2025–26 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

2025–26 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
2025–26 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
Conference	American Conference
Record	17–17 (9–9 American)
Head coach	Aaron Fearne (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Trevor DeLoach; Ben Johnson; Brett Carey; Michael Wilmot; Daniel Blaze;
Home arena	Dale F. Halton Arena

2025–26 American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Florida †	15	–	3	.833	25	–	9	.735
Wichita State	13	–	5	.722	24	–	12	.667
Tulsa	13	–	5	.722	29	–	7	.806
UAB	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Charlotte	9	–	9	.500	17	–	17	.500
North Texas	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Florida Atlantic	9	–	9	.500	18	–	15	.545
Memphis	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Tulane	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Temple	8	–	10	.444	16	–	16	.500
Rice	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
East Carolina	6	–	12	.333	11	–	20	.355
UTSA	1	–	17	.056	5	–	25	.167

† 2026 American tournament winner As of March 24, 2026

The 2025–26 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Aaron Fearne, and played their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina, in their third season as members in the American Conference.

Previous season

The 49ers finished the 2024–25 season with a record of 11–22, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the second of the AAC tournament to FAU.^[1]^[2]

Roster

2025–26 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Kylan Blackmon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oxford HS Coastal Carolina	Oxford, MS
G	2	Dezayne Mingo	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Crestwood Prep Marshall	Hamilton, ON
G	3	Ben Bradford	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Gaithersburg HS	Gaithersburg, MD
G	5	Major Freeman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Archer HS Siena	Atlanta, GA
C	7	Kuluel Mading	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	The Burlington School Norfolk State	High Point, NC
G	8	Frank Oguche	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1 of 1 Academy	Melbourne, VIC
F/C	9	Spencer Elliott	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	St. Pius X HS Tulane	Atlanta, GA
G	10	Damoni Harrison	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Archer HS Southern Indiana	Atlanta, GA
F	11	David Gomez	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Hestia Menorca	Seville, Spain
F	12	Arden Conyers	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Westwood HS South Carolina	Columbia, SC
F	15	Ethan Butler	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Southwest Academy Northern Illinois	Toronto, ON
F	22	Andrew Bailey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Byron P. Steele HS SV Boeblingen	Ramstein, Germany
F	25	Jarne Elouna Eyenga	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	JSerra Catholic HS	Keerbergen, Belgium
F	31	Nick Richart	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Zionsville Community HS	Zionsville, IN
G	44	Raúl Villar	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Escola Lleo XIII	Barcelona, Spain
C	44	Anton Bonke	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Lycee Francais JMG Le Clezio Providence	Port Vila, Vanuatu

Head coach

Aaron Fearne (Mayville State)

Assistant coach(es)

