2013–14 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

2013–14 UAB Blazers men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record18–13 (7–9 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBartow Arena
Seasons
2013–14 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech 13 – 3   .813 29 – 8   .784
Tulsa † 13 – 3   .813 21 – 13   .618
Middle Tennessee 13 – 3   .813 24 – 9   .727
Southern Miss 13 – 3   .813 29 – 7   .806
UTEP 12 – 4   .750 23 – 11   .676
Old Dominion 9 – 7   .563 18 – 18   .500
Tulane 8 – 8   .500 17 – 17   .500
UAB 7 – 9   .438 18 – 13   .581
Charlotte 7 – 9   .438 17 – 14   .548
FIU* 7 – 9   .438 15 – 16   .484
North Texas 6 – 10   .375 16 – 16   .500
Florida Atlantic 5 – 11   .313 10 – 22   .313
East Carolina 5 – 11   .313 17 – 17   .500
UTSA 4 – 12   .250 8 – 22   .267
Marshall 4 – 12   .250 11 – 22   .333
Rice 2 – 14   .125 7 – 23   .233
† 2014 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

The 2013–14 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers, led by second year head coach Jerod Haase, played their home games at Bartow Arena. They were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 18–13, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the second round of the C-USA tournament to Charlotte.[1]

Roster

2013–14 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 15 Fahro Alihodzic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Vlasenica, Bosnia(Southeastern (Iowa) CC)
G 2 Robert Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Clermont, Fla.(Virginia Tech)
G 13 Chad Frazier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Charlotte, N.C.(Gulf Coast (Fla.) CC)
G 22 Tyler Madison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Columbiana, Ala.
F 21 Tosin Mehinti 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Lithonia, Ga.
F 24 Preston Purifoy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Conway, Ark.
G 11 Thaddeus Rideau 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Jr Port Arthur, Tex.(Brown Mackie (Kan.) CC)
F 42 Rod Rucker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Elberton, Ga.
F 44 Jordan Swing 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Birmingham, Ala.(Western Kentucky)
F 25 C.J. Washington 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Jr Augusta, Ga.(Tallahassee (Fla.) CC)
G 1 Denzell Watts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr Flint, Mich.
G 12 K.C. Whitaker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Ashburn, Va.
G 5 Robert Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Greenville, Miss.
Head coach

Jerod Haase

Assistant coach(es)

Robert Ehsan

Richie Riley

Jeff Wulbrun

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

Roster
Last update: July 4, 2013

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2013*
2:00 pm 		Milligan W 89–68  –
 Bartow Arena (2,870)
Birmingham, AL
Regular season
11/08/2013*
7:00 pm 		Columbus State W 76–56  1–0
 Bartow Arena (3,127)
Birmingham, AL
11/11/2013*
7:00 pm, CSS 		Rutgers W 79–76  2–0
 Bartow Arena (4,073)
Birmingham, AL
11/14/2013*
7:00 pm 		Troy W 81–69  3–0
 Bartow Arena (3,412)
Birmingham, AL
11/21/2013*
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. No. 19 New Mexico
Charleston Classic Quarterfinals 		L 94–97 2OT 3–1
 TD Arena (1,873)
Charleston, SC
11/22/2013*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Nebraska
Charleston Classic Consolation 2nd Round 		W 87–74  4–1
 TD Arena (N/A)
Charleston, SC
11/24/2013*
6:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Temple
Charleston Classic 5th place game 		L 66–87  4–2
 TD Arena (N/A)
Charleston, SC
11/27/2013*
2:00 pm 		Florida A&M W 85–73  5–2
 Bartow Arena (3,319)
Birmingham, AL
12/01/2013*
5:00 pm, FS1 		No. 16 North Carolina W 63–59  6–2
 Bartow Arena (8,313)
Birmingham, AL
12/07/2013*
7:00 pm 		at Northeastern W 74–69  7–2
 Matthews Arena (1,482)
Boston, MA
12/15/2013*
7:00 pm, CSS 		Georgia Southern W 84–62  8–2
 Bartow Arena (3,167)
Birmingham, AL
12/18/2013*
7:00 pm 		Chattanooga W 67–52  9–2
 Bartow Arena (3,009)
Birmingham, AL
12/21/2013*
4:00 pm, CST 		at LSU L 63–86  9–3
 Maravich Center (8,418)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/29/2013*
2:00 pm 		Alabama A&M W 69–57  10–3
 Bartow Arena (3,411)
Birmingham , AL
01/04/2014*
2:00 pm 		Newberry W 96–75  11–3
 Bartow Arena (2,891)
Birmingham , AL
01/11/2014
5:00 pm, CSS 		at Middle Tennessee L 84–89 OT 11–4 (0–1)
 Murphy Center (4,605)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/16/2014
7:00 pm 		UTSA W 78–65  12–4 (1–1)
 Bartow Arena (4,017)
Birmingham, AL
01/18/2014
7:00 pm 		UTEP L 61–63  12–5 (1–2)
 Bartow Arena (6,123)
Birmingham, AL
01/23/2014
7:00 pm 		at North Texas L 65–76  12–6 (1–3)
 Super Pit (3,659)
Denton, TX
01/25/2014
3:00 pm 		at Tulsa W 70–63  13–6 (2–3)
 Reynolds Coliseum (4,827)
Tulsa, OK
01/30/2014
7:00 pm 		Old Dominion W 75–66  14–6 (3–3)
 Bartow Arena (2,491)
Birmingham, AL
02/01/2014
2:00 pm 		East Carolina L 67–74  14–7 (3–4)
 Bartow Arena (6,013)
Birmingham, AL
02/06/2014
6:00 pm 		at FIU L 73–78  14–8 (3–5)
 U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,002)
Miami, FL
02/08/2014
6:00 pm 		at Florida Atlantic L 71–82  14–9 (3–6)
 FIU Arena (1,131)
Boca Raton, FL
02/13/2014
6:00 pm, CSS 		Southern Miss W 84–60  15–9 (4–6)
 Bartow Arena (4,713)
Birmingham, AL
02/15/2014
6:00 pm 		Tulane L 80–86  15–10 (4–7)
 Bartow Arena (5,276)
Birmingham, AL
02/20/2014
6:00 pm 		at Marshall W 68–62  16–10 (5–7)
 Cam Henderson Center (4,784)
Huntington, WV
02/22/2014
2:30 pm, FS1 		at Charlotte W 64–62  17–10 (6–7)
 Halton Arena (6,200)
Charlotte, NC
02/27/2014
7:00 pm 		at Rice W 61–60  18–10 (7–7)
 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,112)
Houston, TX
03/02/2014
3:00 pm 		Louisiana Tech L 58–67  18–11 (7–8)
 Bartow Arena (5,133)
Birmingham, AL
03/06/2014
7:00 pm 		at Middle Tennessee L 53–55  18–12 (7–9)
 Bartow Arena (4,673)
Birmingham, AL
Conference USA tournament
03/12/2014
9:30 pm 		vs. Charlotte
Second round 		L 70–80  18–13
 Don Haskins Center (8,277)
El Paso, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ "Charlotte defeats UAB 80-70 in C-USA". ESPN. March 13, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2024.