UAB Blazers women's basketball

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UAB Blazers women's basketball
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University University of Alabama at Birmingham
Head coach Randy Norton (10th season)
Conference American Athletic Conference
Location Birmingham, Alabama
Arena Bartow Arena
(Capacity: 8,508)
Nickname Blazers
ColorsForest green and old gold [1]
   
Uniforms
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Home
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Away
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NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
2000
NCAA tournament second round
2000
NCAA tournament appearances
1994, 2000
Conference tournament champions
1994
Conference regular season champions
1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2018

The UAB Blazers women's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham in women's basketball. The school competes in the American Athletic Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Blazers play home basketball games at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. [2]

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History

The Blazers have an all-time record of 575–539 as of the end of the 2015–16 season. They played in the Sun Belt Conference from 1984 to 1991 and in the Great Midwest Conference from 1991 to 1995 before settling into Conference USA in 1995. They reached the Sweet Sixteen in 2000, the farthest a Conference USA team has reached in the NCAA Tournament. They won the 2011 Women's Basketball Invitational. [3]

SeasonRecordConference RecordCoach
1978–7915–11n/aFran Braasch
1979–8021–10n/aFran Braasch
1980–8122–12n/aFran Braasch
1981–8219–6n/aAvie Bridges
1982–8314–14n/aAvie Bridges
1983–844–24n/aAvie Bridges
1984–8514–154–2Bill Ivey
1985–8612–163–3Bill Ivey
1986–8712–191–5Bill Ivey
1987–8815–143–3Jeannie Milling
1988–898–201–5Jeannie Milling
1989–9019–114–2Jeannie Milling
1990–9124–86–0Jeannie Milling
1991–9224–88–2Jeannie Milling
1992–939–184–6Jeannie Milling
1993–9423–612–0Jeannie Milling
1994–9519–96–6Jeannie Milling
1995–9618–119–5Jeannie Milling
1996–9714–145–9Jeannie Milling
1997–989–194–12Jeannie Milling
1998–9913–148–8Jeannie Milling
1999-0021–138–8Jeannie Milling
2000–0120–1110–6Jeannie Milling
2001–0212–164–10Jeannie Milling
2002–038–194–10Jeannie Milling
2003–049–193–11Jeannie Milling
2004–057–214–10 Audra Smith
2005–0614–147–9Audra Smith
2006–0719–1312–4Audra Smith
2007–0814–1610–6Audra Smith
2008–0910–205–11Audra Smith
2009–1017–158–8Audra Smith
2010–1120–157–9Audra Smith
2011–1219–119–7Audra Smith
2012–1318–139–7Audra Smith
2013–1416–157–9 Randy Norton
2014–1518–1311–7Randy Norton
2015–1615–167–11Randy Norton
2016–1715–158–10Randy Norton
2017–1827–713–3Randy Norton
2018–1926–712–4Randy Norton
2019–2020–1112–6Randy Norton
2020–2110–133–11Randy Norton
2021–2216–158–10Randy Norton
2022–2314–175–15Randy Norton

Postseason

NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

The Blazers have appeared in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament twice. They have a record of 2-2.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1994 First RoundGeorge WashingtonL 66–74
2000 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Oregon
Mississippi State
Rutgers
W 80–79 (OT)
W 78–72
L 45–60

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The 2009–10 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Davis's fourth season at UAB. The Blazers competed in Conference USA and played their home games at Bartow Arena. They finished the season 25–9, 11–5 in CUSA play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Conference USA men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament and advanced to the quarterfinals before falling to North Carolina.

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.

The 2014–15 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers, led by third year head coach Jerod Haase, played their home games at Bartow Arena. They were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 20–16, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated 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.

The 2015–16 UAB Blazers women's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blazers, led by second year head coach Randy Norton, played their home games at the Bartow Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 15–16, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a 3-way tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA women's tournament where they lost to UTEP.

The 2016–17 UAB Blazers women's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blazers, led by fourth year head coach Randy Norton, played their home games at the Bartow Arena and are members of Conference USA. They finished the season 15–15, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. As the No. 10 seed in the Conference USA Tournament, they were defeated in the first round by North Texas.

The 2017–18 UAB Blazers women's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blazers, led by fifth year head coach Randy Norton, play their home games at the Bartow Arena and are members of Conference USA. They finished the season 27–7, 13–3 in C-USA play to win the C-USA regular season. They advanced to the championship game of the C-USA women's tournament where they lost to Western Kentucky. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Chattanooga in the first round before losing to Georgia Tech in the second round.

The 2018–19 UAB Blazers women's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blazers, led by sixth year head coach Randy Norton, play their home games at the Bartow Arena and are members of Conference USA. They finished the season 26–7, 12–4 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA women's tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Troy in the first round before losing to Arkansas in the second round.

The 2020–21 UAB Blazers basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers, led by first-year head coach Andy Kennedy, played their home games at the Bartow Arena as members of Conference USA.

The 2003–04 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Conference USA during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Anderson's second season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at Bartow Arena. They finished the season 22–10, 12–4 in C-USA play and lost in the semifinals of the C-USA tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the St. Louis region. The Blazers defeated Washington and No. 1 seed Kentucky to reach the Sweet Sixteen. In the Regional semifinal, UAB fell to Kansas, 100–74.

The 2021–22 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Andy Kennedy, and played their home games at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama as a member of Conference USA. They finished the season 27–8, 14–4 in C-USA play to finish second in the West Division. As the No. 2 seed out of the West Division, they defeated Florida Atlantic, Middle Tennessee, and Louisiana Tech to win the C-USA tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 12 seed in the South Region, where they lost in the first round to Houston.

The 2022–23 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by third-year head coach Andy Kennedy, and plays their home games at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama as a member of Conference USA.

The 2005–06 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Conference USA during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Anderson's fourth season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at Bartow Arena. They finished the season 24–7, 12–2 in C-USA play and lost in the semifinals of the C-USA tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the East region. The Blazers fell in the opening round to No. 8 seed Kentucky, 69–64.

References

  1. University of Alabama at Birmingham Style Guide (PDF). March 11, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  2. "UAB Athletics Official Athletic Site – Women's Basketball".
  3. "2014–15 UAB Women's Basketball Media Guide". 5 December 2014.