The 2018–19 UAB Blazers basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers, led by third-year head coach Robert Ehsan, played their home games at the Bartow Arena as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 20–15, 10–8 in C-USA Play to finish in 5th place. They defeated Middle Tennessee and UTSA to advance to the semifinals of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Old Dominion. They received an at-large bid to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Brown.
Previous season The Blazers finished the 2017–18 season 20–13, 10–8 C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Florida Atlantic in the first round of the C-USA tournament before losing to Western Kentucky. Despite winning 20 games, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Nick Norton 2 G 5'10" 166 Senior Bloomington, IL Graduate transferred to Drake Chris Cokley 3 F 6'8" 238 Senior Savannah, GA Graduated Deion Lavender 5 G 6'4" 190 RS Junior Alton, IL Graduate transferred to Valparaiso Hunter Reynolds 12 G 6'0" 161 Freshman Knoxville, TN Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Nate Darling 13 G 6'5" 190 Sophomore Halifax, NS Transferred to Delaware Thomas Smallwood 33 F 7'0" 243 Junior Bordeaux, France Graduate transferred to Chattanooga William Lee 34 F 6'9" 206 Senior Plantersville, AL Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Tyreek Scott-Grayson 0 G 6'5" Sophomore Severn, MD Junior college transferred from State Fair CC Jeremiah Bell 2 G 6'0" 171 Senior Louisville, KY Transferred from Milwaukee. Under NCAA transfer rules, Bell will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. Willesley Butler 12 F/C 6'8" 230 Junior Troy, NY Junior college transferred from Pensacola State College Will Bathurst 25 G 6'3" 188 RS Senior Olean, NY Transferred from Cornell. Will be eligible to play immediately since Bathurst graduated from Cornell. Nolan Bertain 32 G 6'4" 185 Sophomore Portland, OR Junior college transferred from Casper College
Incoming recruits
Recruiting class of 2019
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=|Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Conference USA regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Conference USA tournament
!colspan=9 style=| College Basketball Invitational
SourceUAB Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball
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