Charlotte (0-0) Vs. East Carolina (0-0) in 49Ers Tip-Off Classic Halton Arena, Charlotte, N.C
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Charlotte (0-0) vs. East Carolina (0-0) in 49ers Tip-Off Classic Halton Arena, Charlotte, N.C. - Nov. 27, 2020 RETURNING LETTERWINNERS (Last Season Stats) 2020-21 SCHEDULE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG A Stl Blk G 1 Jahmir Young 6-2 185 So. 12.5 5.2 82 45 10 NOVEMBER G 3 Brice Williams 6-7 215 So. 2.3 1.5 4 6 7 25-26 at Volunteer Classic (Knoxville, Tenn.) F 5 Milos Supica 6-9 240 Sr. 5.5 3.8 21 9 10 25 at #12 Tennessee Cancelled 26 vs. VCU Cancelled G 13 Jordan Shepherd 6-4 190 R-Sr. 14.0 3.2 112 22 7 27, 30 49ERS TIP-OFF CLASSIC F/C 31 Anzac Rissetto 6-10 255 So. 0.5 0.1 1 1 1 27 EAST CAROLINA 3 p.m. G 35 Luka Vasic 6-8 190 R-Jr. 3.8 1.4 9 1 1 30 BELMONT ABBEY 6 p.m. REDSHIRT LAST SEASON DECEMBER Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown 4 GEORGIA STATE 6 p.m. G 0 Caleb Stone-Carrawell 6-7 215 R-Fr. Concord, N.C. 7 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE TBA NEWCOMERS 11 APPALACHIAN STATE (ESPNU) 5 p.m. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown 15 at Davidson (ESPN+) TBA G 2 Caleb Byrd 6-1 160 Fr. Conyers, Ga. 19 NORTH CAROLINA A&T TBA 22 at George Washington (ESPN+) TBA G 10 Marvin Cannon 6-5 170 Sr. Richmond, Va. JANUARY G 12 Jackson Threadgill 6-6 185 Fr. Concord, N.C. 1 WKU* (Stadium) 4 p.m. G 14 Regin Larson 6-6 185 So. Charlotte, N.C. 2 WKU* (Stadium) 4 p.m. F/C 15 Aly Khalifa 6-10 255 Fr. Alexandria, Egypt 8 at Marshall* (Stadium) 6 p.m. F 25 Jared Garcia 6-8 245 Fr. Katy, Texas 9 at Marshall* (Stadium) 4 p.m. G 30 Jhery Matos 6-5 195 Gr. Santo Domingo, D.R. 15 UAB* (ESPNU) 5 p.m. 16 UAB* (ESPN+) 4 p.m. SEASON OPENER - Charlotte has a 37-18 all-time record in their season openers. Since 2000, 22 at Florida Atlantic* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. the 49ers are 15-5 in their season opener. This will be the 37th season in which the 49ers begin 23 at Florida Atlantic* (ESPN+) 4 p.m. the season at home and they have a 25-11 all-time record in season-openers played at home. 29 FIU* (ESPN+) TBA 30 FIU* (ESPN+) TBA PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE USA - Guards redshirt senior Jordan Shepherd and FEBRUARY sophomore Jahmir Young were both voted preseason All-Conference USA by the league’s 14 head coaches. Shepherd and Young were both third-team All-Conference USA selections last 5 at Middle Tennessee* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. season. 6 at Middle Tennessee* (ESPN+) 5 p.m. 10 OLD DOMINION* (ESPN+) TBA RESURGENT 2019-20 SEASON - Charlotte finished the season with a 16-13 overall record 13 at Old Dominion* (ESPN+) 4 p.m. and a 10-8 Conference USA record. Charlotte’s 16 wins were the most by the Niners since 19 UTSA* (ESPN+) TBA winning 17 games in the 2013-14 season. Charlotte’s ten Conference USA wins were the most 20 UTSA* (ESPN+) TBA league wins by the Niners since going 11-5 in the Atlantic 10 in 2005-06. The 49ers, who fin- 26 at UTEP* (ESPN+) 9 p.m. ished the regular-season in fourth place in Conference USA, were picked 12th in the preseason 27 at UTEP* (ESPN+) 