1998–99 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

1998–99 UAB Blazers men's basketball
1998–99 UAB Blazers men's basketball
C-USA National division champions
NCAA tournament, 1st round
Conference	Conference USA
	National
Record	20–12 (10–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Murry Bartow (3rd season);
Assistant coach	Andy Kennedy (3rd season)
Home arena	Bartow Arena
	Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

The 1998–99 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of Conference USA during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Murry Bartow's third season at UAB, with the Blazers playing their home games at Bartow Arena.

1998–99 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
American
No. 11 Cincinnati	12	–	4	.750	27	–	6	.818
Louisville	11	–	5	.688	19	–	11	.633
No. 24 UNC Charlotte †	10	–	6	.625	23	–	11	.676
DePaul	10	–	6	.625	18	–	13	.581
Saint Louis	8	–	8	.500	15	–	16	.484
Marquette	6	–	10	.375	14	–	15	.483
National
UAB	10	–	6	.625	20	–	12	.625
South Florida	6	–	10	.375	14	–	14	.500
Southern Miss	6	–	10	.375	14	–	16	.467
Memphis	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
Tulane	6	–	10	.375	12	–	15	.444
Houston	5	–	11	.313	10	–	17	.370

† 1999 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

They finished the season 20–12, 10–6 in C-USA play and lost in the semifinals of the 1994 GMWC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 12 seed in the West region. The Blazers were defeated by No. 5 seed Iowa, 77–64.^[2]

Roster

1998–99 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	15	Bill Armstrong	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Oneonta HS	Oneonta, Alabama
F	22	Fred Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr		Queens, New York

Head coach

Murry Bartow

Assistant coach(es)

Andy Kennedy (UAB)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 14, 1998*		Alcorn State	W 70–54	1–0	Bartow Arena (4,883) Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 18, 1998*		at No. 21 Indiana	L 54–91	1–1	Assembly Hall (16,678) Bloomington, Indiana
Nov 22, 1998*		Tulsa	W 78–61	2–1	Bartow Arena (3,516) Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 24, 1998*		Cleveland State	W 89–58	3–1	Bartow Arena (4,176) Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 29, 1998*		at South Alabama	W 74–60	4–1	Jaguar Gym (850) Mobile, Alabama
Dec 1, 1998*		UT Arlington	W 94–63	5–1	Bartow Arena (4,101) Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 5, 1998*		at Western Kentucky	W 87–72	6–1	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,100) Bowling Green, Kentucky
Dec 8, 1998*		Jacksonville State	W 79–59	7–1	Bartow Arena (4,276) Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 12, 1998*		Auburn Arby's Hardwood Classic	L 64–77	7–2	BJCC Coliseum (14,719) Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 15, 1998*		Princeton	L 57–69	7–3	Bartow Arena (4,613) Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 21, 1998*		vs. Ohio State Puerto Rico Holiday Classic	L 64–71	7–4	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex (75) San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 22, 1998*		vs. Middle Tennessee Puerto Rico Holiday Classic	W 85–60	8–4	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex (89) San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 23, 1998*		vs. Saint Joseph's Puerto Rico Holiday Classic	W 72–58	9–4	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex (N/A) San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 30, 1998		at Tulane	W 88–78	10–4 (1–0)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena (1,182) New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 2, 1999		at Memphis	W 91–83	11–4 (2–0)	Pyramid Arena (13,813) Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 6, 1999		Marquette	W 73–66 ^OT	12–4 (3–0)	Bartow Arena (4,976) Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 9, 1999		Houston	W 116–78	13–4 (4–0)	Bartow Arena (7,469) Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 14, 1999		at DePaul	L 80–87	13–5 (4–1)	Rosemont Horizon (6,393) Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 16, 1999		at South Florida	W 67–64	14–5 (5–1)	Sun Dome (5,108) Tampa, Florida
Jan 21, 1999		Tulane	L 64–80	14–6 (5–2)	Bartow Arena (5,919) Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 24, 1999		UNC Charlotte	W 78–71	15–6 (6–2)	Bartow Arena (5,483) Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 30, 1999		at No. 5 Cincinnati	L 60–73	15–7 (6–3)	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 4, 1999		at Houston	W 90–82	16–7 (7–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion (8,479) Houston, Texas
Feb 7, 1999		Southern Miss	W 63–50	17–7 (8–3)	Bartow Arena (4,831) Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 11, 1999		Memphis	L 75–78	17–8 (8–4)	Bartow Arena (5,855) Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 15, 1999		South Florida	L 53–75	17–9 (8–5)	Bartow Arena (4,522) Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 20, 1999		at Southern Miss	W 70–61	18–9 (9–5)	Reed Green Coliseum (3,591) Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 25, 1999		at Louisville	L 60–91	18–10 (9–6)	Freedom Hall (19,784) Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 27, 1999		Saint Louis	W 62–57	19–10 (10–6)	Bartow Arena (3,922) Birmingham, Alabama
C-USA tournament
Mar 4, 1999*	(3)	(6) DePaul Quarterfinals	W 79–73	20–10	BJCC Coliseum (11,058) Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 5, 1999*	(3)	(2) Louisville Semifinals	L 68–77	20–11	BJCC Coliseum (12,559) Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA tournament
Mar 11, 1999*	(12 W)	vs. (5 W) No. 21 Iowa First round	L 64–77	20–12	McNichols Sports Arena (16,637) Denver, Colorado
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.

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References

↑ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Conference USA Season Summary
↑ "With Rally, Hawkeyes, Coach Stay Around". The Washington Post. March 12, 1999. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
↑ "1998–99 Alabama–Birmingham Blazers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
↑ "2022-23 UAB Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UAB Athletics. November 6, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
↑ "1998-99 Men's Basketball Schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

[1] sports-reference.com 1999-00 Conference USA Season Summary

[2] "With Rally, Hawkeyes, Coach Stay Around". The Washington Post. March 12, 1999. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

[3] "1998–99 Alabama–Birmingham Blazers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

[4] "2022-23 UAB Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UAB Athletics. November 6, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

[5] "1998-99 Men's Basketball Schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

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