2009–10 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

2009–10 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
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	† SoCon Tournament winner ; As of March 22, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball
2009–10 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball
CIT, First Round
Conference	Southern Conference
2009–10 record	22–12 (11–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Larry Hunter;
Assistant coaches	Wade O'Connor; Andre Gray; Anquell McCollum;
Home arena	Ramsey Center

The 2009–10 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Larry Hunter's fifth season at Western Carolina. The Catamounts competed in the Southern Conference and played their home games at the Ramsey Center. They finished the season 22–12, 11–7 in SoCon play, lost in the semifinals of the 2010 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament and were invited to the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Marshall.

Roster

Source[1]

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
1	Brandon Giles	6'6"	200	G	Sr.	Auburndale, FL, U.S.	Auburndale HS
2	Kendall Russell	6'6"	205	F	Sr.	Chicago, IL, U.S.	Von Steuben HS Cloud County CC
3	Antoine Childs	6'6"	205	G/F	So.	Beaver Falls, PA, U.S.	Blackhawk HS
4	Keaton Cole	5'10"	170	G	So.	Toronto, ON, Canada	Eastern Commerce
5	Trey Sumler	6'2"	175	G	Fr.	Rocky Mount, NC, U.S.	Nash Central HS
11	Anthony Phillip	6'4"	210	F	Jr.	Lauderdale Lakes, FL, U.S.	Boyd H. Anderson HS Miami Dade CC
12	Mike Williams	6'2"	175	G	Jr.	Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.	Genesis One Prep Jackson State CC
13	Brigham Waginger	6'2"	175	G	Sr.	South Webster, OH, U.S.	South Webster HS
22	Harouna Mutombo	6'4"	195	G	So.	Pickering, ON, Canada	Pickering HS
31	Adrian Gailliard	6'7"	225	F	Sr.	Sewell, NJ, U.S.	Washington Township HS Lackawanna
34	Blake Gallagher	6'8"	240	F	Jr.	Monroe, NC, U.S.	Fork Union Military Academy
42	Jake Robinson	6'8"	205	F	Sr.	Canton, NC, U.S.	Pisgah HS
44	Sam Smithson	6'9"	225	C	Fr.	Horse Shoe, NC, U.S.	Hargrave Military Academy
50	Richie Gordon	6'9"	245	F	Jr.	Atlanta, GA, U.S.	Lakeside HS

Schedule and results

Source[2]

