2010-11 Catamount Men's Basketball Guide by Western Carolina University Athletics

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G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N Location: ...............................................Cullowhee, N.C. 28723 ................................................. Pronounced “KULL - uh - whee” Founded: ...........................................................................1889 Enrollment: ......................................................................9,500 Nickname: .............................................................. Catamounts Colors: ............................................................. Purple and Gold Facility: ......................Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center Seating Capacity: .............................................................7,826 Affiliation: ..........................................................NCAA Division I Conference:................................................................. Southern Chancellor:.........................Dr. John W. Bardo (Cincinnati, 1970) Athletics Director: ..................Chip Smith (North Carolina, 1978) Senior Woman Administrator: ........................ Dr. Jennifer Brown Athletic Department Phone: ..............................(828) 227-7338 Ticket Office Phone: ........................................ (800) 34-GOWCU

B A S K ET B A L L H I S T O R Y First Year of Basketball: ............................................... 1928-29 Seasons of Basketball: ..........................................................81 All-Time Record: ....................................... 1,099 – 1,049 (.512) NCAA Postseason Appearances (Div. I):............................1 (0-1) .................................Lost to Purdue, 73-71 (1996 West Region) NIT Appearances: .............................................................. None

W C U C O A C H I N G S TA F F Head Coach:....................................... Larry Hunter (Ohio, 1971) • Head Coaching Record at WCU:...................... 72-85 (5 years) • Overall Record: ........................................ 581-309 (30 years) Basketball Office Phone: ..................................(828) 227-7395 Best Time to Interview Coach: ...................Mornings through SID Assistant Coaches: .................................................................... ......... Anquell McCollum (Western Carolina, 2000) – 7th season ...............................Andre Gray (Methodist, 1998) – 3rd season ................... Eric Wilson (Western Carolina, 2008) – 2nd season Dir. of Basketball Operations: ....Brigaham Waginger, WCU 2010

T E A M I N F O R M AT I O N 2010-11 Record: ............................................................. 22-12 Record Breakdown: ................ 14-2 home; 7-9 road; 1-1 neutral 2010-11 SoCon Record (Finish): ..................11-7 (2nd in North ) Record Breakdown: ..................................... 7-2 home; 4-5 road Starters Returning/Lost:.................................................... 2 / 3 Returning Starters Year...................................2010-11 Stats • Harouna Mutombo R-Jr. ..............9.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 77 assists • Richie Gordon Sr. ................8.5 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 27 assists Lettermen Returning/Lost: ................................................ 7 / 6 Returners • Keaton Cole • Blake Gallagher • Anthony Phillip • Sam Smithson • Mike Williams

Year...................................2010-11 Stats Jr. .................................. 2.7 ppg, 0.9 rpg Sr. ..................................1.9 ppg, 2.1 rpg Sr. ................................. 3.3 ppg, 1.4 rpg R-So. ..............................1.6 ppg, 1.1 rpg Sr. ............................... 10.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg

Lost • Adrian Gailliard • Brandon Giles • Jake Robinson • Kendall Russell • Brigham Waginger

Reason..............................2010-11 Stats Graduation ..................... 4.0 ppg, 2.2 rpg Graduation ................... 11.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg Graduation ................... 11.7 ppg, 2.9 rpg Graduation ..................... 4.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg Graduation ..................... 8.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg

W C U M E D I A R E L AT I O N S Asst. AD / Media Relations (MBK Contact): ............ Daniel Hooker • E-mail Address:.................................dhooker@email.wcu.edu • Office Phone: ................................................(828) 227-2339 • Cell Phone: ...................................................(828) 508-2494 Media Relations Director:.......................................Denise Gideon • E-mail Address:.................................dgideon@email.wcu.edu • Office Phone: ................................................(828) 227-2336 Media Relations Assistant:....................................... Bryan Powell • E-mail Address:...........................bryanpowell@email.wcu.edu Athletics Fax: ......................................................(828) 227-7688 Press Row Phone:................................................(828) 227-2129 Website: ........................................... www.CatamountSports.com Athletics Mailing & Overnight Address: ....................WCU Athletics .......................................................................... Ramsey Center ............................................................. Cullowhee, N.C. 28723

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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S INTRODUCTION / GENERAL INFORMATION ..............1-8 Table of Contents / Quick Facts ........................... 1 General Information ............................................ 2 Directions to WCU ............................................... 3 Media Information / CSN .................................4-5 2010-11 Season Outlook .................................... 6 2010-11 Roster .................................................. 7 This is Catamount Basketball .............................. 8 CATAMOUNT PLAYER PROFILES .............................9-26 Blake Gallagher, Senior ................................ 10-11 Richie Gordon, Senior ..................................12-13 Anthony Phillip, Senior .................................14-15 Mike Williams, Senior .................................. 16-17 Keaton Cole, Junior ......................................18-19 Harouna Mutombo, Junior ............................20-21 Sam Smithson, R-Soph. .................................... 22 Trey Sumler / Brandon Boggs ............................ 23 Ishmael Hollis / Tawaski King ............................ 24 Preston Ross / Dillon Dunford / Tom Tankelewicz ...... 25 WCU COACHES PROFILES ...................................27-36 Head Coach Larry Hunter..............................28-30 Hunter’s Career Year-by-Year ............................. 31 Andre Gray ........................................................ 32 Anquell McCollum ............................................. 33 Eric Wilson ........................................................ 34 Brigham Waginger / Managers.......................... 35 Steven Honbarger / Daniel Hooker .................... 36 2010-11 OPPONENTS .........................................37-42 Opponent Directory ........................................... 38 2010-11 Opponent Series History ................39-42 2009-10 SEASON REVIEW ..................................43-58 2009-10 Season in Review ............................... 44 Results / Leaders.............................................. 45 Season Box Score ............................................. 46 Game Recaps & Box Scores .........................47-58 WCU RECORDS AND HISTORY ...........................59-102 Individual Records ............................................ 60 Team Single-Game Records............................... 61 Top Single-Game Performances ........................ 62 100-point Games / Vs. Ranked ......................... 63 Individual Single-Season Top 10........................ 64 Annual Pts-Rebs-Ast-Blk-Steal Leaders ............. 65 Individual Career Top 10...............................66-67 WCU in the SoCon Tournament .......................... 68

