25 Postseason@UAB_MBB Appearances In 36 Years » 14 NCAA Tournament Appearances » 3 Sweet 16 Appearances 2014-15 UAB Men’s Basketball 2014-15 UAB Men’s Basketball Game Notes Tray Littlefield, Associate Athletics Media Relations Director 1720 2nd Ave. South | Birmingam, AL 35294 O: (205) 934-7920 | C: (205) 504-4566 | E: [email protected] | @TrayLittlefield Brandon Lee, Assistant Media Relations Director (Secondary Contact) BASKETBALL O: (205) 996-2576 | E: [email protected] @UAB_MBB | instagram.com/uabathletics | Like UAB Men’s Basketball | YouTube.com/uabathletics UAB (13-13, 9-4 C-USA) 2014-15 UAB Schedule/Results vs. WKU (16-8, 9-3 C-USA) Date Opponent Time/Result Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015 » Bartow Arena (8,500) » Birmingham, Ala. » 7 p.m. CT NOVEMBER 7 UNC PEMBROKE (EXH.) L, 72-71 The Matchup #BlazerFacts 15 ULM L, 74-65 Items of Note 17 YOUNG HARRIS W, 94-81 20 USF L, 73-71 (OT) Blazers Hilltoppers » UAB and Western Kentucky meet for the first time since 2006 23 JACKSON STATE W, 58-50 VS on Thursday at Bartow Arena. The Blazers own an 18-10 all-time series advantage against the Hilltoppers, including a 10-3 ad- Battle 4 Atlantis vantage in games played in Birmingham. 26 #2 Wisconsin & (AXS TV) L, 72-43 27 #16 Florida & (AXS TV) L, 56-47 28 #22 UCLA & (AXS TV) L, 88-76 » The Blazers currently sit in fourth place in the Conference USA standings, just one game back of third-place Western Kentucky DECEMBER and two games back of first-place Louisiana Tech. The top four 4 MOREHEAD STATE (ASN) W, 58-48 teams at the end of the regular season will receive a first round 7 ILLINOIS STATE (ASN) L, 78-74 bye in the Birmingham-hosted Conference USA Championship 14 UNC ASHEVILLE (ASN) W, 79-71 18 LSU (CBS SN) L, 79-70 on March 11-14. 22 at Chattanooga (ASN) L, 83-67 13-13, 9-4 C-USA 14-15 Record 16-8, 9-3 C-USA 27 at #20 North Carolina (ESPN2) L, 89-58 NR Ranking NR » UAB enters Thursday’s game with four conference losses. All Jerod Haase Head Coach Ray Harper JANUARY four of those losses have come on the road, with two coming by 4 at Middle Tennessee* W, 54-49 47-43 (3rd yr) Record at School 67-44 (4th yr) a combined five points to Conference USA’s No. 1 and No. 2 pre- 8 FLORIDA ATLANTIC* W, 66-57 47-43 (3rd yr) Career Record 409-107 (16th yr) season picks Louisiana Tech and UTEP. UAB has not lost a league 10 FIU* W, 70-53 UABSports.com Website WKUSports.com 15 at Louisiana Tech*(ASN) L, 74-71 game by more than nine points. The nine-point loss came in an 17 at Southern Miss* W, 63-56 Inside The Series 82-73 double-overtime defeat to Rice this past Saturday. 22 CHARLOTTE* W, 81-76 (OT) 24 OLD DOMINION* (ASN) W, 81-68 Overall: UAB leads, 18-10 29 at UTEP* (CBS SN) L, 71-69 In Birmingham: UAB leads, 10-3 » UAB’s freshman class continues its strong season. The Blaz- 31 at UTSA* W, 65-57 In Bowling Green: WKU leads, 7-6 ers have won Conference USA Freshman of the Week honors Neutral Sites: UAB leads, 2-0 in four of the past five weeks, with William Lee becoming the FEBRUARY 5 LOUISIANA TECH* (CBS SN) W, 80-60 Current Streak: WKU, 2-0 latest Blazer to win the award this past week after he posted 7 SOUTHERN MISS* W, 78-68 Last Meeting: WKU won, 69-54, 11/28/06 two double-doubles in back-to-back games at North Texas and 12 at North Texas* L, 67-64 Rice. Nick Norton (Jan. 26 and Feb. 9) and Chris Cokley were also 14 at Rice* L, 82-73 (2OT) #Tweetable 19 WKU *(FCS) 7 p.m. honored earlier in the year. UAB’s three honorees represent the 21 MARSHALL* 7 p.m. @UAB_MBB shot 70.3 percent from the field vs. Old most by a single school in a single season since the award’s in- 28 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* (ASN) 2 p.m. ception in 2011-12. Dominion, the second-highest mark in school history. MARCH 5 at Florida Atlantic* 6 p.m. @UAB_MBB has lost four C-USA games by a combined » UAB is the top free-throw shooting team in Conference USA, 7 at FIU* (ASN) 7 p.m. 17 points this season. hitting 74.3 percent of its foul shots as a