2024–25 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

2024–25 UAB Blazers men's basketball
2024–25 UAB Blazers men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	2–2 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Andy Kennedy (5th season);
Associate head coach	Ryan Cross
Assistant coaches	Rob Williams; Chris Shumate;
Home arena	Bartow Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Memphis	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
North Texas	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Wichita State	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Rice	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Temple	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Tulane	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
South Florida	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
UAB	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
UTSA	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333

† 2025 AAC tournament winner As of November 16, 2024

The 2024–25 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by fifth-year head coach Andy Kennedy, play their home games at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama as second-year members of American Athletic Conference (AAC).

Previous season

The Blazers finished the 2023–24 season 23–12, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Wichita State in the quarterfinals, South Florida in the semifinals and Temple to win the AAC tournament. ^[1] They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as an No. 12 seed in the East region where they lost in the first round to San Diego State.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Javian Davis	0	F	6'9"	265	Senior	Canton, MS	Graduated
Daniel Ortiz	2	G	6'0"	185	Junior	Shreveport, LA	Transferred to North Alabama
Eric Gaines	4	G	6'2"	165	Junior	Lithonia, GA	Declare for 2024 NBA draft; went undrafted
James White	5	G	6'5"	190	Junior	Conyers, GA	Transferred to New Orleans
KJ Satterfield	11	G	6'4"	180	Freshman	The Bronx, NY	Transferred to Hampton
Barry Dunning Jr.	22	G	6'6"	195	Sophomore	Mobile, AL	Transferred to South Alabama
Seth Sigmon	23	F	6'3"	205	Senior	Houston, TX	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Greg Gordon	0	G/F	6'5"	210	Senior	Chicago, IL	Iona^[2]
Jaborri McGhee	2	G	6'1"		Junior	Pike County, MS	South Plains College^[3]
Tyren Moore	5	G	5'11"	185	GS Senior	Louisville, KY	Georgia Southern^[4]
Joey Kahn	12	G	6'4"	190	Junior	Mobile, AL	Walk-on; Coastal Carolina
Chance Beard	21	F	6'5"	200	GS Senior	Birmingham, AL	Walk-on; Spring Hill College
Bradley Ezewiro	22	F	6'9"	265	Senior	Torrance, CA	Saint Louis^[5]

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Reginald Kennedy, Jr. PG	Fayetteville, GA	Middle Georgia Prep	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	Aug 2, 2024
Reginald Kennedy, Jr. PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Makhi Myles SF	Starkville, MS	Starkville High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 2, 2024
Makhi Myles SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2025 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Salim London #27 SG	Birmingham, AL	Hoover High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 27, 2024
Salim London #27 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Lance Carr SF	Dallas, TX	Justin F Kimball High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 10, 2024
Lance Carr SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Greg Gordon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Iona	Chicago, IL
G	2	Ja'Borri McGhee	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Winfield High School (AL)	McComb, MS
F	3	Yaxel Lendeborg	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Arizona Western College	Pennsauken, NJ
F	4	Christian Coleman	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	South Plains College	Winnsboro, LA
G	5	Tyren Moore	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	Georgia Southern	Louisville, KY
G	6	Tony Toney	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Mae Jemison High School	Huntsville, AL
G	7	Marquis Hargrove	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	Arizona Western College	Sacramento, CA
G	8	Efrem "Butta" Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Grissom High School	Huntsville, AL
G	10	Alejandro Vasquez	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Salt Lake Community College	Queens, NY
G	12	Joey Kahn (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Coastal Carolina	Mobile, AL
G	13	Reginald Kennedy Jr.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Faytte County High School	Fayetteville, GA
F	21	Chance Beard (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Spring Hill College	Birmingham, AL
F	22	Bradley Ezewiro	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jr	Saint Louis	Torrance, CA
F	25	Will Shaver	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	RS So	North Carolina	Birmingham, AL
G	30	Ryan Donohoo (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Briarwood Christian School	Birmingham, AL

Head coach

Andy Kennedy (UAB)

Assistant coach(es)

Ryan Cross (Buffalo)
Rob Williams (UAB)
Chris Shumate (Murray State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024* 2:00 p.m.	at Western Kentucky	W 88–79		16 – Johnson	15 – Lendeborg	5 – Tied	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,724) Bowling Green, KY
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Vermont	L 62–67	0–1	22 – Lendeborg	15 – Lendeborg	2 – Johnson	Bartow Arena (3,876) Birmingham, AL
November 7, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Miss	W 98–84	1–1	21 – Tied	9 – Coleman	6 – Lendeborg	Bartow Arena (3,791) Birmingham, AL
November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana	W 82–72	2–1	22 – Lendeborg	12 – Coleman	5 – Lendeborg	Bartow Arena (3,291) Birmingham, AL
November 15, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at High Point	L 65–68	2–2	21 – Johnson	15 – Lendeborg	2 – Gordon	Qubein Center (5,028) High Point, NC
November 18, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Auburn Montgomery						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
November 22, 2024* 11:30 a.m., ESPN+	vs. Longwood Paradise Jam Quarterfinals						Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
November 23/24, 2024* TBA, ESPN+	vs. Illinois State/NcNeese Paradise Jam						Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
November 25, 2024* TBA, ESPN+	vs. Louisiana/Liberty/George Washington/Kansas State Paradise Jam						Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
December 1, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2	Middle Tennessee						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
December 6, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Prairie View A&M						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
December 15, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Arkansas State						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
December 18, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Alabama A&M						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Alcorn State						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
AAC regular season
December 31, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPNU	at North Texas						The Super Pit Denton, TX
January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPNU	Tulsa						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 7, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Tulane						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 12, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	at Florida Atlantic						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
January 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at South Florida						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
January 21, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	UTSA						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 26, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at Memphis Battle for the Bones						FedExForum Memphis, TN
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Tulsa						Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Charlotte						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
February 3, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	North Texas						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
February 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	at East Carolina						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
February 16, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	South Florida						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Rice						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 23, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Temple						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
February 27, 2025 TBA, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Wichita State						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
March 2, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Memphis Battle for the Bones						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
March 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	Florida Atlantic						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
March 9, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Tulane						Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
AAC tournament
March 12–16, 2025 TBA	vs.						Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[6]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV
Coaches	—

References

^ "2024 American Men's Basketball Championship -". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
^ Dudley, Evan (April 15, 2024). "UAB basketball adds Iona transfer Greg Gordon". AL.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Texan Basketball Roster". South Plains College. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
^ Dudley, Evan (April 16, 2024). "UAB basketball signs Georgia Southern transfer Tyren Moore". AL.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
^ Dudley, Evan (April 22, 2024). "UAB basketball signs St. Louis transfer Bradley Ezewiro". AL.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2024.

[1] "2024 American Men's Basketball Championship -". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2024-11-03.

[2] Dudley, Evan (April 15, 2024). "UAB basketball adds Iona transfer Greg Gordon". AL.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.

[3] "2023-24 Texan Basketball Roster". South Plains College. Retrieved 2024-11-02.

[4] Dudley, Evan (April 16, 2024). "UAB basketball signs Georgia Southern transfer Tyren Moore". AL.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.

[5] Dudley, Evan (April 22, 2024). "UAB basketball signs St. Louis transfer Bradley Ezewiro". AL.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.

[6] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2024.

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