HILLTOPPER FOCUS: Gameday — Charlotte at WKU
Published 9:17 am Thursday, January 8, 2015
- Charlotte's Pierria Henry, front, drives to the basket against Miami's Tonye Jekiri, back, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
CHARLOTTE AT WKU
7 p.m. today, E.A. Diddle Arena
Trending
Probable starters
CHARLOTTE (6-7, 0-1)
Pierria Henry, G, 6-5 sr. (10.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg); Terrence Williams, G, 6-5 sr. (7.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg); Braxton Ogbueze, G, 6-1 so. (11.9 ppg, 2.2 rpg); Willie Clayton, F, 6-8 jr. (8.8 ppg, 6.9 rpg); Mike Thorne Jr., C, 6-11 jr. (9.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg).
WESTERN KENTUCKY (8-5, 1-0)
Chris Harrison-Docks, G, 6-0 r-so. (10.8 ppg, 1.8 rpg); T.J. Price, G, 6-4 sr. (17.5 ppg, 5.7 rpg); Trency Jackson, G, 6-2 r-sr. (9.8 ppg, 3 rpg); George Fant, F, 6-6 sr. (11.3 ppg, 7.5 rpg); Alejsej Rostov, F, 6-10 jr. (2.5 ppg, 2.9 rpg).
Television
Trending
HSSN (WKU-PBS in Bowling Green)
Radio
WKLX 100.7-FM
Coaches
Ryan Odom (0-0 interim; 0-0 overall), Charlotte; Ray Harper (59-31, fourth year; 401-104 overall), Western Kentucky.
Series record
WKU leads series 13-8 (Charlotte won last meeting 91-77 on Feb. 14, 1991, in Charlotte).
Last time out
Charlotte lost 61-54 at home against Old Dominion on Sunday; WKU beat Marshall 81-62 at home Sunday.
— Zach Greenwell