2019–20 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

2019–20 UAB Blazers men's basketball
2019–20 UAB Blazers men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	19–13 (9–9 C-USA)
Head coach	Robert Ehsan (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Turner Battle; Dannton Jackson; Kevin Devitt;
Home arena	Bartow Arena
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Texas	14	–	4	.778	20	–	11	.645
Western Kentucky	13	–	5	.722	20	–	10	.667
Louisiana Tech	13	–	5	.722	22	–	8	.733
Charlotte	10	–	8	.556	16	–	13	.552
FIU	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
Marshall	10	–	8	.556	17	–	15	.531
UAB	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
Old Dominion	9	–	9	.500	13	–	19	.406
Florida Atlantic	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
UTSA	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
UTEP	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
Rice	7	–	11	.389	15	–	17	.469
Southern Miss	5	–	13	.278	9	–	22	.290
Middle Tennessee	4	–	14	.222	8	–	23	.258
Note: The 2020 C-USA Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2019–20 UAB Blazers basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers, led by fourth-year head coach Robert Ehsan, play their home games at the Bartow Arena as members of Conference USA.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Zack Bryant	1	G	6'2"	183	Sophomore	Hastings, FL	Dismissed from team after 3 games
Jeremiah Bell	2	G	6'0"	171	Senior	Louisville, KY	Graduated
Anderson McCoy	4	G	5'11"	171	RS Junior	Indianapolis, Indiana	Graduate transferred to Delta State University
Jalen Perry	21	G	6'3"	197	Senior	Louisville, KY	Graduated
Lewis Sullivan	23	F	6'7"	231	Senior	Hazel Green, AL	Graduated
Will Bathurst	25	G	6'3"	188	RS Senior	Olean, NY	Graduated
Nolan Bertain	32	G	6'4"	188	RS Sophomore	Portland, OR	Transferred to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Kassim Nicholson	11	F	6'7"	200	Junior	Jackson, MS	Junior college transferred from Holmes CC
Rashawn Fredericks	32	G	6'5"	200	Senior	St. Croix	Transferred from Cincinnati. Under NCAA transfer rules, Fredericks will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.

Roster

2018–19 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Tyreek Scott-Grayson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Jr	Suffield Academy State Fair Community College	Brick, New Jersey
F	2	Tamell Pearson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	So	Morgan Park High School	Chicago, Illinois
G	3	Tavin Lovan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	So	Franklin-Simpson High School	Franklin, Kentucky
G	4	Jahein Spencer	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Madison Prep	Napoleonville, Louisiana
F	5	Makhtar Gueye	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Aspire Academy	Rufisque, Senegal
G	10	Luis Hurtado	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	The Sagemont School	Mérida, Venezuela
G	11	Kassim Nicholson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Callaway High School Holmes CC	Jackson, MS
F	12	Will Butler	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Redemption Christian Academy Pensacola State College	Troy, New York
G	13	Jalen Benjamin	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	140 lb (64 kg)	RS Fr	Meadowcreek High School	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	15	Joshua Sippial (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Loveless Academic Magnet Program	Montgomery, Alabama
G	21	Jon Coleman	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Hall High School	Little Rock, Arkansas
G	23	Jordan Brinson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Westchester High School	Inglewood, California
G	25	Antonio Ralat	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	ELEV8 Sports Institute	San Juan,Puerto Rico
G	32	Rashawn Fredericks	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Cincinnati State CC	St. Croix, Virgin Islands
F	34	Jude Akabueze	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	RS Fr	North Marion High School	Lagos, Nigeria

Head coach

Robert Ehsan (UC Davis)

Assistant coach(es)

