University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics

Saturday, November 5
Asheville, NC
7:00 p.m.

UNC Asheville

vs

Montreat (Exhibition)

Ahmad Thomas

Men's Basketball Squad Hosts Montreat in Exhibition Game Saturday Night

11.04.2016 | Men's Basketball

THE MATCHUP
Teams: Asheville (0-0, 0-0 BSC)

Montreat (1-0, 0-0 AAC)

Location: Kimmel Arena / Asheville, N.C.

Time: November 5, 7:00 p.m.

LIVE STATS

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville men's basketball squad begins their 2016-17 season with an exhibition match against Montreat Saturday, November 5 at Kimmel Arena beginning at 7:00 p.m.  The Bulldogs are coming off a 22-12 season, a Big South Conference Tournament Championship, and a trip to the NCAA Tournament where they fell to eventual national champions, Villanova.


NOTABLES

Head to Head: UNC Asheville leads the series 20-2. The last meeting between the two teams was on Dec. 31, 2013 with the Bulldogs winning 80-41 at Kimmel Arena.  The last Montreat win was 68-65 win on Nov. 24, 2005 in an exhibition game.
 
Exhibition Success: UNC Asheville has won its last 10 exhibition games. The last loss was a 75-72 loss to Mars Hill at Justice Center prior to the 2005-06 season.  The Bulldogs are 5-0 in exhibition games at Kimmel Arena.
 
New Faces:  The Bulldogs' squad has eight newcomers on the roster.  Six of the new faces are freshman and two are transfers.

 
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs will officially start their regular season when they travel to Richmond, Va. to face VCU next Friday, November 11 beginning at 7:00 p.m.
 
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