# 2009–10 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 2009–10 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Davis's fourth season at UAB. The Blazers competed in Conference USA and played their home games at Bartow Arena. They finished the season 25–9, 11–5 in CUSA play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Conference USA men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament and advanced to the quarterfinals before falling to North Carolina.

## Roster

Source
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 1 | Aaron Johnson | 5'8" | 185 | G | Jr. | Chicago, IL, U.S. | Hubbard HS |
| 3 | Anthony Criswell | 6'9" | 205 | F | Fr. | Oklahoma City, OK, U.S. | Douglass HS |
| 4 | Jamarr Sanders | 6'4" | 200 | G | Jr. | Montgomery, AL, U.S. | Jeff Davis HS NW Florida CC |
| 5 | Robert Williams | 6'4" | 200 | G | Fr. | Greenville, MS, U.S. | Weston HS |
| 10 | Karl Moton | 5'11" | 180 | G | Fr. | Stone Mountain, GA, U.S. | Chamblee HS |
| 15 | Kenneth Cooper | 6'10" | 260 | C | Sr. | Grambling, LA, U.S. | Richwood HS La Tech |
| 22 | Cameron Moore | 6'10" | 225 | F | So. | San Antonio, TX, U.S. | Roosevelt HS |
| 23 | Dexter Fields | 6'2" | 190 | G | Fr. | Orlando, FL, U.S. | Olympia HS |
| 24 | Elijah Millsap | 6'6" | 210 | G | Jr. | Grambling, LA, U.S. | Grambling HS Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 32 | Ovie Soko | 6'8" | 225 | F | Fr. | London, England, U.K. | Bethel HS |
| 34 | George Drake | 6'4" | 215 | G | Sr. | Calera, AL, U.S. | Calera HS Vanderbilt |
| 35 | Howard Crawford | 6'8" | 240 | F | Sr. | Eutaw, AL, U.S. | Greene County HS |

## Schedule and results

Source
* All times are Eastern
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/3/2009 7:00pm | | Miles | W 97–49 | | Bartow Arena (1,948) Birmingham, AL |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/13/2009* 4:00pm | | vs. UW–Green Bay Hispanic College Fund Tournament | W 68–56 | 1–0 | M.A.C. Center (NA) Kent, OH |
| 11/14/2009* 6:00pm | | at Kent State Hispanic College Fund Tournament | L 72–65 | 1–1 | M.A.C. Center (2,632) Kent, OH |
| 11/15/2009* 1:00pm | | vs. Samford Hispanic College Fund Tournament | W 55–52 | 2–1 | M.A.C. Center (NA) Kent, OH |
| 11/17/2009* 7:45pm | | at Jacksonville State | W 87–62 | 3–1 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (4,218) Jacksonville, AL |
| 11/21/2009* 7:00pm, CSS | | Georgia | W 72–56 | 4–1 | Bartow Arena (6,245) Birmingham, AL |
| 11/24/2009* 7:00pm | | Troy | W 77–59 | 5–1 | Bartow Arena (4,129) Birmingham, AL |
| 11/28/2009* 7:30pm | | Florida A&M | W 90–59 | 6–1 | Bartow Arena (3,860) Birmingham, AL |
| 12/2/2009* 7:00pm | | Middle Tennessee State | W 65–64 | 7–1 | Bartow Arena (3,207) Birmingham, AL |
| 12/4/2009* 7:00pm | | East Tennessee State UAB Health System Gene Bartow Classic | W 74–52 | 8–1 | Bartow Arena (6,411) Birmingham, AL |
| 12/16/2009* 6:00pm, CBSCS | | No. 25 Cincinnati | W 64–47 | 9–1 | Bartow Arena (6,939) Birmingham, AL |
| 12/19/2009* 5:30pm, CSS | | at South Alabama | W 72–54 | 10–1 | Mitchell Center (NA) Mobile, AL |
| 12/22/2009* 7:00pm | | No. 20 Butler | W 67–57 | 11–1 | Bartow Arena (8,367) Birmingham, AL |
| 12/30/2009* 6:00pm | No. 24 | at Virginia | L 72–63 | 11–2 | John Paul Jones Arena (9,444) Charlottesville, VA |
| 1/2/2010* 11:00am | No. 24 | at Arkansas | W 73–72 | 12–2 | Bud Walton Arena (12,106) Fayetteville, AR |
| 1/6/2010 7:00pm | | East Carolina | W 76–68 | 13–2 (1–0) | Bartow Arena (5,877) Birmingham, AL |
| 1/9/2010 7:00pm | | at Tulane | W 58–49 | 14–2 (2–0) | Fogelman Arena (1,588) New Orleans, LA |
| 1/16/2010 7:00pm | | Southern Methodist | W 63–62 | 15–2 (3–0) | Moody Coliseum (2,327) Dallas, TX |
| 1/20/2010 6:00pm, CSS | | Southern Mississippi | W 57–56 | 16–2 (4–0) | Bartow Arena (5,156) Birmingham, AL |
| 1/23/2010 6:00pm, CSS | | at Marshall | W 61–59 | 17–2 (5–0) | Cam Henderson Center (8,111) Huntington, WV |
| 1/26/2010 7:00pm | No. 25 | Tulsa | W 65–55 | 18–2 (6–0) | Bartow Arena (7,691) Birmingham, AL |
| 1/30/2010 7:00pm | No. 25 | UTEP | L 74–65 $^{2OT}$ | 18–3 (6–1) | Bartow Arena (8,533) Birmingham, AL |
| 2/3/2010 7:00pm, CBSCS | | at Memphis | L 85–75 | 18–4 (6–2) | FedExForum (16,518) Memphis, TN |
| 2/6/2010 6:00pm | | at Rice | W 76–65 | 19–4 (7–2) | Tudor Fieldhouse (2,207) Houston, TX |
| 2/13/2010 7:00pm | | Marshall | L 81–74 | 19–5 (7–3) | Bartow Arena (6,189) Birmingham, AL |
| 2/17/2010 7:00pm | | at Southern Mississippi | W 59–54 | 20–5 (8–3) | Reed Green Coliseum (3,641) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 2/20/2010 7:00pm | | Houston | W 75–66 | 21–5 (9–3) | Bartow Arena (5,790) Birmingham, AL |
| 2/24/2010 6:00pm | | at Central Florida | W 53–49 | 22–5 (10–3) | UCF Arena (4,618) Orlando, FL |
| 2/27/2010 1:00pm | | Tulane | W 76–55 | 23–5 (11–3) | Bartow Arena (4,589) Birmingham, AL |
| 3/3/2010 6:00pm, CSS | | Memphis | L 70–65 | 23–6 (11–4) | Bartow Arena (8,411) Birmingham, AL |
| 3/6/2010 8:05pm | | at No. 24 UTEP | L 52–50 | 23–7 (11–5) | Don Haskins Center (12,222) El Paso, TX |
| 2010 Conference USA men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 3/11/10 2:30pm, CBSCS | | vs. Southern Mississippi Quarterfinals | L 58–44 | 23–8 | BOK Center (7,089) Tulsa, OK |
| 2010 National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| 3/16/2010 7:00pm | | Coastal Carolina First Round | W 65–49 | 24–8 | Bartow Arena (3,081) Birmingham, AL |
| 3/20/2010 5:00pm, ESPNU | | North Carolina State Second Round | W 72–52 | 25–8 | Bartow Arena (4,096) Birmingham, AL |
| 3/23/2010 9:00pm, ESPN | | North Carolina Quarterfinals | L 60–55 | 25–9 | Bartow Arena (8,889) Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||