The 2023–24 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Andy Kennedy, and played their home games at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama as first year members of American Athletic Conference.
| 2023–24 UAB Blazers men's basketball | |
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AAC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
| Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| Record | 23–12 (12–6 AAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Associate head coach | Ryan Cross |
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| Home arena | Bartow Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 16 | – | 20 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 19 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 AAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Blazers finished the 2022–23 season 29–10, 14–6 in C-USA play to finish third place.[1] They defeated Rice in the quarterfinals[2] and North Texas in the semifinals,[3] before losing in the championship of the C-USA tournament to Florida Atlantic.[4] They received an at-large bid to the NIT, where they defeated Southern Miss in the first round,[5] Morehead State in the second round,[6] Vanderbilt in the quarterfinals[7] and Utah Valley in the semifinals,[8] before losing to North Texas in the championship game.[9]
The season marked the team's last season as members of Conference USA before joining the American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2023.[10]
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Ledarrius Brewer | 2 | G | 6'5" | 190 | RS Senior | Meridian, MS | Graduated |
| Tavin Lovan | 3 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Senior | Franklin, KY | Graduated |
| KJ Buffen | 5 | F | 6'7" | 230 | Senior | Gainesville, GA | Graduated |
| Jordan Walker | 10 | G | 5'11" | 170 | RS Senior | Port Washington, NY | Graduated/undrafted in 2023 NBA draft; signed with the Dallas Mavericks |
| Ty Brewer | 15 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Senior | Meridian, MS | Graduated |
| Tyler Bertram | 23 | G | 6'3" | 170 | RS Junior | Cooperstown, NY | Transferred to Albany |
| Rongie Gordon | 25 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Sophomore | Montgomery, AL | Transferred to Kennesaw State |
| Trey Jemison | 55 | C | 6'11" | 260 | Senior | Birmingham, AL | Graduated/undrafted in 2023 NBA draft; signed with the New Orleans Pelicans |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Daniel Oritz | 2 | G | 6'0" | 187 | Junior | Shreveport, LA | North Alabama |
| Yaxel Lendeborg | 3 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Junior | Pennsauken, NJ | Arizona Western College |
| James White | 5 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Junior | Conyers, GA | Ole Miss |
| Alejandro Vasquez | 10 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Junior | Queens, NY | Salt Lake CC |
| Christian Coleman | 13 | F | 6'9" | Junior | Winnsboro, LA | South Plains College | |
| Marquis Hargrove | 15 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Junior | Sacramento, CA | Arizona Western College |
| Barry Dunning | 22 | G | 6'6" | 195 | Sophomore | Mobile, AL | Arkansas |
| Will Shaver | 25 | F | 6'10" | 260 | RS Sophomore | Birmingham, AL | North Carolina |
Recruiting classes
2023 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| K.J. Satterfield SG | Columbus, OH | Whitehall Yearling High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Mar 17, 2022 | |
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Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| October 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., − | Morehouse | W 88–70 | − | 13 – Gaines | 12 – Lendeborg | 3 – Gaines | Bartow Arena (2,317) Birmingham, AL | ||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Bradley | L 71–73 OT | 0–1 | 20 – Davis | 15 – Davis | 2 – Lendeborg | Bartow Arena (3,632) Birmingham, AL | ||||
| November 10, 2023* 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | vs. Clemson Asheville Championship semifinals | L 76–77 | 0–2 | 18 – Gaines | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Harrah's Cherokee Center (3,319) Asheville, NC | ||||
| November 12, 2023* 11:30 a.m., ESPN2 | vs. Maryland Asheville Championship consolation | W 66–63 | 1–2 | 20 – Gaines | 7 – Davis | 3 – Gaines | Harrah's Cherokee Center (1,507) Asheville, NC | ||||
| November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Alcorn State | W 80–77 | 2–2 | 25 – Vasquez | 9 – Davis | 2 – Tied | Bartow Arena (3,184) Birmingham, AL | ||||
| November 21, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Middle Tennessee | W 58–57 | 3–2 | 21 – Davis | 12 – Lendeborg | 3 – Vasquez | Murphy Center (3,227) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||
| November 25, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Furman | W 92–86 | 4–2 | 19 – Lendeborg | 10 – Lendeborg | 6 – Gaines | Bartow Arena (2,953) Birmingham, AL | ||||
| November 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | McNeese | L 60–81 | 4–3 | 20 – Ortiz | 11 – Davis | 3 – Gaines | Bartow Arena (2,976) Birmingham, AL | ||||
| December 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Southern Miss | L 82–85 | 4–4 | 26 – Vasquez | 7 – Lendeborg | 6 – Gaines | Bartow Arena (3,337) Birmingham, AL | ||||
