2023–24 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

2023–24 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record19–12 (13–5 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDale F. Halton Arena
Seasons
2023–24 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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 represented 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, played 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

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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

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
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

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
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

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
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
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2023–24 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Rich Rolf 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Centerville High School Centerville, OH
C 1 Dishon Jackson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS So Washington State Oakland, CA
F 2 Andrew Bailey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr SV Böblingen Panthers Ramstein, Germany
G 3 Sterling Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Pratt Community College Queens, NY
G 5 Isaiah Folkes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Middleburg Academy Gainesville, VA
G 10 Nik Graves 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Greensboro Day School Durham, NC
G 11 Daylen Berry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Panther Creek High School Cary, NC
G 12 Jackson Threadgill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Davidson Day School Concord, NC
F 20 Robert Braswell IV 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Syracuse Jacksonville, FL
F 21 Dean Reiber 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Rutgers Greensboro, NC
F 24 Igor Milicic Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Virginia Rovinj, Croatia
G 25 Lu'Cye Patterson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Missouri State Minneapolis, MN
G 30 Tyler Fearne (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Concord Academy Cairns, Australia
C 31 Nick Richart 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Zionsville High School Zionsville, IN
F 99 Iaroslav Niagu 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So USC Krasnodar, Russia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 10, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[11]


Rankings

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See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APNot released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "CLT Falls to Middle Tennessee, 66-65, in C-USA Quarters". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "Second half comeback propels Charlotte men's basketball over Western Carolina and to CBI quarters". Niner Times. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "Milwaukee falls to Charlotte in CBI 76-65". FOX6 News Milwaukee. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "Charlotte earns 63-56 victory against Radford in CBI". Fox Sports. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  6. ^ "Charlotte wins CBI title, holds off Eastern Kentucky 71-68". AP News. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "Charlotte 49ers to join AAC beginning in 2023-24 season". WCNC. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  8. ^ "Ron Sanchez Returns to Virginia Coaching Staff as Associate Head Coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  9. ^ "Fearne Named Charlotte's Interim Men's Basketball Coach". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  10. ^ "Charlotte names Aaron Fearne as interim head coach for 2023-24 season". North State Journal. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  11. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
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