Charlotte (1-3) at Davidson (3-2) Belk Arena, Davidson, N.C. - December 15, 2020
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Charlotte (1-3) at Davidson (3-2) Belk Arena, Davidson, N.C. - December 15, 2020 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Record: 1-3 (Home: 1-3) PROBABLE STARTERS NOVEMBER Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG HOMETOWN 25-26 at Volunteer Classic (Knoxville, Tenn.) G 1 Jahmir Young 6-2 185 So. 16.5 6.0 Hyattsville, Md. 25 at #12 Tennessee Canceled G 3 Brice Williams 6-7 215 So. 7.3 4.5 Huntersville, N.C. 26 vs. VCU Canceled F 5 Milos Supica 6-9 240 Sr. 7.5 5.5 Belgrade, Serbia 27, 30 49ERS TIP-OFF CLASSIC G 13 Jordan Shepherd 6-4 190 R-Sr. 11.8 4.0 Asheville, N.C. 27 EAST CAROLINA L, 57-66 G 30 Jhery Matos 6-5 195 Gr. 8.5 5.5 Santo Domingo, D.R. 30 BELMONT ABBEY Canceled OFF THE BENCH DECEMBER G 0 Caleb Stone-Carrawell 6-7 215 R-Fr. 2.8 2.8 Concord, N.C. 4 GEORGIA STATE L, 65-76 G 2 Caleb Byrd 6-1 160 Fr. - - Conyers, Ga. 7 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE W, 78-40 G 10 Marvin Cannon 6-5 170 Sr. - - Richmond, Va. 11 APPALACHIAN STATE (ESPNU) L, 57-61 G 12 Jackson Threadgill 6-6 185 Fr. 6.3 1.3 Concord, N.C. 15 at Davidson (ESPN+) 7 p.m. G 14 Regin Larson 6-6 185 So. 0.0 1.0 Charlotte, N.C. 19 NORTH CAROLINA A&T 4 p.m. F/C 15 Aly Khalifa 6-10 255 Fr. - - Alexandria, Egypt 22 at George Washington (ESPN+) 2 p.m. F 25 Jared Garcia 6-8 245 Fr. 3.0 3.5 Katy, Texas JANUARY F/C 31 Anzac Rissetto 6-10 255 So. 2.3 1.8 Auckland, New Zealand 1 WKU* (Stadium) 4 p.m. G 35 Luka Vasic 6-8 190 R-Jr. - - Pirot, Serbia 2 WKU* (Stadium) 4 p.m. 8 at Marshall* (Stadium) 6 p.m. BATTLE FOR THE HORNETS’ NEST GAME - Cross-county rivals Charlotte and Davidson 9 at Marshall* (Stadium) 4 p.m. will meet for the 47th time on Tuesday night in their annual Battle for the Hornets’ Nest game. 15 UAB* (ESPNU) 5 p.m. Charlotte captured the Hornets’ Nest Trophy last season with a 71-58 win in Halton Arena, No- 16 UAB* (ESPN+) 4 p.m. vember 12, 2019. The 49ers lead the all-time series, 29-17. 22 at Florida Atlantic* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. 23 at Florida Atlantic* (ESPN+) 4 p.m. DEFENSE - Charlotte limited South Carolina State to 24.5 percent shooting from the field in 29 FIU* (ESPN+) TBA their 78-40 win (Dec. 7). Charlotte has had 16 games in their three seasons under Coach Sanchez, 30 FIU* (ESPN+) TBA where they have held their opponents to 60 points or less. The 49ers held Appalachian State (Dec. FEBRUARY 11) to 24 first-half points which marks the 17th time the Niners have held an opponent to 25 first- 5 at Middle Tennessee* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. half points or less under Coach Sanchez. 6 at Middle Tennessee* (ESPN+) 5 p.m. 10 OLD DOMINION* (ESPN+) TBA BLOCK PARTY – The 49ers’ eight blocked shots against Georgia State (Dec. 4) marked the 13 at Old Dominion* (ESPN+) 4 p.m. most blocks by the Niners since nine blocked shots at Georgia State last season (November 27, 2019). Brice Williams and Milos Supica each tallied a career-high three blocked shots in the 19 UTSA* (ESPN+) TBA game. Jordan Shepherd also recorded a career-high with two blocks. Anzac Rissetto recorded a 20 UTSA* (ESPN+) TBA career-high four blocks against South Carolina State (Dec. 7). The 49ers average 4.8 blocks per 26 at UTEP* (ESPN+) 9 p.m. game which ranks third in Conference USA in blocked shots per game. 27 at UTEP* (ESPN+) 8 p.m. MARCH SHEPHERD AND YOUNG SCORING – Jordan Shepherd and Jahmir Young have scored in 10-13 at Conference USA Tournament double-figures in the same game 21 times in their careers. (Frisco, Texas) * - Conference USA game SCORING IN DOUBLE-FIGURES IN DEBUT - Jhery Matos,who is a graduate transfer from All times Eastern Dayton, scored 14 points against East Carolina (Nov. 27), which was his first game playing for the Home games in bold played inside Halton Arena 49ers. Five other players on the 2020-21 roster also scored in double-figures in their first games in a Charlotte uniform. Last season, in Charlotte’s season-opening game at James Madison (Nov. 6, 2019) three Niners scored in double-figures in their 49ers debut. Jahmir Young (16 points), Jordan Shepherd (15 points), and Brice Williams (11 points) all recorded GAME FACTS double-figure scoring games in that game. Milos Supica scored 18 points Matchup: Charlotte at Davidson and Luka Vasic Date: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 7 p.m. Media Relations: Brent Stastny - scored 10 points in Site: Belk Arena, Davidson, N.C. Office: 704-687-1021; Cell: 980-253-4946; their first game at Watch: ESPN+ Emaill address: [email protected] Charlotte against Radio: ESPN 730 The Game (Matt Swierad, Trevor