Aaron Fearne

Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Charlotte 49ers
Current conference: American Athletic Conference (AAC, The American)
Charlotte record: 19-12 (.613)
Overall record^: 19-12 (.613)

Aaron C. Fearne
Born May 30, 1974
Hometown: Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Alma Mater: Mayville State University (BA, 1997)
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Fearne spent much of his childhood in New Zealand
Fearne came to the United States in 1993 to play college basketball, spending one year each at Western Technical and Mid-State Technical (both junior colleges in Wisconsin) before finishing his career playing for Tim Miles at NAIA Mayville State (ND)
- Returned to Australia to play professionally, spending time with the Cairns Marlins as well as two seasons with the Cairns Taipans of the top-level NBL
Starting his coaching career in 2001 as an assistant with the Taipans and spent seven seasons in that role
- Took over as the Taipans head coach for the the 2009 season and led the team for nine years; reached the NBL Finals in 2015
- Also ran the Marlins’ developmental program, where future NBA player Aron Baynes was among those he coached
- Served as head coach of New Zealand’s U-19 National Team in 2018
Hired in 2018 to be an assistant coach at Charlotte under Ron Sanchez; elevated to associate head coach in 2022
- In June 2023, Fearne was named interim head coach for the 2023-24 season after Sanchez resigned; Charlotte joined the AAC that summer and then in February 2024 he had the interim tag removed

^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I level only