2011–12 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=2011–12

|team=UAB Blazers

|image=

|conference=Conference USA

|division=

|short_conf=C-USA

|CoachRank=

|APRank=

|record= 15–16

|conf_record= 9–7

|head_coach=Mike Davis

| hc_year=6th

|asst_coach1=Donnie Marsh

|asst_coach2=Walt Fuller

|asst_coach3=Mike Jaskulski

|stadium=Bartow Arena

|champion=

|bowl=

|bowl_result=

}}

{{2011–12 Conference USA men's basketball standings}}

The 2011–12 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers' head coach, Mike Davis, was in his sixth season at UAB. The Blazers, who compete in Conference USA, played their home games at Bartow Arena.

Incoming Players

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!Name

!Height

!Weight (lbs.)

!Position

!Class

!Hometown

!Previous Team(s)

K.C. Whitaker

|6'5"

|185

|G

|Fr.

|Ashburn, VA, U.S.

|Fishburne Academy, Flint Hill High School

Jekore Tyler

|6'3"

|185

|G

|Jr.

|Port Arthur, TX, U.S.

|Lee College

Alexander Scotland-Williamson

|6'9"

|235

|F

|Jr.

|London, England

|Lee College

Herb Harrison

|6'8"

|230

|F

|Fr.

|Cleveland, OH, U.S.

|Covenant Christian Academy

Roster

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!#

!Name

!Height

!Weight (lbs.)

!Position

!Class

!Hometown

!Previous Team(s)

5

|Robert Williams

|6'4"

|210

|G

|So.

|Greenville, MS, U.S.

|Weston High School

10

|Karl Moton

|5'11"

|195

|G

|Jr.

|Stone Mountain, GA, U.S.

|Chamblee HS

21

|Beas Hamga

|6'11"

|230

|C

|Sr.

|Douala, Cameroon

|Weatherford (Texas) CC

22

|Cameron Moore

|6'10"

|230

|F

|Sr.

|San Antonio, TX, U.S.

|Roosevelt HS

24

|Preston Purifoy

|6'5"

|215

|G

|So.

|Conway, AR, U.S.

|Conway High School

32

|Ovie Soko

|6'8"

|210

|F

|Jr.

|London, England, U.K.

|Bethel HS

25

|Quincy Taylor

|6'0"

|185

|G

|So.

|Wichita, KS, U.S.

|Fishburne Academy, Wichita Collegiate High School

44

|Jordan Swing

|6'6"

|200

|F

|So.

|Birmingham, AL, U.S.

|Western Kentucky University, Vestavia Hills High School

Schedule

{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=|ranklink=2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=2011|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}

|-

!colspan=9| Exhibition

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/03/2011

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Florida Tech

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bartow Arena

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| gamename =

| attend =

| tv =

| score = 75–67

| overtime =

| record = –

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/12/2011

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Auburn-Montgomery

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bartow Arena

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| gamename =

| attend =

| tv =

| score = 64–36

| overtime =

| record = –

}}

|-

!colspan=9| Regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/16/2011

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Creighton

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bartow Arena

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| gamename =

| attend = 4,417

| tv =

| score = 60–70

| overtime =

| record = 0–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/20/2011

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Murray State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bartow Arena

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| gamename =

| attend = 3,863

| tv =

| score = 55–62

| overtime =

| record = 0–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/22/2011

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Troy

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bartow Arena

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| gamename =

| attend = 4,307

| tv =

| score = 71–59

| overtime =

| record = 1–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/25/2011

| time = 7:05 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Wichita State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Intrust Bank Arena

| site_cityst = Wichita, KS

| gamename =

| attend = 11,204

| tv =

| score = 46–68

| overtime =

| record = 1–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/27/2011

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = UT Martin

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bartow Arena

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| gamename =

| attend = 3,854

| tv =

| score = 54–59

| overtime =

| record = 1–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/30/2011

| time = 7:05 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = South Alabama

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Mitchell Center

| site_cityst = Mobile, AL

| gamename =

| attend = 3,276

| tv =

| score = 47–55

| overtime =

| record = 1–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/03/2011

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Kent State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = M.A.C. Center

| site_cityst = Kent, OH

| gamename =

| attend = 3,624

| tv =

| score = 48–57

| overtime =

| record = 1–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/07/2011

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Middle Tennessee

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bartow Arena

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| gamename =

| attend = 4,576

| tv =

| score = 66–56

| overtime =

| record = 2–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/20/2011

| time = 6:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = VCU

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Stuart C. Siegel Center

| site_cityst = Richmond, VA

| gamename =

| attend = 7,617

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 49–68

| overtime =

| record = 2–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/22/2011

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Jacksonville

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bartow Arena

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| gamename =

| attend = 3,962

| tv =

| score = 70–65

| overtime =

| record = 3–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/28/2011

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = George Washington

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Smith Center

| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.

