2024–25 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
Appearance
2024–25 UAB Blazers men's basketball | |
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Conference | American Athletic Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 AAC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Ryan Cross |
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Home arena | Bartow Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 AAC tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 |
The 2024–25 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by fifth-year head coach Andy Kennedy, and played their home games at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama as second-year members of American Athletic Conference (AAC).
Previous season
[edit]The Blazers finished the 2023–24 season 23–12, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Rice in the quarterfinals, South Florida in the semifinals and Temple to win the AAC tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as an No. 12 seed in the East region where they lost in the first round to San Diego State.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Javian Davis | 0 | F | 6'9" | 265 | Senior | Canton, MS | Graduated |
Daniel Ortiz | 2 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Junior | Shreveport, LA | Transferred to North Alabama |
Eric Gaines | 4 | G | 6'2" | 165 | Junior | Lithonia, GA | Declare for 2024 NBA draft; went undrafted |
James White | 5 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Junior | Conyers, GA | Transferred to New Orleans |
KJ Satterfield | 11 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Freshman | The Bronx, NY | Transferred to Hampton |
Barry Dunning Jr. | 22 | G | 6'6" | 195 | Sophomore | Mobile, AL | Transferred to South Alabama |
Seth Sigmon | 23 | F | 6'3" | 205 | Senior | Houston, TX | Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Greg Gordon | 0 | G/F | 6'5" | 210 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Iona[1] |
Jaborri McGhee | 2 | G | 6'1" | Junior | Pike County, MS | South Plains College | |
Tyren Moore | 5 | G | 5'11" | 185 | GS Senior | Louisville, KY | Georgia Southern[2] |
Joey Kahn | 12 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | Mobile, AL | Walk-on; Coastal Carolina |
Chance Beard | 21 | F | 6'5" | 200 | GS Senior | Birmingham, AL | Walk-on; Spring Hill College |
Bradley Ezewiro | 22 | F | 6'9" | 265 | Senior | Torrance, CA | Saint Louis[3] |
Recruiting classes
[edit]2024 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Reginald Kennedy, Jr. PG |
Fayetteville, GA | Middle Georgia Prep | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | Aug 2, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Makhi Myles SF |
Starkville, MS | Starkville High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Aug 2, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: | ||||||
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2025 recruiting class
[edit]US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Salim London #27 SG |
Birmingham, AL | Hoover High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 27, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
Lance Carr SF |
Dallas, TX | Justin F Kimball High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 10, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 27, 2024* 2:00 p.m. |
at Western Kentucky | W 88–79 | 16 – Johnson | 15 – Lendeborg | 5 – Tied | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,724) Bowling Green, KY | |||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Vermont | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
November 7, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southern Miss | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southeastern Louisiana | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
November 15, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at High Point | Qubein Center High Point, NC | |||||||||
November 18, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Auburn Montgomery | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
November 22, 2024* 11:30 a.m., ESPN+ |
vs. Longwood Paradise Jam Quarterfinals |
Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI | |||||||||
November 23/24, 2024* TBA, ESPN+ |
vs. Illinois State/NcNeese Paradise Jam |
Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI | |||||||||
November 25, 2024* TBA, ESPN+ |
vs. Louisiana/Liberty/George Washington/Kansas State Paradise Jam |
Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI | |||||||||
December 1, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Middle Tennessee | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
December 6, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Prairie View A&M | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
December 15, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Arkansas State | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
December 18, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Alabama A&M | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Alcorn State | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
AAC regular season | |||||||||||
December 31, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at North Texas | The Super Pit Denton, TX | |||||||||
January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPNU |
Tulsa | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
January 7, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Tulane | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
January 12, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
at Florida Atlantic | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL | |||||||||
January 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at South Florida | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | |||||||||
January 21, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
UTSA | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
January 26, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU |
at Memphis Battle for the Bones |
FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Tulsa | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||||
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Charlotte | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
February 3, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
North Texas | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
February 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at East Carolina | Williams Arena Greenville, NC | |||||||||
February 16, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU |
South Florida | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Rice | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
February 23, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU |
Temple | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
February 27, 2025 TBA, ESPN2/ESPNU |
at Wichita State | Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS | |||||||||
March 2, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU |
Memphis Battle for the Bones |
Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
March 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Florida Atlantic | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
March 9, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Tulane | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA | |||||||||
AAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 12–16, 2025 TBA |
vs. | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX | |||||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ Dudley, Evan (April 15, 2024). "UAB basketball adds Iona transfer Greg Gordon". AL.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ^ Dudley, Evan (April 16, 2024). "UAB basketball signs Georgia Southern transfer Tyren Moore". AL.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ^ Dudley, Evan (April 22, 2024). "UAB basketball signs St. Louis transfer Bradley Ezewiro". AL.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2024.