2011–12 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

2011–12 UAB Blazers men's basketball
2011–12 UAB Blazers men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	15–16 (9–7 C-USA)
Head coach	Mike Davis (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Donnie Marsh; Walt Fuller; Mike Jaskulski;
Home arena	Bartow Arena
	Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Memphis†	13	–	3	.813	26	–	8	.765
Southern Miss	11	–	5	.688	25	–	9	.735
Tulsa	10	–	6	.625	17	–	14	.548
UCF	10	–	6	.625	22	–	11	.667
UAB	9	–	7	.563	15	–	16	.484
Marshall	9	–	7	.563	21	–	14	.600
Rice	8	–	8	.500	18	–	15	.545
UTEP	7	–	9	.438	15	–	17	.469
Houston	7	–	9	.438	15	–	15	.500
East Carolina	5	–	11	.313	15	–	16	.484
SMU	4	–	12	.250	13	–	19	.406
Tulane	3	–	13	.188	15	–	19	.441

† 2012 CUSA Tournament winner As of March 15, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers' head coach, Mike Davis, was in his sixth season at UAB. The Blazers, who compete in Conference USA, played their home games at Bartow Arena.

Incoming Players

Source^[1]

Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
K.C. Whitaker	6'5"	185	G	Fr.	Ashburn, VA, U.S.	Fishburne Academy, Flint Hill High School
Jekore Tyler	6'3"	185	G	Jr.	Port Arthur, TX, U.S.	Lee College
Alexander Scotland-Williamson	6'9"	235	F	Jr.	London, England	Lee College
Herb Harrison	6'8"	230	F	Fr.	Cleveland, OH, U.S.	Covenant Christian Academy

Roster

Source^[2]

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
5	Robert Williams	6'4"	210	G	So.	Greenville, MS, U.S.	Weston High School
10	Karl Moton	5'11"	195	G	Jr.	Stone Mountain, GA, U.S.	Chamblee HS
21	Beas Hamga	6'11"	230	C	Sr.	Douala, Cameroon	Weatherford (Texas) CC
22	Cameron Moore	6'10"	230	F	Sr.	San Antonio, TX, U.S.	Roosevelt HS
24	Preston Purifoy	6'5"	215	G	So.	Conway, AR, U.S.	Conway High School
32	Ovie Soko	6'8"	210	F	Jr.	London, England, U.K.	Bethel HS
25	Quincy Taylor	6'0"	185	G	So.	Wichita, KS, U.S.	Fishburne Academy, Wichita Collegiate High School
44	Jordan Swing	6'6"	200	F	So.	Birmingham, AL, U.S.	Western Kentucky University, Vestavia Hills High School

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2011* 8:00 pm		Florida Tech	W 75–67	–	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
11/12/2011* 7:00 pm		Auburn-Montgomery	W 64–36	–	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Regular season
11/16/2011* 7:00 pm		Creighton	L 60–70	0–1	Bartow Arena (4,417) Birmingham, AL
11/20/2011* 3:00 pm		Murray State	L 55–62	0–2	Bartow Arena (3,863) Birmingham, AL
11/22/2011* 7:00 pm		Troy	W 71–59	1–2	Bartow Arena (4,307) Birmingham, AL
11/25/2011* 7:05 pm		at Wichita State	L 46–68	1–3	Intrust Bank Arena (11,204) Wichita, KS
11/27/2011* 3:00 pm		UT Martin	L 54–59	1–4	Bartow Arena (3,854) Birmingham, AL
11/30/2011* 7:05 pm		at South Alabama	L 47–55	1–5	Mitchell Center (3,276) Mobile, AL
12/03/2011* 6:00 pm		at Kent State	L 48–57	1–6	M.A.C. Center (3,624) Kent, OH
12/07/2011* 7:00 pm		Middle Tennessee	W 66–56	2–6	Bartow Arena (4,576) Birmingham, AL
12/20/2011* 6:30 pm, ESPN3		at VCU	L 49–68	2–7	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,617) Richmond, VA
12/22/2011* 7:00 pm		Jacksonville	W 70–65	3–7	Bartow Arena (3,962) Birmingham, AL
12/28/2011* 6:00 pm		at George Washington	W 56–49	4–7	Smith Center (2,271) Washington, D.C.
12/31/2011* 2:00 pm		Alabama A&M	W 92–58	5–7	Bartow Arena (4,102) Birmingham, AL
01/03/2012* 6:00 pm, FSN		at No. 13 Florida	L 61–79	5–8	O'Connell Center (7,512) Gainesville, FL
01/07/2012 8:00 pm, CBSSN		Memphis	L 59–62	5–9 (0–1)	Bartow Arena (8,242) Birmingham, AL
01/11/2012 7:00 pm		Marshall	L 59–61	5–10 (0–2)	Bartow Arena (3,127) Birmingham, AL
01/14/2012 1:00 pm, FSN		at Southern Miss	L 55–59	5–11 (0–3)	Reed Green Coliseum (3,111) Hattiesburg, MS
01/18/2012 7:00 pm		at Rice	W 61–60 ^OT	6–11 (1–3)	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,371) Houston, TX
01/21/2012 1:00 pm, FSN		UCF	L 41–48	6–12 (1–4)	Bartow Arena (4,476) Birmingham, AL
01/25/2012 6:00 pm, CSS		at Marshall	W 56–49	7–12 (2–4)	Cam Henderson Center (5,653) Huntington, WV
01/28/2012 7:00 pm		East Carolina	L 66–73	7–13 (2–5)	Bartow Arena (4,023) Birmingham, AL
02/01/2012 8:00 pm, CSS		Houston	W 80–69	8–13 (3–5)	Bartow Arena (3,491) Birmingham, AL
02/04/2012 8:00 pm		at UTEP	W 61–60	9–13 (4–5)	Don Haskins Center (7,838) El Paso, TX
02/08/2012 7:00 pm		Southern Miss	W 71–61	10–13 (5–5)	Bartow Arena (4,721) Birmingham, AL
02/11/2012 7:00 pm, CSS		at Memphis	L 45–79	10–14 (5–6)	FedExForum (17,308) Memphis, TN
02/15/2012 7:00 pm		at SMU	W 47–28	11–14 (6–6)	Moody Coliseum (1,582) Dallas, TX
02/18/2012 7:00 pm		Tulane	W 81–73	12–14 (7–6)	Bartow Arena (6,122) Birmingham, AL
02/25/2012 4:00 pm		at East Carolina	W 61–57	13–14 (8–6)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (5,308) Greenville, NC
02/29/2012 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Tulsa	W 68–64	14–14 (9–6)	Bartow Arena (5,176) Birmingham, AL
03/03/2012 6:00 pm		at UCF	L 63–71	14–15 (9–7)	UCF Arena (6,283) Orlando, FL
2012 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
03/07/2012 9:00 pm, CSS	(5)	vs. (12) Tulane First round	W 72–64	15–15	FedExForum (7,824) Memphis, TN
03/08/2012 9:00 pm, CBSSN	(5)	vs. (4) UCF Quarterfinals	L 54–64	15–16	FedExForum (11,697) Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.