1982–83 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

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1982–83 UAB Blazers men's basketball
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Record19–14 (9–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Home arena BJCC Coliseum
Seasons
  1981–82
1983–84  
1982–83 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Old Dominion 122 .8571910  .655
VCU 122 .857247  .774
UAB95 .6431914  .576
South Florida 86 .5712210  .688
South Alabama 68 .4291612  .571
UNC Charlotte 59 .357820  .286
Western Kentucky 410 .2861216  .429
Jacksonville 014 .000722  .241
1983 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982–83 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's fifth season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at BJCC Coliseum. They finished the season 19–14, 9–5 in Sun Belt play and won the Sun Belt Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as No. 10 seed in the Mideast region. The Blazers fell to Oklahoma in the opening round, 71–63. [1]

Contents

Roster

1982–83 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 10 McKinley Singleton 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)170 lb(77 kg)Jr Memphis, Tennessee
G 11 Murry Bartow 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)160 lb(73 kg)So Birmingham, Alabama
F 12Marvin Ray Johnson6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)
So Birmingham, Alabama
G 14 Steve Mitchell 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)195 lb(88 kg)Fr Memphis, Tennessee
G 15Luellen Foster6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)165 lb(75 kg)Jr Birmingham, Alabama
F 34Cliff Pruitt6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)190 lb(86 kg)Sr Carson, California
F 40 Jerome Mincy 6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)215 lb(98 kg)Fr Memphis, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 26, 1982*
Auburn L 61–63 0–1
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 1, 1982*
at  Baylor L 55–56 0–2
Heart O' Texas Coliseum  
Waco, Texas
Dec 7, 1982*
at  Ole Miss L 54–66 0–3
Tad Smith Coliseum  
Oxford, Mississippi
Dec 11, 1982*
Wichita State L 88–89 0–4
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 17, 1982*
vs.  Mississippi State L 47–67 0–5
 
 
Dec 18, 1982*
vs.  Navy W 71–57 1–5
 
 
Dec 20, 1982*
Saint Louis W 66–47 2–5
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 22, 1982*
at  Hawaii L 61–65 2–6
Neal S. Blaisdell Center  
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 30, 1982*
Murray State L 75–81 2–7
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 4, 1983
VCU L 65–67 2–8
(0–1)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 8, 1983
South Alabama W 73–67 3–8
(1–1)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 13, 1983
at  South Florida L 63–64 3–9
(1–2)
Sun Dome  
Tampa, Florida
Jan 16, 1983
Jacksonville W 74–73 4–9
(2–2)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 20, 1983*
Old Dominion W 71–60 5–9
(3–2)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 22, 1983
at JacksonvilleW 82–65 6–9
(4–2)
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum  
Jacksonville, Florida
Jan 25, 1983
at  Western Kentucky W 68–66 7–9
(5–2)
E.A. Diddle Arena  
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Jan 29, 1983*
DePaul L 54–56 7–10
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 3, 1983
UNC Charlotte W 73–60 8–10
(6–2)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 5, 1983
Western KentuckyW 61–56 9–10
(7–2)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 12, 1983
at UNC CharlotteW 78–70 10–10
(8–2)
Charlotte Coliseum  
Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 17, 1983
at VCUL 68–80 10–11
(8–3)
Richmond Coliseum  
Richmond, Virginia
Feb 19, 1983
at South AlabamaW 85–80 11–11
(9–3)
Jaguar Gym  
Mobile, Alabama
Feb 23, 1983
South FloridaL 64–69 11–12
(9–4)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 27, 1983
at Old DominionL 57–84 11–13
(9–5)
Norfolk Scope  
Norfolk, Virginia
Mar 1, 1983*
Samford W 66–65 12–13
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Sun Belt Tournament
Mar 4, 1983*
UNC Charlotte
Quarterfinals
W 65–63 17–13
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 5, 1983*
VCU
Semifinals
W 61–59 18–13
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 6, 1983*
vs.  South Florida
Championship game
W 64–47 19–13
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1983*
(10 ME) vs. (7 ME)  Oklahoma
First round
L 63–71 19–14
Roberts Municipal Stadium  
Evansville, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast.

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References

  1. "Oklahoma 71, UAB 63". UPI Archives . March 19, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. "1982–83 Alabama–Birmingham Blazers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference . Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  3. "2019-20 UAB Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UAB Athletics . Retrieved March 20, 2022.