GAME NOTES: Charlotte Wraps Up Regular-Season at Louisville
March 7, 2003
Louisville, Ky. -
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at Louisville (Mar. 8; 7:00 -- ESPN; WFNZ 610 AM):Charlotte wraps up its regular-season at Louisville, where it hopes to even its season record at 14-14 as well as keep alive hopes for a first round bye in the Conference USA Tournament. The 49ers are currently tied for fifth in C-USA (both divisions) but could move up to a tie for 4th in the league; 3rd in C-USA's American Division with a victory. The 49ers are 14-14 all-time vs. the Cardinals, including Louisville's 80-59 victory in Charlotte, Jan. 8. Charlotte is 5-8 at Louisville, but have won four of the last five there, with the one loss coming last year, 90-88 in OT. Head coach Bobby Lutz is 7-4 all-time vs. the Cardinals; 3-1 at Freedom Hall. Of note, the last time the C-USA Tourney was held in Louisville (2001), Charlotte won the title.
Brown Leads Nation in Three-Pointers: Junior guard Demon Brown leads the nation in three-pointers made per game (132; 4.89/gm) and is shooting a career-best .399 from long-range. His 132 threes rank 7th all-time in NCAA history (chart on page 4) and he is hoping to become just the 2nd player in NCAA Div. I history to average at least 5.0 threes per game. He has broken the 49ers and C-USA's single-season record for threes in a season and for threes in C-USA games (76; 5.07/gm). He broke the 49ers single-game school record (shared by Brown; Diego Guevara and Henry Williams) with nine threes at UAB on his way to a career-high 32 points. The NCAA record for threes in a season is 158 (5.64/gm) by Darrin Fitzgerald of Butler in 1987. Fitzgerald is the only player to average at least 5.0 threes per game.
C-USA's Top Freshman Rebounder: Freshman forward Curtis Withers leads C-USA freshman in rebounding (6.6) and is 3rd among league frosh in scoring (9.9). And those numbers improve in C-USA play (10.4 ppg; 7.2 rpg). He could become just the 2nd 49er to be named to C-USA's all-Freshmen team (Rodney White, 2001). He has scored in double figures 15 times, including 10 of 15 C-USA games. He has three double-doubles, including a 15p-10r outing vs. Louisville and a 13p-13r effort vs. Houston. Other top games include an 18-point performance at DePaul, 13 points at Cincinnati and 11 points at Marquette.
What Can Brown Do For You?: Junior guard Demon Brown has scored 20 or more points in eight of the last 15 games and 12 games overall. He's 5th in C-USA with an 17.3 scoring average that improves to 17.9 points in C-USA play (4th). He has scored 15 or more points in 19 games and has scored in double figures in all but four games (1-3). Brown is 2nd on the team with 36 steals. He became the 18th player in 49ers history to score 1000 career points when he scored 22 at Cincinnati. With 261 career threes, Brown is #3 all-time for the 49ers, behind Jobey Thomas and Henry Williams and #2 all-time in C-USA, trailing all-time leader Thomas.
That's Nash-ty: Helping the 49ers late season rally, senior Curtis Nash has scored in double figures in six of the last 10 games, including 20 in the win vs. Cincinnati and 21 in the win at East Carolina. In the last 6 games, he's shooting .395 (15-of-38) from three-point range.
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