BIRMINGHAM – The UAB men’s basketball team (3-0) looks to remain undefeated on Sunday afternoon when they host in-state rival Troy. Tipoff at Bartow Arena is 2 p.m.
UAB LATELY
The Blazers are coming off an 73-48 victory over Kennesaw State on Wednesday evening. Four UAB players scored in double-figures led by Michael Ertel with 16 points. Trey Jemison recorded a double-double with career-highs of 13 points and 14 rebounds along with three blocks.
TROY LATELY
The Trojans (1-2) fell to No. 17 Texas Tech on Friday night 80-46. Troy’s leading scorer Kam Woods scored 13 points in the loss.
UAB AND TROY HISTORY
UAB and Troy began their series on Nov. 15, 2008 – a 21-point Blazers victory on the road. The team met 35 days later at Bartow Arena with the Blazers holding off the Trojans 73-68. UAB went on to win the next eight matchups until the 2018-19 season when a last second basket was waived off giving the Trojans a 74-73 victory.
LAST TIME AGAINST TROY
Makhtar Gueye’s 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds remaining gave UAB a thrilling 76-75 victory over Troy on Nov. 7, 2019. Troy’s Darian Adams’ last second attempt to finish for the Trojans bounced off the left side of the rim to give UAB the win.
UAB AND TROY ALL-TIME
OVERALL: UAB leads 11-1
IN BIRMINGHAM: UAB leads 5-1
IN TROY: UAB leads 6-0
COMMON OPPONENTS
The Blazers and Trojans do not have any common opponents this season.
AK VS. SUN BELT
Kennedy is 28-2 against teams from the Sun Belt.
AK VS. SUN BELT CONFERENCE HEAD-TO-HEAD
Arkansas State: 3-0
Georgia Southern: 1-0
Georgia State: 2-0
Little Rock: 3-0
Louisiana: 3-0
Louisiana-Monroe: 4-0
Middle Tennessee:0-2
New Orleans: 2-0
South Alabama: 4-0
Troy: 5-0
WKU: 1-0
GOING FOR FOUR STRAIGHT
UAB has started their season off with four straight victories three times in program history. The last being during the 2008-09 season. The best start was turned in by the 1983-84 team who began the season 5-0.
LIVE STREAMING
Games will be streamed through CUSA.TV. This is a subscription-based service that offers a variety of packages. Click here to register a new account.
Select games will also be streamed on the ESPN family of networks.
Continue to monitor the UABsports.com schedule page as additional broadcast information is announced.
RADIO
Blazer men’s basketball games are set to air on 100.5 ESPN JOX 2 with David Crane and Murry Bartow on the call.
In addition, David Crane will host Blazer Sportsline every Tuesday during Conference USA play. The show will take place live from Iron City Grill in downtown Birmingham and feature men’s basketball head coach Andy Kennedy and women’s basketball head coach Randy Norton.
The nine-episode show, which will air from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., begins Jan. 5. Blazer Sportsline can be heard on 100.5 ESPN JOX 2 and fans will be encouraged to tweet questions to @BlazersLIMGC.
Fans may also follow the Blazers this season by downloading the free TuneIn Radio app, online through Blazers All-Access at UABSports.com, or on the UAB Gameday mobile app.
UP NEXT
The Blazers remain at home to face Mobile on Wednesday night. Tipoff is at 6:30 p.m.
MEN’S BASKETBALL TICKET INFORMATION
In compliance with CDC and state and local public health guidance, UAB adjusted the seating manifest to adhere to social distancing at Bartow Arena for the 2020-21 season. UAB reallocated season ticket holders who had completed their purchase of season tickets through October 19 and placed season ticket holders based on Blazer Boosters Priority Points and the price type of tickets purchased. As a reminder, original season ticket locations prior to the social distancing reallocation will be utilized for 2021-22 renewals or if capacity restrictions change during the 2020-21 season.
A limited number of 2020-21 season tickets remain in the upper level. Fans interested in season tickets can fill out the season ticket request form or contact the UAB Ticket Office at 205-975-8221.
Due to social distancing guidelines, men’s basketball single game tickets and walk up sales will not be available to the public for the 2020-21 season. Season tickets are the only way to secure a seat at Bartow Arena.
Conference USA recently adopted its COVID-19 game operations guidelines for the 2020-21 basketball season, and as a result, all patron courtside seating has been eliminated for the upcoming basketball season.
