Billikens roll into semifinal
The 16th-ranked team in the country never trailed in a leisurely Friday afternoon Atlantic 10 quarterfinal win.
CHARLOTTE 49ERS
Last Game
| Final - 3.20.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte 49ers | 36 | 30 | 66 |
| Providence Friars | 33 | 42 | 75 |
Stories
Insane finish lifts Charlotte
In perhaps the most bizarre finish in the history of the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament, a complete mental collapse allowed Charlotte to defeat Richmond, 68-63 in first-round action on Thursday afternoon.
Bracketology: The Climb Continues
While neither Jerry Palm or Joe Lunardi have the Illini as high as a 5-seed, they do keep moving up in both bracket projections.
Charlotte upsets No. 11 Butler, 71-67
Charlotte held No. 11 Butler to 38.3 percent from the floor, and that was enough to hold off the Bulldogs on their home floor Wednesday. The 49ers won 71-67.
Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
(updated 1.18.2013 at 2:51 AM EST)
| Conf | Overall | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | |
| Butler Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Charlotte 49ers | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Va. Commonwealth Rams | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
Xavier Musketeers
|
3 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| Temple Owls | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| UMass Minutemen | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| La Salle Explorers | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| Saint Louis Billikens | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| Richmond Spiders | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 |
| St. Joseph's Hawks | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| George Washington Colonials | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Fordham Rams | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| Dayton Flyers | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 |
| St. Bonaventure Bonnies | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| Duquesne Dukes | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Rhode Island Rams | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
Charlotte's Mayfield suspended indefinitely
The Charlotte 49ers are in a five-way tie for second place in the competitive Atlantic 10, but their road to a conference championship just got much tougher. Leading scorer DeMario Mayfield has been suspended indefinitely for a violation of athletic
Xavier v. Charlotte: Preview
Xavier takes its perfect conference record on the road to take on 15-3 (3-1) Charlotte. With every conference game feeling pivotal for Xavier, here's what Charlotte brings to the floor and what Xavier needs to do to win.
Long Beach St. wins fourth game of the season
The Long Beach St. 49ers won easily over Division II BYU-Hawaii on Saturday behind a dominant rebounding performance.
Canes return to action Vs Charlotte
When we last saw the Miami Hurricanes (5-1) they had completed an impressive run with a win at UMass. Tonight they return to action (7PM EST Fox Sports South/WQAM) with a visit from the undefeated Charlotte 49ers (9-0)
Georgia Southern fall to Charlotte, 66-53
Following a 66-53 defeat at the hands of the Charlotte 49ers, the Georgia Southern Eagles have lost their first two games of the 2012-13 season
SBNation Bracketology: SDSU, New Mexico make field
San Diego State and New Mexico are the only teams that are projected in SB Nation's initial Bracketology
Long Beach State on TV at least 11 times in '12-13
Long Beach State will have at least 11 games on either regional or national television in 2012-2013.
NCAA Tournament Open Thread: No. 5 New Mexico Vs. No. 12 Long Beach State
NCAA Tournament Open Thread: No. 5 New Mexico Vs. No. 12 Long Beach State
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Southern Buccaneers | Friday, November 09 2012 | win 68 - 58 | coverage |
| Georgia Southern Eagles | Tuesday, November 13 2012 | win 66 - 53 | coverage |
| Lamar Cardinals | Saturday, November 17 2012 | win 70 - 49 | coverage |
| Texas State Bobcats | Thursday, November 22 2012 | win 73 - 64 | coverage |
| Oral Roberts Golden Eagles | Saturday, November 24 2012 | win 72 - 58 | coverage |
| Northeastern Huskies | Sunday, November 25 2012 | win 67 - 59 | coverage |
| December | |||
| East Carolina Pirates | Saturday, December 01 2012 | win 76 - 64 | coverage |
| @ Davidson Wildcats | Wednesday, December 05 2012 | win 73 - 69 | coverage |
| Central Michigan Chippewas | Saturday, December 08 2012 | win 78 - 66 | coverage |
| @ Miami Hurricanes | Friday, December 14 2012 | loss 46 - 77 | coverage |
| @ Kennesaw St. Owls | Sunday, December 16 2012 | win 66 - 52 | coverage |
| Radford Highlanders | Wednesday, December 19 2012 | win 68 - 52 | coverage |
| Florida St. Seminoles | Saturday, December 22 2012 | loss 76 - 79 | coverage |
| January | |||
| UNC-Asheville Bulldogs | Wednesday, January 02 2013 | win 71 - 63 | coverage |
| La Salle Explorers | Wednesday, January 09 2013 | win 74 - 65 | coverage |
| @ Rhode Island Rams | Saturday, January 12 2013 | win 58 - 50 | coverage |
