1983–84 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
The 1983–84 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's sixth season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at BJCC Coliseum. They finished the season 23–11, 8–6 in Sun Belt play and won the Sun Belt Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as No. 9 seed in the Mideast region. The Blazers fell to BYU in the opening round, 84–68.
1983–84 UAB Blazers men's basketball | |
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Sun Belt Tournament champions | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
1983–84 record | 23–11 (8–6 Sun Belt) |
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Home arena | BJCC Coliseum |
1983–84 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB † | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Charlotte | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1984 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, 1983* |
Charleston Southern | W 73–55 | 1–0 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Nov 29, 1983* |
Mississippi Valley State | W 87–73 | 2–0 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 2, 1983* |
Auburn | W 69–62 OT | 3–0 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (16,803) Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 6, 1983 |
Old Dominion | W 83–73 | 4–0 (1–0) |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 10, 1983* |
at Chattanooga | L 70–79 | 4–1 |
McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 12, 1983* |
at Mississippi State | W 55–53 | 5–1 |
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | |||||||
Dec 15, 1983* |
U.S. International | W 71–56 | 6–1 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 17, 1983* |
Baylor | W 73–61 | 7–1 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 22, 1983* |
Valparaiso | W 64–49 | 8–1 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 23, 1983* |
Villanova | W 81–76 | 9–1 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 27, 1983* |
vs. Pacific Rainbow Classic |
W 57–48 | 10–1 |
Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
Dec 28, 1983* |
vs. Southern Methodist Rainbow Classic |
L 63–77 | 10–2 |
Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
Dec 29, 1983* |
vs. Tennessee Rainbow Classic |
W 84–66 | 11–2 |
Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
Jan 7, 1984* |
Western Kentucky | W 71–56 | 12–2 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Jan 14, 1984* |
at No. 3 DePaul | L 63–98 | 12–3 |
Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 19, 1984 |
VCU | L 61–63 | 12–4 (1–1) |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Sun Belt Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 2, 1984* |
South Alabama | W 76–68 | 20–10 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Mar 3, 1984* |
VCU | W 54–52 | 21–10 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Mar 4, 1984* |
Old Dominion | W 62–60 | 22–10 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 15, 1984* |
Brigham Young First round |
L 68–84 | 23–11 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
References
- "1983–84 Alabama–Birmingham Blazers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- "2019-20 UAB Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UAB Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- "1984 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
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