| 2014–15UAB Blazers men's basketball | |
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Conference USA Tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, round of 32 | |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Record | 20–16 (12–6 C-USA) |
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| Home arena | Bartow Arena |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WKU | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 16 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 17 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss* | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †2015 C-USA Tournament winner *Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2014–15 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented theUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham during the2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers, led by third year head coachJerod Haase, played their home games atBartow Arena. They were members ofConference USA. They finished the season 20–16, 12–6 inC-USA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeatedWKU,Louisiana Tech, andMiddle Tennessee to become champions of theC-USA tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to theNCAA tournament as a No. 14 seed where they upset No. 3-seeded and No. 9-rankedIowa State in the first round before losing in the second round to No. 11-seededUCLA.
TheBlazers finished the2013–14 season 18–13, 7–9 inC-USA play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the second round of theC-USA tournament toCharlotte.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Robert Williams | 5 | G | 6'4" | 210 | RS Senior | Greenville, MS | Graduated |
| Thaddeaus Rideau | 11 | G | 6'4" | 168 | Junior | Port Arthur, TX | Transferred to Midwestern State |
| K.C. Whitaker | 12 | G | 6'6" | 185 | RS Sophomore | Ashburn, VA | Injured |
| Fahro Alihodzic | 15 | C | 6'10" | 240 | Senior | Vlasenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Graduated |
| Preston Purifoy | 24 | F | 6'5" | 220 | Senior | Conway, AR | Graduated |
| Rod Rucker | 42 | F | 6'5" | 220 | Senior | Elberton, GA | Graduated |
| Jordan Swing | 44 | F | 6'6" | 200 | Senior | Birmingham, AL | Graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Hakeem Baxter | 0 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Sophomore | Philadelphia, PA | Transferred fromMaryland Eastern Shore. Under NCAA transfer rules, Baxter will have to sit out for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| William Lee PF | Plantersville, AL | Dallas County High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Nov 12, 2013 | |
Recruit ratings:Scout:  Rivals: (85) | ||||||
| Lewis Sullivan SF | Meridianville, AL | Hazel Green High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jul 2, 2013 | |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (69) | ||||||
| Nick Norton PG | Bloomington, IL | Central Catholic High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Mar 22, 2014 | |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (59) | ||||||
| Jarvis Calhoun PG | Trussville, AL | Hewitt-Trussville High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Mar 2, 2013 | |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (59) | ||||||
| Chris Cokley PF | Savannah, GA | Savannah High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 216 lb (98 kg) | Nov 2, 2013 | |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (NR) | ||||||
| Denzel Collins PG | Walterboro, SC | USC Salkehatchie | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 217 lb (98 kg) | Aug 3, 2014 | |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (NR) | ||||||
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| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Dirk Williams SG | Homewood, AL | Tallahassee Community College | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | N/A | |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (JR) | ||||||
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 11/07/2014* 7:00 pm | UNC Pembroke | L 71–72 | – | Bartow Arena (2,133) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| 11/15/2014* 7:00 pm | Louisiana–Monroe Battle 4 Atlantis Opening Round | L 65–74 | 0–1 | Bartow Arena (2,403) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 11/17/2014* 7:00 pm | Young Harris | W 94–81 | 1–1 | Bartow Arena (2,071) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 11/20/2014* 7:00 pm | South Florida | L 71–73 OT | 1–2 | Bartow Arena (2,501) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 11/23/2014* 2:00 pm | Jackson State | W 58–50 | 2–2 | Bartow Arena (2,023) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 11/26/2014* 6:00 pm, AXS TV | vs. No. 2 Wisconsin Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals | L 43–72 | 2–3 | Imperial Arena (2,633) Nassau, BAH | |||||||
