CofC hosts defending NCAA champion UNC; Game Sold Out
1/4/2010 1:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
North Carolina (11-3, 0-0 ACC) at College of Charleston (7-6, 3-0 SoCon)
Date/Time: Jan. 4, 2010/7:00
Arena: Carolina First Arena (5,100)
Television: ESPNU
Announcers: Mike Gleason (pbp), Bob Wenzel (color)
Radio: 910-AM WTMZ/CofCSports.com
Announcers: Tony Ciuffo (pbp), Everett German (color)
Series Record: UNC leads 3-2
Last Meeting: at UNC 108, CofC 70 (1/7/09)
College of Charleston Head Coach Bobby Cremins
Record/Season/Pct.: 526-350/29th/.600
at College of Charleston: 72-43/4th/.626
Cremins vs. North Carolina: 12-33 (6-13 H, 4-17 A, 2-3 N)
North Carolina Head Coach Roy Williams
Record/Season/Pct.: 605-141/22nd/.811
at North Carolina: 187-40/7th/.824
Williams vs. College of Charleston: 1-0 (1-0 H)
Fast Break Points ...
- CofC is 4-15 all-time against AP Top 25 teams ... 2-4 against Top 10 squads ... CofC lost at No. 9 Tennessee on Nov. 27th ... UNC entered the week ranked 9th in the latest AP poll ...
- UNC is the first ACC team CofC has hosted ... it's the second highest ranked team CofC has hosted ... CofC dropped a 77-60 decision to Ray Allen and 7th-ranked UConn at the N.C. Coliseum on Dec. 27, 1995 ...
- CofC is 4-9 all-time against ACC teams ... wins over Maryland, Georgia Tech and North Carolina (twice) ...
- Did you know ... UNC has won five national championships ... made a record 18 NCAA Final Four appearances ... participated in 41 NCAA Tournaments ...
- The Cougars are coming off an 88-73 win over S.C. State on Saturday,the team's top scoring output of the season ...
- CofC shot a season-best 52.2% from the field hitting on 36-of-69 attempts ...
- CofC, 5-0 at CFA this season, led by 20 at half vs. S.C. State (49-29) ... it marked the second straight home game in which CofC has led by 20 points ... CofC led Charleston Southern, 54-34, at intermission on Dec. 16 ...
- Andrew Goudelock led the Cougars with 22 points ... Casaan Breeden added a career-high 20 points in just 20 minutes of work ...
- Donavan Monroe equaled his career-high with seven rebounds ... freshman Rashad Wright equaled his career-high with three blocks and has six over the past two games ...
