| Curtis Withers |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Charlotte, N.C.
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| High School:
West Charlotte
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| Height / Weight:
6-8 / 246
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| Position:
Forward
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| Birthdate:
08/02/1984
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At Charlotte:
A powerful forward with impressive offensive skills and ferocious rebounding energy ... plays strong and hard ... relentless around the basket and can hit the mid-range jumper ... a two-time first-team all-C-USA star, he can become just the third player in 49er history to earn three first-team all-league honors (joining Chad Kinch, 1978-80 and Henry Williams, 1990-92) ... ranks 15th all-time in points (1234) ... could become just the 4th player to complete career with over 1500 points and 750 rebounds (joining all-time greats Cedric Maxwell, Jarvis Lang and DeMarco Johnson) ... he is fourth all-time with 28 career double-doubles ... has started the last two summers on U.S. Junior National Team: 2005, U-21 World Championships; 2004, U-20 World Championships Qualifying ... is among preseason candidates for National Player of the Year ... Over last two years (56 games) has been in double-figures all but 4 times and pulled at least seven rebounds in all but 11 games ... has front squatted 380 pounds ... one of five 49ers that have a 300 lb. front squat and 300 lb. bench.
Summer of 2005:
Named to the Preseason Wooden Award Top 50 List as a candidate for that National Player of the Year Award ... named preseason third team all-America on Dick Vitale's all-Solid Gold Team ... started for USA Basketball's U-21 World Championship Team (7-1), averaging 10.3 points and 6.3 rebounds ... named all-tournament at the 2005 Global Games, averaging 13.0 points and 4.0 rebounds to lead USA to Gold Medal.
2004-05:
First-team all-Conference USA for the second straight season (joining DeMarco Johnson as the only 49ers to be first-team all-C-USA, twice) ... honorable mention all-America by Sports Illustrated ... team co-MVP for second straight season ... Named C-USA Player of the Year by College Insider.com ... Led 49ers with 18.0 points per game (5th in C-USA), including a league-best 19.1 scoring average in C-USA games only ... added 8.1 rebounds (6th in C-USA) and shot .468 from the field ... scored 20 or more points 10 times, including career-best 39-point effort at Saint Louis (13-25 FG; 11-13 FT) ... double-figures in 26 of 28 games played ... had nine double-doubles ... scored 20 or more points in 8 of the final 12 games and at least 15 points in each of the last 14 games ... averaged 7.1 FTA/game .. ranks 8th all-time with 330 career FTM ... was named ESPN.com National Player of the Week, Feb. 14 after averaging 30.0 points and 9.0 rebounds in a pair of C-USA wins (including the 39-point effort at Saint Louis) ... his 39 points at Saint Louis are the fifth-most scored by a 49er in school history and the fourth-most scored by any player in C-USA history .... they are the most by a 49er in 23 years (Bobby Potts, 40 vs. Jacksonville, 1982) ... also earned C-USA Player of the Week Award, that week ... also scored 32 points in C-USA Tournament game vs. Memphis (3rd most points scored in a C-USA Tourney game) ... became the 19th player in school history to surpass 1000 career points (1234; 15th all-time) and just the 14th to do it in three seasons ... was a preseason candidate for three National Player of the Year Awards (Wooden Award; Naismith Trophy; Rupp Award) ... had 15 points; 7 rebounds and hit 8-8 FT (including 2-2 game-winners) vs. #18/#17 Cincinnati.
Summer of 2004:
Named to the Preseason Wooden Award Top 50 List ... started for USA Basketball's Gold Medal team (5-0) at the World Championships for Young Men Qualifier in Canada ... averaged 9.3 pts; 6.3 rebounds while shooting a team-best .636 (14-of-22) ... scored 17 points in the Gold Medal victory vs. Puerto Rico ... preseason honorable mention all-America by Athlon's College Basketball Preview.
