2018–19 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

2018–19 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
2018–19 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	8–21 (5–13 C-USA)
Head coach	Ron Sanchez (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Aaron Fearne; Kotie Kimble; Vic Sfera;
Home arena	Dale F. Halton Arena
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Old Dominion †	13	–	5	.722	26	–	9	.743
Western Kentucky	11	–	7	.611	20	–	14	.588
Southern Miss	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
UTSA	11	–	7	.611	17	–	15	.531
UAB	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
Marshall	11	–	7	.611	23	–	14	.622
FIU	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Louisiana Tech	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Florida Atlantic	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
North Texas	8	–	10	.444	21	–	12	.636
Rice	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Middle Tennessee	8	–	10	.444	11	–	21	.344
Charlotte	5	–	13	.278	8	–	21	.276
UTEP	3	–	15	.167	8	–	21	.276

† 2019 C-USA tournament winner

The 2018–19 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers, led by first year head coach Ron Sanchez, played their home games at the Dale F. Halton Arena as members Conference USA.

Previous season[edit]

The 49ers finished the 2017–18 season 6–23, 2–16 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA tournament.

On December 14, 2017, head coach Mark Price was fired after a 3–6 start to the season and was replaced by Fancher.^[1] Houston Fancher was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.^[2] On March 6, 2018, new athletic director Mike Hill fired Fancher.^[3] On March 19, 2018, the school hired Virginia associate head coach Ron Sanchez as their new head coach.^[4]

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Andrien White	2	G	6'3"	195	Junior	Richmond, VA	Transferred to Wake Forest
Austin Ajukwa	5	G	6'7"	210	RS Senior	Columbia, SC	Graduated
Corey Bias	10	G	6'1"	190	Senior	Milwaukee, WI	Graduated
Ryan Murphy	24	G	6'2"	190	RS Freshman	Calabasas, CA	Transferred to New Mexico JC

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous
Jordan Shepherd		G	6'2"	180	Junior	Asheville, NC	Transferred from Oklahoma. Under NCAA transfer rules, Shepherd will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2018 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tyler Bertram PG	Cooperstown, NY	Vermont Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sep 4, 2018
Tyler Bertram PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Cooper Robb PG	Georgetown, KY	Scott County High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 1, 2017
Cooper Robb PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Brandon Younger SF	Marietta, GA	Wheeler High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 8, 2018
Brandon Younger SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Malik Martin SG	Staten Island, NY	Curtis High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 27, 2018
Malik Martin SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Dravon Mangum SF	Roxboro, NC	Person High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A	Jul 28, 2017
Dravon Mangum SF	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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 19, 2018.

Roster[edit]

2018–19 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	0	Jailan Haslem	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Sr	Gordon State College	Warner Robins, Georgia
F	1	Najee Garvin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Moravian Prep Academy	Lexington, South Carolina
G	2	Jaylen McGill	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Olympic Community of Schools	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	3	Jon Davis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Hargrave Military Academy	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G	10	Cooper Robb	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Scott County High School	Georgetown, Kentucky
F	11	Bo Blight (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	South Mecklenburg High School	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	12	Malik Martin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Curtis High School	Staten Island, New York
F	15	Milos Supica	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Freedom Christian Academy	Belgrade, Serbia
F	20	Dravon Mangum	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Person High School	Roxboro, North Carolina
G	22	Brandon Younger	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Wheeler High School	Marietta, Georgia
F	30	Bryant Thomas	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	South Mecklenburg High School	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	35	Luka Vasic	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Avon Old Farms (Conn.)	Pirot, Serbia
G	55	Tyler Bertram	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Vermont Academy	Cooperstown, New York
G		Jordan Shepherd	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Oklahoma	Asheville, North Carolina

Head coach

Ron Sanchez (SUNY Oneonta)

Assistant coach(es)

