Niners Run Past Golden Bulls (Rivals.com)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:21:00 PST

Junior Shamari Spears was on a mission for the Charlotte 49ers during their exhibition against Johnson C.

Niners Picked Seventh in A10 Preseason Poll (Rivals.com)

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:25:00 PDT

The Charlotte 49ers are picked to finish seventh in the Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll which was released this...

Charlotte Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:05:58 PDT

If you can't shoot, you can't score. Both categories were sizable problems last season.

The Charlotte 49ers shot just 41 percent from the field and 30.6 percent from the 3-point arc, ranking 267th in the NCAA.

"Injuries played a huge part of our offensive struggles," Charlotte coach Bobby Lutz said. "We lost our best penetrating point guard and our wing athletes for much of the season. Teams were able to stay on our shooters. We have much better offensive talent at all positions this upcoming season, including low-post players who can score.

"That will force help or double-teams which will open up shooters. The zone bothered us as well last season, but I feel our personnel now will help solve that as well."

Lutz believes his team is far superior to last...