Lovan scores 32 to carry UAB past Rice 86-74
— Tavin Lovan had a career-high 32 points plus 11 rebounds and five assists as UAB defeated Rice 86-74 on Saturday.
— Tavin Lovan had a career-high 32 points plus 11 rebounds and five assists as UAB defeated Rice 86-74 on Saturday.
— Michael Ertel had a season-high 21 points as UAB beat Rice 78-68 on Friday night.
— Brice Williams had a career-high 22 points as Charlotte got past UAB 70-55 on Saturday.
— Michael Ertel recorded 15 points as UAB romped past Charlotte 61-37 on Friday.
— Tyreek Scott-Grayson had 16 points with four 3-pointers
— Jalen Benjamin had 17 points as UAB topped Southern Miss 72-60 on Friday night.
— Jamaal Walker made a jumper with 19.9 seconds remaining to give Chattanooga the lead en route to a 69-66 win over UAB on Saturday and a national-best 8-0 start to the season.
— Jalen Benjamin had 15 points to lead seven UAB players in double figures as the Blazers extended their season-opening win streak to seven games, rolling past Southern 88-46 on Wednesday night. Tyreek Scott-Grayson and Quan Jackson added 13 points...
— Tavin Lovan had 18 points as UAB easily defeated Troy 77-55 on Sunday.
— Michael Ertel had 16 points as UAB rolled past Kennesaw State 73-48 on Wednesday night.
— Quan Jackson had 18 points to lead five UAB players in double figures as the Blazers easily defeated Southeastern Louisiana 84-59 on Saturday.
Rick Pitino, Billy Gillispie and Bryce Drew are among those who will be back on a Division I sideline this season.
It's a loaded episode of Courtside. Seth Greenberg and Dan Dakich first talk to broadcaster Mike Tirico about his days calling Big Ten basketball with Dan, Hubie Brown's straight talk with NBA coaches and John Gruden (5:26). Then, the guys talk to North Carolina Central's head coach Levelle Moton about starting his career as a middle school teacher and his long list of prominent mentees (33:42). Finally, UAB's head coach Andy Kennedy stops by to discuss returning to coach at his alma mater in the middle of a pandemic and the story of Gene Bartow going from UCLA to UAB (48:14).
Andy Kennedy was introduced as UAB's new coach at a news conference without any media in attendance.Â
Andy Kennedy, who was the heavy favorite to get the job, has experience with the program, having played and coached in Birmingham.
UAB has parted ways with coach Rob Ehsan after four seasons, the school announced on Friday. Ehsan's overall record was 76-57.
Tavin Lovan scored 17 points, grabbed eight rebounds and made six assists as UAB defeated UTSA 74-69 in the first round of the Conference USA Conference tournament on Wednesday night.
Sophomore Tavin Lovan finished with 23 points and seven rebounds and Alabama-Birmingham closed out the Conference USA regular season with a 72-63 victory over Old Dominion on Saturday.
Jhivvan Jackson scored 28 points with six 3-pointers, Keaton Wallace scored 18 and UTSA beat UAB 66-59 on Sunday.
Tyreek Scott-Grayson had 19 points to lead five UAB players in double figures as the Blazers defeated Marshall 88-80 on Thursday night.
Richardson Maitre scored 15 points including a late 3-pointer as Florida Atlantic closed on a 16-2 run for a 65-58 victory over UAB on Saturday night.
Tavin Lovan and Will Butler combined for 44 points, leading four into double figures as UAB defeated Middle Tennessee 79-66 on Saturday.
Tavin Lovan scored a career-high 25 points and Jalen Benjamin added 21 points as UAB topped Middle Tennessee 83-72 on Wednesday night.
Javion Hamlet posted 13 points as North Texas beat UAB 71-64 on Saturday.
Drew Peterson had 17 points to lead six Rice players in double figures as the Owls defeated UAB 86-72 on Thursday night. Quincy Olivari added 16 points for the Owls. Ako Adams and Josh Parrish chipped in 13 each, and Trey Murphy III had 11.
EAST | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Western Kentucky | 6-2 | - | 13-4 |
Old Dominion | 4-2 | 1 | 8-4 |
Marshall | 3-3 | 2 | 9-4 |
Florida Atlantic | 3-3 | 2 | 8-7 |
Charlotte | 3-3 | 2 | 7-7 |
Florida Int'l | 2-6 | 4 | 8-8 |
Middle Tennessee | 1-5 | 4 | 3-9 |
WEST | CONF | GB | OVR |
UAB | 5-1 | - | 12-2 |
North Texas | 3-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
Louisiana Tech | 5-3 | 1 | 12-5 |
Rice | 4-4 | 2 | 10-6 |
UTEP | 3-5 | 3 | 7-7 |
UT San Antonio | 3-5 | 3 | 7-8 |
Southern Miss | 3-5 | 3 | 7-8 |
Final Fours | 0 |
Tournament Record | 10-15 |
Championship Seasons | None |
Tournament Appearances | 15 |