1989–90 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

1989–90 UAB Blazers men's basketball
Sun Belt Regular season champions
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record22–9 (12–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coachMurry Bartow (1st season)
Home arenaUAB Arena
1989–90 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UAB122 .857229  .710
South Florida95 .6432011  .645
Old Dominion77 .5001414  .500
Western Kentucky77 .5001317  .433
UNC Charlotte68 .4291614  .533
Jacksonville59 .3571316  .448
South Alabama59 .3571117  .393
VCU59 .3571117  .393
1990 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's 12th season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at UAB Arena. They finished the season 22–9, 12–2 in Sun Belt play and lost in the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the East region. The Blazers fell in the opening round to UCLA, 68–56.