# 2024–25 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, in their second season as members in the American Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

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
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Dishon Jackson | 1 | C | 6'11" | 260 | Sophomore | Oakland, CA | Transferred to Iowa State |
| 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 |
| Lu'Cye Patterson | 25 | G | 6'2" | 205 | Junior | Minneapolis, MN | Transferred to Minnesota |
| Iaroslav Niagu | 99 | F | 7'0" | 235 | Sophomore | Krasnodar, Russia | Transferred to Jacksonville State |

### Incoming transfers

| 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

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. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| 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 | 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 | L 55–68 | 7–8 (0–2) | 23 – Graves | 11 – Graves | 3 – Folkes | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,316) Houston, TX |
| January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Florida Atlantic | L 64–75 | 7–9 (0–3) | 14 – Tied | 6 – Thomas | 3 – Graves | Dale F. Halton Arena (2,164) Charlotte, NC |
| January 12, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tulsa | L 63–69 | 7–10 (0–4) | 19 – Graves | 7 – Rosado | 3 – Tied | Reynolds Center (3,046) Tulsa, OK |
| January 14, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wichita State | L 59–68 | 7–11 (0–5) | 13 – Graves | 8 – Rosado | 4 – Rosado | Charles Koch Arena (5,359) Wichita, KS |
| January 19, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 18 Memphis | L 68–77 | 7–12 (0–6) | 18 – Thomas | 7 – Rosado | 4 – Rosado | Dale F. Halton Arena (3,855) Charlotte, NC |
| January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Florida | W 69–61 | 8–12 (1–6) | 19 – Graves | 11 – Rosado | 9 – Rosado | Dale F. Halton Arena (2,707) Charlotte, NC |
| January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Temple | L 89–90 $^{2OT}$ | 8–13 (1–7) | 26 – Graves | 10 – Rolf | 8 – Graves | Liacouras Center (3,007) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UAB | L 78–96 | 8–14 (1–8) | 17 – Rosado | 5 – Braswell IV | 10 – Rosado | Bartow Arena (4,284) Birmingham, AL |
| February 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Wichita State | L 58–66 | 8–15 (1–9) | 23 – Graves | 6 – Tied | 4 – Rosado | Dale F. Halton Arena (2,638) Charlotte, NC |
| February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rice | W 78–75 | 9–15 (2–9) | 21 – Thomas | 7 – Graves | 4 – Rosado | Dale F. Halton Arena (3,388) Charlotte, NC |
| February 10, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Florida Atlantic | L 75–87 | 9–16 (2–10) | 20 – Braswell | 7 – Graves | 4 – Tied | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL |
| February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPNews | | East Carolina | L 59–75 | 9–17 (2–11) | 15 – Rosado | 4 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,578) Charlotte, NC |
| February 19, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Temple | W 78–72 $^{OT}$ | 10–17 (3–11) | 23 – Graves | 7 – Rosado | 6 – Graves | Dale F. Halton Arena (2,055) Charlotte, NC |
| February 26, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tulane | L 64–78 | 10–18 (3–12) | 12 – Rosado | 9 – Thomas | 2 – Tied | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,468) New Orleans, LA |
| March 2, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at East Carolina | L 76–78 | 10–19 (3–13) | 32 – Graves | 6 – Tied | 6 – Folkes | Williams Arena (5,115) Greenville, NC |
| March 6, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at North Texas | L 64–75 | 10–20 (3–14) | 20 – Graves | 10 – Rosado | 4 – Blackmon | The Super Pit (4,199) Denton, TX |
| March 9, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UTSA | L 80–83 | 10–21 (3–15) | 22 – Blackmon | 7 – Tied | 4 – Rosado | Dale F. Halton Arena (2,528) Charlotte, NC |
| AAC tournament |||||||||
| March 12, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (13) | vs. (12) Rice First round | W 64–61 | 11–21 | 18 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 3 – Rosado | The Super Pit (497) Denton, TX |
| March 13, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN+ | (13) | vs. (5) Florida Atlantic Second round | L 59–64 | 11–22 | 14 – Graves | 7 – Tied | 4 – Graves | Dickies Arena (4,162) Fort Worth, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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