WCU in the Post-Season .................................... 69 WCU in In-Season Tournaments ....................70-71 Ramsey Center Records .................................... 72 Homes Prior to Ramsey ..................................... 73 Year-by-Year Results ..................................... 74-82 Series Records vs. All Opponents....................... 83 Year-by-Year Team W-L Records ......................... 84 WCU Coaching History ...................................... 85 All-time Letterwinners ..................................86-87 All-time Uniform Numbers ............................88-89 WCU All-Southern Conference ......................90-91 WCU Southern Conference Honors .................... 92 WCU’s All-Americans......................................... 93 WCU Athletics Hall of Fame ..........................94-95 WCU Special Recognitions ......................................961963 NAIA National Runner-Up ......................... 96 1996 SoCon Championship Team ..................... 97 Retired Jerseys .............................................98-99 Kevin Martin ................................................... 100 Ronnie Carr - NCAA’s 1st 3-pointer .................. 101 Catamounts in Professional Basketball ........... 102 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY ...................103-121 Welcome to Jackson County .....................104-105 This is... Western Carolina ........................106-107 Campus Recreation Center .............................. 108 Catamount Athletic Facilities........................... 109 WCU Basketball Facilities......................... 110-111 Cullowhee Experience ..................................... 112 Home Court Advantage ................................... 113 Chancellor Dr. John W. Bardo .......................... 114 Chip Smith, WCU AD ....................................... 115 Fred Cantler / Dr. Knotts / Dr. Brown ............... 116 Role / Mission / Vision ....................................117 WCU Head Coaches ........................................ 118 Staff Directory ................................................ 119 Home of True Student-Athletes ........................ 120 WCU’s Academic All-Americans ....................... 121 THE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE ........................ 122-123 WCU RADIO / TELEVISION CHART........................... 124

The 2010-11 Western Carolina Men’s Basketballl Media Guide is a publication of the Catamount Media Relations Department. It was written, edited and designed by Daniel Hooker (Western Carolina ‘01). Special thanks to Mike Cawood, Steve White, the Western Carolina men’s basketball staff and additional WCU Sports Information predecessors in compiling information. An additional thanks to both former Media Relations Assistants, Matt Harris, Justin Glover and Russell Luna, as well as student-assistant, Bart Haines for research and editorial assistance. Also a big thank you to Greg Lautzenheiser for his help. Special thanks to Mark Haskett (WCU Public Relations) for his dedication, patience and timeliness. Also, thanks to Ashley Evans and Jarrett Frazier in the WCU Public Relations photography department. Others photos provided by Willis Glasgow (WG Sports Photos), Danny Hirt, Teddy Greene, Harry Duke and a variety of unknown sources. Thanks also to Kenneth Wilson for the photo of the Catamount. Printing was completed by the WCU Print Shop (828-227-7159). ON THE COVER: Members of Western Carolina’s senior class – Blake Gallagher, Richie Gordon, Anthony Phillip and Mike Williams (Photo by Mark Haskett)

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WESTERN CAROLINA MEDIA RELATIONS Daniel Hooker, Western Carolina ‘01 Assistant Athletics Director for Media Relations Men’s Basketball Contact Office: (828) 227-2339 Cell: (828) 508-2494 E-Mail: dhooker@email.wcu.edu Ramsey Center Press Row: (828) 227-2129 Fax : (828) 227-7688 Denise Gideon WCU PRESS ROW / GAME DAY STAFF

MBK Game Day Admin.: .......................Fred Cantler Official Scorebook: ............................ Mike Stewart Scoreboard/Game Clock: ..................... Phil Woody Shot Clock: ........................Tim Silvers, Clay Cantler Public Address: ..................................... Jeff Bryson ............................................................ Ryan Hipps Statistics: ...........................................Bryan Powell ......................................................... Walter Turner Game Day Assistant: ..........................Chris Downey

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WESTERN CAROLINA FIGHT SONG Fight on! You Catamounts, Fight for purple and gold. Fight on to victory, True warriors bold. Wave the royal banner high, And let it fill the Western sky. So, fight on! you Catamounts, Fight to vic-to-ry! Western, Western, Go-Western! Go—Cats! Fight on! You Catamounts, Fight for purple and gold. Fight on to victory, True warriors bold. Wave the royal banner high, And let it fill the Western sky. So, fight on! you Catamounts, Fight to vic-to-ry! Adopted in 1981, Western’s fight song was composed by members of the University faculty

WESTERN CAROLINA ALMA MATER Hail to thee, our Alma Mater Faithful, kind, and true; Every son and every daughter Offers praise to you. - Chorus -

CatamountSports.com is a fast, accurate Internet source for official information and coverage of Western Carolina Catamount athletics. Regardless of where you are or what time of day, you can access up-to-date information on your favorite Catamount team.

Hail to the dearest spot of all; Hail to WCU! Light and life and fond devotion All to thee are due. Purple robes and colors golden, Streaming everywhere, Swell our hearts with pride for olden Days and friendships dear.

In March of 2007, Western Carolina renewed its partnership with CSTV / CBS Interactive and re-launched CatamountSports.com with a new look and added amenities for Catamount fans. The revamped site offers select audio and video streaming, live GameTracker, fan polls, as well as statistics on all 16 WCU-sponsored sports.

