The Charlotte 49ers and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee held the 2016 Student-Athlete Awards Banquet in the Student Union on campus Wednesday night and presented team MVP and Coaches’ Awards as well as department-wide academic honors.
The 49ers football program awarded its Offensive MVP to all-Conference USA rusher Kalif Phillips and its Defensive MVP to leading tackler Nick Cook while presenting the Jon Richardson Football Scholarship to defensive lineman Brandon Banks. Men’s Basketball presented its Most Valuable Player award to Conference USA’s leading rebounder Joseph Uchebo while senior all-Conference USA selection Alexis Alexander was named the women’s basketball MVP after leading the 49ers to the WNIT.