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Basketball games to watch for this season
Alex Jones - BlazeRadio General Manager
alex96@uab.edu
Men's basketball vs. Rice last season. Photo by Tamara ImamWelcome back to school Blazers! It’s time to set alarms and fight sleep in Sterne Library while writing papers and cramming for exams. Time to get phone numbers from classmates and then only text them for notes. When I’m not studying this year though, I will likely be at a Blazer basketball game. The men finished last season with 26 wins and only seven losses. This will be the first year for the team under the leadership of Head Coach Robert Ehsan after Jerod Haase left for Stanford. Although I will probably be in the crowd or in front of the television for every game, here are the games I’m most excited about this year:
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Blazers move to 4-3 after resounding victory over Bulldogs
Freshman guard Javien Williams. Photo from UABsports.comTrinity Dix - Staff Writer
tri915@uab.edu
The men’s basketball team defeated in-state foe Alabama A&M Bulldogs (0-6) 75-45 at home on Tuesday, Nov. 29, advancing to 4-3 overall.
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Blazers suffer a defeat most foul
Hakeem Baxter dunks on Auburn. Photo by Ian KeelUAB struggled with referee trouble, resulting in a 74-70 loss against in-state rival Auburn
Jack Ryan - Staff Writer
jackryan@uab.edu
In front of a sold-out crowd of 8,728 people, the UAB men’s basketball team fell to Auburn on Saturday, Dec. 3 by a score of 74-70.
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Blazers too hot for FIU, FAU
Junior guard Tyler Madison celebrates with William "Haha" Lee during an FIU timeout Thursday night. (Photo by Leonardo Carrubba).Leonardo Carrubba - Staff Writer
lgc17@uab.edu
The UAB men’s basketball team finished another strong week on the court after topping the Florida International University Panthers and the Florida Atlantic University Owls.
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Coach Ehsan reaches first career win in season opener victory
Head Coach Rob Ehsan directs players in Friday night’s game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Bartow Arena. Photo from UABsports.comJack Ryan - Staff Writer
jackryan@uab.edu
The UAB men’s basketball team defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 86-66 in the first game of the regular season on Friday, Nov. 11.
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Has UAB outgrown Conference-USA?
A map of the states that have member universities in the American Athletic Conference. Photo from Wikimedia CommonsAlex Jones- Staff Writer
alex96@uab.edu
The year 2014 was supposed to be one of promise for the Blazers.
A coach named Bill Clark came to Birmingham with an 11-4 record during his career at Jacksonville State University and led the Blazers to a 6-6 record, making the team bowl eligible for the first time since 2004. Then the football, bowling and rifle programs were shut down that December, and questions began to arise about what would happen to the athletics department. Would UAB have to leave Conference-USA? How would this affect student tuition and enrollment? Men’s basketball under then head coach Jerod Haase had just finished 2014 with a record of 4-9, and the aura around campus was somber.
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Key Blazers shine in challenging tournament
Dirk Williams goes in for a layup in the win against George Washington University. Photo from UABsports.comJack Ryan - Staff Writer
jackryan@uab.edu
Last week, the UAB men's basketball team traveled to Kansas City, Mo. to participate in the CBE Hall of Fame Classic and came back to Birmingham with a 1-1 record and a third place title.
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Men, women victorious in doubleheader exhibition
Senior guard Hakeem Baxter dribbles past a Lindenwood player in Thursday night’s victory against the Lions. Photo by Giani MartinJack Ryan - Staff Writer
jackryan@uab.edu
The UAB women's and men's basketball teams played exhibition games in a doubleheader against Tuskegee University and Lindenwood University, respectively, on Thursday, Nov. 3.
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UAB announces Robert Ehsan as men's basketball head coach
Robert Ehsan coaches on the sidelines of a men's basketball game as associate head coach. (Photo from UAB Sports)Alex Jones - Blazeradio General Manager
alex96@uab.edu
At a press conference on Tuesday, April 5, Director of Athletics Mark Ingram officially announced Robert Ehsan as the sixth head coach of the men’s basketball team. -
What to expect from the upcoming season
Senior guard Dirk Williams dunks the ball during the dunking contest at Hoops on the Green. Photo by Giani MartinJack Ryan - Staff Writer
jackryan@uab.edu
The fifth annual "Hoops on the Green" held on Thursday, Oct. 13 officially launched the 2016-17 season for the men's and women's basketball teams. The event introduced fans to the new players and to Robert Ehsan, first year head coach for men's basketball.
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What's Happening Jan. 19- 24
Robert Brown celebrates on the court last season. (Photo from UAB National Alumni Society's website).Tuesday, Jan. 19
Torche
Saturn
7 p.m.
Sludge metal band Torche will perform at Saturn in Avondale. Tickets begin at $12. The doors will open at 7 p.m. and the show will begin at 8 p.m.
Selma Movie Screening
Hill Student Center Theatre
6:30- 9 p.m.
“Selma,” the historical drama about the march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965, will show in the theatre of the HSC to commemorate the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.
