2022–23 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 2022–23 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by third-year head coach Andy Kennedy, and plays their home games at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama as a member of Conference USA.

2022–23 UAB Blazers men's basketball
Sunshine Slam champions
ConferenceConference USA
Record29–10 (14–6 CUSA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBartow Arena
2022–23 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 25 Florida Atlantic182 .900354  .897
North Texas164 .800317  .816
UAB146 .7002910  .744
Middle Tennessee119 .5501914  .576
Charlotte911 .4502214  .611
Rice812 .4001916  .543
FIU812 .4001418  .438
Western Kentucky812 .4001716  .515
UTEP713 .3501418  .438
Louisiana Tech713 .3501518  .455
UTSA416 .2001022  .313
2023 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The season marks the team's last season as members of Conference USA before joining the American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2023.[1]

Previous season

The Blazers finished the 2021–22 season 27–8, 14–4 in C-USA play to finish second in the West Division. As the No. 2 seed out of the West Division, they defeated Florida Atlantic, Middle Tennessee, and Louisiana Tech to win the C-USA tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 12 seed in the South Region, where they lost in the first round to Houston.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Tyreke Locure0G6'0"165JuniorNew Orleans, LATransferred to Louisiana–Monroe
Michael Ertel2G6'2"190GS SeniorIndianapolis, INGraduated
Justin Brown4G6'6"208GS SeniorAtlanta, GAGraduated
Jamal Johnson11G6'4"195RS SeniorBirmingham, ALTransferred to Chattanooga
Quan Jackson13G6'4"190GS SeniorTallahassee, FLGraduated
AD Diedhiou22F6'10"240JuniorDakar, SenegalTransferred to Louisiana–Monroe
Josh LeBlanc Sr.23F6'7"230SeniorBaton Rouge, LATransferred to Nicholls
Elijah Tate24G6'3"185SophomoreBaton Rouge, LATransferred to South Plains College

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Javian Davis0F6'9"240RS JuniorCanton, MSMississippi State
Ledarrius Brewer2G6'5"190RS SeniorMeridian, MSEast Tennessee State
Eric Gaines4G6'2"150SophomoreLithonia, GALSU
Ty Brewer15F6'9"205SeniorMeridian, MSEast Tennessee State
Tyler Bertram23G6'3"185RS JuniorCooperstown, NYBinghamton

