UAB BLAZERS (5-5) Head Coach: Robert Ehsan 5-5 (1st year) 5-5 (1st year)

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1 Jay D Abramo Associate Athletics Communications Director Cell: (205) Office: (205) jdabramo@uab.edu Snapchat: UAB_MBB SCHEDULE Date Opponent [TV] Time/Result NOVEMBER ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, FURMAN L, TROY W, vs. Kansas^ [ESPN2] L, vs. George Washington^ [ESPN3] W, vs. Saint Mary s! [TheW.tv] L, ALABAMA A&M W, DECEMBER 12.3 AUBURN [bein Sports] L, at Stephen F. Austin [ESPN3] W, at Memphis [ESPN3] L, SOUTHERN 4 p.m at Texas [Longhorn Network] 7 p.m MILES COLLEGE 5 p.m. JANUARY 1.1 at Middle Tennessee* [Campus Insiders] 3 p.m. 1.5 at North Texas* [ESPN3] 7 p.m. 1.7 at Rice* 7 p.m WKU* [Campus Insiders] 7 p.m MARSHALL* 1 p.m at Florida Atlantic* [bein Sports] 7 p.m at FIU* 6 p.m LOUISIANA TECH* [ASN] 8 p.m SOUTHERN MISS* 7 p.m. FEBRUARY 2.2 at UTEP* [CBS SN] 9 p.m. 2.4 at UTSA* 3 p.m. 2.9 CHARLOTTE* [Campus Insiders] 7 p.m OLD DOMINION* [ASN] 7 p.m at Marshall* [CBS SN] 6 p.m at WKU* [CBS SN] 1 p.m MIDDLE TENNESSEE* [CBS SN] 12 p.m. MARCH 3.2 FLORIDA ATLANTIC* 7 p.m. 3.4 FIU* [Campus Insiders] 7 p.m. 3.8 at C-USA Tournament [Campus Insiders] TBA 3.9 at C-USA Tournament [ASN] TBA 3.10 at C-USA Tournament [CBS SN] TBA 3.11 at C-USA Tournament [CBS SN] ^ CBE Hall of Fame Classic (Kansas City, Mo.)! Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, Nev.) * Conference USA Game Home games in ALL CAPS All times Central and subject to change game 11 UAB BLAZERS (5-5) Head Coach: Robert Ehsan 5-5 (1st year) 5-5 (1st year) SOUTHERN JAGUARS (4-6) Head Coach: Roman Banks (6th year) (6th year) 1 VS. Sunday, December 18, :00 p.m. CST Birmingham, Ala. Bartow Arena Television: CUSA.tv Radio: WZRR-FM 99.5 Live Stats: Snapchat: UAB_MBB OPENING TIP UAB is 4-0 all-time against Southern and boasts a perfect all-time record against the SWAC. UAB is 30-6 at home against non-conference competition since the start of the season. UAB is 20th in the NCAA in free throw percentage and shoots 77.2 percent from the charity stripe. Hakeem Baxter looks to score in double digits in four straight games for only the second time in his career. Chris Cokley is 27th in the NCAA with a.607 field goal percentage and is shooting 75.0 percent from the field over his last two games. UAB shot the highest field goal percentage in the NCAA so far this season at 72.1 percent Dec. 7 at SFA. UAB is 26th in the NCAA with 5.6 blocks per game and William Lee is 12th in the nation with 3.0 per game. UAB is first in Conference USA in blocks per game (5.6) and sixth in assists per game (15.4). Chris Cokley is only 179 points shy of becoming the 21st member of the UAB 1000-point scorers club. UAB is when leading at halftime since the start of the season. UAB is 11-3 in its last 14 games decided by five points or less and has won eight of the last nine that qualify. DEION LAVENDER G So PPG RPG AST STL BLK MIN HAKEEM BAXTER G Sr PPG RPG AST STL BLK MIN UAB PROBABLE STARTERS DIRK WILLIAMS G Sr PPG RPG AST STL BLK MIN CHRIS COKLEY F Jr PPG RPG AST STL BLK MIN WILLIAM LEE F Jr PPG RPG AST STL BLK MIN

2 ROBERT EHSAN HEAD COACH THE ROBERT EHSAN FILE CAREER RECORD AS A HEAD COACH 5-5 (.500 winning pct. / 1st season) RECORD AS UAB S HEAD COACH 5-5 (.500 winning pct. / 1st season) HONORS Gordon S. Baranco Award (2005) Team Captain (2005) COACHING CAREER Season School Position Record/Postseason Maryland Graduate Assistant 19-13/NIT Maryland Graduate Assistant 25-9/NCAA Tournament Maryland Assistant Recruiting Director 19-5/NIT Maryland Assistant Coach 21-14/NCAA Tournament Maryland Assistant Coach 24-9/NCAA Tournament Maryland Assistant Coach Virginia Tech Assistant Coach UAB Assistant Coach UAB Assistant Coach UAB Assistant Coach 20-16/NCAA Tournament UAB Associate Head Coach 26-7/NIT UAB Head Coach 5-5 UAB ALL-TIME COACHING WINS LIST Coach (Seasons) Wins Years Gene Bartow ( ) Mike Davis ( ) Murry Bartow ( ) Mike Anderson ( ) Jerod Haase ( ) Robert Ehsan (2016-pres.) Robert Ehsan begins his first season as head coach of the UAB men s basketball program and his fifth season on the staff after serving as associate head coach under former Blazer head coach Jerod Haase. Ehsan played a key role in the resurgence of UAB basketball, as he helped the Blazers capture the 2015 Conference USA Tournament championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. UAB would go on to make shockwaves in the second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament, as the 14th-seeded Blazers knocked off No. 3 seed Iowa State, 60-59, to advance to the NCAA Round of 32. Ehsan and UAB enjoyed more success the following season when the Blazers won the 2016 Conference USA Championship with a 16-2 record inside the league. Additionally, UAB set school records for overall wins (26), Conference USA wins, road wins (10) and consecutive wins (14). Individually, Robert Brown, Chris Cokley, William Lee and Nick Norton were named all-conference, while Lee was tabbed the C-USA Defensive Player of the Year and Dirk Williams the Sixth Man of the Year. A second consecutive trip to the postseason capped the year when the Blazers earned a berth in the NIT for the 12th time in school history. Prior to his time at UAB, Ehsan spent a season as an assistant coach at Virginia Tech University under Seth Greenberg and six seasons under Gary Williams at the University of Maryland, where he was heavily involved with many aspects of the program, including coaching, player development, recruiting, academics, scouting, scheduling and fundraising. At Maryland, Ehsan was instrumental in securing two Top 25 recruiting classes, and developed players like Jordan Williams, All-ACC, and ACC Player of the Year Greivis Vasquez. He was also involved in the recruitment of Brown, who was originally recruited by Ehsan at Virginia Tech before transferring to rejoin him at UAB, as well as UAB standout Lee and others. Ehsan played four seasons at the University of California, Davis. He started his last two seasons for the Aggies and was the team captain in his senior year. Ehsan finished 23rd in the nation in free-throw percentage as a junior for UC Davis, which was in a transition period while moving from NCAA Division II to Division I. At UC Davis, Ehsan received the Gordon S. Baranco Award, symbolizing exceptional leadership, unselfishness, work ethic and commitment to the team. Ehsan earned a bachelor s degree in economics at UC Davis and completed a Master of Business Administration degree at Maryland. Ehsan is a native of Sacramento, Calif., and is married to the former Lindsey Rattray. They have one daughter, Katelyn, and a son, Davis. WHAT THEY RE SAYING ABOUT ROBERT EHSAN: Robert s ability to motivate players, gain their trust and develop them on and off the court are strengths he has developed throughout his career. I have no doubt Rob will be an outstanding coach at UAB. - GARY WILLIAMS This is not a home run hire for UAB. It is a grand slam. I am proud of coach Ehsan, and I believe there are some great days ahead for UAB basketball. - JEROD HAASE I know for a fact that Gary Williams considers Robert Ehsan one of the best assistants he ever had at Maryland. UAB made a really smart hire. - SCOTT VAN PELT Coach Ehsan was a great supporter and motivator for me during my college career at Maryland. He helped me achieve my goal of playing in the NBA. - GREIVIS VASQUEZ 2