team this season. In 11-14 Conference USA Championship TBA C-USA action, the Blazers are hitting 80 percent of their free @UAB_MBB lost four starters off of last year’s team and ALL CAPS = Home Games throws. UAB sophomore guard Tyler Madison ranks first in the * denotes Conference USA game an average of 43.4 points per game. league in free-throw shooting in C-USA play only, hitting 89 per- & Battle 4 Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas) cent at the foul line in the last 13 games. Projected Starters (based on previous game) UAB Blazers Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER G 2 Nick Norton 5-10 175 Fr. Bloomington, Ill. 7.3 2.4 98 assists Television G 4 Robert Brown 6-5 185 R-Jr. Clermont, Fla. 13.5 3.7 32 steals Thursday’s game will be televised on FOX College G 0 Hakeem Baxter 6-2 170 So. Philadelphia, Pa. 7.7 2.7 79.8 % FT Sports with Randy Lee (play-by-play) and Hal Schmitt F 34 William Lee 6-9 210 Fr. Plantersville, Ala. 6.4 5.3 28 blocks (analyst) on the call. F 21 Tosin Mehinti 6-9 213 So. Lithonia, Ga. 7.5 4.8 58 blocks WKU Hilltoppers Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER Radio G 3 Trency Jackson 6-2 188 R-Sr. Jackson, Miss. 10.3 3.0 23 steals Thursday’s game will be broadcast on the Blazer IMG G 51 Chris Harrison-Docks 6-0 168 R-So. Okemos, Mich. 11.4 2.6 63 assists Sports Network with David Crane (play-by-play) and G 52 T.J. Price 6-4 223 Sr. Slidell, La. 17.5 5.8 26 steals Steve Mitchell (analyst) on the call. Fans can listen to F 23 Justin Johnson 6-7 239 Fr. Hazard, Ky. 4.8 4.1 49.4 %FG the game locally in Birmingham on WUHT-FM 107.7. F 44 George Fant 6-6 250 Sr. Bowling Green, Ky. 13.5 8.7 51.7 %FG #UABvsWKU A UAB Win Would ... » Move the Blazers into third place in the Conference USA standings. UAB currently sits a game behind Western Kentucky in the standings at fourth place. » Give UAB its 10th Conference USA win. The Blazers have not had double-digit conference wins since the 2010-11 season, when they won 12 league contests. @UAB_MBB 2014-15 UAB Men’s Basketball • Posted the first double-double of his career vs. LA Tech (2/5), putting up Season Stats Career Highs Highlights 15 points and 10 rebounds Points 30, vs. Delaware State, 3/6/14 PPG RPG APG FG 3FG FT • One of three Blazers in double figures vs. UTEP with 11 Rebounds 10, vs. LA Tech, 2/5/15 • Has scored in 23 of the 26 games he has played in this season 7.7 2.7 1.5 36.3 21.7 79.8 Assists 4, 5x, last vs. Charlotte, 1/22/15 • Granted NCAA waiver to play this season after transferring from the Blocks 3, at Delaware State, 2/22/14 University of Maryland Eastern Shore Steals 4, vs. Young Harris, 11/17/14 0 Hakeem Baxter So. • G • 6-2 • 170 • Philadelphia, Pa. • Maryland Eastern Shore • Had a career day in UAB’s win over UTSA (1/31), scoring a career-high 17 off Season Stats Career Highs Highlights a 5-for-7 shooting day including a 6-for-6 mark from the FT stripe Points 17, at UTSA, 1/31/15 PPG RPG APG FG 3FG FT • One of three Blazers in double figures at UTEP with 10 points Rebounds 6, 3x, last at Rice, 2/27/14 • Tallied six points on a 4-for-4 day from the FT stripe vs. FIU (1/10) 3.8 1.4 1.7 34.4 32.3 83.9 Assists 5, 2x, last vs. UNC Asheville, 12/14/14 • Tied his career high in assists with five vs. UNC Asheville (12/14), and also Blocks 1, vs. UCLA, 11/28/14 went a perfect 8-for-8 from the FT stripe, including a 6-for-6 mark in the final Steals 3, 2x, last at UTEP, 1/29/15 three minutes of the contest 1 Denzell Watts So • G • 6-2 • 207 • Flint, Mich. • Carman-Ainsworth HS • Scored a team-leading 16 vs. LA Tech (2/5) on 4-of-6 mark from 3-pt. range Season Stats Career Highs Highlights • Had a career night in the win vs. Charlotte (1/22), leading with a ca- Points 26, vs. Charlotte, 1/22/15 PPG RPG APG FG 3FG FT reer-high 26 points; he hit 6-of-11 from deep and scored the most of any Rebounds 5, vs. UNC Asheville, 12/14/14 UAB freshman in a game since Mo Finley dropped 32 in 1999 7.3 2.4 3.9 38.9 38.1 86.5 Assists 8, 2x, last vs.