— Chris Lang

Sitting courtside at a somewhat packed Vines Center, at least on the student side. Strangely enough, there were more people here Monday for the Coastal Carolina game than for tonight’s matchup with the Panthers. Perhaps it was the allure of the Beat Coastal t-shirts that reappeared on campus, a fresh supply from what I can surmise.

(Oddly enough, Coastal hasn’t been tremendously relevant in basketball for the better part of two decades, save for the one year it nearly beat Winthrop in the Big South title game. But I digress.)

This is a big matchup for both teams, especially because it looks like UNC Asheville (4-0) and Winthrop (3-1) are both going to pick up victories tonight. The winner keeps pace. The loser sinks into the lower half of the league race.

Liberty is back to its white unis tonight, but I really can’t keep track. I hear the winner of the Project Runway competition will design a new set for next Saturday’s game at Radford.

I keed.