3 BLAZERS HOST SOUTHERN ON SUNDAY The UAB men s basketball team returns to Bartow Arena for the first time since Dec. 3 when the Blazers welcome Southern University to town Sunday at 4 p.m. UAB last played Dec. 10 at Memphis before taking this week off for final exams. Against Memphis, UAB received 16 points and eight rebounds from Chris Cokley, but Memphis rallied in the second half and held off UAB on its way to a victory. UAB AND SOUTHERN UAB and Southern will meet on the hardwood for the fifth time in school history when the two schools battle on Sunday. UAB holds a 4-0 lead in the all-time series that dates back to the season and has won all four games by at least 12 points. In fact, UAB has beaten Southern by an average of 19.0 points per game. Sunday s meeting will be the first time UAB and Southern have faced off since Feb. 24, UAB AND THE SWAC UAB owns a perfect 50-0 all-time record in games against the SWAC and is already 2-0 this season against the league with wins over Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Alabama A&M. The Blazers are winning by an average of 25.0 points per game in games against the SWAC this season. NON-CONFERENCE DOMINANCE UAB enters play Sunday against Southern with a 30-6 record at home against non-conference competition since the start of the season. The Blazers are 3-2 at home this season. HAK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK UAB senior guard Hakeem Baxter scored 11 points Dec. 10 at Memphis to reach double figures for the third straight game. Baxter enters play Sunday against Southern looking to score in double figures in four straight games for only the second time in his UAB career. The last time Baxter scored at least 10 points in four straight games was during his sophomore year. STATISTICALLY SPEAKING Statistic UAB SU Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Field Goal Pct point Pct Opp. 3-Point Pct Free Throw Pct Rebounds Per Game Opp. Rebounds Per Game Rebound Margin Assists Per Game Turnovers Per Game Opp. Turnovers Per Game Turnover Margin Steals Per Game Blocks Per Game THIS IS OUR STATE The UAB men s basketball team has proven to be the winningest program in the state of Alabama since Blazer head coach Robert Ehsan arrived in Birmingham as an assistant coach prior to the start of the season. During the five years Ehsan has been on the UAB sidelines, the Blazers have won 59.4 percent of their games. Highest Win Percentage in Alabama Since UAB (.594) 2. Alabama (.545) 3. Alabama State (.470) 4. South Alabama (.438) 5. Auburn (.412) 6. Samford (.410) 7. Jacksonville State (.398) 8. Troy (.358) 9. Alabama A&M (.354) FREE IS GOOD UAB shot 86.7 percent (13-for-15) from the free throw Dec. 10 against Memphis to mark the fourth time this season in which the Blazers have shot better than 80.0 percent from the charity stripe. UAB enters play Sunday against Southern 20th in the NCAA and first in Conference USA with a.772 free throw percentage. Tosin Mehinti (.905), Dirk Williams (.875), Deion Lavender (.852) and William Lee (.826) all shoot over 80.0 percent from the charity stripe. HAVE A COKE AND A SMILE UAB junior forward Chris Cokley shot 70.0 percent Dec. 10 at Memphis and enters Sunday against Southern shooting 75.0 percent (9-12) from the field over his last two games. Overall, Cokley shoots 60.7 percent from the field and ranks 27th in the NCAA and second in Conference USA in field goal percentage. MOVING ON UP UAB junior forward William Lee blocked three more shots Dec. 10 at Memphis and is moving closer to becoming one of the all-time great shot blockers in Conference USA history. Lee enters play Sunday with 176 career blocks and needs 17 more to pass Adrian Diaz of FIU to move into sole possession of 12th place. Diaz played for the Panthers from Jerome Jordan of Tulsa has the most all-time blocks in C-USA history with 333. Jordan played at Tulsa from WHAT A DIFFERENCE UAB senior forward Tosin Mehinti made a career-best six free throws Dec. 3 when he went 6-for-6 from the charity stripe against Auburn. Mehinti is now 19-for-21 from the free throw line after going 2-for-2 Dec. 10 at Memphis. Mehinti is now first on the team with a.905 free throw percentage. Last season as a junior, Mehinti shot only 52.6 percent from the free throw line and didn t make his 19th free throw until Jan. 9, 2016 in the 16th game of the season. UAB QUICK FACTS Name...UAB Nickname... Blazers Location... Birmingham, Ala. Founded Enrollment... 19,535 Colors... Forest Green & Old Gold Conference... Conference USA Home Court... Bartow Arena Capacity... 8,508 President... Dr. Ray Watts Athletic Director...Mark Ingram Head Coach... Robert Ehsan Overall record/years (1) UAB record/years (1) First year of men s basketball Overall all-time record overall record Conference record/finish /1st Starters returning/lost...4/1 Letterwinners returning/lost... 10/2 Newcomers... 2 UAB ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Ted Feeley Associate AD/Athletics Communications tfeeley@uab.edu Jay D Abramo Associate Athletics Communications Director Men s Basketball Contact (o) (c) jdabramo@uab.edu Kathryn Langley Athletics Communications Associate Secondary Men s Basketball Contact (o) (c) langleyk@uab.edu MEDIA INTERVIEWS: All interviews with players and or members of the UAB men s basketball coaching staff must be arranged through JAY D ABRAMO and the UAB Athletics Communications Office. No interviews will be granted on gameday until competition is over. POSTGAME INTERVIEWS: Both team locker rooms will be CLOSED to the media following the game. Coach Ehsan will address the media approximately 10 minutes after the game. Selected players will be escorted into the media interview room following the head coaches. Visiting coach and player interviews will be coordinated through the visiting team s athletics communications contact. 3

4 C-USA STANDINGS C-USA Pct All Pct Middle Tennessee Rice Charlotte Marshall Louisiana Tech North Texas Old Dominion UAB WKU Florida Atlantic Southern Miss UTSA FIU UTEP THIS WEEK IN C-USA DECEMBER 13 (TUESDAY) Louisiana Tech 65, Prairie View A&M 52 New Mexico State 79, UTEP 68 DECEMBER 14 (WEDNESDAY) Middle Tennessee 79, Belmont 66 Saint Mary s 73, WKU 51 DECEMBER 15 (THURSDAY) Rice 93, St. Edwards s 64 Georgia Southern 75, FIU 68 DECEMBER 16 (FRIDAY) Florida Atlantic at Miami (Fla.) 6 p.m. BLACK JACK UAB junior forward Chris Cokley is inching closer and closer to becoming the 21st member of the 1,000 point club at UAB. Cokley begins play Sunday against Southern with 821 career points and is 179 shy of joining the club. UAB hasn t had a 1,000 point scorer since Cameron Moore hit the mark at the end of the season. FOUR OR MORE UAB junior forward William Lee swatted five shots Dec. 7 in an victory over Stephen F. Austin. Lee enters play Sunday against Southern with 15 career games with four or more blocked shots. The Blazers are 14-1 and have won 14 straight games when Lee has at least four blocks. DYNAMIC DUO Blazer posts William Lee and Tosin Mehinti are both moving up the charts on UAB s career blocked shots list. Lee enters Sunday s game with Southern second all-time at UAB with 176 rejections and will need 91 blocks over his final two seasons to surpass the 266 of Alan Ogg to become the school s all-time leader. Mehinti begins Sunday third all-time at UAB with 141 after passing Cameron Moore with three blocks Nov. 29 against Alabama A&M. UAB CAREER BLOCKED SHOTS LIST Alan Ogg William Lee 2014-pres Tosin Mehinti 2013-pres Cameron Moore Jerome Mincy TOSIN TIME UAB forward Tosin Mehinti scored a season-high 13 points Nov. 29 in helping the Blazers to a victory over Alabama A&M. UAB has enjoyed a great deal of success when Mehinti reaches double digits, as the Blazers are 13-3 when Mehinti scores at least 10 points. THE MAYOR OF BLOCKINGHAM UAB junior forward William Lee The Mayor of Blockingham blocked three shots Dec. 10 against Memphis. Lee, who finished last season second in the NCAA in blocks, enters Sunday against Southern first in Conference USA and 12th in the NCAA with 3.0 blocked shots per game. Lee has blocked at least one shot in nine of 10 games this year. MAKE IT RAIN UAB shot a single game school-record 72.1 percent from the field in its victory over Stephen F. Austin on Dec. 7. The Blazers shot 31-for-43 from the field and now own the highest single-game field goal percentage in the NCAA this season, passing the 70.3 percent Wofford shot Dec. 6 against Virginia Wise. UAB has shot at least 70.0 percent from the field in back-toback seasons after hitting 70.0 percent against UTSA (Jan. 7, 2016) last season. STREAK BUSTERS UAB snapped a significant home winning streak for the second straight year when the Blazers posted an victory at Stephen F. Austin on Dec. 7. With the win, UAB ended the Lumberjacks 31-game home winning streak, which stood as the third-longest in the NCAA, trailing only Kansas and South Dakota State. Last season, the Blazers snapped Old Dominion s 32-game home winning streak with a overtime victory at the Constant Convocation Center. FOUL AT YOUR OWN RISK UAB senior guard Dirk Williams made one free throw Dec. 10 against Memphis and is now 21-for-24 from the charity stripe this season. Williams enters play Sunday against Southern third in Conference USA with a.909 free throw percentage. Williams has only missed eight free throws in his UAB career. DECEMBER 17 (SATURDAY) WKU at Detroit Mercy 1 p.m. Charlotte vs. Florida 3 p.m. Rice at Pittsburgh 6 p.m. Northern Illinois at FIU 6 p.m. Middle Tennessee at VCU 6 p.m. Marshall at Akron 6:30 p.m. North Texas at Sam Houston State 6:30 p.m. Grambling vs. Louisiana Tech 7 p.m. Northern Arizona at UTEP 8 p.m. DECEMBER 18 (SUNDAY) Georgia State at Old Dominion 1 p.m. UTSA at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2 p.m. Southern at UAB 4 p.m. UAB ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Last School 0 Hakeem Baxter G Sr. Philadelphia, Pa./Maryland Eastern Shore 1 Denzell Watts G Sr. Flint, Mich./Carman-Ainsworth HS 2 Nick Norton G Jr. Bloomington, Ill./Central Catholic HS 3 Chris Cokley F Jr. Savannah, Ga./Savannah HS 5 Deion Lavender G So. Alton, Ill./Southern Illinois 10 Javien Williams G Fr. Birmingham, Ala./Woodlawn HS 13 Nate Darling G Fr. Halifax, Nova Scotia/DeMatha Catholic HS 11 Dirk Williams G Sr. Homewood, Ala./Tallahassee (Fla.) CC 21 Tosin Mehinti F Sr. Lagos, Nigeria/Greenforest Academy 22 Tyler Madison G Sr. Columbiana, Ala./Shelby County HS 33 Thomas Smallwood F So. Bordeaux, France/Saint John Perse 34 William Lee F Jr. Plantersville, Ala./Dallas County HS 35 Lewis Sullivan F Jr. Hazel Green, Ala./Hazel Green HS Head Coach: Robert Ehsan, first season (UC Davis, 2005) Associate Head Coach: Turner Battle, third season (Buffalo, 2005) Assistant Coach: Dannton Jackson, first season (Xavier [New Orleans], 1992) Assistant Coach: Kevin Devitt, first season (DePaul, 2010) Director of Operations: Zavier Anderson, third season (Clemson, 2011) Assistant to the Head Coach: DJ Black, third season (Penn State, 2006) 4

5 EHSAN ADOPTS CANCER INITIATIVE UAB head coach Robert Ehsan will donate $10 for every block tallied by the Blazers during the season to the Gene Bartow Memorial Fund for Cancer Research. The Bartow Fund recognizes the late UAB Men s Basketball Coach and Athletics Director Gene Bartow for his decades of commitment to UAB and intercollegiate sports. Bartow, who retired from collegiate coaching in 1996, underwent treatment at the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center for stomach cancer. The UAB Department of Athletics is committed to this cause in memory of Bartow and the many family members, friends, and fans that can be assisted by the research and resources provided by the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center. HOLDING THEM DOWN UAB limited Alabama A&M to 45 points Nov. 29 to record its ninth straight victory when holding an opponent to 70 points or less. Additionally, UAB has won 23 of its last 24 games and is since the start of the season when allowing 70 points or less. AWARD AFTER AWARD UAB junior guard Nick Norton continues to contribute to Blazer basketball despite being sidelined with a torn ACL. Earlier this week, Norton was appointed as a member of the NCAA Division I Men s Basketball Competition Committee. Norton was also named a nominee for the Allstate NABC Good Works Team. GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUP WHERE THERE S A WILLIAMS THERE S A WAY UAB freshman Javien Williams enjoyed his best game of the season Dec. 7 when he scored a career-high 21 points to help the Blazers post an victory at Stephen F. Austin. It was the highest scoring output from a UAB freshman since Chris Cokley poured in 20 points Feb. 28, 2015 against Middle Tennessee. Williams, who earned the first start of his career, was 6-for-9 from the field and 8-for-10 from the free throw line. In addition, Williams was featured on ESPN Sportscenter s Top 10 list as the number two play of the day for an up-and-under layup he converted in the second half. MAY WE HELP YOU? UAB picked up a season-high 23 assists Nov. 17 against Troy to mark the 14th time the Blazers have registered at least 20 helpers in a game since start of the season. UAB is a perfect 14-0 in those games and enters Sunday against Southern sixth in Conference USA with 15.4 assists per game. Sophomore Deion Lavender stands sixth in the league with 4.7 helpers per game. Lavender tallied a career-high nine assists Nov. 17 against Troy and again Nov. 22 against George Washington. Opponent Guard Guard Guard Forward Forward Arkansas-Pine Bluff Norton Baxter D. Williams Cokley Lee Furman Lavender Baxter D. Williams Cokley Lee Troy Lavender Baxter D. Williams Cokley Lee vs. Kansas Lavender Baxter D. Williams Cokley Lee vs. George Washington Lavender Baxter D. Williams Cokley Lee vs. Saint Mary s Lavender Baxter D. Williams Cokley Lee Alabama A&M Lavender Baxter D. Williams Cokley Lee Auburn Lavender Baxter D. Williams Cokley Lee at Stephen F. Austin Lavender Baxter J. Williams Cokley Lee at Memphis Lavender Baxter J. Williams Cokley Lee Southern at Texas Miles College at Middle Tennessee at North Texas at Rice WKU Marshall at Florida Atlantic at FIU Louisiana Tech Southern Miss at UTEP at UTSA Charlotte Old Dominion at Marshall at WKU Middle Tennessee Florida Atlantic FIU UAB BY THE NUMBERS Leading at the half Tied at the half Behind at the half Scores 90 points or more Scores points Scores points Scores less than 70 points Allows 90s points or more Allows points Allows points Allowing less than 70 points Out-rebounds opponent Out-rebounded by opponent Ties opponent in rebounds Shoots 50 percent or better Shoots between percent Shoots under 40 percent Shoots 30 percent or better from 3-pt Shoots under 30 percent from 3-pt Shoots 70 percent or better from FT line Shoots percent from FT line Shoots under 60 percent from FT line Opponent shoots 50 percent or better Opponent shoots percent Opp. shoots 30% or better from 3-pt Opp. shoots under 30% from 3-pt Commits 15 turnovers or more Commits less than 15 turnovers Forces 15 turnovers or more Forces less than 15 turnovers Has less (or same) turnovers as opponent Has more turnovers than opponent Playing at home Playing on the road Playing at a neutral site Playing during the day Playing at night Playing in November Playing in December Playing in January Playing in February Playing in March Playing on Monday Playing on Tuesday Playing on Wednesday Playing on Thursday Playing on Friday Playing on Saturday Playing on Sunday Playing in overtime Playing on television Playing against a ranked opponent Game is decided by 1-4 points Game is decided by 5-10 points Game is decided by 11 points or more One player in double figures Two players in double figures Three players in double figures Four or more players in double figures Chris Cokley leads team in scoring Dirk Williams leads team in scoring William Lee leads team in scoring Hakeem Baxter leads team in scoring

6 UAB SUPERLATIVES BIGGEST UAB LEAD: 33 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff ( ) BIGGEST UAB DEFICIT: 24 vs. Kansas ( ) BIGGEST UAB LEAD IN A LOSS: 9 at Memphis ( ) BIGGEST UAB DEFICIT IN A WIN: 5 at Stephen F. Austin ( ) BIGGEST UAB HALFTIME LEAD: 23 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff ( ) BIGGEST UAB HALFTIME DEFICIT: 16 vs. Saint Mary s ( ) BEST UAB 1ST HALF FG%: 73.7% vs. at Stephen F. Austin ( ) WORST UAB 1ST HALF FG%: 36.4% at Memphis ( ) BEST UAB 2ND HALF FG%: 70.8% at Stephen F. Austin ( ) WORST UAB 2ND HALF FG%: 16.7% vs. Furman ( ) MOST POINTS BY UAB IN 1ST HALF: 46 vs. Furman ( ) FEWEST POINTS BY UAB IN 1ST HALF: 27 vs. Saint Mary s ( ) MOST POINTS BY OPPONENT IN 1ST HALF: 45 vs. Furman ( ) FEWEST POINTS BY OPPONENT IN 1ST HALF: 17 vs. Troy ( ) MOST POINTS BY UAB IN 2ND HALF: 47 at Stephen F. Austin ( ) FEWEST POINTS BY UAB IN 2ND HALF: 26 at Memphis ( ) MOST POINTS BY OPPONENT IN 2ND HALF: 45 vs. UAPB ( ); GW ( ) FEWEST POINTS BY OPPONENT IN 2ND HALF: 26 vs. Alabama A&M ( ) MOST REBOUNDS IN A GAME: 47 vs. Troy ( ) MOST STEALS IN A GAME: 10 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff ( ) MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME: 23 vs. Troy ( ) MOST BLOCKED SHOTS IN A GAME: 11 vs. Alabama A&M ( ) MOST THREE-POINTERS IN A GAME: 8 vs. Troy ( ); vs. George Washington ( ) MOST FIELD GOALS MADE IN A GAME: 31 at Stephen F. Austin ( ) WELCOME TO BLOCKINGHAM The UAB men s basketball team continues to block shots at an extremely high rate and enters play Sunday against Southern first in Conference USA and 26th in the NCAA with 5.6 blocks per game. The Blazers have blocked at least four shots in seven of the first 10 games, including a season-high 11 on Nov. 29 against Alabama A&M. Junior forward William Lee averages 3.0 blocks per game and ranks first in the league and is 12th in the NCAA. UAB finished last year ranked second in the NCAA with 6.1 blocked shots per game and ended the season with 202 blocks to record the sixthmost in the country. HALFTIME HIGH UAB went 20-2 last season and is 5-3 this season when leading at halftime. The Blazers are now when leading at halftime since the start of the season after holding a lead at halftime Dec. 7 against Stephen F. Austin. BLOCK PARTY William Lee went the first two games of the season without picking up a foul and has committed no more than two fouls in eight of 10 games this season. Lee has also racked up 30 blocks throughout the first 10 games. He has been remarkably efficient in his blocked shot efforts, ranking third in the nation in blocks per foul at 2.3. Last season, Lee topped the country with a blocks per foul. As a freshman, Lee was 67th in the country registering blocks per foul. SPARK PLUG UAB junior forward Tyler Madison is averaging 6.9 points per game off the bench in 15.0 minutes per game this season. Madison, who averaged 1.6 points per game last season, scored a team-high 16 points Nov. 11 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff to lead UAB in scoring for the first time since he poured in 17 points against USF on Nov. 20, Madison enters play Sunday against Southern with 69 points already this season. Madison scored 54 points all of last season as a junior. 80 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER UAB scored 80 points nine different times last season and went undefeated in those contests. The Blazers enter play Sunday against Southern having won 17 straight games when scoring at least 80 points after posting an victory over Stephen F. Austin on Dec. 7. UAB is 3-0 this season when scoring at least 80 points. VICTORIOUS DEBUT UAB head coach Robert Ehsan won his first career game Nov. 11 when he turned in an victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Ehsan is now the fourth head coach in UAB history to win his Blazer debut. Additionally, the 20-point win is the second-largest margin of victory for a coach earning his first win at UAB. Jerod Haase picked up his first UAB win by 46 points when he opened the season with a victory over Young Harris. DIAPER DANDY Robert Ehsan began his first season as head coach of UAB on Nov. 11 as the 10th-youngest head coach in the NCAA at 34 years old. Maurice Joseph of George Washington stands as the youngest coach in the NCAA at 31 years old. Ironically, Ehsan and Joseph met Nov. 22 when UAB faced George Washington in the consolation game of the CBE Hall of Fame Classic. FINDING A WAY UAB turned in a three-point victory March 5, 2016 when the Blazers defeated Florida Atlantic in the final game of the regular season. The Blazers have enjoyed a great deal of success when playing close games. In fact, UAB is 11-3 in its last 14 games decided by five points or less. FREE THROW HIGH UAB went 33-for-43 from the free throw line Nov. 11 in its victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. It s the most free throws made in a game by a UAB team since making 33 against Middle Tennessee on Feb. 28, The most free throws UAB made in any game last season was 27 against Alabama State (Nov. 16) and UTEP (Jan. 9). Dirk Williams made a career-high seven free throws Nov. 11 against the Golden Lions. Overall, UAB is ranked 45th in the NCAA with 17.9 free throws made per game. DOUBLE DIGIT DIRK UAB senior guard Dirk Williams scored 13 points Dec. 7 in a win over Stephen F. Austin. Williams has now scored in double figures in 22 games during his UAB career and helped the Blazers to a 18-4 record when scoring in double figures. PRESEASON WATCH LIST UAB forward William Lee was named to the Lute Olson Award Preseason Watch List last month. The Lute Olson Award is presented annually to the nation s top Division I player who has played at least two seasons. The recipient of the award will be announced at the Collegeinsider.com awards banquet on April 31 in Phoenix, site of the men s DI Basketball Championships. LEAGUE CHAMPIONS The UAB men s basketball team was selected as the preseason favorite to win the conference in a vote by league s head coaches. UAB returns four starters from a squad that won Conference USA by four games with a 16-2 record in league play. Overall, the Blazers finished 26-7 and earned the program s 12th NIT appearance. The Blazers earned 10 of a possible 14 first-place votes. Individually, juniors William Lee and Chris Cokley were tabbed to the C-USA Preseason All-Conference Team. 6

