2009–10 UAB Blazers men's basketball team


The 2009–10 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Davis's fourth season at UAB. The Blazers competed in Conference USA and played their home games at Bartow Arena. They finished the season 25–9, 11–5 in CUSA play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Conference USA men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament and advanced to the quarterfinals before falling to North Carolina.

2009–10 UAB Blazers men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceConference USA
Record25–9 (11–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Donnie Marsh
  • Wes Flanigan
  • Chris Long
Home arenaBartow Arena
Seasons
2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UTEP 15 1   .938 26 7   .788
Memphis 13 3   .813 24 10   .706
UAB 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
Marshall 11 5   .688 24 10   .706
Tulsa 10 6   .625 23 12   .657
Southern Miss 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Houston 7 9   .438 19 16   .543
SMU 7 9   .438 14 17   .452
East Carolina 4 12   .250 10 21   .323
Tulane 3 13   .188 8 22   .267
Rice 1 15   .063 8 23   .258
UCF* 0 10   .000 0 17   .000
2010 CUSA Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll
*UCF vacated its wins from the 2010–11 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team.

Roster

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# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Aaron Johnson 5'8" 185 G Jr. Chicago, IL, U.S. Hubbard HS
3 Anthony Criswell 6'9" 205 F Fr. Oklahoma City, OK, U.S. Douglass HS
4 Jamarr Sanders 6'4" 200 G Jr. Montgomery, AL, U.S. Jeff Davis HS
NW Florida CC
5 Robert Williams 6'4" 200 G Fr. Greenville, MS, U.S. Weston HS
10 Karl Moton 5'11" 180 G Fr. Stone Mountain, GA, U.S. Chamblee HS
15 Kenneth Cooper 6'10" 260 C Sr. Grambling, LA, U.S. Richwood HS
La Tech
22 Cameron Moore 6'10" 225 F So. San Antonio, TX, U.S. Roosevelt HS
23 Dexter Fields 6'2" 190 G Fr. Orlando, FL, U.S. Olympia HS
24 Elijah Millsap 6'6" 210 G Jr. Grambling, LA, U.S. Grambling HS
Louisiana–Lafayette
32 Ovie Soko 6'8" 225 F Fr. London, England, U.K. Bethel HS
34 George Drake 6'4" 215 G Sr. Calera, AL, U.S. Calera HS
Vanderbilt
35 Howard Crawford 6'8" 240 F Sr. Eutaw, AL, U.S. Greene County HS

