# 2024–25 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 2024–25 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by fifth-year head coach Andy Kennedy, play their home games at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama as second-year members of American Athletic Conference (AAC).

## Previous season

The Blazers finished the 2023–24 season 23–12, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Wichita State in the quarterfinals, South Florida in the semifinals and Temple to win the AAC tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as an No. 12 seed in the East region where they lost in the first round to San Diego State.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Javian Davis | 0 | F | 6'9" | 265 | Senior | Canton, MS | Graduated |
| Daniel Ortiz | 2 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Junior | Shreveport, LA | Transferred to North Alabama |
| Eric Gaines | 4 | G | 6'2" | 165 | Junior | Lithonia, GA | Declare for 2024 NBA draft; went undrafted |
| James White | 5 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Junior | Conyers, GA | Transferred to New Orleans |
| KJ Satterfield | 11 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Freshman | The Bronx, NY | Transferred to Hampton |
| Barry Dunning Jr. | 22 | G | 6'6" | 195 | Sophomore | Mobile, AL | Transferred to South Alabama |
| Seth Sigmon | 23 | F | 6'3" | 205 | Senior | Houston, TX | Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Greg Gordon | 0 | G/F | 6'5" | 210 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Iona |
| Jaborri McGhee | 2 | G | 6'1" | | Junior | Pike County, MS | South Plains College |
| Tyren Moore | 5 | G | 5'11" | 185 | GS Senior | Louisville, KY | Georgia Southern |
| Joey Kahn | 12 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | Mobile, AL | Walk-on; Coastal Carolina |
| Chance Beard | 15 | F | 6'5" | 200 | GS Senior | Birmingham, AL | Walk-on; Spring Hill College |
| Bradley Ezewiro | 22 | F | 6'9" | 265 | Senior | Torrance, CA | Saint Louis |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Reginald Kennedy, Jr. PG | Fayetteville, GA | Middle Georgia Prep | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | Aug 2, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Makhi Myles SF | Starkville, MS | Starkville High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Aug 2, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