7 TEAM CANADA UAB freshman Nate Darling helped Team Canada win a Silver Medal at the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Men s Basketball Championship. Darling and Team Canada posted victories over Argentina (92-58), the Dominican Republic (87-74), Brazil (74-58) and Puerto Rico (83-66) to reach the championship game against the United States. Darling averaged 1.8 points, 0.6 rebounds and hit three 3-pointers in 9.4 minutes per game. BLAZERS ARE BACK UAB returns all but one player from its 2016 Conference USA regular-season championship team. Among the 11 returners are four starters, led by juniors Chris Cokley, William Lee and Nick Norton. Cokley was named to the All-Conference USA Second Team last season, while Lee and Norton both earned All-Conference USA Third Team accolades. Additionally, Lee was selected as the 2016 C-USA Defensive Player of the Year and secured a spot on the league s all-defensive team. UAB also returns 2016 Conference USA Sixth Man of the Year Dirk Williams. Overall, the Blazers return 82.3 percent of their scoring and 92.8 percent of their rebounding. UAB INKS THREE Blazer head coach Robert Ehsan signed his first three recruits of his career earlier this month when Zack Bryant (Hastings, Fla.), Makhtar Gueye (Dakar, Senegal) and Luis Hurtado (Weston, Fla.) signed their National Letters of Intent to play at UAB. Bryant averaged 19.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists last season at Providence School in Jacksonville. He also broke current Duke guard and Providence School alumni Grayson Allen s single-season scoring record. Gueye plays at Aspire Basketball Academy in Arizona and averages 19.8 points and 9.5 rebounds this season. Hurtado is a three-star recruit according to 247Sports. BLOCK CITY UAB transformed Birmingham into Blockingham last season by finishing the year ranked second in the NCAA with 6.1 blocked shots per game. UAB ended the season with 202 blocks to record the sixth-most in the country. In addition, the 202 rejections were the highest single-season total in school history, surpassing the previous record of 187 set during the season. Individually, junior William Lee finished the season with 95 blocks and ranked eighth in the NCAA with 2.9 per game. Lee, who blocked at least one shot in all but one game, was named the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year while earning a spot on the All-Defensive Team as well. Lee s 95 rejections rank as the second-most in school history for a single season. Only Alan Ogg had more single-season blocks than Lee when he tallied 129 during the season. ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS UAB turned in one of its greatest seasons in school history in en route to its first Conference USA regular-season championship since season. The Blazers finished the season with a 26-7 overall record and a 16-2 mark in league play. During the season, UAB set school records for overall wins, Conference USA wins, consecutive wins (14) and road wins (10). The Blazers would go on to earn a bid to the NIT to mark the 12th time in school history UAB has participated in the postseason tournament. ALL-CONFERENCE QUARTET UAB made school history at the end of the regular season when four of its student-athletes were named All-Conference USA. Blazers Robert Brown (first team), Chris Cokley (second team), William Lee (third team) and Nick Norton (third team) became the first UAB quartet to be named All-Conference USA in the same season, breaking the previous school record of three selections set during the season. The All-Conference USA teams were selected by a vote of the league s coaches and a select panel of media representatives. NORTON LENDS A HELPING HAND UAB junior guard Nick Norton established himself as one of the top point guards in the nation through his first two years in a Blazer uniform. In fact, Norton led Conference USA and ranked 18th in the NCAA with a 3.0 assist/turnover ratio. Norton also stood third in the league in steals (1.6 spg) and fifth in assists (5.1 apg). The Bloomington, Ill., native enters his junior season with 294 career assists and needs only 35 more helpers to move into 10th place on UAB s all-time list. Last season, Norton finished with 162 assists to record the 11th-most in a single season in school history. SIX SHOOTER UAB sharp shooter Dirk Williams came off the bench last season to shoot 48.2 percent from the field, 38.4 percent from three-point range and 89.8 percent from the free throw line while averaging 9.3 points per game. For his efforts, Williams was selected as the 2016 Conference USA Sixth Man of the Year, making it two straight years in which a Blazer has won the award. Forward Chris Cokley won the award in 2015 as a freshman. In addition, Williams helped UAB to a 14-1 record when he scored in double figures. TRIPLES AND DIMES UAB finished the season with one of its best seasons in school history in total three-pointers made and total assists. The Blazers sunk 250 three-pointers last season for the second-most in school history for a single season. UAB averaged 7.6 triples per game. The Blazers also finished the season with the second-most single-season assists in school history with 608. UAB paced Conference USA and ranked third in the NCAA with 18.4 assists per game. UAB SELECTED TO INAUGURAL TOURNAMENT Caymax Sports Ltd., in conjunction with Global Sports Management, has announced that Cincinnati, Iowa, UAB and Wyoming will headline the inaugural eightteam Cayman Islands Classic college basketball multiteam event that will start in November of The remaining four participating teams will be released later. UAB Individual Miscellaneous Stats DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING GAMES Player Total Hakeen Baxter Chris Cokley Nate Darling 0 Deion Lavender 2 2 William Lee Tyler Madison Tosin Mehinti Nick Norton Thomas Smallwood 1 1 Lewis Sullivan Denzell Watts Dirk Williams Javien Williams POINT SCORING GAMES Player Total Hakeen Baxter 0 Chris Cokley Nate Darling 0 Deion Lavender 0 William Lee 2 2 Tyler Madison 0 Tosin Mehinti 0 Nick Norton Thomas Smallwood 0 Lewis Sullivan 1 1 Denzell Watts 0 Dirk Williams 1 1 Javien Williams 1 1 DOUBLE FIGURE REBOUNDING GAMES Player Total Hakeen Baxter 1 1 Chris Cokley Nate Darling 0 Deion Lavender 0 William Lee Tyler Madison 1 1 Tosin Mehinti Nick Norton 0 Thomas Smallwood 0 Lewis Sullivan 0 Denzell Watts 0 Dirk Williams 0 Javien Williams 0 DOUBLE-DOUBLES Player Total Hakeen Baxter 1 1 Chris Cokley Nate Darling 0 Deion Lavender 0 William Lee Tyler Madison 0 Tosin Mehinti Nick Norton 0 Thomas Smallwood 0 Lewis Sullivan 0 Denzell Watts 0 Dirk Williams 0 Javien Williams 0 7

8 THE LAST TIME... A UAB team... Scored 100+ points at home vs. Florida Atlantic (Feb. 6, 2016) Scored 100+ points on the road at Fresno State (Dec. 11, 1999) Scored 100+ points and lost... Never Happened Scored 110+ points vs. Hiwassee (Dec. 22, 2015) Scored 50 points or less vs. Florida (Nov. 27, 2014) Scored 40 points or less at UTEP (Feb. 8, 2006) Scored 50 points or less and won at SMU (Feb. 15, 2012) Held opponent to 50 points or less vs. Alabama State (Nov. 29, 2016) Won an overtime game at Old Dominion (Jan. 14, 2016) Lost an overtime game vs. Virginia Tech (Nov. 28, 2015) Won a double overtime game at Southern Miss (Feb. 11, 2016) Lost a double overtime game at Rice (Feb. 14, 2015) Played a triple overtime game...w, vs. Middle Tennessee (Feb. 28, 2014) Played a quadruple overtime game...l, at Nebraska (Dec. 22, 1979) Made 12+ three-point field goals...12 at BYU (March 16, 2016) Made 15+ three-point field goals vs. Southern Miss (Feb. 2, 2009) Allowed 10+ three-point field goals...11 vs. Auburn (Dec. 3, 2016) Had 20+ rebound margin...22 vs. Hiwassee (Dec. 22, 2015) Had 25+ rebound margin vs. Florida Atlantic (Feb. 16, 2016) Had 50+ rebounds...50 vs. Rice (Jan. 21, 2016) Had 60+ rebounds...62 vs. New Mexico (Nov. 21, 2013) Had two players with 10+ rebounds... vs. UTEP (Jan. 9, 2016) William Lee (12), Chris Cokley (11) Had three players with 10+ rebounds...n/a Attempted 30+ free throws vs. Furman (Nov. 14, 2016) Attempted 40+ free throws...43 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 11, 2016) Attempted 50+ free throws vs. Charlotte (Feb. 25, 1991) Made 25+ free throws vs. Furman (Nov. 14, 2016) Made 30+ free throws...33 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 11, 2016) Made 35+ free throws vs. Southern Miss (Feb. 7, 2015) Shot 90% or better from FT line %, 6-6 at Louisiana Tech (Feb. 13, 2016) Had 20+ assists...23 vs. Troy (Nov. 17, 2016) Had 25+ assists...27 vs. Hiwassee (Dec. 22, 2015) Had 30+ assists vs. UTSA (Jan. 7, 2016) Had 25+ turnovers vs. Jackson State (Nov. 23, 2014) Forced 25+ turnovers...27 vs. Radford (Nov. 11, 2006) Forced 30+ turnovers vs. Tulsa (Jan. 11, 2006) A UAB player... Scored 20+ points...21, Javien Williams at Stephen F. Austin (Dec. 7, 2016) Scored 30+ points...32, Chad Frazier vs. Nebraska (Nov. 22, 2013) Scored 40+ points...41, Robert Vaden at UTEP (Feb. 27, 2008) Made 5+ 3-pointers... 5, Robert Brown at BYU (March 16, 2016) Attempted pointers... 10, Nick Norton vs. WKU (March 10, 2016) Attempted pointers...15, Robert Vaden at UTEP (Feb. 27, 2008) Had a double-double... Chris Cokley at Southern Miss (Feb. 11, 2016) Had a double-double in two straight games...chris Cokley at Auburn (Nov. 13, 2015) & vs. Alabama State (Nov. 16, 2015) Had a double-double in three straight games... Rod Rucker vs. Memphis (Jan. 12, 2013), at UCF (Jan. 9, 2013), at Dayton (Jan. 5, 2013) Had a double-double in four straight games... Cameron Moore vs. Southern Miss (Feb. 8, 2012), at UTEP (Feb. 4, 2012) vs. Houston (Feb. 1, 2012), vs. East Carolina (Jan. 28, 2012) Had a triple-double...paul Delaney vs. Tulane (Feb. 4, 2009) Had 20+ points and 20+ rebounds... Never Happened Had 15+ rebounds... 15, Chris Cokley vs. Georgia State (Dec. 1, 2015) Had 20+ rebounds... 20, Rod Rucker vs. New Mexico (Nov.21, 2013) Had 9+ offensive rebounds...9, Will Campbell vs. Houston (Jan. 31, 2001) Had 10+ defensive rebounds... 10, William Lee vs. UTEP (Jan. 9, 2016) Had 10+ assists...10, Nick Norton vs. USC Upstate (Dec. 16, 2015) Had 15+ assists... Never Happened Had 5+ blocks...5, William Lee at Stephen F. Austin (Dec. 7, 2016) Had 10+ blocks... 12, Alan Ogg vs. Florida A&M (Dec. 16, 1988) Had 5+ steals... 5, Nick Norton at UTSA (Jan. 31, 2015) Had 10+ steals...12, Squeaky Johnson vs. South Carolina State (Nov. 27, 2005) Made 10+ free throws...10, Lewis Sullivan at Troy (Nov. 19, 2015) Made 15+ free throws... 16, Andy Kennedy vs. Louisiana Tech (Dec. 17, 1988) Attempted 10+ free throws.. 10, Javien Williams at Stephen F. Austin (Dec. 7, 2016) Attempted 15+ free throws...17, Rod Rucker vs. Prarie View A&M (Nov. 20, 2012) Attempted 20+ free throws... Never Happened Shot 100% from the floor...william Lee, 6-for-6, at Stephen F. Austin (Dec. 7, 2016) Played 40+ minutes... 50, Robert Brown vs. Middle Tennessee (Feb. 28, 2015) Fouled out... Chris Cokley vs. Auburn (Dec. 3, 2016) Had 15+ steals vs. USF (Jan. 29, 2005) Had 20+ steals vs. Centenary (Dec. 19, 2005) Blocked 5+ shots...7 at Stephen F. Austin (Dec. 7, 2016) Blocked 10+ shots...11 vs. Alabama A&M (Nov. 29, 2016) Beat a ranked team vs. #9 Iowa State (March 19, 2015) Beat a ranked team on the road at #17 Cincinnati (Jan. 9, 1994) Kept every opposing player out of double figures... vs. Hiwassee (Dec. 22, 2015) Had all five starters in double figures... vs. Newberry College (Jan. 4, 2014) Had five players score in double figures...vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 11, 2016) Had no players score in double figures...n/a Overcame a 5-point halftime deficit to win... 6 vs. Rutgers (Nov. 11, 2013) Overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to win...12 vs. Middle Tennessee (Jan. 3, 2016) 8

