (OT)  ||align=center|Honolulu, HI  ||
|-
| [[February 22]] || ||align=center|Drexel   ||align=center|77-60  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
|-
| [[February 27]] || ||align=center|at #15 DePaul Blue Demons  ||align=center|77-88  ||align=center|Chicago, IL  ||
|-
| colspan="6" style="font-size:8pt; text-align:center;"| *Rankings - Associated Press
NOTE: Games scheduled at Hawaii (2/17); at San Diego (2/20); at Air Force (2/22); and at home against Houston Baptist (2/24) were canceled due to questions about exceeding the allowable number of Non-Division I members by playing NCAA associate member UAB.  
The Drexel game was scheduled quickly to replace the lost home game.
|}
 
==Coaching Staff==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">Name</span>
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">Position</span>
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">Seasons at UAB</span>
|-
| [[Gene Bartow]]  || Head coach  ||align=center|1st
|-
| [[Lee Hunt]]    || Associate coach   ||align=center|1st
|-
| [[Larry Finch]]  || Assistant coach  ||align=center |1st
|-
| [[Jim Nelson]]  || Part-time Assistant coach   ||align=center|1st
|}
 
==Players/Stats==
 
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">#</span>
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">Player</span>
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">Games</span>
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">Field Goals</span>
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">FG%</span>
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">Free Throws</span>
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">FT%</span>
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">Rebounds</span>
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">Points</span>
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">Pts/G</span>
|-
| align=center|42 ||[[Larry Spicer]] ||align=center|26  ||align=center|165-342  ||align=center|.482 ||align=center|57-84 ||align=center|.679  ||align=center|212  ||align=center|389  ||align=center|15.0
|-
| align=center|22 ||[[Greg Leet]]   ||align=center|26  ||align=center|147-290  ||align=center|.507  ||align=center|60-77 ||align=center|.779 ||align=center|68  ||align=center|354  ||align=center|13.6
|-
| align=center|34 ||[[Daryl Braden]] ||align=center|26  ||align=center|143-284  ||align=center|.504  ||align=center|56-75 ||align=center|.747  ||align=center|157  ||align=center|342  ||align=center|13.2
|-
| align=center|15 ||[[George Jones]] ||align=center|26  ||align=center|110-220  ||align=center|.500 ||align=center|81-95 ||align=center|.853  ||align=center|57  ||align=center|301  ||align=center|11.6
|-
| align=center|20 ||[[Oliver Robinson]] ||align=center|26 ||align=center|73-147  ||align=center|.497  ||align=center|34-56 ||align=center|.607 ||align=center|92  ||align=center|180 ||align=center|6.9
|-
| align=center|24 ||[[Raymond Gause]] ||align=center|19 ||align=center|42-101  ||align=center|.416  ||align=center|18-28 ||align=center|.643  ||align=center|36  ||align=center|102 ||align=center|5.4
|-
| align=center|33 ||[[Leon Morris]] ||align=center|23 ||align=center|39-89 ||align=center|.438 ||align=center|29-43 ||align=center|.674 ||align=center|101  ||align=center|107 ||align=center|4.7
|-
| align=center|44 ||[[Stan Scales]] ||align=center|24 ||align=center|29-63 ||align=center|.460 ||align=center|12-26 ||align=center|.462  ||align=center|77  ||align=center|70 ||align=center|2.9
|-
| align=center|52 ||[[Donnie Speer]] ||align=center|18 ||align=center|18-37 ||align=center|.486 ||align=center|9-14 ||align=center|.643  ||align=center|38  ||align=center|45 ||align=center|2.5
|-
| align=center|21 ||[[Scott Simcik]] ||align=center|6 ||align=center|6-8 ||align=center|.750 ||align=center|1-3 ||align=center|.333 ||align=center|0  ||align=center|13 ||align=center|2.2
|-
| align=center|25 ||[[Derrick Bentley]] ||align=center|13 ||align=center|8-21 ||align=center|.381  ||align=center|10-19 ||align=center|.526 ||align=center|17  ||align=center|26 ||align=center|2.0
|-
| align=center|54 ||[[Doug Owens]] ||align=center|3 ||align=center|2-3 ||align=center|.667 ||align=center|0-0  ||align=center|.000  ||align=center|3  ||align=center|4 ||align=center|1.3
|-
| align=center|32 ||[[Tim Almquist]] ||align=center|5 ||align=center|2-3 ||align=center|.667 ||align=center|2-2 ||align=center|1.000 ||align=center|1  ||align=center|6 ||align=center|1.2
|-
| align=center|12 ||[[Bill McCammon]] ||align=center|10 ||align=center|3-14 ||align=center|.214 ||align=center|4-8 ||align=center|.500 ||align=center|7  ||align=center|10 ||align=center|1.0
|-
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">Team</span>
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">Totals</span>
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">26</span>
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">800-1645</span>
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">.486</span>
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">374-530</span>
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">.706</span>
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">1025</span>
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">1974</span>
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">75.9</span>
|}


