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Steeped in controversy, the 16th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers play host to the Charlotte 49ers tonight in non- conference action from Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville.

Charlotte sophomore guard Derrio Green was named Atlantic 10 co-Player of the Week for the week ending Jan.

Gani Lawal had 29 points and rescued Georgia Tech from a late collapse as the Yellow Jackets overcame 31 points from Derrio Green in a 76-67 victory over Charlotte on Saturday night.

Old Dominion jumped out to an early 10-point lead an never looked back in handing Charlotte an 81-48 loss at the Ted Constant Convocation Center, Wednesday night.

Shamari Spears and Derrio Green scored 23 points each to help Charlotte overcome an early deficit and defeat Mercer 91-80 on Tuesday night.

X's losses this season have ranged from the respectable to the questionable to the downright bizarre.

The Atlantic 10 continues to earn national attention with three more wins over top conference opponents over the weekend.

Loading... ODU's Darius James puts up two and draws the foul from Charlotte's Phil Jones for the three pointer during the second half Wednesday night, Dec.

When you coach a team that has trouble scoring a lot of points, and it is facing a team that doesn't seem to have any issue finding the bucket, there is reason to worry.

DiJuan Harris scored 12 points, including five free throws during the last 2 minutes, as Charlotte held on to defeat Winthrop 57-47 on Sunday.

The Charlotte 49ers welcome a second ACC opponent in as many years to Halton Arena when they battle 15th ranked Georgia Tech to kick off the New Year on Saturday, January 2. The tip is set for 7pm, with the game being televised on Fox SportSouth.

Nine games into the 2009-10 college basketball season, the Charlotte 49ers are 8-1, off to their best start in recent memory.

The Charlotte 49ers put their five-game win streak on the line, Saturday at 3:30, when they host Gardner-Webb . Charlotte has won five straight, including Tuesday's 94-52 home victory over Winston-Salem State.

When you looked at the Gardner-Webb University men's basketball schedule before the season, the names of folks at Duke, North Carolina and Texas jumped out at you quickly.

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.

Chris Braswell recorded his fourth double-double this season, scoring 16 points and pulling down 15 rebounds, to lead Charlotte to a 94-52 victory over Winston-Salem State on Tuesday night.

You can say it was just one early December college basketball game, an evening that will be forgotten by mid-January - maybe sooner.

Derrio Green had a career-high 20 points to lead Charlotte past No. 20 Louisville 87-65 on Saturday night, the Cardinals' worst home loss under coach Rick Pitino.

LeVelle Moton knew exactly what he was getting into when he took over as the new head basketball coach at N.C. Central in March.

Behind 10 different scorers, the Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team defeated former Conference USA rival East Carolina, 80-68, to start off the season 5-1. Senior point guard DiJuan Harris led Charlotte with 17 points and recorded six assists to push Charlotte to its best start since the 2000-01 season, when the 49ers began the season 6-1. "This ...