| 11/27/2014* 8:30 pm, AXS TV | vs. No. 18 Florida Battle 4 Atlantis consolation round | L 47–56 | 2–4 | Imperial Arena (2,408) Nassau, BAH | |||||||
| 11/28/2014* 9:30 pm, AXS TV | vs. No. 22 UCLA Battle 4 Atlantis 7th place game | L 76–88 | 2–5 | Imperial Arena (517) Nassau, BAH | |||||||
| 12/04/2014* 7:00 pm, ASN | Morehead State | W 58–48 | 3–5 | Bartow Arena (3,029) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 12/07/2014* 2:00 pm, ASN | Illinois State | L 74–78 | 3–6 | Bartow Arena (2,234) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 12/14/2014* 7:00 pm, ASN | UNC Asheville | W 79–71 | 4–6 | Bartow Arena (2,146) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 12/18/2014* 8:00 pm, CBSSN | LSU | L 70–79 | 4–7 | Bartow Arena (6,054) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 12/22/2014* 7:00 pm, ASN | at Chattanooga | L 67–83 | 4–8 | McKenzie Arena (2,609) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
| 12/27/2014* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 20 North Carolina | L 58–89 | 4–9 | Dean Smith Center (19,124) Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||
| Conference USA regular season | |||||||||||
| 01/04/2015 2:00 pm | at Middle Tennessee | W 54–49 | 5–9 (1–0) | Murphy Center (3,605) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
| 01/08/2015 7:00 pm | Florida Atlantic | W 66–57 | 6–9 (2–0) | Bartow Arena (2,385) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 01/10/2015 2:00 pm | FIU | W 70–53 | 7–9 (3–0) | Bartow Arena (2,806) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 01/15/2015 7:00 pm, ASN | at Louisiana Tech | L 71–74 | 7–10 (3–1) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,815) Ruston, LA | |||||||
| 01/17/2015 7:00 pm | at Southern Miss | W 63–56 | 8–10 (4–1) | Reed Green Coliseum (3,493) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm | Charlotte | W 81–76 OT | 9–10 (5–1) | Bartow Arena (3,029) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 01/24/2015 4:30 pm, ASN | Old Dominion | W 81–68 | 10–10 (6–1) | Bartow Arena (4,127) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 01/29/2015 8:00 pm, CBSSN | at UTEP | L 69–71 | 10–11 (6–2) | Don Haskins Center (7,455) El Paso, TX | |||||||
| 01/31/2015 2:00 pm | at UTSA | W 65–57 | 11–11 (7–2) | Convocation Center (1,252) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
| 02/05/2015 8:00 pm, CBSSN | Louisiana Tech | W 80–60 | 12–11 (8–2) | Bartow Arena (4,068) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 02/07/2015 2:00 pm | Southern Miss | W 78–68 | 13–11 (9–2) | Bartow Arena (3,786) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm | at North Texas | L 64–67 | 13–12 (9–3) | The Super Pit (2,611) Denton, TX | |||||||
| 02/14/2015 7:00 pm | at Rice | L 73–82 2OT | 13–13 (9–4) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,647) Houston, TX | |||||||
| 02/19/2015 7:00 pm | at WKU | W 71–66 | 14–13 (10–4) | Bartow Arena (3,892) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 02/22/2015 7:00 pm | Marshall | W 72–54 | 15–13 (11–4) | Bartow Arena (4,068) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 02/28/2015 2:00 pm, ASN | Middle Tennessee | W 100–95 3OT | 16–13 (12–4) | Bartow Arena (4,761) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 03/05/2015 6:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | L 59–62 | 16–14 (12–5) | FAU Arena (1,005) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
| 03/07/2015 7:00 pm, ASN | at FIU | L 66–70 | 16–15 (12–6) | FIU Arena (951) Miami, FL | |||||||
| Conference USA tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/12/2015 6:00 pm, ASN | (4) | vs. (5) WKU Quarterfinals | W 53–52 | 17–15 | Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (6,922) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
| 03/13/2015 5:30 pm, CBSSN | (4) | vs. (1) Louisiana Tech Semifinals | W 72–62 OT | 18–15 | Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (6,429) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
| 03/14/2015 2:30 pm, FS1 | (4) | vs. (6) Middle Tennessee Championship | W 73–60 | 19–15 | Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (8,279) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/19/2015* 11:40 am, truTV | (14 S) | vs. (3 S) No. 9 Iowa State Second Round | W 60–59 | 20–15 | KFC Yum! Center (N/A) Louisville, KY | ||||||
| 03/21/2015* 11:10 am, CBS | (14 S) | vs. (11 S) UCLA Third Round | L 75–92 | 20–16 | KFC Yum! Center (21,760) Louisville, KY | ||||||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inCentral Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region S=South. | |||||||||||
