1983–84 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1983–84 UAB Blazers Basketball UAB Blazers wordmark.png Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt 23–11 8–6 Gene Bartow 6th BJCC Coliseum Sun Belt tournament champions NCAA tournament The 1983–84 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's sixth season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at BJCC Coliseum. They finished the season 23–11, 8–6 in Sun Belt play and won the Sun Belt tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the Mideast region. The Blazers fell to BYU in the opening round, 84–68. Roster 1983 UAB Blazers y McKinley Singleton 10 G 6 5 170 Sr Memphis, Tennessee y Murry Bartow 11 G 5 10 160 Jr Birmingham, Alabama y Marvin Ray Johnson 12 F 6 7 Jr Birmingham, Alabama Steve Mitchell 14 G 6 5 195 So Memphis, Tennessee y basketball, born 1964 Luellen Foster 15 G 6 4 165 Sr Birmingham, Alabama Jerome Mincy 40 F 6 6 215 So Memphis, Tennessee y Gene Bartow https://uabsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1983-84 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/alabama-birmingham/1984.html 1983–84 Alabama–Birmingham Blazers Roster and Stats Sports Reference January 29, 2022 Schedule and results 1983-84 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1983 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=UAB Blazers| Regular season Nov 25, 1983 yes 1983 men Saint Mary's Cardinals Saint Mary's (MN) Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 105–53 6,688 1–0 Nov 26, 1983 yes 1983 men Charleston Southern Buccaneers Charleston Southern Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 73–55 4,538 2–0 Nov 29, 1983 yes 1983 men Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Mississippi Valley State Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 87–73 5,101 3–0 Dec 2, 1983 yes Auburn Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 69–62 OT 16,803 4–0 Dec 6, 1983 1983 none Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 83–73 6,553 5–0 1–0 Dec 10, 1983 yes yes 1983 men Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 70–79 6,323 5–1 Dec 12, 1983 yes yes 1983 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 55–53 2,245 6–1 Dec 15, 1983 yes 1983 men United States International Gulls U.S. International Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 71–56 2,777 7–1 Dec 17, 1983 yes 1983 none Baylor Bears Baylor Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 73–61 7,873 8–1 Dec 22, 1983 yes 1983 men Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 64–49 4,232 9–1 Dec 23, 1983 yes Villanova Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 81–76 3OT 5,885 10–1 Dec 27, 1983 yes yes 1983 men Pacific Tigers Pacific Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic 57–48 3,059 11–1 Dec 28, 1983 yes yes Southern Methodist Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic 63–77 OT 4,911 11–2 Dec 29, 1983 yes yes 1983 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic 84–66 6,358 12–2 Jan 5, 1984 yes 1983 men MacMurray Highlanders MacMurray Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 71–43 2,891 13–2 Jan 7, 1984 1983 men Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 71–56 8,897 14–2 1–0 Jan 14, 1984 yes yes DePaul 3 Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 63–98 13,431 14–3 Jan 19, 1984 VCU Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 61–63 7,887 14–4 1–1 Jan 21, 1984 yes South Alabama Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama 80–79 11,106 15–4 2–1 Jan 26, 1984 1983 men Charlotte 49ers UNC Charlotte Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 74–60 6,886 16–4 3–1 Jan 28, 1984 1983 men Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 75–74 OT 12,056 17–4 4–1 Jan 31, 1984 1983 men South Florida Bulls South Florida Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 46–65 6,881 17–5 4–2 Feb 2, 1984 yes Jacksonville Jacksonville Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida 68–45 3,320 18–5 5–2 Feb 4, 1984 yes yes Memphis State Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee 51–53 OT 11,200 18–6 Feb 6, 1984 yes VCU Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia 43–49 7,017 18–7 5–3 Feb 9, 1984 yes UNC Charlotte Belk Gymnasium Charlotte, North Carolina 79–70 2,387 19–7 6–3 Feb 11, 1984 South Alabama Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 51–50 8,489 20–7 7–3 Feb 18, 1984 yes Old Dominion ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, Virginia 55–76 5,584 20–8 7–4 Feb 20, 1984 yes South Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida 57–58 3,445 20–9 7–5 Feb 25, 1984 yes Western Kentucky Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky 76–89 8,200 20–10 7–6 |- !colspan=9 style=UAB Blazers| Sun Belt tournament Mar 2, 1984 yes 5 South Alabama 4 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama Quarterfinals 76–68 10,621 21–10 Mar 3, 1984 yes 5 VCU 1 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama Semifinals 54–52 11,575 22–10 Mar 4, 1984 yes 5 Old Dominion 2 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama Championship Game 62–60 9,240 23–10 |- !colspan=9 style=UAB Blazers| NCAA tournament Mar 15, 1984 yes 9 ME Brigham Young 8 ME Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama First round 68–84 7,105 23–11 AP poll ME Mideast 2019-20 UAB Men's Basketball Media Guide https://uabsports.com/documents/2019/11/21/MG_MBB_20.pdf UAB Athletics January 29, 20221983-84 Men's Basketball Schedule https://uabsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1983-84 UAB Athletics February 26, 2023 NBA draft 1984 NBA draft UAB Blazers Round Pick Player NBA club 6 120 McKinley Singleton Milwaukee Buckshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1984.html 1984 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com January 29, 2022 References Category:UAB Blazers men's basketball seasons UAB UAB UAB Blazers men's basketball UAB Blazers men's basketball