1983–84 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 1983–84 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's sixth season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at BJCC Coliseum. They finished the season 23–11, 8–6 in Sun Belt play and won the Sun Belt tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the Mideast region. The Blazers fell to BYU in the opening round, 84–68.

1983–84 UAB Blazers men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record23–11 (8–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Home arenaBJCC Coliseum
1983–84 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
VCU11–3 .78623–7  .767
Old Dominion9–5 .64319–12  .613
South Florida9–5 .64317–11  .607
South Alabama9–5 .64322–8  .733
UAB †8–6 .57123–11  .676
Western Kentucky5–9 .35712–17  .414
Jacksonville3–11 .21412–16  .429
UNC Charlotte2–12 .1439–19  .321
† 1984 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
1983–84 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 10 McKinley Singleton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)170 lb (77 kg) Sr Memphis, Tennessee
G 11 Murry Bartow 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) Jr Birmingham, Alabama
F 12 Marvin Ray Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Jr Birmingham, Alabama
G 14 Steve Mitchell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Memphis, Tennessee
G 15 Luellen Foster 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)165 lb (75 kg) Sr Birmingham, Alabama
F 40 Jerome Mincy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) So 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 25, 1983*
    		 Saint Mary's (MN) W 105–53  1–0
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (6,688)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Nov 26, 1983*
    		 Charleston Southern W 73–55  2–0
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (4,538)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Nov 29, 1983*
    		 Mississippi Valley State W 87–73  3–0
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (5,101)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Dec 2, 1983*
    		 Auburn W 69–62 OT 4–0
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (16,803)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Dec 6, 1983
    		 Old Dominion W 83–73  5–0
    (1–0)    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (6,553)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Dec 10, 1983*
    		 at Chattanooga L 70–79  5–1
    		 McKenzie Arena (6,323)
    Chattanooga, Tennessee
    Dec 12, 1983*
    		 at Mississippi State W 55–53  6–1
    		 Humphrey Coliseum (2,245)
    Starkville, Mississippi
    Dec 15, 1983*
    		 U.S. International W 71–56  7–1
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (2,777)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Dec 17, 1983*
    		 Baylor W 73–61  8–1
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (7,873)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Dec 22, 1983*
    		 Valparaiso W 64–49  9–1
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (4,232)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Dec 23, 1983*
    		 Villanova W 81–76 3OT 10–1
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (5,885)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Dec 27, 1983*
    		 vs. Pacific
    Rainbow Classic    		 W 57–48  11–1
    		 Neal S. Blaisdell Center (3,059)
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    Dec 28, 1983*
    		 vs. Southern Methodist
    Rainbow Classic    		 L 63–77 OT 11–2
    		 Neal S. Blaisdell Center (4,911)
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    Dec 29, 1983*
    		 vs. Tennessee
    Rainbow Classic    		 W 84–66  12–2
    		 Neal S. Blaisdell Center (6,358)
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    Jan 5, 1984*
    		 MacMurray W 71–43  13–2
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (2,891)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Jan 7, 1984
    		 Western Kentucky W 71–56  14–2
    (1–0)    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (8,897)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Jan 14, 1984*
    		 at No. 3 DePaul L 63–98  14–3
    		 Rosemont Horizon (13,431)
    Rosemont, Illinois
    Jan 19, 1984
    		 VCU L 61–63  14–4
    (1–1)    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (7,887)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Jan 21, 1984
    		 at South Alabama W 80–79  15–4
    (2–1)    		 Jaguar Gym (11,106)
    Mobile, Alabama
    Jan 26, 1984
    		 UNC Charlotte W 74–60  16–4
    (3–1)    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (6,886)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Jan 28, 1984
    		 Jacksonville W 75–74 OT 17–4
    (4–1)    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (12,056)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Jan 31, 1984
    		 South Florida L 46–65  17–5
    (4–2)    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (6,881)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Feb 2, 1984
    		 at Jacksonville W 68–45  18–5
    (5–2)    		 Jacksonville Coliseum (3,320)
    Jacksonville, Florida
    Feb 4, 1984*
    		 at Memphis State L 51–53 OT 18–6
    		 Mid-South Coliseum (11,200)
    Memphis, Tennessee
    Feb 6, 1984
    		 at VCU L 43–49  18–7
    (5–3)    		 Richmond Coliseum (7,017)
    Richmond, Virginia
    Feb 9, 1984
    		 at UNC Charlotte W 79–70  19–7
    (6–3)    		 Belk Gymnasium (2,387)
    Charlotte, North Carolina
    Feb 11, 1984
    		 South Alabama W 51–50  20–7
    (7–3)    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (8,489)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Feb 18, 1984
    		 at Old Dominion L 55–76  20–8
    (7–4)    		 ODU Fieldhouse (5,584)
    Norfolk, Virginia
    Feb 20, 1984
    		 at South Florida L 57–58  20–9
    (7–5)    		 USF Sun Dome (3,445)
    Tampa, Florida
    Feb 25, 1984
    		 at Western Kentucky L 76–89  20–10
    (7–6)    		 Diddle Arena (8,200)
    Bowling Green, Kentucky
    Sun Belt tournament
    Mar 2, 1984*
    		 (5) (4) South Alabama
    Quarterfinals    		 W 76–68  21–10
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (10,621)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Mar 3, 1984*
    		 (5) (1) VCU
    Semifinals    		 W 54–52  22–10
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (11,575)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Mar 4, 1984*
    		 (5) (2) Old Dominion
    Championship Game    		 W 62–60  23–10
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (9,240)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 15, 1984*
    		 (9 ME) (8 ME) Brigham Young
    First round    		 L 68–84  23–11
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (7,105)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    ME=Mideast.

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    NBA draft
    Main article: 1984 NBA draft
    Round Pick Player NBA Club
    6120McKinley SingletonMilwaukee Bucks

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    References
    1. "1983–84 Alabama–Birmingham Blazers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
    2. "2019-20 UAB Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UAB Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
    3. "1983-84 Men's Basketball Schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
    4. "1984 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
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