2017–18 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

2017–18 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2018 SoCon Tournament winner ;

Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball
2017–18 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
2017–18 record	13–19 (8–10 SoCon)
Head coach	Larry Hunter (13th season);
Assistant coaches	Anquell McCollum; Brigham Waginger; Wilie Freeman;
Home arena	Ramsey Center

The 2017–18 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by 13th-year head coach Larry Hunter, played their home games at the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, North Carolina as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in SoCon play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament to Furman.[1]

Following the loss to Furman on March 3, 2018, Larry Hunter resigned as head coach.[2] He finished at Western Carolina with a 13-year record of 193–229. On March 27, Winthrop associate head coach Mark Prosser, son of the late Skip Prosser, was named head coach of the Catamounts.[3]

Previous season

The Catamounts finished the 2016–17 season 9–23, 4–14 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the First Round of the SoCon Tournament to The Citadel.

Roster

2017–18 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Maurice Smith	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
G	1	Desmond Johnson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Memphis, Tennessee
G	2	Matt Halvorsen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Kingsport, Tennessee
G	3	Jason McMillan	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Cherokee, North Carolina
G	5	Devin Peterson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Milton, Georgia
G	11	Haboubacar Mutombo	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Sr	Pickering, Ontario, Canada
F	12	Marc Gosselin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Lyon, France
G	13	Deriece Parks	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	RS Sr	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	21	Marcus Thomas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Mint Hill, North Carolina
F	23	Mike Amius	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Lake Worth, Florida
F	24	Ashley Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Morehead City, North Carolina
G	32	Devonte Fuller	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Hickory, North Carolina
F	33	Onno Steger	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Upper Arlington, Ohio
F	35	Yalim Olcay	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	İzmir, Turkey
F	41	Charlendez Brooks	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Sr	Duncan, South Carolina
F	44	Adam Sledd	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Roanoke, Virginia

Head coach

Larry Hunter (Ohio)

Assistant coach(es)

Anquell McCollum (Western Carolina)
Brigham Waginger (Western Carolina)
Willie Freeman (Western Carolina)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 28, 2017

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Clemson	L 57–85	0–1	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,188) Clemson, SC
Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 12 Cincinnati	L 51–102	0–2	BB&T Arena (7,051) Highland Heights, KY
Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm		Hiwassee	W 76–57	1–2	Ramsey Center (982) Cullowhee, NC
Nov 19, 2017* 4:30 pm, FS1		at No. 14 Minnesota Barclays Center Classic	L 64–92	1–3	Williams Arena (11,107) Minneapolis, MN
Nov 21, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Massachusetts Barclays Center Classic	L 76–85	1–4	William D. Mullins Memorial Center (2,042) Amherst, MA
Nov 24, 2017* 7:00 pm		vs. UT Arlington Barclays Center Classic	L 65–98	1–5	Gallagher Center (842) Lewiston, NY
Nov 25, 2017* 4:00 pm		vs. Alabama A&M Barclays Center Classic	W 82–72	2–5	Gallagher Center (809) Lewiston, NY
Nov 30, 2017* 7:00 pm		at College of Charleston	L 60–69	2–6	TD Arena (3,889) Charleston, SC
Dec 4, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Appalachian State	W 72–71	3–6	Ramsey Center (3,303) Cullowhee, NC
Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 11 North Carolina	L 61–104	3–7	Dean Smith Center (12,720) Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 17, 2017* 7:00 pm		vs. UNC Asheville Mountain Invitational	W 76–72	4–7	U.S. Cellular Center (1,423) Asheville, NC
Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		High Point	L 61–72	4–8	Ramsey Center (1,011) Cullowhee, NC
Dec 30, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at The Citadel	W 81–79	5–8 (1–0)	McAlister Field House (546) Charleston, SC
Jan 4, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3		at Chattanooga	W 75–63	6–8 (2–0)	McKenzie Arena (3,844) Chattanooga, TN
Jan 6, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Samford	L 71–85	6–9 (1–1)	Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL
Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Mercer	W 58–56	7–9 (3–1)	Ramsey Center (834) Cullowhee, NC
Jan 13, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3		UNC Greensboro	L 55–66	7–10 (3–2)	Ramsey Center (1,237) Cullowhee, NC
Jan 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		VMI	W 65–58	8–10 (4–2)	Ramsey Center (1,420) Cullowhee, NC
Jan 20, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at East Tennessee State	L 50–66	8–11 (4–3)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,412) Johnson City, TN
Jan 25, 2018* 7:00 pm		Southern Wesleyan	W 108–48	9–11	Ramsey Center (956) Cullowhee, NC
Jan 27, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Furman	L 66–100	9–12 (4–4)	Timmons Arena (1,812) Greenville, SC
Jan 29, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium		at Wofford	L 68–77	9–13 (4–5)	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,785) Spartanburg, SC
Feb 1, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3		Chattanooga	W 70–68	10–13 (5–5)	Ramsey Center (1,109) Cullowhee, NC
Feb 3, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3		Samford	W 88–71	11–13 (6–5)	Ramsey Center (2,017) Cullowhee, NC
Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at VMI	W 72–60	12–13 (7–5)	Cameron Hall (1,043) Lexington, VA
Feb 10, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at UNC Greensboro	L 48–65	12–14 (7–6)	Fleming Gymnasium (1,983) Greensboro, NC
Feb 15, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3		Wofford	L 69–84	12–15 (7–7)	Ramsey Center (1,121) Cullowhee, NC
Feb 17, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3		East Tennessee State	L 61–72	12–16 (7–8)	Ramsey Center (1,836) Cullowhee, NC
Feb 20, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Mercer	L 64–81	12–17 (7–9)	Hawkins Arena (3,572) Macon, GA
Feb 23, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Furman	L 55–78	12–18 (7–10)	Ramsey Center (1,386) Cullowhee, NC
Feb 25, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		The Citadel	W 92–75	13–18 (8–10)	Ramsey Center (1,236) Cullowhee, NC
SoCon Tournament
Mar 3, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3	(6)	vs. (3) Furman Quarterfinals	L 73–97	13–19	U.S. Cellular Center (5,431) Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

"Western Carolina bounced out of Southern Conference tournament by Furman". Citizen Times. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
"Western Carolina basketball coach Larry Hunter steps down". Washington Post. Associated Press. 2018-03-04. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
McCormick, Bret (March 27, 2018). "Winthrop basketball assistant coach lands head job". Rock Hill Herald. Rock Hill, SC. Retrieved March 27, 2018.

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[1] "Western Carolina bounced out of Southern Conference tournament by Furman". Citizen Times. Retrieved 2018-03-05.

[2] "Western Carolina basketball coach Larry Hunter steps down". Washington Post. Associated Press. 2018-03-04. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-03-05.

[3] McCormick, Bret (March 27, 2018). "Winthrop basketball assistant coach lands head job". Rock Hill Herald. Rock Hill, SC. Retrieved March 27, 2018.

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Venues	Breese Gymnasium (1929–1956) Reid Gymnasium (1956–1986) Ramsey Center (1986–present)
Culture & lore	Paws "Fight on! You Catamounts"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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2017–18 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UNC Greensboro †	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
East Tennessee State	14	–	4	.778	25	–	9	.735
Furman	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
Mercer	11	–	7	.611	19	–	15	.559
Wofford	11	–	7	.611	21	–	13	.618
Western Carolina	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Samford	6	–	12	.333	10	–	22	.313
The Citadel	5	–	13	.278	11	–	21	.344
VMI	4	–	14	.222	9	–	21	.300
Chattanooga	3	–	15	.167	10	–	23	.303

† 2018 SoCon Tournament winner