The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 0
Miyah Barnes
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Memphis, Tenn.
- High School:
- Central
2019-20 (Senior)
- Named Second Team All-Conference USA
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll
- Nancy Lieberman Award Watchlist
- Became the 30th member of UAB’s 1,000-point club after recording her 1,000th-career point in the Preseason WNIT against South Alabama (Nov. 8)
- Named C-USA Co-Player of the Week (Nov. 11) after recording a career high 25 points and five assists against Oklahoma
- Put up 23 points including a career high five three pointers with four assists and five rebounds against Boise State (Nov. 15)
- Dished out a season high seven assists against McNeese State (Nov. 24)
- Recorded her 500th career assist against Middle Tennessee (Feb. 15), becoming one of just three Blazers with 1,000 points and 500 assists
- Moved into second place in UAB history in assists (Feb. 20) at Middle Tennessee surpassing Shyronda Mifflin
- Tied her career high with 25 points against Rice (Feb. 22)
- Set career highs in points (389), points per game (12.5), free throws made (95), free throw percentage (86.4%), rebounds (106), rebounds per game (3.4) and blocks (2)
- Finished her career with 1,380 points and 519 rebounds
- Tied for first in UAB history in games played (128)
- Second in UAB history in minutes played (4,150)
- Scored in double figures 19 times, with five games of 20+ points
- Third in UAB history in career FT% (80.6%)
- Top 10 in C-USA history in career assists
- Top 10 in UAB history in threes made (160)
2018-19 (Junior)
- Named Second Team All-Conference USA
- Represented UAB on the Conference USA Tournament All-Tournament team after averaging 21.0 points per game and netted a career-high five 3-pointers in the first round against Charlotte
- One of four players to start all 33 games
- Dished out 158 assists, the fifth most in a single season in UAB history
- Ranked third on the team in scoring, averaging 10.9 points per game
- Led UAB in assists 19 times, including a career high 11 against Memphis (Nov. 15)
- Paced the Green and Gold in scoring in 10 games, finishing with 18 10+ point games and four with 20 or more
- Netted a career-best 23 points on six made field goals with four assists in a victory over Southern Miss (Jan. 12)
- Finished the year ranked sixth nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.5) and first in C-USA in assists and assists per game (4.8)
- Enters her final season nine points shy of the 1,000-point scorers club and ranks fourth all-time in career assists
- Helped UAB to setting the program record for 3-pointers in a season (291), 3-point field goals attempted (811), the third best field goal percentage from long range (35.9 percent) and fifth best free throw percentage (72.0 percent)
2017-18 (Sophomore)
- Named Second Team All-Conference USA
- Started in all 34 games
- Helped guide the team to 27 total wins and 13 wins in C-USA play, both program records
- Helped win the program’s first-ever C-USA Regular Season Championship
- Member of the first UAB squad to play in the postseason since 2010-11
- Helped the Blazers to a 60-50 win over Chattanooga in the first round of the WNIT, the team’s first postseason victory since winning the WBI title game, 68-60, over Cal
State Bakersfield on March 27, 2011 and its first win in the WNIT since an 81-77 decision
over Davidson on March 15, 2007
- Dished out 164 assists on the year, the fourth most in a single season in program history
- Finished the season with 4.4 assists per game and a 2.2 assist/turnover ratio, both ranked third in Conference USA
- Helped set the school record for most assists in a singles season (590) and assist/turnover ratio (1.4)
- Aided in the Blazers finishing the year ranked 15th in the NCAA in assists per game (17.3) and ninth in assist/turnover ratio (1.4)
- Played an integral role in helping break the school record for most assists in a single game (34 vs. Tuskegee (12/30/17))
- Shot 36.8 percent from long range (43-for-117), the third-best on the team
- Part of the UAB team that set the program record for 3-point field goal percentage (37.6) and set the school record for made 3-point field goals (267)
- Knocked down one triple against UTEP (02/02/18) en route to helping the team break the school record for most made 3-pointers in a single game (17)
- Dished out a career-best 10 assists against North Texas (01/20/18) and UTEP (02/02/18)
- Averaged 10.9 points per contest, the third-most on the team
- Scored a career-high 24 points in the conference opener against Old Dominion (01/04/18)