9 #0 HAKEEM BAXTER POINTS 30 vs. Delaware State (3.6.14) REBOUNDS 10 vs. Louisiana Tech (2.5.15) FIELD GOALS 9 (3x) last vs. Delaware State (3.6.14) FREE THROWS 14 vs. Howard ( ) THREE-POINTERS 3 (4x) last vs. ULM ( ) ASSISTS 6 at USF ( ) STEALS 4 vs. Young Harris ( ) BLOCKS 3 at Delaware State ( ) MINUTES 45 vs. Middle Tennessee ( ) UPDATED PLAYER CAREER HIGHS #1 DENZELL WATTS POINTS 17 at UTSA ( ) REBOUNDS 6 (4x) last vs. Marshall ( ) FIELD GOALS 6 vs. UTSA (1.7.16) FREE THROWS 8 vs. UNC Asheville ( ) THREE-POINTERS 3 (3x) last vs. Troy ( ) ASSISTS 6 (2x) last vs. UTSA (1.7.16) STEALS 3 (4x) last vs. Iowa State ( ) BLOCKS 1 (2x) last vs. Hiwassee ( ) MINUTES 30 vs. Louisiana-Monroe ( ) #2 NICK NORTON POINTS 26 vs. Charlotte ( ) REBOUNDS 6 vs. Jacksonville State ( ) FIELD GOALS 7 (2x) last at Louisiana Tech ( ) FREE THROWS 7 vs. Middle Tennessee (1.3.16) THREE-POINTERS 6 (2x) last at Louisiana Tech ( ) ASSISTS 10 (2x) last vs. USC Upstate ( ) STEALS 5 vs. Jackson State ( ) BLOCKS 1 (2x) last vs. Illinois ( ) MINUTES 40 vs. USF ( ) #3 CHRIS COKLEY POINTS 25 (2x) last vs. Seattle ( ) REBOUNDS 15 vs. Georgia State ( ) FIELD GOALS 12 at Auburn ( ) FREE THROWS 7 (2x) last vs. Illinois ( ) THREE-POINTERS None ASSISTS 4 (3x) last at Middle Tennessee ( ) STEALS 3 (3x) last at BYU ( ) BLOCKS 3 (2x) last vs. Marshall ( ) MINUTES 31 vs. Middle Tennessee ( ) #5 DEION LAVENDER POINTS 17 at Loyola Chicago ( ) REBOUNDS 7 (2x) last vs. Troy ( ) FIELD GOALS 6 (2x) last at Loyola Chicago ( ) FREE THROWS 6 (3x) last at Stephen F. Austin ( ) THREE-POINTERS 5 at Loyola Chicago ( ) ASSISTS 9 (2x) last vs. George Washington ( ) STEALS 3 (2x) last vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff ( ) BLOCKS 1 (2x) last vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff ( ) MINUTES 39 at Loyola Chicago ( ) #10 JAVIEN WILLIAMS POINTS 21 at Stephen F. Austin ( ) REBOUNDS 5 at Stephen F. Austin ( ) FIELD GOALS 6 at Stephen F. Austin ( ) FREE THROWS 8 at Stephen F. Austin ( ) THREE-POINTERS 1 (2x) last at Stephen F. Austin ( ) ASSISTS 4 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff ( ) STEALS 3 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff ( ) BLOCKS 1 (2x) last vs. Auburn ( ) MINUTES 25 at Stephen F. Austin ( ) #11 DIRK WILLIAMS POINTS 22 vs. USC Upstate ( ) REBOUNDS 9 vs. Georgia State ( ) FIELD GOALS 9 vs. USC Upstate ( ) FREE THROWS 7 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff ( ) THREE-POINTERS 4 (4x) last vs. Kansas ( ) ASSISTS 5 vs. Seattle ( ) STEALS 2 (2x) last at Southern Miss ( ) BLOCKS 2 (2x) last vs. Alabama A&M ( ) MINUTES 36 vs. Furman ( ) #13 NATE DARLING POINTS 6 vs. Alabama A&M ( ) REBOUNDS 1 vs. Troy ( ) FIELD GOALS 2 vs. Alabama A&M ( ) FREE THROWS None THREE-POINTERS 2 vs. Alabama A&M ( ) ASSISTS 1 (2x) last vs. Alabama A&M ( ) STEALS None BLOCKS None MINUTES 14 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff ( ) #21 TOSIN MEHINTI POINTS 19 vs. Young Harris ( ) REBOUNDS 10 (6x) last at Marshall ( ) FIELD GOALS 8 vs. Young Harris ( ) FREE THROWS 6 vs. Auburn ( ) THREE-POINTERS None ASSISTS 4 (2x) last at Illinois State ( ) STEALS 2 (4x) last vs. Alabama A&M ( ) BLOCKS 5 (2x) last vs. Hiwassee ( ) MINUTES 32 (3x) last vs. Louisiana Tech ( ) #22 TYLER MADISON POINTS 17 vs. USF ( ) REBOUNDS 11 vs. Iowa State ( ) FIELD GOALS 6 vs. Young Harris ( ) FREE THROWS 8 vs. Southern Miss (2.7.15) THREE-POINTERS 2 vs. USF ( ) ASSISTS 5 (2x) last vs. Alabama A&M ( ) STEALS 3 (2x) last vs. Hiwassee ( ) BLOCKS 2 (2x) last at Stephen F. Austin ( ) MINUTES 26 vs. UCLA ( ) #33 THOMAS SMALLWOOD POINTS 13 vs. Florida Atlantic (2.6.16) REBOUNDS 6 (2x) last vs. UTSA (1.7.16) FIELD GOALS 4 (2x) last vs. Florida Atlantic (2.6.16) FREE THROWS 4 vs. Florida Atlantic (2.6.16) THREE-POINTERS 1 (6x) last at FIU (3.3.16) ASSISTS 2 vs. Hiwassee ( ) STEALS None BLOCKS 2 vs. UTSA (1.7.16) MINUTES 13 vs. Hiwassee ( ) #34 WILLIAM LEE POINTS 28 at Old Dominion ( ) REBOUNDS 12 (2x) last vs. UTEP (1.9.16) FIELD GOALS 8 (3x) last at WKU ( ) FREE THROWS 7 (3x) last at Old Dominion ( ) THREE-POINTERS 5 at Old Dominion ( ) ASSISTS 5 (2x) last at Southern Miss ( ) STEALS 3 vs. George Washington ( ) BLOCKS 8 (2x) last vs. Florida Atlantic (2.6.16) MINUTES 45 vs. Middle Tennessee ( ) 9

