Legendary Coach Steps Down at Asheville
The long time head coach of UNC Asheville will step down to become the associate head coach at UNC Wilmington.
UNC-ASHEVILLE BULLDOGS
Last Game
| Final - 3.5.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longwood Lancers | 47 | 40 | 87 |
| UNC-Asheville Bulldogs | 35 | 37 | 72 |
Stories
Big South Tournament: Day 1 recap
Big South Conference doormat Longwood notched a first-round victory over UNC Asheville to highlight the opening day of the league's tournament.
Bucs Takeover First Place
Charleston Southern takes down Asheville to move into first place in the Big South's South Division.
Big Showdown in the Big South
VMI and UNC Asheville face off Friday night in a rematch of last year's Big South Championship and a critical conference battle.
St. John's upset at home by UNC-Asheville
Jeremy Atkinson leads UNC-Asheville on a big 23-4 second half run, giving the Bulldogs the upset victory over St. John's.
UNC-Asheville comes back and stuns St. John's
St. John's blew a 17-point lead to UNC-Asheville and lost a tough one on Friday night.
St. John's vs. UNC-Asheville preview
The Red Storm will conclude its non-conference schedule on Friday when they welcome UNC-Asheville to Queens.
No. 7 Ohio State lights up nets vs. UNC-Asheville
No. 7 Ohio State shot 59 percent from the field in a 90-72 win over UNC-Asheville on Saturday.
Mandolin Reign: Ohio St downs UNC Asheville, 90-72
Paced by a balanced effort fueled by career days from Evan Ravenel and Sam Thompson, Ohio State comfortably beat the Bulldogs (and Bruce Hornsby's son Keith), 90-72
Preview: UNC Asheville at #7 Ohio State
The out of conference schedule rolls along when the Big South's UNC Asheville Bulldogs visit Columbus to face the Buckeyes.
NCSU Survives Scare from UNC Asheville
NC State needed a late rally to beat UNC Asheville on Friday night.
UNC-Asheville Comes Within Minutes of Upset
UNC-Asheville came within minutes of defeating North Carolina State despite a stark difference in talent and size. In the process, the Bulldogs laid out a plan that more evenly matched teams could use to defeat the Wolfpack.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Carolina Catamounts | Friday, November 09 2012 | win 71 - 61 | coverage |
| @ UNC-Wilmington Seahawks | Sunday, November 11 2012 | loss 59 - 67 | coverage |
| @ Tennessee Volunteers | Thursday, November 15 2012 | loss 68 - 75 | coverage |
| Akron Zips | Friday, November 16 2012 | loss 63 - 82 | coverage |
| @ Providence Friars | Sunday, November 18 2012 | loss 67 - 72 | coverage |
| @ N.C. State Wolfpack | Friday, November 23 2012 | loss 80 - 82 | coverage |
| USC Upstate Spartans | Thursday, November 29 2012 | loss 71 - 73 | coverage |
| December | |||
| Montreat | Saturday, December 08 2012 | win 85 - 51 | coverage |
| Lenoir-Rhyne Bears | Wednesday, December 12 2012 | win 66 - 55 | coverage |
| @ Ohio St. Buckeyes | Saturday, December 15 2012 | loss 72 - 90 | coverage |
| @ Northeastern Huskies | Tuesday, December 18 2012 | win 79 - 73 | coverage |
| @ St. John's Red Storm | Friday, December 21 2012 | win 72 - 65 | coverage |
| Bluefield | Sunday, December 30 2012 | win 95 - 66 | coverage |
| January | |||
| @ Charlotte 49ers | Wednesday, January 02 2013 | loss 63 - 71 | coverage |
| @ Liberty Flames | Saturday, January 05 2013 | win 83 - 69 | coverage |
| @ Gardner-Webb Bulldogs | Wednesday, January 09 2013 | loss 71 - 78 | coverage |
| Radford Highlanders | Saturday, January 12 2013 | win 79 - 61 | coverage |
| @ Charleston Southern Buccaneers | Wednesday, January 16 2013 | loss 68 - 74 | coverage |
| Longwood Lancers | Saturday, January 19 2013 | win 68 - 65 | coverage |
| Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | win 63 - 60 | coverage |
| High Point Panthers | Saturday, January 26 2013 | win 69 - 58 | coverage |
| @ Presbyterian Blue Hose | Wednesday, January 30 2013 | win 77 - 74 | coverage |
| February | |||
| @ Campbell Fighting Camels | Saturday, February 02 2013 | win 78 - 61 | coverage |
| Winthrop Eagles | Wednesday, February 06 2013 | win 69 - 56 | coverage |
