UAB Blazers basketball history

University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham, AL)
Bartow Arena
American Athletic Conference (AAC, The American)

Current head coach: Andy Kennedy (2020-)

• Assoc. HC: Ryan Cross (2020-)
• Asst: Philip Pearson (2020-)
• Asst: Rob Williams (2023-)
• DBO: Sidney Ball (2020-)
• DBA: Noah Dartman (2022-)
• DPD: Aaron Johnson (2023-)

Post-Season:

• National Championships:  0
• Final Four Appearances:  0
• Sweet Sixteen Appearances:  3  (1981, 1982, 2004)
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  17  (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2015, 2022, 2024)
• NCAAT Overall Record:  10-17
• NIT Championships:  0  (Runner-up in 2023)
• NIT Appearances:  13  (1980, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2023)
• NIT Overall Record:  18-13
• CBI Appearances:  1 (2019)
• CBI Overall Record:  0-1

Conference Titles (Sun Belt, Great Midwest, Conference USA, AAC):

• AAC Regular Season Championships:  0
• Conference USA Regular Season Championships:  4  (1999, 2004, 2011, 2016)
• Sun Belt Regular Season Championships:  3  (1981, 1982, 1990)
• AAC Tournament Championships:  1  (2024)
• Conference USA Tournament Championships:  2  (2015, 2022)
• Sun Belt Tournament Championships:  4  (1982, 1983, 1984, 1987)

Award Winners:

• Naismith Player of the Year:  0
• John R. Wooden Award:  0
• Oscar Robertson Trophy:  0
• AP All-Americans:  0
• AAC Player of the Year:  0
• Conference USA Player of the Year:  2  (last = Jordan Walker, 2022)
• Sun Belt Player of the Year:  1  (Oliver Robinson, 1982)

UAB head coaches:

Coach	Tenure	Record	Conf. Titles	NCAA Apps.	Nat. Champ
Andy Kennedy	2020-Pres	101-37	0	2	0
Robert Ehsan	2016-20	76-57	0	0	0
Jerod Haase	2012-16	80-53	1	1	0
Mike Davis	2006-12	122-73	1	1	0
Mike Anderson	2002-06	89-41	1	3	0
Murry Bartow	1996-2002	103-83	1	1	0
Gene Bartow	1978-96	368-205	3	9	0

Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions

NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.