Trevor DeLoach (UNC Wilmington)
Ben Johnson (Green Bay)
Brett Carey (UNC Asheville)
Michael Wilmot
Daniel Blaze (Biola)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 11, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		Indiana State	W 92–76	1–0	31 – Bradford	14 – Bonke	3 – Eyenga	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,255) Charlotte, NC
November 7, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tennessee Tech	W 70−65	2–0	17 – Freeman	9 – Blackmon	5 – Mingo	Dale F. Halton Arena (2,699) Charlotte, NC
November 11, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Davidson	L 55–62	2–1	13 – Tied	14 – Bonke	5 – Mingo	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,712) Charlotte, NC
November 16, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Virginia Tech	L 76–84	2–2	18 – Harrison	10 – Bonke	4 – Mingo	Cassell Coliseum (5,295) Blacksburg, VA
November 21, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Appalachian State	L 63–65	2–3	18 – Bradford	9 – Tied	3 – Tied	Holmes Center (3,043) Boone, NC
November 23, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Shaw	W 83–79	3–3	17 – Bonke	13 – Bonke	5 – Tied	Dale F. Halton Arena (2,215) Charlotte, NC
November 27, 2025* 1:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Illinois State ESPN Events Invitational Imagination bracket semifinals	L 69–79	3–4	23 – Bradford	7 – Bradford	5 – Freeman	State Farm Field House (533) Kissimmee, FL
November 28, 2025* 12:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Richmond ESPN Events Invitational Imagination Bracket consolation	L 66–71	3–5	18 – Bradford	5 – Tied	1 – Tied	State Farm House Kissimmee, FL
December 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Carolina A&T	W 74–57	4–5	14 – Mading	6 – Mingo	3 – Tied	Dale F. Halton Arena (2,822) Charlotte, NC
December 7, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah State	L 53–79	4–6	13 – Bradford	13 – Bonke	2 – Tied	Dale F. Halton Arena (2,530) Charlotte, NC
December 14, 2025* 4:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Charleston	L 67–74	4–7	15 – Harrison	8 – Bonke	6 – Bradford	TD Arena (4,969) Charleston, SC
December 18, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lafayette	W 81–67	5–7	15 – Conyers	7 – Bonke	5 – Mingo	Dale F. Halton Arena (1,932) Charlotte, NC
December 21, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		UIC	W 88–76 ^OT	6–7	26 – Bradford	9 – Tied	4 – Mingo	Dale F. Halton Arena (2,121) Charlotte, NC
American regular season
December 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Temple	L 73–76	6–8 (0–1)	20 – Bonke	8 – Bonke	7 – Mingo	Dale F. Halton Arena (2,342) Charlotte, NC
January 3, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		Wichita State	W 104–100 ^2OT	7–8 (1–1)	26 – Mingo	11 – Bonke	10 – Mingo	Dale F. Halton Arena (2,673) Charlotte, NC
January 7, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UTSA	W 74–58	8–8 (2–1)	18 – Bradford	10 – Elliott	5 – Mingo	Convocation Center (623) San Antonio, TX
January 11, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rice	W 74–73	9–8 (3–1)	18 – Conyers	4 – Tied	7 – Villar	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,245) Houston, TX
January 14, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tulsa	L 74–86	9–9 (3–2)	26 – Bradford	4 – Bonke	3 – Mingo	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,094) Charlotte, NC
January 18, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at East Carolina	W 73–70	10–9 (4–2)	16 – Mingo	8 – Bonke	4 – Mingo	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,574) Greenville, NC
January 23, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Tulane	W 73–70	11–9 (5–2)	20 – Mingo	5 – Bonke	4 – Freeman	Dale F. Halton Arena (2,454) Charlotte, NC
January 28, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Temple	W 80–76 ^OT	12–9 (6–2)	25 – Bonke	9 – Bonke	10 – Mingo	Liacouras Center (2,659) Philadelphia, PA
January 30, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		Rice	W 80–70	13–9 (7–2)	15 – Harrison	12 – Bonke	5 – Mingo	Dale F. Halton Arena (2,408) Charlotte, NC
February 4, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Wichita State	L 64–74	13–10 (7–3)	24 – Mingo	7 – Bonke	2 – Mingo	Charles Koch Arena (5,224) Wichita, KS
February 8, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Memphis	L 54–77	13–11 (7–4)	14 – Conyers	4 – Tied	3 – Mingo	FedExForum (9,147) Memphis, TN
February 15, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPNU		UTSA	L 79−88	13–12 (7–5)	20 – Bradford	12 – Bradford	5 – Bradford	Dale F. Halton Arena (2,347) Charlotte, NC
February 18, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tulsa	L 74–79	13–13 (7–6)	19 – Mingo	7 – Eyenga	9 – Mingo	Reynolds Center (3,256) Tulsa, OK
February 21, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		East Carolina	W 68–56	14–13 (8–6)	12 – Tied	9 – Bonke	10 – Mingo	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,583) Charlotte, NC
February 25, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Texas	W 80–79	15–13 (9–6)	16 – Freeman	5 – Bonke	3 – Tied	Dale F. Halton Arena (2,509) Charlotte, NC
March 1, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Florida Atlantic	L 76–77 ^OT	15–14 (9–7)	20 – Tied	13 – Bonke	5 – Villar	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL
March 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UAB	L 74–80	15–15 (9–8)	19 – Conyers	7 – Bradford	4 – Mingo	Dale F. Halton Arena (2,662) Charlotte, NC
March 8, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Florida	L 60–83	15–16 (9–9)	13 – Bonke	11 – Bonke	5 – Villar	Yuengling Center (6,710) Tampa, FL
American tournament
March 12, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	(5)	vs. (9) Tulane Second round	W 74–60	16–16	29 – Bradford	16 – Bonke	11 – Mingo	Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL
March 13, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN2	(5)	vs. (4) UAB Quarterfinals	W 83–78	17–16	35 – Mingo	9 – Bonke	6 – Tied	Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL
March 14, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN2	(5)	vs. (1) South Florida Semifinals	L 64–86	17–17	15 – Bonke	9 – Bonke	2 – Elliott	Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[3]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Charlotte 49ers Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
^ "Composite Schedule". American Conference. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

[2] "2024-25 Charlotte 49ers Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

[3] "Composite Schedule". American Conference. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

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Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
Venues	Local high school gyms (1965–1970) Belk Gymnasium (1970–1976; alternate, 1976–1996) Bojangles Coliseum (1976–1988, 1993–1996) Charlotte Coliseum (1988–1993) Dale F. Halton Arena (1996–present) Spectrum Center (alternate, 2007–present)
Culture & lore	Norm the Niner
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics