The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Blazers Host Charlotte in White Out Game
2/8/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Charlotte (11-11, 5-6) vs. UAB (14-10, 7-4)
7 p.m. CST | Birmingham, Ala. | Bartow Arena
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The UAB men’s basketball team makes its return to Bartow Arena Thursday at 7 p.m. when the Blazers host Charlotte on Campus Insiders Network.
All UAB students are invited and encouraged to tailgate on the Bartow Arena lawn at 5 p.m. Join in the fun and receive free food courtesy of Full Moon BBQ, live music and a free white tee shirt for the first 1,000 students inside the arena.
UAB (14-10, 7-4) sits in third place in Conference USA with five of its final seven games at home. The Blazers have won 22 straight home games against league foes and haven’t lost to a conference opponent in Bartow Arena since 2014.
Junior forward William Lee continues to serve as the offensive catalyst and leads UAB with 12.5 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. The Plantersville, Ala., native is also 24th in the NCAA with 2.4 blocks per game.
Chris Cokley adds 12.0 points and 5.8 rebounds per game and recently became the 21st Blazer to score 1,000 career points. Cokley leads UAB and ranks 30th in the country in field goal percentage by making 58.9 percent of his shots.
Senior Dirk Williams also scores in double figures for UAB with 10.3 points per game while making a team-high 41 three-pointers.
Charlotte (11-11, 5-6) snapped a two-game skid last Saturday with a 95-80 home victory over FIU. The 49ers, however, enter the week having won four of their last six games and sit in 10th place in the league standings.
Sophomore guard Jon Davis leads Charlotte and Conference USA with 19.8 points per game. Davis shoots 50.3 percent from the field and 40.7 percent from three-point range while also leading the 49ers with 4.1 assists per game.
Charlotte also receives double digit scoring from Austin Ajukwa (12.5 ppg), Andrien White (11.0 ppg) and Braxton Ogbueze (10.8 ppg). Senior forward Anthony Vanhook paces the 49ers with 6.3 rebounds per game.
UAB and Charlotte will meet on the hardwood for the 44th time in school history when the two teams battle on Thursday. The Blazers own a 28-15 lead in the all-time series that dates back to the 1979-80 season. UAB has won six of the last eight meetings with the 49ers, which includes a 74-72 victory last season in Charlotte.
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