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Charlotte names Aaron Fearne as interim head coach for 2023-24 season

June 15, 2023 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte 49ers athletic department announced Thursday afternoon that recently named interim basketball coach Aaron Fearne will continue in his head coaching role for the 2023-24 season as the Niners enter their first […]

Charlotte starts ‘national search’ for next men’s basketball coach

June 14, 2023 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — After a decade in Conference USA, the Charlotte 49ers athletic department will head into the American Athletic Conference this year with not only a new football coach but a new basketball coach. The […]

Ron Sanchez resigns as 49ers’ basketball coach to return to UVA as assistant

June 6, 2023 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — Ron Sanchez has resigned as head coach of the Charlotte 49ers men’s basketball team to return to his previous job. Sanchez took over the 49ers on March 19, 2018, inheriting a team coming […]

49ers caps season with CBI title

March 29, 2023 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — Despite starting the 2022-23 season with 11 wins in 14 games, the Charlotte 49ers extended their men’s NCAA Tournament drought to 18 years, putting further in the past the program’s glory days when […]

Bids await NC schools in conference tournaments

March 8, 2023 Ryan Henkel

The AAC, Atlantic 10, Conference USA and MEAC tournaments all take place this week. As teams start to punch their tickets to the NCAA Tournament, the remaining schools across the state are beginning their conference […]

North Carolina college basketball power rankings

December 21, 2022 Shawn Krest

The holidays mean a transition in the college basketball season. With the new year, and new semester for 19 Division 1 colleges in North Carolina, comes conference play. Some teams in the state have already […]

Who’s hot, who’s not: Job security checks for NC’s men’s hoops coaches

November 9, 2022 Cory Lavalette

The 2022-23 college basketball season got underway Monday, but it’s never too early to do a hot seat check on the sidelines across North Carolina. While much of the talk this season will be about […]

Surprise buzzer-beater lifts Wake past Charlotte

December 18, 2021 Brett Friedlander

CHARLOTTE — Everyone in Spectrum Center knew what was coming on Wake Forest’s final possession with the game on the line Friday. Deacon star Alondes Williams, who was on the court for all but 46 […]

2021-22 College Basketball Preview: Around the state’s mid-major hoops programs

November 3, 2021 Brett Friedlander

After a 2021-22 season disrupted by COVID-19, college basketball in North Carolina is ready to return to normal when the new campaign tips off next week. Or at least something resembling normal. Fans will be […]

With a hazy future, college basketball practice gets underway

October 21, 2020 Shawn Krest

College basketball begins its new season the way the last one ended — under a cloud of uncertainty. The COVID-19 outbreak went quickly to DEFCON-1 during conference tournaments last season, going from full arenas to […]