Wilt) Methodist (Nov. Audio: Tunein.com/radio/Charlotte Basketball Follow 49ers online - Charlotte49ers.com 10, 2017). Live Stats: DavidsonWildcats.com SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter Updates: @CharlotteMBB Twitter.com/CharlotteMBB Charlotte-Davidson Series History: Charlotte leads 29-17 (Away: 7-9) Instagram.com/49ersbasketball Last Meeting: Charlotte 71, Davidson 58 Facebook.com/CharlotteMBB 2020-21 GAME NOTES PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE USA - Guards redshirt senior Jordan Shepherd and sophomore Jahmir Young were both voted preseason All- Conference USA by the league’s 14 head coaches. Shepherd and Young were both third-team All-Conference USA selections last season. HALTON ARENA - This season marks the 25th season that the Charlotte 49ers have called Halton Arena home. The 49ers are 227-109 all-time in Halton Arena. Charlotte has won at least 10 home games in 15 seasons since they began playing in Halton Arena including last season’s record-setting 13 wins. BEGINNING THE SEASON AT HOME - Charlotte began the season with a four-game homestand. This is the sixth season in the program’s history that the 49ers have begun the season with at least four home games. Charlotte played their first four games at home in the 2018-19 season as well. The 1967-68 and 1988-89 seasons, Charlotte played their first five games at home.The 1981-82 and 1984-85 seasons, the 49ers played their first six games at home. Charlotte vs. Davidson - Series History Series Record: Charlotte leads 29-17 STATISTICAL COMPARISON Last Five Meetings: Davidson leads 4-1 Record with 49ers as home team: Charlotte leads 22-7 Record when 49ers are road team: Davidson leads 9-7 CHARLOTTE APPALACHIAN STATE Record at Neutral Site: Davidson leads 1-0 1-3 .......................................RECORD...........................................3-2 First Meeting: Feb. 19, 1979 - Charlotte 93, Davidson 83 at Charlotte Coliseum 64.2 ..........................POINTS PER GAME .............................74.8 Last Meeting: Nov. 12, 2019 - Charlotte 71, Davidson 58 at Charlotte 60.8 ..........................SCORING DEFENSE .............................66.4 Last Charlotte Win: Nov. 12, 2019 - Charlotte 71, Davidson 58 at Charlotte +3.5 .......................... SCORING MARGIN ..............................+8.4 Last Davidson Win: Nov. 27, 2018 - Davidson 76, Charlotte 56 at Davidson 34.2 ......................REBOUNDS PER GAME .........................32.6 Charlotte’s Largest Margin of Victory: +1.8 .....................REBOUNDING MARGIN.........................+4.6 38 (Feb. 8, 1992 - Charlotte 95, Davidson 57 at Charlotte) 13.3 ......................... ASSISTS PER GAME .............................14.8 Davidson’s Largest Margin of Victory: 4.8 ............................BLOCKS PER GAME ................................2.4 4.3 ............................STEALS PER GAME ................................3.4 35 (Dec. 1, 2015 - Davidson 109, Charlotte 74 at Charlotte) 42.2 ..................FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .....................50.2 33.3 ............3-PT. FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE ...............40.2 70.8 .................FREE THROW PERCENTAGE ....................75.3 1.1 ....................ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO ........................1.3 Last Charlotte - Davidson Game HOME AT HALTON: The 49ers are now in their 25th season playing in Halton Arena. Charlotte has won at least 10 home games in 15 of the previous 24 seasons and averages 9.4 wins per season at Halton Arena. With the 56-43 win over North Texas (March 4, 2020), the 49ers set a school-record with their 13th win in Halton Arena. 1996-97 10-2 NCAA 2nd; White Div. Champs 1997-98 10-1 NCAA 2nd 1998-99 11-2 NCAA 2nd; C-USA Champ 1999-00 9-3 NIT 2000-01 10-2 NCAA 2nd; C-USA Champ 2001-02 11-3 NCAA 1st 2002-03 11-4 2003-04 10-3 NCAA 1st; C-USA co-champ 2004-05 12-2 NCAA; Record 10 straight wins 2005-06 9-6 NIT; A-10 runner-up 2006-07 10-4 2007-08 12-2 NIT 2008-09 9-6 2009-10 10-5 W, 74-64 vs. #15/#15 Temple 2010-11 6-7 2011-12 7-7 2012-13 12-3 NIT, (0-1 at Spectrum Arena) 2013-14 10-5 2014-15 7-6 2015-16 8-7 2016-17 10-5 2017-18 4-11 2018-19 5-9 2019-20 13-2 Halton Arena Record 13 wins 2020-21 1-3 25 years 227-109 7 NCAA Trips; 4 NIT Appearances 2020-21 GAME NOTES LATER START - Charlotte’s game against East Carolina (Nov. 27) marked the latest the 49ers have started their season in 26 years, since opening the 1994-95 season at home against Coastal Carolina, Dec. 1, 1994. SEASON OPENER - Charlotte has a 37-19 all-time record in their season openers. Since 2000, the 49ers are 15-6 in their season opener.