2019–20 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

2019–20 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
2019–20 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	16–13 (10–8 C-USA)
Head coach	Ron Sanchez (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Aaron Fearne; Kotie Kimble; Vic Sfera;
Home arena	Dale F. Halton Arena
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Texas	14	–	4	.778	20	–	11	.645
Western Kentucky	13	–	5	.722	20	–	10	.667
Louisiana Tech	13	–	5	.722	22	–	8	.733
Charlotte	10	–	8	.556	16	–	13	.552
FIU	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
Marshall	10	–	8	.556	17	–	15	.531
UAB	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
Old Dominion	9	–	9	.500	13	–	19	.406
Florida Atlantic	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
UTSA	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
UTEP	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
Rice	7	–	11	.389	15	–	17	.469
Southern Miss	5	–	13	.278	9	–	22	.290
Middle Tennessee	4	–	14	.222	8	–	23	.258
Note: The 2020 C-USA Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2019–20 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers, led by second-year head coach Ron Sanchez, played their home games at the Dale F. Halton Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 16–13, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place. They were set to be the No. 4 seed in the C-USA Tournament. However, they C-USA Tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The 49ers finished the 2018–19 season 8–21 overall, 5–13 in C-USA play to finish in 13th place. Since only the top 12 teams are eligible, they failed to qualify for the C-USA Tournament.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jalian Haslem	0	C	6'10"	260	Senior	Warner Robins, GA	Graduated
Najee Garvin	1	F	6'7"	220	Junior	Lexington, SC	Dismissed from the team due to a misdemeanor assault; transferred to Nicholls^[2]
Jaylen McGill	3	G	6'2"	200	Sophomore	Charlotte, NC	Transferred to Carson–Newman
Jon Davis	3	G	6'3"	200	Senior	Upper Marlboro, MD	Graduated
Dravon Mangum	20	F	6'9"	200	Freshman	Roxboro, NC	Transferred to Radford
Bryant Thomas	30	F	6'9"	210	Sophomore	Charlotte, NC	Dismissed from the team due to team exceptions; transferred to Carson–Newman^[3]

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous
Amidou Bamba	15	F	6'8"	240	Senior	Toronto, ON	Transferred from Coastal Carolina. Will be eligible to play immediately since Bamba graduated from Coastal Carolina.
Drew Edwards	25	G	6'4"	190	RS Senior	Perry Hall, MD	Transferred from Providence. Will be eligible to play immediately since Edwards graduated from Providence.

2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jahmir Young PG	Hyattsville, MD	DeMatha Catholic High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Oct 26, 2018
Jahmir Young PG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
Anzac Rissetto C	New Zealand		6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	N/A	Nov 16, 2018
Anzac Rissetto C	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
Caleb Stone-Carrawell SF	Concord, NC	Cox Mill High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Oct 29, 2018
Caleb Stone-Carrawell SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
Brice Williams SF	Huntersville, NC	Hopewell High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 16, 2018
Brice Williams SF	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2020 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2020)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
			N/A	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2019–20 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Caleb Stone-Carrawell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Cox Mill High School	Concord, North Carolina
G	1	Jahmir Young	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	DeMatha Catholic High School	Hyattsville, Maryland
G	2	Seth Bennett (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Charlotte Christian School	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	3	Brice Williams	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Hopewell High School	Huntersville, North Carolina
F	5	Milos Supica	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Freedom Christian Academy	Belgrade, Serbia
G	10	Cooper Robb	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Scott County High School	Georgetown, Kentucky
F	11	Bo Blight (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	South Mecklenburg High School	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	12	Malik Martin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Curtis High School	Staten Island, New York
G	13	Jordan Shepherd	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Asheville Christian Academy Oklahoma	Asheville, North Carolina
F	15	Amidou Bamba	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	GS	High Point Christian Academy Coastal Carolina	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
G	22	Brandon Younger	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Wheeler High School	Marietta, Georgia
G	25	Drew Edwards	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Calvert Hall High School Providence	Perry Hall, Maryland
G	30	Tyler Bertram	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Vermont Academy	Cooperstown, New York
F/C	31	Anzac Rissetto	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Fr	Auckland Grammar School	Auckland, New Zealand
G	35	Luka Vasic	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Avon Old Farms	Pirot, Serbia

