# 1993–94 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 1993–94 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Great Midwest Conference during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's 16th season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at UAB Arena. They finished the season 22–8, 8–4 in GMWC play and lost in the semifinals of the 1994 GMWC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the East region. The Blazers were defeated by No. 10 seed George Washington, 51–46.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 27, 1993* | | Texas–Arlington | W 68–61 | 1–0 | UAB Arena (5,722) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Nov 30, 1993* | | Alabama State | W 87–72 | 2–0 | UAB Arena (6,723) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 4, 1993* | | at No. 7 Temple | L 52–55 | 2–1 | McGonigle Hall (3,864) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 7, 1993* | | at Mississippi State | W 66–63 $^{OT}$ | 3–1 | Humphrey Coliseum (4,608) Starkville, Mississippi |
| Dec 10, 1993* | | vs. Tennessee State | W 70–52 | 4–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center (1,000) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 11, 1993* | | at Hawaii | W 79–59 | 5–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center (2,981) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 16, 1993* | | at Auburn | W 69–65 | 6–1 | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000) Auburn, Alabama |
| Dec 18, 1993* | | Mississippi Valley State | W 76–57 | 7–1 | UAB Arena (5,947) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 21, 1993* | | South Alabama | W 80–64 | 8–1 | UAB Arena (5,632) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 31, 1993* | | South Florida | W 78–41 | 9–1 | UAB Arena (5,112) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 3, 1994* | | Western Kentucky | W 62–51 | 10–1 | UAB Arena (6,232) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 9, 1994 | | at No. 17 Cincinnati | W 67–65 | 11–1 (1–0) | Myrl H. Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 12, 1994* | No. 22 | Sacramento State | W 88–46 | 12–1 | UAB Arena (5,447) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 16, 1994 | No. 22 | Memphis State | W 85–57 | 13–1 (2–0) | UAB Arena (8,367) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 19, 1994 | No. 18 | Marquette | L 58–60 | 13–2 (2–1) | UAB Arena (8,340) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 22, 1994* | No. 18 | at Rhode Island | W 71–63 | 14–2 | UAB Arena (6,984) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 26, 1994 | No. 20 | DePaul | W 62–59 | 15–2 (3–1) | UAB Arena (8,550) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 30, 1994 | No. 20 | at Dayton | W 60–52 | 16–2 (4–1) | University of Dayton Arena (10,046) Dayton, Ohio |
| Feb 2, 1994 | No. 17 | at Marquette | L 54–58 | 16–3 (4–2) | Bradley Center (13,238) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Feb 5, 1994 | No. 17 | No. 25 Cincinnati | W 83–67 | 17–3 (5–2) | UAB Arena (8,907) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 9, 1994 | No. 19 | at DePaul | W 78–73 | 18–3 (6–2) | Rosemont Horizon (7,507) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Feb 12, 1994 | No. 19 | at Memphis State | L 53–58 | 18–4 (6–3) | The Pyramid (10,041) Memphis, Tennessee |
| Feb 16, 1994* | No. 21 | at Tulane | L 60–66 | 18–5 | Avron B. Fogelman Arena (3,249) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Feb 19, 1994 | No. 21 | at No. 18 Saint Louis | L 72–73 $^{OT}$ | 18–6 (6–4) | St. Louis Arena (18,033) St. Louis, Missouri |
| Feb 24, 1994* | | Southern | W 83–61 | 19–6 | UAB Arena (5,321) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 26, 1994* | | Cal State Northridge | W 80–43 | 20–6 | UAB Arena (3,963) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Mar 3, 1994 | No. 24 | Dayton | W 84–53 | 21–6 (7–4) | UAB Arena (5,348) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Mar 5, 1994 | No. 24 | No. 16 Saint Louis | W 85–70 | 22–6 (8–4) | UAB Arena (8,017) Birmingham, Alabama |
| GMWC tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 1994* | No. 22 | vs. Memphis State Semifinals | L 86–91 | 22–7 | Myrl H. Shoemaker Center (5,000) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 1994* | (7 E) | vs. (10 E) George Washington First round | L 46–51 | 22–8 | Nassau Coliseum (16,204) Uniondale, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||