UAB Blazers men's basketball

UAB Blazers
2024–25 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
Head coachAndy Kennedy (5th season)
ConferenceThe American
LocationBirmingham, Alabama
ArenaBartow Arena
(capacity: 8,508)
NicknameBlazers
ColorsForest green and old gold[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
NCAA tournament champions
2025
NCAA tournament Final Four
2025
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1982 2025
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1981, 1982, 2004
NCAA tournament round of 32
1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 2004, 2005, 2015
NCAA tournament appearances
1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2015, 2022, 2024
Conference tournament champions
1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 2015, 2022, 2024
Conference regular season champions
1981, 1982, 1990, 2004, 2011, 2016

The UAB Blazers men's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in NCAA Division I men's college basketball, with the 2023–24 season being the Blazers' first as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Blazers play home games at Bartow Arena and are coached by Andy Kennedy. UAB has appeared 17 times in the NCAA men's basketball tournament and most recently appeared in 2024.

  1. ^ University of Alabama at Birmingham Style Guide (PDF). March 11, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2021.