2019–20 UAB Blazers women's basketball team

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2019–20 UAB Blazers women's basketball
UAB Blazers wordmark.png
Conference Conference USA
Record20–11 (12–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Taren Martin
  • Reagan Miller
  • Dodie Dunson II
Home arena Bartow Arena
Seasons
  2018–19
2020–21  
2019–20 Conference USA women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Rice 162 .889218  .724
Old Dominion 144 .778246  .800
Western Kentucky 144 .778227  .759
Middle Tennessee 135 .722219  .700
UAB 126 .6672010  .667
Charlotte 117 .611209  .690
UTEP 810 .4441514  .517
Southern Miss 711 .3891514  .517
Florida Atlantic 711 .3891316  .448
Marshall 711 .3891217  .414
Louisiana Tech 612 .3331415  .483
North Texas 612 .3331218  .400
FIU 315 .167623  .207
UTSA 216 .111623  .207
2020 C-USA Tournament winner
As of November 10, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 UAB Blazers women's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blazers, led by seventh year head coach Randy Norton, played their home games at the Bartow Arena and are members of Conference USA.

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Roster

2019–20 UAB Blazers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0Miyah Barnes5 ft 5 in(1.65 m)Sr Central HS Memphis, TN
G 1Margaret Whitley5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)So Geneva HS Geneva, IL
G 2Sam Mitchell
FrMontini Catholic Downers Grove, IL
G 3Angela Vendrell6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)SrCB Claret Benimaclet Alicante, Spain
G 5Emily Frasco5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)So Prospect HS Mount Prospect, IL
F 10Sara Rosenfeldt6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)So St. Charles East HS St. Charles, IL
G 12Trista Magee6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)RS Sr Presbyterian Christian
Alabama
Ellisville, MS
F 13Katelynn Thomas6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)Sr Shades Valley HS Birmingham, AL
F 22Summer Schloss
Fr Ashbrook HS Gastonia, NC
G 23Lea Kerstein5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)RS Jr Montini Catholic HS West Chicago, IL
G 24Audrey Jordan5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)RS Fr Carl Harrison HS Kennesaw, GA
F 25Jasmine Gracie
Fr Madison Academy Huntsville, AL
G 32Rachael Childress5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)Sr Lawrence County HS Moulton, AL
F 34Imani Johnson6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)Sr Desoto Central HS Southaven, MS
F 55Zakyia Weathersby
Jr Collins HS
Jones College
Collins, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2019*
6:00 pm
Miles W 92–69 
Bartow Arena  
Birmingham, AL
Non-conference regular season
11/08/2019*
4:00 pm
South Alabama
Preseason WNIT
W 77–61 1–0
Bartow Arena (415)
Birmingham, AL
11/10/2019*
2:00 pm,  FSOK
at  Oklahoma
Preseason WNIT
L 75–82 1–1
Lloyd Noble Center  (1,575)
Norman, OK
11/15/2019*
4:00 pm
Boise State
Preseason WNIT
L 81–83 1–2
Bartow Arena (265)
Birmingham, AL
11/21/2019*
6:00 pm
Auburn W 80–75 2–2
Bartow Arena (1,081)
Birmingham, AL
11/24/2019*
2:00 pm
McNeese State W 97–70 3–2
Bartow Arena (376)
Birmingham, AL
11/27/2019*
6:00 pm
Alabama–Huntsville W 74–57 4–2
Bartow Arena (433)
Birmingham, AL
12/03/2019*
6:00 pm
Samford W 76–69 5–2
Bartow Arena (424)
Birmingham, AL
12/08/2019*
2:00 pm
at  Memphis L 52–77 5–3
Elma Roane Fieldhouse  (453)
Memphis, TN
12/15/2019*
2:00 pm
at  Alcorn State W 86–65 6–3
Davey Whitney Complex  (107)
Lorman, MS
12/20/2018*
1:00 pm
vs.  Colorado
Tulane Classic
L 69–77 OT6–4
Devlin Fieldhouse  (520)
New Orleans, LA
12/21/2019*
1:00 pm
vs.  Texas Southern
Tulane Classic
W 84–68 7–4
Devlin Fieldhouse (602)
New Orleans, LA
12/30/2019*
2:00 pm
Tuskegee W 103–60 8–4
Bartow Arena (253)
Birmingham, AL
Conference USA regular season
01/02/2020
6:00 pm
Charlotte L 75–83 8–5 (0–1)
Bartow Arena (310)
Birmingham, AL
01/04/2020
2:00 pm
Old Dominion W 76–65 9–5 (1–1)
Bartow Arena (495)
Birmingham, AL
01/09/2020
11:00 am
at  Western Kentucky L 65–69 9–6 (1–2)
E. A. Diddle Arena  (5,122)
Bowling Green, KY
01/11/2020
12:00 pm
at  Marshall L 56–61 9–7 (1–3)
Cam Henderson Center  (607)
Huntington, WV
01/16/2020
6:00 pm
FIU W 71–58 10–7 (2–3)
Bartow Arena (320)
Birmingham, AL
01/18/2020
2:00 pm
Florida Atlantic W 92–73 11–7 (3–3)
Bartow Arena (582)
Birmingham, AL
01/23/2020
6:00 pm
at  Southern Miss W 74–68 12–7 (4–3)
Reed Green Coliseum  (1,631)
Hattiesburg, MS
01/25/2020
2:00 pm
at  Louisiana Tech W 71–51 13–7 (5–3)
Thomas Assembly Center  (1,437)
Ruston, LA
01/30/2020
11:00 am
UTSA W 94–55 14–7 (6–3)
Bartow Arena (1,751)
Birmingham, AL
02/01/2020
2:00 pm
UTEP W 63–51 15–7 (7–3)
Bartow Arena (558)
Birmingham, AL
02/06/2020
7:00 pm,  ESPN3
at  Rice L 53–64 15–8 (7–4)
Tudor Fieldhouse  (834)
Houston, TX
02/08/2020
2:00 pm
at  North Texas W 51–50 16–8 (8–4)
The Super Pit  (1,327)
Denton, TX
02/15/2020
2:00 pm,  ESPN+
Middle Tennessee L 52–62 16–9 (8–5)
Bartow Arena (606)
Birmingham, AL
02/20/2020
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at Middle TennesseeW 61–59 17–9 (9–5)
Murphy Center  (3,012)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/22/2020
2:00 pm
RiceL 65–74 17–10 (9–6)
Bartow Arena (510)
Birmingham, AL
02/29/2020
1:00 pm
at UTSAW 87–51 18–10 (10–6)
Convocation Center  (475)
San Antonio, TX
03/05/2020
5:30 pm
at Old DominionW 64–61 OT19–10 (11–6)
Ted Constant Convocation Center  (2,069)
Norfolk, VA
03/07/2020
2:00 pm
Southern MissW 90–46 20–10 (12–6)
Bartow Arena (694)
Birmingham, AL
Conference USA Women's Tournament
Mar 11, 2020
11:30 am, ESPN+
(5) vs. (12) Louisiana Tech
First Round
L 63–66 20–11
The Ford Center at The Star  
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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The 2020–21 UAB Blazers women's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Randy Norton, and played their home games at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama as a member of Conference USA.