- Chorus Under shade trees’ friendly bowers, Voices, ever gay, Mingles with breath of flowers And the song birds’ lay.

Thanks to members of the Media Relations staff, pre-game releases, game notes and up-to-date statistics, photos and results are updated regularly.

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Shout aloud with one loud chorus, Voices clear and true, Lifted high in praise and honor, All for WCU!

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From Asheville, N.C.: Take I-40 West to Exit 27 (Clyde / Waynesville / Murphy / Maggie Valley) onto HWY 74 West/US 23 South. Stay on HWY 74W / US 23S to Exit 85 in Sylva. Take a left at the third traffic light (where the road dead-ends) and follow NC Rt. 107 South to Cullowhee and Western Carolina University. From Charleston, S.C.: Take I-26 West to Asheville; follow the same directions as listed above.

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From Knoxville, Tenn.: Take I-40 East to Exit 20 (Maggie Valley) onto HWY 276. Stay on 74W to Exit 85 in Sylva. Take a left at the second traffic light and follow Rt. 107 South to Cullowhee and WCU. From Charlotte, N.C. — You have three options:  Take I-77 North to Statesville. Take I-40 West to Asheville and follow the same directions listed above.  Take I-85 South to Spartanburg, S.C. Take I-26 West to Asheville and follow the directions from Asheville above.  Taking I-85 South, at Kings Mountain, take Highway 74 to I-26. Take I-26 West to Asheville and follow the directions from Asheville above. From Atlanta, Ga.: Take I-85 North to Rt. 985 North. Stay on 985 until you reach 441. Stay on 441 until you get to Dillsboro, N.C. Take Rt. 107 South, which takes you into Cullowhee and WCU.

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WCU STUDENT-ATHLETE / COACHES INTERVIEW POLICY

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The Media Relations Office will assist media personnel with interview requests of WCU student-athletes, coaches or administrators. To arrange interviews, please contact Daniel Hooker at least 24 hours in advance. Head Coach Larry Hunter will be available for interviews prior to and following each practice. With prior notice, student-athletes will also be available for interviews at that time as well. Unless special permission is granted well in advance, no interviews of student-athletes or coaches will be conducted on game days. Media members may attend practices after obtaining clearance through the media relations office. Media members are asked to refrain from contacting student-athletes at their home or dormitory and student-athletes’ phone numbers will not be released by the Media Relations Office. Out-of-town media may set up phone interviews to be conducted in the Department of Athletics. Coach Hunter may be reached weekday mornings, however, it is asked that a specific interview time be scheduled.

Credentials for photographers will be issued on a first-come, first serve basis with agencies covering the participating schools on a regular basis receiving priority. Each photographer must pick up a photo pass from will call prior to the game. Photographers will shoot from the designated areas on the baseline and no photographers or media personnel are permitted within the team area at any time. The use of tripods is also prohibited on both the baseline and sidelines during game play.

WORKING CREDENTIALS Newsprint and electronic media representatives planning to cover a basketball game at Western Carolina University are asked to request in written form working credentials from WCU’s Media Relations Office. Season passes will be issued to those who cover the Catamounts on a permanent basis. Our limited working space on press row will be assigned by priority to WCU beat writers, beat writers of the opponents, metropolitan media filing for deadline and specialty publications. If time permits, credentials will be mailed. If not, credentials can be picked up on game day at the media will call at the first floor ticket gate located at the entrance of the Ramsey Center which faces N.C. Hwy. 107. Credentials will be issued only to those attending the game in a working capacity. Spouses, dates, children and other non-workers will not be permitted on press row.

The Western Carolina locker room is closed at the end of all regular season games played both at the Ramsey Center and on the road. Following the NCAA-mandated, 10-minute “cooling off” period, requested players will be available in the Media Interview Room, which is across the hall from the Media Room (Ramsey Center Hospitality Room). WCU head coach Larry Hunter will conduct an on-court, post-game interview with the Catamount Sports Network, which media members may listen to, and then be available to the media for one-onone questions in the media interview room. The availability of the visiting locker room, players and head coach is at the discretion of the visiting SID.

PRESS RELEASES / UPDATED STATISTICS / GAME DAY NOTES The WCU Media Relations Department produces basketball notes for each contest during the season. Cumulative statistics will be updated as soon as possible after each contest. Media members may receive the releases and statistics by accessing the Athletics Department website at www.CatamountSports.com. E-mail service is available upon request. To be placed on Western Carolina’s weekly fax or E-mail list, media members are asked to contact the Media Relations Office at (828) 227-2339.

VISITING RADIO BROADCASTS

MEDIA PARKING Media parking for Western Carolina home basketball games is located on the west side of the Ramsey Center (facing N.C. Hwy. 107) and also in the Creek Lot, which is across the street from the Ramsey Center, parallel to Hwy. 107. There are only a few parking spaces available for media in the Ramsey Lots and a media parking credential is required. Media parking passes are not required for the Creek Lot, however availability is on a first come, first serve basis. Otherwise, parking is FREE.

POSTGAME INTERVIEWS

The visiting radio station or network (limited to one crew only as designated through the visiting school’s sports information office) is asked to request credentials through Western Carolina’s Media Relations office. A B-1 dialtone line will be provided at no charge to all SoCon opponents and others who wish to enter into a reciprocal agreement with WCU. Otherwise, the lines are available to visiting radio crews on a pro rata basis – or any other special broadcast lines such as ISDN can be ordered through Frontier Communications.

