2010–11 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

2010–11 UAB Blazers men's basketball
2010–11 UAB Blazers men's basketball
Conference USA Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Four
Conference	Conference USA
Record	22–9 (12–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Mike Davis;
Assistant coaches	Donnie Marsh; Walt Fuller; Mike Jaskulski;
Home arena	Bartow Arena
	Seasons ← 2009–10 2011–12 →

2010–11 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UAB	12	–	4	.750	22	–	9	.710
Tulsa	11	–	5	.688	19	–	13	.594
UTEP	11	–	5	.688	25	–	10	.714
Memphis †	10	–	6	.625	25	–	10	.714
Southern Miss	9	–	7	.563	22	–	10	.688
Marshall	9	–	7	.563	22	–	12	.647
SMU	8	–	8	.500	20	–	15	.571
East Carolina	8	–	8	.500	18	–	16	.529
Rice	5	–	11	.313	14	–	18	.438
Houston	4	–	12	.250	12	–	18	.400
Tulane	3	–	13	.188	13	–	17	.433
UCF*	0	–	10	.000	0	–	12	.000

† 2011 CUSA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll *UCF vacated its wins from the 2010–11 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the 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.

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 Division I men's 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

All times are Eastern

Date time, TV	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	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
Conference USA 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
NCAA 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.

References

^ "UAB OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2011.

[1] "UAB OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2011.

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