1989–90 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
The 1989–90 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's fourth season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at UAB Arena. They finished the season 22–9, 12–2 in Sun Belt play and lost in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as No. 10 seed in the East region. The Blazers fell in the opening round to UCLA, 68–56.
1989–90 UAB Blazers men's basketball | |
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Sun Belt Regular season champions | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
1989–90 record | 22–9 (12–2 Sun Belt) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | UAB Arena |
1989–90 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Charlotte | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1990 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Roster
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Roster |
Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 15, 1989* |
at Kansas Preseason NIT |
L 83–109 | 0–1 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas | |||||||
Nov 28, 1989* |
Alcorn State | W 104–53 | 1–1 |
UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 1, 1989* |
at Auburn | W 75–65 | 2–1 |
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 5, 1989* |
Oregon | W 79–69 | 3–1 |
UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 8, 1989* |
vs. Georgia Southern Cougar Classic |
W 79–53 | 4–1 |
Marriott Center Provo, Utah | |||||||
Dec 9, 1989* |
at Brigham Young Cougar Classic |
L 82–98 | 4–2 |
Marriott Center Provo, Utah | |||||||
Dec 16, 1989* |
at Vanderbilt | L 74–87 | 4–3 |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 21, 1989* |
Penn State UAB Invitational |
W 80–57 | 5–3 |
UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 22, 1989* |
San Diego State UAB Invitational |
W 91–46 | 6–3 |
UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 29, 1989* |
New Hampshire UAB Classic |
W 76–47 | 7–3 |
UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 30, 1989* |
Alabama State UAB Classic |
W 118–85 | 8–3 |
UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Jan 4, 1990 |
Jacksonville | W 77–61 | 9–3 (1–0) |
UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Jan 6, 1990 |
at Old Dominion | W 64–61 | 10–3 (2–0) |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia | |||||||
Jan 8, 1990 |
at South Florida | W 83–66 | 11–3 (3–0) |
Sun Dome Tampa, Florida | |||||||
Jan 13, 1990* |
at No. 25 Xavier | L 61–82 | 11–4 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 16, 1990 |
Western Kentucky | W 86–55 | 12–4 (4–0) |
UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Jan 18, 1990 |
at VCU | W 80–59 | 13–4 (5–0) |
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
Jan 20, 1990 |
South Alabama | W 85–80 | 14–4 (6–0) |
UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Jan 24, 1990 |
at Jacksonville | L 84–86 | 14–5 (6–1) |
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida | |||||||
Jan 27, 1990* |
No. 6 Arkansas | L 95–109 | 14–6 |
UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Feb 1, 1990 |
at Western Kentucky | W 68–57 | 15–6 (7–1) |
E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky | |||||||
Feb 4, 1990 |
at South Alabama | W 82–75 | 16–6 (8–1) |
Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama | |||||||
Feb 8, 1990 |
VCU | W 74–51 | 17–6 (9–1) |
UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Feb 10, 1990 |
South Florida | W 82–64 | 18–6 (10–1) |
UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Feb 15, 1990 |
at UNC Charlotte | L 72–86 | 18–7 (10–2) |
Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | |||||||
Feb 17, 1990* |
at DePaul | W 74–68 | 19–7 |
Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 24, 1990 |
UNC Charlotte | W 93–61 | 20–7 (11–2) |
UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Feb 26, 1990 |
Old Dominion | W 87–72 | 21–7 (12–2) |
UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Sun Belt Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 3, 1990* |
(1) | vs. (8) VCU Sun Belt Tournament Quarterfinal |
W 83–68 | 22–7 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
Mar 4, 1990* |
(1) | vs. (5) UNC Charlotte Sun Belt Tournament Semifinal |
L 57–61 | 22–8 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 16, 1990* |
(10 E) | vs. (7 E) UCLA First Round |
L 56–68 | 22–9 |
Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
References
- "1989–90 Alabama–Birmingham Blazers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- "2019-20 UAB Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UAB Athletics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
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