2022–23 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

2022–23 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
2022–23 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
CBI Champions
Conference	Conference USA
Record	22–14 (9–11 CUSA)
Head coach	Ron Sanchez (5th season);
Associate head coach	Aaron Fearne
Assistant coaches	Vic Sfera; Kevin Smith;
Home arena	Dale F. Halton Arena
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	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[edit]

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[edit]

Departures[edit]

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 due to personal reasons

Incoming transfers[edit]

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[edit]

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
Nik Graves PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Rich Rolf PF	Centreville, OH	Centreville High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 23, 2022
Rich Rolf PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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[edit]

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

Ron Sanchez (SUNY Oneonta)

Assistant coach(es)

Aaron Fearne (Mayville State)
Kotie Kimble (Coastal Carolina)
Kevin Smith (Richmond)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

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]

References[edit]

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

[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.

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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
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