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Bulldogs Hit the Road for League Tilt at Charleston Southern on Saturday
01.12.2017 | Men's Basketball
UNC Asheville-Charleston Southern Game Notes
THE MATCHUP
Teams: UNC Asheville (12-6, 4-1 Big South Conference)
Charleston Southern (5-11, 1-4 Big South Conference)
Location: Charleston, S.C. / Buc Dome
When: Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017 / 5:30 p.m.
Live Video: Big South Network
Radio: NEWS RADIO 570 WWNC
Talent: Brian Hall
Live Stats: uncabulldogs.com
Twitter: @ashevilledogs #ThePursuit
BULLDOG BITES
SATURDAY IN THE BIG SOUTH: UNC Asheville (12-6, 4-1 Big South Conference) continues Big South Conference play by traveling to the Palmetto State to take on Charleston Southern (5-11, 1-4 Big South Conference) at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017.
SERIES: UNC Asheville and Charleston Southern will be meeting for the 77th time on Saturday. The Bulldogs own a 40-36 all-time series advantage over the Buccaneers.
DOUBLE THE PRODUCTION: With Ahmad Thomas and MaCio Teague both posting 27 points in the Bulldog win over Longwood it marked the second time in Asheville's five Big South Conference games thus far that two Bulldogs have scored 20 or more in a game. In Asheville's overtime win over Gardner-Webb on Dec. 31, 2016, Teague scored 25 points, while David Robertson finished with 23 points. Prior to the Gardner-Webb game the last time two Bulldogs had scored over 20 or more in the same game came against Longwood on Jan. 30, 2016, with Thomas scoring 21 and Dwayne Sutton finishing his efforts with 20 points in the Bulldogs' 88-74 win over the Lancers.
HOME SWEET HOME: The Bulldogs are 7-1 on the year at home. The Asheville men protected home court very efficiently last season as well, going 11-3 at home. UNC Asheville is 62-16 at Kimmel Arena all-time.
DISHING IT OUT: Kevin Vannatta ended Asheville's win over Longwood with six assists for the second straight game. During league play so far, Vannatta has dished out six assists in three of the five games.
PROTECTING WHILE TAKING AWAY: UNC Asheville only turned the basketball over seven times against Longwood. The Bulldogs forced the Lancers into 12 turnovers though with the Bulldogs scoring 26 points off of the turnovers.
A LOOK AT THE LEAGUE: Asheville at 4-1 overall in Big South Conference play is now tied with Liberty (9-9, 4-1 Big South Conference) and Winthrop (12-4, 4-1 Big South Conference) for the league lead.
TEAGUE CHOSEN BIG SOUTH FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK (JAN. 9): UNC Asheville freshman guard MaCio Teague was named the Come Ready Nutrition Big South Conference Men's Basketball Freshman of the Week on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. In a perfect 2-0 week for the Bulldogs, Teague averaged 17 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and one steal per game. In Asheville's 70-57 road win at Liberty on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, Teague finished his efforts with 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Teague followed the performance up against High Point by ending his day with 16 points, six rebounds and five assists in the Bulldogs' dominating 30-point 88-58 home win over the Panthers on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. The Cincinnati, Ohio native was 11-of-16 (68.8 percent) from the field overall on the week. He connected on 83.3 percent (5-of-6) of his three-point attempts on the week and he was 7-of-8 (87.5 percent) from the free throw line on the week.
AMONG THE BEST: Ahmad Thomas is currently tied for third in the country in total steals with 54. He is fifth in the country in steals per game with 3.00 steals per outing.
SOLID NON-CONFERENCE: UNC Asheville closed out its non-conference slate with a record of 8-5. The Bulldogs picked up four road wins during non-conference play, which included impressive road wins at Coastal Carolina and Elon.
IT'S A STEAL: The UNC Asheville men's basketball team boasts one of the top defenses in the entire country with the Bulldogs fourth in the country in total steals (178). The Bulldogs are also eighth in the country in steals per game (9.89).
UP NEXT: ESPNU has selected the UNC Asheville at Winthrop men's basketball contest scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 19, as its Big South Wildcard Selection broadcast. Game time will be 9 p.m. inside the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, S.C. Robert Lee (play-by-play) and Nate Ross (analyst) will handle the call from courtside. "We are incredibly thankful ESPNU has picked this game as a Wildcard Selection broadcast," UNC Asheville head men's basketball coach Nick McDevitt said. "We consider this to be one of the best rivalries in all of college basketball, and we are really excited that the first of our meetings this year will be featured on national television."
