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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.

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 posted their sixth straight win, 95-66, over Gardner-Webb on the strength of double-digit scoring efforts from six different players to improve to 8-1 on the young season.

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

Charlotte head coach Bobby Lutz reacts to a call during the first half of their NCAA college basketball game against Louisville Saturday Dec.

The 20th-ranked Louisville Cardinals of the Big East Conference welcome the Charlotte 49ers of the Atlantic 10 to Freedom Hall this evening.

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.

Shamari Spears scored a career-high 28 points to lead Charlotte in an 88-74 win over Yale on Monday.

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 .

Despite some rocky moments because of foul trouble, Shamari Spears' much-anticipated debut for the Charlotte 49ers had a satisfying conclusion.

Elon University's hot start to the season cooled amid the uncharacteristically mild air of normally sweltering Cameron Indoor Stadium.

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.

Junior forward Shamari Spears and the Charlotte 49ers dumped Johnson C. Smith 91-70 in exhibition action Thursday night at Halton Arena.

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.

After a down season and only 11 victories, Coach Bobby Lutz will have a lot of new faces at UNC Charlotte.

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

Clinque representative Charlotte Wood assists Kim Tran during this week's grand reopening of Macy's at Almeda Mall.

THE GOOD NEWS: Nearly everyone returns in 2008-09, including injured sophomores An'Juan Wilderness and Charles Dewhurst.

Charlotte 's opening-round loss to St. Joe's in the Atlantic 10 tournament essentially summed up its season.

Jim Utter breaks down the Charlotte 49ers in our midsummer look-ahead to college basketball.