| Mode: | Basketball |
| Sex: | none |
| Year: | 2023–24 |
| Prev Year: | 2022–23 |
| Next Year: | 2024–25 |
| Team: | UAB Blazers men's |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | AAC |
| Record: | 23–12 |
| Conf Record: | 12–6 |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Assoc Coach: | Ryan Cross |
| Asst Coach2: | Rob Williams |
| Champion: | AAC tournament champions |
| Tourney Result: | first round |
The 2023–24 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Andy Kennedy, and played their home games at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama as first-year members of American Athletic Conference (AAC).
The Blazers finished the 2022–23 season 29–10, 14–6 in Conference USA (C-USA) play to finish in third place.[1] They defeated Rice in the quarterfinals[2] and North Texas in the semifinals,[3] before losing in the championship of the C-USA tournament to Florida Atlantic.[4] They received an at-large bid to the NIT, where they defeated Southern Miss in the first round,[5] Morehead State in the second round,[6] Vanderbilt in the quarterfinals[7] and Utah Valley in the semifinals,[8] before losing to North Texas in the championship game.[9]
The season marked the team's last season as members of Conference USA before joining the American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2023.[10]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ledarrius Brewer | 2 | G | 6'5" | 190 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Tavin Lovan | 3 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| KJ Buffen | 5 | F | 6'7" | 230 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| 10 | G | 5'11" | 170 | RS Senior | Graduated/undrafted in 2023 NBA draft; signed with the Dallas Mavericks | |||
| Ty Brewer | 15 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Tyler Bertram | 23 | G | 6'3" | 170 | RS Junior | Transferred to Albany | ||
| Rongie Gordon | 25 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Sophomore | Transferred to Kennesaw State | ||
| 55 | C | 6'11" | 260 | Senior | Graduated/undrafted in 2023 NBA draft; signed with the New Orleans Pelicans |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Oritz | 2 | G | 6'0" | 187 | Junior | North Alabama | ||
| Yaxel Lendeborg | 3 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Junior | Arizona Western College | ||
| James White | 5 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Junior | Ole Miss | ||
| Alejandro Vasquez | 10 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Junior | Salt Lake CC | ||
| Christian Coleman | 13 | F | 6'9" | Junior | South Plains College | |||
| Marquis Hargrove | 15 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Junior | Arizona Western College | ||
| Barry Dunning | 22 | G | 6'6" | 195 | Sophomore | Arkansas | ||
| Will Shaver | 25 | F | 6'10" | 260 | RS Sophomore | North Carolina |
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