Florida State (6-4) 2012-13 Charlotte 49ers Schedule Record: 11-1 (H: 6-0, A: 2-1, N: 3-0) Time Warner Cable Arena NOVEMBER Charlotte, North Carolina Fri. 9 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W, 68-58 Tues. 13 GEORGIA SOUTHERN (NBCSN) W, 66-53 Charlotte 49ers Probable Starting Lineup Sat. 17 LAMAR W, 70-49 T.-Sat. 22-24 at Great Alaska Shootout Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG A Stl Blk 22nd - vs. Texas State (CBSSN) W, 73-64 F 1 Darion Clark 6-6 233 Fr. 6.7 5.8 9 5 7 23rd - vs. Oral Roberts (CBSSN) W, 72-58 F 21 Willie Clayton 6-8 236 Fr. 8.3 6.3 5 3 11 24th - vs. Northeastern (CBSSN) W, 67-59 G 10 Denzel Ingram 5-11 173 Fr. 6.8 1.6 20 13 0 DECEMBER G 14 Terrence Williams 6-4 211 So. 8.0 2.9 25 9 5 Sat. 1 EAST CAROLINA W, 76-64 Wed. 5 at Davidson (ESPN3) W, 73-69 G 15 Pierriá Henry 6-4 200 So. 8.0 4.8 42 34 10 Sat. 8 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W, 78-66 Off the Bench Fri. 14 at Miami (ESPN3) L, 46-77 G 5 E. Victor Nickerson 6-7 193 So. 5.4 1.6 7 4 3 Sun. 16 at Kennesaw State W, 66-52 G 11 DeMario Mayfield 6-6 202 Jr. 9.4 2.8 21 13 3 Wed. 19 RADFORD W, 68-52 C 12 Mike Thorne 6-10 254 Fr.-rs 1.7 0.8 0 1 2 Sat. 22 FLORIDA STATE (CBSSN) 2:00 pm JANUARY G 20 Colby Lewis 6-2 190 Sr. 1.0 0.7 0 0 0 Wed. 2 UNC ASHEVILLE 7:30 pm G 22 Gavin Wilson 6-1 200 Fr. High School Wed. 9 LA SALLE* 7:30 pm G 24 Mitch Warner 6-2 193 Fr. High School Sat. 12 at Rhode Island* 2:00 pm F 30 JT Thompson 6-6 234 Sr. 4.8 2.8 9 7 2 Wed. 16 FORDHAM* 7:30 pm F 35 Chris Braswell 6-9 227 Sr. 12.6 6.5 10 11 9 Sat. 19 at Richmond* 6:00 pm . C 43 Ilija Ivankovic 6-10 245 Sr. 0.0 4.0 0 0 0 Wed. 23 XAVIER* (FS Ohio) 7:30 pm Sat. 26 at George Washington* 2:00 pm G 44 Ivan Benkovic 6-6 200 Fr. 2.3 0.8 3 2 0 FEBRUARY F 50 Lamar Bradbury 6-3 216 Sr. 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 Sat. 2 MASSACHUSETTS* 2:00 pm Wed. 6 at Temple* 7:00 pm Sat. 9 VCU* 7:00 pm LAST TIME OUT Wed. 13 at Butler* 7:00 pm The 49ers improved to 11-1 on the season with a 68-52 victory over Radford Sat. 16 at Saint Louis* (FS Midwest) 7:00 pm in Halton Arena, Wednesday. Pierria Henry scored a career-high tying 14 point Sun. 24 TEMPLE* 4:00 pm Wed. 27 DAYTON* (WHIO) 7:30 pm (including 2-for-2 from beyond the three-point line) with a career-high tying five MARCH steals and fie rebounds. Willie Clayton recorded his fifth double-figure scoring Sat. 2 at St. Bonaventure* 7:00 pm game in the last six games with 12 points. The 49ers finished the game with a 50- Wed. 6 at Duquesne* 7:00 pm Sat. 9 SAINT JOSEPH’S* 7:00 pm 28 advantage on points in the paint. At the 11:35 mark of the first half, DeMario T-Su. 14-17 at Atlantic 10 Tournament Mayfield had a highlight reel dunk which ended up being ESPN SportsCenter’s (Barclays Center - Brooklyn, N.Y.) Top Play of the Day. All times Eastern, Tentative; *Atlantic 10 games All Home games in bold and all caps played at Halton Arena except for the Florida State game which will be played at Time FAST STARTS - The 49ers are currently 11-1 on the season. Charlotte began Warner Cable Arena. the 1976-77 season, 13-1. The 49ers began the 1991-92 season, 11-1. The 49ers reached the Final Four in the 1976-77 season. The 49ers captured the Metro Conference Championship and reached the NCAA Tournament in the 1990-91 Niners By The Numbers season. 11:35 Time in the first half of DeMario Mayfield’s TIME WARNER CABLE ARENA - The Charlotte-Florida State game will highlight reel dunk in the Radford game which mark the fourth time that the 49ers have played a game in Time Warner Cable was ESPN’s Sportscenter’s Top Play of the Day. Arena, the home of the NBA Charlotte Bobcats. The 49ers are 2-1 all-time at 458 Points in the paint that the 49ers have scored Time Warner Cable Arena. The 49ers defeated Wake Forest, 63-59, November this season. 