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1989–90 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

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1989–90 UAB Blazers men's basketball
Sun Belt Regular season champions
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record22–9 (12–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coachMurry Bartow (1st season)
Home arenaUAB Arena
Seasons
← 1988–89
1990–91 →
1989–90 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UAB 12 2   .857 22 9   .710
South Florida 9 5   .643 20 11   .645
Old Dominion 7 7   .500 14 14   .500
Western Kentucky 7 7   .500 13 17   .433
UNC Charlotte 6 8   .429 16 14   .533
Jacksonville 5 9   .357 13 16   .448
South Alabama 5 9   .357 11 17   .393
VCU 5 9   .357 11 17   .393
1990 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's 12th season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at UAB Arena. They finished the season 22–9, 12–2 in Sun Belt play and lost in the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the East region. The Blazers fell in the opening round to UCLA, 68–56.

Roster

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1989–90 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Barry Bearden 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Birmingham, Alabama
G 4 Stanley Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Valley, Alabama
G 13 Andy Kennedy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Louisville, Mississippi
G 15 JJ Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Memphis, Tennessee
G 22 Jack Kramer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Quincy, Illinois
G 23 Elbert Rogers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Pascagoula, Mississippi
G 24 George Wilkerson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Birmingham, Alabama
F 40 Larry Rembert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Orrville, Alabama
F 50 Doug Turner Current redshirt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Knob Noster, Missouri
F 52 William DeVaughn 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Birmingham, Alabama
C 53 Alan Ogg 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Mount Olive, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: May 9, 2020

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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 15, 1989*
at Kansas
Preseason NIT
L 83–109  0–1
Allen Fieldhouse (7,025)
Lawrence, Kansas
Nov 28, 1989*
Alcorn State W 104–53  1–1
UAB Arena (9,010)
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 1, 1989*
at Auburn W 75–65  2–1
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (11,718)
Auburn, Alabama
Dec 5, 1989*
Oregon W 79–69  3–1
UAB Arena (7,298)
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 8, 1989*
vs. Georgia Southern
Cougar Classic
W 79–53  4–1
Marriott Center (4,500)
Provo, Utah
Dec 9, 1989*
at Brigham Young
Cougar Classic
L 82–98  4–2
Marriott Center (18,097)
Provo, Utah
Dec 16, 1989*
at Vanderbilt L 74–87  4–3
Memorial Gymnasium (13,637)
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 21, 1989*
Penn State
UAB Invitational
W 80–57  5–3
UAB Arena (6,171)
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 22, 1989*
San Diego State
UAB Invitational
W 91–46  6–3
UAB Arena (4,209)
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 29, 1989*
New Hampshire
UAB Classic
W 76–47  7–3
UAB Arena (4,889)
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 30, 1989*
Alabama State
UAB Classic
W 118–85  8–3
UAB Arena (6,319)
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 4, 1990
Jacksonville W 77–61  9–3
(1–0)
UAB Arena (6,191)
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 6, 1990
at Old Dominion W 64–61  10–3
(2–0)
Norfolk Scope (5,098)
Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 8, 1990
at South Florida W 83–66  11–3
(3–0)
Sun Dome (4,755)
Tampa, Florida
Jan 13, 1990*
at No. 25 Xavier L 61–82  11–4
Cincinnati Gardens (8,047)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 16, 1990
Western Kentucky W 86–55  12–4
(4–0)
UAB Arena (7,196)
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 18, 1990
at VCU W 80–59  13–4
(5–0)
Richmond Coliseum (6,208)
Richmond, Virginia
Jan 20, 1990
South Alabama W 85–80  14–4
(6–0)
UAB Arena (8,659)
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 24, 1990
at Jacksonville L 84–86  14–5
(6–1)
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum (3,993)
Jacksonville, Florida
Jan 27, 1990*
No. 6 Arkansas L 95–109  14–6
UAB Arena (8,951)
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 1, 1990
at Western Kentucky W 68–57  15–6
(7–1)
E.A. Diddle Arena (7,700)
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Feb 4, 1990
at South Alabama W 82–75  16–6
(8–1)
Jaguar Gym (6,720)
Mobile, Alabama
Feb 8, 1990
VCU W 74–51  17–6
(9–1)
UAB Arena (8,237)
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 10, 1990
South Florida W 82–64  18–6
(10–1)
UAB Arena (8,211)
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 15, 1990
at UNC Charlotte L 72–86  18–7
(10–2)
Bojangles Coliseum (3,427)
Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 17, 1990*
at DePaul W 74–68  19–7
Rosemont Horizon (10,585)
Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 24, 1990
UNC Charlotte W 93–61  20–7
(11–2)
UAB Arena (8,503)
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 26, 1990
Old Dominion W 87–72  21–7
(12–2)
UAB Arena (6,511)
Birmingham, Alabama
Sun Belt tournament
Mar 3, 1990*
(1) vs. (8) VCU
Sun Belt Tournament Quarterfinal
W 83–68  22–7
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (9,728)
Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 4, 1990*
(1) vs. (5) UNC Charlotte
Sun Belt Tournament Semifinal
L 57–61  22–8
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (9,105)
Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1990*
(10 E) vs. (7 E) UCLA
First Round
L 56–68  22–9
Omni Coliseum (9,331)
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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References

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  1. ^ "1989–90 Alabama–Birmingham Blazers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019-20 UAB Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UAB Athletics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "1989-1990 UAB Blazers men's basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.