The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Saturday, January 6
Miami, Fla.
6:00 PM
UAB
at
FIU
Blazers Close Road Trip Saturday at FIU
1/5/2018 2:18:00 PM | Men's Basketball
MIAMI, Fla. – Winners of four of its last five games, the UAB men's basketball team looks for a perfect road trip when the Blazers head to Miami, Fla., to face FIU from Ocean Bank Center.
UAB (10-5, 1-1) cruised to a 75-44 victory at Florida Atlantic on Thursday behind 24 points and 10 rebounds from senior Chris Cokley. Cokley, who has scored at least 24 points in five different games this season, ranks second in Conference USA and 24th in the NCAA with seven double-doubles.
Cokley leads UAB and ranks seventh in the league with 17.4 points per game, while standing second in C-USA with 9.4 rebounds per game. The Savannah, Ga., native is also tops in the conference with 3.0 offensive rebounds per game.
Freshman Zack Bryant returned to his home state and added 11 points, three rebounds and five assists against the Owls. A native of Hastings, Fla., Bryant was also featured with the No. 2 play of the day on ESPN's SportsCenter for his dunk late in the first half.
Bryant stands second on the team with 13.5 points per game and 45 assists. Sophomore Nate Darling adds 9.9 points per game and William Lee pours in 9.0 points per game as well. Lee also leads UAB with 29 rejections and needs just 12 more to become the Blazers' all-time leader with 267.
Defensively, UAB limited Florida Atlantic to just 13.0 percent (3-for-23) from three-point range and 29.5 percent (18-for-61) from the field. The Blazers now lead Conference USA in three-point field goal defense (.321) and rank second in overall field goal percentage defense (.406).
FIU (7-8, 1-1) opened league play last Saturday with a 58-57 victory over Florida Atlantic before falling 71-66 to Middle Tennessee in overtime on Thursday. The Panthers enter play against UAB having lost four of their last six games, but all six games were decided by single digits, including three by three points or less.
Sophomore guard Trejon Jacob paces the FIU offense with 16.5 points per game to go along with a .395 three-point field goal percentage. Junior guard Brian Beard adds 15.1 points and a team-high 48 assists, while Eric Lockett leads the Panthers with 6.7 rebounds per game in addition to his 14.6 points per game.
UAB and FIU will meet on the hardwood for the eighth time in school history when the two teams battle on Saturday. The Panthers own a 4-3 lead and have won two straight in the all-time series that dates back to the 2013-14 season. In the most recent meeting, FIU turned in a 68-56 victory last season in Birmingham in the final game of the regular season.
For more information on UAB men's basketball, follow the Blazers on Twitter (@UAB_MBB), Instagram (@UAB_MBB) and Snapchat (@UAB_MBB).
UAB (10-5, 1-1) cruised to a 75-44 victory at Florida Atlantic on Thursday behind 24 points and 10 rebounds from senior Chris Cokley. Cokley, who has scored at least 24 points in five different games this season, ranks second in Conference USA and 24th in the NCAA with seven double-doubles.
Cokley leads UAB and ranks seventh in the league with 17.4 points per game, while standing second in C-USA with 9.4 rebounds per game. The Savannah, Ga., native is also tops in the conference with 3.0 offensive rebounds per game.
Freshman Zack Bryant returned to his home state and added 11 points, three rebounds and five assists against the Owls. A native of Hastings, Fla., Bryant was also featured with the No. 2 play of the day on ESPN's SportsCenter for his dunk late in the first half.
Bryant stands second on the team with 13.5 points per game and 45 assists. Sophomore Nate Darling adds 9.9 points per game and William Lee pours in 9.0 points per game as well. Lee also leads UAB with 29 rejections and needs just 12 more to become the Blazers' all-time leader with 267.
Defensively, UAB limited Florida Atlantic to just 13.0 percent (3-for-23) from three-point range and 29.5 percent (18-for-61) from the field. The Blazers now lead Conference USA in three-point field goal defense (.321) and rank second in overall field goal percentage defense (.406).
FIU (7-8, 1-1) opened league play last Saturday with a 58-57 victory over Florida Atlantic before falling 71-66 to Middle Tennessee in overtime on Thursday. The Panthers enter play against UAB having lost four of their last six games, but all six games were decided by single digits, including three by three points or less.
Sophomore guard Trejon Jacob paces the FIU offense with 16.5 points per game to go along with a .395 three-point field goal percentage. Junior guard Brian Beard adds 15.1 points and a team-high 48 assists, while Eric Lockett leads the Panthers with 6.7 rebounds per game in addition to his 14.6 points per game.
UAB and FIU will meet on the hardwood for the eighth time in school history when the two teams battle on Saturday. The Panthers own a 4-3 lead and have won two straight in the all-time series that dates back to the 2013-14 season. In the most recent meeting, FIU turned in a 68-56 victory last season in Birmingham in the final game of the regular season.
For more information on UAB men's basketball, follow the Blazers on Twitter (@UAB_MBB), Instagram (@UAB_MBB) and Snapchat (@UAB_MBB).
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