8 p.m. coaches’ poll. MARCH 10-13 at Conference USA Tournament HOME SWEET HOME - With the 56-43 win over North Texas (March 4, 2020), the 49ers (Frisco, Texas) broke the school record for wins in Halton Arena with their 13th win of the season. Charlotte * - Conference USA game won 12 games in Halton Arena in the 2004-05, 2007-08, and 2012-13 seasons. SCORING DEFENSE - Last year, Charlotte finished 50th in the nation in scoring defense, limiting their opponents to a school-record low 64.7 points per GAME FACTS game. Charlotte had 10 games last season and 15 games in their two seasons un- Site: Halton Arena, Charlotte N.C. (9,105) der Coach San- Halton Arena Record: 226-106 (24th season) chez, where they Watch: Charlotte 49ers YouTube Channel Media Relations: Brent Stastny - have held their Radio: ESPN 730 The Game (Matt Swierad, Trevor Wilt) Office: 704-687-1021; Cell: 980-253-4946; opponents to 60 Audio: Tunein.com/radio/Charlotte Basketball Emaill address: [email protected] Live Stats: Charlotte49ers.com points or less. Twitter Updates: @CharlotteMBB Last year, the Follow 49ers online - Charlotte49ers.com Charlotte-ECU Series History: Charlotte leads 18-9 SOCIAL MEDIA: Niners held ten (10-2 home, 7-7 road, 1-0 neutral) Twitter.com/CharlotteMBB opponents to 25 Last Meeting: ECU 60, Charlotte 56 (Dec. 22, 2019 at Greensville, N.C.) Instagram.com/49ersbasketball first-half points Facebook.com/CharlotteMBB or less. 2020-21 GAME NOTES Charlotte vs. East Carolina Series History Series Record: Charlotte leads 18-9 STATISTICAL COMPARISON Last Five Meetings: Charlotte leads 3-2 Stats from 2019-20 Season Record with 49ers as home team: Charlotte leads 10-2 Record when 49ers are road team: Series tied 7-7 CHARLOTTE EAST CAROLINA Record at Neutral Site: Charlotte leads 1-0 16-13 ..................................RECORD......................................11-20 First Meeting: Jan. 20, 1982 - ECU 65, Charlotte 64 in OT in Charlotte, N.C. 66.3 ..........................POINTS PER GAME .............................68.1 Last Meeting: Dec. 22, 2019 - ECU 60, Charlotte 56 in Greenville, N.C. 64.7 ..........................SCORING DEFENSE .............................72.2 Last Charlotte Win: Dec. 18, 2018 - Charlotte 55, ECU 49 in Charlotte, N.C. +1.6 .......................... SCORING MARGIN ...............................-4.1 Last ECU Win: Dec. 22, 2019 - ECU 60, Charlotte 56 in Greenville, N.C. 31.2 ......................REBOUNDS PER GAME .........................35.6 Charlotte’s Largest Margin of Victory: -0.2 ......................REBOUNDING MARGIN.........................+0.6 35 (Jan. 26, 2002 - Charlotte 87, ECU 52 in Charlotte, N.C.) 12.1 ......................... ASSISTS PER GAME .............................13.7 ECU’s Largest Margin of Victory: 3.4 ............................BLOCKS PER GAME ................................3.0 7.6 ............................STEALS PER GAME ................................6.5 14 (Nov. 16, 2015 - ECU 88, Charlotte 74 in Greenville, N.C.) 45.3 ..................FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .....................42.1 34.0 ............3-PT. FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE ...............28.1 Last Charlotte-East Carolina Game 70.3 .................FREE THROW PERCENTAGE ....................72.2 0.9 ....................ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO ........................1.0 HOME AT HALTON: The 49ers are now in their 25th season playing in Halton Arena. Charlotte has won at least 10 home games in 15 of the previous 24 seasons and averages 9.4 wins per season at Halton Arena. With the 56-43 win over North Texas (March 4, 2020), the 49ers set a school-record with their 13th win in Halton Arena. 1996-97 10-2 NCAA 2nd; White Div. Champs 1997-98 10-1 NCAA 2nd 1998-99 11-2 NCAA 2nd; C-USA Champ 1999-00 9-3 NIT 2000-01 10-2 NCAA 2nd; C-USA Champ 2001-02 11-3 NCAA 1st 2002-03 11-4 2003-04 10-3 NCAA 1st; C-USA co-champ 2004-05 12-2 NCAA; Record 10 straight wins 2005-06 9-6 NIT; A-10 runner-up 2006-07 10-4 2007-08 12-2 NIT 2008-09 9-6 2009-10 10-5 W, 74-64 vs. #15/#15 Temple 2010-11 6-7 2011-12 7-7 2012-13 12-3 NIT, (0-1 at Spectrum Arena) 2013-14 10-5 2014-15 7-6 2015-16 8-7 2016-17 10-5 2017-18 4-11 2018-19 5-9 2019-20 13-2 Halton Arena Record 13 wins 24 years 226-106 7 NCAA Trips; 4 NIT Appearances 2020-21 GAME NOTES 2020-21 CHARLOTTE 49ERS ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School 0 Caleb Stone-Carrawell G 6-7 215 R-Fr. Concord, N.C./Cox Mill H.S. 1 Jahmir Young G 6-2 185 So. Hyattsville, Md./DeMatha Catholic H.S. 2 Caleb Byrd G 6-1 160 Fr. Conyers, Ga./Newton H.S. 3 Brice Williams G 6-7 215 So. Huntersville, N.C./Hopewell H.S. 5 Milos Supica F 6-9 240 Sr. Belgrade, Serbia/Freedom Christian Academy (N.C.) 10 Marvin Cannon G 6-5 170 Sr. Richmond, Va./Washington State Univ. 12 Jackson Threadgill G 6-6 185 Fr. Concord, N.C./Davidson Day 13 Jordan Shepherd G 6-4 190 R-Sr. Asheville, N.C./University of Oklahoma 14 Regin Larson G 6-6 185 So. Charlotte, N.C./Pfeiffer Univ. 15 Aly Khalifa F/C 6-10 255 Fr. Alexandria, Egypt/NBA Global Academy (Australia) 25 Jared Garcia F 6-8 245 Fr. Katy, Texas/St. Thomas More (Conn.) 30 Jhery Matos G 6-5 195 Gr. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/Univ. of Dayton 31 Anzac Rissetto F/C 6-10 255 So. Auckland, New Zealand/Auckland Grammar School 35 Luka Vasic G 6-8 190 R-Jr. Pirot, Serbia/Avon Old Farms School (Conn.) Head Coach: Ron Sanchez (SUNY Oneonta, 1997) – Third Season Assistant Coaches: Aaron Fearne (Mayville State, 1997) – Third Season Kotie Kimble (Coastal Carolina, 2007) – Third Season Vic Sfera (Memphis, 2010) – Third Season Director of Player Development: Byron Dinkins (Charlotte, 1995) – Third Season Director of Scouting: Marcus Conrad (Virginia, 2015) – Third Season Associate Director of Operations: Katharine Palmer (Ohio State, 2005) – Third Season Graduate Assistant Coaches: Matt Sholtis (Charlotte, 2019) – Second Season Sports Performance Coach: Morgan Foster (Rollins, 2014) - First Season PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: Aaron Fearne Fern Milos Supica Me-los Sue-puh-kah Luka Vasic Lou-kah Vah-sich 100 ASSISTS IN A SEASON Assists Player Year Assists Player Year 112 Jordan Shepherd 2019-20 101 Bershaun Thompson 1992-93 107 Jon Davis 2018-19 130 Henry Williams 1991-92 160 Jon Davis 2017-18 148 Delano