Chattanooga head coach John Shulman tries to motivate his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. Kentucky won 87-62.It’s the Basketball Basement Bowl.
Western Carolina and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga shared the Southern Conference North Division championship last year.
Today, both teams are in the basement of the division.
They’ll duel tonight at 7 in the Ramsey Activity Center for the right to move up to fifth place — a far cry from the first place they shared at the end of last season.
“We’re under-manned, but I know no one cares,” Shulman said. “In reality, that’s what it is. We’re playing good. We’re not playing bad.