10 BOX SCORES Game #1 November 11, 2016 UAB 86, Arkansas-Pine Bluff BOX SCORES Game #2 November 14, 2016 Furman 84, UAB BOX SCORES Game #3 November 17, 2016 UAB 74, Troy 51 Tyler Madison scored 16 points, Hakeem Baxter added 15 and UAB gave Robert Ehsan a victory in his debut as the Blazers head coach in an victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Chris Cokley added 14 points and eight rebounds, Dirk Williams 13 points and Javien Williams 11. The Blazers rolled to a lead at halftime and were up by as many 33 in the second half. UAB only made 3 of 16 3-point attempts but outscored the Golden Lions in the paint. The Blazers, coming in with tied for the fifth-longest home winning streak, extended that run to 26. They haven t lost at home since Dec. 18, With the win over Golden Lions, the Blazers are 49-0 against Southwestern Athletic Conference teams. Ghiavonni Robinson had 13 points, Charles Jackson 12 and Joe Randle Toliver 11 for the Golden Lions. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-1) Steen* Berry* Harper* Toliver* Robinson* Jackson McKinney Lynch Wallace McDyess TEAM 5 TOTALS UAB (1-0) Cokley* Lee* Baxter* Norton* D. Williams* Lavender J. Williams* Darling Mehinti Madison Smallwood TEAM 3 TOTALS Score by Period 1st 2nd Total Arkansas-Pine Bluff UAB Andrew Fowler scored 23 points, making four of Furman s 15 3-pointers, as the Paladins defeated UAB Geoff Beans had four 3s and 14 points and Devin Sibley added three 3s and 13 points for Furman. UAB was up at the half and it was tied at 62 midway through the second half. Jalen Williams hit two free throws and Jordan Lyons, Fowler and Andrew Beans hit treys to give Furman a lead with 6:46 left. Sibley had another 3 in a 7-0 surge that made it with 2:15 to play. The Paladins made 15 of 24 behind the arc and shot 54 percent overall (28 of 52). UAB (1-1) shot just 17 percent in the second half, going 4 of of 11 on 3s -- but kept it close by making 19 of 24 free throws. Dirk Williams and William Lee had 15 points each for the Blazers. Furman (1-1) Beans* Acox* Davis* Sibley* Fowler* Clark Williams Brown Jean Lyons TEAM 3 TOTALS UAB (1-1) Cokley* Lee* Baxter* Lavender* D. Williams* Watts J. Williams Mehinti Madison TEAM 6 TOTALS Score by Period 1st 2nd Total Furman UAB Chris Cokley had 18 points and eight rebounds as UAB rolled over Troy UAB (2-1) is 9-0 against Troy and has won eight of the nine meetings by double digits. Dirk Williams and Denzell Watts had 11 points apiece for the Blazers. Watts hit 3 of 4 for distance and Deion Lavender chipped in nine points and dished out nine assists. William Lee had seven points and blocked seven shots. The Blazers were 26 of 53 (49.1%) from the floor while limiting Troy to 19 of 71 (26.8%). UAB, which ran out to a halftime lead, scored 28 points in the paint, limiting Troy to 16. The Blazers also had 12 fast-break points. Kevin Baker led Troy (2-1) with 12 points. DeVon Walker grabbed 11 rebounds and Jordon Varnado had nine points, eight boards and blocked three shots for the Trojans. Troy (2-1) Varnado* Hicks* Baker* Person* Walker* Peace Hollimon Davis Miller Moravek Ariri TEAM 3 TOTALS UAB (2-1) Cokley* Lee* Baxter* Lavender* D. Williams* Watts J. Williams Darling Mehinti Madison Smallwood TEAM 3 TOTALS Score by Period 1st 2nd Total Troy UAB

11 BOX SCORES Game #4 November 21, 2016 No. 5 Kansas 83, UAB 63 Josh Jackson has been huddling with the Kansas coaching staff since the start of the season, and the message has been the same: If you quit fouling so much, you would say on the floor more. Jackson poured in 22 points, while backcourt mates Frank Mason and Devonte Graham helped carry the load as fifth-ranked Kansas beat UAB in the semifinals of the CBE Classic. Mason finished with 20 points and Graham had 16 for the Jayhawks (3-1), who advanced to play Georgia. Kansas raced to a big early lead, weathered several runs by UAB, then relied on their backcourt of Jackson, Mason and Graham to pull away from the Blazers down the stretch. Dirk Williams led the Blazers (2-2) with 13 points. Tyler Madison had 12. The Blazers got off to what looked like it would be a catastrophic start, turning the ball over seven times and missing their first 11 field-goal attempts. Their only points over the first 10 minutes came on foul shots, and by the time they finally hit the Jayhawks led The Blazers took advantage with a run of their own. They ripped off a 17-2 run over the next 6 minutes as the Jayhawks missed seven straight shots of their own, and they quieted a partisan crowd by getting within late in the half. Graham hit a 3-pointer with 5 seconds to go, but UAB went coast-to-coast for a buzzer-beating basket to deflate the Jayhawks. The teams resumed trading runs early in the second half before the Jayhawks began pulling, and four 3-pointers by Svi Mykhailiuk -- who finished with 15 points -- helped put the game out of reach. UAB (2-2) Cokley* Lee* Baxter* Lavender* D. Williams* Watts J. Williams Darling Mehinti Madison Smallwood TEAM 4 TOTALS Kansas (3-1) Bragg* Lucas* Mason* Graham* Jackson* Vick Mykhailiuk Vang Self Young Coleby Azubuike Lightfoot TEAM 1 TOTALS Score by Period 1st 2nd Total UAB Kansas BOX SCORES Game #5 November 22, 2016 UAB 81, George Washington 74 Chris Cokley and William Lee scored 19 points apiece, Dirk Williams added 15 and UAB beat George Washington in the third-place game of the CBE Classic. Cokley helped the Blazers (3-2) race out to a 15-point first-half lead, then Lee came alive when the Colonials (3-2) tied it 60-all late in the game. The junior forward hit a pair of 3s and scored nine points during a 12-2 run that gave UAB a lead with just over two minutes to go. George Washington couldn t make enough stops down the stretch to make another run. Tyler Cavanaugh had 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Colonials. Yuta Watanabe added 18 points and Jaren Sina finished with 16 in a game plagued by turnovers on both sides. George Washington (3-2) Cavanaugh* Smith* Watanabe* Sina* Hart* Bolden Steeves Toro Roland Marfo TEAM 1 TOTALS UAB (3-2) Cokley* Lee* Baxter* Lavender* D. Williams* Watts J. Williams Darling Mehinti Madison TEAM 4 TOTALS Score by Period 1st 2nd Total George Washington UAB BOX SCORES Game #6 November 27, 2016 Saint Mary s 76, UAB 63 St. Mary s is used to playing in the Orleans Arena every March, having been there annually since 2009 for the West Coast Conference Tournament. Due to scheduling conflicts, the 15th-ranked Gaels got an early season look at the venue, and earned a victory over UAB. Jock Landale scored 20 points to lead No. 15 St. Mary s (5-0). He was 9 of 11 from the field. In doing a much better job of not getting beat off the dribble, something Bennett was looking for in the Gaels stopover in Las Vegas, they did a good job of limiting UAB s shot selection at key moments. The defensive stops allowed St. Mary s to go on significant runs to keep the Blazers well behind. The Gaels outscored UAB during a 14-minute stretch in the first half to open their largest lead of the game, The Blazers wouldn t go away, however, as they came out of the locker room and used a 16-7 run to cut the lead to seven, at with 14:33 left. But the Gaels used a 13-3 run of their own, ignited by three consecutive 3-pointers, to push the lead back to double digits, at with 9:29 remaining. Though it is just five games into the season, St. Mary s looked in mid-season form for most of the game, with solid ball movement and noticeable chemistry the Blazers are still looking for without junior point guard Nick Norton, who was lost for the season with a torn ACL. Emmett Naar, Stefan Gonzalez and Calvin Hermanson each scored 12 points for the Gaels. They were 27 of 52 (.519) from the field, including 50 percent (13 of 26) from 3-point range. St. Mary s also hit all nine of its free throws. Meanwhile, the Blazers continue to struggle without Norton, who came into his third year as a starter but was lost for the season 15 minutes into the season-opener. The Blazers shot 47 percent from the field, hitting 26 of 55, and were led by Chris Cokley, who had a season-high 20 points. Deion Lavender also had a season high with 12. UAB (3-3) Baxter* Cokley* Lavender* D. Williams* Lee* Watts J. Williams Darling Mehinti Madison TEAM 3 TOTALS Saint Mary s (5-0) Hermanson* Fitzner* Landale* Naar* Rahon* Gonzalez Pineau Ford Clark TEAM 1 TOTALS Score by Period 1st 2nd Total UAB Saint Mary s

12 BOX SCORES Game #7 November 29, 2016 UAB 75, Alabama A&M BOX SCORES Game #8 December 3, 2016 Auburn 74, UAB BOX SCORES Game #9 December 7, 2016 UAB 84, Stephen F. Austin 73 William Lee scored 15 points and Tosin Mehinti added 13 as UAB defeated Alabama A&M Lee and Mehinti each blocked three shots as the Blazers (4-3) held Alabama A&M to 33-percent shooting, forcing 15 turnovers. The Blazers broke away from a tie to go up by halftime. Quinterian McConico led the Bulldogs (0-6) with 15 points on 7-for-10 shooting. McConico also grabbed six boards, but A&M was out-rebounded UAB boosted its lead from 13 points to 20 during a brief span midway through the second half. Mehinti started the run with a pair of free throws and ended it with a steal and a feed to Javien Williams for a dunk and a lead. In between, Nate Darling added a 3-pointer. UAB has now won 10 straight against Alabama A&M and is 50-0 against teams from the Southwest Athletic Conference. Alabama A&M (0-6) Wiley* Burnett* McConico* Battle* Merriweather* Thomas Petty Johnson Cotton Jones TEAM 6 TOTALS UAB (4-3) Cokley* Lee* Baxter* Lavender* D. Williams* Watts J. Williams Darling Mehinti Madison Smallwood TEAM 6 TOTALS Score by Period 1st 2nd Total Alabama A&M UAB Jared Harper scored 21 points and Danjel Purifoy added 16 to lead Auburn to a victory over UAB. The young Tigers (6-1) proved capable of handling a hostile environment in their first true road game of the season, outlasting UAB (4-4) in front of the first sellout crowd at Bartow Arena since March 23, Auburn shot 50 percent from the field and outscored UAB in the second half. The Tigers knocked down 11 3-pointers, the most since they made 13 in the season opener against North Florida, outscoring UAB from beyond the arc. Harper torched the Blazers for 15 points on five 3-pointers in the first half, but the true freshman was forced to take a seat early in the second half with three fouls. Purifoy, the freshman forward who was tied with Mustapha Heron for the team lead in points per game entering the contest, stepped up in Harper s absence. Purifoy scored 11 of his 14 points in the second half, including three of his four 3-pointers. Heron also asserted himself in the second half, scoring eight of his 11 points after the intermission. UAB had a advantage on the boards, but Chris Cokley was forced out of the game with 8:24 remaining when he was called for a personal foul and subsequently drew a technical foul call for arguing with the referee. He finished with eight points and seven rebounds. William Lee led UAB with 13 points, and Hakeem Baxter added 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting. Auburn regained the lead, its first since the 13:29 mark in the first half, on a T.J. Dunans jumper with 13:34 remaining in the second half. The bucket came in the middle of a 14-2 run that gave Auburn the lead for good. Auburn (6-1) Spencer* Purifoy* Harper* Brown* Heron* Dunans Smith Lang McLemore Johnson TEAM 2 TOTALS UAB (4-4) Cokley* Lee* Baxter* Lavender* D. Williams* Watts J. Williams Mehinti Madison TEAM 4 TOTALS Javien Williams scored 21 points and UAB set a school record, shooting 72.1 percent in an victory over Stephen F. Austin, ending the Lumberjacks 31-game home winning streak. William Lee added 14 points, nine rebounds and five blocks, Dirk Williams 13 points, Deion Lavender 12 and Hakeem Baxter 10 for the Blazers (5-4), who were consistent on offense, shooting 73.7 percent in the first half in taking a lead, with 11 points from Williams. The Lumberjacks home winning streak was the third longest in the nation. UAB ended Old Dominion s 32-game home win streak last season. Leon Gilmore III scored 17 points, Kevon Harris 16, TJ Holyfield 12 and Samuli Nieminen 10 for the Lumberjacks (3-4), who had 11 steals on 20 UAB turnovers but couldn t overcome the Blazers 31-of-43 shooting. Lavender made six free throws in the final minute in what had been a five-point game. UAB (5-4) Baxter* Cokley* Lavender* J. Williams* Lee* Watts D. Williams Darling Mehinti Madison Smallwood TEAM 1 TOTALS Stephen F. Austin (3-4) Augustin* Canete* Cameron* Holyfield* Nieminen* Harris Gilmore Huntley Traylor Grujic TEAM 6 TOTALS Score by Period 1st 2nd Total UAB Stephen F. Austin Score by Period 1st 2nd Total Auburn UAB