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WESTERN CAROLINA MEDIA OUTLETS PRINT MEDIA OUTLETS ASSOCIATED PRESS Joedy McCreary, Sports Editor 4020 W. Chase Blvd., Suite 300 Raleigh, NC 27606-3933 (919) 510-8937 - phone (919) 783-9184 - FAX apraleigh@ap.org ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES Bob Berghaus, Sports Editor Tyler Norris Goode, WCU Beat Writer 14 O’Henry Avenue Asheville, NC 28802 (828) 232-5866 - phone (828) 232-0429 - FAX scoreboard@citizen-times.com CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Mike Persinger, Sports Editor PO Box 32188 Charlotte, NC 28232 (704) 358-5125 - phone (704) 358-5110 - FAX obsports@charlotteobserver.com FRANKLIN PRESS Andy Scheidler, Sports Editor PO Box 350 Franklin, NC 28734 (828) 524-2010 - phone (828) 524-8821 - FAX sports@thefranklinpress.com GREENSBORO NEWS & RECORD PO Box 20848 Greensboro, NC 27420-0848 (336) 373-7047 - phone (336) 373-7067 - FAX sports@news-record.com HENDERSONVILLE TIMES-NEWS Ron Wagner, Sports Editor PO Box 490 Hendersonville, NC 28739 (828) 692-0505 - phone (828) 692-2319 - FAX sports@hendersonvillenews.com SMOKY MOUNTAIN TIMES Kyle Dixon, Teddy Greene (photo) PO Box 730 Bryson City, NC 28713 (828) 488-2189 - phone (828) 488-0315 - FAX SYLVA HERALD & RULARITE Carey Philips, Sports Editor Box 307 Sylva, NC 28779 (828) 586-2611 - phone (828) 586-2637 - FAX carey@thesylvaherald.com WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL Tommy Bowman, Sports Writer PO Box 3159 Winston-Salem, NC 27102 (336) 727-7320 - phone (336) 727-4083 - FAX jbowman@wsjournal.com WAYNESVILLE ENTERPRISE-MOUNTAINEER Chuck Fiebernitz, Sports Editor Drawer 19 Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-0661 - phone (828) 452-0665 sports@themountaineer.com

WESTERN CAROLINIAN Sports Editor PO Box 66 Cullowhee, NC 28723 (828) 227-7267

ELETRONIC MEDIA OUTLETS WLOS-TV (ABC) Stan Pamfilis, Sports Director Adam Kohler, Sports Reporter 110 Technology Drive Asheville, NC 28803 (828) 651-4563 - phone (828) 651-4618 - FAX sports@wlos.com WSPA-TV (CBS) Pete Yanity, Sports Director Box 1717 Spartanburg, SC 29304 (864) 587-5452 - phone (864) 587-5430 - FAX WYFF-TV (NBC) Geoff Hart, Sports Director Box 788 Greenville, SC 29602 (864) 240-5264 - phone (864) 240-5305 - FAX

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CATAMOUNTSPORTSNETWORK t h e v o i c e o f c ata m o u n t at h l e t i c s Three stations across Western North Carolina are again slated to carry broadcasts of the Catamount Sports Network (CSN) for the 2010-11 Catamount basketball season. WWCUFM, Power 90dot5 in Cullowhee returns as the flagship station, serving as the host of the network coupler and as the lone FM station in the network. Also returning this season is Jackson County Radio, 680 AM WRGC in Sylva, with 920 AM WPTL in Canton joining the fold for men’s basketball after carrying Catamount football again each of the past three years. WWCU-FM and WRGC-AM also offer streaming audio of the games through their web sites at www.WWCUFM.com and www.WRGC.com. Also, Catamount Athletics has partnered with Stretch Internet and will have live audio of every Catamount Sports Network broadcast online through its official web site, www.CatamountSports.com. Radio veteran, Gary Ayers, returns as the play-by-play “Voice of the Catamounts”, continuing his similar role from the fall with WCU Football. He will be joined on the broadcasts by Assistant Athletics Director for Media Relations, Daniel Hooker, who will also handle the play-by-play duties on select games, and Steven Crumpler who is the play-by-play for WCU women’s basketball. Ayers has been behind the play-by-play microphone for WCU’s football and basketball games in 23 of the past 24 years and has been a familiar voice to the region’s sports fans for over three decades. In addition to serving as the “Voice of the Catamounts,” the Swain County native has done play-by-play for Pisgah High, Tuscola High, Franklin High, Cherokee High and Swain High football and basketball. Ayers also spent several seasons as the Public Address announcer for WCU Athletics. The Catamount Sports Network broadcasts using the Tie-Line i-Mix G3 unit, with network breaks transmitted through a 360 Systems Instant Replay machine. Segments and interviews are mixed using the Adobe Audition editing software.

WHNS-TV (FOX) Keith Scripic, Sports Director 21 Interstate Court Greenville, SC 29615 (864) 213-2223 - phone (864) 288-7025 - FAX WWCU RADIO (90.5 FM) Aaron D’Innocenzi, General Manager Western Carolina University Old Student Union Cullowhee, NC 28723 (828) 227-7173 - phone (828) 227-7099 - FAX WRGC RADIO (680 AM) News Director, Eric Moore Box 1044 Sylva, NC 28779 (828) 586-9742 - phone (828) 586-6834 - FAX WISE RADIO (1310 AM) Bill McClement, Programing Director Pat Ryan, WISE Guys 90 Lookout Road Asheville, NC 28804 (828) 259-9695 - phone WWNC RADIO (570 AM) Brian Hall, Peter Clay 13 Summerlin Road Asheville, NC 28806 (828) 253-3835 - phone CATAMOUNT SPORTS NETWORK Gary Ayers, Play-by-Play PO Box 571 Balsam, NC 28707 (828) 452-5315 ayers5315@bellsouth.net

Catamount Sports Network play-by-play announcer, Gary Ayers, interviewing former WCU men’s basketball standout, Frankie King, during a home game.

2010-11 MBK CSN AFFILIATES WWCU-FM, Power 90dot5 – Cullowhee, N.C. Flagship Station of Catamount Athletics Listen Live: www.WWCUFM.com Jackson County Radio, 680 AM – WRGC Sylva, N.C. Listen Live: www.WRGC.com 920 AM – WPTL Canton, N.C. Listen Live: www.CatamountSports.com through Stretch Internet

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2010-11 CATAMOUNT BASKETBALL PREVIEW Western Carolina is coming off its second-straight winning season – and one of its most successful ones in 2009-10, finishing 22-12 overall. The Catamounts’ 22 victories a year ago represented the most wins in a year since becoming a NCAA Division I program in 1977. The season was also highlighted by a nine-game winning streak that included a home triumph over Duquesne and road tallies over perennial powers, Bradley and Louisville. WCU also returned to post-season play for the first-time since 1996 after accepting an invitation to play in the CollegeInsider.com Post-season Tournament. Sixth year head coach Larry Hunter and his Catamounts will look to replace five seniors off the 22-win team from a season ago which includes replacing a pair of 1,000-point scorers and the school’s all-time leader in career 3-pointers. Five, first-year players including four true freshmen and one redshirt will join the seven returning letter winners which features four players that started six-or-more games a season ago. Despite losing the five seniors from last year’s 22-win squad, WCU returns a solid nucleus including four seniors in posts Richie Gordon and Blake Gallagher, as well as guards Anthony Phillip and Mike Williams, who will see his role increase this year as the primary ball-handler early in the year. Gordon and Gallagher will be asked to carry the brunt of the inside game with Phillip’s role expected to likewise increase. The Catamounts also return All-SoCon guard Harouna Mutombo who averaged 16 points per game to earn All-tournament team honors in the conference championship. He is joined by countryman classmate, Keaton Cole, who is a solid shooting reserve at the guard position that also saw time in the starting rotation last year. Among the newcomers is redshirt freshman Trey Sumler, who worked against SoCon co-Defensive Player of the Year Brigham Waginger in practice a season ago which helped his maturation process and acclamation to the college game. A prolific scorer in high school, Sumler has the chance to be one of the top rookies in the Southern Conference in 2010-11. Waginger returns to the WCU bench this season, but will donning a new uniform this winter. Hunter named his former pupil the Director of Basketball Operations, a position vacated by another former Catamount guard, Eric Wilson, who moved into a fulltime assistant coaching position on Hunter’s 201011 staff. The two join a third former Catamount, Hall of Famer Anquell McCollum, alongside assistant coach Andre Gray to guide WCU this season. Expectations are again high for the Catamounts entering the 2010-11 season after back-to-back winning seasons, a divisional championship in 2008-09 and a return to post-season play a year ago.

Western Carolina’s 2010-11 senior class – (l-r) Forward #3 Anthony Phillip; forward, # 34 Blake Gallagher; forward #50 Richie Gordon; guard #12 Mike Williams Western Carolina was predicted to finish second in the Southern Conference’s North Division by both the league’s head coaches and by the voting members of the SoCon Sports Media Association.

“We had a positive experience participating in the O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic last year and look forward to participating in the Legends Classic, which is put on by the same group, this year,” Hunter said.

The 2010-11 schedule is a very challenging one for Western Carolina. The Catamounts will play each SoCon North Division team – as well as both College of Charleston (South Division favorite) and The Citadel – twice while facing the remaining South Division foes just once. The season will culminate with the annual Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Championship in Chattanooga, Tenn., at the McKenzie Arena March 3-7.

The opening round game for WCU will be at TexasEl Paso (26-7 in 2009-10), the defending champion of Conference USA, on Nov. 20 before traveling to the sub-regional round at William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va. UTEP was a No. 12 seed a season ago while William & Mary played in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) last post-season. WCU will face Mercer in the sub-regional opener at 5:00 pm on Nov. 26 before battling Gardner-Webb the following afternoon at 3:30 pm. The Catamounts will close tournament play by facing the host William & Mary.

A combined 13 of the squad’s first 15 games will be played away from the Ramsey Center – including a seven-game road swing that spans the month of December. It is the longest such stretch since the Catamounts joined the Southern Conference in 1977-78 – and is the second-longest stretch of games away from home since playing 10-consecutive games away from Cullowhee in 1973-74 (seven road, three neutral courts). Western Carolina will once again take part in an early-season tournament that will mimic conference and post-season tournament play with multiple games with a short amount of turnaround time. With the same format as last year’s O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic, WCU will this year take part in the 12-team Legends Classic, presented by the Gazelle Group.

Western Carolina’s schedule also includes road trips to ACC-foe Clemson in the season opener; a visit to Big East-foe, DePaul, in Chicago and a return venture into the ESPN BracketBusters event in late February. The Catamounts will also welcome perennial Missouri Valley Conference power, Bradley, to the Ramsey Center after edging the Braves in Peoria, Ill., a season ago. The Catamounts’ success in 2010-11 will depend on how the young players mature and progress throughout the season. In a senior-dominant league this year, play-makers Williams and Gordon will be relied upon heavily by Hunter and his staff. Also, how WCU handles the long road swing early could be a big factor to this team’s success.

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2010-11 WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNT MEN’S BASKETBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER

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at Clemson at DePaul at UTEP (Legends Classic) WARREN WILSON vs. Mercer vs. Gardner-Webb at William & Mary BRADLEY

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at Samford * at Chattanooga * at Campbell at Ohio State at Dayton at UNC Asheville

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2011 SoCon Men’s Basketball Championship McKenzie Arena - Chattanooga, Tenn.

