1982–83 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

1982–83 UAB Blazers men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record19–14 (9–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Home arenaBJCC Coliseum
1982–83 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Old Dominion 12 2   .857 19 10   .655
VCU 12 2   .857 24 7   .774
UAB 9 5   .643 19 14   .576
South Florida 8 6   .571 22 10   .688
South Alabama 6 8   .429 16 12   .571
UNC Charlotte 5 9   .357 8 20   .286
Western Kentucky 4 10   .286 12 16   .429
Jacksonville 0 14   .000 7 22   .241
1983 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982–83 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's fifth season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at BJCC Coliseum. They finished the season 19–14, 9–5 in Sun Belt play and won the Sun Belt tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the Mideast region. The Blazers fell to Oklahoma in the opening round, 71–63.