Birmingham, AL (SportsNetwork.com) – UAB head men’s basketball coach Jerod Haase, who guided the Blazers to the 2015 Conference USA Tournament championship and into the third round of the NCAA Tournament, has received a new six-year contract worth $1 million per year. Haase also will be eligible for incentives tied to the team’s accomplishments on […]

Louisville, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – The UCLA Bruins will play in the Sweet 16 for the second straight year after beating the UAB Blazers 92-75 in an NCAA Tournament South Region battle. Tony Parker had 28 points on 11-of-14 shooting, pulled down 12 rebounds and blocked three shots for the 11th-seeded Bruins (22-13), who were coming […]

Louisville, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – A pair of teams that pulled off upsets on Day 1 of the NCAA Tournament will clash head-to-head Saturday, as the 14th- seeded UAB Blazers take on the 11th-seeded UCLA Bruins in a South Region battle at the KFC Yum! Center. The winner here moves on to the Sweet 16 against […]

Pittsburgh, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The first game in the second round of the NCAA Tournament nearly produced a major upset. Notre Dame, entering as a conference tournament champion for the first time in its history after winning the ACC title, had to survive against the Colonial Athletic champions from Northeastern, escaping with a 69-65 victory […]

Louisville, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – The second matchup on Thursday’s slate of NCAA Tournament games at the KFC Yum! Center features the 11th-seeded UCLA Bruins taking on the 18th-ranked and sixth-seeded SMU Mustangs in South Regional action. The winner moves on the face the victor in the earlier matchup between the 14th-seeded UAB Blazers and third-seeded […]

Louisville, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – The second round of the NCAA Tournament begins Thursday and includes a matchup pitting the 14th-seeded UAB Blazers against the third-seeded Iowa State Cyclones in South Regional action from the KFC Yum! Center. The winner moves on to the third round to face either sixth-seeded SMU or 11th-seeded UCLA. UAB earned […]