13 BOX SCORES Game #10 December 10, 2016 Memphis 62, UAB 55 Dedric Lawson scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Memphis rallied in the second half to defeat UAB Trailing by four at halftime, the Tigers fell behind by nine early in the second half -- the biggest lead for either team -- before building a seven-point lead with 4:32 to play. Memphis tied the game at 46 with 9:02 to play on a pair of Lawson free throws. His brother K.J. put the Tigers up for good with a layup a minute later. A Dedric Lawson jumper made it with 4:32 to play. A jumper by Chris Cokley and a layup by Javien Williams cut it to but Markel Crawford and Jeremiah Martin answered with layups and the Blazers never got closer than five down the stretch. Crawford finished with 16 points and K.J. Lawson had 11 rebounds to go with nine points for the Tigers (7-2). Cokley had 16 points for UAB (5-5), which was outscored in the paint. UAB (5-5) Cokley* Lee* Baxter* Lavender* J. Williams* Watts D. Williams Mehinti Madison TEAM 5 TOTALS Memphis (7-2) D. Lawson* Rykhoek* K. Lawson* Martin* Crawford* Rivers Kessee Randall TEAM 4 TOTALS Score by Period 1st 2nd Total UAB Memphis

14 UAB Men's Basketball UAB Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 11, 2016) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 03 COKLEY, Chris LEE, William WILLIAMS, Dirk BAXTER, Hakeem MADISON, Tyler MEHINTI, Tosin LAVENDER, Deion WILLIAMS, Javien WATTS, Denzell DARLING, Nate SMALLWOOD, Thoma NORTON, Nick Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UAB OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. 11/11/16 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W /14/16 FURMAN L /17/16 TROY W ^ 11/21/16 vs Kansas L ^ 11/22/16 vs George Washington W % 11/27/16 vs Saint Mary's L /29/16 ALABAMA A&M W /03/16 AUBURN L /07/16 at Stephen F. Austin W /10/16 at Memphis L ^ = CBE Hall of Fame Classic (Kansas City, Mo.) % = Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, Nev.) * = Conference game $ = Conference USA Tournament (Birmingham, Ala.) Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals UAB Opponents

15 UAB Men's Basketball UAB Season Schedule/Results & Leaders (as of Dec 15, 2016) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. High Points High Rebounds 11/11/16 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W (16)MADISON, Tyler (8)COKLEY, Chris 11/14/16 FURMAN L 3682 (15)WILLIAMS, Dirk (6)LAVENDER, Deion (15)LEE, William (6)MEHINTI, Tosin 11/17/16 TROY W (18)COKLEY, Chris (8)COKLEY, Chris 11/21/16 ^vs Kansas L (13)WILLIAMS, Dirk (9)MEHINTI, Tosin 11/22/16 ^vs George Washington W (19)COKLEY, Chris (6)LEE, William (19)LEE, William 11/27/16 %vs Saint Mary's L 862 (20)COKLEY, Chris (5)COKLEY, Chris 11/29/16 ALABAMA A&M W (15)LEE, William (7)LEE, William 12/03/16 AUBURN L 8728 (13)LEE, William (7)COKLEY, Chris (7)MEHINTI, Tosin 12/07/16 at Stephen F. Austin W (21)WILLIAMS, Javien (9)LEE, William 12/10/16 at Memphis L 9424 (16)COKLEY, Chris (8)COKLEY, Chris (8)BAXTER, Hakeem ^ = CBE Hall of Fame Classic (Kansas City, Mo.) % = Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, Nev.) * = Conference game $ = Conference USA Tournament (Birmingham, Ala.) Attendance Summary Games Attend Avg/Game Home Away Neutral Total

16 UAB Men's Basketball UAB Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Dec 15, 2016) All games Opponent Date Score BAXTER,HAK WATTS,DENZ NORTON,NIC COKLEY,CHR LAVENDER,D WILLIAMS,J WILLIAMS,D ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 11/11/ W DNP FURMAN 11/14/ L DNP TROY 11/17/ W DNP vs Kansas 11/21/ L DNP vs George Washington 11/22/ W DNP vs Saint Mary's 11/27/ L DNP ALABAMA A&M 11/29/ W DNP AUBURN 12/03/ L DNP at Stephen F. Austin 12/07/ W DNP at Memphis 12/10/ L DNP Opponent Date Score DARLING,NA MEHINTI,TO MADISON,TY SMALLWOOD, LEE,WILLIA ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 11/11/ W FURMAN 11/14/ L DNP DNP TROY 11/17/ W vs Kansas 11/21/ L vs George Washington 11/22/ W DNP vs Saint Mary's 11/27/ L DNP ALABAMA A&M 11/29/ W AUBURN 12/03/ L DNP DNP at Stephen F. Austin 12/07/ W at Memphis 12/10/ L DNP DNP

17 UAB Men's Basketball UAB Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Dec 15, 2016) All games Opponent 1st 2nd Score Mar Total FG FG Pct 3-Pointers 3FG Pct Free Throws FT Pct Rebounds Assist T/Over Block Steal Fouls ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 44/21 42/ / / / / / / / /10 15/17 9/1 10/7 19/28 FURMAN 46/45 28/ (10) 21-53/ / / / / / / /19 14/14 4/2 4/5 24/26 TROY 32/17 42/ / / / / / / / /11 18/9 10/5 3/6 13/14 Kansas 30/39 33/ (20) 20-56/ / / / / / /40-10/18 20/16 2/4 6/10 17/21 George Washington 39/29 42/ / / / / / / /35 (4) 19/8 17/18 4/4 9/6 16/19 Saint Mary's 27/43 36/ (13) 26-55/ / / / / / /28 (2) 12/20 8/11 2/0 5/3 13/13 ALABAMA A&M 32/19 43/ / / / / / / / /9 14/15 11/4 5/5 17/18 AUBURN 37/33 33/ (4) 23-53/ / / / / / / /10 15/10 4/7 2/8 23/25 Stephen F. Austin 37/30 47/ / / / / / / / /8 20/12 7/1 5/11 23/20 Memphis 29/25 26/ (7) 20-56/ / / / / / / /14 14/8 3/11 3/7 18/13 Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category 17

18 UAB Men's Basketball UAB Category Leaders (as of Dec 15, 2016) All games Points G Pts Pts/G COKLEY, Chris LEE, William WILLIAMS, Dirk BAXTER, Hakeem MADISON, Tyler LAVENDER, Deion MEHINTI, Tosin WILLIAMS, Javien WATTS, Denzell DARLING, Nate SMALLWOOD, Thomas FG Percentage FG Att Pct MADISON, Tyler DARLING, Nate COKLEY, Chris LEE, William MEHINTI, Tosin WATTS, Denzell LAVENDER, Deion WILLIAMS, Dirk BAXTER, Hakeem WILLIAMS, Javien NORTON, Nick SMALLWOOD, Thomas Point Percentage 3FG Att Pct DARLING, Nate LEE, William WATTS, Denzell WILLIAMS, Dirk BAXTER, Hakeem MADISON, Tyler LAVENDER, Deion WILLIAMS, Javien NORTON, Nick SMALLWOOD, Thomas Free Throw Percent FG Att Pct MEHINTI, Tosin WILLIAMS, Dirk LAVENDER, Deion LEE, William BAXTER, Hakeem WATTS, Denzell COKLEY, Chris WILLIAMS, Javien MADISON, Tyler SMALLWOOD, Thomas Scoring Average G Pts Avg/G COKLEY, Chris LEE, William WILLIAMS, Dirk BAXTER, Hakeem MADISON, Tyler LAVENDER, Deion MEHINTI, Tosin WATTS, Denzell WILLIAMS, Javien DARLING, Nate SMALLWOOD, Thomas NORTON, Nick Field Goal Attempts G Att Att/G COKLEY, Chris WILLIAMS, Dirk LEE, William BAXTER, Hakeem WILLIAMS, Javien Field Goals Made G Made Made/G COKLEY, Chris LEE, William WILLIAMS, Dirk MADISON, Tyler BAXTER, Hakeem Point FG Attempts G Att Att/G WILLIAMS, Dirk LEE, William BAXTER, Hakeem WATTS, Denzell WILLIAMS, Javien Point FG Made G Made Made/G WILLIAMS, Dirk LEE, William WATTS, Denzell BAXTER, Hakeem DARLING, Nate Free Throw Attempts G Att Att/G BAXTER, Hakeem MADISON, Tyler LAVENDER, Deion WILLIAMS, Dirk LEE, William Free Throws Made G Made Made/G BAXTER, Hakeem LAVENDER, Deion MADISON, Tyler WILLIAMS, Dirk LEE, William

