2015–16 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers, led by first year head coach Mark Price, played their home games at the Dale F. Halton Arena and were members Conference USA. They finished the season 14–19, 9–9 in C-USA play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Rice in the second round of the C-USA tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Middle Tennessee.
| 2015–16 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| Record | 14–19 (9–9 C-USA) |
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| Home arena | Dale F. Halton Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 25 | – | 13 | .658 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 25 | .242 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss* | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 5 | – | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2016 C-USA Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The 49ers finished the 2014–15 season 14–18, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Middle Tennessee.
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Torin Dorn | 2 | G | 6'4" | 201 | Freshman | Charlotte, NC | Transferred to North Carolina State |
| Shawn Lester | 3 | G | 6'4" | 196 | Junior | Mooresville, NC | Signed to play professionally overseas[1] |
| Keyshawn Woods | 5 | G | 6'3" | 182 | Freshman | Gastonia, NC | Transferred to Wake Forest |
| Mike Thorne Jr. | 11 | C | 6'11" | 270 | RS Junior | Fayetteville, NC | Graduate transferred to Illinois |
| Terrence Williams | 14 | G | 6'4" | 221 | Senior | Charlotte, NC | Graduated |
| Pierriá Henry | 15 | G | 6'4" | 197 | Senior | Charleston, WV | Graduated |
| Willie Clayton | 21 | F | 6'8" | 238 | Junior | Thomasville, GA | Graduate transferred to Georgia State |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous |
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| Ridell Camidge | 0 | G | 6'3" | 170 | Sophomore | Wilmington, NC | Junior college transferred from Cloud County Community College |
| Anthony Vanhook | 15 | F | 6'4" | 210 | Junior | Chapel Hill, NC | Junior college transferred from Cape Fear Community College |
| Hudson Price | 21 | G | 6'6" | 200 | Junior | Orlando, FL | Transferred from TCU. Son of incoming Charlotte head coach Mark Price. |
| Joseph Uchebo | 50 | C | 6'10" | 260 | Senior | Enugu, Nigeria | Transferred from Pittsburgh. Will be eligible to play immediately since Uchebo graduated from Pittsburgh. |
Class of 2015 recruits
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Jon Davis SG |
Upper Marlboro, MD | Hargrave Military Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 21, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 | ||||||
| Curran Scott SG |
Edmond, OK | Edmond Memorial High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | ||
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
| Karoliis Kundrotas PF |
Lithuania | Barking Abbey | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Feb 24, 2015 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
| Andrien White PG |
Chester, VA | Quality Education Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | May 4, 2015 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR0 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| 11/09/2015* 7:00 pm |
Methodist | W 98–73 | Dale F. Halton Arena (3,100) Charlotte, NC | ||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 11/13/2015* 8:30 pm, ASN |
Elon | L 74–85 | 0–1 |
Dale F. Halton Arena (5,390) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
| 11/16/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at East Carolina | L 74–85 | 0–2 |
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (5,390) Greenville, NC | |||||||
| 11/19/2015* 7:00 pm |
Furman Battle 4 Atlantis Opening Round |
W 77–68 | 1–2 |
Dale F. Halton Arena (4,562) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
| 11/25/2015* 2:30 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. Syracuse Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals |
L 70–83 | 1–3 |
Imperial Arena (1,744) Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||
| 11/26/2015* 9:30 pm, AXS TV |
vs. Michigan Battle 4 Atlantis consolation round |
L 47–102 | 1–4 |