CAPS — indicates home games # - Legends Classic Tournament

Elon, N.C. CULLOWHEE CULLOWHEE CULLOWHEE Boone, N.C. CULLOWHEE Greensboro, N.C. CULLOWHEE CULLOWHEE R

7:00 pm NOON 7:00 PM 2:00 PM 7:00 pm 7:05 pm 7:00 PM 7:00 pm

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Statesboro, Ga. CULLOWHEE CULLOWHEE CULLOWHEE Charleston, S.C. Charleston, S.C. CULLOWHEE Spartanburg, S.C.

8 pm 7:30 pm 8:30 pm 7:00 pm 5:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:30 pm 7:00 pm

Birmingham, Ala. Chattanooga, Tenn. Buies Creek, N.C. Columbus, Ohio Dayton, Ohio Asheville, N.C.

Clemson, S.C. Chicago, Ill. El Paso, Texas CULLOWHEE Williamsburg, Va. Williamsburg, Va. Williamsburg, Va. CULLOWHEE

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1 Brandon Giles

6-6 200 Sr.

Auburndale, Fla. (Auburndale HS)

0 Tom Tankelewicz *

6-5 185 So.

Apex, N.C. (Charleston Southern / Middle Creek HS)

1 Dillon Dunford *

G 5-11 165 So.

Cullowhee, N.C. (Lenoir-Rhyne / Smoky Mountain HS)

3 Anthony Phillip

6-4 210 Sr.

Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (Miami-Dade CC / Anderson HS)

4 Keaton Cole

G 5-10 170 Jr.

Toronto, Ontario (Eastern Commerce HS)

5 Trey Sumler

6-2 175 R-Fr.

12 Mike Williams

6-2 175 Sr.

Baton Rouge, La. (Jackson State CC / Genesis One HS)

Rocky Mount, N.C. (Nash Central HS)

22 Harouna Mutombo

6-4 200 R-Jr.

Pickering, Ontario (Pickering HS)

24 Brandon Boggs

6-5 180 Fr.

Greenville, S.C. (J.L. Mann HS)

32 Tawaski King

6-7 245 Fr.

Dublin, Ga. (Dublin HS)

33 Ishmael Hollis

6-8 190 Fr.

Flowery Branch, Ga. (Flowery Branch HS)

34 Blake Gallagher

6-8 240 Sr.

Monroe, N.C. (Fork Union Military Academy)

40 Preston Ross

6-4 210 Fr.

Fayetteville, N.C. (Seventy-First HS)

44 Sam Smithson

6-9 225 R-So. Horse Shoe, N.C. (Hargrave Military / West Henderson HS)

50 Richie Gordon

6-9 245 Sr.

Atlanta, Ga. (Lakeside HS) * Will sit out 2010-11 season due to transfer rules

Head Coach:............................ Larry Hunter (Ohio ‘71) • 6th season at WCU; 31st year as a head coach Assistant Coaches: ...............................Anquell McCollum (Western Carolina ‘00) • 7th season at WCU ..................................................................... Andre Gray (Methodist College ‘98) • 3rd season at WCU ...................................................................... Eric Wilson (Western Carolina ‘08) • 2nd season at WCU Dir. of Basketball Ops: ........................................................... Brigham Waginger (Western Carolina ’10) Managers: ................................................................Austin Davis, Shawn Dholakia, Stephen McDonald Athletic Trainer: ....................................................................Steven Honbarger (Appalachian State ’01) Media Relations (MBK Contact): ...................................................Daniel Hooker (Western Carolina ’01)

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#34 • BLAKE GALLAGHER OVERALL CAREER HIGHS Points: FG Made: FG Att.: 3FG Made: 3FG Att.: FT Made: FT Att.: Rebounds: Off. Rebs.: Def. Rebs.: Assists: Steals: Blocks: Minutes:

BLAKE GALLAGHER 6-8 - 240 - SR - FORWARD Monroe, N.C. (Fork Union Military Academy/parkwood HS)

2009-10 (JUNIOR): Played in 19 games, all off the bench for the Catamounts in helping provide valuable depth among the post players ... Scored 36 points on the season, averaging right at two points per game in a reserve role with 2.1 rebounds per game ... Tweaked his knee in the home win over Wofford and missed the next game because of the sprain before returning to the court at Bradley ... Finished with a season-high seven points off the bench against Berea College, shooting a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line in a season-high 17 minutes ... Matched season-high with seven rebounds at Appalachian State as WCU’s post players battled foul trouble against the Mountaineers ... Did not see action in the final seven games of the season. 2008-09 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 28 of the 31 games on the season, making one start at forward at Samford in mid-January ... Averaged 2.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per game ... Played 14 minutes in the opener against UConn pulling down three rebounds with a steal and blocked shot while primarily guarding 7-3 center Hasheem Thabeet ... Came off the bench to score seven points and a game-high tying eight rebounds against Toccoa Falls ... With classmate Richie Gordon sidelined with an ankle injury, played a season-high 19 minutes against Louisiana Tech in Alaska ... Led WCU with a game-high 11 rebounds, including a career-best eight defensive boards, in the home win over Tennessee Wesleyan, also swiping a career-high four steals ... Scored a seasonhigh eight points on a perfect 4-for-4 showing from the field in the road loss at The Citadel ... Finished a perfect 3-for-3 from the floor with seven points off the bench in the home win over Wofford ... Played crucial minutes down the stretch against Chattanooga in the season finale after post-mates Richie Gordon and Adrian Gailliard were saddled with foul trouble.

