CofC Takes On Nationally Ranked North Carolina on FSN South
1/4/2009 5:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The College of Charleston men's basketball team will take on nationally ranked North Carolina in a 9 p.m. tipoff on FSN South at the Dean Smith Center on Jan. 7th. The Tar Heels entered the weekend ranked No. 1, but dropped an 85-78 decision to Boston College on Sunday.
The Cougars and Tar Heels are meeting for the fifth time on the hardwood, the first time in Chapel Hill. The series is tied 2-2. Charleston and North Carolina played four times at the Charlotte Coliseum from 1998 to 2001. The Cougars upset third-ranked North Carolina, 66-64, on Danny Johnson's putback with 0.1 seconds left on Dec. 5, 1998. The Cougars finished the 1998-99 season with a 28-3 record and ranked 16th in the final AP poll. North Carolina beat the Cougars, 72-54, on Dec. 3, 1999 and 64-60 on Dec. 30, 2000. The Cougars downed UNC, 66-60, on Dec. 21, 2001. Charleston coach Bobby Cremins is 12-32 against North Carolina, 4-16 in Chapel Hill.
College of Charleston (10-2, 2-1 SoCon)
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North Carolina (13-1, 0-1 ACC)
Jan. 7, 2009 ? Dean E. Smith Center (21,750) ? 9:00
WTMZ 910-AM ? CofCSports.com ? FSN South
Fast Break Points ...
? Forward Jeremy Simmons will not play ... he injured his right knee at Winthrop on Dec. 22 ...
? CofC is 4-13 all-time against AP top 25 teams, 2-3 vs. clubs ranked in the top 10 ...
? CofC is 2-2 vs. the Tar Heels, 1-2 vs. nationally ranked UNC squads ...
? CofC topped 3rd-ranked and unbeaten UNC, 66-64, on Dec. 5, 1998 in Charlotte, the highest ranked team the Cougars have beaten ...
? CofC dropped a 72-54 decision to 2nd-ranked North Carolina on Dec. 3, 1999 in Charlotte, the highest ranked team Charleston has played ...
? CofC has won its first five games away from home for the first time since 2001-02 when it won its first six non-home contests ...
? CofC is coming off a 79-75 loss to Davidson on Dec. 29th ...
? Jermaine Johnson had 16 points and 13 rebounds, his fifth double-double of the season and the 24th of his career ...
? Sophomore guard Andrew Goudelock scored 22 points vs. Davidson, his third straight 20-point scoring contest ... he's averaging 22.5 ppg over the last three contests.
