The 2018–19 UAB Blazers basketball team represented the

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during the

2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2018. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded with the Final Four at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 8, 2019. Pract ...

. The Blazers, led by third-year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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as members of

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. They finished the season 20–15, 10–8 in C-USA Play to finish in 5th place. They defeated

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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

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where they lost in the first round to

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Previous season

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

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. Despite winning 20 games, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Incoming recruits

Recruiting class of 2019

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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UAB Blazers men's basketball 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 Blaz ...

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