vs. Davidson (2-5) 2013-14 Charlotte 49ers Schedule Halton Arena Record: 6-1 (H: 3-0, A: 0-1, N: 3-0) NOVEMBER Charlotte, North Carolina Sat. 2 WINGATE (Exhibition) W, 81-57 Fri. 8 ETSU (DH with WBB) W, 80-75 Charlotte 49ers Probable Starters Tues 12 @ College of Charleston L, 82-83 Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG A Stl Blk Fri 15 ELON W. 83-69 F 21 Willie Clayton 6-8 236 So. 11.6 10.4 2 3 5 Thu.-Su. 21-24 at Puerto Rico Tip-Off San Juan, Puerto Rico Thur. 21 vs. Kansas State (ESPNU) W, 68-61 C 12 Mike Thorne Jr. 6-10 254 So.-rs 11.9 7.9 2 3 10 Fri. 22 vs. Northeastern (ESPNU) W, 86-77 G 14 Terrence Williams 6-4 211 Jr. 10.6 4.4 20 10 1 Sun. 24 #13/#14 Michigan (ESPN2) W, 63-61 G 15 Pierriá Henry 6-4 200 Jr. 12.1 6.3 41 18 6 DECEMBER G 24 Ben Cherry* 6-3 180 Sr. 5.6 0.4 4 3 0 Sun 1 UNC ASHEVILLE W, 77-56 Off The Bench Wed 4 DAVIDSON (WCCB) 7:00 pm Sun 8 @ Appalachian State (WCCB) 2:00 pm G 3 Shawn Lester 6-4 190 So. 15.3 5.1 14 5 1 Tues. 17 @ Florida State (RSN) 7:00 pm G 10 Denzel Ingram 5-11 173 So. 10.5 3.3 4 3 0 Sat. 21 USC UPSTATE 7:00 pm G 11 Ivan Benkovic* 6-6 200 So. 2.6 0.8 5 6 2 Sun. 29 GEORGIA TECH (FS1) 7:00 pm F 20 Cameron Blakley 6-9 216 Fr. 0.0 0.8 0 0 0 JANUARY F 30 Marcus Bryan 6-7 224 Fr. 4.0 2.4 2 4 2 Sat. 4 NORTH CAROLINA A&T (WCCB) 7:00 pm Thur. 9 at UTEP* (CBS SN) 9:00 pm G 2 Gavin Wilson 6-1 200 So. 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 Sat. 11 at UTSA* (TW Texas) 4:00 pm F 25 Reid Aube 6-6 212 Fr. 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 Thur. 16 TULSA* 7:00 pm G 5 Mason Wyrick 6-4 190 Fr. Has not played Sat. 18 NORTH TEXAS* (TW Texas) 7:00 pm G 31 Mitch Warner 6-2 193 So Has not played Thur. 23 at Louisiana Tech* 7:30 pm F 44 Terrence Thompson 6-7 200 Fr. Has not played Sat. 25 at Rice* 8:00 pm Sitting Out This Season Due To NCAA Transfer Rules Thur. 30 FLORIDA ATLANTIC* 7:00 pm FEBRUARY G 1 Braxton Ogbueze& 6-0 179 So. Charlotte, NC Sat. 1 FIU* (WCC) 7:00 pm F 22 Bernard Sullivan% 6-8 224 Jr. Gastonia, NC Fri. 7 at Tulane* 8:00 pm * Statistics from the 2012-13 season since he has not played yet this season Sun. 9 at Southern Miss* (CBS SN) 2:00 pm & - Transferred from the University of Florida Sat. 15 MARSHALL* 7:00 pm % - Transferred from Clemson University Thur. 20 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* 7:00 pm Sat. 22 UAB* (FS1) 3:30 pm Thur. 27 at East Carolina* (FS1) 7:00 pm LAST TIME OUT - Charlotte defeated UNC Asheville, 77-56, in Halton Are- MARCH na, Sunday, December 1. Shawn Lester led four 49ers in double-figures with 16 Sun. 2 OLD DOMINION* (WCCB) 4:00 pm Thur. 6 at Marshall* (CBS SN) 7:00 pm points. Denzel Ingram scored 14 points including four three-point field goals off Tue.-Sat. 11-15 at Conference USA Tournament the bench. Willie Clayton recorded his fifth double-double of the season with 12 (El Paso, Texas) points and 12 rebounds. Mike Thorne added 12 points and nine rebounds. The 49ers bench behind the scoring of Lester and Ingram finished the game with * - Conference USA game a 36-4 advantage in bench points. THE HORNET’S NEST TROPHY - Last season, the 49ers defeated cross- Niners By The Numbers county rival Davidson on the road, 73-69, (Dec. 5, 2012) to retain the Hornet’s 5 Number of double-doubles recorded by Willie Nest Trophy, which is given to the winner of the annual game between the two Clayton this season. Tied for fifth in the nation Mecklenburg County rivals. The 49ers now hold a 28-11 series lead over Da- in double-doubles. vidson. The 49ers became the first road team to win in the series since Charlotte 36 Points that the 49ers scored off the bench defeated Davidson, 87-68, on the road, December 8, 2004. During the American against UNC Asheville. Revolutionary War, British commander General Cornwallis occupied Charlotte 39 Number of times that Charlotte and Davidson but was driven out afterwards by hostile residents, prompting him to write that have played prior to this season. The 49ers lead Charlotte was “a hornet’s nest of rebellion,” leading to a city nickname: The the all-time series, 28-11 Hornet’s Nest. REGULAR-SEASON TOURNAMENTS - Charlotte captured the Puerto Rico Tip-Off