2015-2016 UAB Blazers

2015-2016 UAB Blazers Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
0 Hakeem Baxter Jr G 6-2 192 Jan 10, 1994 Philadelphia (PA) United States Philadelphia Electrical & Technical Charter
4 Robert Brown Sr SG 6-5 190 Sep 26, 1992 Clermont (FL) United States Hargrave Military Academy
3 Chris Cokley So F 6-8 238 Jul 27, 1996 Savannah (GA) United States Savannah High School
34 William Lee So F 6-9 206 Jan 10, 1995 Plantersville (AL) United States Dallas County High School
45 Lionel Love So G 6-3 165 Jul 17, 1996 Huntsville (AL) United States J.O. Johnson High School
22 Tyler Madison Jr G 6-4 228 Nov 10, 1994 Columbiana (AL) United States Shelby County High School
21 Tosin Mehinti Jr F 6-9 238 May 30, 1994 Lithonia (GA) United States / Nigeria Green Forest Academy
2 Nick Norton So G 5-10 170 Sep 29, 1995 Bloomington (IN) United States Central Catholic High School
33 Thomas Smallwood Fr C 7-0 240 Mar 30, 1995 Roanne France Ecole Saint John Perse
35 Lewis Sullivan So F 6-7 231 May 29, 1995 Hazel Green (AL) United States Hazel Green High School
1 Denzell Watts Jr G 6-2 211 Aug 10, 1994 Flint (MI) United States Carman-Ainsworth High School
11 Dirk Williams Jr SG 6-5 180 Aug 24, 1994 Homewood (AL) United States Homewood High School

UAB Transfers Sitting Out 2015-2016

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Deion Lavender So G 6-3 205 Jan 18, 1996 Alton (IL) United States Southern Illinois

Recent UAB Blazers History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 23-11 (12-6) 4th (AAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2022-2023 29-10 (14-6) 3rd (C-USA) Runner Up NIT Runner Up
2021-2022 27-8 (14-4) 2nd (C-USA) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2020-2021 22-7 (13-5) 1st (C-USA) 4th Rnd N/A
2019-2020 19-13 (9-9) 6th (C-USA) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 20-15 (10-8) 6th (C-USA) 3rd Rnd CBI 1st Rnd
2017-2018 20-13 (10-8) 6th (C-USA) 2nd Rnd N/A
2016-2017 17-16 (9-9) 7th (C-USA) 2nd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 26-7 (16-2) 1st (C-USA) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2014-2015 20-16 (12-6) 4th (C-USA) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2013-2014 18-13 (7-9) 8th (C-USA) 2nd Rnd N/A
2012-2013 16-17 (7-9) 7th (C-USA) 2nd Rnd N/A
2011-2012 15-16 (9-7) 5th (C-USA) 2nd Rnd N/A
2010-2011 22-9 (12-4) 1st (C-USA) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2009-2010 25-9 (11-5) 3rd (C-USA) 2nd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2008-2009 22-12 (11-5) 3rd (C-USA) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2007-2008 23-11 (12-4) 2nd (C-USA) 2nd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2006-2007 15-16 (7-9) 8th (C-USA) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 24-7 (12-2) 2nd (C-USA) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2004-2005 22-11 (10-6) 4th (C-USA) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2003-2004 22-10 (12-4) 1st (C-USA) 3rd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2002-2003 22-12 (9-7) 4th (C-USA) Runner Up NIT 4th Rnd

2015-2016 UAB Blazers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Robert Brown NABC All-District (11) First Team
Chris Cokley NABC All-District (11) First Team
Robert Brown C-USA All-Conference First Team
Chris Cokley C-USA All-Conference Second Team
William Lee C-USA All-Conference Third Team
Nick Norton C-USA All-Conference Third Team
William Lee C-USA Defensive Player of the Year
William Lee C-USA All-Defensive Team
Dirk Williams C-USA Sixth Player of the Year
Chris Cokley Emerald Coast Classic All-Tournament Team

2015-2016 UAB Blazers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters N. Norton H. Baxter R. Brown C. Cokley T. Mehinti
Rotation D. Watts D. Williams L. Sullivan W. Lee  
Lim PT   T. Madison     T. Smallwood
Lim PT   L. Love      

2015-2016 UAB Blazers Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Robert Brown 33 30.3 14.0 2.7 3.1 0.9 0.3 1.8
Chris Cokley 33 22.1 13.1 6.5 1.4 0.9 0.7 1.0
William Lee 33 24.8 10.5 6.2 1.5 0.7 2.8 1.6
Dirk Williams 33 18.9 9.3 3.9 1.3 0.4 0.5 1.1
Nick Norton 32 27.4 8.9 2.6 5.0 1.6 0.0 1.7
Hakeem Baxter 33 24.3 5.9 2.8 2.1 0.5 0.3 1.5
Tosin Mehinti 32 20.3 5.8 4.7 1.2 0.5 1.0 1.5
Lewis Sullivan 33 12.4 4.8 2.5 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.7
Denzell Watts 33 15.0 4.0 1.5 1.7 0.5 0.0 1.1
Thomas Smallwood 10 4.7 3.9 1.9 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0
Tyler Madison 33 6.9 1.6 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.5
Lionel Love 10 2.2 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2015-2016 UAB Blazers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Jerod Haase Head Coach 2012-2013 N/A
Jeff Wulbrun Associate Head Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (UAB, 2012 to 2015)
Robert Ehsan Associate Head Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (UAB, 2012 to 2015)
Turner Battle Assistant Coach 2014-2015 Assistant Coach (Buffalo, 2007 to 2013)
D.J. Black Assistant to the Head Coach 2015-2016 N/A
Mark Ingram Athletic Director 2015-2016 N/A
Norm Reilly Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2012-2013 N/A
Cory Schlesinger Strength and Conditioning Coach 2013-2014 N/A
Bryan Koch Assistant Athletic Trainer 2003-2004 N/A