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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – On Wednesday, the 25th-ranked Queens University of Charlotte men's basketball team (20-6, 15-5 SAC) hosts Wingate University (12-14, 8-12 SAC) on Student Appreciation Night at the Levine Center. Opening tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

General admission is $6 for adults, $4 for children ages 13-17, and free for seniors (60 and older) and children 12 and under. Queens students, faculty, and staff will also receive free admission with the presentation of their Queens ID card.

The Royals and Bulldogs will meet for the 39th time. Queens leads the all-time series, 24-14, and has won each of the last seven meetings, including 77-59 win in the season's first encounter on Jan. 22. Wingate's last win over Queens came on Feb. 8, 2017, when the Bulldogs knocked off the then-second-ranked Royals, 86-79, at home.
 
Quick Facts
Queens Royals (20-6, 15-5 SAC)
(Game Notes)

-Last time out, Van Turner Jr. scored 22 points on six of 12 3-point shooting as Queens earned its sixth consecutive win with an 83-71 decision over Carson-Newman University on Saturday at the Levine Center. Jamari Smith added 16 points and eight rebounds, Jachai Taylor scored 10 points, Gavin Rains scored eight with 10 rebounds, and Daniel Carr scored eight with five rebounds and five assists, as the Royals earned their 20th win of the season.

-A win on Saturday versus Carson-Newman gave the Royals their fifth-straight 20-win season. Queens has won 20 games or more 14 times in program history. This season is also the ninth 20-win season in Bart Lundy's 18 years as a collegiate head coach.

-On Tuesday, Feb. 25, Queens returned to the national rankings after a brief hiatus. The Royals are currently ranked No. 25 nationally in the D2SIDA Media Poll and are receiving votes in the NABC Coaches' Poll. Previously, the Royals spent more than four full seasons ranked in both major national polls, which included a streak of 65 consecutive weeks in the national coaches' poll. The streak, which began on Nov. 24, 2015, the first poll of the 2015-2016 season, lasted 1,498 days (4 years, 1 month and 7 days), before Queens dropped out of the poll earlier this season, on Dec. 31, 2019.

-Queens holds sole possession of second place in the SAC standings and a two-game lead over Catawba College and Tusculum University (13-7) who are tied for third. The Royals will secure the No. 2 seed in the SAC Tournament with a win in either of their final two games.

-In the first official NCAA rankings of the season, released by the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Committee on Wed. Feb. 19, Queens was ranked No. 3 in the Southeast Region. The two-time reigning regional champions were slotted behind only conference rival Lincoln Memorial University and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

-So far this season, Queens has collected notable wins over UNC-Pembroke (No. 2), Catawba (No. 4) twice, and Tusculum (No. 10), all regionally-ranked teams.

-With a 23-point performance on Wednesday, Jan. 19, at Catawba, Daniel Carr moved into sixth-place all-time on the Queens career scoring list, passing former National Player of the Year Spencer Ross who scored 1,400 points in 62 games from 2002-2004. Currently, Carr has scored 1,424 career points (130 games) and is 38 points shy of tying Queens Hall of Famer and former All-American Chuck Wittman for fifth place (1,462 points).

-Over the previous three seasons, the Royals have won 93 games, the fourth most of any program at all NCAA levels during that span (Gonzaga 103, Northwest Missouri State 100, Villanova 94).

-The Royals have won 30 games or more in each of the last three seasons and are one of just two programs in all levels of NCAA basketball who have accomplished the feat (Gonzaga).

 
Wingate Bulldogs (12-14, 8-12 SAC)

-The Bulldogs have won their last two games, including an 83-73 win over the University of Virginia College at Wise on Saturday.

-Wingate currently holds ninth place in the conference standings, one-game back of Lenoir-Rhyne University and Newberry College (9-11) who are tied for seventh place. The top eight teams in the League standings at the conclusion of the regular season will qualify for the conference's postseason tournament.

-The Bulldogs will be mathematically eliminated from postseason contention with a loss on Wednesday and a win by either Lenoir-Rhyne or Newberry.

-The Bulldogs are led by Jarren Cottingham, who leads the team in scoring, averaging 18.7 points per game (No. 7 SAC). This season, Cottingham has twice been named SAC Player of the Week.

-Head Coach Brian Good is in his 25th season overall and his 12th at Wingate. Good, the former head coach at Queens from 2004-2008, holds an overall record of 327-375 (.466 win pct.) and a record at Wingate of 204-151 (.575 win pct.). Good began his head coaching career with a nine-year stint at Milwaukee School of Engineering (NCAA Division III) from 1995-2004.