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Kickoff to summer doldrums exercise
Who was the best in each jersey. My opinion in bold

0 Carldell Johnson, Ovie Soko, Alexander Scotland-Williamson
1 Donell Taylor, Maurice Gibbs, Aaron Johnson, Denzell Watts
2 Gabe Kennedy, Ronell Taylor, Thurston Rawls, Nick Norton
3 Barry Bearden, Carter Long, Torrey Ward, Asa Woods, Eric Bush, Marques Lewis, Terrence Roderick, Anthony Criswell, Terence Jones, Chris Cokley
4 Eugene Jones, Tracy Foster, Stanley Jackson, Chris Lee, LeAndrew Bass, Jeffrey Collins, Paul Delaney III, Jamarr Sanders, Robert Brown
5 Carlos Williams, Predrag Materic, Mark Kimbrough, Jason Reese, DeAndre’ Carroll, Marvett McDonald, Robert Williams, Jarvis Calhoun
10 Tony Mabrey, Greg Matta, Chad Jones, Bill Armstrong, Eric Holmes, Mo Finley, Ed Berrios, Karl Moton, Jekore Tyler
11 Murry Bartow, Danny James, Damon Cobb, David Walker, Derrick Broom, Patrick Hassell, Andre White, Herb Harrison, Thaddeus Rideau
12 Bill McCammon, Marvin Ray Johnson, Corey Jackson, Reed Davis, Tyler Marsh, K.C. Whitaker
13 Andy Kennedy, Rod Willie, Myron Ransom, Michael Anderson, Jr., Chad Frazier
14 Tim Richards, Jonath Nicholas, Steve Mitchell (RETIRED)
15 George Jones, Luellen Foster, J.J. Smith, Leonard Bush, Predrag Savovic, Bill Armstrong, Lee Cobb, Frank Holmes. Kenneth Cooper, Fahro Alihodzic
20 Oliver Robinson (RETIRED)
21 Scott Simcik, Larry Wiksell, Tony Johnson, Lawrence Kinnard, Beas Hamga, Tosin Mehinti
22 Greg Leet, McKinley Singleton, Jack Kramer, Willie Shears, Fred Williams, Cameron Moore, Tyler Madison
23 Elbert Rogers, Hal Lewis, Robert Shannon, Demario Eddins, Taurus Dortch, Dexter Fields, Isiah Jones, Karl Morton
24 Raymond Gause, Michael Charles, George Wilkerson, Cedric Dixon, P.J. Arnold, Wen Mukubu, Robert Vaden, Elijah Millsap, Preston Purifoy
25 Derrick Bentley, Chris Thomas, Frank Haywood, James Bristow, DeWayne Brown, Ernest Little, Channing Toney, Quincy Taylor, C.J. Washington
30 Keith McCord, Jason Carson, Ladrick Simon, Eric Batchelor
31 Eddie Collins, Reginald Allen, Tom Frericks, Richard Jones, Jeremy Mayfield
32 Tim Almquist, James Ponder, Stan Rose, Will Bailey, Sidney Ball, Ovie Soko
33 Leon Morris, Scott McCabe, Reginald Turner, Chris Albritton, Willie Mitchell, Alexander Scotland-Williamson
34 Daryl Braden, Glenn Marcus, Cliff Pruitt, Pipo Marrero, Dylan Howard, Greg Edmonds, Antonio Jackson, Cedric Davis, George Drake, William Lee
35 Tony Lewis, Howard Crawford, Lewis Sullivan
40 Chris Giles, Jerome Mincy (RETIRED), Larry Rembert, Todd Campbell
41 Willie Chapman, Anthony Thomas, Chico Moore
42 Larry Spicer, Russell Foster, Lex Drum, Brad Tatom, Travis Harper, Derrick Broom, Walter Sharpe, Rod Rucker
44 Stan Scales, Craig Lane, Anthony Gordon, Carlos Browning, Norman Williams, Brandon Tobias, Mike Davis, Jr., Jordan Swing
45 Tim Richards, Roderick Ollie, Zisis Sarikopoulos
50 Archie Johnson, Earl Ike, Igor Nikolic
51 Felix Okam, Reggie Huffman
52 Donnie Speer, Cedric Evans, William DeVaughn, Clarence Thrash
53 Alan Ogg, Keenen Ellis
54 Doug Owens, Derrick Underwood, Will Campbell
55 Norman Anchrum, Bruce Baker, Jeremy Bearden

Would like to get some of your input.

