1988–89 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 September 2025 Basketball 1988–89 UAB Blazers UAB Blazers wordmark.png Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt 22–12 8–6 Gene Bartow 11th UAB Arena NIT third place The 1988–89 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's 11th season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at UAB Arena. They finished the season 22–12, 8–6 in Sun Belt play and lost in the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament. Michigan State received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they beat Georgia Southern, Richmond, and Connecticut to reach the semifinals at Madison Square Garden. In the semifinals, they lost to St. John's. In the third place game, they won against Michigan State in overtime. Roster 1988 UAB Blazers y Barry Bearden 3 G 5 11 175 Jr Birmingham, Alabama Andy Kennedy 13 G 6 8 195 So Louisville, Mississippi y JJ Smith 15 G 5 11 170 Fr Memphis, Tennessee Jack Kramer 22 G 6 3 195 So Quincy, Illinois Elbert Rogers 23 G 6 7 240 Fr Pascagoula, Mississippi Keelon Lawson 25 F 6 6 190 Fr Memphis, Tennessee Dylan Howard 34 F 6 7 215 Sr Fort Wayne, Indiana y basketball Tony Lewis 35 G 6 3 185 Fr Memphis, Tennessee Larry Rembert 40 F 6 8 240 Jr Orrville, Alabama Doug Turner 50 F 6 11 200 Fr Knob Noster, Missouri Alan Ogg 53 C 7 2 220 Jr Mount Olive, Alabama y Bruce Baker 55 F 6 7 195 Sr Benton, Illinois Gene Bartow https://uabsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1988-89 September 2, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/alabama-birmingham/1989.html 1988–89 Alabama–Birmingham Blazers Roster and Stats Sports Reference September 2, 2025 Schedule and results 1988-89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1988 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=UAB Blazers| Regular season Nov 28, 1988 yes yes Hawaii Pacific Neal S. Blaisdell Center Kaneohe, Hawaii 86–63 1–0 Dec 3, 1988 yes Vanderbilt Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 76–69 2–0 Dec 8, 1988 yes 1988 none Alabama State Hornets Alabama State Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 87–85 3–0 Dec 10, 1988 yes yes 1988 none Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming 91–109 3–1 Dec 16, 1988 yes 1988 none Florida A&M Rattlers Florida A&M Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama UAB Classic 93–56 4–1 Dec 17, 1988 yes Louisiana Tech Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama UAB Classic 97–79 5–1 Dec 20, 1988 yes yes Tennessee 19 Peterson Gymnasium San Diego, California McDonald's Classic 99–111 5–2 Dec 21, 1988 yes yes 1988 men Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Hardin-Simmons Peterson Gymnasium San Diego, California McDonald's Classic 72–50 6–2 Dec 26, 1988 yes 1988 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 90–75 7–2 Dec 29, 1988 yes yes 1988 men Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State Chattanooga, Tennessee Coca-Cola Classic 66–75 7–3 Dec 30, 1988 yes yes 1988 none Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee State Chattanooga, Tennessee Coca-Cola Classic 84–56 8–3 Jan 7, 1989 yes 1988 none Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia 89–101 8–4 0–1 Jan 10, 1989 1988 men Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 76–60 9–4 1–1 Jan 14, 1989 yes 1988 men South Florida Bulls South Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida 73–61 10–4 2–1 Jan 16, 1989 1988 men Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 93–86 11–4 3–1 Jan 18, 1989 yes South Alabama Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama 84–114 11–5 3–2 Jan 26, 1989 yes VCU Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia 75–79 11–6 3–3 Jan 28, 1989 1988 men UNC Charlotte 49ers UNC Charlotte Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 72–86 11–7 3–4 Feb 4, 1989 Old Dominion Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 92–77 12–7 4–4 Feb 9, 1989 yes Western Kentucky E. 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Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky 80–70 13–7 5–4 Feb 11, 1989 South Alabama Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 93–91 14–7 6–4 Feb 15, 1989 yes yes 1988 men Bradley Braves Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois 90–96 14–8 Feb 18, 1989 yes Jacksonville Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida 79–98 14–9 6–5 Feb 21, 1989 South Florida Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 87–59 15–9 7–5 Feb 23, 1989 VCU Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 78–62 16–9 8–5 Feb 25, 1989 yes Auburn BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, Alabama 105–76 17–9 Feb 27, 1989 yes UNC Charlotte Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina 74–76 17–10 8–6 |- !colspan=9 style=UAB Blazers| Sun Belt tournament Mar 4, 1989 yes yes 4 Old Dominion 5 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Quarterfinals 89–87 OT 18–10 Mar 5, 1989 yes yes 4 South Alabama 1 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Semifinals 84–103 18–11 |- !colspan=9 style=UAB Blazers| NIT Mar 16, 1989 yes 1988 men Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama First round 83–74 19–11 Mar 20, 1989 yes yes 1988 men Richmond Spiders Richmond Robins Center Richmond, Virginia Second round 64–61 20–11 Mar 22, 1989 yes yes Connecticut Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut Quarterfinals 85–79 4,604 21–11 Mar 27, 1989 yes yes St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, New York Semifinals 65–76 21–12 Mar 29, 1989 yes yes Michigan State Madison Square Garden New York, New York Third place game 78–76 OT 22–12 AP poll Central Time E East 2019-20 UAB Men's Basketball Media Guide https://uabsports.com/documents/2019/11/21/MG_MBB_20.pdf UAB Athletics May 9, 2020https://uabsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1988-89 1988-89 Men's Basketball Schedule UAB Athletics September 2, 2025 References Category:UAB Blazers men's basketball seasons UAB UAB UAB Blazers men's basketball UAB Blazers men's basketball