2023–24 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

2023–24 UAB Blazers men's basketball
2023–24 UAB Blazers men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	10–6 (2–1 AAC)
Head coach	Andy Kennedy (4th season);
Associate head coach	Ryan Cross
Assistant coaches	Philip Pearson; Rob Williams;
Home arena	Bartow Arena

2023–24 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 10 Memphis	4	–	0	1.000	15	–	2	.882
North Texas	3	–	0	1.000	10	–	5	.667
No. 23 Florida Atlantic	3	–	1	.750	13	–	4	.765
Charlotte	3	–	1	.750	9	–	7	.563
SMU	2	–	1	.667	11	–	5	.688
South Florida	2	–	1	.667	9	–	5	.643
UAB	2	–	1	.667	10	–	6	.625
Tulane	2	–	2	.500	11	–	5	.688
East Carolina	2	–	2	.500	9	–	8	.529
Temple	1	–	3	.250	8	–	9	.471
UTSA	1	–	3	.250	7	–	10	.412
Wichita State	0	–	3	.000	8	–	8	.500
Rice	0	–	3	.000	6	–	10	.375
Tulsa	0	–	4	.000	9	–	7	.563

† 2024 AAC tournament winner As of January 14, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by fourth-year head coach Andy Kennedy, and plays their home games at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama as first year members of American Athletic Conference.

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
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

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
K.J. Satterfield SG	Columbus, OH	Whitehall Yearling High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mar 17, 2022
K.J. Satterfield SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Javian Davis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	RS Sr	Mississippi State	Canton, Mississippi
G	2	Daniel Ortiz	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	North Alabama	Shreveport, Louisiana
F	3	Yaxel Lendeborg	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Arizona Western College	Pennsauken, New Jersey
G	4	Eric Gaines	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	LSU	Lithonia, Georgia
G	5	James White	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Ole Miss	Conyers, Georgia
G	10	Alejandro Vasquez	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Salt Lake Community College	Queens, New York
G	11	KJ Satterfield	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	The Patrick School	Bronx, New York
G	12	Tony Toney	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Mae Jemison High School	Huntsville, Alabama
F	13	Christian Coleman	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	South Plains College	Winnsboro, Louisiana
G	15	Marquis Hargrove	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Arizona Western College	Sacramento, California
G	21	Jon Coleman (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Hall High School	Little Rock, Arkansas
G	22	Barry Dunning Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Arkansas	Mobile, Alabama
F	23	Seth Sigmon (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Huntsville High School	Houston, Texas
G	24	Efrem "Butta" Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Grissom High School	Huntsville, Alabama
F	25	Will Shaver	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	RS So	North Carolina	Birmingham, Alabama
G	30	Ryan Donohoo (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Briarwood Christian School	Birmingham, Alabama

Head coach

Andy Kennedy (UAB)

Assistant coach(es)

Ryan Cross (Buffalo)
Philip Pearson (Alabama)
Rob Williams (UAB)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 10, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
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
AAC regular season
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						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	East Carolina						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 23, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Charlotte						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
January 28, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN	Memphis Battle for the Bones						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 31, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	at North Texas						The Super Pit Denton, TX
February 4, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	at SMU						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
February 8, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	Florida Atlantic						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
February 11, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Tulsa						Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
February 18, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	North Texas						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Rice						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
February 25, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Tulane						Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Wichita State						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
March 3, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN2	at Memphis Battle for the Bones						FedExForum Memphis, TN
March 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Temple						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
March 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	SMU						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
AAC tournament
March 13–17, 2024 TBA	vs. TBA						Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[11]

References

↑ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
↑ "UAB MBB Beats Rice to Advance to Semifinal". UAB Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
↑ "UNT Falls to UAB In C-USA Semifinal". University of North Texas Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
↑ "FAU defeats Alabama-Birmingham in C-USA title game for NCAA tournament berth". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
↑ "Buffen scores 26, UAB tops Southern Miss 88-60 in NIT opener". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
↑ "UAB defeats Morehead State in NIT 77-59". Fox Sports. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
↑ "Vanderbilt falls short in NIT quarterfinal for second straight year, ends season vs. UAB". The Tennessean. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
↑ "UAB tops Utah Valley, sets up Conference USA showdown in NIT". AP News. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
↑ "North Texas Wins NIT Title and Fans Want Respect for C-USA CBB with FAU in Final Four". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
↑ "UAB to Officially Join American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2023". UAB Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
↑ "Mens Basketball Schedule 2023–2024". UAB Athletics. Retrieved September 27, 2023.

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[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[2] "UAB MBB Beats Rice to Advance to Semifinal". UAB Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[3] "UNT Falls to UAB In C-USA Semifinal". University of North Texas Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[4] "FAU defeats Alabama-Birmingham in C-USA title game for NCAA tournament berth". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[5] "Buffen scores 26, UAB tops Southern Miss 88-60 in NIT opener". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[6] "UAB defeats Morehead State in NIT 77-59". Fox Sports. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[7] "Vanderbilt falls short in NIT quarterfinal for second straight year, ends season vs. UAB". The Tennessean. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[8] "UAB tops Utah Valley, sets up Conference USA showdown in NIT". AP News. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[9] "North Texas Wins NIT Title and Fans Want Respect for C-USA CBB with FAU in Final Four". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[10] "UAB to Officially Join American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2023". UAB Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[11] "Mens Basketball Schedule 2023–2024". UAB Athletics. Retrieved September 27, 2023.

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