#### 2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Salim London #27 SG | Birmingham, AL | Hoover High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 27, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 |||||||
| Lance Carr SF | Dallas, TX | Justin F Kimball High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 27, 2024* 2:00 p.m. | | at Western Kentucky | W 88–79 | | 16 – Johnson | 15 – Lendeborg | 5 – Tied | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,724) Bowling Green, KY |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Vermont | L 62–67 | 0–1 | 22 – Lendeborg | 15 – Lendeborg | 2 – Johnson | Bartow Arena (3,876) Birmingham, AL |
| November 7, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Miss | W 98–84 | 1–1 | 21 – Tied | 9 – Coleman | 6 – Lendeborg | Bartow Arena (3,791) Birmingham, AL |
| November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 82–72 | 2–1 | 22 – Lendeborg | 12 – Coleman | 5 – Lendeborg | Bartow Arena (3,291) Birmingham, AL |
| November 15, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at High Point | L 65–68 | 2–2 | 21 – Johnson | 15 – Lendeborg | 2 – Gordon | Qubein Center (5,028) High Point, NC |
| November 18, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Auburn Montgomery | W 109–64 | 3–2 | 25 – McGhee | 11 – Ezewiro | 6 – McGhee | Bartow Arena (3,454) Birmingham, AL |
| November 22, 2024* 11:30 a.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Longwood Paradise Jam Quarterfinal | L 81–89 | 3–3 | 18 – Lendeborg | 10 – Lendeborg | 4 – Tied | Sports and Fitness Center (1,535) Saint Thomas, U S V I |
| November 23, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Illinois State Paradise Jam Consolation Semifinal | L 83–84 | 3–4 | 19 – Vasquez | 4 – Lendeborg | 7 – Lendeborg | Sports and Fitness Center (1,886) Saint Thomas, U S V I |
| November 25, 2024* 11:30 a.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Louisiana Paradise Jam Seventh Place | W 98–86 | 4–4 | 25 – Vasquez | 11 – Coleman | 7 – McGhee | Sports and Fitness Center (1,986) Saint Thomas, U S V I |
| December 1, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Middle Tennessee | L 69–76 | 4–5 | 16 – Tied | 10 – Tied | 2 – Johnson | Bartow Arena (3,257) Birmingham, AL |
| December 6, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Prairie View A&M | W 95–66 | 5–5 | 15 – Toney | 17 – Lendeborg | 6 – Tied | Bartow Arena (3,153) Birmingham, AL |
| December 15, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | L 89–98 $^{OT}$ | 5–6 | 22 – Tied | 12 – Lendeborg | 4 – Tied | Bartow Arena (4,108) Birmingham, AL |
| December 18, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Alabama A&M | W 96–67 | 6–6 | 25 – Coleman | 11 – Coleman | 5 – Moore | Bartow Arena (3,661) Birmingham, AL |
| December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Alcorn State | W 91–74 | 7–6 | 19 – Ezewiro | 12 – Lendeborg | 6 – Lendeborg | Bartow Arena (3,110) Birmingham, AL |
| AAC regular season |||||||||
| December 31, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at North Texas | L 75–78 | 7–7 (0–1) | 15 – Vasquez | 11 – Lendeborg | 4 – Lendeborg | The Super Pit (2,979) Denton, TX |
| January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Tulsa | W 83–51 | 8–7 (1–1) | 27 – Vasquez | 13 – Coleman | 4 – Tied | Bartow Arena (3,451) Birmingham, AL |
| January 7, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tulane | W 81–69 | 9–7 (2–1) | 25 – Lendeborg | 13 – Lendeborg | 8 – Lendeborg | Bartow Arena (3,142) Birmingham, AL |
| January 12, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN | | at Florida Atlantic | W 81–76 | 10–7 (3–1) | 22 – Lendeborg | 10 – Lendeborg | 7 – Lendeborg | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL |
| January 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Florida | W 92–83 | 11–7 (4–1) | 21 – Coleman | 9 – Coleman | 6 – Lendeborg | Yuengling Center (4,572) Tampa, FL |
| January 21, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | UTSA | W 81–78 | 12–7 (5–1) | 24 – Lendeborg | 14 – Lendeborg | 7 – Lendeborg | Bartow Arena (3,592) Birmingham, AL |
| January 26, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 24 Memphis Battle for the Bones | L 77–100 | 12–8 (5–2) | 21 – Johnson | 10 – Lendeborg | 5 – Lendeborg | FedExForum (12,051) Memphis, TN |
| January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tulsa | W 78–68 | 13–8 (6–2) | 28 – Lendeborg | 13 – Lendeborg | 6 – Lendeborg | Reynolds Center (2,687) Tulsa, OK |
| February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charlotte | W 96–78 | 14–8 (7–2) | 26 – Vasquez | 14 – Lendeborg | 5 – Lendeborg | Bartow Arena (4,284) Birmingham, AL |
| February 3, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | North Texas | W 64–61 | 15–8 (8–2) | 17 – Lendeborg | 13 – Lendeborg | 3 – Lendeborg | Bartow Arena (4,318) Birmingham, AL |
| February 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at East Carolina | L 75–82 | 15–9 (8–3) | 22 – Lendeborg | 10 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Williams Arena (3,863) Greenville, NC |
| February 16, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | South Florida | W 85–78 | 16–9 (9–3) | 21 – Lendeborg | 19 – Lendeborg | 3 – Tied | Bartow Arena (5,313) Birmingham, AL |
| February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Rice | W 90–89 | 17–9 (10–3) | 24 – Johnson | 14 – Lendeborg | 8 – Moore | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,165) Houston, TX |
| February 23, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Temple | W 80–64 | 18–9 (11–3) | 15 – Ezewiro | 11 – Lendeborg | 8 – Lendeborg | Bartow Arena (4,112) Birmingham, AL |
| February 27, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Wichita State | W 80–72 | 19–9 (12–3) | 29 – Vasquez | 8 – Lendeborg | 6 – Lendeborg | Charles Koch Arena (6,588) Wichita, KS |
| March 2, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 18 Memphis Battle for the Bones | L 81–88 | 19–10 (12–4) | 22 – McGhee | 9 – Coleman | 5 – McGhee | Bartow Arena (8,424) Birmingham, AL |
| March 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Florida Atlantic | W 89–80 | 20–10 (13–4) | 27 – McGhee | 10 – Lendeborg | 5 – Lendeborg | Bartow Arena (4,268) Birmingham, AL |
| March 9, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tulane | L 68–85 | 20–11 (13–5) | 25 – McGhee | 7 – Coleman | 4 – Moore | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,573) New Orleans, LA |
| AAC tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | (3) | vs. (6) East Carolina Quarterfinals | W 94–77 | 21–11 | 30 – Lendeborg | 20 – Lendeborg | 8 – Lendeborg | Dickies Arena (4,285) Fort Worth, TX |
| March 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (3) | vs. (2) North Texas Semifinals | W 66–56 | 22–11 | 23 – Lendeborg | 13 – Lendeborg | 4 – Tied | Dickies Arena (5,840) Fort Worth, TX |
| March 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN | (3) | vs. (1) No. 16 Memphis Championship | L 72–84 | 22–12 | 19 – Lendeborg | 17 – Lendeborg | 4 – Lendeborg | Dickies Arena (5,119) Fort Worth, TX |
| NIT |||||||||
| March 19, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at (3) Saint Joseph's First Round – UC Irvine Bracket | | | | | | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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