Charlotte

Official Name: 
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Nickname: 
49ers
Mailing Address: 

9201 University City Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28223-0001

Website: 
www.charlotte49ers.com
Telephone: 
(704) 687-6310
Fax: 
(704) 687-4918
Enrollment: 
18,305
Arena: 

Dale F. Halton Arena
Capacity: 9,105
Year Opened: 1996

School Colors: 
Green and White
Conference: 

Atlantic 10 (since 2006)
Former Member of Sun Belt (1977-91), Metro (1992-95) and Conference USA (1996-2005)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(11) 1977, 1988, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2005
7-12 record (.368)
Reached Final Four in 1977 (4th)

NIT Appearances: 

(6) 1976, 1989, 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2008
4-6 record (.400)
Finished 2nd in 1976

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Bobby Lutz (12 years from 1999-2010, 218-158 record, .580)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Henry Williams (2,383 points from 1989-92)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Cedric Cornbread Maxwell (1,117 from 1974-77)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

George Jackson (44 points as senior at Samford on 2/8/75)

All-American Selections: 

(1) F-C Cedric Cornbread Maxwell (1977)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

George Jackson (44 at Samford)
February 8, 1975 (senior/24.6 ppg)

1

2

Total

UNC Charlotte

46

45

91

Samford

42

32

74

UNC Charlotte

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Jackson

21-30

2-2

44

Shipman

1-6

0-0

2

Gruber

0-1

0-0

0

Ball

2-4

3-3

7

Massey

5-8

0-0

10

Watkins

0-4

0-0

0

Maxwell

6-9

4-4

16

Bommer

1-4

0-0

2

Heath

5-8

0-0

10

Totals

41-74

9-9

91

Percentages

.554

1.000

Samford

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Ragland

2-9

0-0

4

Lunday

2-8

1-1

5

Walter

8-15

3-5

19

Strohm

0-1

0-0

0

Norman

5-14

0-0

10

Wheeler

0-4

1-2

1

Hill

7-12

0-0

14

Barnett

7-14

3-7

17

Crawford

2-3

0-0

4

Totals

33-80

8-15

74

Percentages

.413

.533
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Harvey Murphy

5

1966-70

44-81

.352

1969

12-10

Bill C. Foster

5

1971-75

88-38

.691

1975

23-3

Lee Rose

3

1976-78

72-18

.800

1977

28-5

Mike Pratt

4

1979-82

56-52

.518

1979

16-11

Hal Wissel

3

1983-85

22-62

.262

1984

9-19

Jeff Mullins

11

1986-96

182-142

.562

1992

23-9

Melvin Watkins

2

1997-98

42-20

.677

1997

22-9

Bobby Lutz

12

1999-2010

218-158

.580

2005

21-8

Alan Major

1

2011

10-20

.333

2011

10-20
  • All-Time W-L Record: 734-591 (.554) from 1966 through 2011.
  • NOTES: UNC Charlotte moved up to major-college status in 1973 after competing at the junior college level from 1946 to 1963
  • Mullins' record does not reflect a forfeit victory awarded from Purdue in 1995-96.