2018–19 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	† 2019 C-USA Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018;

Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
2018–19 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Ron Sanchez (1st season)
Assistant coach	Aaron Fearne
Assistant coach	Kotie Kimble
Assistant coach	Vic Sfera
Home arena	Dale F. Halton Arena

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

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, the school hired Virginia associate head coach Ron Sanchez as their new head coach.^[4]

Offseason

Departures

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

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

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

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

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm	Chattanooga	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
Nov 10, 2018* 4:00 pm	Oklahoma State	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
Nov 16, 2018* 7:30 pm	James Madison	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
Nov 19, 2018* 7:00 pm	Longwood	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Davidson	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
Dec 1, 2018* 4:00 pm	at College of Charleston	TD Arena Charleston, SC
Dec 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	at Wake Forest	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
Dec 9, 2018* 2:00 pm	South Florida	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
Dec 18, 2018* 7:30 pm, beIN	East Carolina	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
Dec 23, 2018* 12:30 am, ESPN Network	vs. TCU Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 23/24, 2018* 10:00 pm/12:30 am, ESPN2/ESPNU	vs. Rhode Island or Bucknell Diamond Head Classic	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 25, 2018*	vs. Diamond Head Classic	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Conference USA regular season
Jan 3, 2019 7:30 pm, beIN	Western Kentucky	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
Jan 5, 2019 4:00 pm	Marshall	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm	at FIU	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm	Southern Miss	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
Jan 19, 2019 4:00 pm	Louisiana Tech	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
Jan 21, 2019 4:00 pm	Old Dominion	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
Jan 24, 2019 8:00 pm	at UTSA	Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
Jan 26, 2019 9:00 pm	at UTEP	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm	Rice	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
Feb 2, 2019 4:00 pm	North Texas	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
Feb 7, 2019 7:30 pm	at Middle Tennessee	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
Feb 9, 2019 8:00 pm	at UAB	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm	Old Dominion	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
Feb 23, 2019	TBA
Feb 28, 2019	TBA
Mar 3, 2019	TBA
Mar 6, 2019	TBA
Mar 9, 2019	TBA
C-USA Tournament
Mar 13–16, 2019	vs.	Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source^[5]

References

↑ Reed, Steve (December 14, 2017). "Charlotte fires basketball coach, former NBA star Mark Price". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
↑ "Charlotte 49ers interim coach Houston Fancher: 'I ... hurt in my heart for Mark (Price)". charlotteobserver. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
↑ "Why new 49ers AD's first act was firing interim basketball coach Houston Fancher". charlotteobserver. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
↑ Goodman, Jeff (March 19, 2018). "Charlotte hires Virginia assistant Ron Sanchez as head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
↑ http://www.charlotte49ers.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

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[1] Reed, Steve (December 14, 2017). "Charlotte fires basketball coach, former NBA star Mark Price". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved December 22, 2017.

[2] "Charlotte 49ers interim coach Houston Fancher: 'I ... hurt in my heart for Mark (Price)". charlotteobserver. Retrieved 2018-03-21.

[3] "Why new 49ers AD's first act was firing interim basketball coach Houston Fancher". charlotteobserver. Retrieved 2018-03-21.

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

[5] ttp://www.charlotte49ers.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

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	History Norm the Niner
People	Head coaches Notable players
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 1999–00 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
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
FIU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marshall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rice	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UAB	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTEP	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTSA	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Western Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2019 C-USA Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018;