| 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.
The Blazers finished the 2022–23 season 29–10, 14–6 in C-USA play to finish 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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Source[11]