A couple of observations: Karl Moton should make up his mind.

I didn't follow UAB basketball back in the day, but Stamp Jackson must've been a helluva baller to rank above PD3.

It'll be fun to see if Mehenti can snatch 21 away from Kinnard.

I think I would take Frank Haywood over Bristow and I know it is tight but I might take PDIII although Stamp was one hell of a player. You can't go wrong with either. I ant argue much with him taking Stamp.

Stamp and Delaney were tough. I went with Stamp based his career rankings.

Haywood, Bristow, Reggie Allen, Clarence Thrash, willie chapman era all sort of blend together for me

McKinley Singleton vs Cameron Moore was also tough. Mincy vs Giles as well.

ASW was also the most legendary Blazer to wear 00:

Without looking it up, if he didn't finish his career with more fouls than points, it was damn close.

3-Barry Bearden
12-Corey Jackson
22-McKinley Singleton
25-Frank Haywood
31-Eddie Collins
34-Glenn Marcus
#24 has the best group of players...
#4 Stanley Jackson and Paul Delaney have the same type game, Stanley with a slight edge

(05-26-2014 12:32 PM)Motley Blazer Wrote:  3-Barry Bearden
12-Corey Jackson
22-McKinley Singleton
25-Frank Haywood
31-Eddie Collins
34-Glenn Marcus
#24 has the best group of players...
#4 Stanley Jackson and Paul Delaney have the same type game, Stanley with a slight edge

All of those were tossups for me. Marcus had the better career, only because he was here longer than Braden. But Daryl Braden was damn good.

(05-26-2014 11:45 AM)Smaug Wrote:  Without looking it up, if he didn't finish his career with more fouls than points, it was damn close.

Maybe even just moving screens.

(05-26-2014 11:08 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  I think I would take Frank Haywood over Bristow and I know it is tight but I might take PDIII although Stamp was one hell of a player. You can't go wrong with either. I ant argue much with him taking Stamp.

Agree on Haywood over Bristow.

Also, Dylan Howard might be worthy to be the best at his number. Had a very good career.

Best with goggles.

Just a note - Barry Bearden (he and his older brother Robert were students of mine at West End HS) is the current men's BBHC at Altamont School in B'ham.

Bearden has been at Altamont for several years now.

I seemed to recall that Archie Johnson helped out there as well if I am not mistaken.

I think Archie was coach there before Bearden.

As far as #34, Howard was great on defense, but couldn't score. The best player in that group was probably Cliff Pruitt. Recruited by Bartow at UCLA and transferred to UAB to play one season. Was the best player on the team instantly. I would still go with Braden or Marcus.

(05-26-2014 08:14 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  As far as #34, Howard was great on defense, but couldn't score.

Not unlike George Drake.

What current players on that list do you think have the best chance at usurping those you have selected in their number by the end of their careers at UAB?

(05-26-2014 10:25 PM)demiveeman Wrote:  What current players on that list do you think have the best chance at usurping those you have selected in their number by the end of their careers at UAB?

1 Denzell Watts over AJ - no
13 Chad Frazier over Andy Kennedy - no
21 Tosin Mehinti over Lawrence Kinnard - 30%
22 Tyler Madison over Cam Moore -30%
25 CJ Washington over James Bristow 60%

The best players (for UAB) not highlighted:

I'd say
Paul Delaney (perhaps my favorite Blazer all-time)
Donnell Taylor
Demario Eddins
Chris Giles
Chad Frazier
Eli Millsap (ruined things by leaving early)
Fred Williams


One question: Did Keenan Ellis ever suit up for a game?

Keenan Ellis did not suit up for us, and he has to rank as the skinniest "blazer" ever. I believe they had him at about 6'11" 180 lbs.

The only one that stuck out as one I might change was the PDIII, but like Smaug, I wasn't around for the Stanley Jackson years. Of course, that was the case with a lot of those guys...I just can't imagine a guy being better than PDIII not having his jersey # hanging from the rafters.

I guess that shows in the grand scheme of things how little time I have in as a Blazer fan.

Here's a question: Outside of the 3 guys with jerseys retired, who was/is our best player?