UAB Blazers NCAA Basketball News

November 18, 2008, 1:36 a.m. ANTHONY GIMINO Tucson Citizen When UAB's Robert Vaden hit his first jumper Monday, there weren't quite 100 fans in McKale Center.

BKCSanta Clara-UAB,0204 UAB defeats Santa Clara 64-61 Eds: APNewsNow. UAB 64, Santa Clara 61.

This could be the start of something special, this Troy-UAB basketball gig. "It seemed like February," Troy coach Don Maestri said.

Troy may be shorthanded for its season opener against perhaps the best team to come to Trojan Arena.

Paul Delaney III scored 24 points and Lawrence Kinnard added 22 points and 13 rebounds to help Alabama-Birmingham beat Troy 87-66 in the season opener for both teams Saturday.

Tigers player Robert Dozier is accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend. -University of Memphis University of Memphis senior Robert Dozier has been named to the 2008-09 John R. Wooden Award preseason top-50 ...

UAB senior guard/forward Robert Vaden has been selected as a candidate for the 2009 John R. Wooden Award All-American Team and Player of the Year trophy, as announced today by Richard "Duke" Llewellyn, Wooden ...

UTEP senior guard Stefon Jackson is one of 50 players on the preseason watch list for the John R. Wooden All-American Team and Player of the Year trophy.

2. UAB: Robert Vaden will lead this team, but the Blazers are thin in the front court, which could be a problem.

POSTSEASON TEAMS: NCAA: Memphis. NIT: UAB. PRESEASON POLL: Memphis; UAB; Tulsa; Texas-El Paso; Southern Mississippi .

After a disappointing 15-16 record in basketball Head Coach Mike Davis' first season at UAB, the Blazers served notice with last season's 23-11 performance that they are ready to once again contend for the ...

You've got your Torn ACL All-Stars vs. your Stress Fracture All-Stars in a battle everyone hopes both teams can win.

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The UAB basketball team carries a pre-season rank of second place in Conference USA.

Memphis is coming off its eighth straight postseason appearance under head coach John Calipari, having advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight the two seasons before last year's runner-up finish.

The dominating performance by Memphis' men's basketball team last season overshadowed what Conference USA coaches said was a pretty good conference.

The Blazers are no stranger to postseason play, having advanced to either the NCAA tournament or the NIT in 22 of the program's 30 seasons of existence.

Boozy UAB: Remember a few weeks ago when we put UAB on a pedestal and tabbed them a team to watch this season ? The Blazers' best player, Robert Vaden, was busted for public intoxication this weekend in ...

UAB guard Robert Vaden has been arrested on a preliminary charge of public intoxication.

Tulsa's men's basketball team was chosen to finish in third place in the 2008-09 Conference USA preseason poll.