1982–83 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 1982–83 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's fifth season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at BJCC Coliseum. They finished the season 19–14, 9–5 in Sun Belt play and won the Sun Belt tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the Mideast region. The Blazers fell to Oklahoma in the opening round, 71–63.[1]

1982–83 UAB Blazers men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record19–14 (9–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Home arenaBJCC Coliseum
1982–83 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Old Dominion12–2 .85719–10  .655
VCU12–2 .85724–7  .774
UAB †9–5 .64319–14  .576
South Florida8–6 .57122–10  .688
South Alabama6–8 .42916–12  .571
UNC Charlotte5–9 .3578–20  .286
Western Kentucky4–10 .28612–16  .429
Jacksonville0–14 .0007–22  .241
† 1983 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
1982–83 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 10 McKinley Singleton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee
G 11 Murry Bartow 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) So Birmingham, Alabama
F 12 Marvin Ray Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 So Birmingham, Alabama
G 14 Steve Mitchell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee
G 15 Luellen Foster 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)165 lb (75 kg) Jr Birmingham, Alabama
F 34 Cliff Pruitt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Carson, California
F 40 Jerome Mincy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

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    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 26, 1982*
    		 Auburn L 61–63  0–1
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (16,797)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Nov 27, 1982*
    		 UMKC W 80–60  1–1
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (6,677)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Dec 1, 1982*
    		 at Baylor L 55–56  1–2
    		 Heart O' Texas Coliseum (5,530)
    Waco, Texas
    Dec 7, 1982*
    		 at Ole Miss L 54–66  1–3
    		 Tad Smith Coliseum (5,163)
    Oxford, Mississippi
    Dec 11, 1982*
    		 Wichita State L 88–89 OT 1–4
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (7,742)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Dec 14, 1982*
    		 Columbus College W 56–42  2–4
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (3,802)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Dec 17, 1982*
    		 vs. Mississippi State
    Krystal Classic    		 L 47–67  2–5
    		  (7,350)
    Chattanooga, Tennessee
    Dec 18, 1982*
    		 vs. Navy
    Krystal Classic    		 W 71–57  3–5
    		  (8,335)
    Chattanooga, Tennessee
    Dec 20, 1982*
    		 Saint Louis W 66–47  4–5
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (8,887)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Dec 22, 1982*
    		 at Hawaii L 61–65  4–6
    		 Neal S. Blaisdell Center (2,961)
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    Dec 23, 1982*
    		 at Hawaii Pacific W 92–64  5–6
    		  (43)
    Kaneohe, Hawaii
    Dec 28, 1982*
    		 Alaska Anchorage
    UAB Classic    		 W 102–60  6–6
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (5,107)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Dec 29, 1982*
    		 Murray State
    UAB Classic    		 L 75–81  6–7
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (8,872)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Jan 4, 1983
    		 VCU L 65–67  6–8
    (0–1)    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (5,895)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Jan 8, 1983
    		 South Alabama W 73–67  7–8
    (1–1)    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (7,024)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Jan 13, 1983
    		 at South Florida L 63–64  7–9
    (1–2)    		 Sun Dome (6,157)
    Tampa, Florida
    Jan 16, 1983
    		 Jacksonville W 74–73  8–9
    (2–2)    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (4,057)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Jan 20, 1983*
    		 Old Dominion W 71–60  9–9
    (3–2)    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (1,431)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Jan 22, 1983
    		 at Jacksonville W 82–65  10–9
    (4–2)    		 Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum (4,672)
    Jacksonville, Florida
    Jan 25, 1983
    		 at Western Kentucky W 68–66 OT 11–9
    (5–2)    		 E.A. Diddle Arena (6,400)
    Bowling Green, Kentucky
    Jan 29, 1983*
    		 DePaul L 54–56  11–10
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (9,783)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Feb 3, 1983
    		 UNC Charlotte W 73–60  12–10
    (6–2)    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (5,302)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Feb 5, 1983
    		 Western Kentucky W 61–56  13–10
    (7–2)    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (7,188)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Feb 12, 1983
    		 at UNC Charlotte W 78–70  14–10
    (8–2)    		 Charlotte Coliseum (3,325)
    Charlotte, North Carolina
    Feb 17, 1983
    		 at VCU L 68–80  14–11
    (8–3)    		 Richmond Coliseum (7,200)
    Richmond, Virginia
    Feb 19, 1983
    		 at South Alabama W 85–80  15–11
    (9–3)    		 Jaguar Gym (7,527)
    Mobile, Alabama
    Feb 23, 1983
    		 South Florida L 64–69  15–12
    (9–4)    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (4,876)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Feb 27, 1983
    		 at Old Dominion L 57–84  15–13
    (9–5)    		 Norfolk Scope (7,607)
    Norfolk, Virginia
    Mar 1, 1983*
    		 Samford W 66–65  16–13
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (4,610)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Sun Belt tournament
    Mar 4, 1983*
    		 (3) (6) UNC Charlotte
    Quarterfinals    		 W 65–63  17–13
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (10,234)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Mar 5, 1983*
    		 (3) (2) VCU
    Semifinals    		 W 61–59  18–13
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (13,777)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Mar 6, 1983*
    		 (3) vs. (4) South Florida
    Championship game    		 W 64–47  19–13
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (11,609)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 18, 1983*
    		 (10 ME) vs. (7 ME) Oklahoma
    First round    		 L 63–71  19–14
    		 Roberts Municipal Stadium (11,900)
    Evansville, Indiana
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    ME=Mideast.

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    References
    1. "Oklahoma 71, UAB 63". UPI Archives. March 19, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
    2. "1982–83 Alabama–Birmingham Blazers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
    3. "2019-20 UAB Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UAB Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
    4. "1982-83 Men's Basketball Schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
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