2014–15 UAB Blazers men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2014–15
Team:UAB Blazers
Conference:Conference USA
Short Conf:C-USA
Record:20–16
Conf Record:12–6
Hc Year:3rd
Asst Coach3:Jeff Wulbrun
Champion:Conference USA Tournament champions
Bowl Result:round of 32

The 2014–15 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers, led by third year head coach Jerod Haase, played their home games at Bartow Arena. They were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 20–16, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated WKU, Louisiana Tech, and Middle Tennessee to become champions of the C-USA tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 14 seed where they upset No. 3-seeded and No. 9-ranked Iowa State in the first round before losing in the second round to No. 11-seeded UCLA.

Previous season

The Blazers finished the 2013–14 season 18–13, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the second round of the C-USA tournament to Charlotte.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Robert Williams 5 G 6'4" 210 RS Senior Graduated
Thaddeaus Rideau 11 G 6'4" 168 Junior Transferred to Midwestern State
K.C. Whitaker 12 G 6'6" 185 RS Sophomore Injured
Fahro Alihodzic 15 C 6'10" 240 Senior Graduated
Preston Purifoy 24 F 6'5" 220 Senior Graduated
Rod Rucker 42 F 6'5" 220 Senior Graduated
44 F 6'6" 200 Senior Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Class of 2014 recruits

Class of 2015 recruits

Schedule

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: UAB Athletics Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball . 2014-11-01 . 2014-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141016045513/http://www.uabsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/albr-m-baskbl-sched.html . dead .