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2024–25 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by second-year head coach Aaron Fearne, play their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, in their second season as members in the American Athletic Conference.

2024–25 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record7–7 (0–1 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Vic Sfera
  • Kevin Smith
  • Ben Johnson
Home arenaDale F. Halton Arena
Seasons
2024–25 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 21 Memphis 1 – 0   1.000 11 – 3   .786
North Texas 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 3   .769
Rice 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 4   .714
Temple 1 – 0   1.000 9 – 5   .643
South Florida 1 – 0   1.000 8 – 6   .571
Tulane 1 – 0   1.000 7 – 7   .500
UTSA 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500
Wichita State 0 – 1   .000 10 – 4   .714
East Carolina 0 – 1   .000 8 – 6   .571
Charlotte 0 – 1   .000 7 – 7   .500
Florida Atlantic 0 – 1   .000 7 – 7   .500
UAB 0 – 1   .000 7 – 7   .500
Tulsa 0 – 1   .000 6 – 8   .429
† 2025 AAC tournament winner
As of January 3, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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The 49ers finished the 2023–24 season with a record of 19–12, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament to Temple.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Dishon Jackson 1 C 6'11" 260   Sophomore Oakland, CA Transferred to Iowa State[1]
Sterling Young 3 G 6'1" 175   Junior Queens, NY Transferred to Florida A&M
Daylen Berry 11 G 6'4" 175   Sophomore Cary, NC Transferred to Charleston Southern
Jackson Threadgill 12 G 6'6" 200 Senior Concord, NC Graduate transferred to Appalachian State
Igor Milicic Jr. 24 F 6'10" 225 Junior Rovinj, Croatia Transferred to Tennessee[2]
Lu'Cye Patterson 25 G 6'2" 205   Junior Minneapolis, MN Transferred to Minnesota[3]
Iaroslav Niagu 99 F 7'0" 235 Sophomore Krasnodar, Russia Transferred to Jacksonville State[4]

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Giancarlo Rosado 1 F 6'8" 247 Senior West Palm Beach, FL Florida Atlantic
Kylan Blackmon 7 G 6'3" 200   Senior Oxford, MS Coastal Carolina
Aleks Szymczyk 11 F 6'10" 250   Sophomore Frankfurt, Germany Florida
Jaehshon Thomas 22 G 6'2" 190 Sophomore Aurora, IL Florida SouthWestern State College
Jeremiah Oden 25 F 6'8" 201   Senior Chicago, IL DePaul
Nika Metskhvarishvili 77 F 6'8" 240 GS Senior Tbilisi, Georgia Louisiana–Monroe

2024 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ben Bradford
SG 		Gaithersburg, MD The Loomis Chaffee School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A Jun 17, 2024 
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:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2024–25 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Giancarlo Rosado 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Florida Atlanitc West Palm Beach, FL
F 2 Andrew Bailey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So SV Böblingen Panthers Ramstein, Germany
G 3 Ben Bradford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Gaithersburg High School Gaithersburg, MD
G 5 Isaiah Folkes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Middleburg Academy Gainesville, VA
G 7 Kylan Blackmon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Northeast Mississippi Community College Oxford, MS
G 10 Nik Graves 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Greensboro Day School Durham, NC
F 11 Aleks Szymczyk 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So Florida Frankfurt, Germany
F 20 Robert Braswell IV 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Syracuse Jacksonville, FL
F 21 Dean Reiber 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Rutgers Greensboro, NC
G 22 Jaehshon Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Florida SouthWestern State College Aurora, IL
F 24 Rich Rolf 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Centerville High School Centerville, OH
F 25 Jeremiah Oden 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr DePaul Chicago, IL
F 31 Nick Richart 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Zionsville High School Zionsville, IN
G 35 Tyler Fearne (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Concord Academy Cairns, Australia
F 77 Nika Metskhvarishvili 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Louisiana–Monroe Tbilisi, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 19, 2024*
12:00 p.m. 		Georgia
Charity Exhibition 		L 59–86  –
   –      –      –    Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Presbyterian W 88–79  1–0
  18 – Tied   8 – Rosado   5 – Rosado  Dale F. Halton Arena (3,343)
Charlotte, NC
November 9, 2024*
7:00 p.m., MWN 		at Utah State L 74–103  1–1
  20 – Braswell IV   4 – Tied   4 – Graves  Smith Spectrum (7,859)
Logan, UT
November 13, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Richmond W 65–48  2–1
  23 – Graves   10 – Rosado   5 – Rosado  Dale F. Halton Arena (3,097)
Charlotte, NC
November 19, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Gardner–Webb W 60–56  3–1
  12 – Tied   8 – Rosado   5 – Rosado  Dale F. Halton Arena (2,956)
Charlotte, NC
November 23, 2024*
12:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		LIU L 76–79  3–2
  20 – Graves   10 – Rosado   3 – Graves  Dale F. Halton Arena (2,321)
Charlotte, NC
November 27, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		East Tennessee State L 55–75  3–3
  13 – Tied   5 – Blackmon   4 – Folkes  Dale F. Halton Arena (2,117)
Charlotte, NC
December 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Livingstone W 83–61  4–3
  13 – Tied   7 – Tied   5 – Tied  Dale F. Halton Arena (2,432)
Charlotte, NC
December 10, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Davidson L 71–75  4–4
  23 – Graves   7 – Reiber   3 – Graves  John M. Belk Arena (3,126)
Davidson, NC
December 14, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Georgia State W 77–63  5–4
  19 – Braswell IV   7 – Thomas   7 – Reiber  Georgia State Convocation Center (1,490)
Atlanta, GA
December 17, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		West Georgia W 75–70  6–4
  20 – Tied   4 – Tied   2 – Tied  Dale F. Halton Arena (2,058)
Charlotte, NC
December 22, 2024*
11:30 p.m., ESPN2 		at Hawaiʻi
Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals 		L 61–78  6–5
  16 – Thomas   6 – Graves   3 – Rosado  Stan Sheriff Center (5,049)
Honolulu, HI
December 24, 2024*
12:30 a.m., ESPN2 		vs. Murray State
Diamond Head Classic Consolation 2nd Round 		W 94–90 2OT 7–5
  31 – Graves   8 – Graves   4 – Graves  Stan Sheriff Center (4,611)
Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2024*
3:30 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Charleston
Diamond Head Classic 5th Place Game 		L 81–84  7–6
  23 – Thomas   9 – Tied   5 – Graves  Stan Sheriff Center (4,163)
Honolulu, HI
AAC regular season
December 31, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tulane L 68–83  7–7
(0–1) 		 14 – Graves   9 – Reiber   4 – Graves  Dale F. Halton Arena (2,607)
Charlotte, NC
January 4, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Rice       Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
January 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Florida Atlantic       Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
January 11, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Tulsa       Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
January 14, 2025
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Wichita State       Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
January 19, 2025
TBA, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 		Memphis       Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
January 22, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		South Florida       Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
January 29, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Temple       Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UAB       Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
February 4, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU 		Wichita State       Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
February 8, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Rice       Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
February 10, 2025
9:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Florida Atlantic       Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
February 15, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPNU 		East Carolina       Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
February 19, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Temple       Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
February 26, 2025
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tulane       Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
March 2, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU 		at East Carolina       Williams Arena 
Greenville, NC
March 6, 2025
9:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU 		at North Texas       The Super Pit 
Denton, TX
March 9, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UTSA       Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
AAC tournament
March 12–16, 2025
TBA 		vs.        Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hertel, Alyssa (March 25, 2024). "Iowa State basketball adds commitment from Charlotte transfer Dishon Jackson". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  2. ^ Wilson, Mike (April 29, 2024). "Igor Milicic Jr. commits to Tennessee basketball as Charlotte transfer". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  3. ^ Fuller, Marcus (May 10, 2024). "Charlotte transfer Lu'Cye Patterson returns home, commits to Gophers". Minnesota Star Tribune. Retrieved October 11, 2024. (registration required)
  4. ^ "Yaroslav Niagu transfers to Jax State". Eurobasket.com. July 13, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  5. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
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