Final record: 21-9 (11-5 A-10) Entering his 12th year as 49ers head coach, Bobby Lutz and the 49ers are looking to rebound off what was possibly the worst season of Lutz’s career. The 49ers have a retooled their frontcourt and will look to play more on the inside this season.
Boston College transfer Shamari Spears highlights the new frontcourt faces after sitting out the 2008-09 season due to NCAA regulations. Freshman forward Chris Braswell will also add valuable size to the frontcourt and will provide another scoring threat. Can’t miss games of the season Charlotte @ Louisville, 12/5/09 Charlotte vs Georgia Tech 1/2/10 Charlotte @ Tennessee 1/6/10 Key games to highlight the Niners season include Dec. 5th, at Louisville, Jan. 6th at Tennessee and Feb. 20th at home against Xavier.
The 49ers also will compete in the 2009 Dicks NIT Preseason Tip Off and may face ACC power Duke in the second round, Charlotte also plays Georgia Tech on Jan. 2nd at home. The 49ers will have to overcome a tough non-conference schedule to succeed in 2009-10 and if they can, big things should be in store.
Andrew Braun Staff Writer Final record: 19-9 (10-4 A-10) Coming off the programs first ever conference title, Karen Aston in her third year with the program will be looking to recapture the momentum that led them to 23 wins last season. Repeating as conference champions will not be an easy task as the 49ers are losing two starters from last year’s squad.
Second on the team in points per game last year with 12.2 Shannon Macullum will need to fill the void left by the departure of Danielle Burgin and Traci Ray. Burgin led the team in field goal percentage (.561) and Ray led the team in 3-pointers made with 31. The schedule this year consists of some tough out of conference opponents as the team has to travel to Duke and Notre Dame.
The Richmond Spiders return every single starter from last year’s team and the two conference tournament finalists square off at Halton Arena January 26th. Can’t miss games of the season Charlotte vs. South Carolina 11/16/09 Charlotte vs. St Josephs 1/23/10 Charlotte vs. Richmond 1/26/10 Make sure you don’t miss a game this season as the 49ers look to recapture their second consecutive A-10 tournament title but make sure you get tickets for these pivotal match-ups.
The Gamecocks are coming off a tough year; however they beat the Niners last year in a 78-76 heart stopper. This year, the team will look to avenge this loss with their home opener November 16th. The St. Joe’s and Richmond matchups are back to back televised games, so make sure you come out and support your 49ers and see the best the Atlantic-10 has to offer.
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