The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Monday, November 17
Birmingham, Ala.
6:30 PM
UAB
vs
Rhodes
UAB Men’s Basketball Preview: Rhodes
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BIRMINGHAM, ALA. - The UAB men's basketball (2-2) will host Division III opponent Rhodes College on Monday night in Bartow Arena. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. with Rhodes coming to Bartow Arena for the first time since 2022.
UAB (2-2) vs Rhodes (3-0)
Monday, Nov. 17 | 6:30 p.m. CDT
Birmingham, Ala. | Bartow Arena
TV: ESPN+ with Curt Bloom and Mo Finley.
Radio: WJQX 100.5 FM with David Crane and Steve Mitchell.
LAST TIME OUT
- UAB beat High Point 91-74 with a huge second half performance. Chance Westry led the team with 23 points.
- Rhodes beat Principia 109-42 to open up the season 3-0.
- Zo Goodson is in his sixth season as head coach with the Lynx. He has amassed a 58-63 overall record.
- Phil Dotson leads the team in points, scoring 23.3 per game.
- Rhodes has three other players averaging double digits (Jaxson Huxtable, Sam Maddox, and Trevor Lombard).
- Daniel Rivera captured nine rebounds against Alabama State, surpassing 500 in his collegiate career.
- Rivera scored his 800th point of his collegiate career against NC State.
- Rivera is 19 minutes away from 2000 career minutes.
- Chance Westry set a career high in points with 25 against Alabama State.
- Ahmad Robinson is eight three-pointers away from 100 in his career.
- Jacob Meyer sits at 838 career points, just 162 away from 1000.
- Andy Kennedy is seven wins away from 400 wins as a head coach.
- This will be the fourth all-time meeting between the two teams. The campuses are separated by 233 miles.
- UAB holds a 3-0 record in the series with the last matchup coming in 2022 (110-53).
- The first matchup came in 1984 (95-72) and provided the closest scoring margin at 23 points.
- Rhodes athletics started competing in 1896 with the football team.
- Rhodes is second in Division III in scoring Margin (36.7). They are seventh in Division III in scoring defense allowing just 57.7 points per game.
- Ahmad Robinson went 4-of-5 from behind the arc against High Point.
- UAB is 27th in the country in fast break points per game with 20.71.
- UAB grabs 10.5 steals per game, good enough for 32nd in the country.
- UAB is one of six DI teams to have made four consecutive conference championship games (Houston, Yale, Drake, Gonzaga, and Saint Mary's).
- The Blazers are coming off their fifth straight 20+ win season.
- Over the last five years, UAB has won 125 games which is tied for eleventh most in the NCAA during that period. That is also the most by any UAB coach during a five-year span.
- The Blazers have four straight post-season appearances including two NCAA tournament appearances and two NIT appearances.
UAB and the American Conference mourns the heart-breaking loss of assistant commissioner of communications Chuck Sullivan, who passed away Saturday evening after a long battle with melanoma. Sullivan was 54 years old.
Sullivan's award-winning career included numerous honors, including a Best In The Nation Award, three Best Cover Awards, three Second In The Nation Awards and three Third In The Nation Awards. He was an ex-officio member of the board of directors of the Football Writers Association of America, has served on the Academic All-America Committee of the College Sports Information Directors of America and has been a regular presenter and panelist at regional and national conventions.
PURCHASE YOUR 2025-26 SEASON TICKETS
Season ticket packages for the 2025-26 UAB men's basketball season are still on sale. Season ticket packages include all regular season home games and provide the most cost-effective way for fans to attend games at Bartow Arena. Fans may purchase new season tickets or request additional information on season ticket options here. For more information, call the UAB Athletics Ticket Office at (205) 975-UAB1.
Additionally, the UAB Department of Athletics recently unveiled season ticket pricing and allocation details to provide Blazer fans and the Birmingham community with the best opportunity to build their priority leading into the newly renovated Bartow Arena in advance of the 2026-27 season.
PROMOTIONS
Canned food and household supplies drive will be the featured promotion for the game! UAB fans can get an $8 ticket (plus taxes and fees) if they bring canned food and household supplies.
SINGLE GAME TICKETS
The UAB Department of Athletics has made 2025-26 UAB men's basketball single game tickets available starting today. Fans can secure the best seats remaining at Bartow Arena by clicking here to purchase tickets.
CLEAR BAG POLICY
UAB Athletics has implemented a Clear Bag Policy at Bartow Arena. Click here for more information.
FOLLOW THE BLAZERS
For more information on the UAB men's basketball team, be sure to follow @UAB_MBB on X and Instagram.
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