UAB Blazers women's basketball

UAB Blazers women's basketball
2024–25 UAB Blazers women's basketball team
University	University of Alabama at Birmingham
Head coach	Randy Norton (12th season)
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Location	Birmingham, Alabama
Arena	Bartow Arena (capacity: 8,508)
Nickname	Blazers
Colors	UAB Green and UAB Gold [1]
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
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]

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]

Season	Record	Conference Record	Coach
1978–79	15–11	n/a	Fran Braasch
1979–80	21–10	n/a	Fran Braasch
1980–81	22–12	n/a	Fran Braasch
1981–82	19–6	n/a	Avie Bridges
1982–83	14–14	n/a	Avie Bridges
1983–84	4–24	n/a	Avie Bridges
1984–85	14–15	4–2	Bill Ivey
1985–86	12–16	3–3	Bill Ivey
1986–87	12–19	1–5	Bill Ivey
1987–88	15–14	3–3	Jeannie Milling
1988–89	8–20	1–5	Jeannie Milling
1989–90	19–11	4–2	Jeannie Milling
1990–91	24–8	6–0	Jeannie Milling
1991–92	24–8	8–2	Jeannie Milling
1992–93	9–18	4–6	Jeannie Milling
1993–94	23–6	12–0	Jeannie Milling
1994–95	19–9	6–6	Jeannie Milling
1995–96	18–11	9–5	Jeannie Milling
1996–97	14–14	5–9	Jeannie Milling
1997–98	9–19	4–12	Jeannie Milling
1998–99	13–14	8–8	Jeannie Milling
1999-00	21–13	8–8	Jeannie Milling
2000–01	20–11	10–6	Jeannie Milling
2001–02	12–16	4–10	Jeannie Milling
2002–03	8–19	4–10	Jeannie Milling
2003–04	9–19	3–11	Jeannie Milling
2004–05	7–21	4–10	Audra Smith
2005–06	14–14	7–9	Audra Smith
2006–07	19–13	12–4	Audra Smith
2007–08	14–16	10–6	Audra Smith
2008–09	10–20	5–11	Audra Smith
2009–10	17–15	8–8	Audra Smith
2010–11	20–15	7–9	Audra Smith
2011–12	19–11	9–7	Audra Smith
2012–13	18–13	9–7	Audra Smith
2013–14	16–15	7–9	Randy Norton
2014–15	18–13	11–7	Randy Norton
2015–16	15–16	7–11	Randy Norton
2016–17	15–15	8–10	Randy Norton
2017–18	27–7	13–3	Randy Norton
2018–19	26–7	12–4	Randy Norton
2019–20	20–11	12–6	Randy Norton
2020–21	10–13	3–11	Randy Norton
2021–22	16–15	8–10	Randy Norton
2022–23	14–17	5–15	Randy 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.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1994	First Round	George Washington	L 66–74
2000	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	Oregon Mississippi State Rutgers	W 80–79 (OT) W 78–72 L 45–60

References

1. UAB Brand Refresh - Toolkit . Retrieved February 18, 2025.
2. "UAB Athletics Official Athletic Site – Women's Basketball".
3. "2014–15 UAB Women's Basketball Media Guide". 5 December 2014.

External links

• Official website