2013–14 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 2013–14 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers, led by second year head coach Jerod Haase, played their home games at Bartow Arena. They were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 18–13, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the second round of the C-USA tournament to Charlotte.

2013–14 UAB Blazers men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	18–13 (7–9 C-USA)
Head coach	Jerod Haase (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Robert Ehsan Richie Riley Jeff Wulbrun
Home arena	Bartow Arena

2013–14 Conference USA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Louisiana Tech	13	–	3		.813			29	–	8		.784
Tulsa †	13	–	3		.813			21	–	13		.618
Middle Tennessee	13	–	3		.813			24	–	9		.727
Southern Miss	13	–	3		.813			29	–	7		.806
UTEP	12	–	4		.750			23	–	11		.676
Old Dominion	9	–	7		.563			18	–	18		.500
Tulane	8	–	8		.500			17	–	17		.500
UAB	7	–	9		.438			18	–	13		.581
Charlotte	7	–	9		.438			17	–	14		.548
FIU*	7	–	9		.438			15	–	16		.484
North Texas	6	–	10		.375			16	–	16		.500
Florida Atlantic	5	–	11		.313			10	–	22		.313
East Carolina	5	–	11		.313			17	–	17		.500
UTSA	4	–	12		.250			8	–	22		.267
Marshall	4	–	12		.250			11	–	22		.333
Rice	2	–	14		.125			7	–	23		.233
† 2014 C-USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll *Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

Roster

2013–14 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C 15 Fahro Alihodzic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Vlasenica, Bosnia(Southeastern (Iowa) CC) G 2 Robert Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Clermont, Fla.(Virginia Tech) G 13 Chad Frazier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Charlotte, N.C.(Gulf Coast (Fla.) CC) G 22 Tyler Madison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Columbiana, Ala. F 21 Tosin Mehinti 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Lithonia, Ga. F 24 Preston Purifoy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Conway, Ark. G 11 Thaddeus Rideau 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Jr Port Arthur, Tex.(Brown Mackie (Kan.) CC) F 42 Rod Rucker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Elberton, Ga. F 44 Jordan Swing 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Birmingham, Ala.(Western Kentucky) F 25 C.J. Washington 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Jr Augusta, Ga.(Tallahassee (Fla.) CC) G 1 Denzell Watts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr Flint, Mich. G 12 K.C. Whitaker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Ashburn, Va. G 5 Robert Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Greenville, Miss.	Head coach Jerod Haase Assistant coach(es) Robert Ehsan Richie Riley Jeff Wulbrun Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: July 4, 2013

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2013* 2:00 pm	Milligan	W 89–68	–	Bartow Arena (2,870) Birmingham, AL
Regular season
11/08/2013* 7:00 pm	Columbus State	W 76–56	1–0	Bartow Arena (3,127) Birmingham, AL
11/11/2013* 7:00 pm, CSS	Rutgers	W 79–76	2–0	Bartow Arena (4,073) Birmingham, AL
11/14/2013* 7:00 pm	Troy	W 81–69	3–0	Bartow Arena (3,412) Birmingham, AL
11/21/2013* 2:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. No. 19 New Mexico Charleston Classic Quarterfinals	L 94–97 2OT	3–1	TD Arena (1,873) Charleston, SC
11/22/2013* 12:00 pm, ESPN3	vs. Nebraska Charleston Classic Consolation 2nd Round	W 87–74	4–1	TD Arena (N/A) Charleston, SC
11/24/2013* 6:30 pm, ESPN3	vs. Temple Charleston Classic 5th place game	L 66–87	4–2	TD Arena (N/A) Charleston, SC
11/27/2013* 2:00 pm	Florida A&M	W 85–73	5–2	Bartow Arena (3,319) Birmingham, AL
12/01/2013* 5:00 pm, FS1	No. 16 North Carolina	W 63–59	6–2	Bartow Arena (8,313) Birmingham, AL
12/07/2013* 7:00 pm	at Northeastern	W 74–69	7–2	Matthews Arena (1,482) Boston, MA
12/15/2013* 7:00 pm, CSS	Georgia Southern	W 84–62	8–2	Bartow Arena (3,167) Birmingham, AL
12/18/2013* 7:00 pm	Chattanooga	W 67–52	9–2	Bartow Arena (3,009) Birmingham, AL
12/21/2013* 4:00 pm, CST	at LSU	L 63–86	9–3	Maravich Center (8,418) Baton Rouge, LA
12/29/2013* 2:00 pm	Alabama A&M	W 69–57	10–3	Bartow Arena (3,411) Birmingham , AL
01/04/2014* 2:00 pm	Newberry	W 96–75	11–3	Bartow Arena (2,891) Birmingham , AL
01/11/2014 5:00 pm, CSS	at Middle Tennessee	L 84–89 OT	11–4 (0–1)	Murphy Center (4,605) Murfreesboro, TN
01/16/2014 7:00 pm	UTSA	W 78–65	12–4 (1–1)	Bartow Arena (4,017) Birmingham, AL
01/18/2014 7:00 pm	UTEP	L 61–63	12–5 (1–2)	Bartow Arena (6,123) Birmingham, AL
01/23/2014 7:00 pm	at North Texas	L 65–76	12–6 (1–3)	Super Pit (3,659) Denton, TX
01/25/2014 3:00 pm	at Tulsa	W 70–63	13–6 (2–3)	Reynolds Coliseum (4,827) Tulsa, OK
01/30/2014 7:00 pm	Old Dominion	W 75–66	14–6 (3–3)	Bartow Arena (2,491) Birmingham, AL
02/01/2014 2:00 pm	East Carolina	L 67–74	14–7 (3–4)	Bartow Arena (6,013) Birmingham, AL
02/06/2014 6:00 pm	at FIU	L 73–78	14–8 (3–5)	U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,002) Miami, FL
02/08/2014 6:00 pm	at Florida Atlantic	L 71–82	14–9 (3–6)	FIU Arena (1,131) Boca Raton, FL
02/13/2014 6:00 pm, CSS	Southern Miss	W 84–60	15–9 (4–6)	Bartow Arena (4,713) Birmingham, AL
02/15/2014 6:00 pm	Tulane	L 80–86	15–10 (4–7)	Bartow Arena (5,276) Birmingham, AL
02/20/2014 6:00 pm	at Marshall	W 68–62	16–10 (5–7)	Cam Henderson Center (4,784) Huntington, WV
02/22/2014 2:30 pm, FS1	at Charlotte	W 64–62	17–10 (6–7)	Halton Arena (6,200) Charlotte, NC
02/27/2014 7:00 pm	at Rice	W 61–60	18–10 (7–7)	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,112) Houston, TX
03/02/2014 3:00 pm	Louisiana Tech	L 58–67	18–11 (7–8)	Bartow Arena (5,133) Birmingham, AL
03/06/2014 7:00 pm	at Middle Tennessee	L 53–55	18–12 (7–9)	Bartow Arena (4,673) Birmingham, AL
Conference USA tournament
03/12/2014 9:30 pm	vs. Charlotte Second round	L 70–80	18–13	Don Haskins Center (8,277) El Paso, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.