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
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record19–14 (9–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Home arenaBJCC Coliseum
Seasons
1982–83 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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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1982–83 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 McKinley Singleton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee
G 11 Murry Bartow 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Birmingham, Alabama
F 12 Marvin Ray Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Birmingham, Alabama
G 14 Steve Mitchell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee
G 15 Luellen Foster 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Birmingham, Alabama
F 34 Cliff Pruitt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Carson, California
F 40 Jerome Mincy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1982*
Auburn L 61–63  0–1
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (16,797)
Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 27, 1982*
UMKC W 80–60  1–1
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (6,677)
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 1, 1982*
at Baylor L 55–56  1–2
Heart O' Texas Coliseum (5,530)
Waco, Texas
Dec 7, 1982*
at Ole Miss L 54–66  1–3
Tad Smith Coliseum (5,163)
Oxford, Mississippi
Dec 11, 1982*
Wichita State L 88–89 OT 1–4
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (7,742)
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 14, 1982*
Columbus College W 56–42  2–4
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (3,802)
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 17, 1982*
vs. Mississippi State
Krystal Classic
L 47–67  2–5
 (7,350)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 18, 1982*
vs. Navy
Krystal Classic
W 71–57  3–5
 (8,335)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 20, 1982*
Saint Louis W 66–47  4–5
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (8,887)
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 22, 1982*
at Hawaii L 61–65  4–6
Neal S. Blaisdell Center (2,961)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 23, 1982*
at Hawaii Pacific W 92–64  5–6
 (43)
Kaneohe, Hawaii
Dec 28, 1982*
Alaska Anchorage
UAB Classic
W 102–60  6–6
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (5,107)
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 29, 1982*
Murray State
UAB Classic
L 75–81  6–7
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (8,872)
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 4, 1983
VCU L 65–67  6–8
(0–1)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (5,895)
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 8, 1983
South Alabama W 73–67  7–8
(1–1)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (7,024)
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 13, 1983
at South Florida L 63–64  7–9
(1–2)
Sun Dome (6,157)
Tampa, Florida
Jan 16, 1983
Jacksonville W 74–73  8–9
(2–2)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (4,057)
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 20, 1983*
Old Dominion W 71–60  9–9
(3–2)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (1,431)
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 22, 1983
at Jacksonville W 82–65  10–9
(4–2)
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum (4,672)
Jacksonville, Florida
Jan 25, 1983
at Western Kentucky W 68–66 OT 11–9
(5–2)
E.A. Diddle Arena (6,400)
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Jan 29, 1983*
DePaul L 54–56  11–10
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (9,783)
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 3, 1983
UNC Charlotte W 73–60  12–10
(6–2)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (5,302)
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 5, 1983
Western Kentucky W 61–56  13–10
(7–2)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (7,188)
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 12, 1983
at UNC Charlotte W 78–70  14–10
(8–2)
Charlotte Coliseum (3,325)
Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 17, 1983
at VCU L 68–80  14–11
(8–3)
Richmond Coliseum (7,200)
Richmond, Virginia
Feb 19, 1983
at South Alabama W 85–80  15–11
(9–3)
Jaguar Gym (7,527)
Mobile, Alabama
Feb 23, 1983
South Florida L 64–69  15–12
(9–4)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (4,876)
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 27, 1983
at Old Dominion L 57–84  15–13
(9–5)
Norfolk Scope (7,607)
Norfolk, Virginia
Mar 1, 1983*
Samford W 66–65  16–13
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (4,610)
Birmingham, Alabama
Sun Belt tournament
Mar 4, 1983*
(3) (6) UNC Charlotte
Quarterfinals
W 65–63  17–13
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (10,234)
Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 5, 1983*
(3) (2) VCU
Semifinals
W 61–59  18–13
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (13,777)
Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 6, 1983*
(3) vs. (4) South Florida
Championship game
W 64–47  19–13
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (11,609)
Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1983*
(10 ME) vs. (7 ME) Oklahoma
First round
L 63–71  19–14
Roberts Municipal Stadium (11,900)
Evansville, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.

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References

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  1. ^ "Oklahoma 71, UAB 63". UPI Archives. March 19, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "1982–83 Alabama–Birmingham Blazers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "2019-20 UAB Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UAB Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "1982-83 Men's Basketball Schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved March 26, 2023.