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GAME NOTES: Charlotte at Fordham, Sunday
Feb. 15, 2008
Bronx, N.Y. -
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A-10 Action
Charlotte 49ers (14-9; 5-4)
at Fordham (9-12; 3-6)
Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008; 6:00 p.m.
Rose Hill Gym ( 3200);
Bronx, N.Y.
Radio: WFNA, 1660 AM; TV: MASN
The Coaches:
Bobby Lutz, Charlotte
Career: 363-212 (19th year)
at Charlotte: 182-121 (10th year)
Derrick Whittenburg, Fordham
Career: 129-128, (9th year)
at Fordham: 56-72 (5th year)
Series Record: Charlott leads, 4-0
(H: 2-0; A: 1-0; N: 1-0)
Jan. 26: Charlotte W, 74-60 @ Halton Arena
Notes: Lamont Mack scored a season-high 19 points (4-of-7 3FG) with eight rebounds and 3 steals as Charlotte beat Fordham, earlier this season. Brenton Butler scored 18 to lead Fordham. Charlotte shot 44% and forced 18 turnovers. Charlotte is 3-0 vs. Fordham since joining the A-10, including an 81-75 win in their lone trip to Fordham, Feb. 18, 2006. The 49ers won last year, 72-68 at Halton Arena. Bobby Lutz is 4-0 all-time vs. the Rams.
THE GAME: The Charlotte 49ers (14-9; 5-4) travel to Fordham (9-12; 3-6), Sunday at 6:00 p.m. (Radio: WFNA, 1660 AM - Matt Swierad; TV: MASN - Larry Rosen; Craig Esherick; Live Audio: Charlotte49ers.com). The game was moved to a 6:00 p.m. start to accomodate the MASN televsion broadcast. Charlotte is in the midst of a swing in which they play four of five games on the road (concludes at Richmond, Wednesday). The 49ers are led by the high-scoring efforts of senior guard Leemire Goldwire, who has netted 30 or more points in back-to-back games (career-high 39 at St. Bonaventure; 31 vs. Xavier). Goldwire has also surpassed the 1500 career point mark and moved into third-place all-time with 310 career three-pointers made. Head coach Bobby Lutz is tied with Jeff Mullins as the 49ers' all-time winningest coaches with 182 victories as the 49ers head coach. Fordham is coming off a 76-72 win at UMass. They are 3-6 in the A-10. Eight of their 9 league games are against the A-10's eight Top 100 RPI teams and seven are against the top 6 teams in the A-10 standings.
30-KARAT GOLD: Leemire Goldwire has posted five games of 30 or more points, including back-to-back efforts in the last two games (career-high 39 at St. Bonaventure; 31 vs. #12/#13 Xavier). He owns the A-10's top four single-game scoring efforts and has been the catalyst behind the 49ers run to sixth-place in the A-10 standings. His five 30-point games are the most by a 49er in one season since 1990-91, when Henry Williams had a school-record six games with 30 or more points. This is only the fifth time in school history that a player has boasted five or more games of 30+ points in one season and the sixth time a player has posted 30+ in back-to-back games.
LUTZ SHARES RECORD WITH MULLINS: With 182 wins as the 49ers head coach, Bobby Lutz has joined Jeff Mullins as the 49ers all-time winningest coaches. 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). Lutz owns a 182-121 record in 10 years as the 49er head coach. With one more win he will take sole possession of the school record.
Lee's Top 4: Leemire Goldwire owns the top four single-game scoring efforts in the A-10 this season: 1.) 39 at St. Bonaventure (8-13 3FG; 7-7 FT) - car. high 2.) 36 vs. Saint Joseph's (7-15 3FG) 3.) 34 vs. Davidson (9-of-20 3FG) 4.) 33 vs. Appalachian State (12-14 FT)
CLOSE CALLS: 18 of Charlotte's 23 games have been decided by seven points or less (10-8); 9 games have been decided by 4 points or less: 5-4.
MEN OF STEAL: Leemire Goldwire leads the A-10 in steals with a team-high 46 (2.00/gm) while four other Niners have at least 20 steals. Charlie Coley has 33, including a school-record tying 7 vs. Richmond. Dijuan Harris has 28, Lamont Mack has 27 and An'Juan Wilderness 21, including a rookie record six in his collegiate debut. Charlotte has had double-digit steals eight times, including 13 vs. Richmond, 12 vs. Xavier and 10 vs. St. Bonaventure, this month.
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