| UAB Blazers | |
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| University | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Conference | The American (primary) C-USA (beach volleyball) MEAC (bowling) Southern Conference (rifle) |
| NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
| Athletic director | Mark Ingram |
| Location | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Varsity teams | 18 intercollegiate sports |
| Football stadium | Protective Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Bartow Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Regions Field / Young Memorial Field |
| Soccer stadium | PNC Field |
| Mascot | Blaze |
| Nickname | Blazers |
| Fight song | UAB Fight Song |
| Colors | Forest green and old gold[1] |
| Website | uabsports |
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The UAB Blazers are the varsity intercollegiate athletic programs that represent the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The school is one of the fourteen member institutions of the American Athletic Conference and participates in Division I of the NCAA. The school's men's basketball team plays in 8,508-seat Bartow Arena. The Blazers' colors are green and gold.[2] The men's basketball program has a long history of success spanning several decades.
On October 21, 2021, UAB was one of six Conference USA members announced as incoming members of The American on July 1, 2023.[3]
- ^ University of Alabama at Birmingham Style Guide (PDF). March 11, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "UAB". NCAA.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces the Addition of Six Universities" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.