title with wins over 2013 Big 12 regular- season champs Kansas State (W, 68-61), 2013 CAA regular-season champs Northeastern (W, 86-77) and 2013 National Runner-Up 13th-ranked Michigan (W, 63-61). The 49ers are 66-48 all-time in regular-season tournaments. Last season, the 49ers captured the Great Follow 49ers 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] 2013-14 Game Notes Tournament Championship game the THE BROADCAST ETSU this season, W, 68-58 over Charles- RADIO: season after their appearance. Char- ton Southern last season; W, 73-57 over ESPN 730 AM - Matt Swierad and Lanny Ford lotte is 2-5 against those teams. Char- North Carolina Central in 2011-12 and TELEVISION: lotte defeated 2003 National Cham- L, 78-70 v. Gardner-Webb in 2010-11). WCCB Charlotte - Ryan Rose, Dave Odom, pion Syracuse on the road (96-92), Sean Bell Charlotte is 34-15 overall in season open- Web: November 26, 2003. Charlotte lost to ers and 36-13 in their first home game of Live Audio (free) - 2002 NCAA Runner-Up Indian on the the season. This marked the 32nd season .......................................www.Charlotte49ers.com road, 70-60, January 4, 2003. Char- that the 49ers have opened the season at Live Video lotte lost to 1991 National Champs .......................................www.Charlotte49ers.com home -- they are 23-9 in true home open- Live Stats - Duke on the road, 104-82, January 18, ers, with wins in eight of their last nine .......................................www.Charlotte49ers.com 1992. The 49ers lost to 1990 National home openers. Runner-up Duke on the road, 111-94, Alaska Shootout title. Charlotte has now December 1, 1990. The 49ers lost to CONFERENCE USA HIstory - The captured 18 regular-season tournament 1983 National Champ NC State, 79-60, 49ers, who were an original member of titles. The 49ers won three games to cap- December 2, 1983. Then, the 49ers lost to Conference USA from 1995-2005, have ture the Puerto Rico Tip-Off title and the 1974 National Champs NC State, 103-80, returned to the league after spending the 2012 Great Alaska Shootout title which March 3, 1975. last eight years in the Atlantic 10. During marks the only two times in school his- the 49ers time in Conference USA, Char- tory that the 49ers have won three games PUERTO RICO TIP-OFF ALL- lotte captured two Conference USA Tour- to capture a regular-season tournament TOURNAMENT TEAM - Shawn Les- nament titles (1999 and 2001) and a share title. Prior to winning the Great Alaska ter was named to the All-Tournament of the 2004 Conference USA regular-sea- Shootout title, the 49ers’ last tournament team after scoring 38 points and grabbing son title. During the 49ers 10 years in Con- title was the 2004 Cable Car Classic. 12 rebounds in helping the 49ers cap- ference USA, Charlotte made seven trips ture the Puerto Rico Tip-Off title. Lester to the NCAA Tournament and one trip vs. National Title Game Participants - scored 20 points off the bench in the 49ers to the NIT. The 49ers compiled an over- Charlotte defeated 2013 National Runner- Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals victory all record of 191-117 and a Conference Up Michigan, 63-61, in the Puerto Rico over Northeastern (November 22). USA record of 99-57 from 1995-2005. Tip-Off title game (November 24). This Six times the 49ers won 20 games during marked the seventh time that the 49ers SEASON OPENER - The 49ers are 3-1 their previous time in Conference USA. have played a participant in the NCAA in season-openers under Major (W, 80-75 Two former 49ers standouts (DeMarco Johnson - 1998 2013-14 CHARLOTTE 49ERS ROSTER and Eddie Basden - No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.. Hometown/H.S./Previous school 2005) were named 1 Braxton Ogbueze* G 6-0 179 So. Charlotte, N.C./United Faith/University of Florida Conference USA 2 Gavin Wilson G 6-1 208 So. Raleigh, N.C./Garner Player of the Year. 3 Shawn Lester G 6-4 190 So. Mooresville, N.C./Mooresville 5 Mason Wyrick G 6-4 190 Fr. Greensboro, N.C./New Garden Friends School Former 49ers coach 10 Denzel Ingram G 6-0 171 So. Chapel Hill, N.C./Chapel Hill Melvin Watkins was 11 Ivan Benković G 6-6 213 So.