UAB Men's Basketball 2022 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

UAB Blazers

Conference USA (27-7, 14-4)

 
 
Big Wins: 12/4 at Saint Louis (77-72), 1/6 at North Texas (69-63)
Bad Losses: 1/29 at Marshall (81-84), 2/13 at Old Dominion (72-81)
Coach: Andy Kennedy
 
Probable Starters:
Jordan Walker, Junior, Guard, 20.4 ppg, 4.9 apg, 1.5 spg
Michael Ertel, Senior, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 1.5 apg
Quan Jackson, Senior, Guard, 12.0 ppg, 2.0 apg, 5.9 rpg, 2.4 spg
KJ Buffen, Junior, Forward, 10.0 ppg, 6.7 rpg
Trey Jemison, Junior, Center, 7.0 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 1.6 bpg
 
Key Role Players:
Rongie Gordon, Freshman, Forward, 2.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg
Tavin Lovan, Junior, Guard, 8.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 80.0 (14th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.1 (53, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.8 (44, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.2 (60, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.8 (140, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.5 (27, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.0 (126, 4)
Rebound Margin: 4.5 (56, 3)
Assists Per Game: 13.5 (143, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.1 (43, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016NITFirst Round loss to BYU
2015NCAARound of 64 win over Iowa State
2015NCAARound of 32 loss to UCLA
2011NCAAOpening Round loss to Clemson
2010NITFirst Round win over Coastal Carolina
2010NITSecond Round win over North Carolina State
2010NITQuarterfinal loss to North Carolina
2009NITFirst Round loss to Notre Dame
2008NITFirst Round win over VCU
2008NITSecond Round loss to Virginia Tech
2006NCAARound of 64 loss to Kentucky
 
*all team stats through 3/6