The 2017–18 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers, led by interim head coach Houston Fancher, played their home games at the Dale F. Halton Arena as members Conference USA. They finished the season 6–23, 2–16 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA tournament.
On December 14, 2017, head coach Mark Price was fired after a 3–6 start to the season and was replaced by Fancher. Houston Fancher was named interim coach for the remainder of the season. On March 6, 2018, new athletic director Mike Hill fired Fancher. On March 19, the school hired Virginia associate head coach Ron Sanchez as their new head coach.
Previous season The 49ers finished the 2016–17 season 13–17, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in 10th place. They lost to UAB in the first round of the C-USA tournament.
Offseason Departures NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometown Reason for departure Braxton Ogbueze 1 G 6'1" 185 RS Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated Quentin Jackson 11 G 6'3" 184 Freshman Cary, NC Transferred to Tallahassee CC Lukas Bergang 12 F/C 7'1" 215 RS Freshman Gothenburg, Sweden Transferred to Tyler JC JC Washington 14 F 6'7" 240 Junior Houston, TX Transferred to William Penn Anthony Vanhook 15 F 6'4" 225 Senior Chapel Hill, NC Graduated Reid Aube 25 F 6'7" 223 Senior Concord, NC Graduated Luke Sasser 30 F 6'5" 240 Junior Raleigh, NC Transferred to George Washington Benas Griciunas 31 C 7'0" 244 Junior Šilutė, Lithuania Graduate transferred to Eastern Washington
Incoming transfers NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometown Previous Jailan Haslem 0 C 6'10" 260 Junior Warner Robins, GA Transferred from Gordon State College. Will be eligible immediately.
2017 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Conference USA regular season
References