2011–12 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represents Western Carolina University during the 2011–12 college basketball season. This is head coach Larry Hunter's seventh season at Western Carolina. The Catamounts compete in the Southern Conference and play their home games at the Ramsey Center.

2011–12 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2011–12 record17–17 (8–10 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRamsey Center
2011–12 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
UNC Greensboro10–8 .556  13–19  .406
Elon9–9 .500  15–16  .484
Samford8–10 .444  11–19  .367
Western Carolina8–10 .444  17–18  .486
Appalachian State7–11 .389  13–18  .419
Chattanooga5–13 .278  11–21  .344
South
Davidson†16–2 .889  25–8  .758
Georgia Southern12–6 .667  15–15  .500
Wofford12–6 .667  19–14  .576
College of Charleston10–8 .556  19–12  .613
Furman8–10 .444  15–16  .484
The Citadel3–15 .167  6–24  .200
† SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown
0 Tom Tankelewicz 6'4" 185 F So. Apex, NC
1 Kenny Hall 6'7" 205 F Fr. Dallas, TX
4 Keaton Cole 5'10" 170 G Sr. Toronto, ON
5 Trey Sumler 6'2" 175 G Jr. Rocky Mount, NC
11 Dillon Dunford 5'11" 165 G So. Cullowhee, NC
14 Josh Mendenhall 6'8" 190 F Jr. Cullowhee, NC
22 Harouna Mutombo 6'4" 195 G Sr. Pickering, ON
24 Brandon Boggs 6'5" 190 G So. Greenville, SC
25 James Sinclair 6'2" 175 G Fr. Savannah, GA
32 Tawaski King 6'8' 245 F So. Dublin, GA
33 Ishmael Hollis 6'8" 195 F So. Flowery Branch, GA
40 Preston Ross 6'4" 210 G So. Fayetteville, NC
44 Sam Smithson 6'9" 225 C Sr. Horse Shoe, NC

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Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/11/2011*
7:00 p.m.		 at South Carolina L 50–75  0–1
 Colonial Life Arena (9,330[2])
Columbia, SC
11/15/2011*
7:00 p.m.		 Montreat College W 109–63  1–1
 Ramsey Center (1,322[3])
Cullowhee, NC
11/17/2011*
7:30 p.m.		 at Presbyterian W 80–73  2–1
 Templeton Physical Education Center (684[4])
Clinton, SC
11/20/2011*
1:30 p.m.		 at Iowa State
South Padre Island Invitational		 L 60–92  2–2
 Hilton Coliseum (10,992[5])
Ames, IA
11/22/2011*
8:00 p.m.		 at Northern Iowa
(South Padre Island Invitational)		 L 39–59  2–3
 McLeod Center (3,620[6])
Cedar Falls, IA
11/25/2011*
3:30 p.m.		 vs. Northern Colorado
South Padre Island Invitational		 L 57–74  2–4
 South Padre Island Convention Centre (305[7])
South Padre Island, TX
11/26/2011*
2:00 p.m.		 vs. Florida A&M
South Padre Island Invitational		 W 62–46  3–4
 South Padre Island Convention Centre (125[8])
South Padre Island, TX
12/1/2011
8:00 p.m.		 at Samford W 75–71  4–4
(1–0)		 Pete Hanna Center (821[9])
Homewood, AL
12/3/2011
4:30 p.m.		 UNC Greensboro W 73–69  5–4
(2–0)		 Ramsey Center (1,637[10])
Cullowhee, NC
12/7/2011*
7:30 p.m.		 at Purdue L 60–65  5–5
 Mackey Arena (13,904[11])
West Lafayette, IN
12/10/2011*
2:00 p.m.		 Kent State L 56–58  5–6
 Ramsey Center (1,565[12])
Cullowhee, NC
12/20/2011*
8:00 p.m.		 at Bradley W 68–67  6–6
 Carver Arena (7,147[13])
Peoria, IL
12/28/2011*
6:00 p.m.		 UNC Asheville L 67–86  7–6
 Ramsey Center (1,511[14])
Cullowhee, NC
12/31/2011*
2:00 p.m.		 at NC State L 55–82  7–7
 RBC Center (13,429[15])
Raleigh, NC
1/5/2012
7:00 p.m.		 at Chattanooga L 62–78  7–8
(2–1)		 McKenzie Arena (2,554[16])
Chattanooga, TN
1/7/2012
4:30 p.m.		 Wofford W 67–57  8–8
