2020–21 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 2020–21 UAB Blazers basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers, led by first-year head coach Andy Kennedy, played their home games at the Bartow Arena as members of Conference USA.

2020–21 UAB Blazers men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record22–7 (13–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBartow Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Western Kentucky 11 3   .786 21 8   .724
Old Dominion 11 5   .688 15 8   .652
Marshall 9 5   .643 15 7   .682
Florida Atlantic 7 5   .583 13 10   .565
Charlotte 5 11   .313 9 15   .375
Middle Tennessee 3 13   .188 5 18   .217
FIU 2 15   .118 9 17   .346
West
Louisiana Tech 12 4   .750 24 8   .750
UAB 13 5   .722 22 7   .759
North Texas 9 5   .643 18 10   .643
UTSA 9 7   .563 15 11   .577
UTEP 8 8   .500 12 12   .500
Rice 6 10   .375 15 13   .536
Southern Miss 4 13   .235 8 17   .320
2021 C-USA Tournament winner

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Makhtar Gueye 5 F 6'10" 210 Junior Rufisque, Senegal Transferred to California Baptist
Luis Hurtado 10 G 6'6" 210 RS Sophomore Mérida, Venezuela Transferred to Bryant
Will Butler 12 F 6'8" 245 Senior Troy, New York Graduated
Joshua Sippial 15 G 6'2" 180 Sophomore Montgomery, Alabama Transferred
Jordan Brinson 23 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Inglewood, California Transferred to Utah Valley
Antonio Ralat 25 G 6'2" 200 Senior San Juan,Puerto Rico Graduated
Rashawn Fredericks 32 G 6'5" 200 Senior St. Croix, Virgin Islands Graduate Transfer to James Madison
Jude Akabueze 34 F 6'8" 260 RS Freshman Lagos, Nigeria Transferred to Jones County Junior College

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Michael Ertel 2 G 6'2" 190 Senior Indianapolis, Indiana Graduate transfer from Louisiana–Monroe
Simeon Kirkland 10 F 6'10" 225 Junior Ocala, Florida Junior college transfer from Florida Southwestern State College
Quan Jackson 13 G 6'4" 180 Senior Tallahassee, Florida Graduate transfer from Georgia Southern
Trey Jemison 55 C 7'0" 256 Junior Birmingham, Alabama Transferred from Clemson. Granted immediate eligibility wavier from the NCAA.