2003-04:
3rd team all-America (Basketball Times) ... 1st-team all-C-USA ... Two-time C-USA Player of the Week ... Led C-USA; 4th in NCAA with 16 double-doubles, including eight in C-USA; 1 C-USA Tournament ... 20 or more points nine times; 7 vs. C-USA ... 17.1 ppg (3rd); 9.1 rpg (2nd) in C-USA play ... 16 dbl-dbls are 3rd-best in 49ers history ... 19 career double-doubles T6th all-time ... C-USA ranks: 6th in scoring: 16.3 ppg; 2nd in rebounding: 9.5 rpg; 13th in FG%: .483; 1st in offensive rebounds: 3.61/gm; 3rd in FG% among those w/10 FGA/gm ... Double figure points in all but two games .... 7 or more rebounds in all but two games ... 17 pts (8-8 ft), 9 rbs. v. Texas Tech (NCAA) ... Last 6 games: 16.5 ppg; 9.5 rpg; 17 pts; 9 rebs vs. Texas Tech (NCAA); 15 pts; 7 rebs vs. UAB (C-USA); 10 pts; 12 rebs. vs. Tulane (C-USA); 20 pts; 10 rebs. vs. Tulane; 16 pts; 12 rebs vs. #12/#15 Cincinnati; 21 pts.; 7 rebs @ TCU ... Double figures in last 7 games with three double-doubles ... C-USA Player of the Week, Feb. 2 (Averaged double-double in C-USA wins): 14 pts; car-high 14 rebs vs. SLU 15 pts; 8 rebs. in 23 mins at #8/#7 Cincy; Shot 53% from the floor .... C-USA Player of the Week, Jan. 5: Career-high 25 pts; 10 rebs v. Dela. State ... Game-high 16 pts; 11 rebs. at SIU ... .652 FG% in two victories.
2002-03:
Conference USA all-Freshman selection, joining Rodney White (2001 Freshman of the Year) as only 49ers all-freshman team choices since joining C-USA ... Conference USA's leading freshman rebounder (6.4/gm) ... was second on the 49ers in rebounding and scoring (9.4) ... improved those numbers to 10.1 ppg and 7.1 rpg (12th in C-USA) in league play ... ranked 14th in C-USA in offensive boards (2.52), 12th in offensive boards in league games (2.56) and 14th in defensive boards in league games (4.50) ... scored in double figures in 10 of 16 C-USA games ... shot .432 from inside the arc ... his 187 rebounds rank 3rd all-time among 49er freshmen ... 15 games in double figures scoring with career-high 18 pts (9-of-16 FG) @ DePaul ... had three double-doubles: vs. Houston (13p; 13r); vs. #19/#25 Louisville (15p; 10r); vs. Temple (17p; 12r) ... 17 point; 12 rebound double-double in 1st career start (vs. Temple) ... College debut: 14 pts (2-3 3FG); 7 rebs; 2 steals; 2 asts; 1 block vs. Long Beach ...3rd on team with 34 steals ... a key to the 49ers Top 20 recruiting class (#19 - Athlon) ... A top 100 recruit who was ranked #48 by Athlon, #55 by ESPN.com; #79 by Prep Stars and #86 by Insiders' Hoops ... was named MVP of the championship game in the summer 2002 Charlotte Pro-Am, teaming for the title with former 49ers Galen Young and DeMarco Johnson.
At West Charlotte:
2001 Charlotte Observer Player of the Year after leading Gosnell White-coached Lions to Southwestern 4A League and Tournament championships ... averaged 19.4 points and 11.0 rebounds as a junior, shooting .512 (185-361) from the floor and .657 (138-210) from the line ... Lions leading scorer and rebounder ... named Southwestern 4A Conference Player of the Year and team MVP ... MVP of the 2002 N.C. East-West All-Star Game, joining Bobby Jones (1970) as one of only four Mecklenburg County players to win the award.
Personal:
Born August 2, 1984 ... mother is Elizabeth Withers ... his son, Jae'lyn will turn 5 on December 20 ... a Criminal Justice major with a double minor in Sociology and American Studies ... Withers is on pace to complete his degree in the spring semester.
