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UAB BLAZERS
Last Game
| Final - 3.14.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| UAB Blazers | 26 | 40 | 66 |
| Southern Miss. Golden Eagles | 40 | 41 | 81 |
Stories
Will "Nate Robinson Effect" help Jackson?
Pierre Jackson is one of the smallest players in the 2013 NBA Draft, but after Nate Robinson destroyed the Nets in the playoffs, they and others may not be so opposed to taking a 5'10" athlete with good range.
Boeheim Could Return As Team USA Assistant
Jim Boeheim said he was done helping with Team USA basketball last August, however, a change in the tune of Mike Krzyzewski may make Boeheim's return to international a bit more likely, according to reports.
And the NBA award winners are...
SB Nation's NBA contributors make their picks for MVP, Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year and Most Improved Executive of the Year.
Conference USA Standings
(updated 1.18.2013 at 2:52 AM EST)
| Conf | Overall | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | |
| Southern Miss. Golden Eagles | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| Memphis Tigers | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 |
| East Carolina Pirates | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
UTEP Miners
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2 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| Central Florida Knights | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| Marshall Thundering Herd | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Houston Cougars | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 |
| SMU Mustangs | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 |
| Tulane Green Wave | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 |
| UAB Blazers | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| Rice Owls | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
Clemson to name Audra Smith as new head coach
After firing Itoro Coleman in early March, Clemson will announce Audra Smith as their new head coach today.
Miners Rally To Knock Off UAB, Advance to Semis
TULSA, Okla. - The cliché in sports is that it's not over until the fat lady sings. While the song never escaped the proverbial vocalist's lips, she definitely took a few deep breaths in...
Memphis goes undefeated in C-USA
No. 25 Memphis saw a big lead evaporate early in the second half against UAB, but stemmed the tide and ran away to an easy victory. The Tigers finished conference play with a perfect 16-0 record.
Miners Lose Second Half Lead, Fall in Overtime
The Miners jumped out early on the Blazers, and led by as many as 15 points in the second half, but were unable to hold on late, and fell in overtime 78-72.
Georgia Southern falls to UAB
C.J. Reed led a late Georgia Southern charge, but the Eagles lost 65-61 to the UAB Blazers on Wednesday night.
Eagles travel to play Blazers
The Georgia Southern Eagles want to build on their comeback victory over the Georgia St. Panthers as they travel to play the UAB Blazers on Wednesday night.
Rutgers hosts UAB without coach Mike Rice
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team will host the UAB Blazers Sunday at the RAC (6 p.m.). The game will be the first without head coach Mike Rice, who was suspended for three games earlier in the week.
McDonald leads North Carolina past UAB
Coming off a loss to No. 1 Indiana, the Tar Heels rolled in the second half against the Blazers
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Young Harris Mountan Lions | Saturday, November 10 2012 | win 105 - 59 | coverage |
| @ Creighton Bluejays | Wednesday, November 14 2012 | loss 60 - 77 | coverage |
| Navy Midshipmen | Sunday, November 18 2012 | win 82 - 63 | coverage |
| Prairie View Panthers | Tuesday, November 20 2012 | win 76 - 70 | coverage |
| @ Illinois St. Redbirds | Friday, November 23 2012 | loss 65 - 77 | coverage |
| TCU Horned Frogs | Saturday, November 24 2012 | loss 73 - 76 | coverage |
| @ Troy Trojans | Tuesday, November 27 2012 | win 75 - 55 | coverage |
| December | |||
| @ North Carolina Tar Heels | Saturday, December 01 2012 | loss 84 - 102 | coverage |
| @ Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders | Wednesday, December 05 2012 | loss 64 - 84 | coverage |
| South Alabama Jaguars | Saturday, December 08 2012 | win 92 - 78 | coverage |
| @ Rutgers Scarlet Knights | Sunday, December 16 2012 | loss 79 - 88 | coverage |
| ULM Warhawks | Thursday, December 20 2012 | win 76 - 69 | coverage |
| Northeastern Huskies | Saturday, December 29 2012 | win 83 - 63 | coverage |
| January | |||
| Georgia Southern Eagles | Wednesday, January 02 2013 | win 65 - 61 | coverage |
| @ Dayton Flyers | Saturday, January 05 2013 | loss 71 - 78 | coverage |
