2010–11 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

2010–11 UAB Blazers men's basketball
Conference USA Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Four
ConferenceConference USA
Record22–9 (12–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Donnie Marsh
  • Walt Fuller
  • Mike Jaskulski
Home arenaBartow Arena
Seasons
2010–11 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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
Rice 5 – 11   .313 14 – 18   .438
Houston 4 – 12   .250 12 – 18   .400
Tulane 3 – 13   .188 13 – 17   .433
UCF* 0 – 10   .000 0 – 12   .000
† 2011 CUSA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*UCF vacated its wins from the 2010–11 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the 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.

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)
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

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "UAB OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2011.