19 UAB Men's Basketball UAB Category Leaders (as of Dec 15, 2016) All games Rebounds G Reb Reb/G LEE, William COKLEY, Chris MEHINTI, Tosin BAXTER, Hakeem LAVENDER, Deion Rebound Average G Reb Avg/G LEE, William COKLEY, Chris MEHINTI, Tosin BAXTER, Hakeem LAVENDER, Deion Offensive Rebounds G No. Avg/G COKLEY, Chris MEHINTI, Tosin WILLIAMS, Javien MADISON, Tyler LEE, William Defensive Rebounds G No. Avg/G LEE, William BAXTER, Hakeem COKLEY, Chris LAVENDER, Deion WILLIAMS, Dirk Fouls G No. Per/G MEHINTI, Tosin COKLEY, Chris WILLIAMS, Dirk MADISON, Tyler LAVENDER, Deion Assists G No. Ast/G LAVENDER, Deion BAXTER, Hakeem WATTS, Denzell MADISON, Tyler COKLEY, Chris LEE, William Steals G No. Stl/G LEE, William COKLEY, Chris LAVENDER, Deion WILLIAMS, Javien BAXTER, Hakeem Blocked Shots G No. Blk/G LEE, William MEHINTI, Tosin COKLEY, Chris WILLIAMS, Dirk MADISON, Tyler Minutes G No. Min/G LAVENDER, Deion WILLIAMS, Dirk LEE, William BAXTER, Hakeem COKLEY, Chris Turnovers G No. TO/G COKLEY, Chris LAVENDER, Deion LEE, William WILLIAMS, Dirk BAXTER, Hakeem Foulouts G No. LAVENDER, Deion 10 1 COKLEY, Chris

20 #0 hakeem baxter senior Guard Scored 15 points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 11) for his largest scoring output since 16 against Virginia Tech ( ) Played a season-high 31 minutes and shot a season-best 62.5 percent from the field against Auburn (Dec. 3) Hit a season-high two 3-pointers at Stephen F. Austin (Dec. 7) Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds at Memphis (Dec. 10) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A T/O Blk Stl Pts Avg Arkansas-Pine Bluff Nov. 11 * Furman Nov. 14 * Troy Nov. 17 * vs. Kansas Nov. 21 * vs. George Washington Nov. 22 * vs. Saint Mary s Nov. 27 * Alabama A&M Nov. 29 * Auburn Dec. 3 * at Stephen F. Austin Dec. 7 * at Memphis Dec. 10 * Totals

21 #1 denzell watts senior Guard Tallied a season-high 11 points and tied a his career best with three 3-pointers against Troy (Nov. 17) Was perfect from the field, three-point range and the free throw line against George Washington (Nov. 22) Played a season-high 22 minutes and hit a season-high four free throws against Auburn (Dec. 3) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A T/O Blk Stl Pts Avg Arkansas-Pine Bluff Nov. 11 DNP Furman Nov Troy Nov vs. Kansas Nov vs. George Washington Nov vs. Saint Mary s Nov Alabama A&M Nov Auburn Dec at Stephen F. Austin Dec at Memphis Dec Totals

22 #2 nick norton junior Guard Named to the 2016 All-Conference USA Third Team GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A T/O Blk Stl Pts Avg Arkansas-Pine Bluff Nov.11 * Furman Nov. 14 DNP Troy Nov. 17 DNP vs. Kansas Nov. 21 DNP vs. George Washington Nov. 22 DNP vs. Saint Mary s Nov. 27 DNP Alabama A&M Nov. 29 DNP Auburn Dec. 3 DNP at Stephen F. Austin Dec. 7 DNP at Memphis Dec. 10 DNP Totals

23 #3 chris cokley junior forward Named to the 2016 All-Conference USA Second Team Went 4-for-4 from the free throw line against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 11) Scored a season-high 20 points against Saint Mary s (Nov. 27) Had a season-best 10 field goals against Saint Mary s (Nov. 27) Tallied a season-high three assists against Alabama A&M (Nov. 29) Tied a season-high with eight rebounds at Memphis (Dec. 10) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A T/O Blk Stl Pts Avg Arkansas-Pine Bluff Nov.11 * Furman Nov. 14 * Troy Nov. 17 * vs. Kansas Nov. 21 * vs. George Washington Nov. 22 * vs. Saint Mary s Nov. 27 * Alabama A&M Nov. 29 * Auburn Dec. 3 * at Stephen F. Austin Dec. 7 * at Memphis Dec. 10 * Totals

24 #5 deion lavender sophomore Guard Made his UAB debut against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 11) Made his first career start at UAB against Furman (Nov. 14) Had a career-high nine assists against Troy (Nov. 17) and George Washington (Nov. 22) Scored a season-high 10 points against Saint Mary s (Nov. 27) Made a career-high six free throws at Stephen F. Austin (Dec. 7) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A T/O Blk Stl Pts Avg Arkansas-Pine Bluff Nov Furman Nov. 14 * Troy Nov. 17 * vs. Kansas Nov. 21 * vs. George Washington Nov. 22 * vs. Saint Mary s Nov. 27 * Alabama A&M Nov. 29 * Auburn Dec. 3 * at Stephen F. Austin Dec. 7 * at Memphis Dec. 10 * Totals

25 #10 javien williams freshman Guard Made his UAB debut with 11 points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 11) Hit his first career three-point in a win over Troy (Nov. 17) Had a career-high four rebounds against Kansas (Nov. 21) Shot a season-best 66.7 percent from the field against Auburn (Dec. 3) Scored a career-best 21 points in his first career start against Stephen F. Austin (Dec. 7) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A T/O Blk Stl Pts Avg Arkansas-Pine Bluff Nov Furman Nov Troy Nov vs. Kansas Nov vs. George Washington Nov vs. Saint Mary s Nov Alabama A&M Nov Auburn Dec at Stephen F. Austin Dec. 7 * at Memphis Dec. 10 * Totals

26 #11 dirk williams senior Guard Named the 2016 Conference USA Sixth Man of the Year Made a career-high seven free throws against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 11) Tied a career-high with four 3-pointers made against Kansas (Nov. 21) Scored a season-high 15 points against Furman (Nov. 14) and George Washington (Nov. 22) Tied a career-best with two blocked shots against Alabama A&M Made a season-high six field goals in a win at Stephen F. Austin (Dec. 7) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A T/O Blk Stl Pts Avg Arkansas-Pine Bluff Nov. 11 * Furman Nov. 14 * Troy Nov. 17 * vs. Kansas Nov. 21 * vs. George Washington Nov. 22 * vs. Saint Mary s Nov. 27 * Alabama A&M Nov. 29 * Auburn Dec. 3 * at Stephen F. Austin Dec at Memphis Dec Totals

27 #13 nate darling freshman Guard Made his UAB debut against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 11) Scored a career-high six points against Alabama A&M (Nov. 29) Hit a career-best two three-pointers against Alabama A&M (Nov. 29) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A T/O Blk Stl Pts Avg Arkansas-Pine Bluff Nov Furman Nov. 14 DNP Troy Nov vs. Kansas Nov vs. George Washington Nov vs. Saint Mary s Nov Alabama A&M Nov Auburn Dec. 3 DNP at Stephen F. Austin Dec at Memphis Dec. 10 DNP Totals

28 #21 tosin mehinti senior forward Had five rebounds against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 11) Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds against Kansas (Nov. 21) Shot 75.0 percent from the field in a win over George Washington (Nov. 22) Scored a season-high 13 points in a win over Alabama A&M (Nov. 29) Played a season-high 26 minutes and made a career-best six free throws against Auburn (Dec. 6) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A T/O Blk Stl Pts Avg Arkansas-Pine Bluff Nov Furman Nov Troy Nov vs. Kansas Nov vs. George Washington Nov vs. Saint Mary s Nov Alabama A&M Nov Auburn Dec at Stephen F. Austin Dec at Memphis Dec Totals

29 #22 tyler madison senior Guard Led UAB in scoring with 16 points to go along with seven rebounds against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 11) Played a season-high 22 minutes against Kansas (Nov. 21) and Auburn (Dec. 3) Recorded a season-high five assists against Alabama A&M (Nov. 29) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A T/O Blk Stl Pts Avg Arkansas-Pine Bluff Nov Furman Nov Troy Nov vs. Kansas Nov vs. George Washington Nov vs. Saint Mary s Nov Alabama A&M Nov Auburn Dec at Stephen F. Austin Dec at Memphis Dec Totals

30 #33 thomas smallwood sophomore forward GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A T/O Blk Stl Pts Avg Arkansas-Pine Bluff Nov Furman Nov. 14 DNP Troy Nov vs. Kansas Nov vs. George Washington Nov. 22 DNP vs. Saint Mary s Nov. 27 DNP Alabama A&M Nov Auburn Dec. 3 DNP at Stephen F. Austin Dec at Memphis Dec. 10 DNP Totals

31 #34 william lee junior forward Named the 2016 Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year Named to the 2016 Conference USA All-Defensive Team Names to the 2016 All-Conference USA Third Team Had six blocks against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 11) Blocked a season-high seven shots against Troy (Nov. 17) Had a season-high 19 points against George Washington (Nov. 22) Grabbed a season-best nine rebounds in a win at Stephen F. Austin (Dec. 7) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A T/O Blk Stl Pts Avg Arkansas-Pine Bluff Nov. 11 * Furman Nov. 14 * Troy Nov. 17 * vs. Kansas Nov. 21 * vs. George Washington Nov. 22 * vs. Saint Mary s Nov. 27 * Alabama A&M Nov. 29 * Auburn Dec. 3 * at Stephen F. Austin Dec. 7 * at Memphis Dec. 10 * Totals

32 Individual Career History BAXTER, Hakeem Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / TOTAL / COKLEY, Chris Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / TOTAL / DARLING, Nate Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL / LAVENDER, Deion Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / TOTAL / LEE, William Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / TOTAL / MADISON, Tyler Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / / TOTAL / MEHINTI, Tosin Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / / TOTAL /

33 Individual Career History NORTON, Nick Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / TOTAL / SMALLWOOD, Thomas Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / TOTAL / WATTS, Denzell Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / / TOTAL / WILLIAMS, Dirk Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / TOTAL / WILLIAMS, Javien Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL /

34 UAB BLAZER BASKETBALL GAME 11 SOUTHERN DECEMBER 18, 2016 UAB RADIO/TV ROSTER #0 HAKEEM BAXTER SR. G #1 DENZELL WATTS SR. G #2 NICK NORTON JR. G #3 CHRIS COKLEY JR. F #5 DEION LAVENDER SO. G #10 JAVIEN WILLIAMS FR. G #11 DIRK WILLIAMS SR. G #13 NATE DARLING FR. G #21 TOSIN MEHINTI SR. F #22 TYLER MADISON SR. G #33 THOMAS SMALLWOOD SO. F #34 WILLIAM LEE JR. F ROBERT EHSAN HEAD COACH TURNER BATTLE ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH DANNTON JACKSON ASSISTANT COACH KEVIN DEVITT ASSISTANT COACH 34