2015–16 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

2015–16 UAB Blazers men's basketball

C-USA regular season champions
NIT, First Round
Conference	Conference USA
2015–16 record	26–7 (16–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Jerod Haase (4th year)
Assistant coach	Robert Ehsan
Assistant coach	Jeff Wulbrun
Assistant coach	Turner Battle
Home arena	Bartow Arena

2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UAB	16	–	2	.889	26	–	7	.788
Middle Tennessee †	13	–	5	.722	25	–	10	.714
Marshall	12	–	6	.667	17	–	16	.515
Louisiana Tech	12	–	6	.667	23	–	10	.697
Old Dominion	12	–	6	.667	25	–	13	.658
UTEP	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
Charlotte	9	–	9	.500	14	–	19	.424
WKU	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
North Texas	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
Rice	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
FIU	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
Florida Atlantic	5	–	13	.278	8	–	25	.242
Southern Miss*	5	–	13	.278	8	–	21	.276
UTSA	3	–	15	.167	5	–	27	.156
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.

† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2015–16 UAB Blazers basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers, led by fourth year head coach Jerod Haase, played their home games at the Bartow Arena as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 26–7, 16–2 in C-USA play to win the C-USA regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament to WKU. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to BYU.

Previous season

The Blazers finished the 2014–15 season 20–16, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated WKU, Louisiana Tech, and Middle Tennessee to become champions of the C-USA Tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 14 seed where they upset No. 3-seeded and No. 9-ranked Iowa State in the Second Round before losing in the Third Round to No. 11-seeded UCLA.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jarvis Calhoun	5	G	6'0"	165	Freshman	Trussville, AL	Transferred to John A. Logan College
C. J. Washington	25	F	6'8"	219	Senior	Augusta, GA	Graduated
Denzel Collins	40	G	6'2"	200	Senior	Savannah, GA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Deion Lavender	5	G	6'3"	180	Sophomore	Alton, IL	Transferred from Southern Illinois. Under NCAA transfer rules, Lavender will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Incoming recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dirk Williams SG	Homewood, AL	Tallahassee Community College	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	N/A
Dirk Williams SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 27, 2014.

Roster

2015–16 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Baxter, HakeemHakeem Baxter	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Philadelphia, PA
1.5 !G	1	Watts, DenzellDenzell Watts	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Flint, MI
1.5 !G	2	Norton, NickNick Norton	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Bloomington, IN
3.5 !F	3	Cokley, ChrisChris Cokley	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Savannah, GA
1.5 !G	4	Brown, RobertRobert Brown	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Clermont, FL
1.5 !G	5	Lavender, DeionDeion Lavender	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Alton, IL
1.5 !G	11	Williams, DirkDirk Williams	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Homewood, AL
3.5 !F	21	Mehinti, TosinTosin Mehinti	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lithonia, GA
1.5 !G	22	Madison, TylerTyler Madison	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Columbiana, AL
3.5 !F	33	Smallwood, ThomasThomas Smallwood	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bordeaux, France
3.5 !F	34	Lee, WilliamWilliam Lee	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Plantersville, AL
3.5 !F	35	Sullivan, LewisLewis Sullivan	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Hazen Green, AL
1.5 !G	45	Love, LionelLionel Love (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2.0 !So	Huntsville, AL

Head coach

Jerod Haase

Assistant coach(es)

