2023–24 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team will represent the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team will be led by first-year head coach Aaron Fearne, and will play their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, in their first season as members in the American Athletic Conference.

2023–24 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Vic Sfera
  • Kevin Smith
  • Conner Henry
Home arenaDale F. Halton Arena
2023–24 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Charlotte0–0 –0–0  –
East Carolina0–0 –0–0  –
No. 10 Florida Atlantic0–0 –0–0  –
Memphis0–0 –0–0  –
North Texas0–0 –0–0  –
Rice0–0 –0–0  –
SMU0–0 –0–0  –
South Florida0–0 –0–0  –
Temple0–0 –0–0  –
Tulane0–0 –0–0  –
Tulsa0–0 –0–0  –
UAB0–0 –0–0  –
UTSA0–0 –0–0  –
Wichita State0–0 –0–0  –
† 2024 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The 49ers finished the 2022–23 season with a record of 22–14, 9–11 in conference play good for 5th place. In the C-USA Tournament, they would be the 5th seed and would lose to 4th seed Middle Tennessee in the Quarterfinals. They were then invited to play in the CBI Tournament where they were the 3rd seed, and they defeated 14th seed Western Carolina in the first round, 11th seed Milwaukee in the Quarterfinals, 10th seed Redford in the Semifinals, and 8th seed Eastern Kentucky to win their first-ever postseason tournament championship.

Offseason

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Montre Gipson1G5'11"200GS SeniorDeSoto, TXGraduated
Brice Williams3G6'7"215RS JuniorHuntersville, NCTransferred to Nebraska
Regin Larson14G6'6"185SeniorCharlotte, NCWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Aly Khalifa15F/C6'11"230RS SophomoreAlexandria, EgyptTransferred to BYU
Musa Jallow21G6'5"210GS SeniorBloomington, INGraduated
Josh Aldrich22G/F6'8"224SeniorWilmington, NCGraduated

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Dishon Jackson1C6'10"250RS SophomoreOakland, CAWashington State
Dean Reiber21F6'10"225RS JuniorGreensboro, NCRutgers
Iaroslav Niagu99F7'0"215SophomoreKrasnodar, RussiaUSC

2023 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nick Richart
C		 Zionsville, IN Zionsville High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Dec 4, 2022 
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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster
2023–24 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Rich Wolf 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS FrCenterville HS Centerville, Ohio
C 1 Dishon Jackson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)260 lb (118 kg) RS SoWashington State Oakland, California
F 2 Andrew Bailey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoN/A Ramstein, Germany
G 3 Sterling Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS JrPratt CC Queens, New York
G 5 Isaiah Folkes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrMiddleburg Academy HS Gainesville, Virginia
G 10 Nik Graves 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoGreensboro Day School Durham, North Carolina
G 11 Daylen Berry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SoPanther Creek HS Cary, North Carolina
G 12 Jackson Threadgill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrDavidson Day School Concord, North Carolina
F 20 Robert Braswell IV 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) GSSyracuse Jacksonville, Florida
F 21 Dean Reiber 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS JrRutgers Greensboro, North Carolina
F 24 Igor Milicic Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrVirginia Rovinj, Croatia
G 25 Lu'Cye Patterson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrMissouri State Minneapolis, Minnesota
G 30 Tyler Fearne (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS FrConcord Academy Cairns, Australia
C 31 Nick Ruchart 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrZionsville HS Zionsville, Indiana
F 99 Iaroslav Niagu 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoUSC Krasnodar, Russia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Maine     Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
November 10, 2023*
4:30 p.m., ESPN+		 vs. Liberty
He Gets Us Hall of Fame Series		     Spectrum Center 
Charlotte, NC
November 15, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Utah Valley
Jacksonville Classic campus game		     Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
November 19, 2023*
5:30 p.m.		 vs. George Mason
Jacksonville Classic Coast semifinals		     Flagler Gymnasium 
St. Augustine, FL
November 20, 2023*
6:00 p.m./8:30 p.m.		 vs. South Dakota State/UCF
Jacksonville Classic Coast		     Flagler Gymnasium 
St. Augustine, FL
November 25, 2023*
TBA, ESPN+		 Georgia State     Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
November 29, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Davidson     Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
December 5, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Stetson     Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
December 9, 2023*
2:15 p.m., The CW		 at Duke     Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
December 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m.		 at Richmond     Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
December 22, 2023*
TBA, ESPN+		 Greensboro College     Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
December 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Stetson     Edmunds Center 
DeLand, FL
AAC regular season
January 2, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPN2		 at SMU     Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
January 6, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Florida Atlantic     Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
January 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Tulsa     Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
January 13, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPNU		 at UTSA     Convocation Center 
San Antonio, TX
January 16, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Rice     Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
January 20, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 North Texas     Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
January 23, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UAB     Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
January 27, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPNU		 at Tulane     Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPNU		 East Carolina     Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
February 6, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPNU		 at South Florida     Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
February 11, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Temple     Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UTSA     Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
February 18, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		 Wichita State     Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
February 21, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Memphis     FedExForum 
Memphis, TN
February 24, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPNU		 at Tulsa     Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
March 2, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 South Florida     Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
March 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Rice     Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
March 9, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at East Carolina     Williams Arena 
Greenville, NC
AAC tournament
March 13–17, 2024
TBA		 vs. TBA     Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]


Rankings
See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APNot released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

See also
  • 2023–24 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team

References
  1. "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
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