They swept the regular season and tournament titles, earning the program's first NCAA Tournament berth. — Kane Williams registered 18 points as Georgia State got past Charlotte 76-65 on Friday night. See college basketball’s best compete live as they fight to advance in the NCAA Tournament. [5], Lutz had more wins (218) and NCAA tournament appearances (5) than any other coach in Charlotte history. 1 NCAA seed", "OrthoCarolina Sponsors Battle for Hornets' Nest Game - Charlotte Athletics", Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_49ers_men%27s_basketball&oldid=985539984, Articles with dead external links from July 2020, Articles with permanently dead external links, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2010, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 26 October 2020, at 15:17. 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. The South Carolina State Bulldogs and the Charlotte 49ers meet Monday in college basketball action from Halton Arena. The 1999–2000 season would be defined by the passing of Charles Hayward in September 1999. Belk Arena, Davidson, North Carolina; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Davidson looks for its fourth straight win over Charlotte at Belk Arena. Sanchez was a former volunteer assistant at Indiana before going to Washington State. 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. The Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) in NCAA Division I basketball. [12], On March 19, 2018, Ron Sanchez was named the 12th head coach in Charlotte 49ers men’s basketball program history. Significant milestones included winning the 2012 Great Alaska Shootout and 2013 Puerto Rico Tip-off tournaments and victories over #7 ranked Tenessesse, #10 ranked Butler, and previous National Championship runners-up, #14 ranked Michigan. They defeated Rhode Island in the first round before falling to 13-seed Oklahoma in round two. Luka Vasic added 14 points for the 49ers. Mullins inherited a last place Sun Belt team and things didn't improve in his first season with an 8–20 record. Seas. The three-year postseason drought had been the longest for the program since Jeff Mullins took over in 1985. 2020 season schedule, scores, stats, and highlights. The 49ers have committed 17.3 personal fouls per contest and they go 69.0% from the free throw line. Jahmir Young registered 14 points and eight rebounds as Charlotte extended its home win streak to eight games, narrowly defeating UTEP 68-64 on Thursday night. 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. The following Charlotte basketball players appeared in at least one game in the NBA: 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. Delph leads Appalachian St. over Charlotte 61-57, Williams, Young lift Charlotte past SC State 78-40, UVa assistant hired as Charlotte head coach, New Charlotte AD's goal: Find basketball coach, Ex-NBA All-Star Price fired as Charlotte coach, 49ers' Price not interested in Ga. Tech opening, Price leaves TCU to play for dad at Charlotte, C-USA's top freshman Dorn transfers to NC State, Williams leads Georgia State over Charlotte 76-65, Gardner lifts East Carolina over Charlotte 66-57, LA Tech beats Charlotte, 66-43, earn C-USA No. East American Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West C-USA CAA Horizon Ivy MAAC MAC MEAC MVC Mountain West NEC … The 49ers fell apart to end the 2009–2010 season. One of the most heated and intense rivalries was with the Bob Huggins-coached Cincinnati Bearcats of Conference USA. After three seasons and a 22–62 record, Wissel was dismissed following the 1984–1985 season. The Charlotte 49ers will take on the Davidson Wildcats on 12/15/20. Jason Wade had a career-high 23 points as Old Dominion narrowly beat Charlotte 66-62 on Monday. The uptown arena will host first- and second-round games … Derric Jean had 16 points and six assists as Louisiana Tech defeated Charlotte 72-59 on Thursday night. The 49ers would finish with a 13–17 record, 5–11 in conference play. Rose inherited a team coming off of two 20-win seasons and led them to the NIT championship game in his first year. UNC Charlotte sports news and features, including conference, nickname, location and official social media handles. After beating Central Michigan in the first round 91–86, the 49ers dispatched Syracuse 81–59 to advance to the Elite Eight. On April 12, 2010 Alan Major was announced as the new head coach of the Charlotte 49ers. 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. Charlotte eventually joined the Atlantic 10 for all sports along with fellow CUSA member Saint Louis. [10], 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. The basketball team has spent the better part of its history in the shadow of the state's four Atlantic Coast Conference teams. 