1978–79 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=1978–79
|prev_year=none
|next_year=1979–80
|team=UAB Blazers
|conference=Independent
|short_conf=Independent
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=15–11
|conf_record=
|head_coach=Gene Bartow
|asst_coach1=Oscar Catlin
|asst_coach2=Robert Corn
|asst_coach3=Lee Hunt
|stadium=BJCC Arena
}}
The inaugural 1978–79 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Gene Bartow, the Blazers competed as an independent and played their home games at the BJCC Arena. They finished the season 15–11.
Roster
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
!Name !Hometown |
| Tim Almquist
|Forest Lake, Minnesota, United States |
| Derrick Bentley
|Birmingham, Alabama, United States |
| Daryl Braden
|Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
| Raymond Gause
|Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
| George Jones
|Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
| Greg Leet
|Flat River, Missouri, United States |
| Bill McCammon
|Palm Springs, California, United States |
| Leon Morris
|Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
| Doug Owens
|Plainfield, Indiana, United States |
| Oliver Robinson
|Birmingham, Alabama, United States |
| Scott Simcik
|Simi Valley, California, United States |
| Donnie Speer
|Sylacauga, Alabama, United States |
| Larry Spicer
|Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
| colspan="2"|{{cite book |title=2010–11 UAB Basketball Information Guide |year=2010 |publisher=UAB Athletic Media Relations Office |location=Birmingham, Alabama|pages=116–117}} |
|---|
Schedule and results
After losing to Nebraska 64–55 in their inaugural game, UAB completed the 1978–79 season with an overall record of 15–11 during their lone season competing as an independent.{{cite book |title=2010–11 UAB Basketball Information Guide |year=2010 |publisher=UAB Athletic Media Relations Office |location=Birmingham, AL |page=118}}
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/24/1978
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| time = no
| rank = no
| away =
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1978-79|sex=men|team=Nebraska Cornhuskers|school=University of Nebraska–Lincoln|title=Nebraska}}
| site_stadium = BJCC Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, Alabama
| gamename =
| tv = no
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
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| score = 55–64
| overtime =
| attend = 14,800
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/25/1978
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| time = no
| rank = no
| away =
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1978-79|sex=men|team=San Francisco State Gators|school=San Francisco State University|title=San Francisco State}}
| site_stadium = BJCC Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, Alabama
| gamename =
| tv = no
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 67–51
| overtime =
| attend = 4,550
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/29/1978
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| time = no
| rank = no
| away =
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1978-79|sex=men|team=Oklahoma City Stars|school=Oklahoma City University|title=Oklahoma City}}
| site_stadium = BJCC Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, Alabama
| gamename =
| tv = no
| highscorer =
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| rebounds =
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| score = 88–79
| overtime =
| attend = 4,460
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/1/1978
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| time = no
| rank = no
| away =
| neutral = y
| opprank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1978-79|sex=men|team=Southern Illinois Salukis|school=Southern Illinois University Carbondale|title=Southern Illinois}}
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename = Show Me Classic
| tv = no
| highscorer =
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| score = 72–80
| overtime =
| attend = 5,600
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/2/1978
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| time = no
| rank = no
| away =
| neutral = y
| opprank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1978-79|sex=men|team=Eastern Kentucky Colonels|school=Eastern Kentucky University|title=Eastern Kentucky}}
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename = Show Me Classic
| tv = no
| highscorer =
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| score = 88–77
| overtime =
| attend = 5,499
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/9/1978
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| time = no
| rank = no
| away = y
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1978-79|sex=men|team=Ole Miss Rebels|school=University of Mississippi|title=Ole Miss}}
| site_stadium = Tad Smith Coliseum
| site_cityst = Oxford, Mississippi
| gamename =
| tv = no
| highscorer =
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| score = 77–82
| overtime = OT
| attend = 3,357
| record = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/14/1978
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| time = no
| rank = no
| away =
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1978-79|sex=men|team=Georgia State Panthers|school=Georgia State University|title=Georgia State}}
| site_stadium = BJCC Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, Alabama
| gamename =
| tv = no
| highscorer =
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| rebounds =
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| score = 100–81
| overtime =
| attend = 5,975
| record = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/18/1978
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| time = no
| rank = no
| away =
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = South Alabama
| site_stadium = BJCC Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, Alabama
| gamename =
| tv = no
| highscorer =
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| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 75–72
| overtime =
| attend = 5,483
| record = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/20/1978
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| time = no
| rank = no
| away =
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = Iowa State
| site_stadium = BJCC Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, Alabama
| gamename =
| tv = no
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 79–67
| overtime =
| attend = 5,846
| record = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/23/1978
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| time = no
| rank = no
| away =
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1978-79|sex=men|team=Saint Louis Billikens|school=Saint Louis University|title=St. Louis}}
| site_stadium = BJCC Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, Alabama
| gamename =
| tv = no
| highscorer =
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| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
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| score = 73–70
| overtime =
| attend = 5,128
| record = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/30/1978
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| time = no
| rank = no
| away =
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1978-79|sex=men|team=Florida State Seminoles|school=Florida State University|title=Florida State}}
| site_stadium = BJCC Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, Alabama
| gamename =
| tv = no
| highscorer =
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| rebounds =
| highassister =
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| score = 66–85
| overtime =
| attend = 7,201
| record = 7–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/5/1979
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| time = no
| rank = no
| away = y
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1978-79|sex=men|team=Georgia State Panthers|school=Georgia State University|title=Georgia State}}
