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The Blazers swept through the Sun Belt Tournament as the 3rd overall seed, defeating 6th seed South Alabama, 2nd seed Jacksonville and top seed Western Kentucky on their home court in Bowling Green, Kentucky. UAB earned an NCAA tournament bid as the 11th seed in the Southeast Region, which was played at the BJCC. They were blown out, 90-68, by the 6th-seeded Providence Friars in the first round.
The Blazers swept through the Sun Belt Tournament as the 3rd overall seed, defeating 6th seed South Alabama, 2nd seed Jacksonville and top seed Western Kentucky on their home court in Bowling Green, Kentucky. UAB earned an NCAA tournament bid as the 11th seed in the Southeast Region, which was played at the BJCC. They were blown out, 90-68, by the 6th-seeded Providence Friars in the first round.
==Schedule/Results==
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! 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 28]]||align=center|  ||align=center|Auburn ||align=center|58-68  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|BJCC]]  ||
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| [[November 29]]||align=center|  ||align=center|Longwood ||align=center|83-49  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|BJCC]]  ||
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| [[December 5]]||align=center|  ||align=center|vs. Hawai'i Pacific ||align=center|93-75  ||align=center|Palo Alto, CA  ||align=center|Apple Invitational
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| [[December 6]]||align=center|    ||align=center|at Stanford  ||align=center|80-99 ||align=center|Palo Alto, CA  ||align=center|Apple Invitational
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| [[December 8]]||align=center|  ||align=center|at Hawai'i Loa  ||align=center|66-52  ||align=center|Kaneohe, HI  ||align=center|
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| [[December 12]]||align=center|  ||align=center|vs. Monmouth  ||align=center|86-73 ||align=center|Little Rock, AR  ||align=center|TCBY Tip-Off Tournament
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| [[December 13]]||align=center|    ||align=center|at Arkansas-Little Rock  ||align=center|73-74  ||align=center|Little Rock, AR  ||align=center|TCBY Tip-Off Tournament
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| [[December 20]]||align=center|  ||align=center|South Carolina State  ||align=center|81-67  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|BJCC]]  ||align=center|
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| [[December 29]]||align=center|    ||align=center|Alaska-Anchorage  ||align=center|94-72 ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|BJCC]]  ||align=center|UAB Classic
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| [[December 30]]||align=center|    ||align=center|Middle Tennessee State  ||align=center|93-91 (OT)  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|BJCC]]  ||align=center|UAB Classic
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| [[January 3]]||align=center|  ||align=center|at South Alabama  ||align=center|85-80  ||align=center|Mobile, AL  ||
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| [[January 5]]||align=center|  ||align=center|Old Dominion  ||align=center|64-60  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|BJCC]]  ||align=center|
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| [[January 8]]||align=center|  ||align=center|Jacksonville  ||align=center|69-77 ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|BJCC]]  ||
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| [[January 10]]||align=center|    ||align=center|at Western Kentucky  ||align=center|67-85 ||align=center|Bowling Green, KY  ||
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| [[January 12]]||align=center|    ||align=center|UNC-Charlotte  ||align=center|69-46  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|BJCC]]  ||
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| [[January 17]]||align=center|  ||align=center|Bradley  ||align=center|80-69  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|BJCC]]  ||
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| [[January 20]]||align=center|  ||align=center|at Virginia Commonwealth  ||align=center|79-70  ||align=center|Richmond, VA  ||align=center|
