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
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
Robert Williams | 5 | G | 6'4" | 210 | RS Senior | Greenville, MS | Graduated |
Thaddeaus Rideau | 11 | G | 6'4" | 168 | Junior | Port Arthur, TX | Transferred |
K.C. Whitaker | 12 | G | 6'6" | 185 | RS Sophomore | Ashburn, VA | Injured |
Fahro Alihodzic | 15 | C | 6'10" | 240 | Senior | Vlasenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Graduated |
Preston Purifoy | 24 | F | 6'5" | 220 | Senior | Conway, AR | Graduated |
Rod Rucker | 42 | F | 6'5" | 220 | Senior | Elberton, GA | Graduated |
Jordan Swing | 44 | F | 6'6" | 200 | Senior | Birmingham, AL | Graduated |
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