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Loading... ODU's Darius James puts up two and draws the foul from Charlotte's Phil Jones for the three pointer during the second half Wednesday night, Dec.

Back in the days of Cedric Maxwell, they were known as UNC-Charlotte. These days, ODU's opponent tonight simply goes by Charlotte.

DiJuan Harris scored 12 points, including five free throws during the last 2 minutes, as Charlotte held on to defeat Winthrop 57-47 on Sunday.

When you coach a team that has trouble scoring a lot of points, and it is facing a team that doesn't seem to have any issue finding the bucket, there is reason to worry.

The Charlotte 49ers welcome a second ACC opponent in as many years to Halton Arena when they battle 15th ranked Georgia Tech to kick off the New Year on Saturday, January 2. The tip is set for 7pm, with the game being televised on Fox SportSouth.

The 49ers inside tandem of junior Shamari Spears and freshman Chris Braswell powered Charlotte to a 94-52 victory over visiting Winston-Salem State, Tuesday night.

The Charlotte 49ers posted their sixth straight win, 95-66, over Gardner-Webb on the strength of double-digit scoring efforts from six different players to improve to 8-1 on the young season.

UNC Charlotte wasn't about to have a letdown against Winston-Salem State. The 49ers, fresh off an upset of 20th-ranked Louisville, stayed hot as they rolled past the Rams 94-52 last night at Halton Arena.

Is there a new favorite in the Atlantic 10? There are at least two teams with claims to unseat Dayton as the expected champion of the conference.

Behind 10 different scorers, the Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team defeated former Conference USA rival East Carolina, 80-68, to start off the season 5-1. Senior point guard DiJuan Harris led Charlotte with 17 points and recorded six assists to push Charlotte to its best start since the 2000-01 season, when the 49ers began the season 6-1. "This ...

Chris Braswell scored 21 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, as Charlotte upended 20th-ranked Louisville, 87-65, at Freedom Hall.

Charlotte #5 Phil Jones dunks as East Carolina 23 Erin Straughn watches in Wednesday evening's East Carolina at UNC Charlotte men's college basketball game at Halton Arena.

Charlotte 80, Eas4 Carolina 68. AP Photo NCCHN103, NCCHN102, NCCHN101 B9 MIKE CRANSTON AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. DiJuan Harris had 17 points and six assists and Charlotte continued its impressive star4 to the season with an 80-68 victory over East Carolina on Wednesday night.

Charlotte holds off Hofstra 80-72 Eds: APNewsNow. Charlotte 80, Hofstra 72. HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. Shamari Spears scored 26 points to lead Charlotte to an 80-72 victory over Hofstra on Tuesday night.

Shamari Spears scored a career-high 28 points to lead Charlotte in an 88-74 win over Yale on Monday.

Despite some rocky moments because of foul trouble, Shamari Spears' much-anticipated debut for the Charlotte 49ers had a satisfying conclusion.

Shamari Spears scored 16 of his 23 points in the second half and Charlotte beat Elon 75-61 on Monday night in the first round of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Rashad Coleman added 11 points and Dijuan Harris had 10 for the 49ers .

Shamarr Bowden scored 21 points and Charlotte's coach Bobby Lutz won his 200th career game in a 86-70 victory over North Carolina-Asheville in the teams' season opener Friday night.

Charlotte forward An'Juan Wilderness will miss two to four weeks with a strained left calf, while freshman guard Gokhan Sirin will serve a one-game suspension in Friday's season opener.

After a down season and only 11 victories, Coach Bobby Lutz will have a lot of new faces at UNC Charlotte.