==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 16:15, 22 April 2021

The 1978-1979 UAB Blazers men's basketball team were the inaugural team representing UAB as an Associate Member of the NCAA and 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.

Schedule/Results

Date Rank Opponent Score Location Notes
November 24 Nebraska 55-64 Birmingham Coliseum First Game
November 25 San Francisco State 67-51 Birmingham Coliseum First Victory
November 29 Oklahoma City 88-79 Birmingham Coliseum First Division I victory
December 1 vs. Southern Illinois 72-80 Columbia, MO Show-Me Classic
December 2 vs. Eastern Kentucky 88-77 Columbia, MO Show-Me Classic
December 9 at Mississippi 77-82 (OT) Oxford, MS
December 14 Georgia State 100-81 Birmingham Coliseum
December 18 South Alabama 75-72 Birmingham Coliseum
December 20 Iowa State 79-67 Birmingham Coliseum
December 23 Saint Louis 73-70 Birmingham Coliseum
December 30 Florida State 66-85 Birmingham Coliseum
January 5 at Georgia State 100-81 Atlanta, GA
January 6 Illinois College 108-70 Birmingham Coliseum
January 10 Southern Mississippi 93-87 Birmingham Coliseum
January 20 at Iona 59-61 New Rochelle, NY
January 25 at South Florida 66-68 Tampa, FL
January 27 Jacksonville 76-84 Birmingham Coliseum
January 29 at Southern Mississippi 60-59 Hattiesburg, MS
January 31 St. Joseph's (IN) 84-69 Birmingham Coliseum
February 2 Hawaii Rainbow 85-75 Birmingham Coliseum
February 3 South Florida 81-65 Birmingham Coliseum
February 8 at South Alabama 69-71 Mobile, AL
February 12 at Jacksonville 52-54 Jacksonville, FL
February 16 at Hawaii 86-82 (OT) Honolulu, HI
February 22 Drexel 77-60 Birmingham Coliseum
February 27 at #15 DePaul Blue Demons 77-88 Chicago, IL
*Rankings - Associated Press

NOTE: Games scheduled at Hawaii (2/17); at San Diego (2/20); at Air Force (2/22); and at home against Houston Baptist (2/24) were canceled due to questions about exceeding the allowable number of Non-Division I members by playing NCAA associate member UAB. The Drexel game was scheduled quickly to replace the lost home 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

Players/Stats

# Player Games Field Goals FG% Free Throws FT% Rebounds Points Pts/G
42 Larry Spicer 26 165-342 .482 57-84 .679 212 389 15.0
22 Greg Leet 26 147-290 .507 60-77 .779 68 354 13.6
34 Daryl Braden 26 143-284 .504 56-75 .747 157 342 13.2
15 George Jones 26 110-220 .500 81-95 .853 57 301 11.6
20 Oliver Robinson 26 73-147 .497 34-56 .607 92 180 6.9
24 Raymond Gause 19 42-101 .416 18-28 .643 36 102 5.4
33 Leon Morris 23 39-89 .438 29-43 .674 101 107 4.7
44 Stan Scales 24 29-63 .460 12-26 .462 77 70 2.9
52 Donnie Speer 18 18-37 .486 9-14 .643 38 45 2.5
21 Scott Simcik 6 6-8 .750 1-3 .333 0 13 2.2
25 Derrick Bentley 13 8-21 .381 10-19 .526 17 26 2.0
54 Doug Owens 3 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 3 4 1.3
32 Tim Almquist 5 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000 1 6 1.2
12 Bill McCammon 10 3-14 .214 4-8 .500 7 10 1.0
Team Totals 26 800-1645 .486 374-530 .706 1025 1974 75.9

External links

Preceded by:
(first season) 		UAB Men’s Basketball Teams
1978–1979 		Succeeded by:
1979-1980
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