# 2012–13 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 2012–13 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers, led by first year head coach Jerod Haase, played their home games at Bartow Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 16–17, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA tournament to Southern Miss.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 00 | Alexander Scotland-Williamson | Forward | 6–9 | 235 | Senior | London, England |
| 3 | Terence Jones | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Senior | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 5 | Robert Williams | Guard | 6–4 | 210 | Junior | Greenville, Mississippi |
| 10 | Jekore Tyler | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Senior | Port Arthur, Texas |
| 12 | K.C. Whitaker | Guard | 6–6 | 185 | Sophomore | Ashburn, Virginia |
| 15 | Fahro Alihodzic | Center | 6–10 | 240 | Junior | Vlasenica, Bosnia |
| 23 | Isiah Jones | Guard | 6–4 | 193 | Sophomore | Pulaski, Illinois |
| 24 | Preston Purifoy | Guard | 6–5 | 220 | Junior | Conway, Arkansas |
| 25 | Quincy Taylor | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Junior | Wichita, Kansas |
| 42 | Rod Rucker | Forward | 6–5 | 220 | Junior | Elberton, Georgia |
| 44 | Jordan Swing | Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Junior | Birmingham, Alabama |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/03/2012* 2:00 pm | North Alabama | W 98–81 | – | Bartow Arena (2,058) Birmingham, AL |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/10/2012* 8:00 pm | Young Harris | W 105–59 | 1–0 | Bartow Arena (3,823) Birmingham, AL |
| 11/14/2012* 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 15 Creighton | L 60–77 | 1–1 | CenturyLink Center Omaha (15,755) Omaha, NE |
| 11/18/2012* 3:00 pm | Navy South Padre Island Invitational | W 82–63 | 2–1 | Bartow Arena (3,851) Birmingham, AL |
| 11/20/2012* 7:00 pm | Prairie View A&M South Padre Island Invitational | W 76–70 | 3–1 | Bartow Arena (3,391) Birmingham, AL |
| 11/23/2012* 5:00 pm | vs. Illinois State South Padre Island Invitational semifinals | L 65–77 | 3–2 | South Padre Island Convention Centre (N/A) South Padre Island, TX |
| 11/24/2012* 4:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. TCU South Padre Island Invitational 3rd place game | L 73–76 | 3–3 | South Padre Island Convention Centre (N/A) South Padre Island, TX |
| 11/27/2012* 7:00 pm | at Troy | W 75–55 | 4–3 | Trojan Arena (2,576) Troy, AL |
| 12/01/2012* 5:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 14 North Carolina | L 84–102 | 4–4 | Dean Smith Center (15,906) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 12/05/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Middle Tennessee | L 64–84 | 4–5 | Murphy Center (4,587) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 12/08/2012* 7:00 pm | South Alabama | W 92–78 | 5–5 | Bartow Arena (3,755) Birmingham, AL |
| 12/16/2012* 11:00 am | at Rutgers | L 79–88 | 5–6 | The RAC (4,679) Piscataway, NJ |
| 12/20/2012* 7:00 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | W 76–69 | 6–6 | Bartow Arena (3,248) Birmingham, AL |
| 12/29/2012* 2:00 pm | Northeastern | W 83–63 | 7–6 | Bartow Arena (3,527) Birmingham, AL |
| 01/02/2013* 7:00 pm | Georgia Southern | W 65–61 | 8–6 | Bartow Arena (3,189) Birmingham, AL |
| 01/05/2013* 6:00 pm | at Dayton | L 71–78 | 8–7 | UD Arena (12,455) Dayton, OH |
| 01/09/2013 6:00 pm | at UCF | L 48–64 | 8–8 (0–1) | UCF Arena (6,185) Orlando, FL |
| 01/12/2013 7:30 pm, CSS | Memphis | L 53–69 | 8–9 (0–2) | Bartow Arena (8,107) Birmingham, AL |
| 01/19/2013 5:00 pm, CSS | at Southern Miss | L 59–74 | 8–10 (0–3) | Reed Green Coliseum (5,863) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 01/23/2013 7:00 pm | East Carolina | L 85–91 | 8–11 (0–4) | Bartow Arena (3,233) Birmingham, AL |
| 01/26/2013 5:00 pm | at Houston | L 61–66 | 8–12 (0–5) | Hofheinz Pavilion (3,135) Houston, TX |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm | UTEP | W 78–72 $^{OT}$ | 9–12 (1–5) | Bartow Arena (3,121) Birmingham, AL |
| 02/02/2013 7:00 pm, CSS | Southern Miss | L 75–79 | 9–13 (1–6) | Bartow Arena (5,103) Birmingham, AL |
| 02/06/2013 7:05 pm | at Tulsa | W 70–63 | 10–13 (2–6) | Reynolds Center (4,147) Tulsa, OK |
| 02/09/2013 2:00 pm | Marshall | W 75–61 | 11–13 (3–6) | Bartow Arena (4,328) Birmingham, AL |
| 02/13/2013 6:00 pm | at East Carolina | L 61–74 | 11–14 (3–7) | Williams Coliseum (4,324) Greenville, SC |
| 02/16/2013 7:00 pm | Rice | W 80–57 | 12–14 (4–7) | Bartow Arena (5,176) Birmingham, AL |
| 02/23/2013 6:00 pm | at Marshall | W 52–48 | 13–14 (5–7) | Cam Henderson Center (6,614) Huntington, WV |
| 02/27/2013 7:00 pm | at Tulane | W 76–71 | 14–14 (6–7) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena (1,639) New Orleans, LA |
| 03/02/2013 2:00 pm | SMU | W 74–69 | 15–14 (7–7) | Bartow Arena (4,152) Birmingham, AL |
| 03/06/2013 6:00 pm, CSS | UCF | L 70–74 | 15–15 (7–8) | Bartow Arena (3,759) Birmingham, AL |
| 03/09/2013 11:00 am, CBSSN | at No. 25 Memphis | L 71–86 | 15–16 (7–9) | FedExForum (18,289) Memphis, TN |
| 2013 Conference USA men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/13/2013 3:30 pm | vs. SMU First Round | W 53–52 | 16–16 | BOK Center (5,743) Tulsa, OK |
| 03/14/2013 12:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. Southern Miss Quarterfinals | L 66–81 | 16–17 | BOK Center (5,976) Tulsa, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||