1981–82 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 1981–82 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's fourth season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at BJCC Coliseum. They finished the season 25–6, 9–1 in Sun Belt play and won the Sun Belt tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 4 seed in the Mideast region. After beating No. 5 seed Indiana in the second round, UAB upset No. 1 seed Virginia to reach the Elite Eight. The Blazers fell to Louisville in the Mideast regional final, 75–68. As of 2021, that is the furthest a UAB men’s team has advanced in NCAA Tournament play.

1981–82 UAB Blazers men's basketball
Sun Belt tournament champions
Sun Belt Regular season champions
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Ranking
APNo. 17
Record25–6 (9–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Home arenaBJCC Coliseum
1981–82 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 17 UAB91 .900256  .806
VCU73 .7001711  .607
Jacksonville55 .5001413  .519
South Florida46 .4001711  .607
UNC Charlotte37 .3001512  .556
South Alabama28 .2001216  .429
1982 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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