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Post by The Cats on Dec 1, 2022 17:38:32 GMT -5
Who: USC Upstate When: Saturday, December 3, 2022 Time: 5:30 pm Where: Ramsey Center, Cullowhee, NC Radio: Catamount Sports NetworkTV/video: ESPN+Live Stats: WCU Live Stats Head Coach: Dave Dickerson enters his fifth season as the head men’s basketball coach at USC Upstate - Record at Upstate: 44-89 - Career Record: 112-173 - Dickerson's record vs. WCU: 0-1 - Gray's Record vs. UNCA: 1-0 Nickname: Spartans Colors: Green, White and Black Students: 5,996 Location: Spartanburg, SC Conference: Big South Conference -Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 -Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/3 Upstate's Current Record: 3-4 overall, 3-0 home, 0-4 away, 0-0 neutral The Series: The Cats and Spartans have met twice on the basketball floor, and are tied up at 1-1. Western beat Upstate last season in Spartanburg by a final score of 78 - 73. The only other meeting was played at a neutral site, and will be their first time playing in Cullowhee. This game is part of a doubleheader scheduled for Saturday. Upstate's three wins are against Brevard (Div III), Coastal Carolina, & Columbia International (NAIA). Dickerson has some decent players, starting with last year’s Big South Freshman of the Year Justin Bailey. He shot a very impressive 49.3 percent from three point range last year. He’s a solid player. Jordan Gainey, a 6-foot-4 sophomore guard from Arizona, is a player to watch. He was second on the team in scoring last season as a freshman. He shot 49% on 141 3-point attempts last season.
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Post by The Cats on Dec 3, 2022 10:23:43 GMT -5
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Post by The Cats on Dec 3, 2022 18:43:49 GMT -5
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Post by WesternFan on Dec 3, 2022 19:05:15 GMT -5
We've played three straight Big South teams, and it looks like it will be 3 straight losses.
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Post by wcu72 on Dec 3, 2022 19:08:41 GMT -5
My recommendation would be to drop both the men's & women's basketball programs. Both stink to high heaven.
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Post by tripleoption on Dec 3, 2022 19:21:44 GMT -5
Western is an average AAU Showcase Team with an AAU Coach.
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Post by wcu72 on Dec 3, 2022 19:31:47 GMT -5
My recommendation would be to drop both the men's & women's basketball programs. Both stink to high heaven. I'm sure all the other big south teams are lining up to play Western Carolina next year for that guaranteed win.
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Post by tripleoption on Dec 3, 2022 20:20:47 GMT -5
A good player doesn’t = a good coach
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Post by upstatecat88 on Dec 3, 2022 20:32:37 GMT -5
A good player doesn’t = a good coach Right, that’s a given. And your point? It seems like you’re piling on for the sake of piling on. Are you even a fan of Western?
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Post by tripleoption on Dec 3, 2022 20:42:01 GMT -5
A good player doesn’t = a good coach Right, that’s a given. And your point? It seems like you’re piling on for the sake of piling on. Are you even a fan of Western? Point = he’s a horrible coach Western Alum prior to Wokeness His coaching resume (3rd assistant down from HC at Winthrop) doesn’t qualify for an interview much less HC. And his SALARY as a 1st year coach is NUTS. A guy at the Flea Market could’ve worked a better deal but that guy probably wouldn’t have interviewed him!
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