The 1996–97 UNC Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte or simply Charlotte) is a public research university in Charlotte, North Carolina. UNC Charlotte offers 24 doctoral, 66 master's, and 79 bachelor's degree programs through nine colle ...
in the
1996–97 college basketball
In United States colleges, top-tier basketball is governed by collegiate athletic bodies including National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the United States Collegiate Athleti ...
season. This was head coach
Melvin Watkins
Melvin Lenzo Watkins (born November 15, 1954) is an American college basketball coach and former player. He has also been the associate head coach at the University of Missouri. He served as interim head coach during the end of the 2006 season, but ...
's first of two seasons at the helm of his alma mater. The 49ers competed in
Conference USA
Conference USA (C-USA or CUSA) is an intercollegiate athletic conference whose current member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports. C-USA's offices are l ...
and played their home games at
Dale F. Halton Arena. They finished the season 22–9 (10–4 in C-USA play) and received an at-large bid to the
1997 NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the West region. The 49ers defeated
Georgetown in the opening round before losing to No. 2 seed
Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...
, 77–58, in the round of 32.
Roster
Schedule and results
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C-USA tournament
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NCAA tournament
Rankings
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References
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Charlotte 49ers men's basketball seasons
Charlotte
Charlotte ( ) is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Meckl ...
Charlotte
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Charlotte 49ers men's basket
Charlotte 49ers men's basket