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
Last update: January 16, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2019* 7:00 pm, UNC Charlotte TV		Georgia Benefit Exhibition Game	L 69–77		Dale F. Halton Arena (2,117) Charlotte, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019* 7:30 pm, FloHoops		at James Madison	L 74–79	0–1	JMU Convocation Center (3,083) Harrisonburg, VA
November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, UNC Charlotte TV		Davidson	W 71–58	1–1	Dale F. Halton Arena (4,341) Charlotte, NC
November 17, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPNU		Wake Forest	W 67–65	2–1	Dale F. Halton Arena (4,819) Charlotte, NC
November 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Appalachian State	L 55–64	2–2	Holmes Center (2,203) Boone, NC
November 27, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Georgia State	L 78–81 ^OT	2–3	GSU Sports Arena (1,468) Atlanta, GA
November 30, 2019* 4:00 pm, CUSA.tv		USC Upstate	W 83–47	3–3	Dale F. Halton Arena (2,593) Charlotte, NC
December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, UNC Charlotte TV		UNC Asheville	L 75–83	3–4	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,324) Charlotte, NC
December 7, 2019* 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at UNC Wilmington	W 76–57	4–4	Trask Coliseum (3,121) Wilmington, NC
December 16, 2019* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv		Valparaiso	W 67–57	5–4	Dale F. Halton Arena (2,740) Charlotte, NC
December 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 66–44	6–4	Dale F. Halton Arena (2,580) Charlotte, NC
December 22, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at East Carolina	L 56–60	6–5	Williams Arena (3,626) Greenville, NC
Conference USA regular season
January 2, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UAB	W 51–44	7–5 (1–0)	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,015) Charlotte, NC
January 4, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Middle Tennessee	W 68–62	8–5 (2–0)	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,538) Charlotte, NC
January 11, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Old Dominion	W 53–47	9–5 (3–0)	Dale F. Halton Arena (4,524) Charlotte, NC
January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marshall	W 77–75	10–5 (4–0)	Cam Henderson Center (5,462) Huntington, WV
January 18, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Western Kentucky	L 63–80	10–6 (4–1)	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,677) Bowling Green, KY
January 20, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Old Dominion	L 62–66	10–7 (4–2)	Chartway Arena (5,490) Norfolk, VA
January 23, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Atlantic	W 70–68	11–7 (5–2)	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,752) Charlotte, NC
January 25, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+		FIU	W 75–49	12–7 (6–2)	Dale F. Halton Arena (4,616) Charlotte, NC
January 30, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	L 59–72	12–8 (6–3)	Thomas Assembly Center (2,930) Ruston, LA
February 1, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Miss	L 68–74 ^OT	12–9 (6–4)	Reed Green Coliseum (3,840) Hattiesburg, MS
February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UTEP	W 68–64	13–9 (7–4)	Dale F. Halton Arena (2,828) Charlotte, NC
February 8, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+		UTSA	W 91–84	14–9 (8–4)	Dale F. Halton Arena (4,679) Charlotte, NC
February 13, 2020 8:00 pm, CUSA.tv		at North Texas	L 72–81	14–10 (8–5)	The Super Pit (4,086) Denton, TX
February 15, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rice	L 54–70	14–11 (8–6)	Tudor Fieldhouse (2,872) Houston, TX
February 22, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN on Facebook		at Western Kentucky	W 72–70	15–11 (9–6)	E. A. Diddle Arena (5,391) Bowling Green, KY
March 1, 2020 2:00 pm, Stadium		FIU	L 52–67	15–12 (9–7)	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,116) Charlotte, NC
March 4, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN on Facebook		North Texas	W 56–43	16–12 (10–7)	Dale F. Halton Arena (2,811) Charlotte, NC
March 7, 2020 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv		at Louisiana Tech	L 43–66	16–13 (10–8)	Thomas Assembly Center (3,359) Ruston, LA
Conference USA Tournament
March 12, 2020 7:30 pm, Facebook	(4)	vs. (5) FIU Quarterfinals	C-USA Tournament Canceled^[4]		Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[5]

Notes

References

^ "Five In Double-Figures; 49ers End Season With A Win". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
^ "Misdemeanor charges dropped against former Charlotte 49ers basketball player Najee Garvin". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
^ "Charlotte 49ers basketball coach Ron Sanchez dismisses two from team". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
^ "Canceled: 2020 C-USA Basketball Championships". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2020.

[1] "Five In Double-Figures; 49ers End Season With A Win". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2020.

[2] "Misdemeanor charges dropped against former Charlotte 49ers basketball player Najee Garvin". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 2018-11-18.

[3] "Charlotte 49ers basketball coach Ron Sanchez dismisses two from team". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 2018-10-17.

[4] "Canceled: 2020 C-USA Basketball Championships". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[5] "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2020.

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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)
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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics