1982–83 UAB Blazers men's basketball team explained

Year:	1982–83
Team:	UAB Blazers
Sport:	Basketball
Conference:	Sun Belt Conference
Short Conf:	Sun Belt
Record:	19–14
Conf Record:	9–5
Hc Year:	5th
Champion:	Sun Belt tournament champions

The 1982–83 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's fifth season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at BJCC Coliseum. They finished the season 19–14, 9–5 in Sun Belt play and won the Sun Belt tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the Mideast region. The Blazers fell to Oklahoma in the opening round, 71–63.^[1]

Roster

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Schedule and results

|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Sun Belt tournament|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. News: Oklahoma 71, UAB 63 . . March 19, 1983 . March 20, 2022.
2. Web site: 1982–83 Alabama–Birmingham Blazers Roster and Stats. . March 20, 2022.
3. Web site: 2019-20 UAB Men's Basketball Media Guide . . March 20, 2022.
4. Web site: 1982-83 Men's Basketball Schedule . UAB Athletics . March 26, 2023.