2022–23 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

2022–23 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
CBI champions
ConferenceConference USA
Record22–14 (9–11 C-USA)
Head coach
Associate head coachAaron Fearne
Assistant coaches
  • Vic Sfera
  • Kevin Smith
Home arenaDale F. Halton Arena
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 (C-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.[1] 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,[2] Milwaukee[3] and Radford to reach the championship game,[4] where they defeated Eastern Kentucky to win their first-ever postseason tournament.[5]

This season marked the team's last as members of Conference USA before joining the American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2023.[6]

Previous season

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.[7] The team did not play in a postseason tournament.

Offseason

Departures

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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
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

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School 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 
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Rich Rolf
PF 		Centerville, OH Centerville High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 23, 2022 
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.

Roster

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 V Braswell 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
Last update: September 11, 2025

Schedule and results

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:[8]

References

  1. ^ "CLT Falls to Middle Tennessee, 66-65, in C-USA Quarters". Charlotte Athletics. October 20, 2025. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "Dominant Second Half Pushes Charlotte Past Western Carolina, 65-56, in CBI First Round". Charlotte Athletics. October 20, 2025. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  3. ^ "Charlotte Downs Milwaukee Wire-to-Wire, 76-65, Advances to CBI Semifinals". Charlotte Athletics. October 20, 2025. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  4. ^ "Charlotte Outlasts Radford, 63-56, Advances to CBI Championship". Charlotte Athletics. October 20, 2025. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  5. ^ Williams, Cameron (March 23, 2023). "Charlotte 49ers top Eastern Kentucky to earn College Basketball Invitational title". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "49ers Move to The American Set for 2023-24". Charlotte 49ers Athletics. October 9, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  7. ^ "Charlotte's Season Ends in, 73-61, Loss to Rice in C-USA Second Round". Charlotte Athletics. October 20, 2025. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  8. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.