Charlotte 49ers men's basketball

The Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) in NCAA Division I basketball. As of the next NCAA season in 2023–24, the 49ers will play in the American Athletic Conference (The American) after 10 seasons in Conference USA.[3] Charlotte, which had been a charter C-USA member from 1995, returned to that conference in 2013 after leaving in 2005 to join the Atlantic 10 Conference. The 49ers have also played in the Sun Belt Conference and were a member of the Metro Conference, which merged with the Great Midwest Conference to form Conference USA.[4]

Charlotte 49ers Men's Basketball
2023-24 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte
First season1965-66
All-time record792–661 (.545)[1]
Head coachAaron Fearne (interim) (1st season)
ConferenceThe American
LocationCharlotte, North Carolina
ArenaDale F. Halton Arena
(Capacity: 9,105)
Nickname49ers
Student sectionNiner Nation
ColorsGreen and white[2]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
NCAA tournament Final Four
1977
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1977
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1977
NCAA tournament round of 32
1977, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001
NCAA tournament appearances
1977, 1988, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005
Conference tournament champions
1969, 1970 (Dixie)
1977, 1988 (Sun Belt)
1992 (Metro)
1999, 2001 (CUSA)
Conference regular season champions
1977, 1978, 1988 (Sun Belt)
1995 (Metro)
2004 (CUSA)

The basketball team has spent the better part of its history in the shadow of the state's four Atlantic Coast Conference teams. However, the 49ers have carved out a niche of their own, making 11 appearances in the NCAA tournament. In their first appearance, in 1977, they advanced all the way to the Final Four—at the time, the deepest run for a first-time tournament participant. They have also earned regular and post-season championships in three different conferences, as well as a victory in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) in 2023.

The 49ers play their home games in Dale F. Halton Arena, an on-campus facility that seats 9,105.

History

Early years (1965–1975)

UNC Charlotte first fielded an intercollegiate basketball program in 1965. Chancellor Bonnie Cone appointed Harvey Murphy, previously a physical education instructor and head of the physical education program at the university, as the first head coach in school history. Murphy coached the 49ers in the NAIA as a member of the Dixie Conference from 1965 through 1970, winning the conference in 1969 and 1970.

Bill Foster was hired to succeed Harvey Murphy after the 1969–1970 season as the 49ers moved from the NAIA to Division I as an independent. Foster notched two 20-win seasons in 1973–1974 and 1974–1975 before moving on to coach at Clemson. Foster's lasting legacy on the program was bringing in two of the most notable players on the team which would advance to the 1977 Final Four: Cedric Maxwell and Melvin Watkins.

Lee Rose years (1975–1977)

After Bill Foster left for Clemson, Lee Rose was hired as the head coach in 1975. Rose inherited a team coming off of two 20-win seasons and led them to the NIT championship game in his first year. The following season the 49ers became a charter member of the Sun Belt Conference.

Final Four

In their first year in the Sun Belt, the 49ers tallied what is still the best season in school history. They swept the regular season and tournament titles, earning the program's first NCAA Tournament berth. The ensuing NCAA tournament run is still one of the most successful ever for a first-time participant. After beating Central Michigan in the first round 91–86, the 49ers dispatched Syracuse 81–59 to advance to the Elite Eight. The 49ers then took out heavily favored Michigan by a score of 75–68 to advance to the program's first and only Final Four—the first time that a first-time participant had ever advanced that far. Charlotte would fall to eventual champions Marquette in the national semifinals 51–49. Their final record was 28–5, still a school record for wins in a season.

Despite the loss of the two leaders of the Final Four team from the previous season, Lee Rose guided the 49ers to a fifth consecutive 20-win season in 1977–1978. Rose would then leave to coach at Purdue for the 1978–1979 season. Rose's .800 winning percentage at Charlotte remains the highest in school history.

Post-Rose years (1978–1985)

Mike Pratt after providing radio color commentary for a Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Mike Pratt. Charlotte head coach from 1978–1982

Following Rose's departure, Mike Pratt, an assistant under Rose at Charlotte, was named the head coach for the 1978–1979 season. In his first and only head coaching job, Pratt could not maintain the success of the program under Rose, compiling a 56–52 record over four seasons with no postseason appearances. The best year under Pratt was the 1978–1979 season in which the 49ers earned a 16–11 record and a second place Sun Belt finish. Pratt was dismissed following the 1981–1982 season.

