The 2018–19 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers, led by first year head coach Ron Sanchez, played their home games at the Dale F. Halton Arena as members of Conference USA.
Previous season The 49ers finished the 2017–18 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, 2018, the school hired Virginia associate head coach Ron Sanchez as their new head coach.
Offseason Departures NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometown Reason for departure Andrien White 2 G 6'3" 195 Junior Richmond, VA Transferred to Wake Forest Austin Ajukwa 5 G 6'7" 210 RS Senior Columbia, SC Graduated Corey Bias 10 G 6'1" 190 Senior Milwaukee, WI Graduated Ryan Murphy 24 G 6'2" 190 RS Freshman Calabasas, CA Transferred to New Mexico JC
Incoming transfers NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometown Previous Jordan Shepherd G 6'2" 180 Junior Asheville, NC Transferred from Oklahoma. Under NCAA transfer rules, Shepherd will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
2018 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Conference USA regular season
References