The Charlotte 49ers third class elected to its Athletics Hall of Fame includes the first inductees for the baseball and women’s soccer programs, a 2000-point scorer who led the 49ers to three NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournaments, Charlotte's all-time winningest men’s basketball coach and the largest individual donor to the athletics program.
The Charlotte 49ers will hold their annual Football Spring Game at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 22, at Richardson Stadium.
Admission is free for the event with gates opening at 6 p.m.; stadium seating will be general admission.
The American Athletic Conference upcoming 2023 season will be the Charlotte 49ers' first in the league as they will face six teams that advanced to bowl games in 2022 and six American opponents for the first time.
Charlotte's home slate includes league games against Navy, Florida Atlantic, Memphis and Rice and non-conference matchups with S.C. State and Georgia State.
Charlotte 49ers wide receiver Grant DuBose will participate in the 2023 Reese's Senior Bowl. He was named to the National Team, which will play the American Team at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4, in Mobile, Alabama. The Reese's Senior Bowl will be broadcast on the NFL Network.
Nominations for the 2023 class of the Charlotte 49ers Athletics Hall of Fame can be submitted by the public through Sunday, Feb. 19. The 49ers Hall of Fame Selection Committee will vote on nominees.
The Charlotte 49ers have launched an updated mobile app to allow Niner Nation to stay connected with the program's 19 varsity sports. The mobile app is powered by SIDEARM Sports.
Charlotte women's soccer goalkeeper Emily Keck was recognized with Conference USA’s Spirit of Service Award for the fall season.
The C-USA Spirit of Service Award recognizes the community service efforts of the league’s student-athletes. Conference USA awards the honor three times during the school year, after each of the fall, winter and spring sports seasons.
The Charlotte 49ers Athletics Department unveiled its enhanced partnership with INFLCR that will allow student-athletes to pursue name, image and likeness opportunities.
Francis “Biff” Poggi is the Charlotte 49ers’ third head football coach. Most recently, he was associate head coach of the undefeated Michigan Wolverines.
The second class elected to the Charlotte 49ers Athletics Hall of Fame includes three legends from the men's basketball program, the school's first women's basketball All-America as well as a pair of alums whose long-standing support has helped build the department's very foundation.
Retired Charlotte 49ers men's tennis coach Jim Boykin was inducted into the North Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame. Boykin, who came to the Queen City in 1993, amassed 200 career victories, before stepping away from the program following the 2010 dual match season.
Single-game tickets for the 2022 Charlotte 49ers football season are on sale now and can be purchased online or by calling the 49ers Ticket Office at 704-687-4949.
