UAB Blazers women's basketball | ||||
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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 | Forest green and old gold [1] | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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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]
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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