2023–24 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team
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Conference | American Athletic Conference |
Record | 19–12 (13–5 AAC) |
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Home arena | Dale F. Halton Arena |
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 16 | – | 20 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 19 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 AAC tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by first-year head coach Aaron Fearne, play their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, in their first season as members in the American Athletic Conference.
Previous season
The 49ers finished the 2022–23 season with a record of 22–14, 9–11 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place.[1] As the #5 seed in the C-USA Tournament, they would be defeated by #4 seed Middle Tennessee in the quarterfinals.[2] They were invited to play in the CBI, where they defeated Western Carolina in the first round,[3] Milwaukee in the quarterfinals,[4] Radford in the semifinals,[5] and 8th seed Eastern Kentucky to win their first-ever postseason tournament championship.[6] This season marked the team's last season as members of Conference USA, before joining the American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2023.[7]
On June 6, 2023, head coach Ron Sanchez announced that he would be returning to Virginia as the associate head coach, the role he held prior to his hiring at Charlotte, ending his five year tenure.[8] The following day, associate head coach Aaron Fearne was named interim head coach,[9] with his appointment for the entire 2023–24 season becoming official a week later.[10]
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Montre Gipson | 1 | G | 5'11" | 200 | GS Senior | DeSoto, TX | Graduated |
Brice Williams | 3 | G | 6'7" | 215 | RS Junior | Huntersville, NC | Transferred to Nebraska |
Regin Larson | 14 | G | 6'6" | 185 | Senior | Charlotte, NC | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
Aly Khalifa | 15 | F/C | 6'11" | 230 | RS Sophomore | Alexandria, Egypt | Transferred to BYU |
Musa Jallow | 21 | G | 6'5" | 210 | GS Senior | Bloomington, IN | Graduated |
Josh Aldrich | 22 | G/F | 6'8" | 224 | Senior | Wilmington, NC | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Dishon Jackson | 1 | C | 6'10" | 250 | RS Sophomore | Oakland, CA | Washington State |
Dean Reiber | 21 | F | 6'10" | 225 | RS Junior | Greensboro, NC | Rutgers |
Iaroslav Niagu | 99 | F | 7'0" | 215 | Sophomore | Krasnodar, Russia | USC |
2023 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Nick Richart C | Zionsville, IN | Zionsville High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Dec 4, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Maine | W 69–52 | 1–0 | 15 – Graves | 8 – Milicic Jr. | 4 – Tied | Dale F. Halton Arena (3,510) Charlotte, NC | ||||
November 10, 2023* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | vs. Liberty He Gets Us Hall of Fame Series | L 59–71 | 1–1 | 13 – Milicic Jr. | 10 – Milicic Jr. | 2 – Tied | Spectrum Center (6,783) Charlotte, NC | ||||
November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Utah Valley Jacksonville Classic campus game | W 62–45 | 2–1 | 16 – Jackson | 12 – Milicic Jr. | 5 – Graves | Dale F. Halton Arena (2,784) Charlotte, NC | ||||
November 19, 2023* 5:30 p.m. | vs. George Mason Jacksonville Classic Coast semifinals | W 54–49 | 3–1 | 18 – Patterson | 13 – Milicic Jr. | 3 – Graves | Flagler Gymnasium (351) St. Augustine, FL | ||||
November 20, 2023* 8:30 p.m. | vs. UCF Jacksonville Classic Coast championship | L 71–74 OT | 3–2 | 21 – Patterson | 10 – Milicic Jr. | 4 – Patterson | Flagler Gymnasium (329) St. Augustine, FL | ||||
November 25, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Georgia State | W 65–57 | 4–2 | 23 – Patterson | 9 – Jackson | 4 – Milicic Jr. | Dale F. Halton Arena (2,218) Charlotte, NC | ||||
November 29, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Davidson | L 81–85 | 4–3 | 19 – Milicic Jr. | 8 – Milicic Jr. | 6 – Graves | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,030) Charlotte, NC | ||||
December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Stetson | W 85–62 | 5–3 | 19 – Jackson | 9 – Milicic Jr. | 8 – Patterson | Dale F. Halton Arena (2,708) Charlotte, NC | ||||
December 9, 2023* 2:15 p.m., The CW | at No. 22 Duke | L 56–80 | 5–4 | 14 – Patterson | 6 – Milicic Jr. | 4 – Patterson | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | ||||
December 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Richmond | L 56–64 | 5–5 | 13 – Graves | 7 – Patterson | 3 – Tied | Robins Center (5,222) Richmond, VA | ||||
December 22, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Greensboro | W 91–44 | 6–5 | 21 – Braswell IV | 9 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Dale F. Halton Arena (2,186) Charlotte, NC | ||||
December 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Stetson | L 75–79 | 6–6 | 22 – Milicic Jr. | 9 – Milicic Jr. | 4 – Patterson | Edmunds Center (457) DeLand, FL | ||||
AAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 2, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | at SMU | L 54–66 | 6–7 (0–1) | 19 – Patterson | 13 – Milicic Jr. | 5 – Graves | Moody Coliseum (4,513) Dallas, TX | ||||
January 6, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 17 Florida Atlantic | W 70–68 | 7–7 (1–1) | 16 – Patterson | 9 – Jackson | 5 – Patterson | Dale F. Halton Arena (3,785) Charlotte, NC | ||||
January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Tulsa | W 84–76 | 8–7 (2–1) | 20 – Graves | 10 – Milicic Jr. | 3 – Tied | Dale F. Halton Arena (3,066) Charlotte, NC | ||||
January 13, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | at UTSA | W 66–58 | 9–7 (3–1) | 19 – Milicic Jr. | 5 – Tied | 6 – Folkes | Convocation Center (1,202) San Antonio, TX | ||||
January 16, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Rice | W 81–79 OT | 10–7 (4–1) | 22 – Patterson | 8 – Milicic Jr. | 5 – Graves | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,699) Houston, TX | ||||
January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | North Texas | W 56–44 | 11–7 (5–1) | 20 – Patterson | 9 – Tied | 3 – Folkes | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,514) Charlotte, NC | ||||
January 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UAB | W 76–70 | 12–7 (6–1) | 23 – Patterson | 4 – Tied | 5 – Patterson | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,155) Charlotte, NC | ||||
January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Tulane | W 75–71 | 13–7 (7–1) | 22 – Milicic Jr. | 13 – Milicic Jr. | 3 – Milicic Jr. | Devlin Fieldhouse (2,074) New Orleans, LA | ||||
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPNU | East Carolina | W 67–52 | 14–7 (8–1) | 16 – Patterson | 10 – Milicic Jr. | 7 – Graves | Dale F. Halton Arena (8,201) Charlotte, NC | ||||
February 6, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | at South Florida | L 69–72 | 14–8 (8–2) | 16 – Jackson | 9 – Milicic | 5 – Milicic | Yuengling Center (6,156) Tampa, FL | ||||
February 11, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Temple | W 73–70 | 15–8 (9–2) | 22 – Patterson | 11 – Tied | 4 – Folkes | Liacouras Center (2,602) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UTSA | W 79–70 | 16–8 (10–2) | 19 – Jackson | 7 – Milicic Jr. | 5 – Folkes | Dale F. Halton Arena (3,706) Charlotte, NC | ||||
February 18, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | Wichita State | W 72–61 | 17–8 (11–2) | 19 – Patterson | 14 – Milicic Jr. | 3 – Graves | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,215) Charlotte, NC | ||||
February 21, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Memphis | L 52–76 | 17–9 (11–3) | 16 – Milicic Jr. | 9 – Jackson | 4 – Graves | FedExForum (10,709) Memphis, TN | ||||
February 24, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Tulsa | L 67–69 | 17–10 (11–4) | 20 – Patterson | 12 – Jackson | 5 – Patterson | Reynolds Center (3,341) Tulsa, OK | ||||
March 2, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 25 South Florida | L 61–76 | 17–11 (11–5) | 17 – Patterson | 5 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Dale F. Halton Arena (7,024) Charlotte, NC | ||||
March 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Rice | W 69–64 | 18–11 (12–5) | 26 – Milicic Jr. | 10 – Milicic Jr. | 3 – Tied | Dale F. Halton Arena (3,027) Charlotte, NC | ||||
March 9, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at East Carolina | W 82–72 | 19–11 (13–5) | 27 – Patterson | 10 – Jackson | 7 – Jackson | Williams Arena (4,548) Greenville, NC | ||||
AAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 15, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | (3) | vs. (11) Temple Quarterfinals | L 54–58 | 19–12 | 17 – Patterson | 16 – Milicic Jr. | 3 – Jackson | Dickies Arena (5,471) Fort Worth, TX | |||
Source[11]
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
AP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||||
Coaches |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
See also
References
- ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ "CLT Falls to Middle Tennessee, 66-65, in C-USA Quarters". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ "Second half comeback propels Charlotte men's basketball over Western Carolina and to CBI quarters". Niner Times. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ "Milwaukee falls to Charlotte in CBI 76-65". FOX6 News Milwaukee. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ "Charlotte earns 63-56 victory against Radford in CBI". Fox Sports. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ "Charlotte wins CBI title, holds off Eastern Kentucky 71-68". AP News. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ "Charlotte 49ers to join AAC beginning in 2023-24 season". WCNC. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ "Ron Sanchez Returns to Virginia Coaching Staff as Associate Head Coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ "Fearne Named Charlotte's Interim Men's Basketball Coach". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ "Charlotte names Aaron Fearne as interim head coach for 2023-24 season". North State Journal. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved September 23, 2023.