Aaron Fearne (Mayville State)
Kotie Kimble (Coastal Carolina)
Vic Sfera (Memphis)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, UNCC TV	Chattanooga	L 69–80	0–1	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,732) Charlotte, NC
Nov 10, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Oklahoma State	W 66–64	1–1	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,895) Charlotte, NC
Nov 16, 2018* 7:30 pm, UNCC TV	James Madison	L 59–64	1–2	Dale F. Halton Arena (4,375) Charlotte, NC
Nov 19, 2018* 7:00 pm	Longwood	W 42–39	2–2	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,740) Charlotte, NC
Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Davidson	L 56–76	2–3	John M. Belk Arena (3,736) Davidson, NC
Dec 1, 2018* 4:00 pm	at College of Charleston	L 64–72	2–4	TD Arena (4,134) Charleston, SC
Dec 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	at Wake Forest	L 56–80	2–5	LJVM Coliseum (5,248) Winston-Salem, NC
Dec 9, 2018* 2:00 pm	South Florida	canceled		Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
Dec 18, 2018* 7:30 pm, beIN	East Carolina	W 55–49	3–5	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,640) Charlotte, NC
Dec 23, 2018* 12:30 am, ESPN3	vs. TCU Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals	L 57–82	3–6	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 24, 2018* 12:30 am, ESPNU	vs. Rhode Island Diamond Head Classic 2nd round consolation	L 61–75	3–7	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 25, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. Colorado Diamond Head Classic 7th place game	L 53–68	3–8	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Conference USA regular season
Jan 3, 2019 7:30 pm, beIN	Western Kentucky	L 50–68	3–9 (0–1)	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,019) Charlotte, NC
Jan 5, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Marshall	L 84–85	3–10 (0–2)	Dale F. Halton Arena (4,014) Charlotte, NC
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm	at FIU	L 66–69	3–11 (0–3)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (724) Miami, FL
Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm	at Florida Atlantic	W 65–60	4–11 (1–3)	FAU Arena (1,239) Boca Raton, FL
Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm, UNCC TV	Southern Miss	L 63–66	4–12 (1–4)	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,889) Charlotte, NC
Jan 19, 2019 4:00 pm, UNCC TV	Louisiana Tech	W 55–40	5–12 (2–4)	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,998) Charlotte, NC
Jan 21, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Old Dominion	L 70–76	5–13 (2–5)	Dale F. Halton Arena (4,053) Charlotte, NC
Jan 24, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at UTSA	L 43–88	5–14 (2–6)	Convocation Center (1,260) San Antonio, TX
Jan 26, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN+	at UTEP	L 53–57	5–15 (2–7)	Don Haskins Center (4,856) El Paso, TX
Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm, UNCC TV	Rice	L 61–65	5–16 (2–8)	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,837) Charlotte, NC
Feb 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+	North Texas	L 66–73	5–17 (2–9)	Dale F. Halton Arena (4,232) Charlotte, NC
Feb 7, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Middle Tennessee	L 53–71	5–18 (2–10)	Murphy Center (3,303) Murfreesboro, TN
Feb 9, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at UAB	W 69–62	6–18 (3–10)	Bartow Arena (3,601) Birmingham, AL
Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Old Dominion	L 60–73	6–19 (3–11)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,283) Norfolk, VA
Feb 23, 2019 6:00 pm	at Middle Tennessee	L 67–86	6–20 (3–12)	Murphy Center (2,986) Murfreesboro, TN
Mar 3, 2019 1:00 pm	UTEP	W 68–58	7–20 (4–12)	Dale F. Halton Arena (2,821) Charlotte, NC
Mar 6, 2019 7:00 pm	Rice	L 70–79	7–21 (4–13)	Dale F. Halton Arena (2,513) Charlotte, NC
Mar 9, 2019 8:00 pm	at Rice	W 78–70	8–21 (5–13)	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,884) Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source^[5]

References[edit]

^ Reed, Steve (December 14, 2017). "Charlotte fires basketball coach, former NBA star Mark Price". The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
^ "Charlotte 49ers interim coach Houston Fancher: 'I ... hurt in my heart for Mark (Price)". charlotteobserver. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
^ "Why new 49ers AD's first act was firing interim basketball coach Houston Fancher". charlotteobserver. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
^ Goodman, Jeff (March 19, 2018). "Charlotte hires Virginia assistant Ron Sanchez as head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".

[1] Reed, Steve (December 14, 2017). "Charlotte fires basketball coach, former NBA star Mark Price". The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2017.

[2] "Charlotte 49ers interim coach Houston Fancher: 'I ... hurt in my heart for Mark (Price)". charlotteobserver. Retrieved March 21, 2018.

[3] "Why new 49ers AD's first act was firing interim basketball coach Houston Fancher". charlotteobserver. Retrieved March 21, 2018.

[4] Goodman, Jeff (March 19, 2018). "Charlotte hires Virginia assistant Ron Sanchez as head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.

[5] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".

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v t e 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	List of 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