UAB Blazers Photos

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2012, file photo, UAB head coach Jerod Haase encourages his players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. Haase and UAB football coach Garrick McGee didn't win a bunch of games in their debut seasons, but their boss saw plenty of less obvious signs that better times are coming. "They came in and really set the groundwork that a lot of people didn't see in public," Blazers athletic director Brian Mackin said. (AP Photo/Ted Richardson, File)

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STILLWATER, OK - FEBRUARY 20: Former Oklahoma State Cowboys great and current Cleveland Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden attends the men's basketball game against the Kansas Jayhawks at Gallagher-Iba Arena on February 20, 2013 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Kansas won 68-67 in two overtimes. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

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CHAPEL HILL, NC - DECEMBER 01: Leslie McDonald #2 of the North Carolina Tar Heels drives to the basket against Rod Rucker #44 of the UAB Blazers during play at the Dean Smith Center on December 1, 2012 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won 102-84. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

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CHAPEL HILL, NC - DECEMBER 01: P.J. Hairston #15 of the North Carolina Tar Heels battles for a loose ball against Terence Jones #3 of the UAB Blazers during play at the Dean Smith Center on December 1, 2012 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won 102-84. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

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CHAPEL HILL, NC - DECEMBER 01: James Michael McAdoo #43 and Luke Davis #4 of the North Carolina Tar Heels battle for a rebound with Robert Williams #5 of the UAB Blazers during play at the Dean Smith Center on December 1, 2012 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won 102-84. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

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CHAPEL HILL, NC - DECEMBER 01: Dexter Strickland #1 of the North Carolina Tar Heels defends Robert Williams #5 of the UAB Blazers as he attempts to maks a pass to a teammate during play at the Dean Smith Center on December 1, 2012 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won 102-84. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

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CHAPEL HILL, NC - DECEMBER 01: Leslie McDonald #2 of the North Carolina Tar Heels draws a charging foul as he knocks Robert Williams #5 of the UAB Blazers to the floor during play at the Dean Smith Center on December 1, 2012 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won 102-84. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

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CHAPEL HILL, NC - DECEMBER 01: James Michael McAdoo #43 of the North Carolina Tar Heels pulls sown a rebound against Fahro Alihodzic #15 of the UAB Blazers during play at the Dean Smith Center on December 1, 2012 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won 102-84. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

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CHAPEL HILL, NC - DECEMBER 01: Reggie Bullock #35 and Brice Johnson #11 of the North Carolina Tar Heels battle for a rebound with Alexander Scotland-Williams #00 of the UAB Blazers during play at the Dean Smith Center on December 1, 2012 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

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CHAPEL HILL, NC - DECEMBER 01: Leslie McDonald #2 of the North Carolina Tar Heels defends Robert Williams #5 of the UAB Blazers during play at the Dean Smith Center on December 1, 2012 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won 102-84. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

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