2016–17 UAB Blazers men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2016–17
Team:UAB Blazers
Conference:Conference USA
Short Conf:C-USA
Record:17–16
Conf Record:9–9
Head Coach:Robert Ehsan
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Turner Battle
Asst Coach2:Dannton Jackson
Asst Coach3:Kevin Devitt
Stadium:Bartow Arena

The 2016–17 UAB Blazers basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers, led by first-year head coach Robert Ehsan, played their home games at the Bartow Arena as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 17–16, 9–9 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Charlotte in the first round of the C-USA tournament before losing to Louisiana Tech.

Previous season

The Blazers finished the 2015–16 season 26–7, 16–2 in C-USA play to win the regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to WKU. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to BYU.

Following the season, head coach Jerod Haase left UAB to accept the head coaching position at Stanford.[1] On April 4, 2016, the school hired Robert Ehsan, who had been an assistant under Haase at UAB, as head coach .[2]

Preseason

The Blazers were picked to finish in first place in the preseason Conference USA poll.[3] Chris Cokley and William Lee were selected to the preseason All-Conference USA team.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Robert Brown 4 G 6'5" 195 Senior Graduated
Lionel Love 45 G 6'3" 165 Sophomore Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: Jerod Haase leaves UAB after four seasons, heading to Stanford. AL.com. en-US. 2017-01-25.
  2. News: UAB promotes assistant Ehsan to head coach. ESPN.com. 2017-01-25.
  3. Web site: MBK: UAB Voted C-USA Preseason Favorite. Conference USA. 6 October 2016 . en. 2017-01-25.