2016–17 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

2016–17 UAB Blazers men's basketball

Conference	Conference USA
2016–17 record	4–4 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Robert Ehsan (1st year)
Assistant coach	Turner Battle
Assistant coach	Dannton Jackson
Assistant coach	Kevin Devitt
Home arena	Bartow Arena

2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marshall	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Rice	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
WKU	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
UAB	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
UTEP	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
FIU	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
North Texas	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
UTSA	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200


† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner As of November 18, 2016;

The 2016–17 UAB Blazers basketball team will represent the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers, led by first year head coach Robert Ehsan, will play their home games at the Bartow Arena as members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Blazers finished the 2015–16 season 26–7 overall, 16–2 in C-USA play and were the regular season champions of the league. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament to WKU. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to BYU.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Robert Brown	4	G	6'5"	195	Senior	Clermont, FL	Graduated
Lionel Love	45	G	6'3"	165	Sophomore	Huntsville, AL	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons

Incoming recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Nate Darling SG	Hyattsville, Maryland	DeMatha Catholic HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
Nate Darling SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 65
Javien Williams SG	Birmingham, Alabama	Woodlawn HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
Javien Williams SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2016–17 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Baxter, HakeemHakeem Baxter	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Philadelphia, PA
1.5 !G	1	Watts, DenzellDenzell Watts	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Flint, MI
1.5 !G	2	Norton, NickNick Norton	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bloomington, IN
3.5 !F	3	Cokley, ChrisChris Cokley	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Savannah, GA
1.5 !G	5	Lavender, DeionDeion Lavender	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Alton, IL
1.5 !G	10	Williams, JavienJavien Williams	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Birmingham, AL
1.5 !G	11	Williams, DirkDirk Williams	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Homewood, AL
1.5 !G	13	Darling, NateNate Darling	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hyttsville, MD
3.5 !F	21	Mehinti, TosinTosin Mehinti	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lithonia, GA
1.5 !G	22	Madison, TylerTyler Madison	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Columbiana, AL
3.5 !F	33	Smallwood, ThomasThomas Smallwood	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2.0 !So	Bordeaux, France
3.5 !F	34	Lee, WilliamWilliam Lee	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Plantersville, AL
3.5 !F	35	Sullivan, LewisLewis Sullivan	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Hazen Green, AL

Head coach

Robert Ehsan (UC Davis)

Assistant coach(es)

Turner Battle (Buffalo)
Dannton Jackson (Xavier)
Kevin Devitt (DePaul)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
November 3* 7:30 PM	Lindenwood	W 92–69		Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 11* 7:00 PM	Arkansas–Pine Bluff CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 86–66	1–0	Bartow Arena (4,289) Birmingham, AL
November 14* 7:00 PM	Furman CBE Hall of Fame Classic	L 74–84	1–1	Bartow Arena (3,682) Birmingham, AL
November 17* 7:00 PM	Troy	W 74–51	2–1	Bartow Arena (4,656) Birmingham, AL
November 21* 8:30 PM, ESPN2	vs. No. 5 Kansas CBE Hall of Fame Classic semifinals	L 63–83	2–2	Sprint Center (10,071) Kansas City, MO
November 22* 6:30 PM, ESPN3	vs. George Washington CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 81–74	3–2	Sprint Center (3,527) Kansas City, MO
November 27* 4:00 PM	vs. Saint Mary's	L 63–76	3–3	Orleans Arena (862) Las Vegas, NV
November 29* 7:00 PM	Alabama A&M	W 75–45	4–3	Bartow Arena (3,719) Birmingham, AL
December 3* 7:30 PM, beIN	Auburn	L 70–74	4–4	Bartow Arena (8,728) Birmingham, AL
December 7* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Stephen F. Austin			William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX
December 10* 12:00 PM, ESPN3	at Memphis			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
December 18* 4:00 PM	Southern			Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
December 21* 7:00 PM, LHN	at Texas			Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
December 28* 5:00 PM	Miles College			Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Conference USA regular season
January 1 3:00 PM, CI	at Middle Tennessee			Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
January 5 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at North Texas			The Super Pit Denton, TX
January 7 7:00 PM	at Rice			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
January 12 7:00 PM, CI	WKU			Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 14 1:00 PM	Marshall			Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 19 7:00 PM, beIN	at Florida Atlantic			FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
January 19 6:00 PM	at FIU			FIU Arena Miami, FL
January 26 8:00 PM, ASN	Louisiana Tech			Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 28 7:00 PM	Southern Miss			Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
February 2 9:00 PM, CBSSN	at UTEP			Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
February 4 3:00 PM	at UTSA			Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
February 9 7:00 PM, CI	Charlotte			Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
February 11 7:00 PM, ASN	Old Dominion			Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
February 16 6:00 PM, CBSSN	at Marshall			Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
February 18 1:00 PM, CBSSN	at WKU			E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
February 26 12:00 PM, CBSSN	Middle Tennessee			Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
March 2 7:00 PM	Florida Atlantic			Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
March 4 7:00 PM	FIU			Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Conference USA Tournament
March 8–11	vs.			Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

UAB Blazers men's basketball

Venues	BJCC Arena (1978–1988) Bartow Arena (1988–present)

Culture & lore	History Blaze

People	Head coaches

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