The 2023-2024 college men's basketball season tipped off this week, as the UAB Blazers played the Morehouse College Tigers. Morehouse, a historic HBCU and alma mater of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. has a surprisingly strong hoops team who gave UAB a good game. The Blazers are coming off a successful 29-10 season last year where they went to the NIT Championship game. In the off season, they lost a few star players to the NBA, but return standouts Eric Gaines and Tony Toney, among others. Coach Andy Kennedy returns in his fourth season as head coach. Coach Kennedy was a star player for UAB when I was a grad student there in the late 1980s, and it's great to see him earn success as he leads his alma mater. High hopes prevail for the Blazers this season, and with season tickets, I hope to witness every home game of the season. By the way, The Blazers beat Morehouse in this exhibition game 70-88. Go Blazers!
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