| gamename =

| attend = 2,271

| tv =

| score = 56–49

| overtime =

| record = 4–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/31/2011

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Alabama A&M

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bartow Arena

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| gamename =

| attend = 4,102

| tv =

| score = 92–58

| overtime =

| record = 5–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/03/2012

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Florida

| opprank = 13

| site_stadium = O'Connell Center

| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL

| gamename =

| attend = 7,512

| tv = FSN

| score = 61–79

| overtime =

| record = 5–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/07/2012

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Memphis

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bartow Arena

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| gamename =

| attend = 8,242

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 59–62

| overtime =

| record = 5–9

| conference = 0–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/11/2012

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Marshall

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bartow Arena

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| gamename =

| attend = 3,127

| tv =

| score = 59–61

| overtime =

| record = 5–10

| conference = 0–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/14/2012

| time = 1:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Southern Miss

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Reed Green Coliseum

| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, MS

| gamename =

| attend = 3,111

| tv = FSN

| score = 55–59

| overtime =

| record = 5–11

| conference = 0–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/18/2012

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Rice

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Tudor Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| gamename =

| attend = 1,371

| tv =

| score = 61–60

| overtime = OT

| record = 6–11

| conference = 1–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/21/2012

| time = 1:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = UCF

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bartow Arena

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| gamename =

| attend = 4,476

| tv = FSN

| score = 41–48

| overtime =

| record = 6–12

| conference = 1–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/25/2012

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Marshall

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| gamename =

| attend = 5,653

| tv = CSS

| score = 56–49

| overtime =

| record = 7–12

| conference = 2–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/28/2012

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = East Carolina

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bartow Arena

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| gamename =

| attend = 4,023

| tv =

| score = 66–73

| overtime =

| record = 7–13

| conference = 2–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/01/2012

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Houston

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bartow Arena

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| gamename =

| attend = 3,491

| tv = CSS

| score = 80–69

| overtime =

| record = 8–13

| conference = 3–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/04/2012

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = UTEP

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| gamename =

| attend = 7,838

| tv =

| score = 61–60

| overtime =

| record = 9–13

| conference = 4–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/08/2012

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Southern Miss

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bartow Arena

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| gamename =

| attend = 4,721

| tv =

| score = 71–61

| overtime =

| record = 10–13

| conference = 5–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/11/2012

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Memphis

| opprank =

| site_stadium = FedExForum

| site_cityst = Memphis, TN

| gamename =

| attend = 17,308

| tv = CSS

| score = 45–79

| overtime =

| record = 10–14

| conference = 5–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/15/2012

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = SMU

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Moody Coliseum

| site_cityst = Dallas, TX

| gamename =

| attend = 1,582

| tv =

| score = 47–28

| overtime =

| record = 11–14

| conference = 6–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/18/2012

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Tulane

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bartow Arena

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| gamename =

| attend = 6,122

| tv =

| score = 81–73

| overtime =

| record = 12–14

| conference = 7–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/25/2012

| time = 4:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = East Carolina

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum

| site_cityst = Greenville, NC

| gamename =

| attend = 5,308

| tv =

| score = 61–57

| overtime =

| record = 13–14

| conference = 8–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/29/2012

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Tulsa

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bartow Arena

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| gamename =

| attend = 5,176

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 68–64

| overtime =

| record = 14–14

| conference = 9–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/03/2012

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = UCF

| opprank =

| site_stadium = UCF Arena

| site_cityst = Orlando, FL

| gamename =

| attend = 6,283

| tv =

| score = 63–71

| overtime =

| record = 14–15

| conference = 9–7

}}

|-

!colspan=9| 2012 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/07/2012

| time = 9:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| seed = 5

| opponent = Tulane

| opprank =

| oppseed = 12

| site_stadium = FedExForum

| site_cityst = Memphis, TN

| gamename = First round

| attend = 7,824

| tv = CSS

| score = 72–64

| overtime =

| record = 15–15

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/08/2012

| time = 9:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| seed = 5

| opponent = UCF

| opprank =

| oppseed = 4

| site_stadium = FedExForum

| site_cityst = Memphis, TN

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| attend = 11,697

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 54–64

| overtime =

| record = 15–16

}}

{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Central Time}}

{{cite web |title=2011-12 Men's Basketball Schedule |url=https://uabsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2011-12 |website=UAB Athletics |access-date=March 27, 2023}}

See also

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