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Efrem Johnson
SG
Huntsville, AL Grissom High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 18, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
K.J. Satterfield
SG
Columbus, OH Whitehall Yearling High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 17, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2022–23 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Javian Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)265 lb (120 kg) RS JrMississippi State Canton, Mississippi
G 2 Ledarrius Brewer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SrEast Tennessee State Meridian, Mississippi
G 3 Tavin Lovan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrFranklin-Simpson High School Franklin, Kentucky
G 4 Eric Gaines 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoLSU Lithonia, GA
F 5 KJ Buffen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrOle Miss Gainesville, Georgia
G 10 Jordan Walker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SrTulane Port Washington, New York
G 12 Tony Toney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoMae Jeminson High School Huntsville, Alabama
F 15 Ty Brewer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrEast Tennessee State Meridian, Mississippi
G 21 Jon Coleman (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrHall High School Little Rock, Arkansas
F 22 Seth Sigmon (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrHuntsville High School Houston, Texas
G 23 Tyler Bertram 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS JrBinghamton Cooperstown, New York
G 24 Efrem Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrGrissom High School Huntsville, Alabama
F 25 Rongie Gordon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoJefferson Davis High School Montgomery, Alabama
G 30 Ryan Donohoo (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoBriarwood Christian School Birmingham, Alabama
C 55 Trey Jemison 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)260 lb (118 kg) SrClemson Birmingham, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2022*
6:30 p.m.
Mississippi College W 98–47 
 14  Tied  12  Jemison  5  Toney  Bartow Arena (2,097)
Birmingham, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
6:30 p.m., CUSA.tv
Alabama State W 111–70  1–0
 38  Walker  10  Buffen  4  Gaines  Bartow Arena (3,991)
Birmingham, AL
November 11, 2022*
4:00 p.m., Barstool TV
vs. Toledo
Barstool Sports Invitational
L 85–93  1–1
 25  Walker  10  Buffen  6  Gaines  Wells Fargo Center 
Philadelphia, PA
November 16, 2022*
6:30 p.m., CUSA.tv
Presbyterian
Sunshine Slam campus site game
W 92–61  2–1
 16  Gaines  9  Jemison  10  Gaines  Bartow Arena (3,396)
Birmingham, AL
November 21, 2022*
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
vs. South Florida
Sunshine Slam Semifinals
W 80–65  3–1
 15  Walker  8  Davis  5  Walker  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 22, 2022*
3:00 p.m., CBSSN
vs. Georgia
Sunshine Slam Championship
W 87–73  4–1
 30  Walker  9  Jemison  8  Gaines  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 26, 2022*
12:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Rhodes W 110–53  5–1
 17  Tied  6  Brewer  5  Toney  Bartow Arena (3,290)
Birmingham, AL
November 30, 2022*
6:30 p.m., CUSA.tv
Jacksonville W 80–61  6–1
 26  Walker  13  Jemison  6  Gaines  Bartow Arena (3,303)
Birmingham, AL
December 4, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPNU
South Alabama W 76–68  7–1
 30  Walker  10  Buffen  8  Walker  Bartow Arena (3,833)
Birmingham, AL
December 10, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at West Virginia L 70–81  7–2
 19  Tied  9  Davis  7  Walker  WVU Coliseum (12,182)
Morgantown, WV
December 14, 2022*
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
South Carolina W 84–70  8–2
 25  Buffen  8  Buffen  7  Walker  Bartow Arena (5,126)
Birmingham, AL
December 18, 2022*
3:30 p.m., CBSSN
Southern W 92–66  9–2
 25  Walker  14  Jemison  6  Walker  Bartow Arena (3,631)
Birmingham, AL
Conference USA regular season
December 22, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Charlotte W 76–68  10–2
(1–0)
 25  Walker  12  Jemison  5  Gaines  Bartow Arena (3,323)
Birmingham, AL
December 29, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
UTEP W 79–73 2OT 11–2
(2–0)
 25  Walker  10  Jemison  4  Walker  Bartow Arena (3,747)
Birmingham, AL
December 31, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
UTSA W 90–67  12–2
(3–0)
 31  Walker  9  Buffen  7  Gaines  Bartow Arena (3,326)
Birmingham, AL
January 5, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Florida Atlantic L 86–88  12–3
