# 1983–84 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 1983–84 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's sixth season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at BJCC Coliseum. They finished the season 23–11, 8–6 in Sun Belt play and won the Sun Belt tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the Mideast region. The Blazers fell to BYU in the opening round, 84–68.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 25, 1983* | | Saint Mary's (MN) | W 105–53 | 1–0 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (6,688) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Nov 26, 1983* | | Charleston Southern | W 73–55 | 2–0 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (4,538) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Nov 29, 1983* | | Mississippi Valley State | W 87–73 | 3–0 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (5,101) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 2, 1983* | | Auburn | W 69–62 $^{OT}$ | 4–0 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (16,803) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 6, 1983 | | Old Dominion | W 83–73 | 5–0 (1–0) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (6,553) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 10, 1983* | | at Chattanooga | L 70–79 | 5–1 | McKenzie Arena (6,323) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 12, 1983* | | at Mississippi State | W 55–53 | 6–1 | Humphrey Coliseum (2,245) Starkville, Mississippi |
| Dec 15, 1983* | | U.S. International | W 71–56 | 7–1 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (2,777) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 17, 1983* | | Baylor | W 73–61 | 8–1 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (7,873) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 22, 1983* | | Valparaiso | W 64–49 | 9–1 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (4,232) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 23, 1983* | | Villanova | W 81–76 $^{3OT}$ | 10–1 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (5,885) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 27, 1983* | | vs. Pacific Rainbow Classic | W 57–48 | 11–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center (3,059) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 28, 1983* | | vs. Southern Methodist Rainbow Classic | L 63–77 $^{OT}$ | 11–2 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center (4,911) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 29, 1983* | | vs. Tennessee Rainbow Classic | W 84–66 | 12–2 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center (6,358) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Jan 5, 1984* | | MacMurray | W 71–43 | 13–2 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (2,891) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 7, 1984 | | Western Kentucky | W 71–56 | 14–2 (1–0) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (8,897) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 14, 1984* | | at No. 3 DePaul | L 63–98 | 14–3 | Rosemont Horizon (13,431) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Jan 19, 1984 | | VCU | L 61–63 | 14–4 (1–1) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (7,887) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 21, 1984 | | at South Alabama | W 80–79 | 15–4 (2–1) | Jaguar Gym (11,106) Mobile, Alabama |
| Jan 26, 1984 | | UNC Charlotte | W 74–60 | 16–4 (3–1) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (6,886) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 28, 1984 | | Jacksonville | W 75–74 $^{OT}$ | 17–4 (4–1) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (12,056) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 31, 1984 | | South Florida | L 46–65 | 17–5 (4–2) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (6,881) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 2, 1984 | | at Jacksonville | W 68–45 | 18–5 (5–2) | Jacksonville Coliseum (3,320) Jacksonville, Florida |
| Feb 4, 1984* | | at Memphis State | L 51–53 $^{OT}$ | 18–6 | Mid-South Coliseum (11,200) Memphis, Tennessee |
| Feb 6, 1984 | | at VCU | L 43–49 | 18–7 (5–3) | Richmond Coliseum (7,017) Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 9, 1984 | | at UNC Charlotte | W 79–70 | 19–7 (6–3) | Belk Gymnasium (2,387) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Feb 11, 1984 | | South Alabama | W 51–50 | 20–7 (7–3) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (8,489) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 18, 1984 | | at Old Dominion | L 55–76 | 20–8 (7–4) | ODU Fieldhouse (5,584) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 20, 1984 | | at South Florida | L 57–58 | 20–9 (7–5) | USF Sun Dome (3,445) Tampa, Florida |
| Feb 25, 1984 | | at Western Kentucky | L 76–89 | 20–10 (7–6) | Diddle Arena (8,200) Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| Mar 2, 1984* | (5) | (4) South Alabama Quarterfinals | W 76–68 | 21–10 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (10,621) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Mar 3, 1984* | (5) | (1) VCU Semifinals | W 54–52 | 22–10 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (11,575) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Mar 4, 1984* | (5) | (2) Old Dominion Championship Game | W 62–60 | 23–10 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (9,240) Birmingham, Alabama |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1984* | (9 ME) | (8 ME) Brigham Young First round | L 68–84 | 23–11 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (7,105) Birmingham, Alabama |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. ||||||

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 6 | 120 | McKinley Singleton | Milwaukee Bucks |