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. [3] Charlotte would play to a 17–16 record and earn an NIT berth. "[citation needed], University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2019–20 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team, Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, List of Charlotte 49ers men's basketball head coaches, "Charlotte fires basketball coach, former NBA star Mark Price", "Charlotte 49ers find next basketball coach on bench of No. Donohoe was a longtime board member of the Hall of Fame and … 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 following season the 49ers became a charter member of the Sun Belt Conference. Jordan Shepherd had 20 points as Charlotte romped past Maryland Eastern Shore 66-44 on Thursday night. The excitement of March Madness is coming to the Charlotte in 2020, and you can experience these NCAA games live, but the best tickets won't last long. Sanchez was hired by Dick Bennett, and remained on the staff when Bennett’s son Tony took over. They have also earned regular and post-season championships in three different conferences. The success was rewarded with two NCAA Tournament berths, in 1992 and 1995, losing in the first round both times. The Hornets' Nest series began in the 1979-80 season. Over the course of six seasons in the A10, Lutz's record was 83–75, compared to his record of 135–83 in CUSA. — Adrian Delph matched his career high with 21 points as Appalachian State edged past Charlotte 61-57 on Friday. Throughout his career Major has a history of helping highly skilled big men develop into great NBA prospects. Charlotte 49ers School History. Charlotte returned to C-USA in 2013 after leaving in 2005 to join the Atlantic 10 Conference.       Conference regular season champion   Robert Martin registered 15 points as Rice topped Charlotte 70-54 on Saturday. Taveion Hollingsworth tied his career high with a season-high 30 points and Western Kentucky defeated Charlotte 80-63 on Saturday. 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. In their final two seasons in the Sun Belt, Mullins led the 49ers to a 30–28 record with no postseason appearances.       Division regular season and conference tournament champion After Watkins left for Texas A&M, Charlotte named Bobby Lutz its new head coach. Kendall Lewis had 15… The promising season would take a turn for the worse in the last few weeks. Hayward lost a two-year battle with Leukemia, he would have his jersey retired. 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. Chris Braswell would average 15.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per game and be named to the A10 All-Conference Third Team. 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. Osasumwen Osaghae scored 19 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked four shots to lead Florida International to a 67-52 win over Charlotte on Sunday. 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. Drew Edwards had 12 points as Charlotte defeated Old Dominion 53-47 on Saturday. Following Rose's departure, Mike Pratt, an assistant under Rose at Charlotte, was named the head coach for the 1978–1979 season. 3-Point Goals: 9-23, .391 (Threadgill 3-4, Young 3-5, Matos 2-6, Williams 1-2, Shepherd 0-3, Stone-Carrawell 0-3). 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. The 49ers' current head coach is Ron Sanchez, who took over on March 20, 2018 after interim head coach Houston Fancher was let go. South Carolina State skids into this one at 0-4 so far. 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. The following season the 49ers finished second in the Sun Belt and earned an NIT berth. In 2008, the NCAA East Regional took place at Spectrum Center. Charlotte would defeat Tennessee in the first round of the Midwest Regional before falling to #1 seed Illinois in the round of 32. The UNC women's basketball team completed nonconference play undefeated with an 81-75 win Sunday afternoon against Charlotte at Carmichael Arena. [11] 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. The Hilltoppers were unable to get off a shot on their subsequent possession. [8] The 49ers followed this with a blowout loss to St. Louis in the 2nd round. UNC Charlotte first fielded an intercollegiate basketball program in 1965. 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. NCAA Tournament Charlotte Ticket Information. Richmond was called for three technical fouls, one non-shooting foul and one shooting foul in that time. — Brice Williams had 14 points to lead five Charlotte players in double figures as the 49ers easily defeated South Carolina State 78-40 on Monday night. Lutz's run of success in Conference USA is arguably the best sustained stretch in Charlotte basketball history. 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. Jayden Gardner had 18 points as East Carolina topped Charlotte 66-57 on Friday in the season-opener for both teams.       Division regular season champion Rebounds_Toronto 37 (Boucher 8), Charlotte 39 (Bridges, Washington 6). He also came in with A10 experience having been as assistant under Matta at Xavier. The ensuing NCAA tournament run is still one of the most successful ever for a first-time participant. 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. 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.[2]. [4] 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. The 2012–2013 season resulted in an improved 21–12 record and a berth in the NIT. His firing was met with mixed emotions among students and fans.[6]. A large group of potential March bracket-busters highlight this week's ESPN+ college basketball offerings. [9] Clark saw a total of seven minutes in the 49ers' two A10 tournament games, a large drop from his regular season average. [citation needed] This led to the creation of a 'buffer zone' being implemented behind the visiting team's bench. Jahmir Young registered 19 points as Charlotte won its seventh straight home game, rolling past Florida International 75-49 on Saturday. Spectrum Center will host NCAA men’s basketball tournament games in 2024, the first time the event is in Charlotte in six years. However, the 49ers have carved out a niche of their own, making 11 appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Jordan Shepherd scored 18 points and Charlotte upended Conference USA regular-season champion North Texas 56-43 Wednesday night. 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. Seeded 13th, the 49ers lost to 4th seed BYU in the first round of the Southeast Regional by a score of 98–92. 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. Their combined record is 4–7. Former NCAA administrator Sue Donohoe died Sunday after a brief illness, the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame announced. Get the latest news and information for the Charlotte 49ers. Foster notched two 20-win seasons in 1973–1974 and 1974–1975 before moving on to coach at Clemson. How to watch Duke vs. Charlotte: Live stream, TV channel, start time for Saturday's NCAA Football game MSN Charlotte is 1-0 after wins this season, and Duke is 1-3 after losses. Second and third round action is coming to Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte… Prior to the 1992–1993 season the 49ers moved to the Metro Conference. Former on-the-court star and longtime assistant coach for the 49ers Melvin Watkins took over as head coach for the 1996–1997 season. 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. 3 seed, Charlotte defeats C-USA champion North Texas 56-43, Osaghae sparks FIU run in 2nd half, defeat Charlotte 67-52, Shepherd lifts Charlotte past W. Kentucky on late shot, Martin scores 15 to lift Rice past Charlotte 70-54, Gibson scores 20, North Texas beats Charlotte 81-72, Shepherd scores 26 to lift Charlotte over UTSA 91-84, Young scores 14 to lead Charlotte past UTEP 68-64, ESPN+ Week 14 viewers guide: Mid-majors in the spotlight, Southern Miss edges Charlotte in overtime 74-68, Jean propels Louisiana Tech past Charlotte 72-59, Young scores 19 to carry Charlotte over FIU 75-49, Young scores 24 points as Charlotte rallies past FAU 70-68, Wade scores 23 to lift Old Dominion past Charlotte 66-62, W. Kentucky uses a pair of runs to put down Charlotte, Bamba, Young help Charlotte edge Marshall 77-75, Edwards lifts Charlotte over Old Dominion 53-47, Young, Vasic lead Charlotte past Middle Tennessee 68-62, Young scores 18 to lead Charlotte past UAB 51-44, East Carolina holds off Charlotte behind Gardner, Shepherd lifts Charlotte past Md.-Eastern Shore 66-44. Lutz was not able to sustain the level of success he achieved in CUSA. 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. NCAA announced plans are underway to play the entire women's Division I basketball tournament in one location, San Antonio. A non-conference matchup is on tap Friday between the Appalachian State Mountaineers and the Charlotte 49ers at 5 p.m. The last victory for the 49ers at Davidson was a … Doc's has NCAA basketball predictions, picks, and tips for this matchup. Their combined record is 7–12. They followed that with a loss on an emotional senior night at South Florida. In the NIT the 49ers were eliminated in round 1 at Providence. Jahmir Young had 15 points to lead five Charlotte players in double figures as the 49ers got past Middle Tennessee 68-62 on Saturday. Umoja Gibson scored 20 points as North Texas extended its home winning streak to nine games, topping Charlotte 81-72 on Thursday night. Charlotte would fall to eventual champions Marquette in the national semifinals 51–49. Location: Charlotte, North Carolina Seasons: 49 (1972-73 to 2020-21) Record: 783-645 .548 W-L% Conferences: A-10, CUSA, Metro, Sun Belt and Ind Conference Champion: 6 Times (Reg. Following Wissel's dismissal, Jeff Mullins was hired as both head basketball coach and athletic director. ET at Dale F. Halton Arena. Sanchez accompanied Tony Bennett to Virginia in 2009 as an assistant and was promoted to associate head coach in 2015. After Bill Foster left for Clemson, Lee Rose was hired as the head coach in 1975. Mullins guided the 49ers through multiple conference changes and kicked off the most successful, sustained run in school history. In late April forward E. Victor Nickerson also announced he was transferring, leaving Charlotte with only 6 scholarship players on roster. The 49ers reached the NCAA Tournament in 5 of the 7 years they were in Conference USA under Lutz. Percentages: FG .517, FT .643. Charlotte 49ers team page with results, picks, power rankings, odds and stats. Assists_Toronto 23 (VanVleet 4), Charlotte 33 (Graham, Hayward 6). Mubarak Muhammed had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lift Louisiana Tech to a 66-43 win over Charlotte on Saturday night. Total Fouls_Toronto 31, Charlotte 26. 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. The 49ers are charter members of Conference USA. Assistant Head Coach Ryan Odom would coach the team for the remainder of the season. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Adrian Delph matched his career high with 21 points as Appalachian State edged past Charlotte 61-57 on Friday.       Postseason invitational champion   This was an improvement of Major's first year and earned them an A10 tournament spot, a first round loss at St. Joe's. Trending news, game recaps, highlights, player information, rumors, videos and more from FOX Sports. Includes news, scores, schedules, statistics, photos and video. The teams have met 46 times. The season was successful overall, but the 49ers lost four games in a row in February/March which removed them from NCAA tournament consideration. Pierriá Henry was among the nation's leaders in steals and earned a spot on the A10 All-Rookie Team.[7]. They get up for this game more than any other. The early season schedule was highlighted by a 49–48 victory over #7 ranked Tennessee and a 2OT win at Georgia Tech. 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. 