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2022–23 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

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2022–23 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record22–14 (9–11 CUSA)
Head coach
Associate head coachAaron Fearne
Assistant coaches
  • Vic Sfera
  • Kevin Smith
Home arenaDale F. Halton Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Florida Atlantic 18 2   .900 35 4   .897
North Texas 16 4   .800 31 7   .816
UAB 14 6   .700 29 10   .744
Middle Tennessee 11 9   .550 19 14   .576
Charlotte 9 11   .450 22 14   .611
Rice 8 12   .400 19 16   .543
FIU 8 12   .400 14 18   .438
Western Kentucky 8 12   .400 17 16   .515
UTEP 7 13   .350 14 18   .438
Louisiana Tech 7 13   .350 15 18   .455
UTSA 4 16   .200 10 22   .313
2023 C-USA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Ron Sanchez, and played their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 18–13, 9–11 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place, and lost to Middle Tennessee in the first round of the C-USA tournament. Despite this, the 49ers received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational, marking their first participation in the CBI and their first invite to a postseason tournament since 2013. In the CBI, Charlotte defeated Western Carolina, Milwaukee, and Radford to reach the championship game, where they defeated Eastern Kentucky to win their first-ever postseason tournament.[1]

This season marked the team's last as members of Conference USA before joining the American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2023.[2]

Previous season

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The 49ers finished the 2021–22 season with a record of 17–14, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place in East Division. They lost in the second round of the C-USA tournament to Rice. The team did not play in a post-season tournament.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Clyde Trapp Jr. 0 G 6'4" 200 GS Senior Eastover, SC Graduated
Jahmir Young 1 G 6'1" 185 Junior Upper Marlboro, MD Transferred to Maryland
Austin Butler 2 G 6'5" 210 GS Senior Latrobe, PA Graduated
Marvin Cannon 5 G 6'5" 170 RS Senior Richmond, VA Graduated
Perry Francois 10 F 6'8" 240 GS Senior North Miami, FL Graduated
Jared Garcia 25 F 6'8" 240 Sophomore Houston, TX Transferred to Salt Lake CC
Luka Vasic 35 G 6'8" 205 RS Senior Pirot, Serbia Graduate transferred to Texas A&M–Commerce
Eli Bennett 44 G 6'2" 160 Freshman Charlottesville, VA Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous
Montre Gipson 1 G 5'11" 200 GS Senior DeSoto, TX Tarleton State
Josh Aldrich 22 G/F 6'8" 224 GS Senior Wilmington, NC USC Upstate
Igor Miličić Jr. 24 G/F 6'10" 224 Sophomore Rovinj, Croatia Virginia
Lu'Cye Patterson 25 G 6'1" 209 Junior Minneapolis, MN Missouri State

2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nik Graves
PG
Greensboro, NC Greensboro Day School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Rich Rolf
PF
Centreville, OH Centreville High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 23, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
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:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2022–23 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Rich Wolf 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Centerville HS Centerville, OH
G 1 Montre Gipson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Waxahachie HS
Tarleton State
DeSoto, TX
G 3 Brice Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Hopewell HS Huntersville, NC
G 5 Isaiah Folkes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Middleburg Academy Gainesville, VA
G 10 Nik Graves 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Greensboro Day School Durham, NC
G 11 Daylen Berry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Panther Creek HS Cary, NC
G 12 Jackson Threadgill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Davidson Day School Concord, NC
G 14 Regin Larson (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Hickory Grove Christian School
Pfeiffer
Charlotte, NC
F/C 15 Aly Khalifa 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So NBA Global Academy Alexandria, Egypt
F 20 Robert Braswell V 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Blythewood HS
Syracuse
Jacksonville, FL
G 21 Musa Jallow 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Bloomington North HS
Ohio State
Bloomington, IN
G/F 22 Josh Aldrich 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Sr New Hanover HS
USC Upstate
Wilmington, NC
F 24 Igor Miličić Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So OrangeAcademy/Ratiopharm Ulm
Virginia
Rovinj, Croatia
G 25 Lu'Cye Patterson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Jr Minnesota Prep Academy
Missouri State
Minneapolis, MN
G 30 Tyler Ferne (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Concord Academy (NC) Cairns, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Coppin State W 82–59  1–0
Dale F. Halton Arena (2,638)
Charlotte, NC
November 14, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Maryland Eastern Shore W 80–47  2–0
Dale F. Halton Arena (2,929)
Charlotte, NC
November 17, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPNews
vs. Boise State
Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals
W 54–42  3–0
HTC Center (1,123)
Myrtle Beach, SC
November 18, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Tulsa
Myrtle Beach Invitational Semifinals
W 68–65  4–0
HTC Center (1,306)
Myrtle Beach, SC
November 20, 2022*
1:00p.m., ESPN2
vs. UMass
Myrtle Beach Invitational Championship
L 54–60  4–1
HTC Center (1,349)
Myrtle Beach, SC
November 23, 2022*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Detroit Mercy L 49–70  4–2
Calihan Hall (1,707)
Detroit, MI
November 26, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Presbyterian W 69–42  5–2
Dale F. Halton Arena (2,104)
Charlotte, NC
November 29, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Davidson W 68–66 OT 6–2
John M. Belk Arena (3,238)
Davidson, NC
December 2, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Appalachian State W 71–62  7–2
Dale F. Halton Arena (5,148)
Charlotte, NC
December 10, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Detroit Mercy W 82–80 OT 8–2
Dale F. Halton Arena (2,704)
Charlotte, NC
December 17, 2022*
4:00 p.m., FloSports
at Monmouth W 80–46  9–2
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,470)
West Long Branch, NJ
Conference USA regular season
December 22, 2022
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at UAB L 68–76  9–3
(0–1)
Bartow Arena (3,323)
Birmingham, AL
December 29, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Middle Tennessee W 82–67  10–3
(1–1)
Dale F. Halton Arena (2,480)
Charlotte, NC
December 31, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana Tech W 68–66  11–3
(2–1)
Dale F. Halton Arena (2,372)
Charlotte, NC
January 5, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at FIU L 60–62  11–4
(2–2)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (819)
Miami, FL
January 7, 2023
2:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
at Florida Atlantic L 67–71  11–5
(2–3)
Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (1,816)
Boca Raton, FL
January 14, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UTSA W 72–54  12–5
(3–3)
Dale F. Halton Arena (3,189)
Charlotte, NC
January 16, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
UTEP L 58–60  12–6
(3–4)
Dale F. Halton Arena (3,045)
Charlotte, NC
January 19, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Middle Tennessee L 58–62  12–7
(3–5)
Murphy Center (3,304)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 21, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Western Kentucky W 75–71  13–7
(4–5)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,793)
Bowling Green, KY
January 26, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Rice L 63–65  13–8
(4–6)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,665)
Houston, TX
February 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
FIU L 54–57  13–9
(4–7)
Dale F. Halton Arena (3,073)
Charlotte, NC
February 4, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 19 Florida Atlantic L 52–67  13–10
(4–8)
Dale F. Halton Arena (4,037)
Charlotte, NC
February 9, 2023
9:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UTEP W 62–53  14–10
(5–8)
Don Haskins Center (3,768)
El Paso, TX
February 11, 2023
9:00 p.m., ESPN+
at North Texas L 43–67  14–11
(5–9)
The Super Pit (4,123)
Denton, TX
February 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Kentucky W 68–64 OT 15–11
(6–9)
Dale F. Halton Arena (2,674)
Charlotte, NC
February 18, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana Tech W 74–67  16–11
(7–9)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,326)
Ruston, LA
February 23, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Texas W 55–49  17–11
(8–9)
Dale F. Halton Arena (3,015)
Charlotte, NC
February 25, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Rice W 70–54  18–11
(9–9)
Dale F. Halton Arena (2,837)
Charlotte, NC
March 2, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UTSA L 73–78  18–12
(9–10)
Convocation Center (1,249)
San Antonio, TX
March 4, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
UAB L 91–93 2OT 18–13
(9–11)
Dale F. Halton Arena (2,534)
Charlotte, NC
Conference USA tournament
March 9, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(5) vs. (4) Middle Tennessee
Quarterfinals
L 65–66  18–14
Ford Center at The Star (1,773)
Frisco, TX
CBI
March 18, 2023
7:30 p.m., FloHoops
(3) vs. (14) Western Carolina
First round
W 65–56  19–14
Ocean Center (876)
Daytona Beach, FL
March 20, 2023
6:30 p.m., FloHoops
(3) vs. (11) Milwaukee
Quarterfinals
W 76–65  20–14
Ocean Center (764)
Daytona Beach, FL
March 21, 2023
9:30 p.m., ESPN2
(3) vs. (10) Radford
Semifinals
W 63–56  21–14
Ocean Center (962)
Daytona Beach, FL
March 22, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN2
(3) vs. (8) Eastern Kentucky
Championship
W 71–68  22–14
Ocean Center (771)
Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Williams, Cameron (March 23, 2023). "Charlotte 49ers top Eastern Kentucky to earn College Basketball Invitational title". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "49ers Move to The American Set for 2023-24". Charlotte 49ers Athletics. October 9, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2022.