The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics

UAB Hosts Lamar in BBN Showcase
11/25/2019 5:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BIRMINGHAM – The third of UAB's four games in the BBN Showcase tips off Tuesday night when the Blazers (3-1) host Lamar (4-2) at 7 p.m. The game will be streamed live on CUSA.TV and can be heard on WJQX-FM ESPN 100.5 with David Crane and Murry Bartow on the call beginning at 6:30 p.m. You can also listen on the TuneIn app.
UAB AND LAMAR HISTORY
UAB and Lamar have met one time, on Nov. 24, 1990.
LAMAR LATELY
The Cardinals are 4-2 on the year with wins over Champion Christian, Arlington Baptist, Mount St. Mary's and Utah Valley. T.J. Atwood and Davion Buster are LU's leading scorers, averaging 16.7 and 16.2 point per game respectively. Avery Sullivan is the Cardinals' leading rebounder, grabbing 9.0 boards per game. Sullivan is coming off back-to-back double-doubles. He has career-highs with 17 points and 14 rebounds against Utah Valley and followed that with 11 points and 13 boards at #9 Kentucky. Atwood was selected as part of the 2019 Preseason All-Southland Conference Second Team.
COMMON OPPONENTS
The teams share five common opponents in Duquesne, Kentucky, Mount St. Mary's, Rice and Utah Valley.
AGAINST THE SOUTHLAND
The last Southland school UAB played was New Orleans on Nov. 14, 2018 (W, 75-68). Overall, the Blazers are 13-2 against schools that are currently in the Southland.
Lamar: 1-0
New Orleans: 6-2
Nicholls: 2-0
Stephen F. Austin: 3-0
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi: 1-0
UP NEXT
UAB visits #9 Kentucky on Nov. 29 with a 6 p.m. tipoff in the final game of the BBN Showcase. The Blazers then travel to Austin to take on Texas on Dec. 2 before returning home Dec. 7 for the Bartow Classic against Memphis.
Season tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by clicking here or by calling the UAB Athletics Ticket Office at 205-975-UAB1. Fans can also request more information on ticket options for the upcoming season here. Discounted group tickets and fan experiences are available for a minimum purchase of 20 tickets. To inquire about group tickets for the 2019-20 season, please contact Chris Curtis at (205) 934-3172 or ccurtis2@uab.edu.
UAB AND LAMAR HISTORY
UAB and Lamar have met one time, on Nov. 24, 1990.
LAMAR LATELY
The Cardinals are 4-2 on the year with wins over Champion Christian, Arlington Baptist, Mount St. Mary's and Utah Valley. T.J. Atwood and Davion Buster are LU's leading scorers, averaging 16.7 and 16.2 point per game respectively. Avery Sullivan is the Cardinals' leading rebounder, grabbing 9.0 boards per game. Sullivan is coming off back-to-back double-doubles. He has career-highs with 17 points and 14 rebounds against Utah Valley and followed that with 11 points and 13 boards at #9 Kentucky. Atwood was selected as part of the 2019 Preseason All-Southland Conference Second Team.
COMMON OPPONENTS
The teams share five common opponents in Duquesne, Kentucky, Mount St. Mary's, Rice and Utah Valley.
AGAINST THE SOUTHLAND
The last Southland school UAB played was New Orleans on Nov. 14, 2018 (W, 75-68). Overall, the Blazers are 13-2 against schools that are currently in the Southland.
Lamar: 1-0
New Orleans: 6-2
Nicholls: 2-0
Stephen F. Austin: 3-0
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi: 1-0
UP NEXT
UAB visits #9 Kentucky on Nov. 29 with a 6 p.m. tipoff in the final game of the BBN Showcase. The Blazers then travel to Austin to take on Texas on Dec. 2 before returning home Dec. 7 for the Bartow Classic against Memphis.
Season tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by clicking here or by calling the UAB Athletics Ticket Office at 205-975-UAB1. Fans can also request more information on ticket options for the upcoming season here. Discounted group tickets and fan experiences are available for a minimum purchase of 20 tickets. To inquire about group tickets for the 2019-20 season, please contact Chris Curtis at (205) 934-3172 or ccurtis2@uab.edu.
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