2010–11 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 2010–11 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers' head coach, Mike Davis, was in his fifth season at UAB. The Blazers, who compete in Conference USA, played their home games at Bartow Arena.

2010–11 UAB Blazers men's basketball
Conference USA Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Four
ConferenceConference USA
2010–11 record22–9 (12–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Donnie Marsh
  • Walt Fuller
  • Mike Jaskulski
Home arenaBartow Arena
2010–11 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UAB12–4 .750  22–9  .710
Tulsa11–5 .688  19–13  .594
UTEP11–5 .688  25–10  .714
Memphis †10–6 .625  25–10  .714
Southern Miss9–7 .563  22–10  .688
Marshall9–7 .563  22–12  .647
Southern Methodist8–8 .500  20–15  .571
East Carolina8–8 .500  18–16  .529
UCF6–10 .375  21–12  .636
Rice5–11 .313  14–18  .438
Houston4–12 .250  12–18  .400
Tulane3–13 .188  13–17  .433
† 2011 CUSA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

UAB finished the regular season atop the league standings and were subsequently named the 2011 Conference USA Champions. The Blazers were awarded the 1-seed for the 2011 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament in El Paso but lost in their first tournament game. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they lost in the new First Four round to Clemson. UAB finished with a record of 22–9 and 12–4 in Conference USA play.

Roster

Source[1]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Aaron Johnson 5'8" 185 G Sr. Chicago, IL, U.S. Hubbard HS
3 Anthony Criswell 6'9" 230 F Fr. Oklahoma City, OK, U.S. Douglass High School
4 Jamarr Sanders 6'4" 210 G Sr. Montgomery, AL, U.S. Jeff Davis High School
NW Florida CC
5 Robert Williams 6'4" 210 G Fr. Greenville, MS, U.S. Weston High School
10 Karl Moton 5'11" 195 G So. Stone Mountain, GA, U.S. Chamblee HS
21 Beas Hamga 6'11" 230 C Jr. Douala, Cameroon Weatherford (Texas) CC
22 Cameron Moore 6'10" 230 F Jr. San Antonio, TX, U.S. Roosevelt HS
23 Dexter Fields 6'2" 205 G So. Orlando, FL, U.S. Olympia HS
24 Preston Purifoy 6'5" 215 G Fr. Conway, AR, U.S. Conway High School
32 Ovie Soko 6'8" 210 F So. London, England, U.K. Bethel HS
2 Mike Jones 6'1" 185 G Sr. Nashville, TN, U.S. Hunters Lane High School
25 Quincy Taylor 6'0" 185 G Fr. Wichita, KS, U.S. Wichita Collegiate High School
44 Jordan Swing 6'6" 200 F So. Birmingham, AL, U.S. Western Kentucky University

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/5/2010
8:00pm
West Alabama W 81–64 
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
Regular Season
11/13/2010*
8:00pm
Southeast Missouri State W 78–56  1–0
Bartow Arena (2,787)
Birmingham, AL
11/17/2010*
8:00pm
at Middle Tennessee State W 76–71  2–0
Murphy Center (4,028)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/20/2010*
4:00pm
at Arizona State L 66–69  2–1
Wells Fargo Arena (8,642)
Tempe, AZ
11/23/2010*
8:00pm
South Alabama W 82–58  3–1
Bartow Arena (4,104)
Birmingham, AL
11/26/2010*
8:00pm
vs. Arkansas W 70–65 OT 4–1
Verizon Arena (8,425)
Little Rock, AR
11/29/2010*
8:00pm
at Troy W 78–57  5–1
Trojan Arena (1,914)
Troy, AL
12/01/2010*
8:00pm
Jacksonville State W 59–53  6–1
Bartow Arena (3,717)
Birmingham, AL
12/03/2010*
7:00pm, FSSO
at Georgia L 64–66  6–2
Stegeman Coliseum (7,253)
Athens, GA
12/05/2010*
8:00pm
Kent State W 75–59  7–2
Bartow Arena (3,151)
Birmingham, AL
12/19/2010*
8:00pm
Alabama A&M W 58–40  8–2
Bartow Arena (3,891)
Birmingham, AL
12/21/2010*
8:00pm
VCU W 68–65  9–2
Bartow Arena (4,344)
Birmingham, AL
12/27/2010*
8:00pm
George Washington W 79–44  10–2
Bartow Arena (5,091)
Birmingham, AL
01/05/2011*
7:00pm, ESPN2
at No. 1 Duke L 64–85  10–3
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
01/08/2011
4:00pm, CBSCS
UTEP W 100–97 3OT 11–3 (1–0)
Bartow Arena (6,016)
Birmingham, AL
01/15/2011
8:05pm
at Tulsa L 62–78  11–4 (1–1)
Reynolds Center (5,449)
Tulsa, OK
01/17/2011
7:00pm
at East Carolina W 66–59  12–4 (2–1)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,887)
Greenville, NC
01/19/2011
8:00pm
SMU W 67–53  13–4 (3–1)
Bartow Arena (4,113)
Birmingham, AL
01/22/2011
7:00pm, ESPN2
Memphis
Bartow Classic
L 73–76 OT 13–5 (3–2)
Bartow Arena (9,119)
Birmingham, AL
01/26/2011
8:00pm
Marshall W 60–56  14–5 (4–2)
Bartow Arena (4,781)
Birmingham, AL
01/29/2011
7:00pm, CSS
at UCF W 74–69  15–5 (5–2)
UCF Arena (7,431)
Orlando, FL
02/02/2011
8:00pm
Southern Miss L 71–75  15–6 (5–3)
Bartow Arena (5,321)
Birmingham, AL
02/05/2011
3:00pm
at Tulane W 47–39  16–6 (6–3)
Avron B. Fogelman Arena (2,131)
New Orleans, LA
02/09/2011
7:00pm
at Marshall W 64–48  17–6 (7–3)
Cam Henderson Center (5,174)
Huntington, WV
02/12/2011
8:00pm, CSS
Rice W 74–68  18–6 (8–3)
Bartow Arena (6,034)
Birmingham, AL
02/16/2011
7:00pm, CBSCS
at Memphis L 58–62  18–7 (8–4)
FedEx Forum (16,818)
Memphis, TN
02/19/2011
6:00pm, CSS
UCF W 63–58  19–7 (9–4)
Bartow Arena (7,061)
Birmingham, AL
02/26/2011
6:00pm
at Houston W 68–55  20–7 (10–4)
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,072)
Houston, TX
03/02/2011
7:00pm, CSS
at Southern Miss W 67–66  21–7 (11–4)
Reed Green Coliseum (4,395)
Hattiesburg, MS
03/05/2011
8:00pm
East Carolina W 66–48  22–7 (12–4)
Bartow Arena (7,971)
Birmingham, AL
2011 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
3/10/2011
1:00PM, CBSCS
vs. East Carolina
Quarterfinals
L 70–75 OT 22–8
Don Haskins Center (6,841)
El Paso, TX
2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
3/15/2011*
9:00PM, truTV
vs. Clemson
First Four
L 52–70  22–9
University of Dayton Arena (10,025)
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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