2014–15 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
2014–15 UAB Blazers men's basketball | |
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Conference USA Tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, round of 32 | |
Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 20–16 (12–6 C-USA) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Bartow Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WKU |
12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 16 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 17 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss* | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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† 2015 C-USA Tournament winner |
The 2014–15 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the
WKU, Louisiana Tech, and Middle Tennessee to become champions of the C-USA tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 14 seed where they upset No. 3-seeded and No. 9-ranked Iowa State in the first round before losing in the second round to No. 11-seeded UCLA
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Previous season
The Blazers finished the 2013–14 season 18–13, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the second round of the C-USA tournament to Charlotte.
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Robert Williams | 5 | G | 6'4" | 210 | RS Senior | Greenville, MS | Graduated |
Thaddeaus Rideau | 11 | G | 6'4" | 168 | Junior | Port Arthur, TX | Transferred |
K.C. Whitaker | 12 | G | 6'6" | 185 | RS Sophomore | Ashburn, VA | Injured |
Fahro Alihodzic | 15 | C | 6'10" | 240 | Senior | Vlasenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Graduated |
Preston Purifoy | 24 | F | 6'5" | 220 | Senior | Conway, AR | Graduated |
Rod Rucker | 42 | F | 6'5" | 220 | Senior | Elberton, GA | Graduated |
Jordan Swing | 44 | F | 6'6" | 200 | Senior | Birmingham, AL | Graduated |
Incoming Transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Hakeem Baxter | 0 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Sophomore | Philadelphia, PA | Transferred from Maryland Eastern Shore. Under NCAA transfer rules, Baxter will have to sit out for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
Class of 2014 recruits
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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William Lee PF |
Plantersville, AL | Dallas County High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Nov 12, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85 | ||||||
Lewis Sullivan SF |
Meridianville, AL | Hazel Green High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jul 2, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69 | ||||||
Nick Norton PG |
Bloomington, IL | Central Catholic High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Mar 22, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59 | ||||||
Jarvis Calhoun PG |
Trussville, AL | Hewitt-Trussville High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Mar 2, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59 | ||||||
Chris Cokley PF |
Savannah, GA | Savannah High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 216 lb (98 kg) | Nov 2, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Denzel Collins PG |
Walterboro, SC | USC Salkehatchie | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 217 lb (98 kg) | Aug 3, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Class of 2015 recruits
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Dirk Williams SG |
Homewood, AL | Tallahassee Community College | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | N/A | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Roster
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Robert Ehsan Richie Riley Jeff Wulbrun
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/07/2014* 7:00 pm |
UNC Pembroke | L 71–72 | – |
Bartow Arena (2,133) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/15/2014* 7:00 pm |
Louisiana–Monroe Battle 4 Atlantis Opening Round |
L 65–74 | 0–1 |
Bartow Arena (2,403) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
11/17/2014* 7:00 pm |
Young Harris | W 94–81 | 1–1 |
Bartow Arena (2,071) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
11/20/2014* 7:00 pm |
South Florida | L 71–73 OT | 1–2 |
Bartow Arena (2,501) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
11/23/2014* 2:00 pm |
Jackson State | W 58–50 | 2–2 |
Bartow Arena (2,023) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
11/26/2014* 6:00 pm, AXS TV |
vs. No. 2 Wisconsin Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals |
L 43–72 | 2–3 |
Imperial Arena (2,633) Nassau, BAH | |||||||
11/27/2014* 8:30 pm, AXS TV |
vs. No. 18 Florida Battle 4 Atlantis consolation round |
L 47–56 | 2–4 |
Imperial Arena (2,408) Nassau, BAH | |||||||
11/28/2014* 9:30 pm, AXS TV |
vs. No. 22 UCLA Battle 4 Atlantis 7th place game |
L 76–88 | 2–5 |
Imperial Arena (517) Nassau, BAH | |||||||
12/04/2014* 7:00 pm, ASN |
Morehead State | W 58–48 | 3–5 |
Bartow Arena (3,029) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
12/07/2014* 2:00 pm, ASN |
Illinois State | L 74–78 | 3–6 |
Bartow Arena (2,234) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
12/14/2014* 7:00 pm, ASN |
UNC Asheville | W 79–71 | 4–6 |
Bartow Arena (2,146) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
12/18/2014* 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
LSU | L 70–79 | 4–7 |
Bartow Arena (6,054) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
12/22/2014* 7:00 pm, ASN |
at Chattanooga
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L 67–83 | 4–8 |
McKenzie Arena (2,609) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
12/27/2014* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 |
at No. 20 North Carolina | L 58–89 | 4–9 |
Dean Smith Center (19,124) Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||
Conference USA regular season | |||||||||||
01/04/2015 2:00 pm |
at Middle Tennessee | W 54–49 | 5–9 (1–0) |
Murphy Center (3,605) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
01/08/2015 7:00 pm |
Florida Atlantic | W 66–57 | 6–9 (2–0) |
Bartow Arena (2,385) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
01/10/2015 2:00 pm |
FIU | W 70–53 | 7–9 (3–0) |
Bartow Arena (2,806) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
01/15/2015 7:00 pm, ASN |
at Louisiana Tech | L 71–74 | 7–10 (3–1) |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,815) Ruston, LA | |||||||
01/17/2015 7:00 pm |
at Southern Miss | W 63–56 | 8–10 (4–1) |
Reed Green Coliseum (3,493) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
01/22/2015 7:00 pm |
Charlotte | W 81–76 OT | 9–10 (5–1) |
Bartow Arena (3,029) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
01/24/2015 4:30 pm, ASN |
Old Dominion
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W 81–68 | 10–10 (6–1) |
Bartow Arena (4,127) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
01/29/2015 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
at UTEP
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L 69–71 | 10–11 (6–2) |
Don Haskins Center (7,455) El Paso, TX | |||||||
01/31/2015 2:00 pm |
at UTSA | W 65–57 | 11–11 (7–2) |
Convocation Center (1,252) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
02/05/2015 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
Louisiana Tech | W 80–60 | 12–11 (8–2) |
Bartow Arena (4,068) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
02/07/2015 2:00 pm |
Southern Miss | W 78–68 | 13–11 (9–2) |
Bartow Arena (3,786) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
02/12/2015 7:00 pm |
at North Texas | L 64–67 | 13–12 (9–3) |
The Super Pit (2,611) Denton, TX | |||||||
02/14/2015 7:00 pm |
at Rice | L 73–82 2OT | 13–13 (9–4) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,647) Houston, TX | |||||||
02/19/2015 7:00 pm |
at WKU
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W 71–66 | 14–13 (10–4) |
Bartow Arena (3,892) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
02/22/2015 7:00 pm |
Marshall | W 72–54 | 15–13 (11–4) |
Bartow Arena (4,068) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
02/28/2015 2:00 pm, ASN |
Middle Tennessee | W 100–95 3OT | 16–13 (12–4) |
Bartow Arena (4,761) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
03/05/2015 6:00 pm |
at Florida Atlantic | L 59–62 | 16–14 (12–5) |
FAU Arena (1,005)
Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
03/07/2015 7:00 pm, ASN |
at FIU | L 66–70 | 16–15 (12–6) |
FIU Arena (951)
Miami, FL | |||||||
Conference USA tournament | |||||||||||
03/12/2015 6:00 pm, ASN |
(4) | vs. (5) WKU Quarterfinals |
W 53–52 | 17–15 |
Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (6,922) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
03/13/2015 5:30 pm, CBSSN |
(4) | vs. (1) Louisiana Tech Semifinals |
W 72–62 OT | 18–15 |
Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (6,429) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
03/14/2015 2:30 pm, FS1 |
(4) | vs. (6) Middle Tennessee Championship |
W 73–60 | 19–15 |
Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (8,279) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
03/19/2015* 11:40 am, truTV
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(14 S) | vs. (3 S) No. 9 Iowa State Second Round |
W 60–59 | 20–15 |
KFC Yum! Center (N/A) Louisville, KY | ||||||
03/21/2015* 11:10 am, CBS
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(14 S) | vs. (11 S) UCLA Third Round |
L 75–92 | 20–16 |
KFC Yum! Center (21,760) Louisville, KY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. . (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region S=South.All times are in Central Time |
References
- ^ "UAB Athletics Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.