Bartow Arena on the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) campus is home to the UAB Blazers, an NCAA Division I men's basketball program founded in the late 1970s. The arena is named for UAB's first men's basketball coach, Gene Bartow. At right is a statue of Blaze, the UAB team mascot.
Bartow Arena at UAB
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Photograph by Jimmy Emerson
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