University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Wednesday, January 18
Charleston, SC
7 pm
UNC Asheville
at
Charleston Southern
Men’s Basketball readies for a road matchup at Charleston Southern on Wednesday
01.17.2023 | Men's Basketball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Riding a four-game winning streak, the UNC Asheville men's basketball team will return to action on Wednesday with a road game at Charleston Southern. Tip-off between the Bulldogs and Buccaneers is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
Gameday Information
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Listen: 570 WWNC AM
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Last Time Out – Asheville outlasted Gardner-Webb in an exciting 72-67 comeback win on Saturday. The victory, which is Asheville's fourth straight win when trailing in the second half, improved the Bulldogs to 13-6 overall and 5-1 in Big South play.
Best Big South Start Since – With Saturday's win over Gardner-Webb, the Bulldogs boosted their Big South record to 5-1. It marks the best six-game start to a conference season for Asheville since 2016-17 when that Bulldog squad also started the league schedule 5-1.
Pember Among the National Leaders – After another stellar week statistically, Drew Pember continues to rank among the top 10 nationally in multiple categories. Pember ranks top 10 in the country in free throws made and attempted (1st – 130, 156), blocks (3rd – 53), blocks per game (6th – 2.79), and rebounds (9th – 185).
Jones in the Big South Rankings – Senior Tajion Jones has recently joined some exclusive clubs in Big South men's basketball history. Jones currently ranks 25th on the conference's all-time scoring list with 1,728 points. Furthermore, Jones has made the sixth-most 3-pointers in league history with 315. He needs just 23 more threes to move into fifth place on that list.
About Charleston Southern – Charleston Southern enters Wednesday's game vs. Asheville sporting a 7-10 record overall and a 3-3 mark in Big South play. CSU's seven wins in 2022-23 have already surpassed its win total from all of last season. A player to watch for the Buccaneers is Claudell Harris Jr. Harris Jr. is averaging 19.0 points per game and is coming off back-to-back 30-plus point outings vs. High Point and Radford.
Series Rewind vs. Charleston Southern – There is plenty of history between the Bulldogs and Buccaneers with a total 90 all-time matchups. Asheville has won 51 of those 90 meetings, including six of the last seven meetings.
Gameday Information
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: 570 WWNC AM
Follow: Live Stats
Last Time Out – Asheville outlasted Gardner-Webb in an exciting 72-67 comeback win on Saturday. The victory, which is Asheville's fourth straight win when trailing in the second half, improved the Bulldogs to 13-6 overall and 5-1 in Big South play.
Best Big South Start Since – With Saturday's win over Gardner-Webb, the Bulldogs boosted their Big South record to 5-1. It marks the best six-game start to a conference season for Asheville since 2016-17 when that Bulldog squad also started the league schedule 5-1.
Pember Among the National Leaders – After another stellar week statistically, Drew Pember continues to rank among the top 10 nationally in multiple categories. Pember ranks top 10 in the country in free throws made and attempted (1st – 130, 156), blocks (3rd – 53), blocks per game (6th – 2.79), and rebounds (9th – 185).
Jones in the Big South Rankings – Senior Tajion Jones has recently joined some exclusive clubs in Big South men's basketball history. Jones currently ranks 25th on the conference's all-time scoring list with 1,728 points. Furthermore, Jones has made the sixth-most 3-pointers in league history with 315. He needs just 23 more threes to move into fifth place on that list.
About Charleston Southern – Charleston Southern enters Wednesday's game vs. Asheville sporting a 7-10 record overall and a 3-3 mark in Big South play. CSU's seven wins in 2022-23 have already surpassed its win total from all of last season. A player to watch for the Buccaneers is Claudell Harris Jr. Harris Jr. is averaging 19.0 points per game and is coming off back-to-back 30-plus point outings vs. High Point and Radford.
Series Rewind vs. Charleston Southern – There is plenty of history between the Bulldogs and Buccaneers with a total 90 all-time matchups. Asheville has won 51 of those 90 meetings, including six of the last seven meetings.
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