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1979–80 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
mode	Basketball
year	1979–80
team	UAB Blazers
conference	Sun Belt Conference
short_conf	Sun Belt
record	18–12
conf_record	10–4
head_coach	Gene Bartow
asst_coach1	Oscar Catlin
asst_coach2	Robert Corn
asst_coach3	Lee Hunt
stadium	BJCC Arena
bowl	[NIT](1980-national-invitation-tournament)
bowl_result	First Round

The 1979–80 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's second season at UAB. The Blazers competed in the Sun Belt Conference and played their home games at the BJCC Arena. They finished the season 18–12, 10–4 in Sun Belt play and lost in the finals of the conference tournament to VCU. They were invited to the 1980 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) only to fall in the first round to Southwestern Louisiana.

Roster

Name	Hometown
Tim Almquist	Forest Lake, Minnesota, United States
Raymond Gause	Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Chris Giles	Birmingham, Alabama, United States
George Jones	Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Greg Leet	Flat River, Missouri, United States
Tony Mabrey	Albertville, Alabama, United States
Glenn Marcus	Alabaster, Alabama, United States
Bill McCammon	Palm Springs, California, United States
Leon Morris	Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Oliver Robinson	Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Stan Scales	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Scott Simcik	Simi Valley, California, United States
Donnie Speer	Sylacauga, Alabama, United States
Larry Spicer	Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Schedule and results

UAB finished the regular season tied for second place in the Sun Belt, and as runner-up in the conference tournament. The Blazers competed in the postseason for the first time in the history of the program with an appearance in the NIT. |- !colspan=6| 1980 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament |- !colspan=6| 1980 National Invitation Tournament

References

(2010). "2010–11 UAB Basketball Information Guide". UAB Athletic Media Relations Office.
(2010). "2010–11 UAB Basketball Information Guide". UAB Athletic Media Relations Office.

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