The 2017–18 UAB Blazers basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers, led by second-year head coach Robert Ehsan, played their home games at the Bartow Arena as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 20–13, 10–8 C-USA play to finish in sixth place. The defeated Florida Atlantic in the first round of the C-USA tournament before losing to Western Kentucky. Despite winning 20 games, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
Previous season The Blazers finished the 2016–17 season 17–16, 9–9 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Charlotte in the first round of the C-USA tournament before losing to Louisiana Tech.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Hakeem Baxter 0 G 6'2" 186 Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated Denzell Watts 1 G 6'2" 235 Senior Flint, MI Graduated Javien Williams 10 G 6'4" 175 Freshman Birmingham, AL Transferred to Tallahassee CC Dirk Williams 11 G 6'5" 178 Senior Homewood, AL Graduated Tosin Mehinti 21 F 6'9" 244 Senior Lagos, Nigeria Graduated Tyler Madison 22 G 6'4" 222 Senior Columbiana, AL Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Jalen Perry 21 G 6'3" 180 Junior Louisville, KY Junior college transferred from John A. Logan College.
Incoming recruits
Recruiting class of 2018
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=|Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Conference USA regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Conference USA tournament
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