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 Coach Karl Hobbs begins his ninth season at GW on Sunday. |
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Men's Basketball Opens Season at UNC Wilmington Sunday at 4:30 pm
Nov. 13, 2009
Game 1 • Season Opener
Date: Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009 • Time: 4:30 pm (EST)
Location: Trask Coliseum (6,100) • Wilmington, NC
Radio: 1500 AM, 820 AM www.FederalNewsRadio.com (Byron Kerr)
Internet: live stats on GameTracker at GWsports.com
TV: none
Series: GW leads, 1-0 (0-0 at Trask Coliseum)
GW COACH: Karl Hobbs (Connecticut `85)
Record at GW: 133-100 (.571) 9th season
Atlantic 10 Record: 68-60 (.531) 9th season
Career Record: 133-100 (.571) 9th season
Hobbs' Record vs. UNC Wilmington: 1-0
UNCW COACH: Benny Moss (Charlotte `92)
Record at UNCW: 34-61 (.358) 4th season
Career Record: 34-61 (.358) 4th season
Moss's Record vs. GW: 0-0
Sunday's Game: GW (0-0) faces UNC Wilmington (0-1) in the season opener for GW but the second game of the season for UNCW. The Seahawks are coming off a 79-68 loss to Appalachian State Friday at Boone, NC. UNCW's John Fields led all players with 21 points.
• Today's game marks a rematch of the thrilling 2006 NCAA Tournament first-rd. game when the Colonials defeated the Seahawks, 88-85 in overtime, at Greensboro Coliseum.
• GW is 6-2 in season openers under Karl Hobbs and 4-2 when opening on the road or at a neutral site.
• GW has won its last four season openers. The last time GW lost an opener was on Nov. 17, 2004 at No. 2-ranked Wake Forest, coached by the late Skip Prosser, in the Preseason NIT at Winston-Salem, NC.
• GW is picked to finish 13th in the 14-team Atlantic 10 Conference in the league's Preseason Coaches' and Media Poll announced Oct. 22.
• UNC Wilmington posted a 7-25 overall record, 3-16 in the CAA, last year and are picked to finish 12th in the 12-team CAA preseason poll.
• Like GW, the Seahawks have overhauled their roster by adding several new players. Seven newcomers dot the Seahawk roster, while GW has added six freshmen.
A Closer Look at UNC Wilmington: The Seahawks, under fourth-year coach Benny Moss, return three Seahawks who averaged double figure points last season led by Chad Tomko's 15.6 ppg. Tomko recently suffered a stress fracture that may keep him sidelined for Sunday's game. Stepping in for Tomko will be Xavier transfer Johnny Wolf who averaged 13.9 points with 64 threes for the Seahawks last season. Six-foot-7 junior Dominique Lacy led the Seahawks in rebounding with 5.9 rpg and averaged 10.4 ppg. UNC Wilmington is coming off a 7-25 overall record, 3-16 in the CAA, last year and are picked to finish 12th in the 12-team CAA preseason poll. UNCW has seven new players on its roster. In its season-opener Friday at Appalachian St., UNCW shot 39.7 percent from the field, including 3-16 (18.8%) from three-point range, in a 79-68 loss. the Seahawks were outrebounded, 32-24, by ASU and committed 15 turnovers in the contest.
Next Game: GW travels from Wilmington straight to Boston to face Boston University on Tuesday in a 7 p.m. contest at BU's Agganis Arena. The game will be telecast live on RCN TV and NESN TV and will be broadcast live on 1050 AM and via the Internet: FederalNewsRadio.com and GWsports.com.
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