QUOTABLES
"Charleston Southern is coming off a big win the other night against Radford. Their record overall does not necessarily indicate how good they are, particularly when you have players like Armel Potter and Christian Keeling. We are definitely going to have to be ready to play against a Charleston Southern team that plays well in a traditionally tough environment at their place." - Head Coach Nick McDevitt
THE MATCHUP
Teams: UNC Asheville (12-6, 4-1 Big South Conference)
Charleston Southern (5-11, 1-4 Big South Conference)
Location: Charleston, S.C. / Buc Dome
When: Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017 / 5:30 p.m.
Live Video: Big South Network
Radio: NEWS RADIO 570 WWNC
Talent: Brian Hall
Live Stats: uncabulldogs.com
Twitter: @ashevilledogs #ThePursuit
BULLDOG BITES
SATURDAY IN THE BIG SOUTH: UNC Asheville (12-6, 4-1 Big South Conference) continues Big South Conference play by traveling to the Palmetto State to take on Charleston Southern (5-11, 1-4 Big South Conference) at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017.
SERIES: UNC Asheville and Charleston Southern will be meeting for the 77th time on Saturday. The Bulldogs own a 40-36 all-time series advantage over the Buccaneers.
DOUBLE THE PRODUCTION: With Ahmad Thomas and MaCio Teague both posting 27 points in the Bulldog win over Longwood it marked the second time in Asheville's five Big South Conference games thus far that two Bulldogs have scored 20 or more in a game. In Asheville's overtime win over Gardner-Webb on Dec. 31, 2016, Teague scored 25 points, while David Robertson finished with 23 points. Prior to the Gardner-Webb game the last time two Bulldogs had scored over 20 or more in the same game came against Longwood on Jan. 30, 2016, with Thomas scoring 21 and Dwayne Sutton finishing his efforts with 20 points in the Bulldogs' 88-74 win over the Lancers.
HOME SWEET HOME: The Bulldogs are 7-1 on the year at home. The Asheville men protected home court very efficiently last season as well, going 11-3 at home. UNC Asheville is 62-16 at Kimmel Arena all-time.
DISHING IT OUT: Kevin Vannatta ended Asheville's win over Longwood with six assists for the second straight game. During league play so far, Vannatta has dished out six assists in three of the five games.
PROTECTING WHILE TAKING AWAY: UNC Asheville only turned the basketball over seven times against Longwood. The Bulldogs forced the Lancers into 12 turnovers though with the Bulldogs scoring 26 points off of the turnovers.
A LOOK AT THE LEAGUE: Asheville at 4-1 overall in Big South Conference play is now tied with Liberty (9-9, 4-1 Big South Conference) and Winthrop (12-4, 4-1 Big South Conference) for the league lead.
TEAGUE CHOSEN BIG SOUTH FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK (JAN. 9): UNC Asheville freshman guard MaCio Teague was named the Come Ready Nutrition Big South Conference Men's Basketball Freshman of the Week on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. In a perfect 2-0 week for the Bulldogs, Teague averaged 17 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and one steal per game. In Asheville's 70-57 road win at Liberty on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, Teague finished his efforts with 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Teague followed the performance up against High Point by ending his day with 16 points, six rebounds and five assists in the Bulldogs' dominating 30-point 88-58 home win over the Panthers on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. The Cincinnati, Ohio native was 11-of-16 (68.8 percent) from the field overall on the week. He connected on 83.3 percent (5-of-6) of his three-point attempts on the week and he was 7-of-8 (87.5 percent) from the free throw line on the week.
AMONG THE BEST: Ahmad Thomas is currently tied for third in the country in total steals with 54. He is fifth in the country in steals per game with 3.00 steals per outing.
SOLID NON-CONFERENCE: UNC Asheville closed out its non-conference slate with a record of 8-5. The Bulldogs picked up four road wins during non-conference play, which included impressive road wins at Coastal Carolina and Elon.
IT'S A STEAL: The UNC Asheville men's basketball team boasts one of the top defenses in the entire country with the Bulldogs fourth in the country in total steals (178). The Bulldogs are also eighth in the country in steals per game (9.89).
UP NEXT: ESPNU has selected the UNC Asheville at Winthrop men's basketball contest scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 19, as its Big South Wildcard Selection broadcast. Game time will be 9 p.m. inside the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, S.C. Robert Lee (play-by-play) and Nate Ross (analyst) will handle the call from courtside. "We are incredibly thankful ESPNU has picked this game as a Wildcard Selection broadcast," UNC Asheville head men's basketball coach Nick McDevitt said. "We consider this to be one of the best rivalries in all of college basketball, and we are really excited that the first of our meetings this year will be featured on national television."
QUOTABLES
"Charleston Southern is coming off a big win the other night against Radford. Their record overall does not necessarily indicate how good they are, particularly when you have players like Armel Potter and Christian Keeling. We are definitely going to have to be ready to play against a Charleston Southern team that plays well in a traditionally tough environment at their place." - Head Coach Nick McDevitt
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