2014–15 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Charlotte 49ers 49ers wordmark.png 250 Conference USA C-USA 14–18 7–11 Alan Major 5th Ryan Odom Desmond Oliver Orlando Vandross Dale F. Halton Arena The 2014–15 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers, led by fifth head coach Alan Major, played their home games at the Dale F. Halton Arena and were members Conference USA. Major took an indefinite leave of absence January 6 for medical issues and was replaced by assistant coach Ryan Odom who finished the season as interim head coach. After the season ended, Major and the university agreed to mutually part ways March 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes . They finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Middle Tennessee. Previous season The 49ers finished the season 17–14, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Louisiana Tech. Departures NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometown Notes Denzel Ingram 10 G 6'0" 171 Sophomore Chapel Hill, NC Transferred to UNC Wilmington Ben Cherry 24 G 6'3" 180 Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated Marcus Bryan 25 F 6'7" 224 Freshman Raleigh, NC Transferred to UNC Wilmington Incoming transfers NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometown Previous Benas Griciunas 31 C 7'0" 225 Sophomore Šilutė, Lithuania Transferred from Auburn. Under NCAA transfer rules, Griciunas will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Class of 2014 recruits no no 2014 Torin Dorn SG Charlotte, NC Vance High School 6 3 180 October 8, 2013 NR NR 70 Keyshawn Woods SG Charlotte, NC Northside Christian Academy 6 5 195 September 26, 2013 4 3 69 2014 2014 Charlotte Basketball Commits 2014 Charlotte Basketball Commits 2014 Charlotte Basketball Commits July 10, 2014 yes Roster 2014 Charlotte 49ers y Braxton Ogbueze 1 G 6 0 187 SO y Charlotte, NC Torin Dorn 2 G 6 4 201 FR Charlotte, NC Shawn Lester 3 G 6 4 196 JR Mooresville, NC Keyshawn Woods 5 G 6 3 182 FR Gastonia, NC y Gavin Wilson 10 G 6 1 210 JR Raleigh, NC Ivan Benkovic 11 G 6 7 207 SO y Zagreb, CRO Mike Thorne Jr. 12 C 6 11 270 JR y Fayetteville, NC Terrence Williams 14 G 6 4 221 SR Charlotte, NC Pierriá Henry 15 G 6 4 197 SR Charleston, WV y Cameron Blakely 20 F 6 9 214 SO Winder, GA Willie Clayton 21 F 6 8 238 JR Thomasville, GA Bernard Sullivan 22 F 6 8 231 JR y Gastonia, NC Reid Aube 25 F 6 6 220 SO Concord, NC Mitch Warner 30 G 6 3 193 JR Charlotte, NC Benas Griciunas 31 C 7 0 229 SO Silute, LIT yes Alan Major (Purdue) Ryan Odom (Hampden-Sydney) Desmond Oliver (Dominican College) Orlando Vandross (American International) http://www.charlotte49ers.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=23200&SPID=44799&SPSID=363432 Season Notes Head Coach Alan Major would take an indefinite leave of absence for medical reasons starting on January 6 following the game against Old Dominion. He would not return for the season. Assistant Head Coach Ryan Odom would lead the program for the remainder of the season.http://www.charlotte49ers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=23200&ATCLID=209837119&SPID=44799&SPSID=363433 Alan Major to Take Indefinite Leave of Absence March 10, 2015 April 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104322/http://www.charlotte49ers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=23200&ATCLID=209837119&SPID=44799&SPSID=363433 dead True Freshman Torin Dorn would be named Conference USA Freshman of the Year as the 49ers' leading scorer, averaging 11.8 points per game. Senior Pierriá Henry was named to the C-USA All-Defensive Team for the second straight year, which also marked his third Conference All-Defensive Team selection overall.http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031015aad.html# C-USA Men's Basketball Specialty Awards Announced - Conference USA Official Athletic Site 2015-03-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154115/http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031015aad.html# 2015-04-02 dead Schedule http://www.charlotte49ers.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=23200&SPID=44799&SPSID=363425 Men's Basketball November 1, 2014 November 2, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141102020011/http://www.charlotte49ers.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=23200&SPID=44799&SPSID=363425 dead yes no yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#006338; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition 11/10/2014 7:00 pm yes Newberry Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC 112–86 4,099 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#006338; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season 11/16/2014 5:30 pm yes yes Elon Alumni Gym Elon, NC WCCB/ASN 73–60 1,528 1–0 11/20/2014 5:00 pm yes yes Penn State TD Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic Quarterfinals ESPNU 106–97 2,517 2–0 11/21/2014 7:00 pm yes yes South Carolina TD Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic Semifinals ESPNU 65–63 2,430 3–0 11/23/2014 9:00 pm yes yes Miami (FL) TD Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic Championship ESPN2 58–77 1,532 3–1 11/25/2014 9:00 pm yes Miami (FL) 17 Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC FSN 74–77 7,163 3–2 11/30/2014 3:00 pm yes yes UNC Asheville Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC WCCB/ASN 66–63 1,327 OT 4–2 12/03/2014 7:00 pm yes yes Davidson John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC 86–92 4,606 4–3 12/07/2014 2:30 pm yes yes George Washington Verizon Center Washington, D.C. BB&T Classic ESPN3 70–78 8,756 4–4 12/16/2014 8:00 pm yes College of Charleston Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC WCCB/ASN 90–85 3,527 OT 5–4 12/18/2014 8:00 pm yes Appalachian State Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC WCCB/ASN 75–65 4,237 6–4 12/20/2014 12:00 pm yes yes Georgetown Verizon Center Washington, D.C. FSN 78–81 7,858 6–5 12/30/2014 7:00 pm yes yes Georgia Tech Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA ESPN3 66–67 5,567 6–6 01/04/2015 1:00 pm Old Dominion Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC WCCB/ASN 54–61 3,779 6–7 0–1 01/08/2015 8:00 pm yes WKU E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 66–74 3,606 6–8 0–2 01/10/2015 7:00 pm yes Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 77–72 5,013 7–8 1–2 01/15/2015 7:00 pm North Texas Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC 73–57 3,694 8–8 2–2 01/17/2015 7:00 pm Rice Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC 68–73 4,318 OT 8–9 2–3 01/22/2015 8:00 pm yes UAB Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL 76–81 OT 3,029 8–10 2–4 01/24/2015 6:00 pm yes Middle Tennessee Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 69–72 4,839 8–11 2–5 01/29/2015 7:00 pm Florida Atlantic Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC 86–61 3,724 9–11 3–5 01/31/2015 7:00 pm FIU Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC 70–78 4,021 9–12 3–6 02/04/2015 7:00 pm yes North Carolina A&T Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC 77–61 3,918 10–12 02/07/2015 7:00 pm yes Old Dominion Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA COX 57–61 7,678 10–13 (3–7) 02/12/2015 9:00 pm yes UTEP Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX 68–73 7,533 10–14 (3–8) 02/14/2015 3:00 pm yes UTSA Convocation Center San Antonio, TX 89–81 982 11–14 (4–8) 02/19/2015 7:00 pm Louisiana Tech Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC CBSSN 82–83 4,078 OT 11–15 (4–9) 02/21/2015 5:30 pm Southern Miss Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC WCCB/ASN 71–43 5,469 12–15 (5–9) 02/26/2015 8:00 pm yes North Texas The Super Pit Denton, TX 65–81 4,122 12–16 (5–10) 02/28/2015 8:00 pm yes Rice Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX 77-76 4653 13–16 (6–10) 03/05/2015 7:00 pm WKU Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC 84–88 3,526 OT 13–17 (6–11) 03/07/2015 7:00 pm Marshall Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC 86–73 5,434 14–17 (7–11) |- !colspan=12 style="background:#006338; color:#FFFFFF;"| Conference USA tournament 03/11/2015 3:30 pm yes Middle Tennessee Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, AL First round ASN 60–63   14–18 AP Poll/Coaches' Poll Eastern Time References Charlotte Category:Charlotte 49ers men's basketball seasons Charlotte 49ers men's basketball Charlotte 49ers men's basketball