2010–11 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

2010–11 UAB Blazers men's basketball
Conference USA Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Four
Conference Conference USA
2010–11 record 22–9 (12–4 C-USA)
Head coach Mike Davis
Assistant coach Donnie Marsh
Assistant coach Walt Fuller
Assistant coach Mike Jaskulski
Home arena Bartow Arena
Seasons
« 2009–10 2011–12 »
2010–11 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UAB 12   4   .750     22   9   .710
Tulsa 11   5   .688     19   13   .594
UTEP 11   5   .688     25   10   .714
Memphis 10   6   .625     25   10   .714
Southern Miss 9   7   .563     22   10   .688
Marshall 9   7   .563     22   12   .647
Southern Methodist 8   8   .500     20   15   .571
East Carolina 8   8   .500     18   16   .529
UCF 6   10   .375     21   12   .636
Rice 5   11   .313     14   18   .438
Houston 4   12   .250     12   18   .400
Tulane 3   13   .188     13   17   .433
2011 CUSA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010–11 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2010–11 college 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.

UAB finished the regular season atop the league standings and were subsequently named the 2011 Conference USA Champions. The Blazers were awarded the 1-seed for the 2011 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament in El Paso but lost in their first tournament game. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they lost in the new First Four round to Clemson. UAB finished with a record of 22–9 and 12–4 in Conference USA play.

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Roster

Source[1]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Aaron Johnson 5'8" 185 G Sr. Chicago, IL, U.S. Hubbard HS
3 Anthony Criswell 6'9" 230 F Fr. Oklahoma City, OK, U.S. Douglass High School
4 Jamarr Sanders 6'4" 210 G Sr. Montgomery, AL, U.S. Jeff Davis High School
NW Florida CC
5 Robert Williams 6'4" 210 G Fr. Greenville, MS, U.S. Weston High School
10 Karl Moton 5'11" 195 G So. Stone Mountain, GA, U.S. Chamblee HS
21 Beas Hamga 6'11" 230 C Jr. Douala, Cameroon Weatherford (Texas) CC
22 Cameron Moore 6'10" 230 F Jr. San Antonio, TX, U.S. Roosevelt HS
23 Dexter Fields 6'2" 205 G So. Orlando, FL, U.S. Olympia HS
24 Preston Purifoy 6'5" 215 G Fr. Conway, AR, U.S. Conway High School
32 Ovie Soko 6'8" 210 F So. London, England, U.K. Bethel HS
2 Mike Jones 6'1" 185 G Sr. Nashville, TN, U.S. Hunters Lane High School
25 Quincy Taylor 6'0" 185 G Fr. Wichita, KS, U.S. Wichita Collegiate High School
44 Jordan Swing 6'6" 200 F So. Birmingham, AL, U.S. Western Kentucky University

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
11/5/2010 8:00pm West Alabama Bartow ArenaBirmingham, AL W 81–64   
Regular Season
11/13/2010* 8:00pm Southeast Missouri State Bartow ArenaBirmingham, AL W 78–56  2,787 1–0
11/17/2010* 8:00pm at Middle Tennessee State Murphy CenterMurfreesboro, TN W 76–71  4,028 2–0
11/20/2010* 4:00pm at Arizona State Wells Fargo ArenaTempe, AZ L 66–69  8,642 2–1
11/23/2010* 8:00pm South Alabama Bartow ArenaBirmingham, AL W 82–58  4,104 3–1
11/26/2010* 8:00pm vs. Arkansas Verizon Arena • Little Rock, AR W 70–65 OT 8,425 4–1
11/29/2010* 8:00pm at Troy Trojan ArenaTroy, AL W 78–57  1,914 5–1
12/01/2010* 8:00pm Jacksonville State Bartow ArenaBirmingham, AL W 59–53  3,717 6–1
12/03/2010* 7:00pm at Georgia Stegeman ColiseumAthens, GA FSSO L 64–66  7,253 6–2
12/05/2010* 8:00pm Kent State Bartow ArenaBirmingham, AL W 75–59  3,151 7–2
12/19/2010* 8:00pm Alabama A&M Bartow ArenaBirmingham, AL W 58–40  3,891 8–2
12/21/2010* 8:00pm VCU Bartow ArenaBirmingham, AL W 68–65  4,344 9–2
12/27/2010* 8:00pm George Washington Bartow ArenaBirmingham, AL W 79–44  5,091 10–2
01/05/2011* 7:00pm at #1 Duke Cameron Indoor StadiumDurham, NC ESPN2 L 64–85  9,314 10–3
01/08/2011 4:00pm UTEP Bartow ArenaBirmingham, AL CBSCS W 100–97 3OT 6,016 11–3 (1–0)
01/15/2011 8:05pm at Tulsa Reynolds CenterTulsa, OK L 62–78  5,449 11–4 (1–1)
01/17/2011 7:00pm at East Carolina Williams Arena at Minges ColiseumGreenville, NC W 66–59  3,887 12–4 (2–1)
01/19/2011 8:00pm SMU Bartow ArenaBirmingham, AL W 67–53  4,113 13–4 (3–1)
01/22/2011 7:00pm Memphis Bartow ArenaBirmingham, AL
(Bartow Classic)
ESPN2 L 73–76 OT 9,119 13–5 (3–2)
01/26/2011 8:00pm Marshall Bartow ArenaBirmingham, AL W 60–56  4,781 14–5 (4–2)
01/29/2011 7:00pm at UCF UCF ArenaOrlando, FL CSS W 74–69  7,431 15–5 (5–2)
02/02/2011 8:00pm Southern Miss Bartow ArenaBirmingham, AL L 71–75  5,321 15–6 (5–3)
02/05/2011 3:00pm at Tulane Avron B. Fogelman ArenaNew Orleans, LA W 47–39  2,131 16–6 (6–3)
02/09/2011 7:00pm at Marshall Cam Henderson CenterHuntington, WV W 64–48  5,174 17–6 (7–3)
02/12/2011 8:00pm Rice Bartow ArenaBirmingham, AL CSS W 74–68  6,034 18–6 (8–3)
02/16/2011 7:00pm at Memphis FedEx ForumMemphis, TN CBSCS L 58–62  16,818 18–7 (8–4)
02/19/2011 6:00pm UCF Bartow ArenaBirmingham, AL CSS W 63–58  7,061 19–7 (9–4)
02/26/2011 6:00pm at Houston Hofheinz PavilionHouston, TX W 68–55  3,072 20–7 (10–4)
03/02/2011 7:00pm at Southern Miss Reed Green ColiseumHattiesburg, MS CSS W 67–66  4,395 21–7 (11–4)
03/05/2011 8:00pm East Carolina Bartow ArenaBirmingham, AL W 66–48  7,971 22–7 (12–4)
2011 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
3/10/2011 1:00PM vs. East Carolina Don Haskins Center • El Paso, TX
(Quarterfinals)
CBSCS L 70–75 OT 6,841 22–8
2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
3/15/2011* 9:00PM vs. Clemson University of Dayton ArenaDayton, OH
(First Four)
truTV L 52–70  10,025 22–9
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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