2021–22 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

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2021–22 UAB Blazers men's basketball
UAB Blazers wordmark.png
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
2021–22 record22–7 (12–4 CUSA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBartow Arena
Seasons
← 2020–21
 →
2021–22 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Middle Tennessee 13 – 3   .813 22 – 7   .759
Western Kentucky 9 – 7   .563 17 – 12   .586
Florida Atlantic 9 – 7   .563 16 – 13   .552
Charlotte 8 – 8   .500 15 – 13   .536
Old Dominion 7 – 9   .438 12 – 17   .414
FIU 5 – 11   .313 15 – 14   .517
Marshall 4 – 12   .250 11 – 18   .379
West
North Texas 15 – 1   .938 22 – 4   .846
UAB 12 – 4   .750 22 – 7   .759
Louisiana Tech 11 – 5   .688 20 – 8   .714
UTEP 9 – 7   .563 16 – 12   .571
Rice 7 – 9   .438 15 – 13   .536
UTSA 2 – 14   .125 9 – 20   .310
Southern Miss 1 – 15   .063 6 – 23   .207
† 2022 C-USA Tournament winner
As of February 26, 2022; 

The 2021–22 UAB Blazers men's basketball team will represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by second-year head coach Andy Kennedy, and plays their home games at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama as a member of Conference USA.[1][2]

Previous season[]

The Blazers finished the 2020–21 season 22–7, 13–5 in C-USA play to finish in second place in West Division. They defeated Rice in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament before losing to Western Kentucky in the semifinals. Despite winning 22 games, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Tyreek Scott-Grayson 0 G 6'5" 177 Senior Brick, NJ Graduate transferred to Northeastern
Koby Jeffies 4 G 6'3" 190 RS Freshman Olive Branch, MS Transferred to UT Martin
Jalen Benjamin 5 G 5'10" 140 RS Sophomore Raleigh, NC Transferred to Mount St. Mary's
Simeon Kirkland 10 F 6'10" 225 Junior Ocala, FL Transferred to New Orleans
Kassim Nicholson 11 G 6'7" 200 Senior Jackson, MS Transferred to Tennessee State
Terrell Ard, Jr. 15 F 6'7" 210 Freshman Acworth, GA Transferred to Presbyterian
Tobias Rotegaard 33 G 6'7" 210 Freshman Kongsberg, Norway Transferred to Long Beach State

Incoming transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Tyreke Locure 0 G 6'0" 165 Junior New Orleans, LA South Alabama
Justin Brown 4 G/F 6'6" 218 RS Senior Birmingham, AL South Florida
KJ Buffen 5 F 6'7" 230 Senior Gainesville, GA Ole Miss
Jordan Walker 10 G 5'11" 170 RS Senior Port Washington, NY Tulane
Jamal Johnson 11 G 6'4" 195 Senior Birmingham, AL Auburn
Alphousseyni Diedhiou 22 C 6'10" 240 Junior Dakar, Senegal Odessa College
Josh LeBlanc Sr. 23 G 6'7" 230 Senior Baton Rouge, LA LSU
Elijah Tate 24 G 6'3" Sophomore Baton Rouge, LA Odessa College

Recruiting class of 2021[]

There were no incoming recruiting class of 2021.

Roster[]

