2011–12 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

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2011–12 UAB Blazers men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record15–16 (9–7 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Donnie Marsh
  • Walt Fuller
  • Mike Jaskulski
Home arenaBartow Arena
Seasons
2011–12 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Memphis† 13 – 3   .813 26 – 8   .765
Southern Miss 11 – 5   .688 25 – 9   .735
Tulsa 10 – 6   .625 17 – 14   .548
UCF 10 – 6   .625 22 – 11   .667
UAB 9 – 7   .563 15 – 16   .484
Marshall 9 – 7   .563 21 – 14   .600
Rice 8 – 8   .500 18 – 15   .545
UTEP 7 – 9   .438 15 – 17   .469
Houston 7 – 9   .438 15 – 15   .500
East Carolina 5 – 11   .313 15 – 16   .484
SMU 4 – 12   .250 13 – 19   .406
Tulane 3 – 13   .188 15 – 19   .441
† 2012 CUSA Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers' head coach, Mike Davis, was in his sixth season at UAB. The Blazers, who compete in Conference USA, played their home games at Bartow Arena.

Incoming Players[edit]

Source[1]

Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
K.C. Whitaker 6'5" 185 G Fr. Ashburn, VA, U.S. Fishburne Academy, Flint Hill High School
Jekore Tyler 6'3" 185 G Jr. Port Arthur, TX, U.S. Lee College
Alexander Scotland-Williamson 6'9" 235 F Jr. London, England Lee College
Herb Harrison 6'8" 230 F Fr. Cleveland, OH, U.S. Covenant Christian Academy

Roster[edit]

Source[2]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
5 Robert Williams 6'4" 210 G So. Greenville, MS, U.S. Weston High School
10 Karl Moton 5'11" 195 G Jr. Stone Mountain, GA, U.S. Chamblee HS
21 Beas Hamga 6'11" 230 C Sr. Douala, Cameroon Weatherford (Texas) CC
22 Cameron Moore 6'10" 230 F Sr. San Antonio, TX, U.S. Roosevelt HS
24 Preston Purifoy 6'5" 215 G So. Conway, AR, U.S. Conway High School
32 Ovie Soko 6'8" 210 F Jr. London, England, U.K. Bethel HS
25 Quincy Taylor 6'0" 185 G So. Wichita, KS, U.S. Fishburne Academy, Wichita Collegiate High School
44 Jordan Swing 6'6" 200 F So. Birmingham, AL, U.S. Western Kentucky University, Vestavia Hills High School

Schedule[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2011*
8:00 pm 		Florida Tech W 75–67  –
 Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
11/12/2011*
7:00 pm 		Auburn-Montgomery W 64–36  –
 Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
Regular season
11/16/2011*
7:00 pm 		Creighton L 60–70  0–1
 Bartow Arena (4,417)
Birmingham, AL
11/20/2011*
3:00 pm 		Murray State L 55–62  0–2
 Bartow Arena (3,863)
Birmingham, AL
11/22/2011*
7:00 pm 		Troy W 71–59  1–2
 Bartow Arena (4,307)
Birmingham, AL
11/25/2011*
7:05 pm 		at Wichita State L 46–68  1–3
 Intrust Bank Arena (11,204)
Wichita, KS
11/27/2011*
3:00 pm 		UT Martin L 54–59  1–4
 Bartow Arena (3,854)
Birmingham, AL
11/30/2011*
7:05 pm 		at South Alabama L 47–55  1–5
 Mitchell Center (3,276)
Mobile, AL
12/03/2011*
6:00 pm 		at Kent State L 48–57  1–6
 M.A.C. Center (3,624)
Kent, OH
12/07/2011*
7:00 pm 		Middle Tennessee W 66–56  2–6
 Bartow Arena (4,576)
Birmingham, AL
12/20/2011*
6:30 pm, ESPN3 		at VCU L 49–68  2–7
 Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,617)
Richmond, VA
12/22/2011*
7:00 pm 		Jacksonville W 70–65  3–7
 Bartow Arena (3,962)
Birmingham, AL
12/28/2011*
6:00 pm 		at George Washington W 56–49  4–7
 Smith Center (2,271)
Washington, D.C.
12/31/2011*
2:00 pm 		Alabama A&M W 92–58  5–7
 Bartow Arena (4,102)
Birmingham, AL
01/03/2012*
6:00 pm, FSN 		at No. 13 Florida L 61–79  5–8
 O'Connell Center (7,512)
Gainesville, FL
01/07/2012
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		Memphis L 59–62  5–9
(0–1) 		Bartow Arena (8,242)
Birmingham, AL
01/11/2012
7:00 pm 		Marshall L 59–61  5–10
(0–2) 		Bartow Arena (3,127)
Birmingham, AL
01/14/2012
1:00 pm, FSN 		at Southern Miss L 55–59  5–11
(0–3) 		Reed Green Coliseum (3,111)
Hattiesburg, MS
01/18/2012
7:00 pm 		at Rice W 61–60 OT 6–11
(1–3) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (1,371)
Houston, TX
01/21/2012
1:00 pm, FSN 		UCF L 41–48  6–12
(1–4) 		Bartow Arena (4,476)
Birmingham, AL
01/25/2012
6:00 pm, CSS 		at Marshall W 56–49  7–12
(2–4) 		Cam Henderson Center (5,653)
Huntington, WV
01/28/2012
7:00 pm 		East Carolina L 66–73  7–13
(2–5) 		Bartow Arena (4,023)
Birmingham, AL
02/01/2012
8:00 pm, CSS 		Houston W 80–69  8–13
(3–5) 		Bartow Arena (3,491)
Birmingham, AL
02/04/2012
8:00 pm 		at UTEP W 61–60  9–13
(4–5) 		Don Haskins Center (7,838)
El Paso, TX
02/08/2012
7:00 pm 		Southern Miss W 71–61  10–13
(5–5) 		Bartow Arena (4,721)
Birmingham, AL
02/11/2012
7:00 pm, CSS 		at Memphis L 45–79  10–14
(5–6) 		FedExForum (17,308)
Memphis, TN
02/15/2012
7:00 pm 		at SMU W 47–28  11–14
(6–6) 		Moody Coliseum (1,582)
Dallas, TX
02/18/2012
7:00 pm 		Tulane W 81–73  12–14
(7–6) 		Bartow Arena (6,122)
Birmingham, AL
02/25/2012
4:00 pm 		at East Carolina W 61–57  13–14
(8–6) 		Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (5,308)
Greenville, NC
02/29/2012
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Tulsa W 68–64  14–14
(9–6) 		Bartow Arena (5,176)
Birmingham, AL
03/03/2012
6:00 pm 		at UCF L 63–71  14–15
(9–7) 		UCF Arena (6,283)
Orlando, FL
2012 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
03/07/2012
9:00 pm, CSS 		(5) vs. (12) Tulane
First round 		W 72–64  15–15
 FedExForum (7,824)
Memphis, TN
03/08/2012
9:00 pm, CBSSN 		(5) vs. (4) UCF
Quarterfinals 		L 54–64  15–16
 FedExForum (11,697)
Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "K.C. Whitaker Signs NLI to Continue Hoops Career at UAB - UAB OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  2. ^ "UAB OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  3. ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
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