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Optimism backed by new faces - Charlotte men's basketball's newest faces headline a transitioning team

After taking the top three teams in the conference down to the wire in three consecutive games, the 49ers are playing much better than their 4-12 record shows.

Charlotte suffered another loss to a highly talented Conference USA opponent, this time at the hands of the UAB Blazers, who are sitting in the top spot in the C-USA standings. After being down by 16 points with a little over 15 minutes remaining in the second half, the 49ers fought back to make it a game Saturday, Jan. 16 inside Halton Arena. Robert Brown finished with 18 points for UAB and hit a floater with 3.