# 1989–90 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 1989–90 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's 12th season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at UAB Arena. They finished the season 22–9, 12–2 in Sun Belt play and lost in the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the East region. The Blazers fell in the opening round to UCLA, 68–56.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 15, 1989* | | at Kansas Preseason NIT | L 83–109 | 0–1 | Allen Fieldhouse (7,025) Lawrence, Kansas |
| Nov 28, 1989* | | Alcorn State | W 104–53 | 1–1 | UAB Arena (9,010) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 1, 1989* | | at Auburn | W 75–65 | 2–1 | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (11,718) Auburn, Alabama |
| Dec 5, 1989* | | Oregon | W 79–69 | 3–1 | UAB Arena (7,298) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 8, 1989* | | vs. Georgia Southern Cougar Classic | W 79–53 | 4–1 | Marriott Center (4,500) Provo, Utah |
| Dec 9, 1989* | | at Brigham Young Cougar Classic | L 82–98 | 4–2 | Marriott Center (18,097) Provo, Utah |
| Dec 16, 1989* | | at Vanderbilt | L 74–87 | 4–3 | Memorial Gymnasium (13,637) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 21, 1989* | | Penn State UAB Invitational | W 80–57 | 5–3 | UAB Arena (6,171) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 22, 1989* | | San Diego State UAB Invitational | W 91–46 | 6–3 | UAB Arena (4,209) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 29, 1989* | | New Hampshire UAB Classic | W 76–47 | 7–3 | UAB Arena (4,889) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 30, 1989* | | Alabama State UAB Classic | W 118–85 | 8–3 | UAB Arena (6,319) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 4, 1990 | | Jacksonville | W 77–61 | 9–3 (1–0) | UAB Arena (6,191) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 6, 1990 | | at Old Dominion | W 64–61 | 10–3 (2–0) | Norfolk Scope (5,098) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 8, 1990 | | at South Florida | W 83–66 | 11–3 (3–0) | Sun Dome (4,755) Tampa, Florida |
| Jan 13, 1990* | | at No. 25 Xavier | L 61–82 | 11–4 | Cincinnati Gardens (8,047) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 16, 1990 | | Western Kentucky | W 86–55 | 12–4 (4–0) | UAB Arena (7,196) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 18, 1990 | | at VCU | W 80–59 | 13–4 (5–0) | Richmond Coliseum (6,208) Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 20, 1990 | | South Alabama | W 85–80 | 14–4 (6–0) | UAB Arena (8,659) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 24, 1990 | | at Jacksonville | L 84–86 | 14–5 (6–1) | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum (3,993) Jacksonville, Florida |
| Jan 27, 1990* | | No. 6 Arkansas | L 95–109 | 14–6 | UAB Arena (8,951) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 1, 1990 | | at Western Kentucky | W 68–57 | 15–6 (7–1) | E.A. Diddle Arena (7,700) Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Feb 4, 1990 | | at South Alabama | W 82–75 | 16–6 (8–1) | Jaguar Gym (6,720) Mobile, Alabama |
| Feb 8, 1990 | | VCU | W 74–51 | 17–6 (9–1) | UAB Arena (8,237) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 10, 1990 | | South Florida | W 82–64 | 18–6 (10–1) | UAB Arena (8,211) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 15, 1990 | | at UNC Charlotte | L 72–86 | 18–7 (10–2) | Bojangles Coliseum (3,427) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Feb 17, 1990* | | at DePaul | W 74–68 | 19–7 | Rosemont Horizon (10,585) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Feb 24, 1990 | | UNC Charlotte | W 93–61 | 20–7 (11–2) | UAB Arena (8,503) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 26, 1990 | | Old Dominion | W 87–72 | 21–7 (12–2) | UAB Arena (6,511) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 1990* | (1) | vs. (8) VCU Sun Belt Tournament Quarterfinal | W 83–68 | 22–7 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (9,728) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Mar 4, 1990* | (1) | vs. (5) UNC Charlotte Sun Belt Tournament Semifinal | L 57–61 | 22–8 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (9,105) Birmingham, Alabama |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 1990* | (10 E) | vs. (7 E) UCLA First Round | L 56–68 | 22–9 | Omni Coliseum (9,331) Atlanta, Georgia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||