# 2010–11 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 2010–11 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers' head coach, Mike Davis, was in his fifth season at UAB. The Blazers, who compete in Conference USA, played their home games at Bartow Arena.
UAB finished the regular season atop the league standings and were subsequently named the 2011 Conference USA Champions. The Blazers were awarded the 1-seed for the 2011 Conference USA men's basketball tournament in El Paso but lost in their first tournament game. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they lost in the new First Four round to Clemson. UAB finished with a record of 22–9 and 12–4 in Conference USA play.

## Roster

Source
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 1 | Aaron Johnson | 5'8" | 185 | G | Sr. | Chicago, IL, U.S. | Hubbard HS |
| 3 | Anthony Criswell | 6'9" | 230 | F | Fr. | Oklahoma City, OK, U.S. | Douglass High School |
| 4 | Jamarr Sanders | 6'4" | 210 | G | Sr. | Montgomery, AL, U.S. | Jeff Davis High School NW Florida CC |
| 5 | Robert Williams | 6'4" | 210 | G | Fr. | Greenville, MS, U.S. | Weston High School |
| 10 | Karl Moton | 5'11" | 195 | G | So. | Stone Mountain, GA, U.S. | Chamblee HS |
| 21 | Beas Hamga | 6'11" | 230 | C | Jr. | Douala, Cameroon | Weatherford (Texas) CC |
| 22 | Cameron Moore | 6'10" | 230 | F | Jr. | San Antonio, TX, U.S. | Roosevelt HS |
| 23 | Dexter Fields | 6'2" | 205 | G | So. | Orlando, FL, U.S. | Olympia HS |
| 24 | Preston Purifoy | 6'5" | 215 | G | Fr. | Conway, AR, U.S. | Conway High School |
| 32 | Ovie Soko | 6'8" | 210 | F | So. | London, England, U.K. | Bethel HS |
| 2 | Mike Jones | 6'1" | 185 | G | Sr. | Nashville, TN, U.S. | Hunters Lane High School |
| 25 | Quincy Taylor | 6'0" | 185 | G | Fr. | Wichita, KS, U.S. | Wichita Collegiate High School |
| 44 | Jordan Swing | 6'6" | 200 | F | So. | Birmingham, AL, U.S. | Western Kentucky University |

## Schedule

* All times are Eastern
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/5/2010 8:00pm | West Alabama | W 81–64 | | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/13/2010* 8:00pm | Southeast Missouri State | W 78–56 | 1–0 | Bartow Arena (2,787) Birmingham, AL |
| 11/17/2010* 8:00pm | at Middle Tennessee | W 76–71 | 2–0 | Murphy Center (4,028) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 11/20/2010* 4:00pm | at Arizona State | L 66–69 | 2–1 | Wells Fargo Arena (8,642) Tempe, AZ |
| 11/23/2010* 8:00pm | South Alabama | W 82–58 | 3–1 | Bartow Arena (4,104) Birmingham, AL |
| 11/26/2010* 8:00pm | vs. Arkansas | W 70–65 $^{OT}$ | 4–1 | Verizon Arena (8,425) Little Rock, AR |
| 11/29/2010* 8:00pm | at Troy | W 78–57 | 5–1 | Trojan Arena (1,914) Troy, AL |
| 12/01/2010* 8:00pm | Jacksonville State | W 59–53 | 6–1 | Bartow Arena (3,717) Birmingham, AL |
| 12/03/2010* 7:00pm, FSSO | at Georgia | L 64–66 | 6–2 | Stegeman Coliseum (7,253) Athens, GA |
| 12/05/2010* 8:00pm | Kent State | W 75–59 | 7–2 | Bartow Arena (3,151) Birmingham, AL |
| 12/19/2010* 8:00pm | Alabama A&M | W 58–40 | 8–2 | Bartow Arena (3,891) Birmingham, AL |
| 12/21/2010* 8:00pm | VCU | W 68–65 | 9–2 | Bartow Arena (4,344) Birmingham, AL |
| 12/27/2010* 8:00pm | George Washington | W 79–44 | 10–2 | Bartow Arena (5,091) Birmingham, AL |
| 01/05/2011* 7:00pm, ESPN2 | at No. 1 Duke | L 64–85 | 10–3 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| 01/08/2011 4:00pm, CBSCS | UTEP | W 100–97 $^{3OT}$ | 11–3 (1–0) | Bartow Arena (6,016) Birmingham, AL |
| 01/15/2011 8:05pm | at Tulsa | L 62–78 | 11–4 (1–1) | Reynolds Center (5,449) Tulsa, OK |
| 01/17/2011 7:00pm | at East Carolina | W 66–59 | 12–4 (2–1) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,887) Greenville, NC |
| 01/19/2011 8:00pm | SMU | W 67–53 | 13–4 (3–1) | Bartow Arena (4,113) Birmingham, AL |
| 01/22/2011 7:00pm, ESPN2 | Memphis Bartow Classic | L 73–76 $^{OT}$ | 13–5 (3–2) | Bartow Arena (9,119) Birmingham, AL |
| 01/26/2011 8:00pm | Marshall | W 60–56 | 14–5 (4–2) | Bartow Arena (4,781) Birmingham, AL |
| 01/29/2011 7:00pm, CSS | at UCF | W 74–69 | 15–5 (5–2) | UCF Arena (7,431) Orlando, FL |
| 02/02/2011 8:00pm | Southern Miss | L 71–75 | 15–6 (5–3) | Bartow Arena (5,321) Birmingham, AL |
| 02/05/2011 3:00pm | at Tulane | W 47–39 | 16–6 (6–3) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena (2,131) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/09/2011 7:00pm | at Marshall | W 64–48 | 17–6 (7–3) | Cam Henderson Center (5,174) Huntington, WV |
| 02/12/2011 8:00pm, CSS | Rice | W 74–68 | 18–6 (8–3) | Bartow Arena (6,034) Birmingham, AL |
| 02/16/2011 7:00pm, CBSCS | at Memphis | L 58–62 | 18–7 (8–4) | FedEx Forum (16,818) Memphis, TN |
| 02/19/2011 6:00pm, CSS | UCF | W 63–58 | 19–7 (9–4) | Bartow Arena (7,061) Birmingham, AL |
| 02/26/2011 6:00pm | at Houston | W 68–55 | 20–7 (10–4) | Hofheinz Pavilion (3,072) Houston, TX |
| 03/02/2011 7:00pm, CSS | at Southern Miss | W 67–66 | 21–7 (11–4) | Reed Green Coliseum (4,395) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 03/05/2011 8:00pm | East Carolina | W 66–48 | 22–7 (12–4) | Bartow Arena (7,971) Birmingham, AL |
| Conference USA Tournament ||||||
| 3/10/2011 1:00PM, CBSCS | vs. East Carolina Quarterfinals | L 70–75 $^{OT}$ | 22–8 | Don Haskins Center (6,841) El Paso, TX |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| 3/15/2011* 9:00PM, truTV | vs. Clemson First Four | L 52–70 | 22–9 | University of Dayton Arena (10,025) Dayton, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||