- Recorded her first career double-double against North Texas (01/20/18), when she finished with 12 points and 10 assists
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2016-17 (Freshman)
- Named to the 2017 Conference USA All Freshman Team
- Appeared in all 30 games, making a freshman-high 27 starts
- Dished out a career high eight assists against Mississippi Valley State, the most by a UAB player since Ashley Grimes’ nine assists against Marshall on March 12, 2014
- Netted double figures 10 times, including a career-high 20 against Belmont (11/19)
- Named C-USA Freshman of the Week Nov. 21 and Nov. 14
- Garnered a spot on the Maggie Dixon Classic All-Tournament team after netting 18 points against Big East Regular Season Champion DePaul
- Finished the season with 91 assists, the second most a by a UAB freshman in program history
- Finished the season with 30 triples made, the 11th most by a UAB freshman in program history
- Was a part of the UAB team that set the program record for 3-point field goal percentage (37.3) and finished second in school history in made 3-point field goals (218)
- Made #SCTop10 and the No. 4 top play after netting a half-court shot in her debut; the No. 4 spot is the highest by a women’s basketball team in C-USA
- Netted the 19th most points by a freshman (262) in UAB history
- In C-USA play, shot 44.0 percent (22-od-50) from beyond the arc, a league best
- Helped the Blazers set the conference record for made 3-pointers in league action (187) in Conference USA history with 30 3-pointers
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
High School
- Led Central High School with 18.9 points and 7.8 assists per game
- Led her team to a 24-1 overall mark as a senior, before missing the final 11 games
- Helped guide her team to the No. 3 rank in Tennessee in 2015-16
- Dropped a career-best 39 points in a 65-43 win over Whitehaven as she shot 16-of-23 (70 percent) from the floor
- Scored in double figures 19 times in 26 games played in 2015-16
- Three-time All-Metro and All-District team selection
- Graduated with honors
Personal
-Daughter of Tracy Pettigrew and Marcus Barnes
-Born May 13, 1998
-Has one brother, Marquis and two sisters, Kirsten and Maraven
-Step brother is Jayson Tatum, who plays for the Boston Celtics
- Named Second Team All-Conference USA
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll
- Nancy Lieberman Award Watchlist
- Became the 30th member of UAB’s 1,000-point club after recording her 1,000th-career point in the Preseason WNIT against South Alabama (Nov. 8)
- Named C-USA Co-Player of the Week (Nov. 11) after recording a career high 25 points and five assists against Oklahoma
- Put up 23 points including a career high five three pointers with four assists and five rebounds against Boise State (Nov. 15)
- Dished out a season high seven assists against McNeese State (Nov. 24)
- Recorded her 500th career assist against Middle Tennessee (Feb. 15), becoming one of just three Blazers with 1,000 points and 500 assists
- Moved into second place in UAB history in assists (Feb. 20) at Middle Tennessee surpassing Shyronda Mifflin
- Tied her career high with 25 points against Rice (Feb. 22)
- Set career highs in points (389), points per game (12.5), free throws made (95), free throw percentage (86.4%), rebounds (106), rebounds per game (3.4) and blocks (2)
- Finished her career with 1,380 points and 519 rebounds
- Tied for first in UAB history in games played (128)
- Second in UAB history in minutes played (4,150)
- Scored in double figures 19 times, with five games of 20+ points
- Third in UAB history in career FT% (80.6%)
- Top 10 in C-USA history in career assists
- Top 10 in UAB history in threes made (160)
2018-19 (Junior)
- Named Second Team All-Conference USA
- Represented UAB on the Conference USA Tournament All-Tournament team after averaging 21.0 points per game and netted a career-high five 3-pointers in the first round against Charlotte
- One of four players to start all 33 games
- Dished out 158 assists, the fifth most in a single season in UAB history
- Ranked third on the team in scoring, averaging 10.9 points per game
- Led UAB in assists 19 times, including a career high 11 against Memphis (Nov. 15)
- Paced the Green and Gold in scoring in 10 games, finishing with 18 10+ point games and four with 20 or more
- Netted a career-best 23 points on six made field goals with four assists in a victory over Southern Miss (Jan. 12)
- Finished the year ranked sixth nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.5) and first in C-USA in assists and assists per game (4.8)
- Enters her final season nine points shy of the 1,000-point scorers club and ranks fourth all-time in career assists
