2010–11 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
The 2010–11 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers' head coach, Mike Davis, was in his fifth season at UAB. The Blazers, who compete in Conference USA, played their home games at Bartow Arena.
| 2010–11 UAB Blazers men's basketball | |
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Conference USA Regular Season Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, First Four | |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Record | 22–9 (12–4 C-USA) |
| Head coach | |
| Assistant coaches |
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| Home arena | Bartow Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis † | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2011 CUSA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB finished the regular season atop the league standings and were subsequently named the 2011 Conference USA Champions. The Blazers were awarded the 1-seed for the 2011 Conference USA men's basketball tournament in El Paso but lost in their first tournament game. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they lost in the new First Four round to Clemson. UAB finished with a record of 22–9 and 12–4 in Conference USA play.
Roster
Source[1]
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
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| 1 | Aaron Johnson | 5'8" | 185 | G | Sr. | Chicago, IL, U.S. | Hubbard HS |
| 3 | Anthony Criswell | 6'9" | 230 | F | Fr. | Oklahoma City, OK, U.S. | Douglass High School |
| 4 | Jamarr Sanders | 6'4" | 210 | G | Sr. | Montgomery, AL, U.S. | Jeff Davis High School NW Florida CC |
| 5 | Robert Williams | 6'4" | 210 | G | Fr. | Greenville, MS, U.S. | Weston High School |
| 10 | Karl Moton | 5'11" | 195 | G | So. | Stone Mountain, GA, U.S. | Chamblee HS |
| 21 | Beas Hamga | 6'11" | 230 | C | Jr. | Douala, Cameroon | Weatherford (Texas) CC |
| 22 | Cameron Moore | 6'10" | 230 | F | Jr. | San Antonio, TX, U.S. | Roosevelt HS |
| 23 | Dexter Fields | 6'2" | 205 | G | So. | Orlando, FL, U.S. | Olympia HS |
| 24 | Preston Purifoy | 6'5" | 215 | G | Fr. | Conway, AR, U.S. | Conway High School |
| 32 | Ovie Soko | 6'8" | 210 | F | So. | London, England, U.K. | Bethel HS |
| 2 | Mike Jones | 6'1" | 185 | G | Sr. | Nashville, TN, U.S. | Hunters Lane High School |
| 25 | Quincy Taylor | 6'0" | 185 | G | Fr. | Wichita, KS, U.S. | Wichita Collegiate High School |
| 44 | Jordan Swing | 6'6" | 200 | F | So. | Birmingham, AL, U.S. | Western Kentucky University |
Schedule
- All times are Eastern
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| 11/5/2010 8:00pm |
West Alabama | W 81–64 | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | ||||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| 11/13/2010* 8:00pm |
Southeast Missouri State | W 78–56 | 1–0 |
Bartow Arena (2,787) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 11/17/2010* 8:00pm |
at Middle Tennessee | W 76–71 | 2–0 |
Murphy Center (4,028) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
| 11/20/2010* 4:00pm |
at Arizona State | L 66–69 | 2–1 |
Wells Fargo Arena (8,642) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
| 11/23/2010* 8:00pm |
South Alabama | W 82–58 | 3–1 |
Bartow Arena (4,104) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 11/26/2010* 8:00pm |
vs. Arkansas | W 70–65 OT | 4–1 |
Verizon Arena (8,425) Little Rock, AR | |||||||
| 11/29/2010* 8:00pm |
at Troy | W 78–57 | 5–1 |
Trojan Arena (1,914) Troy, AL | |||||||
| 12/01/2010* 8:00pm |
Jacksonville State | W 59–53 | 6–1 |
Bartow Arena (3,717) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 12/03/2010* 7:00pm, FSSO |
at Georgia | L 64–66 | 6–2 |
Stegeman Coliseum (7,253) Athens, GA | |||||||
| 12/05/2010* 8:00pm |
Kent State | W 75–59 | 7–2 |
Bartow Arena (3,151) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 12/19/2010* 8:00pm |
Alabama A&M | W 58–40 | 8–2 |
Bartow Arena (3,891) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 12/21/2010* 8:00pm |
VCU | W 68–65 | 9–2 |
Bartow Arena (4,344) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 12/27/2010* 8:00pm |
George Washington | W 79–44 | 10–2 |
Bartow Arena (5,091) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 01/05/2011* 7:00pm, ESPN2 |
at No. 1 Duke | L 64–85 | 10–3 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | |||||||
| 01/08/2011 4:00pm, CBSCS |
UTEP | W 100–97 3OT | 11–3 (1–0) |
Bartow Arena (6,016) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 01/15/2011 8:05pm |
at Tulsa | L 62–78 | 11–4 (1–1) |
Reynolds Center (5,449) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
| 01/17/2011 7:00pm |
at East Carolina | W 66–59 | 12–4 (2–1) |
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,887) Greenville, NC | |||||||
| 01/19/2011 8:00pm |
SMU | W 67–53 | 13–4 (3–1) |
Bartow Arena (4,113) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 01/22/2011 7:00pm, ESPN2 |
Memphis Bartow Classic |
L 73–76 OT | 13–5 (3–2) |
Bartow Arena (9,119) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 01/26/2011 8:00pm |
Marshall | W 60–56 | 14–5 (4–2) |
Bartow Arena (4,781) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 01/29/2011 7:00pm, CSS |
at UCF | W 74–69 | 15–5 (5–2) |
UCF Arena (7,431) Orlando, FL | |||||||
| 02/02/2011 8:00pm |
Southern Miss | L 71–75 | 15–6 (5–3) |
Bartow Arena (5,321) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 02/05/2011 3:00pm |
at Tulane | W 47–39 | 16–6 (6–3) |
Avron B. Fogelman Arena (2,131) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
| 02/09/2011 7:00pm |
at Marshall | W 64–48 | 17–6 (7–3) |
Cam Henderson Center (5,174) Huntington, WV | |||||||
| 02/12/2011 8:00pm, CSS |
Rice | W 74–68 | 18–6 (8–3) |
Bartow Arena (6,034) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 02/16/2011 7:00pm, CBSCS |
at Memphis | L 58–62 | 18–7 (8–4) |
FedEx Forum (16,818) Memphis, TN | |||||||
| 02/19/2011 6:00pm, CSS |
UCF | W 63–58 | 19–7 (9–4) |
Bartow Arena (7,061) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 02/26/2011 6:00pm |
at Houston | W 68–55 | 20–7 (10–4) |
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,072) Houston, TX | |||||||
| 03/02/2011 7:00pm, CSS |
at Southern Miss | W 67–66 | 21–7 (11–4) |
Reed Green Coliseum (4,395) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
| 03/05/2011 8:00pm |
East Carolina | W 66–48 | 22–7 (12–4) |
Bartow Arena (7,971) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| Conference USA Tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/10/2011 1:00PM, CBSCS |
vs. East Carolina Quarterfinals |
L 70–75 OT | 22–8 |
Don Haskins Center (6,841) El Paso, TX | |||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/15/2011* 9:00PM, truTV |
vs. Clemson First Four |
L 52–70 | 22–9 |
University of Dayton Arena (10,025) Dayton, OH | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
References
- "UAB OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2011.