Pop Quiz: Which Alabama school has made 22 postseason appearances, including 13 trips to NCAA Tournament, since 1980?Hint: It's not an SEC school. Answer: It's the Blazers, who made the NIT field in 1979-80-just one season after starting their program from scratch.
best team: 1981-82
Led by the supremely athletic wingman Oliver Robinson ,UAB catapulted itself all the
way into the NCAA Elite Eight, cutting down two giants along the way. In the second round, the
Blazers put on a shooting clinic to beat Bob Night's Indiana Hoosiers,80-70. In the Sweet
Sixteen, they dropped Virginia and it's 7'4" star, Ralph Sampson. Unfortunately, UAB ran out of magic in the Mideast Regional final against Louisville, losing 75-68
way into the NCAA Elite Eight, cutting down two giants along the way. In the second round, the
Blazers put on a shooting clinic to beat Bob Night's Indiana Hoosiers,80-70. In the Sweet
Sixteen, they dropped Virginia and it's 7'4" star, Ralph Sampson. Unfortunately, UAB ran out of magic in the Mideast Regional final against Louisville, losing 75-68