UAB Men’s Basketball 2022 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 6, 2022 · CSM Staff
UAB Blazers
Conference USA (27-7, 14-4)
Big Wins: 12/4 at Saint Louis (77-72), 1/6 at North Texas (69-63)
Bad Losses: 1/29 at Marshall (81-84), 2/13 at Old Dominion (72-81)
Coach: Andy Kennedy
Probable Starters:
Jordan Walker, Junior, Guard, 20.4 ppg, 4.9 apg, 1.5 spg
Michael Ertel, Senior, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 1.5 apg
Quan Jackson, Senior, Guard, 12.0 ppg, 2.0 apg, 5.9 rpg, 2.4 spg
KJ Buffen, Junior, Forward, 10.0 ppg, 6.7 rpg
Trey Jemison, Junior, Center, 7.0 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 1.6 bpg
Key Role Players:
Rongie Gordon, Freshman, Forward, 2.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg
Tavin Lovan, Junior, Guard, 8.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 80.0 (14th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.1 (53, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.8 (44, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.2 (60, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.8 (140, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.5 (27, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.0 (126, 4)
Rebound Margin: 4.5 (56, 3)
Assists Per Game: 13.5 (143, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.1 (43, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2016 | NIT | First Round loss to BYU |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Iowa State |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to UCLA |
| 2011 | NCAA | Opening Round loss to Clemson |
| 2010 | NIT | First Round win over Coastal Carolina |
| 2010 | NIT | Second Round win over North Carolina State |
| 2010 | NIT | Quarterfinal loss to North Carolina |
| 2009 | NIT | First Round loss to Notre Dame |
| 2008 | NIT | First Round win over VCU |
| 2008 | NIT | Second Round loss to Virginia Tech |
| 2006 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Kentucky |
*all team stats through 3/6
