Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell's Charles Lee to Participate in ESPN.com Chat Session Thursday
2/15/2006 7:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 15, 2006
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell senior Charles Lee will participate in an ESPN.com chat session Thursday afternoon as part of the network's involvement with this weekend's ebay BracketBusters event.
Lee's session will begin at noon Eastern and he will be the first of 10 student-athletes and coaches that will be featured during the session. Fans can submit questions any time by clicking here.
The Patriot League Player of the Week, Lee is second on the team in scoring at 12.2 points per game. The Gaithersburg, Md., native became the 32nd Bison to surpass 1,000 career points during Saturday's comeback win at Holy Cross. He is also just the 15th player in school history to amass 1,000 points and 500 rebounds. Among the Patriot League leaders, Lee ranks eighth in scoring, second in rebounding (5.8 rpg), third in steals (2.22 spg), eighth in assists (3.04 apg) and 10th in field-goal percentage (.439).
No. 24 Bucknell, which earned its first-ever national ranking earlier this week, plays at Northern Iowa Saturday as part of the BracketBusters event. The contest will be televised at noon Eastern on ESPN2. The Bison are at Patriot League foe Lafayette Wednesday night. That game tips off at 6 p.m. and will be televised live on CSTV.
Below is a list of Thursday's guests (all times Eastern):
ESPN.com Chat
Noon -- Charles Lee (Bucknell)
Leads Bison in rebounding (5.8) and steals (51); 2nd in scoring (12.2)
12:30 -- Lamar Butler (George Mason)
Leads Patriots in 3-pointers (47); 3rd in scoring (11.7)
1:00 -- Paul Miller (Wichita State)
Leads Shockers in scoring (13.0), rebounding (6.6) and FG% (51.9)
1:30 -- Joah Tucker (UW-Milwaukee)
Leads Panthers in scoring (16.1); 2nd in rebounding (5.9)
2:00 -- Randal Falker (Southern Illinois)
Leads Salukis in rebounding (7.5), FG% (54.0) and blocks (39)
2:30 -- Ben Jacobson (Northern Iowa)
Leads Panthers in scoring (14.2), assists (3.5), 3-pointers (49) and steals (45)
3:00 -- Head coach Mike McConathy (Northwestern State)
Led Demons to only NCAA Tournament berth in 2001; 17-6 this season (10-1 in Southland)
3:30 -- Anthony Winchester (Western Kentucky)
Leads Hilltoppers in scoring (18.5) and 3-pointers (63); 2nd in rebounding (5.7)
4:00 -- Romeo Travis (Akron)
Leads Zips in scoring (13.8), rebounding (6.4) and FG% (51.2)
4:30 -- J. Robert Merritt (Samford)
Leads Bulldogs in scoring (17.5), rebounding (4.7) and 3-pointers (90)
