1981-1982 UAB Blazers Men's Basketball team
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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 |
Coaching Staff
Name | Position | Seasons at UAB |
---|---|---|
Gene Bartow | Head coach | 4th |
Lee Hunt | Associate coach | 4th |
Oscar Catlin | Assistant coach | 3rd |
Robert Corn | Assistant coach | 3rd |
Players/Stats
# | Player | Games | Field Goals | FG% | Free Throws | FT% | Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers | Blocks | Steals | Points | Pts/G |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | Oliver Robinson | 32 | 200-418 | .478 | 109-140 | .779 | 126 | 105 | 58 | 18 | 58 | 509 | 15.9 |
40 | Chris Giles | 32 | 154-316 | .487 | 65-92 | .707 | 250 | 63 | 43 | 10 | 28 | 373 | 11.7 |
52 | Donnie Speer | 32 | 129-255 | .506 | 46-69 | .667 | 160 | 2 | 41 | 36 | 25 | 304 | 9.5 |
44 | Craig Lane | 32 | 112-213 | .526 | 64-119 | .538 | 134 | 14 | 55 | 1 | 32 | 288 | 9.0 |
34 | Glenn Marcus | 32 | 97-186 | .522 | 78-107 | .729 | 63 | 131 | 64 | 2 | 61 | 272 | 8.5 |
14 | Jonath Nicholas | 32 | 69-132 | .523 | 80-98 | .816 | 36 | 72 | 40 | 2 | 32 | 218 | 6.8 |
55 | Norman Anchrum | 30 | 75-159 | .472 | 42-59 | .712 | 131 | 10 | 38 | 51 | 10 | 189 | 6.3 |
33 | Leon Morris | 31 | 44-91 | .484 | 34-49 | .694 | 92 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 26 | 122 | 3.9 |
21 | Scott Simcik | 14 | 7-17 | .412 | 14-19 | .737 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2.0 |
15 | Luellen Foster | 15 | 10-22 | .455 | 11-15 | .733 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 2.0 |
32 | Tim Almquist | 24 | 19-38 | .500 | 2-10 | .200 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 40 | 1.7 |
11 | Murry Bartow | 11 | 1-3 | .333 | 3-6 | .500 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.5 |
12 | Bill McCammon | 13 | 11-25 | .440 | 0-4 | .2000 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1.7 |
45 | Tim Richards | 12 | 7-15 | .467 | 8-12 | .667 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 1.8 |
— | Others | 12 | 10-32 | .313 | 1-2 | .500 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 2.0 |
Team | Totals | 32 | 947-1932 | .490 | 560-808 | .693 | 1162 | 456 | 405 | 133 | 260 | 2454 | 76.7 |
# | 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 1981–1982 |
Succeeded by: 1982-83 |