UAB Blazers men’s basketball team

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NCAA Division I men's basketball program college men's basketball team

The UAB Blazers men’s basketball team is the NCAA Division I college basketball program representing the University of Alabama at Birmingham, competing in the American Athletic Conference and known for its strong postseason history.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NCAA Division I men's basketball program → college men's basketball team →
arenaLocation	Birmingham, Alabama →
athleticDepartment	UAB Blazers athletics →
campus	University of Alabama at Birmingham campus →
competitionLevel	NCAA Division I →
conference	American Athletic Conference →
country	United States →
division	Division I →
firstSeason	1978–79 →
formerConference	Conference USA → Sun Belt Conference →
founded	1978 →
foundingHeadCoach	Gene Bartow →
gender	men's →
governingAssociation	NCAA →
governingBody	National Collegiate Athletic Association →
governingConference	American Athletic Conference →
homeArena	Bartow Arena →
homeCity	Birmingham →
homeCourtNameOrigin	named after Gene Bartow →
homeState	Alabama →
league	NCAA →
location	Birmingham, Alabama →
mascot	Blaze the Dragon →
namesake	Gene Bartow →
nickname	Blazers →
notableAchievement	multiple NCAA tournament appearances → multiple NIT appearances →
postseasonParticipation	NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament → National Invitation Tournament →
programStatus	active →
region	Southeastern United States →
represents	University of Alabama at Birmingham →
rival	Memphis Tigers men's basketball → UAB Blazers football team →
schoolColors	gold → green →
shortName	UAB Blazers →
sport	basketball →
state	Alabama →
teamColors	green and gold →
teamType	varsity →
university	University of Alabama at Birmingham →
universityAbbreviation	UAB →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
UAB Blazers men's basketball team ("UAB Blazers athletics") →	athleticDepartment
Blaze the Dragon →	mascotFor
UAB Blazers men's basketball team ("UAB Blazers") →	shortName