2012–13 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 2012–13 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers, led by first year head coach Jerod Haase, played their home games at Bartow Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 16–17, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA tournament to Southern Miss.

2012–13 UAB Blazers men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	16–17 (7–9 C-USA)
Head coach	Jerod Haase (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Robert Ehsan Richie Riley Jeff Wulbrun
Home arena	Bartow Arena
Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

2012–13 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 19 Memphis †	16	–	0		1.000			31	–	5		.861
Southern Miss	12	–	4		.750			27	–	10		.730
UTEP	10	–	6		.625			18	–	14		.563
East Carolina	9	–	7		.563			23	–	12		.657
UCF*	9	–	7		.563			20	–	11		.645
Tulsa	8	–	8		.500			17	–	16		.515
Houston	7	–	9		.438			20	–	13		.606
UAB	7	–	9		.438			16	–	17		.485
Tulane	6	–	10		.375			20	–	15		.571
Marshall	6	–	10		.375			13	–	19		.406
SMU	5	–	11		.313			15	–	17		.469
Rice	1	–	15		.063			5	–	26		.161
† 2013 C-USA Tournament winner As of April 2, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA sanctions

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
00	Alexander Scotland-Williamson	Forward	6–9	235	Senior	London, England
3	Terence Jones	Guard	6–2	185	Senior	Baltimore, Maryland
5	Robert Williams	Guard	6–4	210	Junior	Greenville, Mississippi
10	Jekore Tyler	Guard	6–3	185	Senior	Port Arthur, Texas
12	K.C. Whitaker	Guard	6–6	185	Sophomore	Ashburn, Virginia
15	Fahro Alihodzic	Center	6–10	240	Junior	Vlasenica, Bosnia
23	Isiah Jones	Guard	6–4	193	Sophomore	Pulaski, Illinois
24	Preston Purifoy	Guard	6–5	220	Junior	Conway, Arkansas
25	Quincy Taylor	Guard	6–0	180	Junior	Wichita, Kansas
42	Rod Rucker	Forward	6–5	220	Junior	Elberton, Georgia
44	Jordan Swing	Forward	6–6	200	Junior	Birmingham, Alabama

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2012* 2:00 pm	North Alabama	W 98–81	–	Bartow Arena (2,058) Birmingham, AL
Regular season
11/10/2012* 8:00 pm	Young Harris	W 105–59	1–0	Bartow Arena (3,823) Birmingham, AL
11/14/2012* 7:05 pm, ESPN3	at No. 15 Creighton	L 60–77	1–1	CenturyLink Center Omaha (15,755) Omaha, NE
11/18/2012* 3:00 pm	Navy South Padre Island Invitational	W 82–63	2–1	Bartow Arena (3,851) Birmingham, AL
11/20/2012* 7:00 pm	Prairie View A&M South Padre Island Invitational	W 76–70	3–1	Bartow Arena (3,391) Birmingham, AL
11/23/2012* 5:00 pm	vs. Illinois State South Padre Island Invitational semifinals	L 65–77	3–2	South Padre Island Convention Centre (N/A) South Padre Island, TX
11/24/2012* 4:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. TCU South Padre Island Invitational 3rd place game	L 73–76	3–3	South Padre Island Convention Centre (N/A) South Padre Island, TX
11/27/2012* 7:00 pm	at Troy	W 75–55	4–3	Trojan Arena (2,576) Troy, AL
12/01/2012* 5:00 pm, ESPNU	at No. 14 North Carolina	L 84–102	4–4	Dean Smith Center (15,906) Chapel Hill, NC
12/05/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Middle Tennessee	L 64–84	4–5	Murphy Center (4,587) Murfreesboro, TN
12/08/2012* 7:00 pm	South Alabama	W 92–78	5–5	Bartow Arena (3,755) Birmingham, AL
12/16/2012* 11:00 am	at Rutgers	L 79–88	5–6	The RAC (4,679) Piscataway, NJ
12/20/2012* 7:00 pm	Louisiana–Monroe	W 76–69	6–6	Bartow Arena (3,248) Birmingham, AL
12/29/2012* 2:00 pm	Northeastern	W 83–63	7–6	Bartow Arena (3,527) Birmingham, AL
01/02/2013* 7:00 pm	Georgia Southern	W 65–61	8–6	Bartow Arena (3,189) Birmingham, AL
01/05/2013* 6:00 pm	at Dayton	L 71–78	8–7	UD Arena (12,455) Dayton, OH
01/09/2013 6:00 pm	at UCF	L 48–64	8–8 (0–1)	UCF Arena (6,185) Orlando, FL
01/12/2013 7:30 pm, CSS	Memphis	L 53–69	8–9 (0–2)	Bartow Arena (8,107) Birmingham, AL
01/19/2013 5:00 pm, CSS	at Southern Miss	L 59–74	8–10 (0–3)	Reed Green Coliseum (5,863) Hattiesburg, MS
01/23/2013 7:00 pm	East Carolina	L 85–91	8–11 (0–4)	Bartow Arena (3,233) Birmingham, AL
01/26/2013 5:00 pm	at Houston	L 61–66	8–12 (0–5)	Hofheinz Pavilion (3,135) Houston, TX
01/30/2013 7:00 pm	UTEP	W 78–72 ^OT	9–12 (1–5)	Bartow Arena (3,121) Birmingham, AL
02/02/2013 7:00 pm, CSS	Southern Miss	L 75–79	9–13 (1–6)	Bartow Arena (5,103) Birmingham, AL
02/06/2013 7:05 pm	at Tulsa	W 70–63	10–13 (2–6)	Reynolds Center (4,147) Tulsa, OK
02/09/2013 2:00 pm	Marshall	W 75–61	11–13 (3–6)	Bartow Arena (4,328) Birmingham, AL
02/13/2013 6:00 pm	at East Carolina	L 61–74	11–14 (3–7)	Williams Coliseum (4,324) Greenville, SC
02/16/2013 7:00 pm	Rice	W 80–57	12–14 (4–7)	Bartow Arena (5,176) Birmingham, AL
02/23/2013 6:00 pm	at Marshall	W 52–48	13–14 (5–7)	Cam Henderson Center (6,614) Huntington, WV
02/27/2013 7:00 pm	at Tulane	W 76–71	14–14 (6–7)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena (1,639) New Orleans, LA
03/02/2013 2:00 pm	SMU	W 74–69	15–14 (7–7)	Bartow Arena (4,152) Birmingham, AL
03/06/2013 6:00 pm, CSS	UCF	L 70–74	15–15 (7–8)	Bartow Arena (3,759) Birmingham, AL
03/09/2013 11:00 am, CBSSN	at No. 25 Memphis	L 71–86	15–16 (7–9)	FedExForum (18,289) Memphis, TN
2013 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
03/13/2013 3:30 pm	vs. SMU First Round	W 53–52	16–16	BOK Center (5,743) Tulsa, OK
03/14/2013 12:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. Southern Miss Quarterfinals	L 66–81	16–17	BOK Center (5,976) Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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