| @ Virginia Military Keydets | Friday, February 08 2013 | win 90 - 79 | coverage |
| Gardner-Webb Bulldogs | Wednesday, February 13 2013 | loss 65 - 67 | coverage |
| Charleston Southern Buccaneers | Saturday, February 16 2013 | loss 65 - 73 | coverage |
| @ Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | Tuesday, February 19 2013 | loss 64 - 65 | coverage |
| Jacksonville St. Gamecocks | Saturday, February 23 2013 | loss 69 - 71 | coverage |
| Presbyterian Blue Hose | Wednesday, February 27 2013 | win 74 - 62 | coverage |
| March | |||
| @ Winthrop Eagles | Saturday, March 02 2013 | loss 61 - 70 | coverage |
| Longwood Lancers | Tuesday, March 05 2013 | loss 72 - 87 | coverage |
Roster
UNC-Asheville Bulldogs Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Atkinson | 15 | FORWARD | 210 | 6-4 | senior | |
| Mike Bedulskis | 14 | FORWARD | 220 | 6-9 | freshman | |
| Alex Biggerstaff | 42 | FORWARD | 185 | 6-4 | freshman | |
| Drew Combs | 3 | GUARD | 165 | 5-10 | freshman | |
| D.J. Cunningham | 33 | CENTER | 240 | 6-10 | junior | |
| Zack Davis | 0 | GUARD | 185 | 6-3 | freshman | |
| Keith Hornsby | 23 | GUARD | 190 | 6-4 | sophomore | |
| Sam Hughes | 31 | FORWARD | 205 | 6-4 | freshman | |
| Jaron Lane | 5 | GUARD | 170 | 6-4 | senior | |
| Corey Littlejohn | 22 | GUARD | 180 | 6-3 | sophomore | |
| Trent Meyer | 55 | GUARD | 165 | 6-2 | junior | |
| Marcus Neely | 2 | GUARD | 205 | 6-4 | freshman | |
| Jon Nwannunu | 35 | FORWARD | 225 | 6-8 | senior | |
| Jaleel Roberts | 45 | CENTER | 220 | 7-0 | sophomore | |
| Josh Seligson | 11 | GUARD | 205 | 6-3 | junior | |
| Will Weeks | 11 | GUARD | 220 | 6-6 | freshman |
Stats
UNC-Asheville Bulldogs 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 | |
| Jeremy Atkinson | 32 | 34.4 | 6.2 | 12.8 | 48.2 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 31.8 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 81.0 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 17.8 |
| Keith Hornsby | 30 | 33.6 | 5.0 | 11.6 | 43.4 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 37.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 92.5 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 15.0 |
| Trent Meyer | 32 | 32.8 | 3.2 | 9.0 | 35.9 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 33.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 75.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 9.7 |
| Will Weeks | 32 | 30.1 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 59.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 53.6 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 9.0 |
| D.J. Cunningham | 31 | 23.1 | 2.8 | 6.7 | 42.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 61.5 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 7.6 |
| Jon Nwannunu | 32 | 19.3 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 53.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 70.6 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 7.3 |
| Corey Littlejohn | 18 | 11.9 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 38.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 37.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 76.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 3.1 |
| Sam Hughes | 32 | 9.6 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 40.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 21.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 55.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.9 |
| Marcus Neely | 27 | 13.2 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 27.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 7.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 57.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| Jaleel Roberts | 12 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 63.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Josh Seligson | 6 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Zack Davis | 5 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 33.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
