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2022–23 UAB Blazers men's basketball
Sunshine Slam champions
NIT, Runner-Up
ConferenceConference USA
Record29–10 (14–6 CUSA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBartow Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Florida Atlantic 18 2   .900 35 4   .897
North Texas 16 4   .800 31 7   .816
UAB 14 6   .700 29 10   .744
Middle Tennessee 11 9   .550 19 14   .576
Charlotte 9 11   .450 22 14   .611
Rice 8 12   .400 19 16   .543
FIU 8 12   .400 14 18   .438
Western Kentucky 8 12   .400 17 16   .515
UTEP 7 13   .350 14 18   .438
Louisiana Tech 7 13   .350 15 18   .455
UTSA 4 16   .200 10 22   .313
2023 C-USA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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

The season marked 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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Tyreke Locure 0 G 6'0" 165 Junior New Orleans, LA Transferred to Louisiana–Monroe
Michael Ertel 2 G 6'2" 190 GS Senior Indianapolis, IN Graduated
Justin Brown 4 G 6'6" 208 GS Senior Atlanta, GA Graduated
Jamal Johnson 11 G 6'4" 195 RS Senior Birmingham, AL Transferred to Chattanooga
Quan Jackson 13 G 6'4" 190 GS Senior Tallahassee, FL Graduated
AD Diedhiou 22 F 6'10" 240 Junior Dakar, Senegal Transferred to Louisiana–Monroe
Josh LeBlanc Sr. 23 F 6'7" 230 Senior Baton Rouge, LA Transferred to Nicholls
Elijah Tate 24 G 6'3" 185 Sophomore Baton Rouge, LA Transferred to South Plains College

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Javian Davis 0 F 6'9" 240 RS Junior Canton, MS Mississippi State
Ledarrius Brewer 2 G 6'5" 190 RS Senior Meridian, MS East Tennessee State
Eric Gaines 4 G 6'2" 150 Sophomore Lithonia, GA LSU
Ty Brewer 15 F 6'9" 205 Senior Meridian, MS East Tennessee State
Tyler Bertram 23 G 6'3" 185 RS Junior Cooperstown, NY Binghamton

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2023)
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 
Star ratings: RivalsN/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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Javian Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) RS Jr Mississippi State Canton, Mississippi
G 2 Ledarrius Brewer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr East Tennessee State Meridian, Mississippi
G 3 Tavin Lovan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Franklin-Simpson High School Franklin, Kentucky
G 4 Eric Gaines 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So LSU Lithonia, GA
F 5 KJ Buffen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Ole Miss Gainesville, Georgia
G 10 Jordan Walker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Tulane Port Washington, New York
G 12 Tony Toney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Mae Jeminson High School Huntsville, Alabama
F 15 Ty Brewer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr East Tennessee State Meridian, Mississippi
G 21 Jon Coleman (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Hall High School Little Rock, Arkansas
F 22 Seth Sigmon (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Huntsville High School Houston, Texas
G 23 Tyler Bertram 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Binghamton Cooperstown, New York
G 24 Efrem Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Grissom High School Huntsville, Alabama
F 25 Rongie Gordon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Jefferson Davis High School Montgomery, Alabama
G 30 Ryan Donohoo (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Briarwood Christian School Birmingham, Alabama
C 55 Trey Jemison 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Clemson 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.