1982–83 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
The 1982–83 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's fifth season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at BJCC Coliseum. They finished the season 19–14, 9–5 in Sun Belt play and won the Sun Belt Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as No. 10 seed in the Mideast region. The Blazers fell to Oklahoma in the opening round, 71–63.[1]
1982–83 UAB Blazers men's basketball | |
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Sun Belt Tournament champions | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
1982–83 record | 19–14 (9–5 Sun Belt) |
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Home arena | BJCC Coliseum |
1982–83 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Charlotte | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 0 | – | 14 | .000 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1983 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 26, 1982* |
Auburn | L 61–63 | 0–1 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 1, 1982* |
at Baylor | L 55–56 | 0–2 |
Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas | |||||||
Dec 7, 1982* |
at Ole Miss | L 54–66 | 0–3 |
Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi | |||||||
Dec 11, 1982* |
Wichita State | L 88–89 | 0–4 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 17, 1982* |
vs. Mississippi State | L 47–67 | 0–5 |
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Dec 18, 1982* |
vs. Navy | W 71–57 | 1–5 |
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Dec 20, 1982* |
Saint Louis | W 66–47 | 2–5 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 22, 1982* |
at Hawaii | L 61–65 | 2–6 |
Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
Dec 30, 1982* |
Murray State | L 75–81 | 2–7 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Jan 4, 1983 |
VCU | L 65–67 | 2–8 (0–1) |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Jan 8, 1983 |
South Alabama | W 73–67 | 3–8 (1–1) |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Jan 13, 1983 |
at South Florida | L 63–64 | 3–9 (1–2) |
Sun Dome Tampa, Florida | |||||||
Jan 16, 1983 |
Jacksonville | W 74–73 | 4–9 (2–2) |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Jan 20, 1983* |
Old Dominion | W 71–60 | 5–9 (3–2) |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Jan 22, 1983 |
at Jacksonville | W 82–65 | 6–9 (4–2) |
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida | |||||||
Jan 25, 1983 |
at Western Kentucky | W 68–66 | 7–9 (5–2) |
E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky | |||||||
Jan 29, 1983* |
DePaul | L 54–56 | 7–10 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Feb 3, 1983 |
UNC Charlotte | W 73–60 | 8–10 (6–2) |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Feb 5, 1983 |
Western Kentucky | W 61–56 | 9–10 (7–2) |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Feb 12, 1983 |
at UNC Charlotte | W 78–70 | 10–10 (8–2) |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | |||||||
Feb 17, 1983 |
at VCU | L 68–80 | 10–11 (8–3) |
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
Feb 19, 1983 |
at South Alabama | W 85–80 | 11–11 (9–3) |
Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama | |||||||
Feb 23, 1983 |
South Florida | L 64–69 | 11–12 (9–4) |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Feb 27, 1983 |
at Old Dominion | L 57–84 | 11–13 (9–5) |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia | |||||||
Mar 1, 1983* |
Samford | W 66–65 | 12–13 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Sun Belt Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 4, 1983* |
UNC Charlotte Quarterfinals |
W 65–63 | 17–13 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Mar 5, 1983* |
VCU Semifinals |
W 61–59 | 18–13 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Mar 6, 1983* |
vs. South Florida Championship game |
W 64–47 | 19–13 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 18, 1983* |
(10 ME) | vs. (7 ME) Oklahoma First round |
L 63–71 | 19–14 |
Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana | ||||||
References
- "Oklahoma 71, UAB 63". UPI Archives. March 19, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- "1982–83 Alabama–Birmingham Blazers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- "2019-20 UAB Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UAB Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
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