- Helped UAB to setting the program record for 3-pointers in a season (291), 3-point field goals attempted (811), the third best field goal percentage from long range (35.9 percent) and fifth best free throw percentage (72.0 percent)
2017-18 (Sophomore)
- Named Second Team All-Conference USA
- Started in all 34 games
- Helped guide the team to 27 total wins and 13 wins in C-USA play, both program records
- Helped win the program’s first-ever C-USA Regular Season Championship
- Member of the first UAB squad to play in the postseason since 2010-11
- Helped the Blazers to a 60-50 win over Chattanooga in the first round of the WNIT, the team’s first postseason victory since winning the WBI title game, 68-60, over Cal
State Bakersfield on March 27, 2011 and its first win in the WNIT since an 81-77 decision
over Davidson on March 15, 2007
- Dished out 164 assists on the year, the fourth most in a single season in program history
- Finished the season with 4.4 assists per game and a 2.2 assist/turnover ratio, both ranked third in Conference USA
- Helped set the school record for most assists in a singles season (590) and assist/turnover ratio (1.4)
- Aided in the Blazers finishing the year ranked 15th in the NCAA in assists per game (17.3) and ninth in assist/turnover ratio (1.4)
- Played an integral role in helping break the school record for most assists in a single game (34 vs. Tuskegee (12/30/17))
- Shot 36.8 percent from long range (43-for-117), the third-best on the team
- Part of the UAB team that set the program record for 3-point field goal percentage (37.6) and set the school record for made 3-point field goals (267)
- Knocked down one triple against UTEP (02/02/18) en route to helping the team break the school record for most made 3-pointers in a single game (17)
- Dished out a career-best 10 assists against North Texas (01/20/18) and UTEP (02/02/18)
- Averaged 10.9 points per contest, the third-most on the team
- Scored a career-high 24 points in the conference opener against Old Dominion (01/04/18)
- Recorded her first career double-double against North Texas (01/20/18), when she finished with 12 points and 10 assists
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2016-17 (Freshman)
- Named to the 2017 Conference USA All Freshman Team
- Appeared in all 30 games, making a freshman-high 27 starts
- Dished out a career high eight assists against Mississippi Valley State, the most by a UAB player since Ashley Grimes’ nine assists against Marshall on March 12, 2014
- Netted double figures 10 times, including a career-high 20 against Belmont (11/19)
- Named C-USA Freshman of the Week Nov. 21 and Nov. 14
- Garnered a spot on the Maggie Dixon Classic All-Tournament team after netting 18 points against Big East Regular Season Champion DePaul
- Finished the season with 91 assists, the second most a by a UAB freshman in program history
- Finished the season with 30 triples made, the 11th most by a UAB freshman in program history
- Was a part of the UAB team that set the program record for 3-point field goal percentage (37.3) and finished second in school history in made 3-point field goals (218)
- Made #SCTop10 and the No. 4 top play after netting a half-court shot in her debut; the No. 4 spot is the highest by a women’s basketball team in C-USA
- Netted the 19th most points by a freshman (262) in UAB history
- In C-USA play, shot 44.0 percent (22-od-50) from beyond the arc, a league best
- Helped the Blazers set the conference record for made 3-pointers in league action (187) in Conference USA history with 30 3-pointers
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
High School
- Led Central High School with 18.9 points and 7.8 assists per game
- Led her team to a 24-1 overall mark as a senior, before missing the final 11 games
- Helped guide her team to the No. 3 rank in Tennessee in 2015-16
- Dropped a career-best 39 points in a 65-43 win over Whitehaven as she shot 16-of-23 (70 percent) from the floor
- Scored in double figures 19 times in 26 games played in 2015-16
- Three-time All-Metro and All-District team selection
- Graduated with honors
Personal
-Daughter of Tracy Pettigrew and Marcus Barnes
-Born May 13, 1998
-Has one brother, Marquis and two sisters, Kirsten and Maraven
-Step brother is Jayson Tatum, who plays for the Boston Celtics
Cleveland State Post Game Press Conference
Thursday, December 18
UAB vs Troy Postgame Press Conference
Monday, December 15
Jevon Jackson with the GAME WINNING Touchdown 🙌🤩 #uabfootball #collegefootball
Sunday, December 14
Toussom comes up clutch on 4th down🚫😤
Saturday, December 13
