| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Charlotte 49ers |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Record: | 13–17 |
| Conf Record: | 7–11 |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach2: | Chris Ferguson |
| Asst Coach3: | Andre Gray |
The 2016–17 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers, led by second-year head coach Mark Price, played their home games at the Dale F. Halton Arena and were members Conference USA. They finished the season 13–17, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in 10th place. They lost to UAB in the first round of the C-USA tournament.
The 49ers finished the 2015–16 season 14–19, 9–9 in C-USA play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Rice in the second round of the C-USA tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Middle Tennessee.
The 49ers were pick to finish eighth in the Conference USA preseason poll.[1]
| style= | Name | style= | Number | style= | Pos. | style= | Height | style= | Weight | style= | Year | style= | Hometown | style= | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridell Camidge | 0 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Sophomore | Transferred to Tarleton State | |||||||||
| Gavin Wilson | 5 | G | 6'1" | 210 | Senior | Walk-on; graduated | |||||||||
| Curran Scott | 10 | G | 6'3" | 193 | Freshman | Transferred to Tulsa | |||||||||
| Cameron Blakely | 20 | F | 6'9" | 214 | Junior | Graduate transferred to West Georgia | |||||||||
| Bernard Sullivan | 22 | F | 6'8" | 231 | RS Senior | Graduated | |||||||||
| Mitch Warner | 30 | G | 6'3" | 192 | Senior | Walk-on; graduated | |||||||||
| Cameron Pappas | 35 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Senior | Graduated | |||||||||
| Joseph Uchebo | 50 | C | 6'10" | 235 | Senior | Graduated | |||||||||
| Ivan Benkovic | 55 | G | 6'7" | 207 | Junior | Transferred to Mid-America Christian |
| style= | Name | style= | Number | style= | Pos. | style= | Height | style= | Weight | style= | Year | style= | Hometown | style= | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Ajukwa | 5 | F | 6'6" | 205 | Senior | Transferred from Clemson. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ajukwa will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. | |||||||||
| J. C. Washington | 14 | F | 6'6" | 220 | Junior | Junior college transferred from Trinity Valley Community College. |
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