Paul Delaney III News

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - - -Elijah Millsap scored 25 points to lead five double-figure scorers as the UAB men's basketball team defeated visiting Miles College, 97-49, in exhibition basketball action Tuesday night in Bartow Arena.

We'll start this off by acknowledging that Mike Davis is a good coach. He played under C. M. Newton and Wimp Sanderson at Alabama and coached under Bob Knight at Indiana - three living legends of college basketball.

Mike Davis isn't starting from scratch, but the Blazers will definitely have a new feel when they hit the court this season.

The UAB mena s and womena s basketball teams will begin their official preparations for the 2008-09 season by holding their first practices Friday.

Paul Delaney has signed a one-year contract with Hapoel Holon, an Israel Basketball League team based south of Tel Aviv.

Houston , Jan. 10 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Junior guard scored 25 points in the second half to lead the University of Houston men's basketball team to a 75-56 win over Conference USA-rival UAB on Saturday inside Hofheinz Pavilion.

The Charlotte Bobcats drafted UAB's Robert Vaden in the second round of the NBA draft Thursday night and then traded him to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

FINAL RECORD: 22-12, 11-5, third place in Conference USA. WHAT WENT RIGHT: The Blazers were able to use their solid senior scoring to outgun most opponents, averaging 72.4 points per game.