2012–13 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 2012–13 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers, led by first year head coach Jerod Haase, played their home games at Bartow Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 16–17, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA tournament to Southern Miss.

2012–13 UAB Blazers men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record16–17 (7–9 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBartow Arena
2012–13 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 Memphis †16–0 1.00031–5  .861
Southern Miss12–4 .75027–10  .730
UTEP10–6 .62518–14  .563
East Carolina9–7 .56323–12  .657
UCF*9–7 .56320–11  .645
Tulsa8–8 .50017–16  .515
Houston7–9 .43820–13  .606
UAB7–9 .43816–17  .485
Tulane6–10 .37520–15  .571
Marshall6–10 .37513–19  .406
SMU5–11 .31315–17  .469
Rice1–15 .0635–26  .161
† 2013 C-USA Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA sanctions

Roster
Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
00 Alexander Scotland-Williamson Forward 6–9 235 Senior London, England
3 Terence Jones Guard 6–2 185 Senior Baltimore, Maryland
5 Robert Williams Guard 6–4 210 Junior Greenville, Mississippi
10 Jekore Tyler Guard 6–3 185 Senior Port Arthur, Texas
12 K.C. Whitaker Guard 6–6 185 Sophomore Ashburn, Virginia
15 Fahro Alihodzic Center 6–10 240 Junior Vlasenica, Bosnia
23 Isiah Jones Guard 6–4 193 Sophomore Pulaski, Illinois
24 Preston Purifoy Guard 6–5 220 Junior Conway, Arkansas
25 Quincy Taylor Guard 6–0 180 Junior Wichita, Kansas
42 Rod Rucker Forward 6–5 220 Junior Elberton, Georgia
44 Jordan Swing Forward 6–6 200 Junior Birmingham, Alabama

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2012*
2:00 pm 		North Alabama W 98–81  –
 Bartow Arena (2,058)
Birmingham, AL
Regular season
11/10/2012*
8:00 pm 		Young Harris W 105–59  1–0
 Bartow Arena (3,823)
Birmingham, AL
11/14/2012*
7:05 pm, ESPN3 		at No. 15 Creighton L 60–77  1–1
 CenturyLink Center Omaha (15,755)
Omaha, NE
11/18/2012*
3:00 pm 		Navy
South Padre Island Invitational		 W 82–63  2–1
 Bartow Arena (3,851)
Birmingham, AL
11/20/2012*
7:00 pm 		Prairie View A&M
South Padre Island Invitational		 W 76–70  3–1
 Bartow Arena (3,391)
Birmingham, AL
11/23/2012*
5:00 pm 		vs. Illinois State
South Padre Island Invitational semifinals		 L 65–77  3–2
 South Padre Island Convention Centre (N/A)
South Padre Island, TX
11/24/2012*
4:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. TCU
South Padre Island Invitational 3rd place game		 L 73–76  3–3
 South Padre Island Convention Centre (N/A)
South Padre Island, TX
11/27/2012*
7:00 pm 		at Troy W 75–55  4–3
 Trojan Arena (2,576)
Troy, AL
12/01/2012*
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 14 North Carolina L 84–102  4–4
 Dean Smith Center (15,906)
Chapel Hill, NC
12/05/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Middle Tennessee L 64–84  4–5
 Murphy Center (4,587)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/08/2012*
7:00 pm 		South Alabama W 92–78  5–5
 Bartow Arena (3,755)
Birmingham, AL
12/16/2012*
11:00 am 		at Rutgers L 79–88  5–6
 The RAC (4,679)
Piscataway, NJ
12/20/2012*
7:00 pm 		Louisiana–Monroe W 76–69  6–6
 Bartow Arena (3,248)
Birmingham, AL
12/29/2012*
2:00 pm 		Northeastern W 83–63  7–6
 Bartow Arena (3,527)
Birmingham, AL
01/02/2013*
7:00 pm 		Georgia Southern W 65–61  8–6
 Bartow Arena (3,189)
Birmingham, AL
01/05/2013*
6:00 pm 		at Dayton L 71–78  8–7
 UD Arena (12,455)
Dayton, OH
01/09/2013
6:00 pm 		at UCF L 48–64  8–8 (0–1)
 UCF Arena (6,185)
Orlando, FL
01/12/2013
7:30 pm, CSS 		Memphis L 53–69  8–9 (0–2)
 Bartow Arena (8,107)
Birmingham, AL
01/19/2013
5:00 pm, CSS 		at Southern Miss L 59–74  8–10 (0–3)
 Reed Green Coliseum (5,863)
Hattiesburg, MS
01/23/2013
7:00 pm 		East Carolina L 85–91  8–11 (0–4)
 Bartow Arena (3,233)
Birmingham, AL
01/26/2013
5:00 pm 		at Houston L 61–66  8–12 (0–5)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,135)
Houston, TX
01/30/2013
7:00 pm 		UTEP W 78–72 OT 9–12 (1–5)
 Bartow Arena (3,121)
Birmingham, AL
02/02/2013
7:00 pm, CSS 		Southern Miss L 75–79  9–13 (1–6)
 Bartow Arena (5,103)
Birmingham, AL
02/06/2013
7:05 pm 		at Tulsa W 70–63  10–13 (2–6)
 Reynolds Center (4,147)
Tulsa, OK
02/09/2013
2:00 pm 		Marshall W 75–61  11–13 (3–6)
 Bartow Arena (4,328)
Birmingham, AL
02/13/2013
6:00 pm 		at East Carolina L 61–74  11–14 (3–7)
 Williams Coliseum (4,324)
Greenville, SC
02/16/2013
7:00 pm 		Rice W 80–57  12–14 (4–7)
 Bartow Arena (5,176)
Birmingham, AL
02/23/2013
6:00 pm 		at Marshall W 52–48  13–14 (5–7)
 Cam Henderson Center (6,614)
Huntington, WV
02/27/2013
7:00 pm 		at Tulane W 76–71  14–14 (6–7)
 Avron B. Fogelman Arena (1,639)
New Orleans, LA
03/02/2013
2:00 pm 		SMU W 74–69  15–14 (7–7)
 Bartow Arena (4,152)
Birmingham, AL
03/06/2013
6:00 pm, CSS 		UCF L 70–74  15–15 (7–8)
 Bartow Arena (3,759)
Birmingham, AL
03/09/2013
11:00 am, CBSSN 		at No. 25 Memphis L 71–86  15–16 (7–9)
 FedExForum (18,289)
Memphis, TN
2013 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
03/13/2013
3:30 pm 		vs. SMU
First Round		 W 53–52  16–16
 BOK Center (5,743)
Tulsa, OK
03/14/2013
12:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Southern Miss
Quarterfinals		 L 66–81  16–17
 BOK Center (5,976)
Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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