Imperial Arena (1,339) Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||
| 11/27/2015* 9:30 pm, AXS TV |
vs. Washington Battle 4 Atlantis 7th place game |
L 66–71 | 1–5 |
Imperial Arena (1,065) Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||
| 12/01/2015* 7:00 pm |
Davidson | L 74–109 | 1–6 |
Dale F. Halton Arena (7,571) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
| 12/05/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Miami (FL) | L 60–88 | 1–7 |
BankUnited Center (6,735) Coral Gables, FL | |||||||
| 12/09/2015* 7:00 pm, UNC Charlotte TV |
Campbell | L 70–76 | 1–8 |
Dale F. Halton Arena (3,687) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
| 12/19/2015* 2:00 pm |
at Appalachian State | W 82–66 | 2–8 |
Holmes Center (376) Boone, NC | |||||||
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
vs. Georgetown | L 59–62 | 2–9 |
Time Warner Cable Arena (6,448) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
| 12/29/2015* 7:00 pm |
The Citadel | W 111–93 | 3–9 |
Dale F. Halton Arena (4,026) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
| 01/02/2016 12:00 pm, ASN |
at Old Dominion | L 65–74 | 3–10 (0–1) |
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,733) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
| 01/07/2016 8:00 pm |
at Southern Miss | W 82–76 | 4–10 (1–1) |
Reed Green Coliseum (2,703) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
| 01/09/2016 7:30 pm |
at Louisiana Tech | L 90–93 OT | 4–11 (1–2) |
Thomas Assembly Center (4,209) Ruston, LA | |||||||
| 01/14/2016 7:00 pm |
Middle Tennessee | L 72–73 | 4–12 (1–3) |
Dale F. Halton Arena (3,914) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
| 01/16/2016 7:00 pm |
UAB | L 72–74 | 4–13 (1–4) |
Dale F. Halton Arena (4,477) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm, UNC Charlotte TV |
Marshall | W 103–95 | 5–13 (2–4) |
Dale F. Halton Arena (4,015) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
| 01/23/2016 7:00 pm, FCS UNC Charlotte TV |
WKU | W 88–71 | 6–13 (3–4) |
Dale F. Halton Arena (4,197) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
| 01/28/2016 7:00 pm, ASN |
at FIU | W 72–69 | 7–13 (4–4) |
FIU Arena Miami, FL | |||||||
| 01/30/2016 2:00 pm, ASN |
at Florida Atlantic | L 77–82 | 7–14 (4–5) |
FAU Arena (936) Boca Roton, FL | |||||||
| 02/03/2016* 7:00 pm |
at North Carolina A&T | W 92–72 | 8–14 |
Corbett Sports Center (1,081) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
| 02/06/2016 7:00 pm, UNC Charlotte TV |
Old Dominion | L 69–74 OT | 8–15 (4–6) |
Dale F. Halton Arena (4,646) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
| 02/11/2016 7:00 pm |
Rice | W 102–73 | 9–15 (5–6) |
Dale F. Halton Arena (3,127) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
| 02/13/2016 4:00 pm, ASN |
North Texas | W 103–79 | 10–15 (6–6) |
Dale F. Halton Arena (4,444) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
| 02/18/2016 7:00 pm, ASN |
at Marshall | L 72–87 | 10–16 (6–7) |
Cam Henderson Center (6,164) Huntington, WV | |||||||
| 02/20/2016 3:00 pm, FCS |
at WKU | L 54–59 | 10–17 (6–8) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,570) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 02/25/2016 7:00 pm |
UTSA | W 114–108 2OT | 11–17 (7–8) |
Dale F. Halton Arena (3,701) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
| 02/27/2016 7:00 pm, UNC Charlotte TV |
UTEP | W 88–78 | 12–17 (8–8) |
Dale F. Halton Arena (5,813) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
| 03/03/2016 8:00 pm |
at Rice | W 88–75 | 13–17 (9–8) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,349) Houston, TX | |||||||
| 03/05/2016 8:00 pm |
at North Texas | L 77–80 | 13–18 (9–9) |
The Super Pit (2,156) Denton, TX | |||||||
| Conference USA tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/09/2016 7:00 pm, ASN |
vs. Rice Second round |
W 79–69 | 14–18 |
Legacy Arena (3,905) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| 03/10/2016 7:00 pm, ASN |
vs. Middle Tennessee Quarterfinals |
L 61–79 | 14–19 |
Legacy Arena (3,933) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
References
- "Charlotte guard Shawn Lester leaves team to turn professional". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- "Men's Basketball".
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