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| [[January 24]]||align=center|  ||align=center|#8 Temple  ||align=center|60-67  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|BJCC]]  ||
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| [[January 26]]||align=center|  ||align=center|Jacksonville  ||align=center|81-80 (OT) ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|BJCC]]  ||
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| [[January 31]]||align=center|    ||align=center|at Old Dominion  ||align=center|72-70 ||align=center|Norfolk, VA  ||
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| [[February 3]]||align=center|    ||align=center|at West Virginia  ||align=center|64-79  ||align=center|Morgantown, WV  ||
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| [[February 5]]||align=center|    ||align=center|Virginia Commonwealth  ||align=center|79-71  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|BJCC]]  ||
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| [[February 7]]||align=center|    ||align=center|South Alabama  ||align=center|87-76  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|BJCC]]  ||
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| [[February 9]]||align=center|  ||align=center|South Florida  ||align=center|67-81  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|BJCC]]  ||
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| [[February 12]]||align=center|    ||align=center|at UNC-Charlotte  ||align=center|63-76  ||align=center|Charlotte, NC || align=center|
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| [[February 14]]||align=center|    ||align=center|#5 DePaul  ||align=center|71-83  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|BJCC]]  ||align=center|
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| [[February 18]]||align=center|  ||align=center|at South Florida  ||align=center|67-58  ||align=center|Tampa, FL ||
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| [[February 21]]||align=center|    ||align=center|Western Kentucky  ||align=center|86-73  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|BJCC]]  ||align=center|
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| [[February 26]]||align=center|    ||align=center|South Alabama  ||align=center|77-64  ||align=center|Bowling Green, KY  ||align=center|Sun Belt Quarter-Finals
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| [[February 27]]||align=center|    ||align=center|Jacksonville ||align=center|93-86  ||align=center|Bowling Green, KY  ||align=center|Sun Belt Semi-Finals
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| [[February 28]]||align=center|    ||align=center|at Western Kentucky ||align=center|72-60  ||align=center|Bowling Green, KY  ||align=center|Sun Belt Finals
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| [[March 12]]||align=center|    ||align=center|Providence ||align=center|68-90  ||align=center|[[Legacy Arena|BJCC]]  ||align=center|NCAA Southeast Region 1st Round
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| colspan="6"  style="font-size:8pt; text-align:center;"| *Rankings - Associated Press
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==Players/Stats==
==Players/Stats==
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==Roster==
PLAYER              GP  FG-FGA  FG%  3FG-FGA  3PT%  FT-FTA  FT%  PTS  PTS/G
[[Tracy Foster]]        32  184-412  .447  74-189  .392  111-130  .854  553  17.3
[[James Ponder]]        31  163-380  .429  60-148  .405  93-123  .756  482  15.5
[[Eddie Collins]]      32  137-284  .482    1-4    .250  109-140  .779  390  12.2
[[Michael Charles]]    29  92-210  .438    5-16  .313  81-110  .736  270  7.6
[[Larry Rembert]]      32  74-149  .497    0-0    .000  40-56  .714  188  7.2
[[Dylan Howard]]        31  45-116  .388    0-1    .000  80-103  .777  170  6.8
[[Reginald Turner]]    31  56-104  .538    2-4    .500  37-52  .712  131  6.7
[[Alan Ogg]]            31  31-68  .456    0-0    .000  10-16  .625    72  6.4
[[Barry Bearden]]      28  17-44  .386    2-8    .250  19-30  .633    35  4.4
[[Cedric Evans]]        20  15-28  .536    0-0    .000    2-7    .286    32  1.9
[[Bruce Baker]]          5    8-22  .364    5-17  .294    4-6    .667    25  1.0
[[Larry Wiksell]]      16  10-24  .417    2-7    .286    3-6    .500    25  0.5
[[Chris Thomas]]        11    6-15  .400    0-0    .000    2-2  1.000    15  0.0
TOTAL              32  839-1856 .452  152-399  .381  597-789  .757  2427  75.8


