2023–24 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

2023–24 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
2023–24 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	4–3 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Aaron Fearne (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Vic Sfera; Kevin Smith; Conner Henry;
Home arena	Dale F. Halton Arena

2023–24 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wichita State	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
No. 13 Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Memphis	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Tulane	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
North Texas	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Temple	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
SMU	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
UAB	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
UTSA	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
South Florida	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Rice	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286

† 2024 AAC tournament winner As of December 2, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll

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 conference play good for 5th place. In the C-USA Tournament, they would be the 5th seed and would lose to 4th seed Middle Tennessee in the Quarterfinals. They were then invited to play in the CBI Tournament where they were the 3rd seed, and they defeated 14th seed Western Carolina in the first round, 11th seed Milwaukee in the Quarterfinals, 10th seed Radford in the Semifinals, and 8th seed Eastern Kentucky to win their first-ever postseason tournament championship.

Offseason

Departures

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 due to 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
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

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
Nick Richart C	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

2023–24 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)	RS Fr	Centerville HS	Centerville, Ohio
C	1	Dishon Jackson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	RS So	Washington State	Oakland, California
F	2	Andrew Bailey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	N/A	Ramstein, Germany
G	3	Sterling Young	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Jr	Pratt CC	Queens, New York
G	5	Isaiah Folkes	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Middleburg Academy HS	Gainesville, Virginia
G	10	Nik Graves	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Greensboro Day School	Durham, North Carolina
G	11	Daylen Berry	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS So	Panther Creek HS	Cary, North Carolina
G	12	Jackson Threadgill	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Davidson Day School	Concord, North Carolina
F	20	Robert Braswell IV	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Syracuse	Jacksonville, Florida
F	21	Dean Reiber	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	Rutgers	Greensboro, North Carolina
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)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Missouri State	Minneapolis, Minnesota
G	30	Tyler Fearne (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Concord Academy	Cairns, Australia
C	31	Nick Ruchart	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Zionsville HS	Zionsville, Indiana
F	99	Iaroslav Niagu	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	USC	Krasnodar, Russia

Head coach

Aaron Fearne (Mayville State)

Assistant coach(es)

Vic Sfera (Memphis)
Kevin Smith (Richmond)
Conner Henry (UC Santa Barbara)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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	9 – Milicic Jr.	2 – 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						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
December 9, 2023* 2:15 p.m., The CW	at Duke						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	at Richmond						Robins Center Richmond, VA
December 22, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Greensboro College						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
December 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Stetson						Edmunds Center DeLand, FL
AAC regular season
January 2, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	at SMU						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
January 6, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Florida Atlantic						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Tulsa						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
January 13, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	at UTSA						Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
January 16, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Rice						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	North Texas						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
January 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UAB						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Tulane						Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPNU	East Carolina						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
February 6, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	at South Florida						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
February 11, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Temple						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UTSA						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
February 18, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	Wichita State						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
February 21, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Memphis						FedExForum Memphis, TN
February 24, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Tulsa						Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
March 2, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	South Florida						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
March 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Rice						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
March 9, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at East Carolina						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
AAC tournament
March 13–17, 2024 TBA	vs. TBA						Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
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

References

↑ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved September 23, 2023.

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[1] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved September 23, 2023.

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Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
Venues	Local high school gyms (1965–1970) Belk Gymnasium (1970–1976; alternate, 1976–1996) Bojangles Coliseum (1976–1988, 1993–1996) Charlotte Coliseum (1988–1993) Dale F. Halton Arena (1996–present) Spectrum Center (alternate, 2007–present)
Culture & lore	Norm the Niner
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2023 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References