The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB Men's Basketball Welcomes ULM To Open Season
11/14/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 14, 2014
Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 - 7 p.m. CT 

Bartow Arena - Birmingham, Ala. 

Game Coverage: Live Stats | Watch
 | Game Notes
TV: None

Radio: WUHT-FM 107.7


BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- UAB opens its 37th season of men's basketball on Saturday, when the Blazers host ULM at 7 p.m. CT inside Bartow Arena.
Saturday's contest will be broadcast on the Blazer IMG Sports Network with David Crane (play-by-play) and Steve Mitchell (analyst) calling the action locally in Birmingham on WUHT-FM 107.7. Fans watch a live stream of the game on UABSports.com.
For ticket information, contact the UAB Athletics Ticket Office at 205-975-8221.
For more information on the UAB men's basketball team, follow @UAB_MBB. For more on all Blazer sports teams, follow @UABAthletics.
UAB vs. ULM Quick Hits
» UAB meets the Warhawks for only the third time in school history and for the first time since Dec. 20, 2012. The Blazers won the last meeting between the two teams, 79-69, in Birmingham.
» The Blazers are looking for their third-straight season-opening win. Last year, the Blazers defeated Columbus State, 76-56, to open the season. In 2012, UAB downed Young Harris, 105-59, in head coach Jerod Haase's first game with the Blazers.
» UAB fell in its exhibition game against UNC Pembroke, 72-71, last Friday. In that game, seven newcomers saw their first action as a Blazer, including four freshmen who played in their first collegiate game. The seven newcomers accounted for 41 of UAB's 71 points against the Braves.
» Redshirt junior guard Robert Brown led the Blazers in scoring against UNC Pembroke in exhibition play. Brown scored a team-high 15 points and registered five rebounds. Freshman point guard Nick Norton scored 9 points off a 3-for-3 shooting performance from 3-point range.
» Each UAB player will wear different colored shoes -- a green shoe and a white shoe -- during every game this season. UAB's shoe combination is part of the Blazers Committed To A Cure initiative, which was created by Haase and his staff to raise awareness for pediatric cancer. The Blazers are encouraging fans to make donations to the Alabama Center For Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children's of Alabama by visiting www.childrensal.org.
» UAB enters its third season under the direction of Haase. For the first time as the Blazers' head coach, each player on this year's team is a player that Haase and his staff have recruited. The Blazers return four letterwinners, including their second-leading scorer and 2014-15 Preseason All-Conference USA selection C.J. Washington, from a squad that went 18-13 overall in 2013-14.
UAB vs. ULM Game Notes
Washington Named Preseason All-Conference USA
» UAB senior forward C.J. Washington was named to the 2014-15 Preseason All-Conference USA Team, as voted on by the league's head coaches. Washington was one of just 10 players from the conference to earn the honor. A native of Augusta, Ga., Washington had an impressive season with the Blazers during the 2013-14 campaign. The 6-foot-8 forward topped the 20-point mark in scoring six times, including a season-high 28-point output against Temple in the Charleston Classic that earned him Conference USA Player of the Week honors. Washington was second on the team in scoring with 13.0 points per game to go along with 6.9 rebounds per contest.
Blazers Committed To A Cure
» UAB announced its Blazers Committed To A Cure Initiative on Nov. 12. Each player on UAB's roster will wear different colored shoes -- a green shoe and a white shoe -- in every game this season. UAB is encouraging fans to make donations to the Alabama Center For Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children's of Alabama by visiting www.childrensal.org.
Strong Freshman Class Ready To Help Blazers
» UAB hauled in some of the top prospects in the state of Alabama on the way to one of its top recruiting classes in school history this season. The class is headlined by William Lee -- Alabama's 2014 Mr. Basketball and the 2014 Gatorade Alabama Player of the Year.
Young Team In Haase's Third Year
» Of the 13 eligible players on UAB's roster this season, 10 are either freshmen or sophomores. UAB's sophomore class of Denzell Watts, Tosin Mehinti and Tyler Madison each saw increased playing time last season. Watts, who served as UAB's backup point guard, played 20 minutes or more in 12 of the Blazers' 17 C-USA games, scoring in double figures three times. Meanwhile, Mehinti led the team in blocks with 35 last season, while Madison scored a season-high 11 points off a 4-for-8 shooting performance against Charlotte in the 2014 C-USA Tournament.
Two NCAA Tourney Teams On Schedule
» UAB will play two teams that participated in the 2014 NCAA Tournament. The Blazers play a Wisconsin team (at the Battle 4 Atlantis on Nov. 26) that made it all the way to the Final Four after compiling a 30-8 overall record and a second-place finish in the Big Ten. UAB will also play North Carolina on Dec. 27 in Chapel Hill. Last season, the Blazers defeated a Tar Heel team that finished the year 24-10 overall and advanced all the way to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Blazers Join Elite Class At Battle For Atlantis
» The Blazers have not shied away from a tough schedule under Haase, and the 2014-15 slate is no different. This season UAB is one of eight elite teams -- North Carolina, UCLA, Georgetown, Florida, Wisconsin, Butler and Oklahoma -- at this year's event. The eight teams that will participate in Atlantis have a combined 195 NCAA tournament appearances, as well as 53 Final Four appearances and 20 NCAA national championships.
UAB Gets 700 In 36 Years
» With UAB's 87-74 win against Nebraska on Nov. 22, 2013 the Blazers picked up their 700th win in program history -- a remarkable stat considering UAB is in just its 37th season of playing collegiate men's basketball. Overall, the Blazers are averaging 20 wins per season dating back to the inaugural 1978-79 season.
» It is also ironic that the 700th win came against Nebraska -- the same team that UAB played in its first-ever game as a program in 1978.
11 Non-Conference Wins Most In Four Years
» UAB began last season with an 11-4 non-conference record with impressive wins against then No. 16 North Carolina and eventual 2014 NCAA Tournament participant Nebraska. The Blazers also took then No. 19 New Mexico to double overtime, before falling 97-94.
The 11 non-conference regular season victories last season marked the most since UAB won 12 games before league action in 2009-10.
Bartow Friendly To The Blazers Under Haase
» UAB finished the 2013-14 regular season 12-5 at home on the year after playing a school-record 17 games inside Bartow Arena. Under Haase, the Blazers are 23-9 at home dating back to the 2012-13 season. Against non-conference foes, UAB is 16-0 at home under Haase and has won 19 straight at Bartow Arena against teams not in Conference USA.
UAB Nation's Second-Best Rebounding Team Last Season
» According to ESPN.com's statistical rankings, UAB was the No. 2 rebounding team in the nation, averaging 44.5 boards per game last year. The Blazers recorded over 50 rebounds nine times last season (54 vs. Rutgers, 53 vs. Troy, 62 vs. New Mexico, 52 vs. North Carolina 51 vs. Alabama A&M, 50 vs. Newberry College, 53 at North Texas, 50 at Tulsa, and 51 at Marshall). The 62 against New Mexico represented just the fifth time in school history that UAB has had 60-plus rebounds.
The 2013-14 Blazers broke the UAB and Conference USA single-season record for rebounding average with 44.5 boards per game last season.
Conference USA Tournament Comes To Birmingham
» In May, 2014, UAB and the City of Birmingham were chosen by Conference USA athletic directors to serve as hosts of the 2014-15 C-USA Men's and Women's Basketball Championships. The men's tournament as well as the women's semifinals and championship will be played at the BJCC in downtown Birmingham, while the women's first round and quarterfinal action will take place at UAB's Bartow Arena.
» The Conference USA Men's Basketball Championship is set to return to Birmingham for the first time since 1999, marking just the second time the Blazers will host the event. UAB and the city of Birmingham also hosted five Sun Belt Men's Conference Tournaments when the Blazers played in that league from 1978-91. UAB hosted the inaugural 1996 C-USA Women's Basketball Championship in Birmingham.
UAB (0-0, 0-0 Conference USA) vs. ULM (0-0, 0-0 Sun Belt Conference)

Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 - 7 p.m. CT 

Bartow Arena - Birmingham, Ala. 

