Withers Named 3rd-Team all-America by Basketball Times

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Sophomore Curtis Withers was named 3rd-team all-America by Basketball Times after leading the 49ers back to the NCAAs for the third time in the past four years.the

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Sophomore Posted 16 Double-Doubles To Lead Niners Back to the NCAA's

March 26, 2004

Halton Arena - Charlotte 49ers sophomore forward Curtis Withers (Charlotte, N.C.) has been named third-team all-America by Basketball Times. Withers, a first-team all-Conference USA selection, averaged 16.3 points and 9.5 rebounds while ranking fourth in the NCAA with 16 double-doubles.

The 49ers top scorer and rebounder led the 49ers to a 21-9 record, a share of the Conference USA regular-season championship and an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament.

A two-time Conference USA Player of the Week, Withers scored in double figures and pulled at least seven rebounds in all but two games this past season. In Conference USA action, he averaged 17.1 points and 9.1 rebounds with eight double-doubles. He scored 20 or more points nine times, with seven of those games coming against C-USA competition.

His 16 double-doubles are the third-best single-season total in 49ers history and his 19 career double-doubles rank seventh all-time.

Withers ranks sixth in C-USA in scoring, second in rebounding and first in offensive rebounding. The 49ers led Conference USA in both scoring and rebounding.

Among Withers' top games were a 26-point; 11-rebound outing vs. UAB, a 23-point, 10-rebound performance vs. then #9/#9 Louisville, a 16-point, 11-rebound double-double vs. Southern Illinois and a 23-point, seven-rebound outing vs. Memphis. He averaged 15.5 points and 10.0 rebounds in two games vs. Top 15-ranked Cincinnati. In 11 games vs. 2004 NCAA participating teams, Withers averaged 16.5 points and 8.8 rebounds.

Withers and Louisville's Francisco Garcia (3rd team) were the only representatives from Conference USA.

Basketball Times 2004 all-America Teams:
First team:
G Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's*
G Delonte West, St. Joseph's
F Josh Childress, Stanford
F Luke Jackson, Oregon
C Emeka Okafor, Connecticut
Second team:
G Devin Harris, Wisconsin
G Rashad McCants, North Carolina
F Ryan Gomes, Providence
F Lawrence Roberts, Mississippi State
C Rafael Araujo, Brigham Young
Third team:
G Julius Hodge, N.C. State
G Blake Stepp, Gonzaga
F Curtis Withers, Charlotte
F Francisco Garcia, Louisville
C Sheldon Williams, Duke
* - Basketball Times National Player of the Year