Athletics

Saturday, Feb. 8, will be Bobby Lutz Day as the Charlotte 49ers honor the former coach during Alumni Reunion Weekend. Already a member of the Charlotte Athletics Hall of Fame, Lutz had a 12-year run as men’s basketball head coach, which included 218 wins, five NCAA Tournament appearances, three NIT trips and three conference championships. […]

Charlotte 49ers men’s soccer player Ian Pilcher was selected by San Diego FC in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft. He was the 24th pick in the draft, and the fifth 49er in program history to be chosen in the first round and 17th overall. A senior defender, Pilcher guided the 49ers to consecutive American Athletic Conference […]

Charlotte men’s soccer team member Ian Pilcher has been invited to San Diego, California, to participate in the 2024 adidas MLS College Showcase. The senior defender is one of 44 college soccer players invited to the showcase, which will take place from Dec. 11-14. The four-day talent evaluation event will give technical staffs from MLS clubs an opportunity to scout […]

Millai Madison, a member of the Charlotte 49ers volleyball team, is a recipient of the American Volleyball Coaches Association Diversity Award Scholarship. Through the program, 83 individuals will attend the AVCA convention for free and participate in a series of educational seminars. The AVCA Diversity Awards are a key component of the association’s diversity development team’s […]

Riley Felts ’22 is one of 30 athletes in consideration for the NCAA Woman of the Year after a record-breaking pole vault career and outstanding academic record at UNC Charlotte.  Earlier this year, Felts finished as national runner-up at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. In August, she was one of two American Athletic Conference athletes nominated […]

UNC Charlotte’s 2024-25 television commercial had its national debut during the 49ers’ football game against James Madison Saturday, Aug. 31. The 30-second commercial, “Great Things are Happening,” showcases the University’s rise as a top 100 public research university. The spot, developed in-house by University Communications, will air during halftime of football games this season and […]

The Charlotte 49ers posted their highest-ever finish in the 31-year history of the Learfield Directors’ Cup for the 2023-24 season. This is a result of post-season appearances by men’s soccer, women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, softball, and men’s tennis “This is a testament to an incredible amount of hard work by our student-athletes, coaches […]

Courtney Breault is the 10th head coach of the Charlotte softball program. She joins the 49ers from Clemson University, where she served as an assistant coach for five years. “Courtney Breault is a highly accomplished coach and player who is the perfect fit to lead Niners softball,” said Mike Hill, Charlotte 49ers director of athletics. […]

On the strength of eight league championships across 18 varsity sports, the Charlotte 49ers were recognized as the winner of the Excellence in Management Cup for the 2022-23 Division I FBS athletic season by a research study from the Texas A&M College Sports Lab.

Tomekia Reed has been named the ninth women’s basketball head coach for the Charlotte 49ers. Reed, a three-time HBCU National Coach of the Year, comes to Charlotte following a highly successful six-year stint as head coach of the Jackson State Tigers.