# 1982–83 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 1982–83 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's fifth season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at BJCC Coliseum. They finished the season 19–14, 9–5 in Sun Belt play and won the Sun Belt tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the Mideast region. The Blazers fell to Oklahoma in the opening round, 71–63.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 26, 1982* | | Auburn | L 61–63 | 0–1 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (16,797) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Nov 27, 1982* | | UMKC | W 80–60 | 1–1 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (6,677) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 1, 1982* | | at Baylor | L 55–56 | 1–2 | Heart O' Texas Coliseum (5,530) Waco, Texas |
| Dec 7, 1982* | | at Ole Miss | L 54–66 | 1–3 | Tad Smith Coliseum (5,163) Oxford, Mississippi |
| Dec 11, 1982* | | Wichita State | L 88–89 $^{OT}$ | 1–4 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (7,742) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 14, 1982* | | Columbus College | W 56–42 | 2–4 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (3,802) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 17, 1982* | | vs. Mississippi State Krystal Classic | L 47–67 | 2–5 | (7,350) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 18, 1982* | | vs. Navy Krystal Classic | W 71–57 | 3–5 | (8,335) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 20, 1982* | | Saint Louis | W 66–47 | 4–5 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (8,887) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 22, 1982* | | at Hawaii | L 61–65 | 4–6 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center (2,961) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 23, 1982* | | at Hawaii Pacific | W 92–64 | 5–6 | (43) Kaneohe, Hawaii |
| Dec 28, 1982* | | Alaska Anchorage UAB Classic | W 102–60 | 6–6 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (5,107) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 29, 1982* | | Murray State UAB Classic | L 75–81 | 6–7 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (8,872) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 4, 1983 | | VCU | L 65–67 | 6–8 (0–1) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (5,895) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 8, 1983 | | South Alabama | W 73–67 | 7–8 (1–1) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (7,024) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 13, 1983 | | at South Florida | L 63–64 | 7–9 (1–2) | Sun Dome (6,157) Tampa, Florida |
| Jan 16, 1983 | | Jacksonville | W 74–73 | 8–9 (2–2) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (4,057) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 20, 1983* | | Old Dominion | W 71–60 | 9–9 (3–2) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (1,431) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 22, 1983 | | at Jacksonville | W 82–65 | 10–9 (4–2) | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum (4,672) Jacksonville, Florida |
| Jan 25, 1983 | | at Western Kentucky | W 68–66 $^{OT}$ | 11–9 (5–2) | E.A. Diddle Arena (6,400) Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Jan 29, 1983* | | DePaul | L 54–56 | 11–10 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (9,783) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 3, 1983 | | UNC Charlotte | W 73–60 | 12–10 (6–2) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (5,302) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 5, 1983 | | Western Kentucky | W 61–56 | 13–10 (7–2) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (7,188) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 12, 1983 | | at UNC Charlotte | W 78–70 | 14–10 (8–2) | Charlotte Coliseum (3,325) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Feb 17, 1983 | | at VCU | L 68–80 | 14–11 (8–3) | Richmond Coliseum (7,200) Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 19, 1983 | | at South Alabama | W 85–80 | 15–11 (9–3) | Jaguar Gym (7,527) Mobile, Alabama |
| Feb 23, 1983 | | South Florida | L 64–69 | 15–12 (9–4) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (4,876) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 27, 1983 | | at Old Dominion | L 57–84 | 15–13 (9–5) | Norfolk Scope (7,607) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Mar 1, 1983* | | Samford | W 66–65 | 16–13 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (4,610) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 1983* | (3) | (6) UNC Charlotte Quarterfinals | W 65–63 | 17–13 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (10,234) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Mar 5, 1983* | (3) | (2) VCU Semifinals | W 61–59 | 18–13 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (13,777) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Mar 6, 1983* | (3) | vs. (4) South Florida Championship game | W 64–47 | 19–13 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (11,609) Birmingham, Alabama |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 1983* | (10 ME) | vs. (7 ME) Oklahoma First round | L 63–71 | 19–14 | Roberts Municipal Stadium (11,900) Evansville, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. ||||||