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The '''1982-1983 UAB Blazers men's basketball team''' represented [[UAB]] as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1982-83 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]].
After a four year meteoric rise to the upper echelons of college basketball, UAB entered the 1982-83 season in rebuilding mode.  The Blazers limped to a 6-7 record before starting conference play.  Throughout the season, the team continued to gel and finished the regular season with a 16-13 overall record; 9-5 and in third place in the Sun Belt.  In the conference tournament, held for the second consecutive season at the Birmingham Coliseum. UAB squeaked through the first two rounds, defeating UNCC (65-63) and VCU (61-59) in a pair of two point victories.  In the finals, the Blazers defeated 4th seeded South Florida 64-47 to win it's second consecutive conference tournament championship and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
UAB was seeded 10th in the Mideast Region and sent to play the 19th-ranked and 7th seed Oklahoma Sooners in Evansville, IN, losing 71-63.
==Schedule/Results==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
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! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">Date</span>
! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">Rank</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 26]]||align=center|    ||align=center|Auburn ||align=center|61-63  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
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| [[November 27]]||align=center|  ||align=center|Missouri-Kansas City ||align=center|80-60  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
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| [[December 1]]||align=center|    ||align=center|at Baylor ||align=center|55-56  ||align=center|Waco, TX ||
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| [[December 7]]||align=center|    ||align=center|at Mississippi ||align=center|54-66 ||align=center|Oxford, MS  ||
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| [[December 11]]||align=center|  ||align=center|Wichita State ||align=center|88-89 (OT)  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
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| [[December 14]]||align=center|    ||align=center|Columbus College  ||align=center|56-42  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||align=center|
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| [[December 17]]||align=center|    ||align=center|vs. Mississippi State  ||align=center|47-67  ||align=center|Chattanooga, TN  ||align=center| Krystal Classic
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| [[December 18]]||align=center|    ||align=center|vs. Navy  ||align=center|71-57  ||align=center|Chattanooga, TN  ||align=center| Krystal Classic
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| [[December 20]]||align=center|    ||align=center|Saint Louis  ||align=center|66-47  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
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| [[December 22]]||align=center|    ||align=center|at Hawaii  ||align=center|61-65  ||align=center|Honolulu, HI ||align=center|
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| [[December 23]]||align=center|  ||align=center|at Hawaii-Pacific  ||align=center|92-64 ||align=center|Honolulu, HI ||align=center|
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| [[December 28]]||align=center|    ||align=center|Alaska-Anchorage  ||align=center|102-60  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||align=center|UAB Classic
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| [[December 29]]||align=center|    ||align=center|Murray State ||align=center|75-81  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||align=center|UAB Classic
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| [[January 4]]||align=center|    ||align=center|Virginia Commonwealth ||align=center|65-67  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
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| [[January 8]]||align=center|    ||align=center|South Alabama  ||align=center|73-67  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
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| [[January 13]]||align=center|    ||align=center|at South Florida  ||align=center|63-64  ||align=center|Tampa, FL  ||
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| [[January 16]]||align=center|    ||align=center|Jacksonville  ||align=center|74-73  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
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| [[January 20]]||align=center|    ||align=center|Old Dominion  ||align=center|71-60 ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
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| [[January 22]]||align=center|    ||align=center|at Jacksonville  ||align=center|82-65  ||align=center|Jacksonville, FL  ||
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| [[January 25]]||align=center|    ||align=center|at Western Kentucky  ||align=center|68-66 (OT)  ||align=center|Bowling Green, KY  ||align=center|
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| [[January 29]]||align=center|    ||align=center|DePaul  ||align=center|54-56  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
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| [[February 3]]||align=center|    ||align=center|North Carolina-Charlotte  ||align=center|73-60  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||
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| [[February 5]]||align=center|    ||align=center|Western Kentucky  ||align=center|61-56 ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||align=center|Homecoming
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| [[February 12]]||align=center|  ||align=center|at North Carolina-Charlotte ||align=center|78-70  ||align=center|Charlotte, NC  ||
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| [[February 17]]||align=center|    ||align=center|at Virginia Commonwealth  ||align=center|68-80 ||align=center|Richmond, VA ||
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| [[February 19]]||align=center|    ||align=center|at South Alabama  ||align=center|85-80  ||align=center|Mobile, AL  ||
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| [[February 23]]||align=center|    ||align=center|South Florida  ||align=center|64-69  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]] ||
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| [[February 27]]||align=center|    ||align=center|at Old Dominion  ||align=center|57-84  ||align=center|Norfolk, VA ||align=center|
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| [[March 1]]||align=center|  ||align=center|Samford  ||align=center|66-65  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||align=center|
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| [[March 4]]||align=center|    ||align=center|North Carolina-Charlotte  ||align=center|65-63  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]] || align=center|Sun Belt Quarter-Finals
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| [[March 5]]||align=center|    ||align=center|Virginia Commonwealth  ||align=center|61-59  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  || align=center|Sun Belt Semi-Finals
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| [[March 6]]||align=center|    ||align=center|South Florida  ||align=center|64-47  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|Birmingham Coliseum]]  ||align=center|Sun Belt Championship
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| [[March 18]]||align=center|    ||align=center|vs. #19 Oklahoma  ||align=center|63-71  ||align=center|Evansville, IN  ||align=center|NCAA Mideast Regional 1st Round
|-
| colspan="6"  style="font-size:8pt; text-align:center;"| *Rankings - Associated Press
|}
==Coaching Staff==
==Coaching Staff==
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! style="background:#144B39;" |<span style="color:#FFD400;">Seasons at UAB</span>
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| [[Gene Bartow]]  || Head coach  ||align=center|4th
| [[Gene Bartow]]  || Head coach  ||align=center|5th
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| [[Oscar Catlin]]    || Assistant coach  ||align=center|4th
| [[Oscar Catlin]]    || Assistant coach  ||align=center|4th
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==Players/Stats==
==Players/Stats==


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

The 1982-1983 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented UAB as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1982-83 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.