12, twice: MR - DAVIDSON (1/21/08) 4, four times: MR - DAVIDSON (1/21/08) 6, twice: MR - DAVIDSON (1/21/08) n/a n/a 7, at The Citadel (2/14/08) 10, at The Citadel (2/14/08) 12 twice: MR - PRESBYTERIAN (12/27/07) 5, five times: MR - UNC GREENSBORO (1/8/09) 8, TENNESSEE WESLEYAN (12/15/08) 2, three times: MR - ST. CATHARINE (11/14/09) 4, TENNESSEE WESLEYAN (12/15/08) 2, at Illinois (12/17/07) 33, PRESBYTERIAN (12/27/07)

SOCON CAREER HIGHS Points: FG Made: FG Att.: 3FG Made: 3 FG Att.: FT Made: FT Att.: Rebounds: Off. Rebs.: Def. Rebs.: Assists: Steals: Blocks: Minutes:

12, DAVIDSON (1/21/08) 4, twice: MR - DAVIDSON (1/21/08) 6, DAVIDSON (1/21/08) n/a n/a 7, at The Citadel (2/14/08) 10, at The Citadel (2/14/08) 8, three times: MR - UNC GREENSBORO (2/21/08) 5, five times: MR - UNC GREENSBORO (1/8/09) 4, COL. OF CHARLESTON (12/1/07) 2, at Davidson (1/5/08) 2, twice: MR - at Appalachian State (1/23/10) 1, twice: MR - WOFFORD (1/31/09) 24, COL. OF CHARLESTON (12/1/07)

MISC. CAREER STATS Double Figure Scoring: 6 Double Figure Rebounding: 3 Double-Doubles: 2 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 0 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 10 Games with 20+ Points: 0

2007-08 (FRESHMAN): Played in 30 games making 15-consecutive starts during mid-season before becoming a key bench reserve the second half ... Averaged 4.9 points per game and led the team with a 5.1 rebound per game average which ranked tied for 20th in the SoCon ... His 2.17 offensive board per game average ranked tied for 10th in the league ... Scored his first collegiate points on a pair of free throws at the three-minute mark of the first half at Cincinnati, his first career game played ... Drained his first career field goal a minute and a half later off an offensive rebound and tip-in ... Had identical six-point, six-rebound games against Cincinnati and Belmont to open his collegiate career ... Kept his six-point game streak alive in the game against Methodist, also collecting a career-high eight rebounds and recording his first career block ... Made his first collegiate start on the road in the SoCon opener at Elon, finishing with three points in 23 minutes of action ... Set or tied career highs in nine categories, including rebounds (12), points (11-tied) and assists (2) against N.C. Central ... Also went 4-4 from the floor for the second-consecutive game and picking up his first career double-double ... Played 27 minutes at Illinois ... Played a career-long 33 minutes against Presbyterian ... Turned in one of his best career performances with a career-high tying 12 points and eight boards against Davidson despite being saddled with early foul trouble including a double-technical and a double-foul call ... Just missed tying his career-high with 11 points, including a career-best seven points from the free throw line at The Citadel. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Played at Parkwood High before spending last season on the postgraduate team at Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia ... Was a part of Parkwood’s trip to the North Carolina 3-A state semifinals in 2005-06 ... Averaged 17 points and 12 rebounds during his high school career, including 15 points, nine boards and two blocked shots per game during his final season at Parkwood. PERSONAL: Son of Wendy Gallagher and Dean Wright .

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GP 30 28 19 77

GS 15 1 0 16

MIN 539 294 134 967

AVG 18.0 10.5 7.1 12.6

T O T A L FG FGA PCT 49 104 .471 30 51 .588 14 24 .583 93 179 .520

3-POI NTERS FG FGA PCT 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000

FT FTA PCT 50 75 .667 11 26 .423 8 12 .667 69 113 .611

REB O U OFF DEF 65 87 25 44 16 23 106 154

NDS TOT 152 69 39 260

AVG 5.1 2.5 2.1 3.4

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FO 0 0 0 0

AST 14 17 6 37

TO 37 17 10 64

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STL 8 11 7 26

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#50 • RICHIE GORDON OVERALL CAREER HIGHS Points: FG Made: FG Att.: 3FG Made: 3FG Att.: FT Made: FT Att.: Rebounds: Off. Rebs.: Def. Rebs.: Assists: Steals: Blocks: Minutes:

RICHIE GORDON 6-9 - 245 - SR - FORWARD Atlanta, Ga. (Lakeside HS) 2009-10 (JUNIOR): Played in all 34 games making 33 appearances in the starting lineup, missing the start on the road at Elon in early February ... Was given the “Mr. Hustle Spirit Award” by the staff for his hard-work on the court ... Finished with 290 points on the year, an average of 8.5 points per game to rank fifth on the team ... Was tied for the team-lead in rebounding, averaging 4.6 boards per contest ... Shot 56.2-percent from the field to rank fifth in the Southern Conference in overall field goal percentage ... Ranked ninth in the conference in blocked shots, swatting 37 for an average 1.1 per game, while his 1.9 offensive rebounds per game average ranked 10th in the SoCon ... Was whistled for 128 fouls on the season, fouling out a team-high 12 times ... Averaged 3.76 fouls per game ... Blocked a career-high five shots in the home win over Campbell - the most blocked shots in a game for a Catamount since 2004-05 ... Scored 13 points against Louisville including 7-of-8 from the free throw line ... Led the team with a seasonal-high 19 points against South Division leader, College of Charleston, in a home win ... Finished the season by scoring in double figures in three-straight to close the schedule, and in five of the final six games -- averaged 11.8 points per game over the final eight games. 2008-09 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 30 of the 31 games on the season, missing one due to an ankle injury suffered in the second half against San Diego State at the Great Alaska Shootout ... Made 20 starts on the year including the final 14-straight games of the season ... Had a strong second half of the season, averaging 10.7 points per game over the final 10 including a career-high 23 in a home win over Samford and 22 in a victory over the College of Charleston ... Ranked fifth on the team with a career-best 6.7 points per game average ... Blocked 23 shots for a 0.8 blocks per game average which ranked 11th in the SoCon ... Scored four-straight points against the defending National Defensive Player of the Year, UConn’s Hasheem Thabeet, as part of an early secondhalf rally that allowed the Catamounts to close to within 10 points of No. 2 UConn ... Scored 15 of his then career-high 22 points in the second half to lead WCU past CofC ... Tied his career-high with seven rebounds, including five on the offensive end ... Posted his first back-to-back, double-digit scoring effort with 12 points in the home loss to The Citadel ... Posted a career-high 23 points and nine rebounds on a career-best 35 minutes in the home win over Samford.

