[November 3, 2025] Indiana State (0-0) at Charlotte (0-0)

[Jason Svoboda]

vs.

Indiana State Sycamores (0-0) vs. Charlotte 49ers (0-0)

Halton Arena - Charlotte, NC
Monday, November 3rd, 2025
Tip: 8PM EST​

 

[Jason Svoboda]

ESPN Predictor has Charlotte at a 76.8% winner.

 

[Jason Svoboda]

Won their exhibition against NC Wesleyan 85-51.

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/college/charlotte-49ers/article312627966.html

 

[MovingScreenOfDeath]

Charlotte is coming off an 11-22 year and returning 16.7% of minutes played and 13.5% of scoring

 

[treeman]

Really like this game as an opener for us. Should be a pretty good opponent to see how we stack up

 

[jturner38]

Really like this game as an opener for us. Should be a pretty good opponent to see how we stack up

If I’m not mistaken they are similar to Northern Illinois. Athletic but not necessarily skilled in all positions. It will definitely be a good test for us off that bat.

 

[DyedBlue]

I agree. Butler had advantages in size, strength and quickness. It will be interesting to see if those deficits are narrowed in this game.

 

[TreeTop]

I'd like to think this game will be closer than our opener last year vs FAU in Dayton.

Last year, in Charlotte's home opener, the attendance was 3,343 and their arena seats 9,105.

So, unless something drastic has changed, I can't imagine it'll be a raucous atmosphere.

 

[TreeTop]

And hey, whadya know, former Sycamore assistant coach Brett Carey is on their staff...

Brett Carey - Men's Basketball Coach - Charlotte Athletics

Brett Carey was announced as an assistant coach under head coach Aaron Fearne in June 2025. Carey spent the 2024-25 season at Campbell, serving as an assista...

charlotte49ers.com

 

[treeman]

here is the niners gameday thread: https://forums.ninernation.net/t/2025-26-49er-mbb-game-1-vs-indiana-state-11-3-8pm-tv-tba/38652

Not much info, didn't realize Sterling Young was once a 49er

Looks like they will also be wearing some slick gold threads for the contest, would be a good time to bust out the baby blues as it would make for a high level "uniform match-up". And just throw the royal blues in the trash while we are at it

 

[Jason Svoboda]

And hey, whadya know, former Sycamore assistant coach Brett Carey is on their staff...

Brett Carey - Men's Basketball Coach - Charlotte Athletics

Brett Carey was announced as an assistant coach under head coach Aaron Fearne in June 2025. Carey spent the 2024-25 season at Campbell, serving as an assista...

charlotte49ers.com

Wasn't that the belief how we got the game?

Also, just saw that one dude from USI that has had a couple good games against us transferred over there.

 

[TreeTop]

Wasn't that the belief how we got the game?

Also, just saw that one dude from USI that has had a couple good games against us transferred over there.

Ahhh, that makes sense about Carey.

And figures…about USI guy.

 

[ninerfan55]

Hey, guys. Charlotte fan here. Just an FYI, for anyone interested in conversing with the opponent before the game, our agent49 discord board is our most active. Ninernation.net is pretty active too. First off, I'm looking forward to this game. A bit about our team: last year was a disaster. Lots of portal misses and injuries absolutely tanked the season. It appears fearne and company were given the nil in the offseason to hit the portal hard and it appears that on paper we did well. That being said, it will take some time to gel. If anyone has any specific questions about our team, I'd be more than happy to answer.

 

[Jason Svoboda]

Wasn't that the belief how we got the game?

Also, just saw that one dude from USI that has had a couple good games against us transferred over there.

Damoni Harrison. Wasn't the same guy I was thinking about. He did have 12 points against us last year.

 

[TreeTop]

Five things to know about Charlotte 49ers...

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/college/charlotte-49ers/article312627966.html

 

[pbutler218]

I agree. Butler had advantages in size, strength and quickness. It will be interesting to see if those deficits are narrowed in this game.

Well I don't think we have miraculously added any length or athleticism in the past couple days so unfortunately I don't have positive vibes for this game. We rarely seem to prioritize length and athleticism in recruiting. As long as you have NO rim protection you're going to suck defensively JMO.