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Hear UAB coach Mike Davis and guards Aaron Johnson and Jamarr Sanders talk about Saturday's NIT matchup. Full story »

Ovie Soko left the comforts of home and the daily interaction with close friends to pursue a dream of playing basketball. More than three years into his jour­ney, the London native and UAB freshman forward still has to do some explaining for his friends to under­stand. “I still have friends asking me why I don’t come back home,” said... Full story »

His successor, Josh Pastner, still likes, respects his old boss. Full story »

Buzzer Beaters + Surprising Upsets = Dramatic Day 1 Full story »

Auburn coaching candidate falls to Butler in first round Full story »

Ticket sales for Saturday’s NIT second round game between UAB and North Carolina State were “brisk” on Thursday, according to a person in the UAB athletic department. UAB drew a crowd of 3,081 for a first round NIT victory over Coastal Carolina on Tuesday night at Bartow Arena. It was the smallest Bartow Arena crowd this season. The UAB... Full story »

You got a better idea? Let's hear it. Full story »

4 p.m. game will also be on ESPNU. Full story »

Here's what I love about the NIT.   How else will low major programs like Stony Brook ever get a high-major like Illinois to come to its campus?   How else can even a high mid-major like UAB get one of college basketball's elite, like North Carolina, to come to Bartow to play?   The Blazers host N.C. State Saturday night, and if... Full story »

Former committee chairman on whether 96 makes sense or dollars and cents Full story »

Watch video highlights of the UAB basketball team's 65-49 win over Coastal Carolina below. You'll also hear from Blazers' head coach Mike Davis, point guard Aaron Johnson and Coastal Carolina coach Cliff Ellis on how UAB built such a commanding lead and the Blazers' second round matchup against North Carolina State. The win snaps a three-game losing skid for... Full story »

UAB point guard Aaron Johnson’s description of the way the Blazers played Tuesday night in a first­round NIT game against vis­iting Coastal Carolina was much different than five days ago in Tulsa. “We rebounded the ball, we attacked the offensive glass and defensively we maintained pressure on the ball,” Johnson said. “We made it uncomfortable to win 23 games... Full story »

Mike Davis on the NIT: "This is our Big Dance now." Full story »

His team lost to UAB, but he still has that winning personality. Full story »

Blazers will play host to North Carolina State on Saturday. Full story »