| @ Central Florida Knights | Wednesday, January 09 2013 | loss 48 - 64 | coverage |
| Memphis Tigers | Saturday, January 12 2013 | loss 53 - 69 | coverage |
| @ Southern Miss. Golden Eagles | Saturday, January 19 2013 | loss 59 - 74 | coverage |
| East Carolina Pirates | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | loss 85 - 91 | coverage |
| @ Houston Cougars | Saturday, January 26 2013 | loss 61 - 66 | coverage |
| UTEP Miners | Wednesday, January 30 2013 | win 78 - 72 | coverage |
| February | |||
| Southern Miss. Golden Eagles | Saturday, February 02 2013 | loss 75 - 79 | coverage |
| @ Tulsa Golden Hurricane | Wednesday, February 06 2013 | win 70 - 63 | coverage |
| Marshall Thundering Herd | Saturday, February 09 2013 | win 75 - 61 | coverage |
| @ East Carolina Pirates | Wednesday, February 13 2013 | loss 61 - 74 | coverage |
| Rice Owls | Saturday, February 16 2013 | win 80 - 57 | coverage |
| @ Marshall Thundering Herd | Saturday, February 23 2013 | win 52 - 48 | coverage |
| @ Tulane Green Wave | Wednesday, February 27 2013 | win 76 - 71 | coverage |
| March | |||
| SMU Mustangs | Saturday, March 02 2013 | win 74 - 69 | coverage |
| Central Florida Knights | Wednesday, March 06 2013 | loss 70 - 74 | coverage |
| @ Memphis Tigers | Saturday, March 09 2013 | loss 71 - 86 | coverage |
| SMU Mustangs | Wednesday, March 13 2013 | win 53 - 52 | coverage |
| @ Southern Miss. Golden Eagles | Thursday, March 14 2013 | loss 66 - 81 | coverage |
Roster
UAB Blazers Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fahro Alihodzic | 15 | CENTER | 240 | 6-10 | junior | |
| Terence Jones | 3 | GUARD | 185 | 6-2 | senior | |
| Isiah Jones | 23 | GUARD | 193 | 6-4 | sophomore | |
| Karl Moton | 21 | GUARD | 195 | 5-11 | junior | |
| Preston Purifoy | 24 | GUARD | 220 | 6-5 | junior | |
| Rod Rucker | 42 | FORWARD | 220 | 6-5 | junior | |
| Alexander Scotland-Williamson | 00 | FORWARD | 235 | 6-9 | senior | |
| Jordan Swing | 44 | FORWARD | 200 | 6-6 | junior | |
| Quincy Taylor | 25 | GUARD | 180 | 6-0 | junior | |
| Jekore Tyler | 10 | GUARD | 185 | 6-3 | senior | |
| K.C. Whitaker | 12 | GUARD | 185 | 6-6 | sophomore | |
| Robert Williams | 5 | GUARD | 210 | 6-4 | junior |
Stats
UAB Blazers Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Rod Rucker | 33 | 33.1 | 6.2 | 12.9 | 48.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 57.6 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 8.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 14.5 |
| Jordan Swing | 33 | 30.5 | 4.9 | 10.5 | 46.7 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 35.9 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 78.8 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 14.0 |
| Fahro Alihodzic | 33 | 25.5 | 3.9 | 8.2 | 47.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 80.0 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 9.7 |
| Robert Williams | 33 | 26.6 | 3.1 | 7.0 | 43.7 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 36.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 71.9 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 8.5 |
| Terence Jones | 33 | 26.1 | 2.8 | 8.0 | 34.5 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 27.5 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 71.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 8.3 |
| Preston Purifoy | 33 | 21.9 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 38.7 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 35.8 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 88.7 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 7.7 |
| Jekore Tyler | 8 | 12.6 | 2.9 | 6.3 | 46.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 33.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 60.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| Quincy Taylor | 33 | 21.8 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 37.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 38.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 58.8 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Isiah Jones | 23 | 11.2 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 29.9 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 27.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 61.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| Alexander Scotland-Williamson | 26 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 62.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 70.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Karl Moton | 11 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 75.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 100.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 50.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