All times are Eastern

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/14/2009* 7:00pm	St. Catharine	W 65–41	1–0	Ramsey Center (1,925) Cullowhee, NC
11/18/2009* 9:00pm, ESPNU	at No. 3 Texas CBE Classic	L 73–41	1–1	Frank Erwin Center (11,317) Austin, TX
11/23/2009* 7:30pm	Arkansas–Monticello CBE Classic	W 70–44	2–1	Ramsey Center (1,073) Cullowhee, NC
11/24/2009* 7:30pm	Binghamton CBE Classic	W 73–44	3–1	Ramsey Center (909) Cullowhee, NC
11/25/2009* 7:30pm	Duquesne CBE Classic	W 83–77	4–1	Ramsey Center (787) Cullowhee, NC
11/28/2009* 7:00pm	at Gardner–Webb	W 75–59	5–1	Paul Porter Arena (1,400) Boiling Springs, NC
12/2/2009 7:30pm	Wofford	W 72–67	6–1 (1–0)	Ramsey Center (1,527) Cullowhee, NC
12/5/2009 4:00pm	at Furman	W 64–57	7–1 (2–0)	Timmons Arena (1,320) Greenville, SC
12/7/2009* 8:05pm	at Bradley	W 75–67	8–1	Carver Arena (9,019) Peoria, IL
12/10/2009* 7:00pm	Campbell	W 66–59	9–1	Ramsey Center (2,794) Cullowhee, NC
12/12/2009* 4:00pm	at Louisville	W 91–83	10–1	Freedom Hall (19,247) Louisville, KY
12/22/2009* 7:30pm	at No. 24 Clemson	L 79–57	10–2	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,485) Clemson, SC
12/30/2009* 2:00pm	UNC–Ashville	W 87–76	11–2	Ramsey Center (2,763) Cullowhee, NC
1/5/2010* 7:00pm	Berea	W 124–53	12–2	Ramsey Center (502) Cullowhee, NC
1/9/2010 3:30pm	at Georgia Southern	L 81–76	12–3 (2–1)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,779) Statesboro, GA
1/14/2010 7:00pm	UNC–Greensboro	W 79–69	13–3 (3–1)	Ramsey Center (3,027) Cullowhee, NC
1/16/2010 7:00pm	Elon	W 83–81	14–3 (4–1)	Ramsey Center (3,086) Cullowhee, NC
1/20/2010 7:00pm	at Davidson	W 77–67	15–3 (5–1)	John M. Belk Arena (4,624) Davidson, NC
1/23/2010 3:30pm	at Appalachian State	L 62–52	15–4 (5–2)	George M. Holmes Convocation Center (5,074) Boone, NC
1/25/2010 7:00pm, CSS	College of Charleston	W 100–90	16–4 (6–2)	Ramsey Center (4,765) Cullowhee, NC
1/28/2010 7:00pm	at Chattanooga	L 80–67	16–5 (6–3)	McKenzie Arena (3,382) Chattanooga, TN
1/30/2010 8:00pm	at Samford	W 62–50	17–5 (7–3)	Pete Hanna Center (1,515) Birmingham, AL
2/4/2010 7:00pm	Georgia Southern	W 83–68	18–5 (8–3)	Ramsey Center (1,829) Cullowhee, NC
2/6/2010 7:00pm	Appalachian State	L 89–77	18–6 (8–4)	Ramsey Center (6,024) Cullowhee, NC
2/8/2010 7:00pm	at Elon	L 81–76	18–7 (8–5)	Alumni Gym (1,072) Elon, NC
2/13/2010 7:00pm	Davidson	L 75–72	18–8 (8–6)	Ramsey Center (2,471) Cullowhee, NC
2/15/2010 7:00pm	at UNC–Greensboro	W 75–70	19–8 (9–6)	Fleming Gymnasium (3,194) Greensboro, NC
2/18/2010 7:05pm	at The Citadel	L 73–56	19–9 (9–7)	McAlister Field House (1,680) Charleston, SC
2/20/2010* 8:00pm, ESPNU	at Kent State ESPN Bracket Busters	L 74–72	19–10	MAC Center (5,003) Kent, OH
2/25/2010 7:00pm	Samford	W 61–44	20–10 (10–7)	Ramsey Center (2,382) Cullowhee, NC
2/27/2010 3:00pm, SportsSouth	Chattanooga	W 78–70	21–10 (11–7)	Ramsey Center (2,965) Cullowhee, NC
2010 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
3/6/2010 2:00pm	vs. Elon Quarterfinals	W 68–57	22–10	Bojangles' Coliseum (NA) Charlotte, NC
3/7/2010 6:00pm	vs. Wofford Semifinals	L 77–58	22–11	Time Warner Cable Arena (NA) Charlotte, NC
2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament
3/16/2010 7:00pm	at Marshall First Round	L 90–88	22–12	Cam Henderson Center (5,003) Huntington, WV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

http://www.catamountsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/wcar-m-baskbl-mtt.html
"2009-10 Schedule". Retrieved 2010-01-26.

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[1] ttp://www.catamountsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/wcar-m-baskbl-mtt.html

[schedule-2] "2009-10 Schedule". Retrieved 2010-01-26.

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2009–10 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Appalachian State	13	–	5	.722	24	–	12	.667
Western Carolina	11	–	7	.611	22	–	12	.647
Chattanooga	6	–	12	.333	15	–	18	.455
UNC Greensboro	6	–	12	.333	8	–	23	.258
Samford	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Elon	5	–	13	.278	9	–	23	.281
South
Wofford†	15	–	3	.833	26	–	9	.743
College of Charleston	14	–	4	.778	22	–	12	.647
Davidson	11	–	7	.611	16	–	15	.516
The Citadel	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Furman	7	–	11	.389	13	–	17	.433
Georgia Southern	6	–	12	.333	9	–	23	.281

† SoCon Tournament winner As of March 22, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll