2021–22 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

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.

2021–22 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	17–14 (10–8 CUSA)
Head coach	Ron Sanchez (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Aaron Fearne Kotie Kimble Vic Sfera
Home arena	Dale F. Halton Arena

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

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

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
	Recruiting 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

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
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
	Recruiting 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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

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 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

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

See also

• 2021–22 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team