Turner Battle (Buffalo)
Dannton Jackson (Xavier (LA))
Kevin Devitt (DePaul)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2019* 7:00 pm		Morehouse	W 78–61		Bartow Arena (2,337) Birmingham, AL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Troy	W 76–75	1–0	Trojan Arena (5,010) Troy, AL
Nov 11, 2019* 7:00 pm, CUSA.TV		Alabama A&M	W 74–52	2–0	Bartow Arena (2,880) Birmingham, AL
Nov 15, 2019* 7:00 pm, CUSA.TV		Utah Valley BBN Showcase	L 55–66	2–1	Bartow Arena (2,532) Birmingham, AL
Nov 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, CUSA.TV		Mount St. Mary's BBN Showcase	W 58–51	3–1	Bartow Arena (2,667) Birmingham, AL
Nov 26, 2019* 7:00 pm, CUSA.TV		Lamar BBN Showcase	W 57–48	4–1	Bartow Arena (2,187) Birmingham, AL
Nov 29, 2019* 6:00 pm, SECN		at No. 9 Kentucky BBN Showcase	L 58–69	4–2	Rupp Arena (20,401) Lexington, KY
Dec 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, LHN		at Texas	L 57–67	4–3	Frank Erwin Center (14,552) Austin, TX
Dec 7, 2019* 4:30 pm, CBSSN		No. 15 Memphis Bartow Classic	L 57–65	4–4	Bartow Arena (5,041) Birmingham, AL
Dec 14, 2019* 7:30 pm, CUSA.TV		Montevallo	W 75–63	5–4	Bartow Arena (2,340) Birmingham, AL
Dec 17, 2019* 7:00 pm, CUSA.TV		North Alabama	W 63–56	6–4	Bartow Arena (2,455) Birmingham, AL
Dec 21, 2019* 4:00 pm		vs. Alabama State St. Pete Shootout	W 71–63	7–4	McArthur Center (176) St. Petersburg, FL
Dec 22, 2019* 1:30 pm		vs. Duquesne St. Pete Shootout	W 77–68	8–4	McArthur Center (301) St. Petersburg, FL
Dec 28, 2019* 1:00 pm, CUSA.TV		Thomas (GA)	W 82–49	9–4	Bartow Arena (2,294) Birmingham, AL
Conference USA regular season
Jan 2, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Charlotte	L 44–51	9–5 (0–1)	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,015) Charlotte, NC
Jan 4, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Old Dominion	L 52–58	9–6 (0–2)	Chartway Arena (6,494) Norfolk, VA
Jan 9, 2020 7:00 pm, Stadium/Facebook		Western Kentucky	W 72–62	10–6 (1–2)	Bartow Arena (2,385) Birmingham, AL
Jan 11, 2020 2:00 pm, Stadium		Marshall	W 61–50	11–6 (2–2)	Bartow Arena (2,542) Birmingham, AL
Jan 16, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at FIU	L 68–93	11–7 (2–3)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (915) Miami, FL
Jan 18, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Atlantic	W 68–65	12–7 (3–3)	RoofClaim.com Arena (1,314) Boca Raton, FL
Jan 23, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Miss	L 77–84	12–8 (3–4)	Bartow Arena (2,705) Birmingham, AL
Jan 25, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	L 58–72	12–9 (3–5)	Bartow Arena (2,732) Birmingham, AL
Jan 30, 2020 6:00 pm, Stadium		at UTSA	W 76–68	13–9 (4–5)	Convocation Center (1,389) San Antonio, TX
Feb 1, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at UTEP	W 69–55	14–9 (5–5)	Don Haskins Center (6,234) El Paso, TX
Feb 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Rice	L 72–86	14–10 (5–6)	Bartow Arena (3,032) Birmingham, AL
Feb 8, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+		North Texas	L 64–71	14–11 (5–7)	Bartow Arena (2,925) Birmingham, AL
Feb 12, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Middle Tennessee	W 83–72	15–11 (6–7)	Bartow Arena (2,461) Birmingham, AL
Feb 15, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee	W 79–66	16–11 (7–7)	Murphy Center (3,964) Murfreesboro, TN
Feb 22, 2020 6:00 pm, CUSA.TV		at Florida Atlantic	L 58–65	16–12 (7–8)	RoofClaim.com Arena (914) Boca Raton, FL
Feb 27, 2020 7:00 pm, CUSA.TV		Marshall	W 88–80	17–12 (8–8)	Bartow Arena (2,432) Birmingham, AL
Mar 1, 2020 2:00 pm, CUSA.TV		at UTSA	L 59–66	17–13 (8–9)	Convocation Center (1,165) San Antonio, TX
Mar 7, 2020 7:00 pm, CUSA.TV		Old Dominion	W 72–63	18–13 (9–9)	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Conference USA tournament
Mar 11, 2020 8:30 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (10) UTSA First round	W 74–69	19–13	Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
March 12, 2020 8:30 pm, Stadium	(7)	vs. (2) Western Kentucky Second round	C-USA Tournament Canceled^[1]		Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[2]

References

^ "Canceled: 2020 C-USA Basketball Championships". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
^ UAB Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball

[1] "Canceled: 2020 C-USA Basketball Championships". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[2] UAB Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball

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