Shamarr Bowden News

Is there a new favorite in the Atlantic 10? There are at least two teams with claims to unseat Dayton as the expected champion of the conference.

Jerry Smith wore an argyle sweater and jeans. Peyton Siva wore a T-shirt and sweatpants.

Chris Braswell's 21 points and 14 rebounds Saturday keyed Charlotte's 87-65 trouncing of 18th-ranked Louisville.

The Charlotte 49ers travel to #20/#18 Louisville Saturday at 7:00 p.m. to complete Old Homecoming Week in Conference USA.

Charlotte #5 Phil Jones dunks as East Carolina 23 Erin Straughn watches in Wednesday evening's East Carolina at UNC Charlotte men's college basketball game at Halton Arena.

The Charlotte 49ers host East Carolina Wednesday @ 8:00 p.m. after completing a string of four straight road games in the DICK'S Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off. Charlotte went 3-1 in the event to improve to 4-1 for the first time since 2000-01, when it started 6-1 on its way to the NCAA Tournament.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Shamarr Bowden scored 21 points and Charlotte's coach Bobby Lutz won his 200th career game in a 86-70 victory over North Carolina-Asheville in the teams' season opener Friday night.

Shamari Spears scored 16 of his 23 points in the second half and Charlotte beat Elon 75-61 on Monday night in the first round of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Rashad Coleman added 11 points and Dijuan Harris had 10 for the 49ers .

Shamarr Bowden scored 21 points and Charlotte's coach Bobby Lutz won his 200th career game in a 86-70 victory over North Carolina-Asheville in the teams' season opener Friday night.

The term "To drink the Kool-Aid" is generally used to describe the blind acceptance of something, whether it be a high-stress work environment, an order from a superior, or someone just taking a blind stab at something.

Charlotte forward An'Juan Wilderness will miss two to four weeks with a strained left calf, while freshman guard Gokhan Sirin will serve a one-game suspension in Friday's season opener.

It's thin with a touch of gray, but Bobby Lutz might as well be Tom Selleck to the group of fans that successfully coaxed the Charlotte coach to grow back his mustache.

Charlotte 49ers freshman shooting guard Shamarr Bowden may miss up to three weeks after suffering a separated shoulder in Saturday's Green-White scrimmage game, team officials confirmed.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: Several newcomers could provide instant impact, starting in the frontcourt with Boston College transfer Shamari Spears, who averaged 9.6 points and 6.1 rebounds at Boston College .

Davidson, minus Stephen Curry, will usher in a new season with "A Night With the 'Cats" at Belk Arena tonight.

Boston College transfer Shamari Spears was the Observer Piedmont Player of the Year as a sophomore at Salisbury High.

Coach Bobby Lutz of UNC Charlotte spoke confidently this week about his improved front line, increased depth and determination to erase the memories of the worst season of his career.

Charlotte 49ers head coach Bobby Lutz has announced the signing of 6-9 forward Gokhan Sirin to a National Letter of Intent and Grant-In Aid Scholarship to play basketball for the 49ers in 2009-10. Sirin, a gifted perimeter shooter, averaged 17 points and seven rebounds in his one season at St.