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. Charlotte, N.C. - The NCAA announced today that March Madness will be coming back to Charlotte. In their first year in the Sun Belt, the 49ers tallied what is still the best season in school history. 2020 men's college basketball calendar: Schedule, first games, NCAA tournament dates; College basketball: Schedule, latest COVID-19 news for the 2020-21 season 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. [13], National champion   Jordan Shepherd hit a jump shot with a second remaining to lift Charlotte to a 72-70 win over W. Kentucky on Saturday night. The 49ers have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 11 times. Lutz was an assistant under both Watkins and Jeff Mullins at Charlotte. This will be the 24th time that the city of Charlotte has been a site for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, including 1994, when the 49ers partnered with the city to host the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Final Four at the Charlotte … Rose would then leave to coach at Purdue for the 1978–1979 season. 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. White would leave Charlotte for the NBA Draft and be selected 9th overall by the Detroit Pistons. [17]. Jahmir Young matched his season high with 24 points and Jordan Shepherd made a layup with 44 seconds left to give Charlotte the lead en route to a 70-68 win over Florida Atlantic on Thursday night. Charlotte, N.C. — The NCAA Announced Wednesday that the Spectrum Center in Charlotte will host 2024 NCAA Men’s Tournament First and Second Round Games.       Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Following Pratt's dismissal, the 49ers hired Hal Wissel as head basketball coach. 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. View the latest in Charlotte 49ers, NCAA basketball news here. List of Charlotte 49ers men's basketball head coaches 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. 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. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/2429 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. He left to take the head coaching job at Texas A&M in 1998. The 1977 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament involved 32 American schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the National Champion of Men's NCAA Division I college basketball.It … The official site of the Charlotte Hornets. Following the conclusion of the 2014–2015 season it was announced that Major would step down as head coach. He coached two future #1 overall draft picks in Michael Olowokandi and Greg Oden while at Pacific and Ohio State, respectively. On November 12, 2019, Charlotte won back the Hornets Nest, winning 71-58, and snapping a 6 game losing streak. Amidou Bamba chipped in 11, Cooper Robb scored 10 and Malik Martin had 10.... Jahmir Young had 18 points as Charlotte topped UAB 51-44 on Thursday night. That's because we're talking about America's … In his first season, Lutz guided the 49ers to a 10–6 record in CUSA. The 49ers play their home games in Dale F. Halton Arena, an on-campus facility that seats 9,105. 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 Mountaineers are 3-1 overall and 1-0 … 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. Find out the latest on your favorite NCAAB teams on CBSSports.com. Charlotte returned to C-USA in 2013 after leaving in 2005 to join the Atlantic 10 Conference. Watkins had two successful seasons as the Charlotte head coach, leading the team into the second round of the NCAA tournament in both years. The 49ers earned two NIT bids under Lutz in the A10, going 1–2 in those tournaments. Lutz was dismissed following this collapse. The Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) in NCAA Division I basketball. The 49ers lost a game on senior night at Louisville which would determine the regular season conference champion. Jayden Gardner scored 23 points and Tremont Robinson-White scored 18 and East Carolina beat Charlotte 60-56 on Sunday. Following the 2012–13 season, Darion Clark announced he was leaving the program. Jordan Shepherd scored 26 points as Charlotte extended its home win streak to nine games, topping UTSA 91-84 on Saturday. Charlotte has a win-loss record of 1-2 on the campaign. NCAA Tournament: 11 Years (7-12), 1 Final Four, 0 Championships NCAA … Amidou Bamba and Jahmir Young totaled 16 points and six rebounds apiece and Charlotte held off Marshall 77-75 on Thursday night. [18] Although, in recent years Davidson has been the better team. Rose's .800 winning percentage at Charlotte remains the highest in school history. They are earning an assist 13.7 … This earned Charlotte a 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Their final record was 28–5, still a school record for wins in a season. 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. 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. Charlotte has had its fair share of intense rivalries. After the 1994–1995 season, the 49ers joined Conference USA. The Baylor-Notre Dame title game in Tampa, Fla., last year is … Pratt was dismissed following the 1981–1982 season. NCAAM Basketball Scoreboard Top 25 Division I A 10 ACC ASUN Am. 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. Charlotte leads the all-time series, 29-17. The Tar Heels outscored their guests 8-3 over the … The 49ers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) seven times. 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. ), 5 Times (Tourn.) 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