Game Coverage: Live Stats | Watch
 | Game Notes
TV: None

Radio: WUHT-FM 107.7


BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- UAB opens its 37th season of men's basketball on Saturday, when the Blazers host ULM at 7 p.m. CT inside Bartow Arena.
Saturday's contest will be broadcast on the Blazer IMG Sports Network with David Crane (play-by-play) and Steve Mitchell (analyst) calling the action locally in Birmingham on WUHT-FM 107.7. Fans watch a live stream of the game on UABSports.com.
For ticket information, contact the UAB Athletics Ticket Office at 205-975-8221.
For more information on the UAB men's basketball team, follow @UAB_MBB. For more on all Blazer sports teams, follow @UABAthletics.
UAB vs. ULM Quick Hits
» UAB meets the Warhawks for only the third time in school history and for the first time since Dec. 20, 2012. The Blazers won the last meeting between the two teams, 79-69, in Birmingham.
» The Blazers are looking for their third-straight season-opening win. Last year, the Blazers defeated Columbus State, 76-56, to open the season. In 2012, UAB downed Young Harris, 105-59, in head coach Jerod Haase's first game with the Blazers.
» UAB fell in its exhibition game against UNC Pembroke, 72-71, last Friday. In that game, seven newcomers saw their first action as a Blazer, including four freshmen who played in their first collegiate game. The seven newcomers accounted for 41 of UAB's 71 points against the Braves.
» Redshirt junior guard Robert Brown led the Blazers in scoring against UNC Pembroke in exhibition play. Brown scored a team-high 15 points and registered five rebounds. Freshman point guard Nick Norton scored 9 points off a 3-for-3 shooting performance from 3-point range.
» Each UAB player will wear different colored shoes -- a green shoe and a white shoe -- during every game this season. UAB's shoe combination is part of the Blazers Committed To A Cure initiative, which was created by Haase and his staff to raise awareness for pediatric cancer. The Blazers are encouraging fans to make donations to the Alabama Center For Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children's of Alabama by visiting www.childrensal.org.
» UAB enters its third season under the direction of Haase. For the first time as the Blazers' head coach, each player on this year's team is a player that Haase and his staff have recruited. The Blazers return four letterwinners, including their second-leading scorer and 2014-15 Preseason All-Conference USA selection C.J. Washington, from a squad that went 18-13 overall in 2013-14.
UAB vs. ULM Game Notes
Washington Named Preseason All-Conference USA
» UAB senior forward C.J. Washington was named to the 2014-15 Preseason All-Conference USA Team, as voted on by the league's head coaches. Washington was one of just 10 players from the conference to earn the honor. A native of Augusta, Ga., Washington had an impressive season with the Blazers during the 2013-14 campaign. The 6-foot-8 forward topped the 20-point mark in scoring six times, including a season-high 28-point output against Temple in the Charleston Classic that earned him Conference USA Player of the Week honors. Washington was second on the team in scoring with 13.0 points per game to go along with 6.9 rebounds per contest.
Blazers Committed To A Cure
» UAB announced its Blazers Committed To A Cure Initiative on Nov. 12. Each player on UAB's roster will wear different colored shoes -- a green shoe and a white shoe -- in every game this season. UAB is encouraging fans to make donations to the Alabama Center For Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children's of Alabama by visiting www.childrensal.org.
Strong Freshman Class Ready To Help Blazers
» UAB hauled in some of the top prospects in the state of Alabama on the way to one of its top recruiting classes in school history this season. The class is headlined by William Lee -- Alabama's 2014 Mr. Basketball and the 2014 Gatorade Alabama Player of the Year.
Young Team In Haase's Third Year