Following Pratt's dismissal, the 49ers hired Hal Wissel as head basketball coach. Wissel was previously a successful coach at many levels, but his tenure would be the least successful in the Charlotte's history at the Division 1 level. After three seasons and a 22–62 record, Wissel was dismissed following the 1984–1985 season.

Jeff Mullins years (1985–1996)

Following Wissel's dismissal, Jeff Mullins was hired as both head basketball coach and athletic director. Mullins guided the 49ers through multiple conference changes and kicked off the most successful, sustained run in school history.

Mullins inherited a last place Sun Belt team and things didn't improve in his first season with an 8–20 record. However, in just his second year he guided the 49ers back above .500 for the first time in five seasons, leading them to an 18–14 record in 1986–1987. Led by Sun Belt Player of the Year Byron Dinkins, Mullins coached the 49ers to the Sun Belt regular season and post-season championships and the program's first NCAA tournament berth since their Final Four run. Seeded 13th, the 49ers lost to 4th seed BYU in the first round of the Southeast Regional by a score of 98–92.

The following season the 49ers finished second in the Sun Belt and earned an NIT berth. In their final two seasons in the Sun Belt, Mullins led the 49ers to a 30–28 record with no postseason appearances.

Metro Conference (1992–1995)

Prior to the 1992–1993 season the 49ers moved to the Metro Conference. In their four seasons in the Metro Conference, the 49ers never finished lower than 4th in the standings, won one regular season conference title, and one post-season conference title. The success was rewarded with two NCAA Tournament berths, in 1992 and 1995, losing in the first round both times.

Conference USA

After the 1994–1995 season, the 49ers joined Conference USA. In what would be Mullins' last season, Charlotte went 14–15 in 1995–1996, finishing tied for 6th in the league. Mullins retired following that season as the all-time winningest coach in school history with 182 wins and also had more postseason appearances than all previous coaches combined.

Former on-the-court star and longtime assistant coach for the 49ers Melvin Watkins took over as head coach for the 1996–1997 season. Watkins had two successful seasons as the Charlotte head coach, leading the team into the second round of the NCAA tournament in both years. He left to take the head coaching job at Texas A&M in 1998.

Bobby Lutz years (1998–2010)

Bobby Lutz. Charlotte head coach from 1998–2010

After Watkins left for Texas A&M, Charlotte named Bobby Lutz its new head coach. Lutz was an assistant under both Watkins and Jeff Mullins at Charlotte. Lutz accepted the head coaching job at Gardner–Webb in 1995 only to resign two weeks later to accept the assistant job at his alma mater on Mullin's staff.

Lutz's run of success in Conference USA is arguably the best sustained stretch in Charlotte basketball history. The 49ers reached the NCAA Tournament in 5 of the 7 years they were in Conference USA under Lutz.

In his first season, Lutz guided the 49ers to a 10–6 record in CUSA. Seeded fifth in the conference tournament, the 49ers won four games in four days, taking out three of the top four seeds in the process to win the CUSA conference tournament for the first time. This earned Charlotte a 5 seed in the NCAA tournament. They defeated Rhode Island in the first round before falling to 13-seed Oklahoma in round two.

The 1999–2000 season would be defined by the passing of Charles Hayward in September 1999. Hayward lost a two-year battle with Leukemia, he would have his jersey retired.[5] Charlotte would play to a 17–16 record and earn an NIT berth.

The 2000–2001 seasons saw the arrival of Rodney White who would become the top scoring freshman in the country and be named ESPN's National Freshmen of the Year.[6] Led by White, Charlotte would win its second CUSA Tournament Title in three years and earn a 9 seed in the NCAA tournament with a 22–11 record. Charlotte would defeat Tennessee in the first round of the Midwest Regional before falling to #1 seed Illinois in the round of 32. White would leave Charlotte for the NBA draft and be selected 9th overall by the Detroit Pistons.

Over the following three seasons the 49ers would earn two additional NCAA tournament bids, in 2002 and 2004, earning #9 seeds and being eliminated in the first round both years.

The 2004–2005 season would see the 49ers return to the top 25 behind eventual CUSA Player of the Year Eddie Basden, he would also win CUSA Defensive POY for the second straight season. The promising season would take a turn for the worse in the last few weeks. The 49ers lost a game on senior night at Louisville which would determine the regular season conference champion. They followed that with a loss on an emotional senior night at South Florida. They then drew a Memphis team in the CUSA tournament who had under-performed all year but caught fire at the end of the season. Charlotte was bounced from the first round of the CUSA tournament and had their season ended in round 1 of the NCAA tournament by NC State.

