The
UAB Blazers are the varsity intercollegiate athletic programs of the
University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school is one of the fourteen member institutions of
Conference USA (C-USA) and participates in
Division I of the
NCAA. The school's men's
basketball team plays in 8,508-seat
Bartow Arena. The Blazers' colors are forest green and old gold. The
men's basketball program has a long history of success spanning several decades. In addition to basketball, UAB also has programs in men's sports for
baseball,
golf,
soccer, and
tennis. Women's sports programs include
softball, basketball, golf, soccer,
bowling, tennis,
track and field (indoor and outdoor),
cross country,
volleyball and
sand volleyball.