2021–22 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 2021–22 UAB Blazers men's basketball team will represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by second-year head coach Andy Kennedy, and plays their home games at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama as a member of Conference USA.[1][2]

2021–22 UAB Blazers men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
2021–22 record8–2 (0–0 CUSA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBartow Arena
2021–22 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
FIU0–0 –8–2  .800
Middle Tennessee0–0 –8–2  .800
Marshall0–0 –7–3  .700
Florida Atlantic0–0 –6–4  .600
Western Kentucky0–0 –6–4  .600
Charlotte0–0 –5–4  .556
Old Dominion0–0 –5–6  .455
West
UAB0–0 –8–2  .800
Louisiana Tech0–0 –7–2  .778
North Texas0–0 –5–3  .625
Rice0–0 –6–4  .600
UTSA0–0 –6–4  .600
UTEP0–0 –5–4  .556
Southern Miss0–0 –4–5  .444
† 2022 C-USA Tournament winner
As of December 12, 2021; 

Previous season

The Blazers finished the 2020–21 season 22–7, 13–5 in C-USA play to finish in second place in West Division. They defeated Rice in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament before losing to Western Kentucky in the semifinals. Despite winning 22 games, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Tyreek Scott-Grayson0G6'5"177SeniorBrick, NJGraduate transferred to Northeastern
Koby Jeffies4G6'3"190RS FreshmanOlive Branch, MSTransferred to UT Martin
Jalen Benjamin5G5'10"140RS SophomoreRaleigh, NCTransferred to Mount St. Mary's
Simeon Kirkland10F6'10"225JuniorOcala, FLTransferred to New Orleans
Kassim Nicholson11G6'7"200SeniorJackson, MSTransferred to Tennessee State
Terrell Ard, Jr.15F6'7"210FreshmanAcworth, GATransferred to Presbyterian
Tobias Rotegaard33G6'7"210FreshmanKongsberg, NorwayTransferred to Long Beach State

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Tyreke Locure0G6'0"165JuniorNew Orleans, LASouth Alabama
Justin Brown4G/F6'6"218RS SeniorBirmingham, ALSouth Florida
KJ Buffen5F6'7"230SeniorGainesville, GAOle Miss
Jordan Walker10G5'11"170RS SeniorPort Washington, NYTulane
Jamal Johnson11G6'4"195SeniorBirmingham, ALAuburn
Alphousseyni Diedhiou22C6'10"240JuniorDakar, SenegalOdessa College
Josh LeBlanc Sr.23G6'7"230SeniorBaton Rouge, LALSU
Elijah Tate24G6'3"SophomoreBaton Rouge, LAOdessa College

Recruiting class of 2021

There were no incoming recruiting class of 2021.

Roster
2021–22 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Tyreke Locure 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrSouth Alabama New Orleans, Louisiana
G 2 Michael Ertel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrLouisiana–Monroe Indianapolis, Indiana
G 3 Tavin Lovan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)196 lb (89 kg) SrFranklin-Simpson High School Franklin, Kentucky
G 4 Justin Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)208 lb (94 kg) RS SrSouth Florida Birmingham, Alabama
F 5 KJ Buffen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrOle Miss Gainesville, Georgia
G 10 Jordan Walker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SrTulane Port Washington, New York
G 11 Jamal Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SrAuburn Birmingham, Alabama
G 12 Tony Toney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrMae Jeminson High School Huntsville, Alabama
G 13 Quan Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SrGeorgia Southern Tallahassee, Florida
G 21 Jon Coleman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrHall High School Little Rock, Arkansas
F 22 AD Diedhiou 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrOdessa College Dakar, Senegal
G 23 Josh LeBlanc Sr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrLSU Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 24 Elijah Tate 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoOdessa College Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 25 Rongie Gordon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoJefferson Davis High School Montgomery, Alabama
C 55 Trey Jemison 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)256 lb (116 kg) SrClemson Birmingham, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021*
6:30 p.m.		 Auburn Montgomery W 101–70 
Bartow Arena (1,655)
Birmingham, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
6:30 p.m., CUSA.tv		 UNC Asheville W 102–77  1–0
 Bartow Arena (2,923)
Birmingham, AL
November 12, 2021*
6:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		 Morehead State W 85–71  2–0
 Bartow Arena (2,829)
Birmingham, AL
November 14, 2021*
2:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		 Rhodes W 98–61  3–0
 Bartow Arena (2,575)
Birmingham, AL
November 18, 2021*
6:00 p.m., SECN+		 at South Carolina L 63–66  3–1
 Colonial Life Arena (8,856)
Columbia, SC
November 21, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Alabama A&M W 86-41  4–1
 Bartow Arena (2,918)
Birmingham, AL
November 25, 2021*
6:00 p.m., FS1		 vs. New Mexico
Las Vegas Invitational semifinals		 W 86–73  5–1
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 26, 2021*
10:30 p.m., FS1		 vs. San Francisco
Las Vegas Invitational finals		 L 61–63  5–2
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 1, 2021*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 East Tennessee State W 70–56  6–2
 Bartow Arena (2,695)
Birmingham, AL
December 4, 2021*
5:30 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+		 at Saint Louis W 77–72  7–2
 Chaifetz Arena (5,743)
St. Louis, MO
December 12, 2021*
2:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		 Millsaps W 103–29  8–2
 Bartow Arena (2,578)
Birmingham, AL
December 14, 2021*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 Grambling State Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
December 18, 2021*
4:00 p.m., CBSSN		 West Virginia Legacy Arena 
Birmingham, AL
December 22, 2021*
6:30 p.m., CUSA.tv		 Mississippi Valley State Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
Conference USA regular season
December 30, 2022
6:30 p.m., CUSA.tv		 UTEP Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
January 1, 2022
2:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		 UTSA Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
January 6, 2022
7:00 p.m., CBSSN		 at North Texas UNT Coliseum 
Denton, TX
January 8, 2022
3:00 p.m., Stadium		 at Rice Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
January 13, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 FIU Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
January 15, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Florida Atlantic Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
January 22, 2022
3:00 p.m., Stadium		 at Louisiana Tech Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
January 27, 2022
8:00 p.m., CBSSN		 at Western Kentucky E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
January 29, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Marshall Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
February 5, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Middle Tennessee Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
February 10, 2022
6:00 p.m., CBSSN		 Southern Miss Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
February 13, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPNU		 at Old Dominion Chartway Arena 
Norfolk, VA
February 17, 2022
7:00 p.m., Stadium		 Rice Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
February 19, 2022
3:00 p.m., Stadium		 North Texas Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
February 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UTSA Convocation Center 
San Antonio, TX
February 26, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UTEP Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
March 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+		 at Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
March 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., Stadium		 Louisiana Tech Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
Conference USA Tournament
March 9–12, 2022
TBA		 vs.  Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[3]

See also

References
  1. Dudley, Evan (July 30, 2021). "UAB releases 2021-2022 men's basketball schedule". The Birmingham News. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  2. "UAB Men's Basketball Releases 2021-22 Schedule". University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Athletics. July 30, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  3. "Mens Basketball Schedule 2021-2022". UAB Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
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