Its the most wonderful time of the year. Conference tourney week.
Where even the Charlotte 49ers, after a decent non-conference slate with wins over Clemson, Wake Forest, Davidson, Southern Illinois, etc… and where twenty-one of 30 games have been decided by seven points or less; 11 by four or less points, have a legitimate shot at the NCAA tourney. Sure, the season might end in an NIT bid, but that is good ending for a team that lost everyone last year and gained 8 new players.
Charlotte woulda coulda shoulda beat Monmoth and Richmond in OT where they would have boasted a 20-10 record and a Top 50 RPI… they had Maryland, Hofstra and Xavier beat… until the final shot which would have given them a 23-7 record and then they had Georgia Tech, UMass and Dayton to the final seconds… which would have given them a 26-4 record.
But the shot to win the game in each of those contests circled in and fell out and the Niners are where they are at.
18-12.
Taking on the Rhode Island Rams for the 2nd time in 5 days. Beating them decidely the first time.
Good luck Charlotte! However it turns out, it will be exciting.
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March 12, 2008 by jritch
Its the most wonderful time of the year. Conference tourney week.
Where even the Charlotte 49ers, after a decent non-conference slate with wins over Clemson, Wake Forest, Davidson, Southern Illinois, etc… and where twenty-one of 30 games have been decided by seven points or less; 11 by four or less points, have a legitimate shot at the NCAA tourney. Sure, the season might end in an NIT bid, but that is good ending for a team that lost everyone last year and gained 8 new players.
Charlotte woulda coulda shoulda beat Monmoth and Richmond in OT where they would have boasted a 20-10 record and a Top 50 RPI… they had Maryland, Hofstra and Xavier beat… until the final shot which would have given them a 23-7 record and then they had Georgia Tech, UMass and Dayton to the final seconds… which would have given them a 26-4 record.
But the shot to win the game in each of those contests circled in and fell out and the Niners are where they are at.
18-12.
Taking on the Rhode Island Rams for the 2nd time in 5 days. Beating them decidely the first time.
Good luck Charlotte! However it turns out, it will be exciting.
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