1983-1984 UAB Blazers Men's Basketball team
The 1983-1984 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented UAB as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1983-84 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 25 | St. Mary's (MN) | 105-53 | Birmingham Coliseum | ||
| November 26 | Baptist | 73-55 | Birmingham Coliseum | ||
| November 29 | Mississippi Valley State | 87-73 | Birmingham Coliseum | ||
| December 2 | Auburn | 69-62 (OT) | Birmingham Coliseum | ||
| December 6 | Old Dominion | 83-73 | Birmingham Coliseum | ||
| December 10 | at Tennessee-Chattanooga | 70-79 | Chattanooga, TN | ||
| December 13 | at Mississippi State | 55-53 | Starkville, MS | ||
| December 15 | U.S. International | 71-56 | Birmingham Coliseum | ||
| December 17 | Baylor | 73-61 | Birmingham Coliseum | ||
| December 22 | Valparaiso | 64-49 | Birmingham Coliseum | UAB Classic | |
| December 23 | Villanova | 81-76 (3OT) | Birmingham Coliseum | UAB Classic | |
| December 27 | vs. Pacific | 57-48 | Honolulu, HI | Rainbow Classic | |
| December 28 | vs. Southern Methodist | 63-77 | Honolulu, HI | Rainbow Classic | |
| December 29 | vs. Tennessee | 84-66 | Honolulu, HI | Rainbow Classic | |
| January 5 | MacMurray | 71-43 | Birmingham Coliseum | ||
| January 7 | Western Kentucky | 71-56 | Birmingham Coliseum | ||
| January 14 | #3 | at DePaul | 63-98 | Rosemont, IL | |
| January 19 | Virginia Commonwealth | 61-63 | Birmingham Coliseum | ||
| January 21 | at South Alabama | 80-79 | Mobile, AL | ||
| January 26 | North Carolina-Charlotte | 74-60 | Birmingham Coliseum | ||
| January 28 | Jacksonville | 75-74 (OT) | Birmingham Coliseum | Homecoming | |
| January 31 | South Florida | 46-65 | Birmingham Coliseum | ||
| February 2 | at Jacksonville | 68-45 | Jacksonville, FL | ||
| February 4 | #9 | at Memphis State | 51-53 (OT) | Memphis, TN | |
| February 6 | at Virginia Commonwealth | 43-49 | Richmond, VA | ||
| February 9 | at North Carolina-Charlotte | 79-70 | Charlotte, NC | ||
| February 11 | South Alabama | 51-50 | Birmingham Coliseum | ||
| February 18 | at Old Dominon | 55-76 | Norfolk, VA | ||
| February 20 | at South Florida | 57-58 | Tampa, FL | ||
| February 25 | at Western Kentucky | 76-89 | Bowling Green, KY | ||
| March 2 | South Alabama | 76-68 | Birmingham Coliseum | Sun Belt Quarter-Finals | |
| March 3 | Virginia Commonwealth | 54-52 | Birmingham Coliseum | Sun Belt Semi-Finals | |
| March 4 | Old Dominion | 62-60 | Birmingham Coliseum | Sun Belt Championship | |
| March 15 | Brigham Young | 68-84 | Birmingham Coliseum | NCAA Mideast Regional 1st Round | |
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Coaching Staff
| Name | Position | Seasons at UAB |
|---|---|---|
| Gene Bartow | Head coach | 6th |
| Oscar Catlin | Assistant coach | 5th |
| Robert Corn | Assistant coach | 5th |
| John Prince | Assistant coach | 2nd |
Players/Stats
| # | Player | Games | Field Goals | FG% | Free Throws | FT% | Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers | Blocks | Steals | Points | Pts/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | McKinley Singleton | 34 | 222-486 | .457 | 54-74 | .730 | 125 | 93 | 41 | 2 | 44 | 498 | 14.6 |
| 14 | Steve Mitchell | 33 | 172-369 | .466 | 102-128 | .797 | 70 | 163 | 87 | 6 | 36 | 446 | 13.5 |
| 40 | Jerome Mincy | 34 | 133-281 | .473 | 109-172 | .634 | 205 | 14 | 48 | 45 | 35 | 375 | 11.3 |
| 15 | Luellen Foster | 34 | 93-214 | .434 | 59-82 | .720 | 93 | 86 | 53 | 4 | 34 | 245 | 7.2 |
| 12 | Marvin Ray Johnson | 32 | 73-143 | .510 | 34-52 | .654 | 100 | 72 | 38 | 8 | 25 | 180 | 5.6 |
| 44 | Anthony Gordon | 34 | 70-127 | .551 | 43-64 | .672 | 197 | 16 | 37 | 32 | 28 | 183 | 5.4 |
| 50 | Archie Johnson | 30 | 39-88 | .443 | 28-48 | .583 | 118 | 9 | 34 | 22 | 15 | 106 | 3.5 |
| 32 | James Ponder | 25 | 33-71 | .465 | 22-31 | .710 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 88 | 3.5 |
| 34 | Pipo Marrero | 29 | 23-40 | .575 | 20-34 | .588 | 54 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 66 | 2.3 |
| 4 | Eugene Jones | 29 | 23-46 | .500 | 12-19 | .631 | 40 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 2.0 |
| 42 | Brad Tatom | 24 | 21-46 | .456 | 7-9 | .777 | 32 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 2.0 |
| 11 | Murry Bartow | 17 | 8-21 | .380 | 0-1 | .000 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 |
| 10 | Greg Matta | 16 | 2-13 | .154 | 2-5 | .400 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Team | Totals | 34 | 912-1944 | .469 | 492-719 | .684 | 1133 | 519 | 400 | 132 | 251 | 2316 | 68.1 |
External Links
| Preceded by: 1982-1983 |
UAB Men’s Basketball Teams 1983–1984 |
Succeeded by: 1984-1985 |