2018–19 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	† 2019 C-USA Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018;

UAB Blazers men's basketball
2018–19 UAB Blazers men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Robert Ehsan (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Turner Battle
Assistant coach	Dannton Jackson
Assistant coach	Kevin Devitt
Home arena	Bartow Arena

The 2018–19 UAB Blazers basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers, led by third-year head coach Robert Ehsan, played their home games at the Bartow Arena as members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Blazers finished the 2017–18 season 20–13, 10–8 C-USA play to finish in sixth place. The defeated Florida Atlantic in the first round of the C-USA Tournament before losing to Western Kentucky. Despite winning 20 games, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Nick Norton	2	G	5'10"	166	Senior	Bloomington, IL	Graduate transferred to Drake
Chris Cokley	3	F	6'8"	238	Senior	Savannah, GA	Graduated
Deion Lavender	5	G	6'4"	190	RS Junior	Alton, IL	Graduate transferred to Valparaiso
Hunter Reynolds	12	G	6'0"	161	Freshman	Knoxville, TN	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Nate Darling	13	G	6'5"	190	Sophomore	Halifax, NS	Transferred to Delaware
Thomas Smallwood	33	F	7'0"	243	Junior	Bordeaux, France	Graduate transferred to Chattanooga
William Lee	34	F	6'9"	206	Senior	Plantersville, AL	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Tyreek Scott-Grayson	0	G	6'5"		Sophomore	Severn, MD	Junior college transferred from State Fair CC
Jeremiah Bell	2	G	6'0"	171	Senior	Louisville, KY	Transferred from Milwaukee. Under NCAA transfer rules, Bell will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Willesley Butler	12	F/C	6'8"	230	Junior	Troy, NY	Junior college transferred from Pensacola State College
Will Bathurst	25	G	6'3"	188	RS Senior	Olean, NY	Transferred from Cornell. Will be eligible to play immediately since Bathurst graduated from Cornell.
Nolan Bertain	32	G	6'4"	185	Sophomore	Portland, OR	Junior college transferred from Casper College

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jude Akabueze #24 C	Farmington, WV	North Marion High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Nov 19, 2017
Jude Akabueze #24 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Tamel Pearson #31 C	Chicago, IL	Morgan Park High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A	Sep 4, 2017
Tamel Pearson #31 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Tavin Lovan SG	Franklin, KY	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Apr 6, 2018
Tavin Lovan SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Recruiting class of 2019

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jahein Spencer SG	Napoleonville, LA	Assumption High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 3, 2018
Jahein Spencer SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jalen Benjamin PG	Norcross, GA	Meadowcreek High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	135 lb (61 kg)	Aug 28, 2018
Jalen Benjamin PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2018–19 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Tyreek Scott-Grayson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Suffield Academy State Fair Community College	Brick, New Jersey
G	1	Zack Bryant	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	So	Providence School	Hastings, Florida
G	1	Jeremiah Bell	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Boyle County High School Milwaukee	Louisville, Kentucky
G	3	Tavin Lovan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Fr	Franklin-Simpson High School	Franklin, Kentucky
G	4	Anderson McCoy (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	RS Jr	Center Grove High School Ancilla College	Indianapolis, Indiana
F	5	Makhtar Gueye	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Aspire Academy	Rufisque, Senegal
G	10	Luis Hurtado	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	The Sagemont School	Mérida, Venezuela
F	11	Tamell Pearson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Fr	Morgan Park High School	Chicago, Illinois
F	12	Will Butler	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	Redemption Christian Academy Pensacola State College	Troy, New York
G	15	Joshua Sippial (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Loveless Academic Magnet Program	Montgomery, Alabama
G	21	Jalen Perry	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Sr	Ballard High School John A. Logan College	Louisville, Kentucky
F	23	Lewis Sullivan	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	RS Sr	Hazel Green High School	Hazel Green, Alabama
G	25	Will Bathurst	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	RS Sr	Olean High School Cornell	Olean, New York
G	32	Nolan Bertain	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	So	West Linn High School Casper College	Portland, Oregon
F	34	Jude Akabueze	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	North Marion High School	Lagos, Nigeria

Head coach

Robert Ehsan (UC Davis)

Assistant coach(es)

Turner Battle (Buffalo)
Dannton Jackson (Xavier)
Kevin Devitt (DePaul)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 18, 2018* 7:00 pm	Georgia Charity Exhibition Game	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm	Morehouse College	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm	Mercer	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm	New Orleans	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Nov 18, 2018* 4:00 pm	West Alabama AdvoCare Invitational non-bracket game	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Nov 22, 2018* 8:30 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	vs. Florida State AdvoCare Invitational quarterfinals	HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 23, 2018* 3:30 pm/6:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3	vs. College of Charleston or LSU AdvoCare Invitational	HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 25, 2018* TBA	vs. AdvoCare Invitational	HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 29, 2018* TBA	at Alabama A&M	Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL
Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm	North Alabama	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Dec 8, 2018* TBA	at Memphis	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
Dec 15, 2018* 6:30 pm, CBSSN	vs. Auburn Rivalry/BHM JAM	Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL
Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm	Alcorn State	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm	Troy	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Dec 29, 2018* 7:00 pm	Arkansas–Monticello	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Conference USA regular season
Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm	Florida Atlantic	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm	FIU	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Jan 10, 2019 6:30 pm, beIN	at Louisiana Tech	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm	at Southern Miss	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm	UTEP	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Jan 19, 2019 7:00 pm	UTSA	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm, beIN	at North Texas	The Super Pit Denton, TX
Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm	at Rice	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Jan 30, 2019 TBA	at Middle Tennessee	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm	Middle Tennessee	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm	Old Dominion	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm	Charlotte	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Feb 14, 2019 TBA, CBSSN	at Marshall	Cam Henderson Center Morgantown, WV
Feb 16, 2019 1:00 pm, Stadium/Facebook	at Western Kentucky	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
Feb 23, 2019	TBA
Feb 28, 2019	TBA
Mar 3, 2019	TBA
Mar 6, 2019	TBA
Mar 9, 2019	TBA
Conference USA Tournament
Mar 13–16, 2019	vs.	Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[1]

References

↑ UAB Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball

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[1] UAB Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball

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2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
FIU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marshall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rice	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UAB	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTEP	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTSA	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Western Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2019 C-USA Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018;