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Murry Bartow
Former UAB men's basketball head coach and letterwinner Murry Bartow was named color commentator for UAB men's basketball prior to the beginning of the 2019-20 season.
Named the second head coach in UAB history after the 1995-96 season, Bartow guided the Blazers to an 18-14 mark and an NIT appearance in 1996-97. The 18 victories ranked him seventh among 25 first-year head coaches in NCAA Division I play during that season. That set the tone for an even more successful season the following year, as the Blazers finished 21-12 overall and advanced to the second round of the NIT. He followed that with a 20-12 season and a trip to the NCAA tournament. In six overall seasons, Barlow led the Blazers to 103 total victories.
The son of Coach Gene and Mrs. Ruth Bartow, he grew up around the game of basketball, and apprenticed at the side of two of the game's master teachers, Gene Bartow and Indiana's Bob Knight. Bartow began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Indiana (1985-87), and worked with the Hoosiers' 1987 NCAA Championship team.
During his seven seasons as an assistant on the UAB staff (1989-96), Bartow developed a reputation as an energetic teacher and recruiter, and was often mentioned as one of the nation's top defensive strategists.
A 1980 graduate of Birmingham's W.A. Berry High School, Bartow was an outstanding point guard, earning All-Jefferson County honors and his team's MVP award as a senior. He played basketball at UAB from 1981-85, and was part of four NCAA Tournament teams, three Sun Belt Conference championship teams and UAB's 1984 Great Alaska Shootout title team. He was also a member of the golf team while at UAB. Bartow earned his B.A. in business administration from UAB in 1985, and his master's degree from Indiana in 1987.
Named the second head coach in UAB history after the 1995-96 season, Bartow guided the Blazers to an 18-14 mark and an NIT appearance in 1996-97. The 18 victories ranked him seventh among 25 first-year head coaches in NCAA Division I play during that season. That set the tone for an even more successful season the following year, as the Blazers finished 21-12 overall and advanced to the second round of the NIT. He followed that with a 20-12 season and a trip to the NCAA tournament. In six overall seasons, Barlow led the Blazers to 103 total victories.
The son of Coach Gene and Mrs. Ruth Bartow, he grew up around the game of basketball, and apprenticed at the side of two of the game's master teachers, Gene Bartow and Indiana's Bob Knight. Bartow began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Indiana (1985-87), and worked with the Hoosiers' 1987 NCAA Championship team.
During his seven seasons as an assistant on the UAB staff (1989-96), Bartow developed a reputation as an energetic teacher and recruiter, and was often mentioned as one of the nation's top defensive strategists.
A 1980 graduate of Birmingham's W.A. Berry High School, Bartow was an outstanding point guard, earning All-Jefferson County honors and his team's MVP award as a senior. He played basketball at UAB from 1981-85, and was part of four NCAA Tournament teams, three Sun Belt Conference championship teams and UAB's 1984 Great Alaska Shootout title team. He was also a member of the golf team while at UAB. Bartow earned his B.A. in business administration from UAB in 1985, and his master's degree from Indiana in 1987.
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