The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Saturday, January 31
Denton, Texas
7:00 PM
UAB
at
North Texas
UAB Men’s Basketball Preview: North Texas
1/30/2026 11:05:00 AM | Men's Basketball
UAB (13-8, 4-4 American) vs North Texas (12-9, 4-4 American)
Saturday, Jan. 31 | 7:00 p.m. CT
Denton, Texas | Super Pit
TV: Pete Sousa (PxP) and Perry Clark (Analyst) on ESPNU
Radio: WJQX 100.5 FM with David Crane and Steve Micthell
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
LAST TIME OUT
For more information on the UAB men's basketball team, be sure to follow @UAB_MBB on X and Instagram.
Saturday, Jan. 31 | 7:00 p.m. CT
Denton, Texas | Super Pit
TV: Pete Sousa (PxP) and Perry Clark (Analyst) on ESPNU
Radio: WJQX 100.5 FM with David Crane and Steve Micthell
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
LAST TIME OUT
- UAB got back in the win column, defeating UTSA 83-73 to improve to 4-4 in conference play (4-0 on the road).
- North Texas is coming off a road loss to Tulsa, 82-66, dropping them to 3-5 in conference play and on the bubble for the conference tournament.
- UAB leads the series 12-9, with 17 of those games coming as conference opponents.
- UAB won the first meeting between the teams 79-73, and the teams did not meet again until 2013, and have played every season since then.
- UAB has the current series advantage, but previous 10 matchups have been split 5-5.
- The campuses are separated by 675 miles.
- KyeRon Lindsay-Martin grew up in Denton, Texas and went to Denton Guyer High School just 7.4 miles away from North Texas's campus.
- Evan Chatman is from Harker Heights, Texas just 179 miles away from North Texas's campus.
- UAB ranks first in the conference in five different statistical categories (assist/turnover ratio, fast break points, defensive rebounds per game, turnover margin, and turnovers per game).
- UAB is 20th in the country in fast break points per game with 16.00.
- UAB is 14th in the country in rebounds per game grabbing 41.62 and 18th in offensive rebounds per game with 13.76. They rank 2nd and 3rd, respectively, in the conference in those categories.
- UAB does not turn the ball over a lot, just 8.4 times per game which is ranked 6th nationally and first in the American Conference.
- Evan Chatman is 35th in defensive rebounds with 6.14 per game which is also second in the American Conference.
- KyeRon Lindsay-Martin is 46th in the nation in offensive rebounds with 3.19, fifth in the conference.
- North Texas is 18th in the nation in steals, averaging 9.4. They lead the conference
- The Mean Green are also strong when it comes to forcing turnovers, averaging 15.57 forced TO a game, 15th in the country and first in the conference.
- Je'Shawn Stevenson is first in the conference in steals with 42 so far this season.
- Andy Kennedy has an 8-5 record against North Texas all while he has been at UAB.
- Coach Kennedy has won 12+ conference games the past two seasons at UAB. He has an overall American Conference record of 29-15 in his third season in the conference.
- Daniel Rivera tied his season-high mark for field goals made with 7, including his second three-pointer of the year.
- Evan Chatman is at 176 total rebounds in his first year of Division I basketball.
- Daniel Rivera surpassed the 1,000-career point mark against Tulsa. He joins Jacob Meyer and Ahmad Robinson as the only members of the team to reach that mark.
- Ahmad Robinson leads the team with 1,267 career points.
- KyeRon Lindsay-Martin is currently at 533 career points.
- Andy Kennedy won his 400th game as a head coach against UNC Asheville. He is the 15th fastest active Division I coach to win 400 games, in just 623 attempts.
For more information on the UAB men's basketball team, be sure to follow @UAB_MBB on X and Instagram.
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