UAB Blazers
American (23-11, 12-6)
Big Wins: Drake (79-78), Florida Atlantic (76-73)
Bad Losses: Southern Miss (82-85), Rice (71-94)
Coach: Andy Kennedy
Probable Starters:
Yaxel Lendeborg, Junior, Forward, 13.9 ppg, 10.7 rpg, 2.1 bpg
Christian Coleman, Junior, Forward, 7.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg
Efrem Johnson, Sophomore, Guard, 10.9 ppg, 1.7 apg
Daniel Ortiz, Junior, Guard, 6.8 ppg
Eric Gaines, Junior, Guard, 12.2 ppg, 5.5 apg, 2.4 spg
Key Role Players:
Javian Davis, Senior, Forward, 9.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg
Alejandro Vasquez, 11.3 ppg, 1.1 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 77.3 (81st in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 75.7 (279, 11)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.9 (165, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.9 (242, 12)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.0 (302, 14)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.1 (274, 12)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.1 (55, 2)
Rebound Margin: 3.5 (73, 4)
Assists Per Game: 13.4 (154, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.0 (196, 11)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2023 | NIT | First Round win over Southern Miss |
| 2023 | NIT | Second Round win over Morehead State |
| 2023 | NIT | Quarterfinal win over Vanderbilt |
| 2023 | NIT | Semifinal win over Utah Valley |
| 2023 | NIT | Final loss to North Texas |
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Houston |
| 2016 | NIT | First Round loss to BYU |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Iowa State |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to UCLA |
| 2011 | NCAA | Opening Round loss to Clemson |
| 2010 | NIT | First Round win over Coastal Carolina |
| 2010 | NIT | Second Round win over North Carolina State |
| 2010 | NIT | Quarterfinal loss to North Carolina |
| 2009 | NIT | First Round loss to Notre Dame |
| 2008 | NIT | First Round win over VCU |
| 2008 | NIT | Second Round loss to Virginia Tech |
| 2006 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Kentucky |
*all team stats through 3/10