Roster

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2020–21 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tyreek Scott-Grayson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Sr Suffield Academy
State Fair Community College
Brick, New Jersey
G 2 Michael Ertel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Louisiana–Monroe Indianapolis, Indiana
G 3 Tavin Lovan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Jr Franklin-Simpson High School Franklin, Kentucky
G 4 Koby Jeffries 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr First Assembly Christian School Olive Branch, Mississippi
G 5 Jalen Benjamin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 140 lb (64 kg) RS So Meadowcreek High School Raleigh, North Carolina
F 10 Simeon Kirkland 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr IMG Academy
Florida Southwestern State College
Ocala, Florida
G 11 Kassim Nicholson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Callaway High School
Holmes CC
Jackson, MS
G 12 Tony Toney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Mae Jeminson High School Huntsville, Alabama
G 13 Quan Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Georgia Southern Tallahassee, Florida
F 15 Terrell Ard,Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Putnam Science Academy Acworth, Georgia
G 21 Jon Coleman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Hall High School Little Rock, Arkansas
G 25 Rongie Gordon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Jefferson Davis High School Montgomery, Alabama
G 33 Tobias Rotegaard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Sunrise Christian Academy Kongsberg, Norway
C 55 Trey Jemison 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 256 lb (116 kg) Jr Hoover High School
Clemson
Birmingham, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 2020*
2:30 pm, CUSAtv
Alcorn State W 99–50[1]  1–0
Bartow Arena (906)
Birmingham, AL
Nov 28, 2020*
2:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 84–59  2–0
Bartow Arena (709)
Birmingham, AL
Dec 2, 2020*
6:30 pm
Kennesaw State W 73–48  3–0
Bartow Arena (820)
Birmingham, AL
Dec 6, 2020*
2:00 pm
Troy W 77–55  4–0
Bartow Arena (969)
Birmingham, AL
Dec 9, 2020*
6:30 pm
Mobile Canceled [a][2] Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
Dec 9, 2020*
6:30 pm
Tuskegee W 89–64 [2]  5–0
Bartow Arena (771)
Birmingham, AL
Dec 12, 2020*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Tennessee State W 65–61  6–0
Freedom Hall Civic Center (124)
Johnson City, TN
Dec 16, 2020*
6:30 pm
Southern W 88–46  7–0
Bartow Arena (784)
Birmingham, AL
Dec 19, 2020*
2:00 pm
Chattanooga L 66–69  7–1
Bartow Arena (819)
Birmingham, AL
Dec 23, 2020*
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Georgia Tech Canceled [a][3] Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
Jan 1, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Texas Postponed [b][4] The Super Pit 
Denton, TX
Jan 2, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Texas Postponed [b][4] The Super Pit 
Denton, TX
Jan 8, 2021
6:30 pm
Southern Miss W 72–60  8–1
(1–0)
Bartow Arena (925)
Birmingham, AL
Jan 9, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Miss W 62–58  9–1
(2–0)
Bartow Arena (932)
Birmingham, AL
Jan 15, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPNU
at Charlotte W 61–37  10–1
(3–0)
Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
Jan 16, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Charlotte L 55–70  10–2
(3–1)
Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
Jan 22, 2021
6:30 pm
Rice W 78–68  11–2
(4–1)
Bartow Arena (1,099)
Birmingham, AL
Jan 23, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Rice W 86–74  12–2
(5–1)
Bartow Arena (989)
Birmingham, AL
Jan 29, 2021
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Middle Tennessee W 70–59  13–2
(6–1)
Murphy Center (100)
Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 31, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Middle Tennessee W 63–52  14–2
(7–1)
Bartow Arena (1,068)
Birmingham, AL
Feb 5, 2021
6:30 pm, ESPN+
UTEP W 63–51  15–2
(8–1)
Bartow Arena (1,138)
Birmingham, AL
Feb 6, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
UTEP W 75–60  16–2
(9–1)
Bartow Arena (1,058)
Birmingham, AL
Feb 12, 2021
6:30 pm, Stadium
at Louisiana Tech L 58–70  16–3
(9–2)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200)
Ruston, LA
Feb 13, 2021
6:00 pm, Stadium
at Louisiana Tech L 64–69  16–4
(9–3)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200)
Ruston, LA
Feb 19, 2021
6:30 pm, Stadium
Old Dominion W 76–69  17–4
(10–3)
Bartow Arena (1,024)
Birmingham, AL
Feb 20, 2021
3:00 pm, Stadium
Old Dominion L 58–65  17–5
(10–4)
Bartow Arena (1,028)
Birmingham, AL
Feb 22, 2021*
6:00 pm, CUSAtv
Rust College W 117–45  18–5
Bartow Arena (722)
Birmingham, AL
Feb 26, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at UTSA W 64–57  19–5
(11–4)
Convocation Center (429)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 27, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at UTSA L 79–96  19–6
(11–5)
Convocation Center (394)
San Antonio, TX
Mar 5, 2021[5]
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at North Texas W 65–51  20–6
(12–5)
UNT Coliseum (1,359)
Denton, TX
Mar 6, 2021[5]
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at North Texas W 65–61  21–6
(13–5)
UNT Coliseum (1,450)
Denton, TX
Conference USA tournament
Mar 11, 2021
6:00 p.m., Stadium
(W2) vs. (W6) Rice
Quarterfinals
W 73–60  22–6
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
Mar 12, 2021
11:00 a.m., CBSSN
(W2) vs. (E1) Western Kentucky
Semifinals
L 60–64  22–7
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[6]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.
  2. ^ a b Game was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

References

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  1. ^ "UAB Alcorn St boxscore". Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "UAB rolls to 89-64 win over Tuskegee; improves to 5-0 for second time in program history". The Birmingham News. December 9, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Georgia Tech's basketball game at UAB canceled". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. December 23, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Vito, Brett (December 30, 2020). "North Texas' C-USA opening series against UAB in men's basketball postponed". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "C-USA Announces Rescheduled Men's Basketball Games". Conference USA. February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  6. ^ UAB Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball