UNC Asheville Men's Basketball 2018 NIT Tournament Capsule

UNC Asheville Bulldogs

Big South (21-12, 13-5)

 
Big Wins: 11/26 Wofford (85-65), 12/19 at UNC Greensboro (67-60), 2/10 Radford (66-64)
Bad Losses: 12/17 Western Carolina (72-76), 1/3 at High Point (74-84), 3/2 vs Liberty (64-69)
Coach: Nick McDevitt
 
Probable Starters:
Ahmad Thomas, Senior, Guard, 16.6 ppg, 2.8 apg, 5.7 rpg
MaCio Teague, Sophomore, Guard, 16.5 ppg, 2.5 apg, 4.4 rpg
Raekwon Miller, Senior, Guard, 10.9 ppg, 3.2 apg, 4.6 rpg
Kevin Vannatta, Senior, Guard, 9.7 ppg, 3.1 apg, 5.3 rpg
Jonathan Baehre, Sophomore, Forward, 6.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Jalen Seegars, Freshman, Guard, 2.5 ppg
Drew Rackley, Sophomore, Guard, 4.6 ppg
Donovan Gilmore, Junior, Forward, 3.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg
Alec Wnuk, Senior, Forward, 5.3 ppg, 2.6 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.5 (161st in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 72.6 (183, 9)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.5 (46, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.8 (226, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.0 (140, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 39.1 (27, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.0 (74, 3)
Rebound Margin: 1.2 (156, 6)
Assists Per Game: 15.2 (76, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.7 (256, 8)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2017    CIT      First Round loss to UT-Martin
2012    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Syracuse
2011    NCAA Opening Round win over AR-Little Rock
2011    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Pittsburgh
2008    NIT     First Round loss to Ohio State
2003    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Texas   
 
*all team stats through 3/4