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Andy Kennedy (born March 13, 1968) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the UAB Blazers men's basketball team. He was head men's basketball coach at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) from 2006 to 2018. Kennedy was a player in high school at both Winston Academy and Louisville High School.
The UAB Blazers started their athletics program with the creation of men's basketball in 1978. Setting high standards from the start, UAB was able to lure Gene Bartow away from his post as the head coach at UCLA to start the Blazer program.
The 2024–25 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.The team, led by fifth-year head coach Andy Kennedy, play their home games at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama as second-year members of American Athletic Conference (AAC).
On April 7, 2006, Davis was hired as the new head coach of the UAB Blazers. [5] Davis replaced Mike Anderson, who left UAB after a successful stint to become the head coach at Missouri. The Blazers finished 15–16 in Davis' first season at the helm, earning a 9th seed in the Conference USA tournament and losing to 8th seed Marshall 53–52 in ...
The rivalry was spurred on by Gene Bartow, the former Memphis State coach who later served as UAB's coach. Bartow coached at Memphis State from 1970-74 and at UAB from 1978-96. UAB plays in Bartow ...
Coaches of men's basketball at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Pages in category "UAB Blazers men's basketball coaches" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
Bartow retired from coaching in 1996, and in 1997, UAB renamed its basketball venue Bartow Arena in his honor. His son Murry, a UAB assistant, became the coach upon Bartow's retirement; Bartow was later president of Hoops, LP, the company that runs the Memphis Grizzlies and the FedEx Forum. [9]
Robert Hassan Ehsan (/ ˈ iː s ɑː n / EE-sahn; [1] born May 3, 1982) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach for the UIC Flames. From 2016–2020, he was the head men's basketball coach at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). [2] A native of Sacramento, California, Ehsan was a four-year player at UC ...