2023–24 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team: Difference between revisions

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|head_coach=[[Aaron Fearne]] (interim)

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|asst_coach3=[[Conner Henry]]

The '''2023–24 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team''' represents the [[University of North Carolina at Charlotte]] during the [[2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season]]. The team, led by interimfirst-year head coach [[Aaron Fearne]], play their home games at [[Dale F. Halton Arena]] in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], in their first season as members in the [[American Athletic Conference]].

The [[2022–23 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team|49ers]] finished the [[2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2022–23 season]] with a record of 22–14, 9–11 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://conferenceusa.com/standings.aspx?standings=125|title=2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings|work=Conference USA|access-date=December 10, 2023|language=en}}</ref> As the #5 seed in the [[2023 Conference USA men's basketball tournament|C-USA Tournament]], they would be defeated by #4 seed [[2022–23 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team|Middle Tennessee]] in the quarterfinals.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://charlotte49ers.com/news/2023/3/9/mens-basketball-clt-falls-to-middle-tennessee-66-65-in-c-usa-quarters.aspx|title=CLT Falls to Middle Tennessee, 66-65, in C-USA Quarters|work=Charlotte Athletics|access-date=December 10, 2023|language=en}}</ref> They were invited to play in the [[2023 College Basketball Invitational|CBI]], where they defeated [[2022–23 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team|Western Carolina]] in the first round,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ninertimes.com/sports/second-half-comeback-propels-charlotte-mens-basketball-over-western-carolina-and-to-cbi-quarters/article_9077aa40-c715-11ed-9b4a-a7f7d8a4b9d5.html|title=Second half comeback propels Charlotte men's basketball over Western Carolina and to CBI quarters|work=Niner Times|access-date=December 10, 2023|language=en}}</ref>, [[2022–23 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team|Milwaukee]] in the quarterfinals,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fox6now.com/news/milwaukee-falls-charlotte-cbi-76-65|title=Milwaukee falls to Charlotte in CBI 76-65|work=FOX6 News Milwaukee|access-date=December 10, 2023|language=en}}</ref>, [[2022–23 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team|Radford]] in the semifinals,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxsports.com/articles/cbk/charlotte-earns-6356-victory-against-radford-in-cbi|title=Charlotte earns 63-56 victory against Radford in CBI|work=[[Fox Sports]]|access-date=December 10, 2023|language=en}}</ref>, and 8th seed [[2022–23 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team|Eastern Kentucky]] to win their first-ever postseason tournament championship.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/cbi-charlotte-eastern-kentucky-62dd67379bf33aecf74a15bd359743cf|title=Charlotte wins CBI title, holds off Eastern Kentucky 71-68|work=AP News|access-date=December 10, 2023|language=en}}</ref> This season marked the team's last season as members of [[Conference USA]], before joining the [[American Athletic Conference]] on July 1, 2023.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wcnc.com/article/sports/ncaa/charlotte-49ers-american-athletic-conference-2023-football-season/275-97a7d2a9-bd9e-4ef2-aa5f-80bb5a2b109e|title=Charlotte 49ers to join AAC beginning in 2023-24 season|work=WCNC|access-date=December 10, 2023|language=en}}</ref>

On June 6, 2023, head coach [[Ron Sanchez]] announced that he would be returning to [[Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball|Virginia]] as the associate head coach, the role he held prior to his hiring at Charlotte, ending his five year tenure.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.si.com/college/virginia/basketball/ron-sanchez-returns-to-virginia-coaching-staff-as-associate-head-coach|title=Ron Sanchez Returns to Virginia Coaching Staff as Associate Head Coach|work=[[Sports Illustrated]]|access-date=December 10, 2023|language=en}}</ref> The following day, associate head coach [[Aaron Fearne]] was named interim head coach,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://charlotte49ers.com/news/2023/6/7/fearne-named-charlottes-interim-mens-basketball-coach.aspx|title=Fearne Named Charlotte's Interim Men's Basketball Coach|work=Charlotte Athletics|access-date=December 10, 2023|language=en}}</ref>, with his appointment for the entire 2023–24 season becoming official a week later.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nsjonline.com/article/2023/06/charlotte-names-aaron-fearne-as-interim-head-coach-for-2023-24-season/|title=Charlotte names Aaron Fearne as interim head coach for 2023-24 season|work=[[North State Journal]]|access-date=December 10, 2023|language=en}}</ref>

| Regin Larson || 14 || G || 6'6" || 185 || Senior || [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte, NC]] || Walk-on; left the team due tofor personal reasons

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* [[Conner Henry]] ({{college|UC Santa Barbara}})

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