Leemire Goldwire leads the A-10 in three-pointers made, this season. |
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GAME NOTES: Charlotte at Dayton, Wednesday
Feb. 5, 2008
Dayton, Ohio -
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A-10 Action
Charlotte 49ers (13-7; 4-2)
at Dayton (15-5; 3-4)
Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008; 7:00 p.m.
UD Arena (13,266)
Dayton, Ohio
Radio: WFNA, 1660 AM; TV: CSTV-R
The Coaches:
Bobby Lutz, Charlotte
Career: 362-210 (19th year)
at Charlotte: 181-119 (10th year)
Bryan Gregory, Dayton
Career: 90-54 (5th year)
at Dayton: 90-54 (5th year)
Series Record: Tied, 3-3
Last year (1-2): Charlotte and Dayton split their two regular-season meetings while Dayton won, 83-61 in the A-10 Tournament. Charlotte fell 66-63 at Dayton and picked up an 80-59 vctory at Halton Arena (Goldwire scored 24 in span of 7:58 to close first half, hitting 6-of-6 3FG; and 6-of-6 FT during the span on his way to 30-point effort.) ... Head coach Bobby Lutz is 3-2 all-time vs. Dayton. Dayton is still without freshman standout Chris Wright (10.4 ppg; 6.0 rpg; .605 FG%) but did see Charles Little (8.0 ppg; 4.8 rpg) return vs. Rhode Island, Saturday.
THE GAME: The Charlotte 49ers (13-7; 4-2) visit Dayton (15-5; 3-4), Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. (Radio: WFNA, 1660 AM - Matt Swierad; TV: CSTV-R - Tom Hart & Steve Wolf (available in NC via Time Warner Cable syndication schedule); Live Audio: Charlotte49ers.com). Charlotte dropped a 64-58 decision to Richmond, Saturday, hitting just 1-of-23 three-pointers. Charlotte is 3-5 away from home including a 2-3 record in true road games. With a win, Bobby Lutz will tie Jeff Mullins as the 49ers all-time winningest coach with 182 career victories.
LUTZ 1 WIN SHY OF MULLINS: With 181 wins as the 49ers head coach, Bobby Lutz is within one victory of matching Jeff Mullins as the 49ers all-time winningest coach. Jeff Mullins, a former Duke all-America who won a gold medal on the 1964 US Olympic team before a stellar NBA career that included a World Championship with the 1976 Golden State Warriors, posted a 182-142 record in 11 years with the 49ers (1986-96).
RPI TALK (Through Feb. 4, rpiratings.com): Charlotte is one of 18 teams with seven wins vs. the Top 100 RPI (7-3) ... 7 of the 49ers 14 non-conference games were against Top 100 RPI teams (5-2) ... The A-10, ACC and PAC-10 are the only conferences with three league teams with at least seven wins vs. the top 100 RPI ... Eight A-10 teams are in the Top 100 (4 in top 25) ... the A-10 is ranked 7th.
A-10 STATS: In A-10 play, Leemire Goldwire is averaging 19.8 points while shooting .375 (24-64) from long-range. Lamont Mack is averaging 13.7 points with a .389 3FG% (14-36) and .403 FG%. Reserve Michael Gerrity is averaging 8.0 points and shooting .640 from the field.
MEN OF STEAL: Five 49ers have over 20 steals this season. Leemire Goldwire, who ranks 4th in the A-10 in steals has a team-high 37. Charlie Coley has 27, including a school-record tying 7 vs. Richmond. Dijuan Harris and Lamont Mack both have 23 steals and An'Juan Wilderness has 21, including a rookie record six in his collegiate debut. Charlotte has had double-digit steals five times, including 13 vs. Richmond, Saturday.
GOLDEN!: Senior Leemire Goldwire, who ranks 3rd in the A-10 in scoring, has scored in double figures in all but one game (5 vs. Richmond), with nine games of 20 or more points and three games with over 30. He's averaging 19.8 points in A-10 play. He notched his first career double-double (21 pts; 10 rebs.) as Charlotte won at #18/#19 Clemson and he scored a career-high 36 points vs. Saint Joseph's. He leads the A-10 and ranks fifth in the nation with 3.90 three-pointers per game. He owns the league's top three single-game scoring nights: 36 vs. St. Joe's; 34 vs. Davidson; 33 vs. Appalachian State. He has moved into 14th-place all-time with 1430 career points (70 shy of his 1500th career point). He needs 16 threes to pass all-time leading scorer Henry Williams for third-place in career threes made.
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