The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster

Jersey Number 25
Wil Bathurst
- Position:
- Guard
- Prev School:
- Cornell
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 188
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Olean, N.Y.
- High School:
- Olean Central
As a Graduate at UAB (2018-19)
Cornell (2014-18)
High School
- Played in 11 games, making two starts
- Opened the UAB scoring with a 3-pointer on Senior Day in the Blazers' 64-50 victory over C-USA champion Old Dominion
- Started UAB's postseason CBI game at Brown
- UAB was 7-4 in games he played
Cornell (2014-18)
- Averaged 4.6 points and 2.8 rebounds on 40.1 percent shooting from the field in four seasons at Cornell
- Was on track for his best year during the 2017-18, averaging 8.3 point, 3.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists as a senior, before missing the final 21 games due to injury
- As a junior, played in 29 games with nine starts, averaging 6.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.4 blocks per game in 21.4 minutes per game
- His lone career double-double game during his junior campaign when he scored 12 points and hauled in 11 boards against Brown
- During his sophomore campaign, averaged 3.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.5 steals per game in 14.4 minutes off the bench in 25 contests
- Saw action in 22 contests as a freshman, averaging 2.4 points and 1.5 rebounds
- Scored a career high 20 points against UMass Lowell as a junior and against Penn as a freshman
High School
- Played at Olean Central High School
- Averaged 19.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.0 blocks during his high school career
- Named the Western New York Player of the Year and was a two-time First Team All-State selection.
- One of six finalists for New York State's Mr. Basketball after helping the team to its third-straight section title.
- A two-time First Team All-Western New York pick by the Buffalo News and Centercourt Blog
- Named to the Class B All-Tournament team and the MVP of the sectional tournament as a senior
- Bathurst earned the Southern Tier's Big 30 Player of the Year as a senior and graduated with 1,196 career points, 545 rebounds, 224 assists and 110 blocked shots
- Named the league player of the year as a junior after posting 18.4 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists per outing
- Scored 11.8 points, grabbed 7.6 rebounds and dished 2.2 assists per contest as a sophomore.
- Graduated with bachelor’s degree from Cornell in applied economics and management
- Pursuing master's at UAB in communication studies
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Sunday, February 08
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Friday, February 06
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Friday, January 23
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Sunday, January 18














