2025–26 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

2025–26 UAB Blazers men's basketball
2025–26 UAB Blazers men's basketball
Conference	American Conference
Record	7–4 (0–0 American)
Head coach	Andy Kennedy (6th season);
Associate head coach	Ryan Cross
Assistant coaches	Rob Williams; Chris Shumate;
Home arena	Bartow Arena

2025–26 American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	10	–	1	.909
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727
North Texas	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Tulane	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
UAB	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Temple	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
Wichita State	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
South Florida	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
Rice	0	–	0	–	6	–	6	.500
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	5	–	7	.417
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	5	–	7	.417
Memphis	0	–	0	–	4	–	6	.400
UTSA	0	–	0	–	4	–	7	.364

† 2026 American tournament winner As of December 18, 2025

The 2025–26 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by sixth-year head coach Andy Kennedy, and play their home games at the Bartow Arena located in Birmingham, Alabama as third-year members of American Conference.

Previous season

The Blazers finished the 2024–25 season 24–13, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in third place. They defeated East Carolina in the quarterfinals and North Texas in the semifinals befre losing to Memphis in the AAC tournament championship. They were invited to the 2025 National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Saint Joseph's in the first round, and Santa Clara in the second round, before losing in the quarterfinals to UC Irvine.^[1]^[2]

Roster

2025–26 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Dayjaun Anderson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Ponitz Career Tech Ctr Triton College	Dayton, OH
F	2	KyeRon Lindsay–Martin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Sr	Guyer HS Murray State	Denton, TX
C	3	João Das Chagas	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Indian Hills CC	Niquelândia, Brazil
G	4	Ahmad Robinson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Roselle Catholic HS Mercer	West Orange, NJ
G	5	Salim London	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Hoover HS	Hoover, AL
F	6	Lance Carr	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Kimball HS	Dallas, TX
G	7	Ari Gooch	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Park Center Sr HS McLennan CC	Minneapolis, MN
G	8	Quaran McPherson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Woodstock Academy Northern Illinois	Queens, NY
G	9	Joey Kahn	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	St. Paul's Episcopal School Coastal Carolina	Mobile, AL
	11	Chance Westry	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Arizona Compass Prep Arizona	Harrisburg, PA
G	12	Jacob Meyer	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Holy Cross HS DePaul	Covington, KY
F	15	Evan Chatman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Harker Heights HS	Harker Heights, TX
G	21	Jorden Pittman	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Seminole HS	Sanford, FL
F	22	Justin Holloway	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Opelika HS	Opelika, AL
F	23	Daniel Rivera	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Our Saviour Lutheran School UMass	San Juan, PR

Head coach

Andy Kennedy (UAB)

Assistant coach(es)

Ryan Cross (Buffalo)
Rob Williams (UAB)
Chris Shumate (Murray State)
Carter Heston

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 17, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 23, 2025* 6:30 p.m.	Vanderbilt	L 67–89	–	14 – Robinson	7 – Rivera	– – –	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
October 29, 2025* 6:30 p.m.	Western Kentucky	L 76–78	–	20 – Meyer	10 – Robinson	5 – London	Bartow Arena (2,012) Birmingham, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Mississippi Valley State	W 106–55	1–0	23 – Westry	8 – Chatman	7 – Robinson	Bartow Arena (3,013) Birmingham, AL
November 7, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ACCN	at NC State	L 70–94	1–1	15 – Meyer	10 – Chatman	5 – Westry	Lenovo Center (15,918) Raleigh, NC
November 11, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Alabama State	L 74–77	1–2	25 – Westry	9 – Chatman	4 – Tied	Bartow Arena (3,556) Birmingham, AL
November 14, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	High Point	W 91–74	2–2	22 – Westry	7 – Chatman	6 – Westry	Bartow Arena (3,231) Birmingham, AL
November 17, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Rhodes (D-III)	W 112–56	3–2	21 – Westry	15 – Rivera	4 – Tied	Bartow Arena (3,062) Birmingham, AL
November 21, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	South Alabama	W 80–72	4–2	24 – Meyer	12 – Chatman	11 – Westry	Bartow Arena (3,531) Birmingham, AL
November 24, 2025* 1:00 p.m., PTB Live	vs. Southern Illinois Jacksonville Classic	W 81–73	5–2	25 – Lindsay–Martin	10 – Lindsay–Martin	5 – Westry	Adams–Jenkins Community Sports & Music Complex (246) Jacksonville, FL
November 25, 2025* 3:30 p.m., PTB Live	vs. UTEP Jacksonville Classic	W 75–59	6–2	21 – Meyer	10 – Lindsay-Martin	3 – Westry	Adams–Jenkins Community Sports & Music Complex (146) Jacksonville, FL
December 1, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Middle Tennessee	L 61–76	6–3	12 – Anderson	11 – Chatman	4 – Robinson	Murphy Center (3,323) Murfreesboro, TN
December 5, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Drake	W 74–69	7–3	17 – Westry	15 – Chatman	2 – Tied	Knapp Center (3,560) Des Moines, IA
December 14, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	Troy	L 85–86	7–4	25 – Robinson	9 – Chatman	8 – Robinson	Bartow Arena (3,542) Birmingham, AL
December 17, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Cleveland State						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
December 21, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	UNC Asheville						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
American regular season
December 31, 2025* 3:00 p.m., TBA	Wichita State						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 4, 2026* 12:00 p.m., TBA	at South Florida						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
January 7, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Florida Atlantic						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 11, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	East Carolina						Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
January 14, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Tulane						Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
January 18, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Tulsa						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 22, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	South Florida						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 28, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UTSA						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 31, 2026 7:00 p.m., TBA	at North Texas						The Super Pit Denton, TX
February 5, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	Memphis						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
February 8, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Rice						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
February 11, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Tulsa						Reynolds Center Tulsa
February 15, 2026 1:00 p.m., TBA	Tulane						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
February 18, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Temple						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
February 22, 2026 11:00 a.m., ESPN2	at Memphis						FedExForum Memphis, TN
March 1, 2026 11:00 a.m., TBA	North Texas						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
March 4, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Charlotte						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
March 8, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	East Carolina						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[3]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UAB Sports. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
^ "2024-25 UAB Blazers Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UAB Sports. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

[2] "2024-25 UAB Blazers Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

[3] "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2025.

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