2021–22 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

2021–22 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record17–14 (10–8 CUSA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDale F. Halton Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Middle Tennessee 13 – 5   .722 26 – 11   .703
Western Kentucky 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594
Florida Atlantic 11 – 7   .611 19 – 15   .559
Charlotte 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548
Old Dominion 8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406
FIU 5 – 13   .278 15 – 17   .469
Marshall 4 – 14   .222 12 – 21   .364
West
North Texas 16 – 2   .889 25 – 7   .781
UAB † 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771
Louisiana Tech 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
UTEP 11 – 7   .611 20 – 14   .588
Rice 7 – 11   .389 16 – 17   .485
UTSA 3 – 15   .167 10 – 22   .313
Southern Miss 1 – 17   .056 7 – 26   .212
† 2022 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2021–22 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team were led by fourth-year head coach Ron Sanchez, and played their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina as members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The 49ers finished the 2020–21 season 9–16, 5–11 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place in East Division. They lost in the second round of the C-USA tournament to UTSA.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Caleb Stone-Carrawell 0 G 6'7" 215 RS Freshman Concord, NC Transferred to Austin Peay
Caleb Byrd 2 G 6'1" 160 Freshman Conyers, GA Transferred to Jacksonville State
Milos Supica 5 F 6'9" 240 Senior Belgrade, Serbia Graduated
Jordan Shepherd 13 G 6'4" 190 RS Senior Asheville, NC Graduate transferred to California
Jhery Matos 30 G 6'5" 195 Graduate Student Santo Domingo, DR Graduated
Anzac Rissetto 31 F/C 6'10" 255 Sophomore Auckland, New Zealand Signed to play professionally in New Zealand with Nelson Giants

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous
Clyde Trapp Jr. 0 G 6'4" 200 Graduate Student Eastover, SC Clemson
Austin Butler 2 G 6'5" 210 Graduate Student Lathrobe, PA Holy Cross
Perry Francois 10 F 6'8" 240 Graduate Student North Miami, FL Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Robert Braswell V 20 F 6'7" 205 RS Junior Jacksonville, FL Syracuse
Musa Jallow 21 G 6'5" 210 RS Senior Bloomington, IN Ohio State

2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Daylen Berry
SG 		Cary, NC Panther Creek High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 29, 2020 
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:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2022 Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2022)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nik Graves
PG 		Greensboro, NC Greensboro Day School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 15, 2021 
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:

Roster

2021–22 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Clyde Trapp Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Lower Richland HS
Clemson 		Eastover, SC
G 1 Jahmir Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr DeMatha Catholic HS Upper Marlboro, MD
G 2 Austin Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Greater Latrobe HS
Holy Cross 		Latrobe, PA
G 3 Brice Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Hopewell HS Huntersville, NC
G 5 Marvin Cannon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Steward School
Washington State 		Richmond, VA
F 10 Perry Francois 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS North Miami Sr. HS
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 		North Miami, FL
G 11 Daylen Berry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Panther Creek HS Cary, NC
G 12 Jackson Threadgill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Davidson Day School Concord, NC
G 14 Regin Larson (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Hickory Grove Christian School
Pfeiffer 		Charlotte, NC
F/C 15 Aly Khalifa 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr NBA Global Academy Alexandria, Egypt
F 20 Robert Braswell V 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Blythewood HS
Syracuse 		Jacksonville, FL
G 21 Musa Jallow 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Bloomington North HS
Ohio State 		Bloomington, IN
G 24 Isaiah Folkes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Middleburg Academy Gainesville, VA
F 25 Jared Garcia 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So St. Thomas More School Houston, TX
G 30 Tyler Ferne (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Concord Academy (NC) Cairns, Australia
G 35 Luka Vasic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Avon Old Farms Pirot, Serbia
G 44 Eli Bennett (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr St. Anne's-Belfield School Charlottesville, VA
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
Exhibition
October 24, 2021*
3:00 p.m. 		Georgia
Charity Exhibition 		W 76–65  –
 Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv 		Monmouth W 68–66  1–0
 Dale F. Halton Arena (3,023)
Charlotte, NC
November 12, 2021*
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv 		USC Upstate W 76–64  2–0
 Dale F. Halton Arena (2,654)
Charlotte, NC
November 18, 2021*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Appalachian State W 67–66  3–0
 Holmes Center (3,234)
Boone, NC
November 22, 2021*
12:00 p.m., FloSports 		vs. Toledo
Nassau Championship quarterfinal 		L 86–98  3–1
 Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 23, 2021*
2:30 p.m., FloSports 		vs. Drexel
Nassau Championship Consolation 2nd Round 		L 55–67  3–2
 Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 24, 2021*
12:00 p.m., FloSports 		vs. Abilene Christian
Nassau Championship 7th Place Game 		Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Abilene Christian Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 30, 2021*
7:00 p.m., Stadium 		Davidson L 58–75  3–3
 Dale F. Halton Arena (4,258)
Charlotte, NC
December 4, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		George Washington W 86–79  4–3
 Dale F. Halton Arena (2,626)
Charlotte, NC
December 7, 2021*
9:00 p.m., SECN 		at No. 12 Arkansas L 66–86  4–4
 Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
December 11, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Valparaiso W 68–67  5–4
 Athletics–Recreation Center (2,264)
Valparaiso, IN
December 17, 2021*
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		vs. Wake Forest
Basketball Hall of Fame Shootout 		L 79–82  5–5
 Spectrum Center 
Charlotte, NC
December 20, 2021*
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv 		Maryland Eastern Shore W 70–54  6–5
 Dale F. Halton Arena (2,092)
Charlotte, NC
December 22, 2021*
5:00 p.m., CUSA.tv 		Western Carolina W 98–82  7–5
 Dale F. Halton Arena (2,805)
Charlotte, NC
Conference USA regular season
January 13, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UTEP W 66–53  8–5
(1–0) 		Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
January 15, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UTSA W 62–53  9–5
(2–0) 		Dale F. Halton Arena (26)
Charlotte, NC
January 17, 2022
4:00 p.m., CUSA.tv 		at Florida Atlantic
Rescheduled from December 30 		L 67–96  9–6
(2–1) 		FAU Arena (1,029)
Boca Raton, FL
January 20, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at North Texas L 51–65  9–7
(2–2) 		The Super Pit (3,759)
Denton, TX
January 22, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Rice W 67–64  10–7
(3–2) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (1,641)
Houston, TX
January 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Old Dominion
Rescheduled from January 8 		W 71–67  11–7
(4–2) 		Dale F. Halton Arena (2,561)
Charlotte, NC
January 29, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Old Dominion L 52–68  11–8
(4–3) 		Chartway Arena (4,632)
Norfolk, VA
February 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Kentucky L 59–78  11–9
(4–4) 		Dale F. Halton Arena (3,024)
Charlotte, NC
February 5, 2022
4:00 p.m., Stadium 		Marshall W 88–64  12–9
(5–4) 		Dale F. Halton Arena (3,451)
Charlotte, NC
February 7, 2022
5:00 p.m., CUSA.tv 		at FIU
Rescheduled from January 1 		W 81–68  13–9
(6–4) 		Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, FL
February 10, 2022
7:00 p.m., Stadium 		Louisiana Tech L 77–82  13–10
(6–5) 		Dale F. Halton Arena (2,770)
Charlotte, NC
February 13, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Middle Tennessee L 63–78  13–11
(6–6) 		Murphy Center (3,685)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 17, 2022
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Western Kentucky L 67–77  13–12
(6–7) 		E. A. Diddle Arena (3,421)
Bowling Green, KY
February 19, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Marshall L 84–99  14–12
(7–7) 		Cam Henderson Center (5,471)
Huntington, WV
February 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		FIU W 64–55  15–12
(8–7) 		Dale F. Halton Arena (2,483)
Charlotte, NC
February 26, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Florida Atlantic L 69–74  15–13
(8–8) 		Dale F. Halton Arena (3,136)
Charlotte, NC
March 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Middle Tennessee W 60–56  16–13
(9–8) 		Dale F. Halton Arena (3,070)
Charlotte, NC
March 5, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southern Miss W 70–67  17–13
(10–8) 		Reed Green Coliseum (2,840)
Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA tournament
March 9, 2022
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(E4) vs. (W5) Rice
Second round 		L 61–73  17–14
 Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2021.