1985–86 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1985–86 UAB Blazers Basketball UAB Blazers wordmark.png Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt 25–11 9–5 Gene Bartow 8th BJCC Coliseum NCAA tournament Second Round The 1985–86 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's 8th season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at BJCC Coliseum. They finished the season 25–11, 9–5 in Sun Belt play and lost in the championship game of the Sun Belt tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the West region. The Blazers defeated Missouri in the opening roundWest Regional Roundup https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/03/14/West-Regional-Roundup/5915511160400/ UPI Archives March 14, 1986 April 3, 2022 before falling to No. 3 seed North Carolina in the round of 32, 77–59.N. Carolina, Louisville Pull Away https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1986/03/16/n-carolina-louisville-pull-away/d6e641ad-367f-4b61-aa73-e87f63ee11bf/ The Washington Post March 16, 1986 April 3, 2022 Roster 1985 UAB Blazers y Tracy Foster 4 G 6 4 200 Jr Fort Wayne, Indiana Steve Mitchell 14 G 6 1 185 Sr Memphis, Tennessee y basketball, born 1964 Larry Wiksell 21 G 6 0 175 Jr Ventura, California Michael Charles 24 G 6 4 180 So Birmingham, Alabama Chris Thomas 25 G 6 5 205 Fr Alabaster, Alabama Eddie Collins 31 C 6 8 220 So Marion Junction, Alabama James Ponder 32 G 6 1 180 Jr Atlanta, Georgia Reggie Turner 33 F 6 8 210 Fr Birmingham, Alabama y basketball Dylan Howard 34 F 6 6 205 Fr Fort Wayne, Indiana y basketball Jerome Mincy 40 F 6 6 225 Sr Memphis, Tennessee y Anthony Gordon 44 F 6 7 190 Sr Memphis, Tennessee Archie Johnson 50 C 6 8 215 So Memphis, Tennessee Cedric Evans 52 C 6 9 200 So Fort Pierce, Florida Bruce Baker 55 F 6 7 205 So Benton, Illinois Gene Bartow https://uabsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1985-86 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/alabama-birmingham/1986.html 1985–86 Alabama–Birmingham Blazers Roster and Stats Sports Reference April 3, 2022 Schedule and results 1985-86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1985 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=UAB Blazers| Regular season Nov 21, 1985 yes yes 16 1985 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M The Summit Houston, Texas Preseason NIT 71–68 1,250 1–0 Nov 24, 1985 yes yes 16 Duke 6 The Summit Houston, Texas Preseason NIT 54–66 947 1–1 Nov 26, 1985 yes 1985 men Missouri Baptist Spartans Missouri Baptist Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 94–52 10,053 2–1 Dec 4, 1985 yes yes 17 1985 men East Tennessee State Buccaneers ETSU Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, Tennessee 63–44 4,775 3–1 Dec 6, 1985 yes yes 17 1985 men Lehigh Engineers Lehigh Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa Amana-Hawkeye Classic 71–61 8,253 4–1 Dec 7, 1985 yes yes 17 1985 men Arkansas State Red Wolves Arkansas State Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa Amana-Hawkeye Classic 78–59 10,942 5–1 Dec 10, 1985 yes 16 Auburn Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 62–56 15,502 6–1 Dec 13, 1985 yes yes 1985 men Hawaii Pacific Sharks Hawaii Pacific Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii Early Season Tournament 69–59 3,200 7–1 Dec 14, 1985 yes yes 16 1985 men Texas State Bobcats Texas State Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii Early Season Tournament 65–56 2,543 8–1 Dec 17, 1985 yes 14 1985 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 69–53 5,871 9–1 Dec 20, 1985 yes 14 1985 men Campbell Fighting Camels Campbell Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama UAB Classic 86–46 5,269 10–1 Dec 21, 1985 yes 14 1985 none Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama UAB Classic 76–60 6,207 11–1 Dec 27, 1985 yes yes 14 1985 men TCU Horned Frogs TCU Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada UNLV Holiday Classic 69–62 5,700 12–1 Dec 28, 1985 yes yes 14 UNLV 12 Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada UNLV Holiday Classic 72–73 17,980 12–2 Jan 4, 1986 16 Old Dominion Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 66–51 10,497 13–2 1–0 Jan 6, 1986 yes 14 1985 men South Florida Bulls South Florida Sun Dome Tampa, Florida 57–46 2,945 14–2 2–0 Jan 9, 1986 14 VCU Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 72–70 OT 7,491 15–2 3–0 Jan 13, 1986 12 1985 men South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 77–64 5,719 16–2 4–0 Jan 16, 1986 12 Western Kentucky Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 72–75 OT 10,071 16–3 4–1 Jan 18, 1986 yes yes 12 DePaul Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 61–70 12,591 16–4 Jan 21, 1986 yes 18 Jacksonville Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida 75–67 6,078 17–4 5–1 Jan 23, 1986 18 1985 men UNC Charlotte 49ers UNC Charlotte Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 81–63 7,717 18–4 6–1 Jan 25, 1986 yes 18 Western Kentucky E. 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Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky 75–81 13,300 18–5 6–2 Jan 27, 1986 South Florida Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 71–56 8,091 19–5 7–2 Jan 30, 1986 yes Old Dominion Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia 71–58 7,214 20–5 8–2 Feb 1, 1986 Jacksonville Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 60–65 12,167 20–6 8–3 Feb 6, 1986 yes VCU Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia 57–63 7,152 20–7 8–4 Feb 8, 1986 yes 1985 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 83–54 6,251 21–7 Feb 15, 1986 yes South Alabama Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama 46–48 4,259 21–8 8–5 Feb 17, 1986 yes UNC Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina 70–54 6,507 22–8 9–5 Feb 22, 1986 yes yes Michigan 7 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 54–62 13,609 22–9 |- !colspan=9 style=UAB Blazers| Sun Belt tournament Feb 27, 1986 yes 3 South Alabama 6 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama Quarterfinals 64–51 6,802 23–9 Feb 28, 1986 yes 3 Western Kentucky 2 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama Semifinals 57–45 8,011 24–9 Mar 1, 1986 yes 3 Jacksonville 4 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama Championship game 69–70 8,715 24–10 |- !colspan=9 style=UAB Blazers| NCAA tournament Mar 13, 1986 yes yes 6 W Missouri 11 W Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah First Round 66–64 11,298 25–10 Mar 15, 1986 yes yes 6 W North Carolina 8 3 W Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah Second Round 59–77 11,234 25–11 AP poll Central Time W West 2019-20 UAB Men's Basketball Media Guide https://uabsports.com/documents/2019/11/21/MG_MBB_20.pdf UAB Athletics April 3, 2022https://uabsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1985-86 1985-86 Men's Basketball Schedule UAB Athletics March 23, 2023 Rankings 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 899–900 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 NBA draft 1986 NBA draft UAB Blazers Round Pick Player NBA club 2 36 Steve Mitchell Washington Bulletshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1986.html 1986 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com April 3, 2022 References Category:UAB Blazers men's basketball seasons UAB UAB UAB Blazers men's basketball UAB Blazers men's basketball