2011–12 UAB Blazers men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record15–16 (9–7 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Donnie Marsh
  • Walt Fuller
  • Mike Jaskulski
Home arenaBartow Arena
2011–12 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Memphis133 .813268  .765
Southern Miss115 .688259  .735
Tulsa106 .6251714  .548
UCF106 .6252211  .667
UAB97 .5631516  .484
Marshall97 .5632114  .600
Rice88 .5001815  .545
UTEP79 .4381517  .469
Houston79 .4381515  .500
East Carolina511 .3131516  .484
SMU412 .2501319  .406
Tulane313 .1881519  .441
2012 CUSA Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers' head coach, Mike Davis, was in his sixth season at UAB. The Blazers, who compete in Conference USA, played their home games at Bartow Arena.

Incoming Players

Source[1]

Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
K.C. Whitaker 6'5" 185 G Fr. Ashburn, VA, U.S. Fishburne Academy, Flint Hill High School
Jekore Tyler 6'3" 185 G Jr. Port Arthur, TX, U.S. Lee College
Alexander Scotland-Williamson 6'9" 235 F Jr. London, England Lee College
Herb Harrison 6'8" 230 F Fr. Cleveland, OH, U.S. Covenant Christian Academy

Roster

Source[2]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
5 Robert Williams 6'4" 210 G So. Greenville, MS, U.S. Weston High School
10 Karl Moton 5'11" 195 G Jr. Stone Mountain, GA, U.S. Chamblee HS
21 Beas Hamga 6'11" 230 C Sr. Douala, Cameroon Weatherford (Texas) CC
22 Cameron Moore 6'10" 230 F Sr. San Antonio, TX, U.S. Roosevelt HS
24 Preston Purifoy 6'5" 215 G So. Conway, AR, U.S. Conway High School
32 Ovie Soko 6'8" 210 F Jr. London, England, U.K. Bethel HS
25 Quincy Taylor 6'0" 185 G So. Wichita, KS, U.S. Fishburne Academy, Wichita Collegiate High School
44 Jordan Swing 6'6" 200 F So. Birmingham, AL, U.S. Western Kentucky University, Vestavia Hills High School

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2011*
8:00 pm
Florida Tech W 75–67 
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
11/12/2011*
7:00 pm
Auburn-Montgomery W 64–36 
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
Regular season
11/16/2011*
7:00 pm
Creighton L 60–70  0–1
Bartow Arena (4,417)
Birmingham, AL
11/20/2011*
3:00 pm
Murray State L 55–62  0–2
Bartow Arena (3,863)
Birmingham, AL
11/22/2011*
7:00 pm
Troy W 71–59  1–2
Bartow Arena (4,307)
Birmingham, AL
11/25/2011*
7:05 pm
at Wichita State L 46–68  1–3
Intrust Bank Arena (11,204)
Wichita, KS
11/27/2011*
3:00 pm
UT Martin L 54–59  1–4
Bartow Arena (3,854)
Birmingham, AL
11/30/2011*
7:05 pm
at South Alabama L 47–55  1–5
Mitchell Center (3,276)
Mobile, AL
12/03/2011*
6:00 pm
at Kent State L 48–57  1–6
M.A.C. Center (3,624)
Kent, OH
12/07/2011*
7:00 pm
Middle Tennessee W 66–56  2–6
Bartow Arena (4,576)
Birmingham, AL
12/20/2011*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at VCU L 49–68  2–7
Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,617)
Richmond, VA
12/22/2011*
7:00 pm
Jacksonville W 70–65  3–7
Bartow Arena (3,962)
Birmingham, AL
12/28/2011*
6:00 pm
at George Washington W 56–49  4–7
Smith Center (2,271)
Washington, D.C.
12/31/2011*
2:00 pm
Alabama A&M W 92–58  5–7
Bartow Arena (4,102)
Birmingham, AL
01/03/2012*
6:00 pm, FSN
at No. 13 Florida L 61–79  5–8
O'Connell Center (7,512)
Gainesville, FL
01/07/2012
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Memphis L 59–62  5–9
(0–1)
Bartow Arena (8,242)
Birmingham, AL
01/11/2012
7:00 pm
Marshall L 59–61  5–10
(0–2)
Bartow Arena (3,127)
Birmingham, AL
01/14/2012
1:00 pm, FSN
at Southern Miss L 55–59  5–11
(0–3)
Reed Green Coliseum (3,111)
Hattiesburg, MS
01/18/2012
7:00 pm
at Rice W 61–60 OT 6–11
(1–3)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,371)
Houston, TX
01/21/2012
1:00 pm, FSN
UCF L 41–48  6–12
(1–4)
Bartow Arena (4,476)
Birmingham, AL
01/25/2012
6:00 pm, CSS
at Marshall W 56–49  7–12
(2–4)
Cam Henderson Center (5,653)
Huntington, WV
01/28/2012
7:00 pm
East Carolina L 66–73  7–13
(2–5)
Bartow Arena (4,023)
Birmingham, AL
02/01/2012
8:00 pm, CSS
Houston W 80–69  8–13
(3–5)
Bartow Arena (3,491)
Birmingham, AL
02/04/2012
8:00 pm
at UTEP W 61–60  9–13
(4–5)
Don Haskins Center (7,838)
El Paso, TX
02/08/2012
7:00 pm
Southern Miss W 71–61  10–13
(5–5)
Bartow Arena (4,721)
Birmingham, AL
02/11/2012
7:00 pm, CSS
at Memphis L 45–79  10–14
(5–6)
FedExForum (17,308)
Memphis, TN
02/15/2012
7:00 pm
at SMU W 47–28  11–14
(6–6)
Moody Coliseum (1,582)
Dallas, TX
02/18/2012
7:00 pm
Tulane W 81–73  12–14
(7–6)
Bartow Arena (6,122)
Birmingham, AL
02/25/2012
4:00 pm
at East Carolina W 61–57  13–14
(8–6)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (5,308)
Greenville, NC
02/29/2012
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Tulsa W 68–64  14–14
(9–6)
Bartow Arena (5,176)
Birmingham, AL
03/03/2012
6:00 pm
at UCF L 63–71  14–15
(9–7)
UCF Arena (6,283)
Orlando, FL
2012 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
03/07/2012
9:00 pm, CSS
(5) vs. (12) Tulane
First round
W 72–64  15–15
FedExForum (7,824)
Memphis, TN
03/08/2012
9:00 pm, CBSSN
(5) vs. (4) UCF
Quarterfinals
L 54–64  15–16
FedExForum (11,697)
Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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See also

References

  1. "K.C. Whitaker Signs NLI to Continue Hoops Career at UAB - UAB OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  2. "UAB OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  3. "2011-12 Men's Basketball Schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
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