Robert Ehsan

Richie Riley

Turner Battle

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
November 6* 7:00 pm		Cal State East Bay	W 99–59		Bartow Arena (3,553) Birmingham, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 13* 8:30 pm, SECN+		at Auburn	L 74–75	0–1	Auburn Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
November 16* 8:00 pm, ASN		Alabama State Emerald Coast Classic	W 72–70	1–1	Bartow Arena (4,833) Birmingham, AL
November 19* 7:00 pm		at Troy	W 79–63	2–1	Trojan Arena (2,887) Troy, AL
November 22* 4:00 pm, ASN		Jacksonville State Emerald Coast Classic	W 61–55	3–1	Bartow Arena (3,939) Birmingham, AL
November 27* 8:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. Illinois Emerald Coast Classic semifinals	L 58–72	3--2	The Arena at NWFSC (2,222) Niceville, FL
November 28* 2:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. Virginia Tech Emerald Coast Classic 3rd place game	L 77–82 ^OT	3–3	The Arena at NWFSC (2,222) Niceville, FL
December 1* 8:00 pm, ASN		Georgia State	W 64–57	4–3	Bartow Arena (3,709) Birmingham, AL
December 5* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Illinois State	W 74–61	5–3	Redbird Arena (5,093) Normal, IL
December 13* 7:00 pm		Seattle	W 79–73	6–3	Bartow Arena (3,587) Birmingham, AL
December 16* 7:00 pm		USC Upstate	W 96–54	7–3	Bartow Arena (3,395) Birmingham, AL
December 19* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at South Florida	W 79–68	8–3	USF Sun Dome (2,671) Tampa, FL
December 22* 7:00 pm		Hiwassee	W 116–43	9–3	Bartow Arena (3,455) Birmingham, AL
December 29* 2:30 pm, ASN		Stephen F. Austin	W 76–66	10–3	Bartow Arena (3,956) Birmingham, AL
Conference USA regular season
January 3 2:00 pm, ASN		Middle Tennessee	W 78–67	11–3 (1–0)	Bartow Arena (4,279) Birmingham, AL
January 7 7:00 pm		UTSA	W 104–82	12–3 (2–0)	Bartow Arena (3,747) Birmingham, AL
January 9 1:00 pm, CBSSN		UTEP	W 87–80	13–3 (3–0)	Bartow Arena (4,287) Birmingham, AL
January 14 6:00 pm, CBSSN		at Old Dominion	W 72–71 ^OT	14–3 (4–0)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,162) Norfolk, VA
January 16 6:00 pm		at Charlotte	W 74–72	15–3 (5–0)	Dale F. Halton Arena (4,477) Charlotte, NC
January 21 8:00 pm, CBSSN		Rice	W 82–70	16–3 (6–0)	Bartow Arena (5,535) Birmingham, AL
January 23 7:00 pm		North Texas	W 78–57	17–3 (7–0)	Bartow Arena (6,835) Birmingham, AL
January 28 6:30 pm, FS1		at WKU	L 62–69	17–4 (7–1)	E.A. Diddle Arena (3,892) Bowling Green, KY
January 30 11:00 am, CBSSN		at Marshall	W 81–78	18–4 (8–1)	Cam Henderson Center (7,085) Huntington, WV
February 4 7:00 pm, ASN		FIU	W 74–69	19–4 (9–1)	Bartow Arena (6,664) Birmingham, AL
February 6 7:00 pm		Florida Atlantic	W 104–67	20–4 (10–1)	Bartow Arena (6,211) Birmingham, AL
February 11 7:00 pm		at Southern Miss	W 80–77 ^2OT	21–4 (11–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (2,895) Hattiesburg, MS
February 13 1:00 pm, FSN		at Louisiana Tech	L 76–85	21–5 (11–2)	Thomas Assembly Center (5,213) Ruston, LA
February 21 5:00 pm, CBSSN		at Middle Tennessee	W 77–67	22–5 (12–2)	Murphy Center (7,822) Murfreesboro, TN
February 25 7:00 pm		Marshall	W 95–91	23–5 (13–2)	Bartow Arena (7,190) Birmingham, AL
February 27 11:00 am, FSN		WKU	W 71–67	24–5 (14–2)	Bartow Arena (7,510) Birmingham, AL
March 3 6:00 pm		at FIU	W 77–60	25–5 (15–2)	FIU Arena (1,166) Miami, FL
March 5 11:00 am, ASN		at Florida Atlantic	W 73–70	26–5 (16–2)	FAU Arena (729) Boca Raton, FL
Conference USA Tournament
March 10 12:00 pm, ASN	(1)	vs. (8) WKU Quarterfinals	L 77–88	26–6	Legacy Arena (9,797) Birmingham, AL
NIT
March 19* 10:00 pm, ESPNU	(7)	at (2) BYU First round – St. Bonaventure Bracket	L 79–97	26–7	Marriott Center (8,420) Provo, UT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

UAB Blazers men's basketball

Venues	BJCC Arena (1978–1988) Bartow Arena (1988–present)

Culture & lore	History Blaze

People	Head coaches

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