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta
| gamename =
| tv = no
| highscorer =
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| rebounds =
| highassister =
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| score = 61–64
| overtime =
| attend = 914
| record = 7–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/6/1979
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| time = no
| rank = no
| away =
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1978-79|sex=men|team=Illinois College Blueboys|school=Illinois College|title=Illinois College}}
| site_stadium = BJCC Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, Alabama
| gamename =
| tv = no
| highscorer =
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| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 108–70
| overtime =
| attend = 5,236
| record = 8–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/10/1979
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| time = no
| rank = no
| away =
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1978-79|sex=men|team=Southern Miss Golden Eagles|school=University of Southern Mississippi|title=Southern Miss}}
| site_stadium = BJCC Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, Alabama
| gamename =
| tv = no
| highscorer =
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| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 93–87
| overtime =
| attend = 4,671
| record = 9–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/20/1979
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| time = no
| rank = no
| away = y
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = Iona
| site_stadium = Hynes Athletic Center
| site_cityst = New Rochelle, New York
| gamename =
| tv = no
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 59–61
| overtime =
| attend = 2,020
| record = 9–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/25/1979
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| time = no
| rank = no
| away = y
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1978-79|sex=men|team=South Florida Bulls|school=University of South Florida|title=South Florida}}
| site_stadium = Curtis Hixon Hall
| site_cityst = Tampa, Florida
| gamename =
| tv = no
| highscorer =
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| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 66–68
| overtime =
| attend = 1,864
| record = 9–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/27/1979
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| time = no
| rank = no
| away =
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = Jacksonville
| site_stadium = BJCC Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, Alabama
| gamename =
| tv = no
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 76–84
| overtime =
| attend = 8,171
| record = 9–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/29/1979
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| time = no
| rank = no
| away = y
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1978-79|sex=men|team=Southern Miss Golden Eagles|school=University of Southern Mississippi|title=Southern Miss}}
| site_stadium = Reed Green Coliseum
| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, Mississippi
| gamename =
| tv = no
| highscorer =
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| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
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| score = 60–59
| overtime =
| attend = 3,016
| record = 10–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/31/1979
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| time = no
| rank = no
| away =
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1978-79|sex=men|team=Saint Joseph's Pumas|school=Saint Joseph's College (Indiana)|title=Saint Joseph's}}
| site_stadium = BJCC Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, Alabama
| gamename =
| tv = no
| highscorer =
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| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 84–69
| overtime =
| attend = 5,852
| record = 11–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/2/1979
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| time = no
| rank = no
| away =
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1978-79|sex=none|team=Hawaii Rainbow Warriors|school=University of Hawaii at Manoa|title=Hawaii}}
| site_stadium = BJCC Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, Alabama
| gamename =
| tv = no
| highscorer =
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| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
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| score = 85–75
| overtime =
| attend = 5,196
| record = 12–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/3/1979
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| time = no
| rank = no
| away =
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1978-79|sex=men|team=South Florida Bulls|school=University of South Florida|title=South Florida}}
| site_stadium = BJCC Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, Alabama
| gamename =
| tv = no
| highscorer =
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| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
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| score = 81–65
| overtime =
| attend = 9,240
| record = 13–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/8/1979
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| time = no
| rank = no
| away = y
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = South Alabama
| site_stadium = Mobile Civic Center
| site_cityst = Mobile, Alabama
| gamename =
| tv = no
| highscorer =
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| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
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| score = 69–71
| overtime =
| attend = 3,159
| record = 13–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/12/1979
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| time = no
| rank = no
| away = y
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = Jacksonville
| site_stadium = Jacksonville Coliseum
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, Florida
| gamename =
| tv = no
| highscorer =
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| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 52–54
| overtime =
| attend = 3,055
| record = 13–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/16/1979
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| time = no
| rank = no
| away = y
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1978-79|sex=none|team=Hawaii Rainbow Warriors|school=University of Hawaii at Manoa|title=Hawaii}}
| site_stadium = Hawaiʻi International Center
| site_cityst = Honolulu
| gamename =
| tv = no
| highscorer =
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| rebounds =
| highassister =
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| score = 86–82
| overtime = OT
| attend = 3,055
| record = 14–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/22/1979
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| time = no
| rank = no
| away =
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = Drexel
| site_stadium = BJCC Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, Alabama
| gamename =
| tv = no
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 77–60
| overtime =
| attend = 5,195
| record = 15–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/27/1979
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| time = no
| rank = no
| away = y
| neutral =
| opprank = 15
| opponent = DePaul
| site_stadium = Alumni Hall
| site_cityst = Chicago
| gamename =
| tv = no
| highscorer =
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| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
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| score = 77–88
| overtime =
| attend = 3,113
| record = 15–11
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=no|poll=|timezone=Central Time|ncg=|hc=no}}
References
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