Coastal Carolina will face Western Carolina on Saturday, February 23rd in Cullowhee, North Carolina as part of ESPN's BracketBusters. Tip off is set for 2pm. The Catamounts are currently 8-14, 5-5 in Southern Conference play. The Chanticleers hosted Tennessee Tech last year in ESPN BracketBusters, losing 77-71 at home and then earlier this year on the road 71-69.
Western Carolina will play at Coastal during the 2013-14 season as part of the two year arrangement. This is the final year of ESPN's BracketBusters. The event was designed to give mid-major schools a chance to boost their RPI and possible NCAA Tournament resumes.
From ESPN's BracketBusters website:
BracketBusters, named because of the success of the teams in NCAA Championship play, will provide the 26 televised teams an opportunity to play other top non-conference opponents three weeks before Selection Sunday. The 96 teams not selected for BracketBusters will compete against each other through the same three days.
The 122-team field will feature teams from 13 conferences: 12 each from Big South, Mid-American Conference and Ohio Valley Conference; 11 from the Big Sky; 10 each from Big West, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Missouri Valley and Southland Conference; nine each from Horizon and Summit Leagues; six from the Western Athletic Association; four from the Southern Conference; three from the MEAC; and two each from the America East and West Coast Conferences.
Big South BracketBusters matchups
Gardner-Webb at College of Charleston
Charleston Southern at Rider
Coastal Carolina at Western Carolina
Radford at Siena
Longwood at Tennessee Martin
The Citadel at Presbyterian
Ohio Valley at Liberty
SE Louisiana at Winthrop
Savannah State at Campbell
Jacksonville State at UNC-Asheville
