Jordan Walker joins UAB Men’s Basketball Roster
Walker transfers to the Blazer basketball program from Tulane. The 5-11 guard played in New Orleans the past two seasons, averaging 10.2 points and 3.0 assists per game for the Green Wave. The Port Washington, N.Y. enters fifth year of college basketball having began his career at Seton Hall during the 2017-18 season.
“Jordan is a dynamic, creative lead guard who makes plays with the ball,” said Kennedy. “His playmaking ability allows him to constantly apply pressure to the defense and at just under two steals per game last season for Tulane, he is very disruptive defensively. Jordan’s impact will be felt immediately.”
Walker joins a lengthy list of transfers coming into the UAB program this upcoming season. Auburn transfer Jamal Johnson, Ole Miss transfer KJ Buffen, South Alabama transfer Tyreke Locure, USF transfer Justin Brown and Odessa Junior College transfers Elijah Tate and AD Diedhiou all joined the roster this offseason.
Laura Žemberyová began play for the Slovakian National Soccer Team
UAB women’s soccer player Laura Žemberyová began play for the Slovakian National Team this past week. She started in a victory versus Chile on June 10 and is also set to play in another friendly on June 14 versus Romania as the team preps for 2023 World Cup qualifications.
Žemberyová is a native of Slovakia and previously represented the national on the country U17 and U19 national teams. She also played for multiple football clubs in Europe before arriving in Birmingham.
As a Blazer, Žemberyová was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team. Her .357 assists per game was good for fifth in the conference and her 1.07 points per game ranked her seventh in the conference overall.
12 UAB football players named to Athlon’s Preseason All-Conference USA Team
Athlon Sports made recently made their predictions for who will emerge as the best players in the 2021 college football season. UAB is one of the top teams in their selections with 12 selections on their list, tied for second with FAU and Marshall behind UTSA’s 15.
Players receiving first-team nods include OL Colby Ragland and Sidney Wells, DL Antonio Moultrie and DB Kris Moll. Ragland, Wells and Moll were all first-team all-conference selections last season, and Moultrie was a second-team all-conference selection.
The Athlon predictions are not affiliated with Conference USA, and are separate from the official preseason selections that occur later in the summer.
The full list of UAB players selected is below.
First Team
Offense
- Colby Ragland – OL
- Sidney Wells – OL
Defense
- Antonio Moultrie – DL
- Kristopher Moll – S
Second Team
Offense
- DeWayne McBride – RB
Defense
- Noah Wilder – LB
- TD Marshall – CB
Third Team
Offense
- Hayden Pittman – TE
Defense
- Tyree Turner – DL
Special Teams
- Jermaine Brown Jr. – KR
Fourth Team
Offense
- Trea Shropshire – WR
Defense
- Alex Wright – DE/OLB
