# 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.

## 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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## 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 | 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. ||||||
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