Atlantic 10

Following the exodus of many of the top basketball programs from CUSA to the Big East in 2005, Charlotte was left as a non-football school in an increasingly weak basketball conference despite having the second best record in CUSA history at the time, trailing only Cincinnati. Charlotte eventually joined the Atlantic 10 for all sports along with fellow CUSA member Saint Louis. Lutz was not able to sustain the level of success he achieved in CUSA. Over the course of six seasons in the A10, Lutz's record was 83–75, compared to his record of 135–83 in CUSA. The 49ers earned two NIT bids under Lutz in the A10, going 1–2 in those tournaments. The 49ers fell apart to end the 2009–2010 season. With eight games to go in the regular season, they were 18-5 and in first place in the A10, and appeared well on their way to an NCAA bid. However, they went 1–7 the rest of the way, and didn't even receive an NIT bid. Lutz was dismissed following this collapse.[7]

Lutz had more wins (218) and NCAA tournament appearances (5) than any other coach in Charlotte history. His firing was met with mixed emotions among students and fans.[8]

Alan Major years (2010–2015)

On April 12, 2010 Alan Major was announced as the new head coach of the Charlotte 49ers. The coaching search targeted assistants at successful high-level programs, Major was a member of Thad Matta's staff at Ohio State which included a national title game appearance. Throughout his career Major has a history of helping highly skilled big men develop into great NBA prospects. He coached two future #1 overall draft picks in Michael Olowokandi and Greg Oden while at Pacific and Ohio State, respectively. He also came in with A10 experience having been as assistant under Matta at Xavier.

Major's first season was headlined by the dismissal of one senior big man, Shamarri Spears, in the Fall and another, Phil Jones, not qualifying academically for the Spring semester. The early season schedule was highlighted by a 49–48 victory over #7 ranked Tennessee and a 2OT win at Georgia Tech. Following Jones being ruled ineligible, the team was left with just 8 scholarship players for the remainder of the season and would struggle in conference play, finishing with a 2–14 league record and failing to make the A10 conference tournament for the first time. The three-year postseason drought had been the longest for the program since Jeff Mullins took over in 1985.

The 2011–2012 season saw less off-the-court drama, although individual players were benched for disciplinary reasons, but there was little improvement in terms of wins and losses. The 49ers would finish with a 13–17 record, 5–11 in conference play. This was an improvement of Major's first year and earned them an A10 tournament spot, a first round loss at St. Joe's. Chris Braswell would average 15.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per game and be named to the A10 All-Conference Third Team. Pierriá Henry was among the nation's leaders in steals and earned a spot on the A10 All-Rookie Team.[9]

Alan Major. Charlotte head coach from 2010–2015

The 2012–2013 season resulted in an improved 21–12 record and a berth in the NIT. The season was successful overall, but the 49ers lost four games in a row in February/March which removed them from NCAA tournament consideration. This was followed by a miraculous first round A10 tournament victory over Richmond in which Pierriá Henry took 11 free throws in the final 4.7 seconds of game time to overcome a 3-point deficit. Richmond was called for three technical fouls, one non-shooting foul and one shooting foul in that time.[10] The 49ers followed this with a blowout loss to St. Louis in the 2nd round. In the NIT the 49ers were eliminated in round 1 at Providence.

Following the 2012–13 season, Darion Clark announced he was leaving the program.[11] Clark saw a total of seven minutes in the 49ers' two A10 tournament games, a large drop from his regular season average. In late April forward E. Victor Nickerson also announced he was transferring, leaving Charlotte with only 6 scholarship players on roster.

Return to Conference USA

The 2013–2014 season, in which the 49ers would rejoin Conference USA and claim the Puerto Rico Tip-Off Championship by beating a ranked Michigan team; ended with a late season 6 game losing streak in conference play, and the 49ers finishing with a 17–14 record and a second round exit from the C-USA Tournament.

