1998–99 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1998–99 UAB Blazers men's basketball | |
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C-USA National division champions | |
Conference | Conference USA |
Division | National |
Record | 20–12 (10–6 C-USA) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Andy Kennedy |
Home arena | Bartow Arena |
Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Cincinnati | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 27 | – | 6 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 UNC Charlotte † | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1999 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1998–99 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of Conference USA during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Murry Bartow's third season at UAB, with the Blazers playing their home games at Bartow Arena. They finished the season 20–12, 10–6 in C-USA play and lost in the semifinals of the 1994 GMWC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 12 seed in the West region. The Blazers were defeated by No. 5 seed Iowa, 77–64.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 14, 1998* | Alcorn State | W 70–54 | 1–0 | Bartow Arena (4,883) Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Nov 18, 1998* | at No. 21 Indiana | L 54–91 | 1–1 | Assembly Hall (16,678) Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
Nov 22, 1998* | Tulsa | W 78–61 | 2–1 | Bartow Arena (3,516) Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Nov 24, 1998* | Cleveland State | W 89–58 | 3–1 | Bartow Arena (4,176) Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Nov 29, 1998* | at South Alabama | W 74–60 | 4–1 | Jaguar Gym (850) Mobile, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 1, 1998* | UT Arlington | W 94–63 | 5–1 | Bartow Arena (4,101) Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 5, 1998* | at Western Kentucky | W 87–72 | 6–1 | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,100) Bowling Green, Kentucky | |||||||
Dec 8, 1998* | Jacksonville State | W 79–59 | 7–1 | Bartow Arena (4,276) Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 12, 1998* | Auburn Arby's Hardwood Classic | L 64–77 | 7–2 | BJCC Coliseum (14,719) Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 15, 1998* | Princeton | L 57–69 | 7–3 | Bartow Arena (4,613) Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 21, 1998* | vs. Ohio State Puerto Rico Holiday Classic | L 64–71 | 7–4 | Eugene Guerra Sports Complex (75) San Juan, Puerto Rico | |||||||
Dec 22, 1998* | vs. Middle Tennessee Puerto Rico Holiday Classic | W 85–60 | 8–4 | Eugene Guerra Sports Complex (89) San Juan, Puerto Rico | |||||||
Dec 23, 1998* | vs. Saint Joseph's Puerto Rico Holiday Classic | W 72–58 | 9–4 | Eugene Guerra Sports Complex (N/A) San Juan, Puerto Rico | |||||||
Dec 30, 1998 | at Tulane | W 88–78 | 10–4 (1–0) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena (1,182) New Orleans, Louisiana | |||||||
Jan 2, 1999 | at Memphis | W 91–83 | 11–4 (2–0) | Pyramid Arena (13,813) Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
Jan 6, 1999 | Marquette | W 73–66 OT | 12–4 (3–0) | Bartow Arena (4,976) Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Jan 9, 1999 | Houston | W 116–78 | 13–4 (4–0) | Bartow Arena (7,469) Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Jan 14, 1999 | at DePaul | L 80–87 | 13–5 (4–1) | Rosemont Horizon (6,393) Rosemont, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 16, 1999 | at South Florida | W 67–64 | 14–5 (5–1) | Sun Dome (5,108) Tampa, Florida | |||||||
Jan 21, 1999 | Tulane | L 64–80 | 14–6 (5–2) | Bartow Arena (5,919) Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Jan 24, 1999 | UNC Charlotte | W 78–71 | 15–6 (6–2) | Bartow Arena (5,483) Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Jan 30, 1999 | at No. 5 Cincinnati | L 60–73 | 15–7 (6–3) | Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 4, 1999 | at Houston | W 90–82 | 16–7 (7–3) | Hofheinz Pavilion (8,479) Houston, Texas | |||||||
Feb 7, 1999 | Southern Miss | W 63–50 | 17–7 (8–3) | Bartow Arena (4,831) Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Feb 11, 1999 | Memphis | L 75–78 | 17–8 (8–4) | Bartow Arena (5,855) Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Feb 15, 1999 | South Florida | L 53–75 | 17–9 (8–5) | Bartow Arena (4,522) Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Feb 20, 1999 | at Southern Miss | W 70–61 | 18–9 (9–5) | Reed Green Coliseum (3,591) Hattiesburg, Mississippi | |||||||
Feb 25, 1999 | at Louisville | L 60–91 | 18–10 (9–6) | Freedom Hall (19,784) Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||
Feb 27, 1999 | Saint Louis | W 62–57 | 19–10 (10–6) | Bartow Arena (3,922) Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
C-USA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 4, 1999* | (3) | (6) DePaul Quarterfinals | W 79–73 | 20–10 | BJCC Coliseum (11,058) Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
Mar 5, 1999* | (3) | (2) Louisville Semifinals | L 68–77 | 20–11 | BJCC Coliseum (12,559) Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 11, 1999* | (12 W) | vs. (5 W) No. 21 Iowa First round | L 64–77 | 20–12 | McNichols Sports Arena (16,637) Denver, Colorado | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. |
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References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Conference USA Season Summary
- ^ "With Rally, Hawkeyes, Coach Stay Around". The Washington Post. March 12, 1999. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "1998–99 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.
- ^ "1998-99 Men's Basketball Schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2023.