Game Information
Presbyterian Blue Hose (1-5) at Charlotte 49ers (4-2)
Date: Saturday, November 26, 2022, at 4:00 p.m.
Site: Charlotte, N.C. (Halton Arena)
Watch: ESPN+
Radio: WSPG (98.3, 1400 AM Fox Sports Spartanburg) Ryan Clary (PxP)
Live Stats: Sidearmstats.com
Twitter: @BlueHoseHoops

PRESBYTERIAN
Record: 1-5
Last Game: November 22, 2022, vs. UAlbany – L, 68-65.
Head Coach: Quinton Ferrell
Career Record: 30-62 (4^th year)
PC Record: Same

CHARLOTTE
Record: 4-2
Last Game: November 23, 2022, at Detroit Mercy – L, 70-49
Head Coach: Ron Sanchez (SUNY Oneonta, 1997)
Record at Charlotte: 54-66 (5th Season)
Career Record: Same

LAST TIME OUT
The Blue Hose came up short with a 68-65 setback against UAlbany in the final game of the Greenlight Sunshine Slam on November 22 at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida. Winston Hill nearly recorded a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds. Terrell Ard, Jr. scored 14 points and Marquis Barnett scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds.
 
BLUE HOSE BY THE NUMBERS
Hill, who played in his first two games of the season in the Sunshine Slam after recovering from an injury, leads the Blue Hose in scoring at 14.5 points and rebounding at 6.0 boards per game. Crosby James, who has scored in double-figures in four of Presbyterian's six games, is second on the team averaging 11.2 points per game. Jalen Forrest, who has tallied three double-figure scoring games off the bench this season, leads the Blue Hose in free throws made (20) and free throw attempts (29).
 
NOTES
SAME STARTING FIVE - Presbyterian has used the same starting lineup in each of its first six games. Guards Marquis Barnett, Crosby James, Trevon Reddish-Rhone, and forwards Terrell Ard, Jr. and Owen McCormack have been the Blue Hose's starting lineup in each game this season.
 
COACH FERRELL - Quinton Ferrell is in his fourth season as the head coach of his alma mater, Presbyterian College. Ferrell, a former Blue Hose team captain and a 2007 PC graduate, is one of 52 coaches in the NCAA Division I ranks that are coaching their alma maters.
 
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS - This season, Presbyterian ranks 16th in the nation and first in the Big South averaging 14.8 offensive boards per game. The Blue Hose have recorded five double-figure offensive rebounds games (Carolina University - November 7, at The Citadel - November 10, at East Carolina - November 12, and at UAB, November 16, and vs. Bucknell - November 21). The Blue Hose grabbed a season-high 18 offensive boards against Carolina University (November 7).
 
Last season, Presbyterian finished 24th in the nation and first in the Big South Conference in offensive rebounds per game, averaging 12.38 offensive boards per game.
 
TURNOVERS FORCED AND STEALS - Presbyterian's defense has forced their first six opponents to average 14.5 turnovers per game.
This year, Presbyterian is averaging 6.3 steals per game.
 
Last year, the Blue Hose averaged 7.9 steals per game which ranked first in the Big South and 49th in the NCAA last year
 
PRESBYTERIAN-CHARLOTTE SERIES
Saturday's game is the fourth meeting between Presbyterian and Charlotte, who leads the all-time series 3-0. Charlotte defeated Presbyterian, 83-74, at home in their previous meeting on November 20, 2017. Davon Bell scored 27 points, Reggie Dillard added 18 points and Francois Lewis chipped in with 11 points for the Blue Hose.

SCOUTING CHARLOTTE
This season, the 49ers have recorded wins over Coppin State, Maryland Eastern-Shore, Boise State, and Tulsa. Charlotte has lost their last two games to UMass and Detroit Mercy. Redshirt junior Brice Williams leads the 49ers in scoring averaging 11.0 points per game. Sophomore center Aly Khalifa averages 8.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game. Charlotte averages 64.5 points while limiting its opponents to 57.2 points per game.