2021–22 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tyreke Locure 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr South Alabama New Orleans, Louisiana
G 2 Michael Ertel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Louisiana–Monroe Indianapolis, Indiana
G 3 Tavin Lovan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Sr Franklin-Simpson High School Franklin, Kentucky
G 4 Justin Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS Sr South Florida Birmingham, Alabama
F 5 KJ Buffen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Ole Miss Gainesville, Georgia
G 10 Jordan Walker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Tulane Port Washington, New York
G 11 Jamal Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Auburn Birmingham, Alabama
G 12 Tony Toney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Mae Jeminson High School Huntsville, Alabama
G 13 Quan Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Georgia Southern Tallahassee, Florida
G 21 Jon Coleman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Hall High School Little Rock, Arkansas
F 22 AD Diedhiou 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Odessa College Dakar, Senegal
G 23 Josh LeBlanc Sr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr LSU Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 24 Elijah Tate 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Odessa College Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 25 Rongie Gordon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Jefferson Davis High School Montgomery, Alabama
C 55 Trey Jemison 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 256 lb (116 kg) Sr Clemson Birmingham, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021*
6:30 p.m. 		Auburn Montgomery W 101–70 
 19 – Brown   9 – LeBlanc   5 – Locure  Bartow Arena (1,655)
Birmingham, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
6:30 p.m., CUSA.tv 		UNC Asheville W 102–77  1–0
  19 – 2 Tied   8 – Jemison   5 – Walker  Bartow Arena (2,923)
Birmingham, AL
November 12, 2021*
6:00 p.m., CUSA.tv 		Morehead State W 85–71  2–0
  23 – Walker   4 – Buffen   7 – Walker  Bartow Arena (2,829)
Birmingham, AL
November 14, 2021*
2:00 p.m., CUSA.tv 		Rhodes W 98–61  3–0
  20 – Ertel   12 – Jemison   4 – 2 Tied  Bartow Arena (2,575)
Birmingham, AL
November 18, 2021*
6:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at South Carolina L 63–66  3–1
  15 – Walker   8 – Jemison   3 – Walker  Colonial Life Arena (8,856)
Columbia, SC
November 21, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Alabama A&M W 86–41  4–1
  15 – Johnson   11 – Jemison   8 – Walker  Bartow Arena (2,918)
Birmingham, AL
November 25, 2021*
6:00 p.m., FS1 		vs. New Mexico
Las Vegas Invitational semifinals 		W 86–73  5–1
  26 – Walker   12 – Jemison   6 – Walker  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 26, 2021*
10:30 p.m., FS1 		vs. San Francisco
Las Vegas Invitational finals 		L 61–63  5–2
  14 – Lovan   7 – Jemison   2 – Lovan  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 1, 2021*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		East Tennessee State W 70–56  6–2
  20 – Buffen   16 – Buffen   6 – Walker  Bartow Arena (2,695)
Birmingham, AL
December 4, 2021*
5:30 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+ 		at Saint Louis W 77–72  7–2
  18 – Walker   11 – Jemison   7 – Walker  Chaifetz Arena (5,743)
St. Louis, MO
December 12, 2021*
2:00 p.m., CUSA.tv 		Millsaps W 103–29  8–2
  16 – Buffen   11 – Buffen   4 – Walker  Bartow Arena (2,578)
Birmingham, AL
December 14, 2021*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Grambling State W 79–61  9–2
  22 – Walker   7 – LeBlanc   3 – Jackson  Bartow Arena (2,543)
Birmingham, AL
December 18, 2021*
4:00 p.m., CBSSN 		West Virginia L 59–65  9–3
  13 – Walker   12 – Jemison   4 – Walker  Legacy Arena (4,554)
Birmingham, AL
December 22, 2021*
6:30 p.m., CUSA.tv 		Mississippi Valley State W 100–58  10–3
  14 – Walker   10 – Buffen   4 – Walker  Bartow Arena (2,695)
Birmingham, AL
Conference USA regular season
December 30, 2022
6:30 p.m., CUSA.tv 		UTEP W 75–62  11–3
(1–0) 		 25 – Ertel   6 – Buffen   4 – Walker  Bartow Arena (2,795)
Birmingham, AL
January 1, 2022
2:00 p.m., CUSA.tv 		UTSA W 87–59  12–3
(2–0) 		 20 – Buffen   9 – Buffen   6 – Lovan  Bartow Arena (2,730)
Birmingham, AL
January 6, 2022
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at North Texas W 69–63  13–3
(3–0) 		 17 – Walker   8 – LeBlanc   4 – Lovan  UNT Coliseum (3,207)
Denton, TX
January 8, 2022
3:00 p.m. 		at Rice L 80–85  13–4
(3–1) 		 20 – Walker   6 – Jemison   7 – Walker  Tudor Fieldhouse (500)
Houston, TX
January 13, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		FIU W 84–56  14–4
(4–1) 		 20 – Walker   11 – Buffen   3 – Jemison  Bartow Arena (2,995)
Birmingham, AL
January 15, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Florida Atlantic W 76–65  15–4
(5–1) 		 29 – Jackson   10 – Jemison   5 – Walker  Bartow Arena (3,456)
Birmingham, AL
January 22, 2022
3:00 p.m., Stadium 		at Louisiana Tech W 83–76  16–4
(6–1) 		 36 – Walker   13 – Buffen   2 – Tied  Thomas Assembly Center (4,071)
Ruston, LA
January 27, 2022
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Western Kentucky W 68–65  17–4
(7–1) 		 21 – Walker   12 – Jemison   5 – Walker  E. A. Diddle Arena (4,136)
Bowling Green, KY
January 29, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Marshall L 81–84  17–5
(7–2) 		 23 – Walker   5 – Tied   8 – Walker  Cam Henderson Center (4,233)
Huntington, WV
February 5, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Middle Tennessee W 97–75  18–5
(8–2) 		 42 – Walker   10 – Jackson   5 – Jackson  Bartow Arena (4,273)
Birmingham, AL
February 10, 2022
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Southern Miss W 84–63  19–5
(9–2) 		 25 – Walker   10 – Jackson   8 – Walker  Bartow Arena (3,638)
Birmingham, AL
February 13, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Old Dominion L 72–81  19–6
(9–3) 		 20 – Walker   10 – Buffen   7 – Walker  Chartway Arena (3,777)
Norfolk, VA
February 17, 2022
7:00 p.m., Stadium 		Rice W 92–68  20–6
(10–3) 		 21 – Jackson   11 – Buffen   12 – Walker  Bartow Arena (2,643)
Birmingham, AL
February 19, 2022
3:00 p.m., Stadium 		North Texas L 57–58  20–7
(10–4) 		 17 – Walker   10 – Jackson   3 – Jackson  Bartow Arena (4,271)
Birmingham, AL
February 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UTSA W 68–56  21–7
(11–4) 		 16 – Buffen   12 – Jemison   3 – Walker  Convocation Center (805)
San Antonio, TX
February 26, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UTEP W 69–66  22–7
(12–4) 		 22 – Walker   12 – Jemison   7 – Walker  Don Haskins Center (6,100)
El Paso, TX
March 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+ 		at Southern Miss       Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
March 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., Stadium 		Louisiana Tech       Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
Conference USA Tournament
March 9–12, 2022
TBA 		vs.        Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Dudley, Evan (July 30, 2021). "UAB releases 2021-2022 men's basketball schedule". The Birmingham News. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "UAB Men's Basketball Releases 2021-22 Schedule". University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Athletics. July 30, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Mens Basketball Schedule 2021-2022". UAB Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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