# 2019–20 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers, led by second-year head coach Ron Sanchez, played their home games at the Dale F. Halton Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 16–13, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place. They were set to be the No. 4 seed in the C-USA tournament. However, they C-USA Tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The 49ers finished the 2018–19 season 8–21 overall, 5–13 in C-USA play to finish in 13th place. Since only the top 12 teams are eligible, they failed to qualify for the C-USA tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jalian Haslem | 0 | C | 6'10" | 260 | Senior | Warner Robins, GA | Graduated |
| Najee Garvin | 1 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Junior | Lexington, SC | Dismissed from the team due to a misdemeanor assault; transferred to Nicholls |
| Jaylen McGill | 3 | G | 6'2" | 200 | Sophomore | Charlotte, NC | Transferred to Carson–Newman |
| Jon Davis | 3 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Senior | Upper Marlboro, MD | Graduated |
| Dravon Mangum | 20 | F | 6'9" | 200 | Freshman | Roxboro, NC | Transferred to Radford |
| Bryant Thomas | 30 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Sophomore | Charlotte, NC | Dismissed from the team due to team exceptions; transferred to Carson–Newman |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous |
| Amidou Bamba | 15 | F | 6'9" | 255 | Graduate Student | Toronto, ON | Transferred from Coastal Carolina. Will be eligible to play immediately since Bamba graduated from Coastal Carolina. |
| Drew Edwards | 25 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Graduate Student | Perry Hall, MD | Transferred from Providence. Will be eligible to play immediately since Edwards graduated from Providence. |

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jahmir Young PG | Upper Marlboro, MD | DeMatha Catholic High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Oct 26, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Anzac Rissetto C | Auckland, New Zealand | | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | N/A | Nov 16, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Caleb Stone-Carrawell SF | Concord, NC | Cox Mill High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Oct 29, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Brice Williams SF | Huntersville, NC | Hopewell High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Nov 16, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### 2020 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits :
| Name | Height | Weight |
| | N/A | N/A |
| 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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 25, 2019* 7:00 pm, UNC Charlotte TV | | Georgia Benefit Exhibition Game | L 69–77 | | Dale F. Halton Arena (2,117) Charlotte, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2019* 7:30 pm, FloHoops | | at James Madison | L 74–79 | 0–1 | JMU Convocation Center (3,083) Harrisonburg, VA |
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, UNC Charlotte TV | | Davidson | W 71–58 | 1–1 | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,341) Charlotte, NC |
| November 17, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Wake Forest | W 67–65 | 2–1 | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,819) Charlotte, NC |
| November 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | L 55–64 | 2–2 | Holmes Center (2,203) Boone, NC |
| November 27, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | L 78–81 $^{OT}$ | 2–3 | GSU Sports Arena (1,468) Atlanta, GA |
| November 30, 2019* 4:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | USC Upstate | W 83–47 | 3–3 | Dale F. Halton Arena (2,593) Charlotte, NC |
| December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, UNC Charlotte TV | | UNC Asheville | L 75–83 | 3–4 | Dale F. Halton Arena (3,324) Charlotte, NC |
| December 7, 2019* 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | at UNC Wilmington | W 76–57 | 4–4 | Trask Coliseum (3,121) Wilmington, NC |
| December 16, 2019* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | Valparaiso | W 67–57 | 5–4 | Dale F. Halton Arena (2,740) Charlotte, NC |
| December 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 66–44 | 6–4 | Dale F. Halton Arena (2,580) Charlotte, NC |
| December 22, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at East Carolina | L 56–60 | 6–5 | Williams Arena (3,626) Greenville, NC |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UAB | W 51–44 | 7–5 (1–0) | Dale F. Halton Arena (3,015) Charlotte, NC |
| January 4, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Middle Tennessee | W 68–62 | 8–5 (2–0) | Dale F. Halton Arena (3,538) Charlotte, NC |
| January 11, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Old Dominion | W 53–47 | 9–5 (3–0) | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,524) Charlotte, NC |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marshall | W 77–75 | 10–5 (4–0) | Cam Henderson Center (5,462) Huntington, WV |
| January 18, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Kentucky | L 63–80 | 10–6 (4–1) | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,677) Bowling Green, KY |
| January 20, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | L 62–66 | 10–7 (4–2) | Chartway Arena (5,490) Norfolk, VA |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Florida Atlantic | W 70–68 | 11–7 (5–2) | Dale F. Halton Arena (3,752) Charlotte, NC |
| January 25, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | FIU | W 75–49 | 12–7 (6–2) | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,616) Charlotte, NC |
| January 30, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana Tech | L 59–72 | 12–8 (6–3) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,930) Ruston, LA |
| February 1, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | L 68–74 $^{OT}$ | 12–9 (6–4) | Reed Green Coliseum (3,840) Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UTEP | W 68–64 | 13–9 (7–4) | Dale F. Halton Arena (2,828) Charlotte, NC |
| February 8, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UTSA | W 91–84 | 14–9 (8–4) | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,679) Charlotte, NC |
| February 13, 2020 8:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | at North Texas | L 72–81 | 14–10 (8–5) | The Super Pit (4,086) Denton, TX |
| February 15, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rice | L 54–70 | 14–11 (8–6) | Tudor Fieldhouse (2,872) Houston, TX |
| February 22, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN on Facebook | | at Western Kentucky | W 72–70 | 15–11 (9–6) | E. A. Diddle Arena (5,391) Bowling Green, KY |
| March 1, 2020 2:00 pm, Stadium | | FIU | L 52–67 | 15–12 (9–7) | Dale F. Halton Arena (3,116) Charlotte, NC |
| March 4, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN on Facebook | | North Texas | W 56–43 | 16–12 (10–7) | Dale F. Halton Arena (2,811) Charlotte, NC |
| March 7, 2020 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | at Louisiana Tech | L 43–66 | 16–13 (10–8) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,359) Ruston, LA |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2020 7:30 pm, Facebook | (4) | vs. (5) FIU Quarterfinals | C-USA Tournament Canceled | C-USA Tournament Canceled | 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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