2020–21 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

2020–21 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	East
	West
	† 2021 C-USA Tournament winner ; As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

UAB Blazers men's basketball
2020–21 UAB Blazers men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
2020–21 record	16–2 (9–1 C-USA)
Head coach	Andy Kennedy (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Philip Pearson; Ryan Cross; Terry Parker;
Home arena	Bartow Arena

The 2020–21 UAB Blazers basketball team represents 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, play their home games at the Bartow Arena as members of Conference USA.

Offseason

Departures

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

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

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

Andy Kennedy (Alabama–Birmingham)

Assistant coach(es)

Philip Pearson (Alabama)
Ryan Cross (Buffalo)
Terry Parker (Louisiana Tech)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference 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	Tuskegee	W 89–64	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 due to COVID-19 issues		Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Conference USA regular season
Jan 1, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Texas	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		The Super Pit Denton, TX
Jan 2, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Texas	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		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) Mufreesboro, 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			Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
Feb 13, 2021 6:00 pm, Stadium	at Louisiana Tech			Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
Feb 19, 2021 6:30 pm, Stadium	Old Dominion			Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Feb 20, 2021 3:00 pm, Stadium	Old Dominion			Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Feb 26, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at UTSA			Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
Feb 27, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at UTSA			Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
Conference USA Tournament
Mar 10-13, 2021 TBA	vs. C-USA Tournament			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[2]

References

"UAB Alcorn St boxscore". Retrieved 26 November 2020.
UAB Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball

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[1] "UAB Alcorn St boxscore". Retrieved 26 November 2020.

[2] UAB Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball

UAB Blazers men's basketball
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2020–21 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Western Kentucky	6	–	2	.750	13	–	4	.765
Old Dominion	5	–	3	.625	9	–	5	.643
Charlotte	5	–	5	.500	9	–	9	.500
Marshall	4	–	4	.500	10	–	5	.667
Florida Atlantic	3	–	3	.500	8	–	7	.533
Middle Tennessee	3	–	7	.300	5	–	11	.313
FIU	2	–	10	.167	9	–	12	.429
West
UAB	9	–	1	.900	16	–	2	.889
North Texas	6	–	2	.750	10	–	6	.625
Louisiana Tech	8	–	4	.667	15	–	6	.714
Rice	6	–	6	.500	12	–	8	.600
UTSA	6	–	6	.500	10	–	9	.526
UTEP	4	–	8	.333	8	–	10	.444
Southern Miss	3	–	9	.250	7	–	12	.368

† 2021 C-USA Tournament winner As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll