2016–17 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

2016–17 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record13–17 (7–11 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDale F. Halton Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Middle Tennessee † 17 – 1   .944 31 – 5   .861
Louisiana Tech 14 – 4   .778 23 – 10   .697
Old Dominion 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613
UTEP 12 – 6   .667 15 – 17   .469
Rice 11 – 7   .611 23 – 12   .657
Marshall 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571
UAB 9 – 9   .500 17 – 16   .515
Western Kentucky 9 – 9   .500 15 – 17   .469
UTSA 8 – 10   .444 14 – 19   .424
Charlotte 7 – 11   .389 13 – 17   .433
Florida Atlantic 6 – 12   .333 10 – 20   .333
Southern Miss 6 – 12   .333 9 – 22   .290
FIU 3 – 15   .167 7 – 24   .226
North Texas 2 – 16   .111 8 – 22   .267
† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner

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.

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 Camidge 0 G 6'3" 175 Sophomore Wilmington, NC Transferred to Tarleton State
Gavin Wilson 5 G 6'1" 210 Senior Raleigh, NC Walk-on; graduated
Curran Scott 10 G 6'3" 193 Freshman Edmond, OK Transferred to Tulsa
Cameron Blakely 20 F 6'9" 214 Junior Winder, GA Graduate transferred to West Georgia
Bernard Sullivan 22 F 6'8" 231 RS Senior Gastonia, NC Graduated
Mitch Warner 30 G 6'3" 192 Senior Charlotte, NC Walk-on; graduated
Cameron Pappas 35 G 6'1" 175 Senior Hillsborough, NC Graduated
Joseph Uchebo 50 C 6'10" 235 Senior Enugu, Nigeria Graduated
Ivan Benkovic 55 G 6'7" 207 Junior Zagreb, Croatia Transferred to Mid-America Christian

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous
Austin Ajukwa 5 F 6'6" 205 Senior Columbia, SC Transferred 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. Washington 14 F 6'6" 220 Junior Houston, TX Junior college transferred from Trinity Valley Community College.

Class of 2016 recruits

College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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)  
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 
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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Najee Garvin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Moravian Prep Academy Lexington, South Carolina
G 1 Braxton Ogbueze 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Florida Charlotte, North Carolina
G 2 Andrien White 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Quality Education Academy Richmond, Virginia
G 3 Jon Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Hargrave Military Academy Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G 5 Austin Ajukwa (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Clemson Columbia, South Carolina
G 10 Corey Bias (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Rufus King High School Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 11 Quentin Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Cape Fear Christian Academy Cary, North Carolina
F/C 12 Lukas Bergang 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Jensen Gymnasium Orebro Gothenburg, Sweden
F 14 JC Washington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Trinity Valley Community College Houston, Texas
F 15 Anthony Vanhook 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Cape Fear Community College Chapel Hill, North Carolina
G 21 Hudson Price 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr TCU Orlando, Florida
G 24 Ryan Murphy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Calabasas High School Calabasas, California
F 25 Reid Aube (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Sr Concord High School Concord, North Carolina
F 30 Luke Sasser (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Carlisle School Raleigh, North Carolina
C 31 Benas Griciunas 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 244 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Auburn Šilutė, Lithuania
F 35 Bo Blight (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr South 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

  1. ^ "MBK: UAB Voted C-USA Preseason Favorite". Conference USA. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".