The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Men's Basketball
Carter Heston
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Heston enters his second seaoson as assistant coach. He joins the Blazers after three years as an Assistant Coach at North Alabama in Florence. He also spent one year with the Lions as the Director of Player Development in 2021-22. Heston helped the Lions win their first ASUN Championship, make their first appearance in the NIT, and set their season record in wins at 24 in 2024-25.
The 2025-26 season saw the sixth straight 20+ season for coach Kennedy and the Blazers. UAB posted an outstanding 9-0 conference record and became the second team in American Conference history to ever go undefeated in conference play (2022-23 Houston also did it). UAB won 10 straight road games which was tied for the longest streak last year behind Michigan (W11) and Miami (OH) (W15).
In the summer of 2021, Heston worked with Beyond Athlete Management and Dig Deep Basketball, helping prepare current NBA players Jae’Sean Tate and Isaiah Hartenstein for their seasons. He also worked with multiple players during their NBA pre-draft process including Jordan Hall and Matt Coleman.
Heston also worked with longtime NBA trainer Phil Beckner, coaching various NBA athletes. He worked with two First Round Picks throughout their Pre-Draft process with Beckner (Ochai Agbaji who was drafted 14th to the Cleveland Cavaliers and David Roddy who was drafted 23rd to the Philadelphia 76ers). He also worked with numerous NBA Players during their off seasons including Damian Lilliard, Darius Bazley, and Frank Kaminsky.
Before his experience developing NBA talent, Heston spent the 2020 season at Texas A&M University-Texarkana where he helped the Eagles to an 11-4 season and a trip to the 2020 NAIA National Tournament.
Originally from Milwaukee, Wisc., Heston has additional experience coaching camps in southeast Wisconsin. In addition, he trained multiple college players at the Division I and Division II levels.
The 2025-26 season saw the sixth straight 20+ season for coach Kennedy and the Blazers. UAB posted an outstanding 9-0 conference record and became the second team in American Conference history to ever go undefeated in conference play (2022-23 Houston also did it). UAB won 10 straight road games which was tied for the longest streak last year behind Michigan (W11) and Miami (OH) (W15).
In the summer of 2021, Heston worked with Beyond Athlete Management and Dig Deep Basketball, helping prepare current NBA players Jae’Sean Tate and Isaiah Hartenstein for their seasons. He also worked with multiple players during their NBA pre-draft process including Jordan Hall and Matt Coleman.
Heston also worked with longtime NBA trainer Phil Beckner, coaching various NBA athletes. He worked with two First Round Picks throughout their Pre-Draft process with Beckner (Ochai Agbaji who was drafted 14th to the Cleveland Cavaliers and David Roddy who was drafted 23rd to the Philadelphia 76ers). He also worked with numerous NBA Players during their off seasons including Damian Lilliard, Darius Bazley, and Frank Kaminsky.
Before his experience developing NBA talent, Heston spent the 2020 season at Texas A&M University-Texarkana where he helped the Eagles to an 11-4 season and a trip to the 2020 NAIA National Tournament.
Originally from Milwaukee, Wisc., Heston has additional experience coaching camps in southeast Wisconsin. In addition, he trained multiple college players at the Division I and Division II levels.
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