2018-2019 UAB Blazers

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2018-2019 UAB Blazers Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
34 Jude Akabueze RS-Fr C 6-6 267 - Lagos Nigeria Prominence Academy
25 Wil Bathurst Sr GF 6-3 188 - Olean (NY) United States Olean High School
2 Jeremiah Bell Sr G 6-1 180 Oct 5, 1996 Louisville (KY) United States Boyle County High School
32 Nolan Bertain RS-So SF 6-3 190 Sep 7, 1998 Beaverton (OR) United States West Linn High School
1 Zack Bryant So PG 6-2 200 Nov 24, 1997 Hastings (FL) United States Providence School
12 Will Butler Jr F 6-8 245 Dec 23, 1996 Troy (NY) United States Redemption Christian Academy
5 Makhtar Gueye So C 6-10 210 Jan 7, 1997 Rufisque Senegal Lake Forest High School
10 Luis Hurtado, Jr. Fr SG 6-7 215 Jan 3, 1998 Weston (FL) United States Sagemont School
3 Tavin Lovan Fr SG 6-4 195 Jun 24, 1999 Franklin (KY) United States Hargrave Military Academy
4 Anderson McCoy Jr G 5-11 175 Sep 2, 1996 Indianapolis (IN) United States Center Grove High School
11 Tamell Pearson Fr C 6-10 223 Oct 10, 1999 Chicago (IL) United States Morgan Park High School
21 Jalen Perry Sr GF 6-3 197 Oct 11, 1996 Louisville (KY) United States Ballard High School
0 Tyreek Scott-Grayson So G 6-5 175 Sep 4, 1998 Brick (NJ) United States Suffield Academy
15 Joshua Sippial Fr G 6-2 195 Mar 16, 1999 Montgomery (AL) United States Loveless Senior High School
23 Lewis Sullivan Sr F 6-7 231 May 29, 1995 Hazel Green (AL) United States Hazel Green High School

Recent UAB Blazers History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 23-12 (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

2018-2019 UAB Blazers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Zack Bryant C-USA All-Conference Third Team
Zack Bryant C-USA All-Tournament Team

2018-2019 UAB Blazers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters A. McCoy J. Bell J. Perry L. Sullivan M. Gueye
Rotation Z. Bryant T. Lovan      
Rotation   T. Scott-Grayson      
Lim PT J. Sippial W. Bathurst N. Bertain   T. Pearson
Lim PT   L. Hurtado, Jr.     W. Butler

2018-2019 UAB Blazers Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Zack Bryant 34 33.4 14.9 3.5 3.9 1.8 0.4 2.3
Lewis Sullivan 35 27.1 12.3 6.8 1.0 0.8 0.4 1.1
Jalen Perry 35 29.8 11.1 4.0 1.5 0.8 0.0 1.3
Makhtar Gueye 35 26.9 8.3 6.7 0.8 0.5 0.7 1.5
Jeremiah Bell 35 26.0 7.7 2.4 1.9 0.5 0.1 1.3
Tavin Lovan 33 20.7 7.1 3.9 0.8 0.8 0.2 1.2
Will Butler 17 22.0 6.6 5.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.9
Tyreek Scott-Grayson 34 17.2 5.4 2.4 1.1 0.6 0.3 1.3
Nolan Bertain 7 3.0 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
Tamell Pearson 32 6.7 0.8 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4
Luis Hurtado, Jr. 6 2.8 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.5
Anderson McCoy 23 5.5 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3
Wil Bathurst 11 4.5 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2
Joshua Sippial 3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2018-2019 UAB Blazers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Robert Ehsan Head Coach 2016-2017 Associate Head Coach (UAB, 2015 to 2016)
Turner Battle Associate Head Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (UAB, 2014 to 2016)
Dannton Jackson Associate Head Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (UAB, 2016 to 2018)
Kevin Devitt Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Wright State, 2015 to 2016)
Nick Michael Director of Athletic Performance 2017-2018 Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Performancce (Missouri, 2016 to 2017)
Mark Ingram Athletic Director 2015-2016 N/A
Scott Sharp Director of Basketball Administration 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (College of Idaho, 2014 to 2018)
D.J. Black Director of Basketball Operations 2018-2019 Assistant to the Head Coach (UAB, 2015 to 2018)
Ted Feeley Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2016-2017 Director of Media Relations (Pittsburgh, 2012 to 2016)
Bryan Koch Director of Sports Medicine 2017-2018 Assistant Athletic Trainer (UAB, 2003 to 2017)