2021–22 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
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Conference | Conference USA |
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2021–22 record | 22–7 (12–4 CUSA) |
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Home arena | Bartow Arena |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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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 |
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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[]
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Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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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 | |||||||||
Source[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Dudley, Evan (July 30, 2021). "UAB releases 2021-2022 men's basketball schedule". The Birmingham News. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ "UAB Men's Basketball Releases 2021-22 Schedule". University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Athletics. July 30, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ "Mens Basketball Schedule 2021-2022". UAB Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
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