JACKSONVILLE – The UAB men’s basketball team is headed to Florida for the Jacksonville Classic on Nov. 24-25. The Blazers will play Southern Illinois at 12:30 p.m. on Monday and UTEP on Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. (both games central time).
UAB (4-2) vs Southern Illinois (2-2)
Monday, Nov. 24 | 12:30 p.m. (central time)
Jacksonville, Florida
UAB (4-2) vs UTEP (3-2)
Monday, Nov. 25 | 3:00 p.m. CDT
Jacksonville, Florida
TV: Pass The Ball TV with Rocco Miller
Radio: WJQX 100.5 FM with Michael Coulter
Live Stats: Sidearm Statistics
LAST TIME OUT
- UAB hosted four straight home games winning the last three against High Point, Rhodes, and South Alabama.
- The Blazers beat South Alabama on Friday 80-72.
- Southern Illinois will play today against Delaware in the first game of the Jacksonville Classic.
- SIU has lost two straight games against Nevada and North Dakota State.
SERIES HISTORY
Southern Illinois
- This will be the third ever meeting between the two teams. The campuses are separated by 389.8 miles.
- SIU holds a 2-0 record against UAB.
- The last time the two teams played was in 1995 in Hawaii.
- The first time the two teams played was in 1978 in Missouri.
UTEP
- This will be the 28th overall meeting between the two teams. The campuses are separated by 1,273 miles.
- UAB has a rich history with UTEP, as both teams were in Conference USA from 2006-2023.
- UAB holds an 18-9 record against UTEP.
- The last meeting was in 2023 in UAB’s last year in Conference USA. The Blazers won 79-66 in Texas.
- UAB has won nine straight games against the Miners.
- The first meeting between the teams was in 1987 in El Paso. UTEP won the game 72-58..
GAME NOTES
- UAB ranks first in the conference in three different statistical categories (fast break points, fouls per game, and rebounds per game.
- UAB is 12th in the country in fast break points per game with 21.83. UAB grabs 10.3 steals per game, good enough for 33rd in the country.
- The Blazers are 26th in offensive rebounds per game (15.32).
- AK is 29-14 in MTE’s in his career with five tournament championships including a win in the 2022 Sunshine Slam at Daytona Beach with wins over USF and then Georgia in the championship game 87-73.
- Evan Chatman is 38th in rebounds with 53 total. Chance Westry is 39th in points with 115 total.
- SIU ranks 12th in field goal% (53.1) and are 7th in defensive rebounds per game (33.0).
- UTEP is 8th in turnovers forced per game (18.80), while being ranked 328th in defensive rebounds per game. (21.80).
MILESTONE WATCH
- Daniel Rivera is 146 points away from 1,000 in his career.
- Rivera played in his 2000th career minute against Rhodes.
- Quaran McPherson is 39 points away from 400 career points.
- Ahmad Robinson is two three-pointers away from 100 in his career.
- Jacob Meyer sits at 874 career points, just 126 away from 1,000.
- KyeRon Lindsay-Martin sits at 883 career minutes, just 117 away from 1,000.
- Andy Kennedy is five wins away from 400 wins as a head coach.
CHUCK SULLIVAN TRIBUTE
UAB and the American Conference mourns the heart-breaking loss of assistant commissioner of communications Chuck Sullivan, who passed away last week after a long battle with melanoma. Sullivan was 54 years old.
Sullivan’s award-winning career included numerous honors, including a Best In The Nation Award, three Best Cover Awards, three Second In The Nation Awards and three Third In The Nation Awards. He was an ex-officio member of the board of directors of the Football Writers Association of America, has served on the Academic All-America Committee of the College Sports Information Directors of America and has been a regular presenter and panelist at regional and national conventions.
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