Having taken a medical leave of absence following the 2013–14 season, Coach Major would take another such leave during the second half of the 2014–15 season. Assistant Head Coach Ryan Odom would coach the team for the remainder of the season. Following the conclusion of the 2014–2015 season it was announced that Major would step down as head coach. His record as 49ers head coach was 67 wins to 70 losses with the program attaining an overall record during his tenure of 75 to 81. Significant milestones included winning the 2012 Great Alaska Shootout and 2013 Puerto Rico Tip-off tournaments and victories over #7 ranked Tennessee, #10 ranked Butler, and previous National Championship runners-up, #14 ranked Michigan.[12]

Mark Price years (2015–2017)

On March 25, 2015, former NBA point guard and NBA Charlotte Hornets assistant coach, Mark Price was offered a five-year contract to become the 49ers head coach, which he accepted.[13] Price was fired on December 14, 2017 after a 30-42 record in 2 1/2 seasons at Charlotte and was replaced by assistant coach Houston Fancher.[14]

Ron Sanchez years (2018–2023)

On March 19, 2018, Ron Sanchez was named the 12th head coach in Charlotte 49ers men’s basketball program history. Sanchez was a former volunteer assistant at Indiana before going to Washington State. Sanchez was hired by Dick Bennett, and remained on the staff when Bennett’s son Tony took over. Sanchez accompanied Tony Bennett to Virginia in 2009 as an assistant and was promoted to associate head coach in 2015.[15]

On June 6, 2023, Sanchez resigned to rejoin Bennett's staff at Virginia as associate head coach.[16][17] Coincidentally, Sanchez left less than a month before Charlotte's move from C-USA to The American became official.

On June 15, 2023, associate head coach Aaron Fearne agreed to lead the team as interim head coach for the 2023-24 inaugural AAC season.[18]

The American

On July 1, 2023 all Charlotte 49ers athletics programs joined the American Athletic Conference.[19]

Team record

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NAIA) (1963–1970)
1963–1964 Irv Edelman 5–54th
1964–1965 Irv Edelman 9–11st
1965–1966 Harvey Murphy 6–174–64th
1966–1967 Harvey Murphy 7–217–53rd
1967–1968 Harvey Murphy 5–173–96th
1968–1969 Harvey Murphy 12–109–5T–2nd
1969–1970 Harvey Murphy 14–1610–4T–2ndNAIA District Playoffs
Independent (Division I) (1970–1976)
1970–1971 Bill Foster 15–8
1971–1972 Bill Foster 14–11
1972–1973 Bill Foster 14–12
1973–1974 Bill Foster 22–4
1974–1975 Bill Foster 23–3
1975–1976 Lee Rose 24–6NIT Runner-Up
Sun Belt Conference (Division I) (1976–1991)
1976–1977 Lee Rose 28–55–11stNCAA Final Four
1977–1978 Lee Rose 20–79–11st
1978–1979 Mike Pratt 16–116–42nd
1979–1980 Mike Pratt 15–129–54th
1980–1981 Mike Pratt 10–173–96th
1981–1982 Mike Pratt 15–123–75th
1982–1983 Hal Wissel 8–205–96th
1983–1984 Hal Wissel 9–192–128th
1984–1985 Hal Wissel 5–231–138th
1985–1986 Jeff Mullins 8–201–138th
1986–1987 Jeff Mullins 18–146–8T–6th
1987–1988 Jeff Mullins 22–911–31stNCAA First Round
1988–1989 Jeff Mullins 17–1210–42ndNIT First Round
1989–1990 Jeff Mullins 16–146–85th
1990–1991 Jeff Mullins 14–146–86th
Metro Conference (Division I) (1991–1995)
1991–1992 Jeff Mullins 23–97–52ndNCAA First Round
1992–1993 Jeff Mullins 15–136–6T–4th
1993–1994 Jeff Mullins 16–137–5T–2ndNIT First Round
1994–1995 Jeff Mullins 19–98–41stNCAA First Round
Conference USA (Division I) (1995–2005)
1995–1996 Jeff Mullins 14–156–8T–6th
1996–1997 Melvin Watkins 22–910–43rdNCAA Second Round
1997–1998 Melvin Watkins 20–1113–32ndNCAA Second Round
1998–1999 Bobby Lutz 23–1110–6T–3rdNCAA Second Round
1999–2000 Bobby Lutz 17–167–9T–5thNIT First Round
2000–2001 Bobby Lutz 22–1110–62ndNCAA Second Round
2001–2002 Bobby Lutz 18–1211–53rdNCAA First Round
2002–2003 Bobby Lutz 13–168–85th
2003–2004 Bobby Lutz 21–912–41stNCAA First Round
2004–2005 Bobby Lutz 21–812–42ndNCAA First Round
Atlantic 10 Conference (Division I) (2005–2013)
2005–2006 Bobby Lutz 19–1311–52ndNIT First Round
2006–2007 Bobby Lutz 14–167–99th
2007–2008 Bobby Lutz 20–149–7T–4thNIT First Round
2008–2009 Bobby Lutz 11–205–1112th
2009–2010 Bobby Lutz 19–129–76th
2010–2011 Alan Major 10–202–1413th
2011–2012 Alan Major 13–175–1111th
2012–2013 Alan Major 21–128–8T–8thNIT First Round
Conference USA (Division I) (2013–2023)
2013–2014 Alan Major 17–147–9T-5th
2014–2015 Alan Major 14–187–1111th
2015–2016 Mark Price 14–199–97th
2016–2017 Mark Price 13–177–117th
2017–2018 Mark Price, Houston Fancher (Interim) 6–232–1614th
2018–2019 Ron Sanchez 8–215–1313th
2019–2020 Ron Sanchez 16–1310–8T–4th
2020–2021 Ron Sanchez 9–165–115th East
2021–2022 Ron Sanchez 17–1410–84th East
2022–2023 Ron Sanchez 22–149–115thCBI Champion
American Athletic Conference (Division I) (2023–present)
2023–24 Aaron Fearne (Interim)
Total:872–736 (.542)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The 49ers have appeared in the NCAA tournament 11 times. Their combined record is 7–12.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1977First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National 3rd Place Game
Central Michigan
Syracuse
Michigan
Marquette
UNLV
W 91–86OT
W 81–59
W 75–68
L 49–51
L 94–106
1988#13First Round#4 BYUL 92–98OT
1992#7First Round#10 Iowa StateL 74–76
1995#7First Round#10 StanfordL 68–70
1997#7First Round
Second Round
#10 Georgetown
#2 Utah
W 79–67
L 58–77
1998#8First Round
Second Round
#9 UIC
#1 North Carolina
W 77–62
L 83–93OT
1999#5First Round
Second Round
#12 Rhode Island
#13 Oklahoma
W 81–70
L 72–85
2001#9First Round
Second Round
#8 Tennessee
#1 Illinois
W 70–63
L 61–79
2002#9First Round#8 Notre DameL 63–82
2004#9First Round#8 Texas TechL 73–76
2005#7First Round#10 NC StateL 63–75

