George Washington University Athletics
Men's Basketball To Face Charlotte Saturday at 3 pm
2/13/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 13, 2009
Game 22 • Atlantic 10 Conference Game
Date: Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 • Time: 3:00 pm (EST)
Location: Halton Arena (9,105) • Charlotte, NC
Radio: 1500 AM www.FederalNewsRadio.com (Byron Kerr)
Internet: live stats on GameTracker at GWsports.com
TV: none
Series: GW leads, 9-8 (GW 3-4 at Halton Arena)
GW COACH: Karl Hobbs (Connecticut `85)
Record at GW: 130-96 (.575) 8th season
Atlantic 10 Record: 65-56 (.537) 8th season
Career Record: 130-96 (.575) 8th season
Hobbs' Record vs. Charlotte: 5-2
CHARLOTTE COACH: Bobby Lutz (Charlotte `80)
Record at UNCC: 196-141 (.582) 11th season
Atlantic 10 Record: 29-28 (.509) 4th season
Career Record: 377-232 (.619) 20th season
Pfeiffer 180-89
Lutz's Record vs. GW: 5-5
Saturday's Game: GW (7-14, 1-8) faces Charlotte (8-15, 2-7) in the first of two meetings this season. The teams are set to meet again on Feb. 25 in Washington.
• GW is 2-7 on the road this season while Charlotte is 6-5 at home.
• GW has won five of the last six meetings and three of the last four at Halton Arena.
• GW is 3-3 at Halton Arena where the 49ers are a combined 131-39 (.771) in 13 seasons.
• GW is coming off a 68-57 loss to La Salle Wednesday at Smith Center. Damian Hollis led GW with 20 points and Rob Diggs added 11 points, seven rebounds and four blocks. The Colonials shot 41 percent from the field and outrebounded the Explorers, 34-32, but committed 16 turnovers and were whistled for two technical fouls in the first half. GW has dropped 12 of its last 13 games.
• Charlotte is coming off a 69-61 loss to Saint Louis Wednesday in its first trip to Chaifetz Arena. Charlie Coley scored a team-high 18 points with eight rebounds as the 49ers shot just 39 percent from the field. The 49ers have lost four of their last six and nine of 12.
A Closer Look at Charlotte... Charlotte enters play Saturday with an 8-15 overall record, 2-7 in the A-10. Charlotte's Lamont Mack is the only 49er averaging double figure points with 14.4 ppg while senior Charlie Coley leads the team in rebounding with 6.8 rpg. Junior DiJuan Harris leads the A-10 in assists (6.48) and the team in steals with 1.6 a game. For the season, the 49ers are shooting 40.7 percent from the field and averaging 68.9 points a game but are getting outrebounded by more than three caroms a game. Charlotte ranks second in the A-10 in offensive rebounding with 13.48 a game. Junior G Ian Andersen has a team-high 59 three-pointers on the year.
Next Game: GW returns to Washington to host St. Bonaventure on Thursday, Feb. 19 for a televised game at 9:00 p.m. The game will be televised on CBS College Sports and broadcast live on 1500 AM, 820 AM and via the Internet at FederalNewsRadio.com and GWsports.com.