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/3/2009
7:00pm
Miles W 97–49 
Bartow Arena (1,948)
Birmingham, AL
Regular Season
11/13/2009*
4:00pm
vs. UW–Green Bay
Hispanic College Fund Tournament
W 68–56  1–0
M.A.C. Center (NA)
Kent, OH
11/14/2009*
6:00pm
at Kent State
Hispanic College Fund Tournament
L 72–65  1–1
M.A.C. Center (2,632)
Kent, OH
11/15/2009*
1:00pm
vs. Samford
Hispanic College Fund Tournament
W 55–52  2–1
M.A.C. Center (NA)
Kent, OH
11/17/2009*
7:45pm
at Jacksonville State W 87–62  3–1
Pete Mathews Coliseum (4,218)
Jacksonville, AL
11/21/2009*
7:00pm, CSS
Georgia W 72–56  4–1
Bartow Arena (6,245)
Birmingham, AL
11/24/2009*
7:00pm
Troy W 77–59  5–1
Bartow Arena (4,129)
Birmingham, AL
11/28/2009*
7:30pm
Florida A&M W 90–59  6–1
Bartow Arena (3,860)
Birmingham, AL
12/2/2009*
7:00pm
Middle Tennessee State W 65–64  7–1
Bartow Arena (3,207)
Birmingham, AL
12/4/2009*
7:00pm
East Tennessee State
UAB Health System Gene Bartow Classic
W 74–52  8–1
Bartow Arena (6,411)
Birmingham, AL
12/16/2009*
6:00pm, CBSCS
No. 25 Cincinnati W 64–47  9–1
Bartow Arena (6,939)
Birmingham, AL
12/19/2009*
5:30pm, CSS
at South Alabama W 72–54  10–1
Mitchell Center (NA)
Mobile, AL
12/22/2009*
7:00pm
No. 20 Butler W 67–57  11–1
Bartow Arena (8,367)
Birmingham, AL
12/30/2009*
6:00pm
No. 24 at Virginia L 72–63  11–2
John Paul Jones Arena (9,444)
Charlottesville, VA
1/2/2010*
11:00am
No. 24 at Arkansas W 73–72  12–2
Bud Walton Arena (12,106)
Fayetteville, AR
1/6/2010
7:00pm
East Carolina W 76–68  13–2 (1–0)
Bartow Arena (5,877)
Birmingham, AL
1/9/2010
7:00pm
at Tulane W 58–49  14–2 (2–0)
Fogelman Arena (1,588)
New Orleans, LA
1/16/2010
7:00pm
Southern Methodist W 63–62  15–2 (3–0)
Moody Coliseum (2,327)
Dallas, TX
1/20/2010
6:00pm, CSS
Southern Mississippi W 57–56  16–2 (4–0)
Bartow Arena (5,156)
Birmingham, AL
1/23/2010
6:00pm, CSS
at Marshall W 61–59  17–2 (5–0)
Cam Henderson Center (8,111)
Huntington, WV
1/26/2010
7:00pm
No. 25 Tulsa W 65–55  18–2 (6–0)
Bartow Arena (7,691)
Birmingham, AL
1/30/2010
7:00pm
No. 25 UTEP L 74–65 2OT 18–3 (6–1)
Bartow Arena (8,533)
Birmingham, AL
2/3/2010
7:00pm, CBSCS
at Memphis L 85–75  18–4 (6–2)
FedExForum (16,518)
Memphis, TN
2/6/2010
6:00pm
at Rice W 76–65  19–4 (7–2)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,207)
Houston, TX
2/13/2010
7:00pm
Marshall L 81–74  19–5 (7–3)
Bartow Arena (6,189)
Birmingham, AL
2/17/2010
7:00pm
at Southern Mississippi W 59–54  20–5 (8–3)
Reed Green Coliseum (3,641)
Hattiesburg, MS
2/20/2010
7:00pm
Houston W 75–66  21–5 (9–3)
Bartow Arena (5,790)
Birmingham, AL
2/24/2010
6:00pm
at Central Florida W 53–49  22–5 (10–3)
UCF Arena (4,618)
Orlando, FL
2/27/2010
1:00pm
Tulane W 76–55  23–5 (11–3)
Bartow Arena (4,589)
Birmingham, AL
3/3/2010
6:00pm, CSS
Memphis L 70–65  23–6 (11–4)
Bartow Arena (8,411)
Birmingham, AL
3/6/2010
8:05pm
at No. 24 UTEP L 52–50  23–7 (11–5)
Don Haskins Center (12,222)
El Paso, TX
2010 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
3/11/10
2:30pm, CBSCS
vs. Southern Mississippi
Quarterfinals
L 58–44  23–8
BOK Center (7,089)
Tulsa, OK
2010 National Invitation Tournament
3/16/2010
7:00pm
Coastal Carolina
First Round
W 65–49  24–8
Bartow Arena (3,081)
Birmingham, AL
3/20/2010
5:00pm, ESPNU
North Carolina State
Second Round
W 72–52  25–8
Bartow Arena (4,096)
Birmingham, AL
3/23/2010
9:00pm, ESPN
North Carolina
Quarterfinals
L 60–55  25–9
Bartow Arena (8,889)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

See also

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
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AP2425Not released
Coaches—^

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

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  1. ^ "UAB OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  2. ^ "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on January 10, 2010. Retrieved January 22, 2010.