NIT results

The 49ers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) seven times. Their combined record is 4–7.

Year Round Opponent Result
1976First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
San Francisco
Oregon
NC State
Kentucky
W 79–74
W 79–72
W 80–79
L 67–71
1989First RoundConnecticutL 62–67
1994First RoundDuquesneL 73–75
2000First RoundOle MissL 45–62
2006Opening Round
First Round
Georgia Southern
Cincinnati
W 77–61
L 80–86
2008First RoundNebraskaL 48–67
2013First RoundProvidenceL 66–75

CBI results

The 49ers have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) once in 2023, winning the tournament. Their combined record is 4–0.

Year Round Opponent Result
2023First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Western Carolina
Milwaukee
Radford
Eastern Kentucky
W 65–56
W 76–65
W 63–56
W 7168

Coaches

Current coaching staff

Name Position
vacantHead coach
Aaron FearneAssociate Head Coach
Vic SferaAssistant coach
Kevin SmithAssistant coach

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Head coach history

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1963–65Irv Edelman214–6.700
1965–70Harvey Murphy544–71.383
1970–75Bill Foster588–38.698
1975–78Lee Rose372–18.800
1978–82Mike Pratt456–52.519
1982–85Hal Wissel322–62.262
1985–96Jeff Mullins11182–142.507
1996–98Melvin Watkins242–20.677
1998–2010Bobby Lutz12218–158.580
2010–15Alan Major575–81.481
2015–17Mark Price330–42.417
2017–18Houston Fancher13–17.150
2018–2023Ron Sanchez572-78.480
Totals 13 Coaches 61 Seasons 918-785 .539
An asterisk (*) denotes a season currently in progress.[22]

List of Charlotte 49ers men's basketball head coaches [23]

Notable players

Retired numbers

Cedric Maxwell has his #33 retired by Charlotte
No. Player Career Ref.
4Byron Dinkins1985–1989[24]
DeMarco Johnson1994–1998
13Eddie Basden2002–2005[25]
23Jarvis Lang1990–1991; 1992–1995[26]
32Melvin Watkins1973–1977[27]
33Cedric Maxwell1973–1977[28]
34Henry Williams1988–1992[29]
45Charles Hayward1997–1999[30]

Conference Player of the Year winners

Conference Player Season
Sun BeltCedric Maxwell1976–1977
Sun BeltByron Dinkins1987–1988
MetroJarvis Lang1994–1995
Conference USADeMarco Johnson1997–1998
Conference USAEddie Basden2004–2005

Professional players

The following Charlotte basketball players appeared in at least one game in the NBA:

Home venues

Halton Arena, the 49ers home venue since 1996.