After a four year meteoric rise to the upper echelons of college basketball, UAB entered the 1982-83 season in rebuilding mode. The Blazers limped to a 6-7 record before starting conference play. Throughout the season, the team continued to gel and finished the regular season with a 16-13 overall record; 9-5 and in third place in the Sun Belt. In the conference tournament, held for the second consecutive season at the Birmingham Coliseum. UAB squeaked through the first two rounds, defeating UNCC (65-63) and VCU (61-59) in a pair of two point victories. In the finals, the Blazers defeated 4th seeded South Florida 64-47 to win it's second consecutive conference tournament championship and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

UAB was seeded 10th in the Mideast Region and sent to play the 19th-ranked and 7th seed Oklahoma Sooners in Evansville, IN, losing 71-63.

Schedule/Results

Date Rank Opponent Score Location Notes
November 26 Auburn 61-63 Birmingham Coliseum
November 27 Missouri-Kansas City 80-60 Birmingham Coliseum
December 1 at Baylor 55-56 Waco, TX
December 7 at Mississippi 54-66 Oxford, MS
December 11 Wichita State 88-89 (OT) Birmingham Coliseum
December 14 Columbus College 56-42 Birmingham Coliseum
December 17 vs. Mississippi State 47-67 Chattanooga, TN Krystal Classic
December 18 vs. Navy 71-57 Chattanooga, TN Krystal Classic
December 20 Saint Louis 66-47 Birmingham Coliseum
December 22 at Hawaii 61-65 Honolulu, HI
December 23 at Hawaii-Pacific 92-64 Honolulu, HI
December 28 Alaska-Anchorage 102-60 Birmingham Coliseum UAB Classic
December 29 Murray State 75-81 Birmingham Coliseum UAB Classic
January 4 Virginia Commonwealth 65-67 Birmingham Coliseum
January 8 South Alabama 73-67 Birmingham Coliseum
January 13 at South Florida 63-64 Tampa, FL
January 16 Jacksonville 74-73 Birmingham Coliseum
January 20 Old Dominion 71-60 Birmingham Coliseum
January 22 at Jacksonville 82-65 Jacksonville, FL
January 25 at Western Kentucky 68-66 (OT) Bowling Green, KY
January 29 DePaul 54-56 Birmingham Coliseum
February 3 North Carolina-Charlotte 73-60 Birmingham Coliseum
February 5 Western Kentucky 61-56 Birmingham Coliseum Homecoming
February 12 at North Carolina-Charlotte 78-70 Charlotte, NC
February 17 at Virginia Commonwealth 68-80 Richmond, VA
February 19 at South Alabama 85-80 Mobile, AL
February 23 South Florida 64-69 Birmingham Coliseum
February 27 at Old Dominion 57-84 Norfolk, VA
March 1 Samford 66-65 Birmingham Coliseum
March 4 North Carolina-Charlotte 65-63 Birmingham Coliseum Sun Belt Quarter-Finals
March 5 Virginia Commonwealth 61-59 Birmingham Coliseum Sun Belt Semi-Finals
March 6 South Florida 64-47 Birmingham Coliseum Sun Belt Championship
March 18 vs. #19 Oklahoma 63-71 Evansville, IN NCAA Mideast Regional 1st Round
*Rankings - Associated Press

Coaching Staff

Name Position Seasons at UAB
Gene Bartow Head coach 5th
Oscar Catlin Assistant coach 4th
Robert Corn Assistant coach 4th
John Prince Assistant coach 1st

Players/Stats

# Player Games Field Goals FG% 3 Pt FGs 3FG% Free Throws FT% Rebounds Assists Turnovers Blocks Steals Points Pts/G
34 Cliff Pruitt 30 195-414 .471 2-9 .222 101-125 .808 173 72 72 11 28 493 16.4
15 Luellen Foster 33 138-318 .434 14-37 .378 77-102 .755 103 98 63 3 42 367 11.1
42 Lex Drum 32 96-164 .585 0-0 .000 51-75 .680 168 31 45 18 10 243 7.6
14 Steve Mitchell 31 79-162 .488 1-4 .250 40-61 .656 47 103 62 4 32 199 6.4
40 Jerome Mincy 32 66-135 .488 0-1 .000 56-102 .549 136 7 36 28 25 188 5.9
24 Raymond Gause 32 66-130 .508 0-1 .000 54-82 .659 100 52 32 1 22 186 5.8
22 McKinley Singleton 28 61-159 .384 1-3 .333 34-42 .810 37 26 34 3 20 157 5.6
21 Scott Simcik 22 40-99 .404 23-52 .442 15-17 .882 11 20 35 0 9 118 5.3
12 Marvin Ray Johnson 31 57-105 .543 0-0 .000 18-34 .529 112 43 40 5 16 132 4.3
44 Anthony Gordon 33 56-125 .448 0-2 .000 26-54 .481 151 14 21 21 14 138 4.2
4 Eugene Jones 23 18-48 .375 0-0 .000 6-11 .545 49 4 10 3 5 42 1.8
Team Totals 333 872-1861 .470 41-106 .386 478-705 .680 1167 470 450 98 223 2263 68.6

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1982–1983 		Succeeded by:
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