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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 1981–82 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's fourth season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at BJCC Coliseum. They finished the season 25–6, 9–1 in Sun Belt play and won the Sun Belt tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 4 seed in the Mideast region. After beating No. 5 seed Indiana in the second round, UAB upset No. 1 seed Virginia to reach the Elite Eight. The Blazers fell to Louisville in the Mideast regional final, 75–68. As of 2021, that is the furthest a UAB men’s team has advanced in NCAA Tournament play.

The 2021–22 UAB Blazers women's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by ninth-year head coach Randy Norton, and played their home games at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama as a member of Conference USA.

The 1983–84 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's sixth season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at BJCC Coliseum. They finished the season 23–11, 8–6 in Sun Belt play and won the Sun Belt tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the Mideast region. The Blazers fell to BYU in the opening round, 84–68.

The 1986–87 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's 9th season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at UAB Arena. They finished the season 21–11, 10–4 in Sun Belt play and won the Sun Belt tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Southeast region. The Blazers fell in the opening round to eventual Final Four participant Providence, 90–68.

The 2004–05 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Conference USA during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Anderson's third season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at Bartow Arena. They finished the season 22–11, 10–6 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. 11 seed in the Chicago region. The Blazers defeated No. 6 seed LSU in the opening round. In the round of 32, UAB fell to No. 3 seed Arizona, 85–63.

The 1984–85 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's 7th season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at BJCC Coliseum. They finished the season 25–9, 11–3 in Sun Belt play and lost in the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the Midwest region. The Blazers defeated Michigan State in the opening round before falling to No. 2 seed and eventual Final Four participant Memphis State in the round of 32, 67–66.

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.

The 1985–86 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's 8th season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at BJCC Coliseum. They finished the season 25–11, 9–5 in Sun Belt play and lost in the championship game of the Sun Belt tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the West region. The Blazers defeated Missouri in the opening round before falling to No. 3 seed North Carolina in the round of 32, 77–59.

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 Birmingham". Uabsports.com.