Jan. 27, 2005

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - UAB will celebrate Saturday night's men's basketball clash with USF by handing out Mike Anderson bobblehead dolls to the first 4,000 fans through the Bartow Arena gates. The contest is slated for a 7:30 p.m. CT tip-off. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. CT.

The bobble head doll is the first of two dolls to be given away this year. Previous bobblehead dolls included long-time men's basketball coach and athletic director Gene Bartow, Blazer legends Jerome Mincy, Steve Mitchell and Oliver Robinson, and Blaze, UAB's mascot. The Mike Anderson doll will be followed by a bobblehead featuring senior twins Donell and Ronell Taylor, which will be given away at the Tulane contest on Feb. 26.

Tickets for Saturday's game are on sale and available by calling the UAB ticket office at (205) 975-UAB1.

UAB (14-5, 4-2 Conference USA) is coming off a 73-70 win over Memphis Saturday. Saturday's contest against the Bulls of USF will be the second meeting between the two teams this season. UAB used a late steal by Donell Taylor and a free throw with :03 left from Marques Lewis to beat the Bulls, 62-61, on Jan. 8 in Tampa., Fla.

Saturday's game can be heard live on the Blazer Sports Network which airs in Birmingham on WYDE, 101.1 FM.