2018–19 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

2018–19 UAB Blazers men's basketball
CBI, First Round
Conference	Conference USA
Record	20–15 (10–8 C-USA)
Head coach	Robert Ehsan (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Turner Battle Dannton Jackson Kevin Devitt
Home arena	Bartow Arena
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 UAB Blazers basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers, led by third-year head coach Robert Ehsan, played their home games at the Bartow Arena as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 20–15, 10–8 in C-USA Play to finish in 5th place. They defeated Middle Tennessee and UTSA to advance to the semifinals of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Old Dominion. They received an at-large bid to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Brown.

The Blazers finished the 2017–18 season 20–13, 10–8 C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Florida Atlantic in the first round of the C-USA tournament before losing to Western Kentucky. Despite winning 20 games, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jude Akabueze #24 C	Farmington, WV	North Marion High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Nov 19, 2017
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Tamel Pearson #31 C	Chicago, IL	Morgan Park High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A	Sep 4, 2017
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Tavin Lovan SG	Franklin, KY	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Apr 6, 2018
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2018–19 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Tyreek Scott-Grayson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Suffield Academy State Fair Community College Brick, New Jersey G 1 Zack Bryant 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) So Providence School Hastings, Florida G 1 Jeremiah Bell  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Boyle County High School Milwaukee Louisville, Kentucky G 3 Tavin Lovan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Franklin-Simpson High School Franklin, Kentucky G 4 Anderson McCoy (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 166 lb (75 kg) RS Jr Center Grove High School Ancilla College Indianapolis, Indiana F 5 Makhtar Gueye 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Aspire Academy Rufisque, Senegal G 10 Luis Hurtado 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr The Sagemont School Mérida, Venezuela F 11 Tamell Pearson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Fr Morgan Park High School Chicago, Illinois F 12 Will Butler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Redemption Christian Academy Pensacola State College Troy, New York G 15 Joshua Sippial (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Loveless Academic Magnet Program Montgomery, Alabama G 21 Jalen Perry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sr Ballard High School John A. Logan College Louisville, Kentucky F 23 Lewis Sullivan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 231 lb (105 kg) RS Sr Hazel Green High School Hazel Green, Alabama G 25 Will Bathurst 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) RS Sr Olean High School Cornell Olean, New York G 32 Nolan Bertain 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So West Linn High School Casper College Portland, Oregon F 34 Jude Akabueze 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr North Marion High School Lagos, Nigeria	Head coach Robert Ehsan (UC Davis) Assistant coach(es) Turner Battle (Buffalo) Dannton Jackson (Xavier (LA)) Kevin Devitt (DePaul) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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