College Basketball

Charlotte 49ers release CUSA portion of men’s basketball schedule

Charlotte 49ers head coach Mark Price and his team open the Conference USA portion of their schedule on New Year’s Eve.
Charlotte 49ers head coach Mark Price and his team open the Conference USA portion of their schedule on New Year’s Eve. rlahser@charlotteobserver.com

The Charlotte 49ers announced their 18-game Conference USA men’s basketball schedule, which begins on New Year’s Eve as the 49ers play North Texas at Halton Arena.

The 49ers return six letter winners, including senior Braxton Ogbueze and sophomores Jon Davis and Andrien White.

The non-conference portion of the schedule will be released later.

The schedule:

Dec. 31 North Texas, Jan. 2 Rice, Jan. 5 at Western Kentucky, Jan. 7 at Marshall, Jan. 12 Louisiana Tech, Jan. 14 Southern Miss, Jan. 21 Old Dominion, Jan. 26 at North Texas, Jan. 28 at Rice.

Feb. 2 Florida Atlantic, Feb. 4 FIU, Feb. 9 at UAB, Feb. 11 at Middle Tennessee, Feb. 18 at Old Dominion, Feb. 23 WKU, Feb. 25 Marshall.

March 2 at UTSA, March 4 at UTEP, March 8-11 Conference USA Tournament at Birmingham, Ala.

This story was originally published July 14, 2016 at 5:12 PM with the headline "Charlotte 49ers release CUSA portion of men’s basketball schedule."

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