1993–94 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

1993–94 UAB Blazers men's basketball
1993–94 UAB Blazers men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Great Midwest Conference
Record	22–8 (8–4 GMWC)
Head coach	Gene Bartow (16th season);
Assistant coach	Murry Bartow
Home arena	UAB Arena
	Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

The 1993–94 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Great Midwest Conference during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's 16th season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at UAB Arena. They finished the season 22–8, 8–4 in GMWC play and lost in the semifinals of the 1994 GMWC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the East region. The Blazers were defeated by No. 10 seed George Washington, 51–46.

1993–94 Great Midwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marquette	10	–	2	.833	24	–	9	.727
Saint Louis	8	–	4	.667	23	–	6	.793
UAB	8	–	4	.667	22	–	8	.733
Cincinnati †	7	–	5	.583	22	–	10	.688
DePaul	4	–	8	.333	16	–	12	.571
Memphis State	4	–	8	.333	13	–	16	.448
Dayton	1	–	11	.083	6	–	21	.222

† 1994 GMC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster edit

2003–04 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Carter Long	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Winfield, Alabama
G	12	Corey Jackson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Auburn, Alabama
G/F	23	Robert Shannon	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Jackson, Georgia
F	31	Reginald Allen	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Birmingham, Alabama
C	52	Clarence Thrash	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Atlanta, Georgia

Head coach

Gene Bartow

Assistant coach(es)

Murry Bartow

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 2, 2021

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Schedule and results edit

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1993*		Texas–Arlington	W 68–61	1–0	UAB Arena (5,722) Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 30, 1993*		Alabama State	W 87–72	2–0	UAB Arena (6,723) Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 4, 1993*		at No. 7 Temple	L 52–55	2–1	McGonigle Hall (3,864) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 7, 1993*		at Mississippi State	W 66–63 ^OT	3–1	Humphrey Coliseum (4,608) Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 10, 1993*		vs. Tennessee State	W 70–52	4–1	Neal S. Blaisdell Center (1,000) Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 11, 1993*		at Hawaii	W 79–59	5–1	Neal S. Blaisdell Center (2,981) Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 16, 1993*		at Auburn	W 69–65	6–1	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000) Auburn, Alabama
Dec 18, 1993*		Mississippi Valley State	W 76–57	7–1	UAB Arena (5,947) Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 21, 1993*		South Alabama	W 80–64	8–1	UAB Arena (5,632) Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 31, 1993*		South Florida	W 78–41	9–1	UAB Arena (5,112) Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 3, 1994*		Western Kentucky	W 62–51	10–1	UAB Arena (6,232) Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 9, 1994		at No. 17 Cincinnati	W 67–65	11–1 (1–0)	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 12, 1994*	No. 22	Sacramento State	W 88–46	12–1	UAB Arena (5,447) Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 16, 1994	No. 22	Memphis State	W 85–57	13–1 (2–0)	UAB Arena (8,367) Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 19, 1994	No. 18	Marquette	L 58–60	13–2 (2–1)	UAB Arena (8,340) Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 22, 1994*	No. 18	at Rhode Island	W 71–63	14–2	UAB Arena (6,984) Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 26, 1994	No. 20	DePaul	W 62–59	15–2 (3–1)	UAB Arena (8,550) Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 30, 1994	No. 20	at Dayton	W 60–52	16–2 (4–1)	University of Dayton Arena (10,046) Dayton, Ohio
Feb 2, 1994	No. 17	at Marquette	L 54–58	16–3 (4–2)	Bradley Center (13,238) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 5, 1994	No. 17	No. 25 Cincinnati	W 83–67	17–3 (5–2)	UAB Arena (8,907) Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 9, 1994	No. 19	at DePaul	W 78–73	18–3 (6–2)	Rosemont Horizon (7,507) Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 12, 1994	No. 19	at Memphis State	L 53–58	18–4 (6–3)	The Pyramid (10,041) Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 16, 1994*	No. 21	at Tulane	L 60–66	18–5	Avron B. Fogelman Arena (3,249) New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 19, 1994	No. 21	at No. 18 Saint Louis	L 72–73 ^OT	18–6 (6–4)	St. Louis Arena (18,033) St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 24, 1994*		Southern	W 83–61	19–6	UAB Arena (5,321) Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 26, 1994*		Cal State Northridge	W 80–43	20–6	UAB Arena (3,963) Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 3, 1994	No. 24	Dayton	W 84–53	21–6 (7–4)	UAB Arena (5,348) Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 5, 1994	No. 24	No. 16 Saint Louis	W 85–70	22–6 (8–4)	UAB Arena (8,017) Birmingham, Alabama
GMWC tournament
Mar 10, 1994*	No. 22	vs. Memphis State Semifinals	L 86–91	22–7	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center (5,000) Cincinnati, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1994*	(7 E)	vs. (10 E) George Washington First round	L 46–51	22–8	Nassau Coliseum (16,204) Uniondale, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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Rankings edit

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References edit

^ "1993-94 Great Midwest Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
^ "1993–94 Alabama–Birmingham Blazers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
^ "2022-23 UAB Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UAB Athletics. November 6, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
^ "1993-1994 UAB Blazers men's basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] "1993-94 Great Midwest Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 8, 2020.

[2] "1993–94 Alabama–Birmingham Blazers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

[3] "2022-23 UAB Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UAB Athletics. November 6, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

[4] "1993-1994 UAB Blazers men's basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.

[ESPN-5] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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