29, 2007 in their first game at the Arena. The 49ers lost to Maryland, 76-72, 63.5 Field goal percentage by Willie Clayton which January 5, 2008. Then, Charlotte defeated #7 Tennessee, 49-48, in their last leads the Atlantic 10 Conference. game at Time Warner Cable Arena which was during Coach Alan Major’s first season at Charlotte, December 17, 2010. BLACKOUT - The Charlotte-Florida State game has been designated a blackout game. All 49ers fans are encouraged to wear black to the game. The team will also wear black uniforms. This will mark the fifth straight season that the 49ers have had a blackout game. Char- lotte played Clemson in their first blackout game, November 22, 2008. The 49ers are 2-2 in blackout games. The blackout game during the 2010-11 season was the 49ers 49-48 win over #7 Tennessee at Time Warner Cable Arena, December 17, 2010. Follow us online (charlotte49ers.com); on twitter (@charlotte49ers; @49erGameDay) and on Facebook Men’s Basketball Contact: Brent Stastny - Office: 704-687-1021; Cell: 980-253-4946 Emaill address: [email protected] 2012-13 Game Notes COLLEGE GRADUATES ON THE school-record for best start. The previous THE BROADCAST 49ERS ROSTER - Charlotte has three mark of 6-0 was set in the 1975-76, 1981- TV: CBS Sports Network - Dave Ryan (Play-By- players on their roster with college di- 82 and 1987-88 seasons with six straight Play); Pete Gillen (Color) plomas. JT Thompson graduated from wins. The 49ers reached the NCAA Tour- RADIO: ESPN 730 AM - Matt Swierad (Play-By- Virginia Tech with a degree in Sociol- nament and captured the Sun Belt Con- Play) and Lanny Ford ogy, December 2011. DeMario Mayfield ference Tournament title in the 1987-88 graduated from Charlotte (December 15, season. The 49ers reached the NIT Finals Web: 2012) with a degree in Sociology. Colby in the 1975-76 season. Live Audio (free) - .......................................www.Charlotte49ers.com Lewis graduated from Charlotte (Decem- Live Stats - ber 15, 2012) with a degree in Business WINNING STREAKS - The 49ers saw .......................................www.Charlotte49ers.com Marketing. Thompson has been taken their nine-game winning streak end with graduate classes in Elementary Education a loss at Miami. The nine-game winning ning the Great Alaska Shootout title, the since he arrived at Charlotte. Lewis and streak is the longest winning streak of the 49ers’ last tournament title was the 2004 Mayfield will start taking graduate class- Alan Major era. The 49ers have had seven Cable Car Classic. es in January. winning streaks of at least nine games in the program’s history. The 49ers had an ALL-TOURNAMENT HONORS - BEGINNING SEASON 9-0 - The 49ers nine game winning streaks during the Pierria Henry was named the Shootout’s set the school-record for best start by win- 2004-05 season. The school-record win- Most Outstanding Player after averag- ning their first nine games of the season. ning streak is 16 games which was set ing 8.3 points and 6.0 rebounds with 17 With the 49ers 76-64 win over East Caro- during the 1974-75 season. assists and 11 steals in the three games. lina (December 1, 2012), Charlotte set the Chris Braswell earned All-Tournament REGULAR-SEASON TOURNA- honors after averaging a team-leading Winning Streaks of at least 8 games MENTS - The 49ers are 63-48 all-time in 14.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. in program’s history regular-season tournaments after captur- Wins, Year (Head Coach) Terrence Williams also earned All-Tour- ing the Great Alaska Shootout title. Char- 16, 1974-75 (Foster) nament honors after averaging 9.3 points lotte has captured 17 regular-season tour- 13, 1976-77 (Rose) (including scoring 13 points in the Cham- nament titles. The 49ers won three-games 11, 1991-92 (Mullins) pionship game). 11, 1976-77 (Rose) to capture the Great Alaska Shootout title 10, 1975-76 (Rose) which is the most games that 49ers have RETAIN THE HORNET’S NEST 9, 2012-13 (Major) won to capture a regular-season tourna- TROPHY - The 49ers defeated cross- 9, 2004-05 (Lutz) ment title in school history. .Prior to win- 9, 1973-74 (Foster) county rival Davidson on the road, 73- 69, (Dec.5) to retain the Hornet’s Nest Trophy, which is 2012-13 CHARLOTTE 49ERS ROSTER given to the win- No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.. Hometown/H.S./Previous school ner of the annual 1 Darion Clark F 6-6 233 Fr. Conyers, Ga./Oak Hill Academy 5 E. Victor Nickerson G/F 6-7 193 So. Atlanta, Ga./Norcross game between the 10 Denzel Ingram G 5-11 173 Fr.