1989–90 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1989–90 UAB Blazers UAB Blazers wordmark.png Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt 22–9 12–2 Gene Bartow 12th Murry Bartow 1st UAB Arena Sun Belt Regular season champions NCAA tournament The 1989–90 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's 12th season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at UAB Arena. They finished the season 22–9, 12–2 in Sun Belt play and lost in the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the East region. The Blazers fell in the opening round to UCLA, 68–56. Roster 1989 UAB Blazers y Barry Bearden 3 G 5 11 175 Sr Birmingham, Alabama Stanley Jackson 4 G 6 3 180 Fr Valley, Alabama y basketball Andy Kennedy 13 G 6 8 195 Jr Louisville, Mississippi y JJ Smith 15 G 5 11 170 So Memphis, Tennessee Jack Kramer 22 G 6 3 195 Jr Quincy, Illinois Elbert Rogers 23 G 6 7 240 So Pascagoula, Mississippi George Wilkerson 24 G 6 3 195 Fr Birmingham, Alabama Larry Rembert 40 F 6 8 240 Sr Orrville, Alabama Doug Turner 50 F 6 11 200 Fr yes Knob Noster, Missouri William DeVaughn 52 F 6 9 225 Sr Birmingham, Alabama Alan Ogg 53 C 7 2 230 Sr Mount Olive, Alabama y Gene Bartow https://uabsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1989-90 May 9, 2020 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/alabama-birmingham/1990.html 1989–90 Alabama–Birmingham Blazers Roster and Stats Sports Reference May 9, 2020 Schedule and results 1989-90 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1989 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=UAB Blazers| Regular season Nov 15, 1989 yes yes Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas Preseason NIT 83–109 7,025 0–1 Nov 28, 1989 yes 1989 men Alcorn State Braves Alcorn State UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama 104–53 9,010 1–1 Dec 1, 1989 yes yes Auburn Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 75–65 11,718 2–1 Dec 5, 1989 yes 1989 men Oregon Ducks Oregon UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama 79–69 7,298 3–1 Dec 8, 1989 yes yes 1989 men Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern Marriott Center Provo, Utah Cougar Classic 79–53 4,500 4–1 Dec 9, 1989 yes yes Brigham Young Marriott Center Provo, Utah Cougar Classic 82–98 18,097 4–2 Dec 16, 1989 yes yes 1989 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 74–87 13,637 4–3 Dec 21, 1989 yes 1989 men Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama UAB Invitational 80–57 6,171 5–3 Dec 22, 1989 yes 1989 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama UAB Invitational 91–46 4,209 6–3 Dec 29, 1989 yes 1989 men New Hampshire Wildcats New Hampshire UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama UAB Classic 76–47 4,889 7–3 Dec 30, 1989 yes 1989 men Alabama State Hornets Alabama State UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama UAB Classic 118–85 6,319 8–3 Jan 4, 1990 1989 men Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama 77–61 6,191 9–3 1–0 Jan 6, 1990 yes 1989 men Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia 64–61 5,098 10–3 2–0 Jan 8, 1990 yes South Florida Sun Dome Tampa, Florida 83–66 4,755 11–3 3–0 Jan 13, 1990 yes yes Xavier 25 Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio 61–82 8,047 11–4 Jan 16, 1990 1989 men Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama 86–55 7,196 12–4 4–0 Jan 18, 1990 yes VCU Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia 80–59 6,208 13–4 5–0 Jan 20, 1990 1989 men South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama 85–80 8,659 14–4 6–0 Jan 24, 1990 yes 1989 men Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida 84–86 3,993 14–5 6–1 Jan 27, 1990 yes Arkansas 6 UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama 95–109 8,951 14–6 Feb 1, 1990 yes Western Kentucky E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky 68–57 7,700 15–6 7–1 Feb 4, 1990 yes South Alabama Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama 82–75 6,720 16–6 8–1 Feb 8, 1990 VCU UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama 74–51 8,237 17–6 9–1 Feb 10, 1990 South Florida UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama 82–64 8,211 18–6 10–1 Feb 15, 1990 yes 1989 men UNC Charlotte 49ers UNC Charlotte Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina 72–86 3,427 18–7 10–2 Feb 17, 1990 yes yes 1989 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 74–68 10,585 19–7 Feb 24, 1990 UNC Charlotte UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama 93–61 8,503 20–7 11–2 Feb 26, 1990 Old Dominion UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama 87–72 6,511 21–7 12–2 |- !colspan=9 style=UAB Blazers| Sun Belt tournament Mar 3, 1990 yes yes 1 VCU 8 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama Sun Belt Tournament Quarterfinal 83–68 9,728 22–7 Mar 4, 1990 yes yes 1 UNC Charlotte 5 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama Sun Belt Tournament Semifinal 57–61 9,105 22–8 |- !colspan=9 style=UAB Blazers| NCAA tournament Mar 16, 1990 yes yes 10 E UCLA 7 E Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia First Round 56–68 9,331 22–9 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://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1990_9_University%20of%20Alabama%20at%20Birmingham.pdf 1989-1990 UAB Blazers men's basketball Stats NCAA Career Statistics References Category:UAB Blazers men's basketball seasons UAB UAB UAB Blazers men's basketball UAB Blazers men's basketball