(3–1)
 21  Walker  7  Tied  5  Gaines  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (2,561)
Boca Raton, FL
January 7, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at FIU L 87–90 OT 12–4
(3–2)
 19  Gaines  12  Jemison  7  Gaines  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,152)
Miami, FL
January 11, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
Western Kentucky L 78–80  12–5
(3–3)
 28  Walker  14  Jemison  5  Buffen  Bartow Arena (4,353)
Birmingham, AL
January 14, 2023
3:00 p.m., Stadium
at Louisiana Tech W 81–74  13–5
(4–3)
 22  Gaines  9  Jemison  6  Gaines  Thomas Assembly Center (3,490)
Ruston, LA
January 16, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Middle Tennessee L 73–74 OT 13–6
(4–4)
 18  Jemison  11  Jemison  3  Toney  Murphy Center (3,224)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 21, 2023
3:00 p.m., Stadium
North Texas L 52–63  13–7
(4–5)
 15  Gaines  11  Jemison  4  Gaines  Bartow Arena (5,109)
Birmingham, AL
January 26, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
Louisiana Tech W 65–59  14–7
(5–5)
 19  Gaines  13  Buffen  6  Gaines  Bartow Arena (4,015)
Birmingham, AL
January 28, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Rice W 70–52  15–7
(6–5)
 20  Tied  12  Jemison  5  Gaines  Tudor Fieldhouse (2,454)
Houston, TX
February 2, 2023
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 19 Florida Atlantic W 86–77  16–7
(7–5)
 21  Gaines  9  Buffin  6  Walker  Bartow Arena (5,028)
Birmingham, AL
February 4, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
FIU W 76–72  17–7
(8–5)
 12  Tied  11  Jemison  8  Gaines  Bartow Arena (5,318)
Birmingham, AL
February 9, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at North Texas L 79–82 2OT 17–8
(8–6)
 20  Walker  7  Buffen  4  Walker  The Super Pit (3,873)
Denton, TX
February 11, 2023
3:00 p.m., Stadium
Middle Tennessee W 92–69  18–8
(9–6)
 25  Walker  12  Brewer  10  Gaines  Bartow Arena (4,957)
Birmingham, AL
February 16, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UTEP W 79–66  19–8
(10–6)
 22  Walker  8  Tied  6  Gaines  Don Haskins Center (3,619)
El Paso, TX
February 18, 2023
3:00 p.m., Stadium
at UTSA W 83–78  20–8
(11–6)
 25  Walker  9  Jemison  4  Tied  Convocation Center (1,220)
San Antonio, TX
February 23, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Rice W 85–57  21–8
(12–6)
 32  Walker  13  Jemison  8  Walker  Bartow Arena (4,891)
Birmingham, AL
February 25, 2023
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Western Kentucky W 72–60  22–8
(13–6)
 17  Gaines  10  Jemison  4  Lovan  E. A. Diddle Arena (5,623)
Bowling Green, KY
March 4, 2023
12:00 p.m., Stadium
at Charlotte W 93–91 2OT 23–8
(14–6)
 41  Walker  8  Tied  6  Walker  Dale F. Halton Arena (2,534)
Charlotte, NC
Conference USA tournament
March 9, 2023
8:30 p.m., ESPN+
(3) vs. (6) Rice
Quarterfinals
W 87–60  24–8
 27  Walker  10  Jemison  6  Gaines  Ford Center at The Star (2,765)
Frisco, TX
March 10, 2023
2:00 p.m., CBSSN
(3) vs. (2) North Texas
Semifinals
W 76–69  25–8
 32  Walker  7  Buffen  6  Walker  Ford Center at The Star (2,005)
Frisco, TX
March 11, 2023
7:30 p.m., CBSSN
(3) vs. (1) Florida Atlantic
Championship
L 56–78  25–9
 18  Walker  8  Jemison  2  Gaines  Ford Center at The Star (1,681)
Frisco, TX
NIT
March 14, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
(4) Southern Miss
First Round – Clemson Bracket
W 88–60  26–9
 26  Buffen  12  Buffen  6  Gaines  Bartow Arena (2,237)
Birmingham, AL
March 19, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(4) Morehead State
Second Round – Clemson Bracket
W 77–59  27–9
 25  Brewer  16  Jemison  7  Gaines  Bartow Arena (2,624)
Birmingham, AL
March 22, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
(4) at (2) Vanderbilt
Quarterfinals – Clemson Bracket
W 67–59  28–9
 21  Walker  12  Jemison  7  Walker  Memorial Gymnasium (10,258)
Nashville, TN
March 28, 2023*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
(4) vs. Utah Valley
Semifinals
W 88–86 OT 29–9
 30  Brewer  12  Brewer  6  Walker  Orleans Arena (2,931)
Paradise, NV
March 30, 2023*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
(4) vs. (2) North Texas
Championship
L 61–68  29–10
 21  Walker  7  Tied  6  Walker  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[2]

References

  1. "UAB to Officially Join American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2023". UAB Blazers Athletics. October 16, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  2. "Mens Basketball Schedule 2022–2023". UAB Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
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