The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Sunday, March 8
Birmingham, Ala.
2:00 PM
UAB
vs
East Carolina
UAB Men’s Basketball Preview: East Carolina
3/7/2026 11:15:00 AM | Men's Basketball
UAB (19-11, 10-7 American) vs East Carolina (11-19, 6-11 American)
Sunday, March 8 | 2:00 p.m. CT
Birmingham, Ala. | Bartow Arena
TV: Curt Bloom (PxP) and Mo Finley (Analyst) on ESPN+
Radio: WJQX 100.5 FM with David Crane and Steve Mitchell
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.
PROMOTIONS
Fan Appreciation Day will be the featured promotion for the game! As a thank you for all of your support throughout the season, we have a limited number of discounted lower bowl seats available to Blazer fans.
Act fast though because this limited time offer is only available through Saturday, March 7 at 11:59 p.m.! There will also be enter to win drawings open to all fans and a UAB men's basketball team trading card giveaway for the first 1,000 fans.
COMPETITIVE EXCELLENCE FUND
In the current landscape of college athletics, the Competitive Excellence Fund has become integral in our department's mission to Win Champions, Graduate with Honors, and Impact the community. Through your generosity, our coaches will have the greatest opportunity to recruit, retain, and resource talented student athletes worthy of wearing a UAB uniform. Click here or connect with Blazer Boosters on how you can continue to fuel success.
SINGLE GAME AND GROUP TICKET PACKAGES
2025-26 UAB men's basketball single game tickets are on sale.
Individual and corporate groups can plan a memorable experience during any of UAB's home events at Bartow Arena this season by filling out the UAB Group Ticket Request Form. Fan experience packages and discounted group tickets are available for a minimum purchase of 15 tickets, and fan experiences at Bartow Arena are available at any home basketball game on a first come, first served basis throughout the season.
CLEAR BAG POLICY
UAB Athletics has implemented a Clear Bag Policy at Bartow Arena. Click here for more information.
Sunday, March 8 | 2:00 p.m. CT
Birmingham, Ala. | Bartow Arena
TV: Curt Bloom (PxP) and Mo Finley (Analyst) on ESPN+
Radio: WJQX 100.5 FM with David Crane and Steve Mitchell
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
LAST TIME OUT
- UAB downed Charlotte, 80-74, to complete the sweep of American Conference Road games. UAB is currently in 4th in the conference standings, needing a win against ECU or a loss by FAU to clinch the four seed.
- East Carolina dropped their home finale to Tulsa, 93-66. ECU sits tied for 11th in the conference standings, needing a win over UAB and a Memphis loss to get into the tournament.
- UAB leads the series 15-7, winning three of the last four.
- UAB won the first meeting of the season against the Pirates, 87-85 in overtime.
- The campuses are separated by 633 miles.
- UAB has clinched a berth in the American Conference tournament and can be seeded anywhere from 4-5.
- UAB ranks first in the conference in assists/turnover ratio and fastbreak points per game. Chance Westry ranks 49th in assists/turnover ratio (2.67).
- UAB is 19th in the country in fast break points per game with 15.48.
- UAB is 17th in the country in rebounds per game grabbing 40.43. They are also 21st in both offensive rebounds per game (13.20) and 31st in defensive rebounds per game (27.23). They rank 4th and 2nd, respectively, in the conference in those categories.
- UAB takes care of the basketball with just 9.0 turnovers per game which is ranked 7th nationally and 2nd in the American Conference.
- Chance Westry leads the conference in assists (152) and assists per game (5.1).
- Evan Chatman is 22nd nationally in defensive rebounds with 6.43 per game which is also first in the American Conference. Chatman ranks 30th nationally in total rebounds (272).
- UAB and ECU lead the American in fouls per game (UAB 1st with 14.4, ECU with 16.2 is 2nd).
- Jordan Riley leads the nation in field goal attempts with 567. He is 4th nationally in Field goals made (243).
- Riley is also second nationally in total points (697) and points per game (24.0)
- Giovanni Emejuru is the Pirates' main big man, leading the team in all three rebounding categories and sitting top 5 in the conference in each stat. Emejuru is also 10th nationally in offensive rebounds per game.
- Andy Kennedy has a 3-1 record against East Carolina, all at UAB.
- UAB's road win over Charlotte was the 10th of the season and in a row, tying the program record (set in 2015-16) for most road wins in a season, and continuing to break the record for consecutive road wins (set this year, currently 9).
- Coach Kennedy has won 12+ conference games the past two seasons at UAB. He has an overall American Conference record of 35-18 in his third season in the conference. With a win against East Carolina, Andy Kennedy would have six straight years of 20+ wins.
- Evan Chatman has scored 10+ points in 6 of the last 7 games including a 19-point performance against Charlotte last time out.
- KyeRon Lindsay-Martin is returning to form after suffering an injury against Tulane. He scored 12 points in the win against Charlotte, his 14th double-digit scoring game this season.
- Chance Westry was two rebounds shy of UAB's first triple double performance since Paul Delaney accomplished the feat back in 2009. He's scored 20+ in 4 of the last 5 games.
For more information on the UAB men's basketball team, be sure to follow @UAB_MBB on X and Instagram.
PROMOTIONS
Fan Appreciation Day will be the featured promotion for the game! As a thank you for all of your support throughout the season, we have a limited number of discounted lower bowl seats available to Blazer fans.
Act fast though because this limited time offer is only available through Saturday, March 7 at 11:59 p.m.! There will also be enter to win drawings open to all fans and a UAB men's basketball team trading card giveaway for the first 1,000 fans.
COMPETITIVE EXCELLENCE FUND
In the current landscape of college athletics, the Competitive Excellence Fund has become integral in our department's mission to Win Champions, Graduate with Honors, and Impact the community. Through your generosity, our coaches will have the greatest opportunity to recruit, retain, and resource talented student athletes worthy of wearing a UAB uniform. Click here or connect with Blazer Boosters on how you can continue to fuel success.
SINGLE GAME AND GROUP TICKET PACKAGES
2025-26 UAB men's basketball single game tickets are on sale.
Individual and corporate groups can plan a memorable experience during any of UAB's home events at Bartow Arena this season by filling out the UAB Group Ticket Request Form. Fan experience packages and discounted group tickets are available for a minimum purchase of 15 tickets, and fan experiences at Bartow Arena are available at any home basketball game on a first come, first served basis throughout the season.
CLEAR BAG POLICY
UAB Athletics has implemented a Clear Bag Policy at Bartow Arena. Click here for more information.
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