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University | University of Alabama at Birmingham | |||
Conference | C-USA | |||
Location | Birmingham, Alabama | |||
Head coach | Robert Ehsan (1st year) | |||
Arena |
Bartow Arena (Capacity: 8,508) |
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Nickname | Blazers | |||
Colors | Forest Green and Old Gold |
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NCAA Tournament Elite Eight | ||||
1982 | ||||
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1981, 1982, 2004 | ||||
NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | ||||
1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 2004, 2005, 2015 | ||||
NCAA Tournament appearances | ||||
1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2015 | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 2015 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
1981, 1982, 1990, 2004, 2011, 2016 |
The UAB Blazers men's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the NCAA Division I men's college basketball, and have competed in Conference USA (C-USA) since 1995.
The UAB Blazers started their athletics program with the creation of men's basketball in 1978. Setting high standards from the start, UAB hired former UCLA head coach Gene Bartow. Known as the "Father of UAB athletics" Coach Bartow led the Blazers to instant success. Since their inaugural season, the Blazers have made 15 appearances in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament including 3 Sweet Sixteen appearances and 1 Elite Eight appearance. After 37 years of basketball, UAB has had 32 winning seasons including wins over Kentucky, North Carolina, Indiana, Louisville, Kansas, Arizona, Michigan State, Virginia, Villanova, Connecticut, Memphis, and many others.