CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Charlotte 49ers have hired Virginia associate head coach Ron Sanchez as their new coach following a 13-17 season.

Sanchez will be introduced at a news conference next week.

"Ron Sanchez embodies everything we could possibly want in a head basketball coach," Charlotte athletic director Mike Hill said in a statement. "His reputation is impeccable as a teacher, leader, assessor and developer of talent, and recruiter. Most importantly, he is a man of high character and integrity."