(3–1)		 Ramsey Center (2,257[17])
Cullowhee, NC
1/12/2012
7:00 p.m.		 at Davidson L 67–88  8–9
(3–2)		 John M. Belk Arena (3,293[18])
Davidson, NC
1/14/2012
2:00 p.m.		 Furman L 55–58  8–10
(3–3)		 Ramsey Center (2,847[19])
Cullowhee, NC
1/17/2012*
7:00 p.m.		 Toccoa Falls W 141–39  9–10
(3–3)		 Ramsey Center (1,431[20])
Cullowhee, NC
1/21/2012
2:00 p.m.		 at Appalachian State L 72–84  9–11
(3–4)		 Holmes Center (3,476[21])
Boone, NC
1/26/2012
7:00 p.m.		 Elon L 63–71  9–12
(3–5)		 Ramsey Center (1,521[22])
Cullowhee, NC
1/28/2012
2:00 p.m.		 at UNC Greensboro L 86–89 OT 9–13
(3–6)		 Greensboro Coliseum (3,585[23])
Greensboro, NC
1/30/2012
7:00 p.m.		 at Wofford L 52–86  9–14
(3–7)		 Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,655[24])
Spartanburg, SC
2/2/2012
7:00 p.m., ESPN3		 Chattanooga W 82–76  10–14
(4–7)		 Ramsey Center (2,047[25])
Cullowhee, NC
2/4/2012
2:00 p.m.		 Georgia Southern L 65–68  10–15
(4–8)		 Ramsey Center (1,607[26])
Cullowhee, NC
2/9/2012
7:00 p.m., ESPN3		 at College of Charleston L 58–62  10–16
(4–9)		 TD Arena (3,637)
Charleston, SC
2/11/2012
4:00 p.m.		 at Furman L 66–80  10–17
(4–10)		 Timmons Arena (2,584)
Greenville, SC
2/16/2012
7:00 p.m.		 The Citadel W 70–53  11–17
(5–10)		 Ramsey Center (1,872)
Cullowhee, NC
2/18/2012
7:00 p.m.		 at Elon W 78–76 OT 12–17
(6–10)		 Elon (1,163)
Elon, NC
2/23/2012
7:00 p.m.		 Samford W 79–77  13–17
(7–10)		 Ramsey Center (1,097)
Cullowhee, NC
2/25/2012
2:00 p.m.		 Appalachian State W 83–75  14–17
(8–10)		 Ramsey Center (3,628)
Cullowhee, NC
Southern Conference Tournament
3/2/2012
2:00 p.m.		 vs. The Citadel
First Round		 W 68–56  15–17
 U.S. Cellular Center (5,254)
Asheville, NC
3/3/2012
2:30 p.m., ESPN3		 vs. Wofford
Quarterfinals		 W 82–59  16–17
 U.S. Cellular Center (7,464)
Asheville, NC
3/4/2012
6:00 p.m., ESPN3		 vs. UNC Greensboro
Semifinals		 W 82–77  17–17
 U.S. Cellular Center (6,364)
Asheville, NC
3/5/2012
9:00 p.m., ESPN2		 vs. Davidson
Championship Game		 U.S. Cellular Center 
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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  2. "Western Carolina Catamounts vs South Carolina Gamecocks – Box Score – November 11, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  3. "Montreat College Cavaliers vs Western Carolina Catamounts – Box Score – November 15, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  4. "Western Carolina Catamounts vs Presbyterian Blue Hose – Box Score – November 17, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  5. "Western Carolina Catamounts vs Iowa State Cyclones – Box Score – November 20, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  6. "Western Carolina Catamounts vs Northern Iowa Panthers – Box Score – November 20, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
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  11. "Western Carolina Catamounts vs Purdue Boilermakers – Box Score – December 7, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
  12. "Kent State Golden Flashes vs Western Carolina Catamounts – Box Score – December 10, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
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  22. "Elon Phoenix vs Western Carolina Catamounts – Box Score – January 26, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
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