1979–80 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

1979–80 UAB Blazers men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
1979–80 record	18–12 (10–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Gene Bartow
Assistant coach	Oscar Catlin
Assistant coach	Robert Corn
Assistant coach	Lee Hunt
Home arena	BJCC Arena

The 1979–80 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 1979–80 college basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's second season at UAB. The Blazers competed in the Sun Belt Conference and played their home games at the BJCC Arena. They finished the season 18–12, 10–4 in Sun Belt play and lost in the finals of the conference tournament to VCU. They were invited to the 1980 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) only to fall in the first round to Southwestern Louisiana.

Roster

Name	Hometown
Tim Almquist	Forest Lake, Minnesota, U.S.
Raymond Gause	Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Chris Giles	Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
George Jones	Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Greg Leet	Flat River, Missouri, U.S.
Tony Mabrey	Albertville, Alabama, U.S.
Glenn Marcus	Alabaster, Alabama, U.S.
Bill McCammon	Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Leon Morris	Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Oliver Robinson	Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Stan Scales	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Scott Simcik	Simi Valley, California, U.S.
Donnie Speer	Sylacauga, Alabama, U.S.
Larry Spicer	Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
^[1]

Schedule and results

UAB finished the regular season tied for second place in the Sun Belt, and as runner-up in the conference tournament.^[2] The Blazers competed in the postseason for the first time in the history of the program with an appearance in the NIT.^[2]

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
12/1/1979* no, no	Whittier	W 90–67	1–0	BJCC Arena (6,283) Birmingham, AL
12/5/1979 no, no	at New Orleans	W 82–73	2–0	Human Performance Center (902) New Orleans, LA
12/8/1979* no, no	at Ole Miss	L 67–66	2–1	Tad Smith Coliseum (7,958) Oxford, MS
12/12/1979* no, no	Washington State	W 86–67	3–1	BJCC Arena (6,423) Birmingham, AL
12/15/1979 no, no	at Georgia State	W 100–73	4–1	GSU Sports Arena (570) Atlanta, GA
12/20/1979* no, no	at Oklahoma City	W 89–73	5–1	Frederickson Fieldhouse (2,010) Oklahoma City, OK
12/22/1979* no, no	at Nebraska	L 92–84 ^4OT	5–2	Bob Devaney Sports Center (6,973) Lincoln, NE
12/28/1979* no, no	Missouri–Rolla UAB Classic	W 100–66	6–2	BJCC Arena (5,179) Birmingham, AL
12/29/1979* no, no	Drexel UAB Classic	W 100–60	7–2	BJCC Arena (3,652) Birmingham, AL
1/3/1980 no, no	Georgia State	W 75–62	8–2	BJCC Arena (4,178) Birmingham, AL
1/5/1980* no, no	Air Force	W 65–51	9–2	BJCC Arena (9,448) Birmingham, AL
1/7/1980 no, no	VCU	W 82–71	10–2	BJCC Arena (4,041) Birmingham, AL
1/10/1980 no, no	at South Florida	W 92–83	11–2	Curtis Hixon Hall (336) Tampa, FL
1/12/1980* no, no	Iona	L 70–65	11–3	BJCC Arena (8,894) Birmingham, AL
1/16/1980* no, no	at St. Louis	L 84–76	11–4	Kiel Auditorium (3,272) St. Louis, MO
1/19/1980 no, no	at Jacksonville	L 62–52	11–5	Jacksonville Coliseum (8,671) Jacksonville, FL
1/22/1980* no, no	DePaul	L 57–54	11–6	BJCC Arena (17,309) Birmingham, AL
1/24/1980 no, no	at South Alabama	W 70–62	12–6	Mobile Civic Center (10,513) Mobile, AL
1/28/1980 no, no	UNC Charlotte	W 84–76	13–6	BJCC Arena (6,417) Birmingham, AL
2/2/1980 no, no	Jacksonville	W 72–68	14–6	BJCC Arena (9,265) Birmingham, AL
2/5/1980 no, no	at UNC Charlotte	L 73–68	14–7	Independence Arena (4,021) Charlotte, NC
2/10/1980 no, no	at VCU	L 90–75	14–8	Richmond Coliseum (4,600) Richmond, VA
2/14/1980 no, no	South Florida	W 78–70	15–8	BJCC Arena (5,046) Birmingham, AL
2/16/1980 no, no	New Orleans	W 86–75	16–8	BJCC Arena (2,547) Birmingham, AL
2/17/1980 no, no	South Alabama	L 66–65	16–9	BJCC Arena (8,352) Birmingham, AL
2/20/1980* no, no	Florida State	L 89–87	16–10	Tully Gymnasium (2,081) Tallahassee, FL
1980 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2/23/1980 no, no	vs. New Orleans	W 85–75	17–10	Independence Arena (2,547) Charlotte, NC
2/24/1980 no, no	vs. Jacksonville	W 64–60	18–10	Independence Arena (2,624) Charlotte, NC
2/25/1980 no, no	vs. VCU	L 105–88	18–11	Independence Arena (2,519) Charlotte, NC
1980 National Invitation Tournament
3/6/1980 no, no	at Southwestern Louisiana	L 74–72	18–12	Blackham Coliseum (8,124) Lafayette, LA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ 2010–11 UAB Basketball Information Guide. Birmingham, AL: UAB Athletic Media Relations Office. 2010. pp. 116–117.
1 2 2010–11 UAB Basketball Information Guide. Birmingham, AL: UAB Athletic Media Relations Office. 2010. p. 118.

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