| December 9, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Arkansas State | L 68–87 | 4–5 | 17 – Lendeborg | 10 – Lendeborg | 5 – Tied | First National Bank Arena (2,699) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
| December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., − | at Alabama A&M | W 93–82 | 5–5 | 16 – Lendeborg | 16 – Lendeborg | 8 – Gaines | Alabama A&M Events Center (2,893) Huntsville, AL | ||||
| December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Montevallo | W 92–56 | 6–5 | 22 – Davis | 8 – Coleman | 10 – Gaines | Bartow Arena (3,576) Birmingham, AL | ||||
| December 22, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Drake | W 79–78 OT | 7–5 | 15 – Davis | 8 – Lendeborg | 9 – Gaines | Bartow Arena (3,496) Birmingham, AL | ||||
| December 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UNC Asheville | W 90–85 | 8–5 | 24 – Lendeborg | 15 – Lendeborg | 7 – Gaines | Bartow Arena (3,392) Birmingham, AL | ||||
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| January 2, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | at UTSA | W 78–76 | 9–5 (1–0) | 23 – Lendeborg | 15 – Lendeborg | 6 – Gaines | Convocation Center (744) San Antonio, TX | ||||
| January 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | South Florida | W 75–71 | 10–5 (2–0) | 23 – Lendeborg | 15 – Lendeborg | 3 – Johnson | Bartow Arena (3,677) Birmingham, AL | ||||
| January 14, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | at No. 24 Florida Atlantic | L 73–86 | 10–6 (2–1) | 13 – Tied | 7 – Davis | 4 – Lendeborg | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL | ||||
| January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Tulane | W 83–69 | 11–6 (3–1) | 28 – Vasquez | 18 – Lendeborg | 6 – Johnson | Bartow Arena (3,472) Birmingham, AL | ||||
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | East Carolina | W 69–61 | 12–6 (4–1) | 17 – Gaines | 9 – Davis | 8 – Gaines | Bartow Arena (3,872) Birmingham, AL | ||||
| January 23, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Charlotte | L 70–76 | 12–7 (4–2) | 13 – Vasquez | 5 – Tied | 4 – Gaines | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,155) Charlotte, NC | ||||
| January 28, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 19 Memphis Battle for the Bones | W 97–88 | 13–7 (5–2) | 23 – Lendeborg | 16 – Lendeborg | 4 – Tied | Bartow Arena (8,127) Birmingham, AL | ||||
| January 31, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | at North Texas | W 82–79 OT | 14–7 (6–2) | 18 – Johnson | 10 – Lendeborg | 5 – Gaines | The Super Pit (3,689) Denton, TX | ||||
| February 4, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 | at SMU | L 69–72 | 14–8 (6–3) | 20 – Johnson | 13 – Lendeborg | 10 – Gaines | Moody Coliseum (5,656) Dallas, TX | ||||
| February 8, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 20 Florida Atlantic | W 76–73 OT | 15–8 (7–3) | 17 – Lendeborg | 21 – Lendeborg | 8 – Gaines | Bartow Arena (5,306) Birmingham, AL | ||||
| February 11, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Tulsa | W 70–63 | 16–8 (8–3) | 17 – Tied | 11 – Tied | 7 – Gaines | Reynolds Center (3,124) Tulsa, OK | ||||
| February 18, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | North Texas | W 71–62 | 17–8 (9–3) | 26 – Lendeborg | 8 – Tied | 4 – Gaines | Bartow Arena (4,785) Birmingham, AL | ||||
| February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Rice | L 71–94 | 17–9 (9–4) | 16 – Lendeborg | 11 – Lendeborg | 5 – Gaines | Bartow Arena (3,751) Birmingham, AL | ||||
| February 25, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | at Tulane | W 78–67 | 18–9 (10–4) | 26 – Lendeborg | 12 – Lendeborg | 5 – Tied | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,605) New Orleans, LA | ||||
| February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Wichita State | L 66–74 | 18–10 (10–5) | 22 – Vasquez | 15 – Lendeborg | 5 – Gaines | Bartow Arena (4,487) Birmingham, AL | ||||
| March 3, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN2 | at Memphis Battle for the Bones | L 87–106 | 18–11 (10–6) | 17 – Gaines | 8 – Lendeburg | 8 – Gaines | FedExForum (13,491) Memphis, TN | ||||
| March 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | at Temple | W 100–72 | 19–11 (11–6) | 19 – Tied | 14 – Lendeburg | 10 – Gaines | Liacouras Center (2,515) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| March 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | SMU | W 74–70 | 20–11 (12–6) | 22 – Gaines | 12 – Lendeborg | 3 – Gaines | Bartow Arena (4,037) Birmingham, AL | ||||
| AAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 15, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (4) | vs. (12) Wichita State Quarterfinals | W 72–60 | 21–11 | 18 – Lendeborg | 14 – Lendeborg | 7 – Gaines | Dickies Arena (5,454) Fort Worth, TX | |||
| March 16, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (4) | vs. (1) South Florida Semifinals | W 93–83 | 22–11 | 21 – Johnson | 11 – Lendeborg | 5 – Gaines | Dickies Arena (5,545) Fort Worth, TX | |||
| March 17, 2024 2:15 p.m., ESPN | (4) | vs. (11) Temple Championship | W 85–69 | 23–11 | 29 – Vasquez | 16 – Lendeborg | 9 – Gaines | Dickies Arena (5,695) Fort Worth, TX | |||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 22, 2024 12:45 p.m., TNT | (12 E) | vs. (5 E) No. 24 San Diego State First Round | L 65–69 | 23–12 | 19 – Johnson | 7 – Lendeborg | 3 – Gaines | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, WA | |||
Source[11]
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