Chris Cheeks, a 10-year coaching veteran, was named assistant men’s basketball coach for the Charlotte 49ers on Wednesday.

Cheeks, who played in college at Virginia Commonwealth, served mostly recently as an assistant at Georgia State. He also served as an assistant at his alma mater, VCU, and West Virginia.

Cheeks joins associate head coach Rob Moxley as new additions to head coach Bobby Lutz’s staff. Former assistant Benny Moss left to become head coach at UNC Wilmington and assistant Dalonte Hill took a similar position at Kansas State.

“He has proven to be an excellent recruiter and has natural ties to key areas that we love to recruit,” Lutz said of Cheeks. “Chris was a great player and has the ability to relate extremely well with today’s players and has a great feel for teaching the game.”

Said Cheeks: “Coach Lutz is one of the best coaches in the country and when I came to campus, it was unbelievable. I said to myself, ‘What recruit won’t want to come here?’

“I’m a positive person and I think we will have a great working relationship.”

While at West Virginia, Cheeks helped recruit the No. 1-rated class in the Big East in 2000, which is the only time in history that West Virginia boasted the league’s top class.