The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 5
KJ Buffen
- Position:
- Forward
- Prev School:
- Ole Miss
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Gainesville, Ga.
- High School:
- Gainesville
*Extra Year of Eligibility Granted due to the NCAA’s COVID-19 Policies
Senior Season at UAB (2022-23)*
Senior Season at UAB (2022-23)*
- All-Conference USA Honorable Mention
- Appeared in 39 games, while starting 38
- Finished third on the roster in scoring, averaging 10.6 points per game
- Averaged 6.7 rebounds per contest, ranking second on the team
- Recorded six double-doubles on the season while finishing in double figures 21 times
- Led the Blazers with 25 points and eight rebounds vs. South Carolina (12/14/22)
- Scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed 12 rebounds vs. Southern Miss (3/14/23)
- Grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds vs. Louisiana Tech (1/26/23)
- Recorded a season-high seven steals vs. UTEP which is tied for fifth in program history for a single game (12/29/22)
- All-Conference USA Honorable Mention
- Appeared in all 35 games, making 33 starts
- Ranked second on UAB’s roster with 238 total rebounds, 6.8 rebounds per game and 24 total blocks
- Ranked third on UAB’s roster and 10.4 points per game
- Led UAB with eight double-doubles
- Was UAB’s sole rebounding leader 10 times
- Recorded nine double-digit rebounding efforts
- Reached double figures in scoring 19 times
- Tallied a career-high 16 rebounds and a season-high 20 points in a monster game against ETSU (12/1/21)
- Tied a season-high with 20 points against UTSA (1/1/22)
- Scored 17 points on 8-of-13 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds against Rice (2/17/22)
- Ranked fourth on UAB’s roster with 39 total steals
- Ranked third on UAB’s roster with 948 total minutes played and 27.1 minutes per game
- Played in 26 games, making 21 starts
- Averaged 8.4 points per game
- 11 points and seven rebounds against Middle Tennessee (12/16/20)
- 16 points vs. UT Martin (12/22/20)
- Season-high 18 points vs. Wichita State (1/2/21)
- 12 points at South Carolina (2/13/21)
- 13 points vs. Mississippi State (2/20/21)
- 16 points and tied career-high with 10 rebounds vs. Kentucky (3/2/21)
- Started all 32 games
- Averaged 10.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game
- Career-high 52 assists
- Opened season with a 16-point, nine rebound effort against Arkansas State (11/8/19)
- Followed that by scoring a career-high 23 points versus Norfolk State (11/12/19)
- Double-double of 10 points and 12 rebounds vs. Arkansas (1/11/20)
- Recorded 20 points against Tennessee Tech (12/29/19) and at Florida (1/14/20)
- 13 points and career-high 10 rebounds vs. Missouri (3/4/20)
- Played in 33 games, making two starts
- Averaged 6.0 points and 4.4 rebounds per game
- Season-high nine rebounds vs. Middle Tennessee (12/21/18)
- 15 points vs. San Diego (12/28/18)
- 16 points off the bench vs. No.10 Auburn (1/9/19)
- Season-high 17 points including 8-8 from the foul line at Florida (1/30/19)
- 14 points against Missouri (2/16/19)
- Four-star forward and the No. 7 player in the state of Georgia by ESPN.com
- Averaged 24.6 points per game and 9.6 rebounds per game as a senior
- 2018 Region 8-AAAAAA Player of the Year
- Atlanta Tipoff Club All-Metro High School Boys Team
- Class 6A All-State honors while averaging 20.2 ppg and 8.0 rpg as a junior
- Full name is Kenyon Joseph Buffen
- Son of Sean Buffen
- Has one brother, Sean, and one sister, Kyra
- Birthday: May 27, 2000
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