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 17:11, 30 May 2021

The 1986-1987 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented UAB as member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1986-1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

The Blazers were coached by Gene Bartow in his, and the program's, ninth year. UAB played their home games at BJCC Coliseum in the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center.

The Blazers finished the regular season 22-11 overall and 10-4 in conference play to finish in third place in the Sun Belt. As a team, the Blazers scored an average of 75.8 points per game while holding opponents to 72.6 points per game. The team shot .381 (152 of 399) from beyond the three-point line.

The Blazers swept through the Sun Belt Tournament as the 3rd overall seed, defeating 6th seed South Alabama, 2nd seed Jacksonville and top seed Western Kentucky on their home court in Bowling Green, Kentucky. UAB earned an NCAA tournament bid as the 11th seed in the Southeast Region, which was played at the BJCC. They were blown out, 90-68, by the 6th-seeded Providence Friars in the first round.

Schedule/Results

Date Rank Opponent Score Location Notes
November 28 Auburn 58-68 BJCC
November 29 Longwood 83-49 BJCC
December 5 vs. Hawai'i Pacific 93-75 Palo Alto, CA Apple Invitational
December 6 at Stanford 80-99 Palo Alto, CA Apple Invitational
December 8 at Hawai'i Loa 66-52 Kaneohe, HI
December 12 vs. Monmouth 86-73 Little Rock, AR TCBY Tip-Off Tournament
December 13 at Arkansas-Little Rock 73-74 Little Rock, AR TCBY Tip-Off Tournament
December 20 South Carolina State 81-67 BJCC
December 29 Alaska-Anchorage 94-72 BJCC UAB Classic
December 30 Middle Tennessee State 93-91 (OT) BJCC UAB Classic
January 3 at South Alabama 85-80 Mobile, AL
January 5 Old Dominion 64-60 BJCC
January 8 Jacksonville 69-77 BJCC
January 10 at Western Kentucky 67-85 Bowling Green, KY
January 12 UNC-Charlotte 69-46 BJCC
January 17 Bradley 80-69 BJCC
January 20 at Virginia Commonwealth 79-70 Richmond, VA
January 24 #8 Temple 60-67 BJCC
January 26 Jacksonville 81-80 (OT) BJCC
January 31 at Old Dominion 72-70 Norfolk, VA
February 3 at West Virginia 64-79 Morgantown, WV
February 5 Virginia Commonwealth 79-71 BJCC
February 7 South Alabama 87-76 BJCC
February 9 South Florida 67-81 BJCC
February 12 at UNC-Charlotte 63-76 Charlotte, NC
February 14 #5 DePaul 71-83 BJCC
February 18 at South Florida 67-58 Tampa, FL
February 21 Western Kentucky 86-73 BJCC
February 26 South Alabama 77-64 Bowling Green, KY Sun Belt Quarter-Finals
February 27 Jacksonville 93-86 Bowling Green, KY Sun Belt Semi-Finals
February 28 at Western Kentucky 72-60 Bowling Green, KY Sun Belt Finals
March 12 Providence 68-90 BJCC NCAA Southeast Region 1st Round
*Rankings - Associated Press


Players/Stats

# Player Games Field Goals FG% 3 Pt FGs 3FG% Free Throws FT% Rebounds Assists Turnovers Blocks Steals Points Pts/G
4 Tracy Foster 32 184-412 .447 74-189 .392 111-130 .854 553 17.3
32 James Ponder 31 163-380 .429 60-148 .405 93-123 .756 482 15.5
31 Eddie Collins 32 137-284 .482 1-4 .250 109-140 .779 390 12.2
24 Michael Charles 29 92-210 .438 5-16 .313 81-110 .736 270 7.6
40 Larry Rembert 32 74-149 .497 0-0 .000 40-56 .714 188 7.2
34 Dylan Howard 31 45-116 .388 0-1 .000 80-103 .777 170 6.8
33 Reginald Turner 31 56-104 .538 2-4 .500 37-52 .712 131 6.7
53 Alan Ogg 31 31-68 .456 0-0 .000 10-16 .625 72 6.4
3 Barry Bearden 28 17-44 .386 2-8 .250 19-30 .633 35 4.4
52 Cedric Evans 20 15-28 .536 0-0 .000 2-7 .286 32 1.9
55 Bruce Baker 5 8-22 .364 5-17 .294 4-6 .667 25 5.0
21 Larry Wiksell 16 10-24 .536 0-0 .000 2-7 .286 25 0.5
25 Chris Thomas 11 6-15 .400 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 15 1.4
Team Totals 32 839-1856 .452 152-399 .381 597-789 .757 2427 75.8


Coaching Staff

Name Position Seasons at UAB
Gene Bartow Head coach 9th
Robert Corn Assistant coach 8th
Donnie Speer Part-time Assistant coach 2nd
Jimmy Armstrong Graduate Assistant coach 1st
Dan Monson Graduate Assistant coach 1st
Tom Massimino Volunteer Assistant coach 1st

External links

Preceded by:
1985-1986 		UAB Men’s Basketball Teams
1986–1987 		Succeeded by:
1987-1988
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