2014–15 UAB Blazers men's basketball team


The 2014–15 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers, led by third year head coach Jerod Haase, played their home games at Bartow Arena. They were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 20–16, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated WKU, Louisiana Tech, and Middle Tennessee to become champions of the C-USA Tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 14 seed where they upset No. 3-seeded and No. 9-ranked Iowa State in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to No. 11-seeded UCLA.

Previous season

The Blazers finished the 2013–14 season 18–13, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the second round of the C-USA Tournament to Charlotte.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Robert Williams5G6'4"210RS SeniorGreenville, MSGraduated
Thaddeaus Rideau11G6'4"168JuniorPort Arthur, TXTransferred
K.C. Whitaker12G6'6"185RS SophomoreAshburn, VAInjured
Fahro Alihodzic15C6'10"240SeniorVlasenica, Bosnia and HerzegovinaGraduated
Preston Purifoy24F6'5"220SeniorConway, ARGraduated
Rod Rucker42F6'5"220SeniorElberton, GAGraduated
Jordan Swing44F6'6"200SeniorBirmingham, ALGraduated

Incoming Transfers

Class of 2014 recruits

Class of 2015 recruits

Roster

Schedule

!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Conference USA regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Conference USA Tournament
!colspan=9 style="| NCAA Tournament