| Fordham Rams | Wednesday, January 16 2013 | win 74 - 68 | coverage |
| @ Richmond Spiders | Saturday, January 19 2013 | loss 61 - 81 | coverage |
| Xavier Musketeers | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | win 63 - 57 | coverage |
| @ George Washington Colonials | Saturday, January 26 2013 | loss 54 - 82 | coverage |
| February | |||
| UMass Minutemen | Saturday, February 02 2013 | win 66 - 65 | coverage |
| @ Temple Owls | Wednesday, February 06 2013 | loss 88 - 89 | coverage |
| Va. Commonwealth Rams | Saturday, February 09 2013 | loss 61 - 68 | coverage |
| @ Butler Bulldogs | Wednesday, February 13 2013 | win 71 - 67 | coverage |
| @ Saint Louis Billikens | Saturday, February 16 2013 | loss 58 - 76 | coverage |
| Temple Owls | Sunday, February 24 2013 | loss 51 - 71 | coverage |
| Dayton Flyers | Wednesday, February 27 2013 | loss 67 - 88 | coverage |
| March | |||
| @ St. Bonaventure Bonnies | Saturday, March 02 2013 | loss 83 - 104 | coverage |
| @ Duquesne Dukes | Wednesday, March 06 2013 | win 89 - 87 | coverage |
| St. Joseph's Hawks | Saturday, March 09 2013 | win 52 - 40 | coverage |
| @ Richmond Spiders | Thursday, March 14 2013 | win 68 - 63 | coverage |
| @ Saint Louis Billikens | Friday, March 15 2013 | loss 55 - 72 | coverage |
| @ Providence Friars | Wednesday, March 20 2013 | loss 66 - 75 | coverage |
Roster
Charlotte 49ers Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Benkovic | 44 | GUARD | 200 | 6-5 | freshman | |
| Lamar Bradbury | 50 | FORWARD | 216 | 6-3 | junior | |
| Chris Braswell | 35 | FORWARD | 227 | 6-9 | senior | |
| Darion Clark | 1 | FORWARD | 233 | 6-6 | freshman | |
| Willie Clayton | 21 | FORWARD | 236 | 6-7 | freshman | |
| Pierra Henry | 15 | GUARD | 200 | 6-4 | sophomore | |
| Denzel Ingram | 10 | GUARD | 173 | 5-11 | freshman | |
| Ilija Ivankovic | 43 | CENTER | 245 | 6-10 | senior | |
| Colby Lewis | 20 | GUARD | 190 | 6-2 | senior | |
| DeMario Mayfield | 11 | GUARD | 202 | 6-5 | sophomore | |
| E. Victor Nickerson | 5 | GUARD,FORWARD | 193 | 6-7 | sophomore | |
| J.T. Thompson | 30 | FORWARD,CENTER | 234 | 6-6 | senior | |
| Mike Thorne | 12 | CENTER | 254 | 6-10 | freshman | |
| Mitch Warner | 24 | GUARD | 193 | 6-1 | freshman | |
| Terrence Williams | 14 | GUARD | 211 | 6-4 | sophomore | |
| Gavin Wilson | 22 | GUARD | 200 | 6-1 | freshman |
Stats
Charlotte 49ers Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Chris Braswell | 32 | 24.5 | 4.1 | 8.9 | 46.5 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 25.5 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 74.6 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 11.9 |
| DeMario Mayfield | 18 | 26.4 | 3.9 | 7.9 | 49.0 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 29.1 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 69.6 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 11.7 |
| Pierra Henry | 33 | 32.9 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 43.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 19.6 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 70.6 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 10.3 |
| Willie Clayton | 33 | 22.9 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 57.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 49.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 8.5 |
| Terrence Williams | 33 | 23.3 | 2.6 | 7.6 | 34.7 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 21.4 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 71.0 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 7.6 |
| Darion Clark | 32 | 17.6 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 54.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 45.7 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 6.2 |
| E. Victor Nickerson | 30 | 22.5 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 35.8 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 23.4 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 67.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 5.8 |
| Denzel Ingram | 33 | 24.6 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 37.0 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 27.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 70.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.8 |
| J.T. Thompson | 20 | 14.8 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 44.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 14.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 90.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 4.3 |
| Ivan Benkovic | 30 | 9.7 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 36.9 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 40.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 53.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.6 |
| Mike Thorne | 17 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 60.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| Colby Lewis | 9 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 27.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Ilija Ivankovic | 2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Lamar Bradbury | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
