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 (C-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, it 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 NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometown 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 NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometown 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
2020 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Conference USA regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Conference USA tournament
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