Greensboro Groove
Coverage (4 articles)
Charlotte Crown One Game From First UPSHOT League Title
The Charlotte Crown play the Jacksonville Waves Saturday at 7 p.m. for the first championship in UPSHOT League history. Three August meetings produced a 32-point Charlotte blowout, a two-point Jacksonville win, and a Charlotte overtime thriller. The club hosts a free watch party at the Bojangles Entertainment Complex, doors at 6:30.
Charlotte Crown Clinch Spot in UpShot League's Title Game
There is a championship game on August 29, and Charlotte has a team in it. The Crown beat Savannah on Wednesday to clinch a spot in the first title game the UpShot League has ever held, capping a month in which they went 10-1. Two Crown players lead the league in four statistical categories between them.
The Crown Hang 105 on First Place for a Seventh Straight Win
The Charlotte Crown beat first-place Jacksonville 105-73 on Sunday at Bojangles Coliseum, their seventh straight win, the longest streak in the UpShot League's first season, with a regulation scoring record and six players in double figures. The argument phase is over.
Meet the Charlotte Crown, a Winning Pro Basketball Team
There is a professional basketball team winning in Charlotte right now, and almost nobody is talking about it. The Charlotte Crown swept a weekend in Greensboro for their third straight win, and the inaugural UpShot League franchise sits second in the league and over .500. John Speedway on the city's best-kept sports secret.