» Of the 13 eligible players on UAB's roster this season, 10 are either freshmen or sophomores. UAB's sophomore class of Denzell Watts, Tosin Mehinti and Tyler Madison each saw increased playing time last season. Watts, who served as UAB's backup point guard, played 20 minutes or more in 12 of the Blazers' 17 C-USA games, scoring in double figures three times. Meanwhile, Mehinti led the team in blocks with 35 last season, while Madison scored a season-high 11 points off a 4-for-8 shooting performance against Charlotte in the 2014 C-USA Tournament.
Two NCAA Tourney Teams On Schedule
» UAB will play two teams that participated in the 2014 NCAA Tournament. The Blazers play a Wisconsin team (at the Battle 4 Atlantis on Nov. 26) that made it all the way to the Final Four after compiling a 30-8 overall record and a second-place finish in the Big Ten. UAB will also play North Carolina on Dec. 27 in Chapel Hill. Last season, the Blazers defeated a Tar Heel team that finished the year 24-10 overall and advanced all the way to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Blazers Join Elite Class At Battle For Atlantis
» The Blazers have not shied away from a tough schedule under Haase, and the 2014-15 slate is no different. This season UAB is one of eight elite teams -- North Carolina, UCLA, Georgetown, Florida, Wisconsin, Butler and Oklahoma -- at this year's event. The eight teams that will participate in Atlantis have a combined 195 NCAA tournament appearances, as well as 53 Final Four appearances and 20 NCAA national championships.
UAB Gets 700 In 36 Years
» With UAB's 87-74 win against Nebraska on Nov. 22, 2013 the Blazers picked up their 700th win in program history -- a remarkable stat considering UAB is in just its 37th season of playing collegiate men's basketball. Overall, the Blazers are averaging 20 wins per season dating back to the inaugural 1978-79 season.
» It is also ironic that the 700th win came against Nebraska -- the same team that UAB played in its first-ever game as a program in 1978.
11 Non-Conference Wins Most In Four Years
» UAB began last season with an 11-4 non-conference record with impressive wins against then No. 16 North Carolina and eventual 2014 NCAA Tournament participant Nebraska. The Blazers also took then No. 19 New Mexico to double overtime, before falling 97-94.
The 11 non-conference regular season victories last season marked the most since UAB won 12 games before league action in 2009-10.
Bartow Friendly To The Blazers Under Haase
» UAB finished the 2013-14 regular season 12-5 at home on the year after playing a school-record 17 games inside Bartow Arena. Under Haase, the Blazers are 23-9 at home dating back to the 2012-13 season. Against non-conference foes, UAB is 16-0 at home under Haase and has won 19 straight at Bartow Arena against teams not in Conference USA.
UAB Nation's Second-Best Rebounding Team Last Season
» According to ESPN.com's statistical rankings, UAB was the No. 2 rebounding team in the nation, averaging 44.5 boards per game last year. The Blazers recorded over 50 rebounds nine times last season (54 vs. Rutgers, 53 vs. Troy, 62 vs. New Mexico, 52 vs. North Carolina 51 vs. Alabama A&M, 50 vs. Newberry College, 53 at North Texas, 50 at Tulsa, and 51 at Marshall). The 62 against New Mexico represented just the fifth time in school history that UAB has had 60-plus rebounds.
The 2013-14 Blazers broke the UAB and Conference USA single-season record for rebounding average with 44.5 boards per game last season.
Conference USA Tournament Comes To Birmingham
» In May, 2014, UAB and the City of Birmingham were chosen by Conference USA athletic directors to serve as hosts of the 2014-15 C-USA Men's and Women's Basketball Championships. The men's tournament as well as the women's semifinals and championship will be played at the BJCC in downtown Birmingham, while the women's first round and quarterfinal action will take place at UAB's Bartow Arena.
» The Conference USA Men's Basketball Championship is set to return to Birmingham for the first time since 1999, marking just the second time the Blazers will host the event. UAB and the city of Birmingham also hosted five Sun Belt Men's Conference Tournaments when the Blazers played in that league from 1978-91. UAB hosted the inaugural 1996 C-USA Women's Basketball Championship in Birmingham.
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