WATCHWednesday’s game will air on ESPN2 with Pete Sousa and Scott Williams on the call.SERIES HISTORYThis will be the first meeting between the two programs. LISTENDavid Crane will call the game for UAB on 100.5 ESPN. LAST TIME OUTUAB came back from a 17-point second half deficit to pick up an 88-84 win over Santa […]
WATCH
Wednesday’s game will air on ESPN2 with Pete Sousa and Scott Williams on the call.SERIES HISTORY
This will be the first meeting between the two programs.
LISTEN
David Crane will call the game for UAB on 100.5 ESPN.
LAST TIME OUT
UAB came back from a 17-point second half deficit to pick up an 88-84 win over Santa Clara on Sunday night. Yaxel Lendeborg had 22 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists while Christian Coleman scored 21 points and grabbed six rebounds. The Blazers knocked down a season-high 11 3FGs in the win.
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This season, UAB is again among the top rebounding teams in the nation, ranking 14th in the country in rebounds per contest with 39.9. UAB is especially strong on the offensive glass with 14.6 offensive boards per game, which is third in the nation. The Blazers grab 38.3 percent of their misses on the offensive end, which is the seventh best rate in the country. Yaxel Lendeborg led the team in rebounding last season with 10.6 per game and is again averaging double figures on the glass. He has grabbed 15 or more rebounds in 15 games as a Blazer, including a 21-rebound game vs. Florida Atlantic which ranks second in program history.
IRVINE, Calif. – UAB men’s basketball will travel to UC Irvine on Wednesday to face the Anteaters in the Quarterfinals of the NIT. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. CT.FAST PACED, HIGH POWERED OFFENSE
Tempo has often been a theme of Andy Kennedy‘s teams, and the 2024-25 roster has continued that. The Blazers rank 67th in the country in tempo while scoring 82.3 points per game, which is 16th nationally and leads the American Conference. UAB is also seventh in the nation in fast break points per game with 15.5 per contest. The Blazers have scored 90+ points in 10 games this season, tying their most in a single season in program history (1988-89).YAX SEASON
Yaxel Lendeborg has posted even more impressive numbers during his second year at UAB. He is averaging 17.8 points, 11.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists this season for the Blazers, leading the team in each category. He is the third Blazer (Carlos Williams, Andy Kennedy) to open a season with three straight games with at least 20 points. Lendeborg earned AAC Player of the Week honors after averaging 23.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 7.5 assists in a pair of wins over Tulane and Florida Atlantic. He has also shown his ability to find his teammates, recording five or more assists in 14 games this season, including a streak of seven-straight games with at least five assists. Lendeborg set the UAB program record with 44 career double-doubles and has 25 on the season, surpassing his single-season program record that he set last season.
