2016–17 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers, led by second-year head coach Mark Price, played their home games at the Dale F. Halton Arena and were members Conference USA. They finished the season 13–17, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in 10th place. They lost to UAB in the first round of the C-USA Tournament.

2016–17 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2016–17 record13–17 (7–11 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDale F. Halton Arena
2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Middle Tennessee171 .944  315  .861
Louisiana Tech144 .778  2310  .697
Old Dominion126 .667  1912  .613
UTEP126 .667  1517  .469
Rice117 .611  2312  .657
Marshall108 .556  2015  .571
UAB99 .500  1716  .515
Western Kentucky99 .500  1517  .469
UTSA810 .444  1419  .424
Charlotte711 .389  1317  .433
Florida Atlantic612 .333  1020  .333
Southern Miss612 .333  922  .290
FIU315 .167  724  .226
North Texas216 .111  822  .267
2017 C-USA Tournament winner

Previous season

The 49ers finished the 2015–16 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.

Preseason

The 49ers were pick to finish eighth in the Conference USA preseason poll.[1]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Ridell Camidge0G6'3"175SophomoreWilmington, NCTransferred to Tarleton State
Gavin Wilson5G6'1"210SeniorRaleigh, NCWalk-on; graduated
Curran Scott10G6'3"193FreshmanEdmond, OKTransferred to Tulsa
Cameron Blakely20F6'9"214JuniorWinder, GAGraduate transferred to West Georgia
Bernard Sullivan22F6'8"231RS SeniorGastonia, NCGraduated
Mitch Warner30G6'3"192SeniorCharlotte, NCWalk-on; graduated
Cameron Pappas35G6'1"175SeniorHillsborough, NCGraduated
Joseph Uchebo50C6'10"235SeniorEnugu, NigeriaGraduated
Ivan Benkovic55G6'7"207JuniorZagreb, CroatiaTransferred to Mid-America Christian

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous
Austin Ajukwa5F6'6"205SeniorColumbia, SCTransferred from Clemson. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ajukwa will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
J. C. Washington14F6'6"220JuniorHouston, TXJunior college transferred from Trinity Valley Community College.

Class of 2016 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Quentin Jackson
#37 PG
Raleigh, NC Carlisle School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 20, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Ryan Murphy
#60 PG
Calabasas, CA Calabasas High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
Najee Garvin
SF
Lexington, SC Moravian Prep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A Jan 25, 2016 
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 3, 2016.

    Roster

    2016–17 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Najee Garvin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)213 lb (97 kg) FrMoravian Prep Academy Lexington, South Carolina
    G 1 Braxton Ogbueze 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SrFlorida Charlotte, North Carolina
    G 2 Andrien White 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoQuality Education Academy Richmond, Virginia
    G 3 Jon Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoHargrave Military Academy Upper Marlboro, Maryland
    G 5 Austin Ajukwa (I)  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS JrClemson Columbia, South Carolina
    G 10 Corey Bias (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrRufus King High School Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    G 11 Quentin Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)184 lb (83 kg) FrCape Fear Christian Academy Cary, North Carolina
    F/C 12 Lukas Bergang 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS FrJensen Gymnasium Orebro Gothenburg, Sweden
    F 14 JC Washington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrTrinity Valley Community College Houston, Texas
    F 15 Anthony Vanhook 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrCape Fear Community College Chapel Hill, North Carolina
    G 21 Hudson Price 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrTCU Orlando, Florida
    G 24 Ryan Murphy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)192 lb (87 kg) FrCalabasas High School Calabasas, California
    F 25 Reid Aube (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)223 lb (101 kg) SrConcord High School Concord, North Carolina
    F 30 Luke Sasser (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrCarlisle School Raleigh, North Carolina
    C 31 Benas Griciunas 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)244 lb (111 kg) RS JrAuburn Šilutė, Lithuania
    F 35 Bo Blight (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)192 lb (87 kg) FrSouth Mecklenburg High School Charlotte, North Carolina
    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 Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    11/11/2016*
    8:00 pm
    Newberry College W 101–88  1–0
    Dale F. Halton Arena (4,866)
    Charlotte, NC
    11/14/2016*
    8:00 pm
    at Elon W 100–95  2–0
    Alumni Gym (1,478)
    Elon, NC
    11/17/2016*
    7:00 pm
    East Carolina W 76–64  3–0
    Dale F. Halton Arena (4,281)
    Charlotte, NC
    11/22/2016*
    7:00 pm
    USC Upstate L 103–108 OT 3–1
    Dale F. Halton Arena (3,570)
    Charlotte, NC
    11/26/2016*
    4:00 pm, SPEC
    at Davidson L 57–79  3–2
    John M. Belk Arena (4,748)
    Davidson, NC
    11/28/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Appalachian State W 80–72  4–2
    Dale F. Halton Arena (4,153)
    Charlotte, NC
    11/30/2016*
    7:00 pm
    James Madison W 65–56  5–2
    Dale F. Halton Arena (3,433)
    Charlotte, NC
    12/03/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Oregon State W 69–66  6–2
    Dale F. Halton Arena (5,366)
    Charlotte, NC
    12/06/2016*
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    at Wake Forest L 74–91  6–3
    LJVM Coliseum (6,791)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    12/17/2016*
    4:00 pm, FS2
    vs. Florida
    Orange Bowl Classic
    L 46–87  6–4
    BB&T Center 
    Sunrise, FL
    12/20/2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    vs. Maryland
    Baltimore Showcase
    L 72–88  6–5
    Royal Farms Arena (7,139)
    Baltimore, MD
    Conference USA regular season
    12/31/2016
    12:00 pm
    North Texas W 101–76  7–5
    (1–0)
    Dale F. Halton Arena (3,792)
    Charlotte, NC
    01/02/2017
    7:00 pm
    Rice L 70–89  7–6
    (1–1)
    Dale F. Halton Arena (3,660)
    Charlotte, NC
    01/05/2017
    8:00 pm
    at WKU L 80–82  7–7
    (1–2)
    E. A. Diddle Arena (2,568)
    Bowling Green, KY
    01/07/2017
    7:00 pm
    at Marshall L 93–110  7–8
    (1–3)
    Cam Henderson Center (6,617)
    Huntington, WV
    01/12/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Louisiana Tech L 73–79  7–9
    (1–4)
    Dale F. Halton Arena (4,319)
    Charlotte, NC
    01/14/2017
    7:00 pm, CI
    Southern Miss W 82–66  8–9
    (2–4)
    Dale F. Halton Arena (4,457)
    Charlotte, NC
    01/21/2017
    8:00 pm, ASN
    Old Dominion W 74–72  9–9
    (3–4)
    Dale F. Halton Arena (5,650)
    Charlotte, NC
    01/26/2017
    8:00 pm
    at North Texas W 82–81  10–9
    (4–4)
    The Super Pit (2,006)
    Denton, TX
    01/28/2017
    8:00 pm
    at Rice L 67–84  10–10
    (4–5)
    Tudor Fieldhouse (2,206)
    Houston, TX
    02/02/2017
    7:00 pm
    Florida Atlantic L 75–77  10–11
    (4–6)
    Dale F. Halton Arena (4,707)
    Charlotte, NC
    02/04/2017
    7:00 pm
    FIU W 95–80  11–11
    (5–6)
    Dale F. Halton Arena (5,316)
    Charlotte, NC
    02/09/2017
    7:00 pm, CI
    at UAB L 69–82  11–12
    (5–7)
    Bartow Arena (3,841)
    Birmingham, AL
    02/11/2017
    6:00 pm, CI
    at Middle Tennessee L 55–70  11–13
    (5–8)
    Murphy Center (5,720)
    Murfreesboro, TN
    02/18/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Old Dominion L 48–72  11–14
    (5–9)
    Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,090)
    Norfolk, VA
    02/23/2017
    7:00 pm, CI
    WKU W 83–77  12–14
    (6–9)
    Dale F. Halton Arena (3,655)
    Charlotte, NC
    02/25/2017
    6:00 pm, ASN
    Marshall L 89–93  12–15
    (6–10)
    Dale F. Halton Arena (7,040)
    Charlotte, NC
    03/02/2017
    8:00 pm
    at UTSA W 76-75  13–15
    (7–10)
    Convocation Center (1,006)
    San Antonio, TX
    03/04/2017
    3:00 pm
    at UTEP L 67-74  13–16
    (7–11)
    Don Haskins Center 
    El Paso, TX
    Conference USA Tournament
    03/07/2017
    5:30, CI
    (10) vs. (7) UAB
    First Round
    L 73–74  13–17
    Legacy Arena (6,410)
    Birmingham, AL
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.
    Source[2]

    References

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