Rivalries

Hornet's Nest Trophy

Charlotte's 29-year rivalry with the Davidson Wildcats sees Mecklenburg County's only two Division I schools go head-to-head for the Hornet's Nest Trophy. The Hornets' Nest series began in the 1979-80 season. The teams have met 46 times. Charlotte leads the all-time series, 29-17.[31] Although, in recent years Davidson has been the better team.

On November 12, 2019, Charlotte won back the Hornets Nest, winning 71-58, and snapping a 6 game losing streak.

Past rivalries

Charlotte has had its fair share of intense rivalries. One of the most heated and intense rivalries was with the Bob Huggins-coached Cincinnati Bearcats of Conference USA. Throughout a ten-year period from 1995–96 to 2004–05, Charlotte managed to upset Cincinnati teams ranked #3, #8, #18, #20 in the country. Fueled by "Huggins swallows" pregame chants what became known as the Cincinnati Incident, a brawl broke out between Cincinnati and the Charlotte student section, when a Cincinnati player threw the basketball into the stands.[32] This led to the creation of a 'buffer zone' being implemented behind the visiting team's bench. ESPN commentator Andy Katz provided this explanation on why Charlotte-Cincinnati was one of the juiciest rivalries in the country: "The games are hotly contested usually and the fans in Charlotte don't like Cincinnati. They get up for this game more than any other."[33]

Records

All-Time leaders

Points
Rank Player Years Points
1Henry Williams1988–19922383
2Jon Davis2015-20192113
3Lew Massey1974–19782149
4Chad Kinch1976–19802020
5DeMarco Johnson1994–19982005
6Jarvis Lang1990–1991, 1992–19951855
7Cedric Maxwell1973–19771824
8Curtis Withers2003–20061750
9Jobey Thomas1998–20011737
10Leemire Goldwire2005–20081677
Rebounds
Rank Player Years Rebounds
1Cedric Maxwell1973–19771117
2Jarvis Lang1990–1991, 1992–19951047
3Curtis Withers2003–20061042
4DeMarco Johnson1994–1998926
5Norris Dae1968–1972858
Assists
Rank Player Years Assists
1Pierriá Henry2011–2015555
2Jon Davis2015-2019547
3Keith Williams1983–1987515
4Byron Dinkins1985–1989513
5Delano Johnson1989–1992, 1993–1994496
Steals
Rank Player Years Steals
1Pierriá Henry2011–2015293
2Eddie Basden2001–2005264
3Keith Williams1983–1987236
4Phil Ward1978–1982221
5Leemire Goldwire2005–2008190
6Delano Johnson1989–1992, 1993–1994189
7Henry Williams1988–1992181
8Jeff West1985–1989150
T – 9Demon Brown2001–2004149
T – 9Jarvis Lang1990–1991, 1992–1995149
Blocks
Rank Player Years Blocks
1Ray Gromlowicz1983–1987194
2Jermain Parker1992–1995177
3Phil Jones2008–2010158
4Jarvis Lang1990–1991, 1992–1995103
5Rodney Odom1991–199394
Games Played
Rank Player Years Games
1Jobey Thomas1998–2001130
2Leemire Goldwire2005–2008125
3-TMitchell Baldwin2001–2006124
3-TDiego Guevara1997–2001124
4Tremaine Gardiner1995–1997, 1998–2000123
Three Pointers Made
Rank Player Years Three Pointers Made
1Jobey Thomas1998–2001346
2Leemire Goldwire2005–2008343
3Demon Brown2001–2004341
4Henry Williams1988–1992308
5Diego Guevara1997–2001235

Single game records

Stat Player Date Record Opponent
PointsGeorge Jackson2/8/197544Samford
Free Throws MadeSean Colson & DeMarco Johnson12/20/1997 & 2/9/199816G. Washington & Tulane
ReboundsBen Basinger & Cedric Maxwell12/3/1970 & 2/19/197724Florida Presbyterian & Seton Hall
AssistsSean Colson2/28/199818Houston
StealsEddie Basden (twice), 7 other players2/2/2008 (latest, Charlie Coley)7Richmond (latest)
BlocksLew Massey12/9/197510Wofford
Minutes PlayedPhil Ward1/5/198153Jacksonville
Three Pointers MadeBrendan Plavich11/26/200310Syracuse

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