Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
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| University | UNC Charlotte | |||
| Conference | C-USA | |||
| Location | Charlotte, NC | |||
| Head coach | Mark Price (2nd year) | |||
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Dale F. Halton Arena (Capacity: 9,105) |
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| Nickname | 49ers | |||
| Student section | Niner Nation | |||
| Colors | Green and White |
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| NCAA Tournament Final Four | ||||
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| NCAA Tournament Elite Eight | ||||
| 1977 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1977 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | ||||
| 1977, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | ||||
| 1977, 1988, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| 1977, 1988 (Sun Belt) 1992 (Metro) 1999, 2001 (CUSA) |
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| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| 1977, 1978, 1988 (Sun Belt) 1995 (Metro) 2004 (CUSA) |
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The Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) in NCAA Division I basketball. The 49ers are a member of Conference USA, which they were a charter member of. Charlotte returned to C-USA in 2013 after having left the conference to join the Atlantic 10 Conference in 2005. The 49ers have also played in the Sun Belt Conference and were a member of the Metro Conference, which merged with the Great Midwest Conference to form Conference USA.
The basketball team has spent the better part of its short history in the shadow of the state's four Atlantic Coast Conference teams. However, the 49ers have carved out a niche of their own, making ten appearances in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. In their first appearance, in 1977, they advanced all the way to the Final Four—at the time, the deepest run for a first-time tournament participant. They have also earned regular and post-season championships in three different conferences.
The 49ers' current head coach is Mark Price, who took over on March 26, 2015. Price succeeded Alan Major, who left the program following the 2014-15 season. The 49ers play their home games in Dale F. Halton Arena, an on-campus facility that seats 9,105.
UNC Charlotte first fielded an intercollegiate basketball program in 1965. Chancellor Bonnie Cone appointed Harvey Murphy, previously a physical education instructor and head of the physical education program at the university, as the first head coach in school history. Murphy coached the 49ers in the NAIA as a member of the Dixie Conference from 1965 through 1970, winning the conference in 1969 and 1970.
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