Top 25-ranked Auburn and Alabama aren't the only state schools still vying for an NCAA Basketball national championship. Both UAB and Samford are also going dancing after winning their respective conference championships.
The UAB Blazers punched their ticket to the Big Dance on Sunday afternoon after cruising to an 85-69 victory over Temple in the American Athletic Conference Basketball championship game.
UAB head coach Andy Kennedy looks ahead after his finished 29-10 and played in the NIT championship game.
Rob Williams, a former UAB basketball player and staff member, was hired to be part of Andy Kennedy's program.
Former Oak Mountain High standout Will Shaver joins a stellar recruiting class at UAB.
Work toward his chosen career path is a big part of the reason that Barry Dunning, Jr. chose to return to his home state.
Mobile native Barry Dunning Jr., the two-time state player of the year at McGill-Toolen High, signs with UAB.
Arizona Western College teammates Yaxel Lendeborg and Marquis add talent to the UAB recruiting class.
Former UNA guard Daniel Ortiz signed with UAB and Ole Miss transfer James White committed to the Blazers.
UAB hopes it has two more steps in a grinding journey that began with aspirations of the program's second consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament.
UAB will play Utah Valley in the NIT semifinals on Tuesday night at 8:30 p.m. at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.
Jelly Walker scores 19 second half points and Trey Jemison dominates the paint in the road win against Vanderbilt.
KJ Buffen had 26 points and 12 rebounds in UAB's NIT first round win over Southern Miss.
UAB welcomes old rival Southern Miss to Bartow Arena on Tuesday night in a NIT first round game.
UAB earned an invitation to the NIT. The Blazers will play Southern Miss in a first round game on Wednesday.
UAB used 27 points and seven 3-pointers by Jordan "Jelly" Walker and excellent defense to beat Rice in the C-USA Tournament quarterfinals.
UAB, the No. 3 seed, needs to win three games in three days to earn another NCAA Tournament bid.
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Jelly Walker's basketball journey took him from Long Island to New Jersey to New Orleans to Birmingham. He's become a nationally-known player at UAB.
Jordan "Jelly" Walker scores 32 points and dishes out eight assists in a memorable Senior Night performance.
UAB has won three in a row and seven of the past eight C-USA games heading into Thursday night's game against Rice.
UAB guard Ledarrius Brewer missed three games earlier this season with a broken left hand. Now, Brewer is dealing with a fractured left wrist.
UAB had five players reach double figures to help the Blazers win for the sixth time in the past seven games.
UAB is in third place in Conference USA men's basketball play with five games left in the regular season. Four of those games will be on the road.
Ty Brewer celebrates his return to the starting lineup with 24 points and 12 rebounds in UAB's win over Middle Tennessee
UAB goes on the road looking for a big Conference USA win at North Texas.
Tony Toney providing energy and defense for the UAB basketball team.