23, SAMFORD (2/26/09) 10, COL. OF CHARLESTON (2/5/09) 14, COL. OF CHARLESTON (1/25/10)

1, at Clemson (12/22/09) 7, at Louisville (12/12/09) 8, at Louisville (12/12/09) 9, SAMFORD (2/26/09) 6, SAMFORD (2/26/09) 6, twice: MR - CHATTANOOGA (2/28/09) 5, at Appalachian State (3/1/08) 4, APPALACHIAN STATE (2/14/09) 5, CAMPBELL (12/10/09) 35, SAMFORD (2/26/09)

SOCON CAREER HIGHS Points: FG Made: FG Att.: 3FG Made: 3 FG Att.: FT Made: FT Att.: Rebounds: Off. Rebs.: Def. Rebs.: Assists: Steals: Blocks: Minutes:

23, SAMFORD (2/26/09) 10, COL. OF CHARLESTON (2/5/09) 14, COL. OF CHARLESTON (1/25/10)

5, three times: MR - at UNC Greensboro (2/15/10) 7, four times: MR - at UNC Greensboro (2/15/10) 9, SAMFORD (2/26/09) 6, SAMFORD (2/26/09) 6, twice: MR - CHATTANOOGA (2/28/09) 5, at Appalachian State (3/1/08) 4, APPALACHIAN STATE (2/14/09) 4, CHATTANOOGA (2/4/08) 35, SAMFORD (2/26/09)

MISC. CAREER STATS Double Figure Scoring: 17 Double Figure Rebounding: 0 Double-Doubles: 0 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 5 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 7 Games with 20+ Points: 2

2007-08 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 29 games, making 11-consecutive starts to end the season ... Averaged 3.7 points and 2.8 rebounds per game, while his 0.62 blocked shots per game average ranked 15th in the Southern Conference ... Scored his first collegiate points on his second career field goal attempt, a lay-up at 16:46 of the second half in the season opener against Bowling Green in tournament action in Cincinnati ... Drew the challenge of guarding the Bulldogs’ 7-foot, 7-inch center Kenny George for most of the game against UNC Asheville ... Set or tied seven career highs in the victory of N.C. Central, including setting new standards in offensive (4) and total (6) rebounds, and assists (3) ... Suffered a fractured orbital bone (sinus) during practice and did not play versus Furman or at Chattanooga ... Returned to the court against Davidson sporting a face mask, playing eight minutes off the bench with a pair of rebounds and a blocked shot ... Made his first career start against Appalachian State at home, tying his SoCon career-best five points while grabbing a SoCon-high five boards and a career-best three steals ... Scored a career-high 11 points - including eight in the first half - on 5-of-9 shooting in the home win over Wofford ... Tied his career-high with 11 points on a perfect shooting night from the floor - 5-for-5 - against UNC Greensboro and the SoCon’s all-time leader in blocked shots, senior Kyle Hines. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was a successful two-sport athlete in high school playing both on the hardwood and as a tight end in football ... Also received NCAA Division I scholarship offers in football ... Averaged 12.7 points, 10.6 rebounds and 4.1 blocked shots per game last season for Lakeside HS, which finished the year 15-11 and advanced to the Georgia state 4-A regional quarterfinals. ... Was described as a “great defensive player and rebounder who will “make athletic plays” by his Inner Strength AAU coach, Buck Jenkins. PERSONAL: Son of Richard and Sandra Gordon ... Has two siblings, sister Jaclyn and brother Daniel.

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GP 29 30 34 93

GS 11 20 33 64

MIN 425 518 680 1623

AVG 14.7 17.3 20.0 17.5

T O T A L FG FGA PCT 43 79 .544 86 142 .606 118 210 .562 247 431 .573

3-POI NTERS FG FGA PCT 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000

FT FTA PCT 20 36 .556 28 42 .667 54 88 .614 102 166 .614

REB O U OFF DEF 31 51 70 64 66 89 167 204

NDS TOT 82 134 155 371

AVG 2.8 4.5 4.6 4.0

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FO 2 10 12 24

AST TO 17 30 24 46 27 52 68 128

BLK 18 23 37 78

STL 17 24 36 77

PTS 106 200 290 596

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ANTHONY PHILLIP 6-2 - 175 - SR - FORWARD Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (Miami-Dade CC / Anderson HS) 2009-10 (JUNIOR): Played in 15 games the second half of the season after becoming eligible following his transfer to WCU ... Appeared in the first game he suited up for the purple and gold, entering the lineup on the road at No. 23 Clemson and securing his first NCAA Division I points on a 3-pointer at the 3:20 mark of the first half ... Scored 49 points on the year for an average of 3.3 points per game ... Played his best all-around game as a Catamount against Berea College, scoring a career-high 19 points off the bench and pulling down a career-best eight rebounds ... Connected on a career-best seven field goals and was perfect from the charity stripe at 4-for-4. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Has played the past two seasons for head coach Matt Eisele at Miami-Dade Community College in south Florida ... Averaged 17.0 points per game as a freshman and 14.5 points per contest in his sophomore season to garner All-Conference accolades each year ... Last season, also averaged 5.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game while shooting 44-percent from the floor including a 35-percent mark from beyond the arc ... All told, he helped guide Miami-Dade to a No. 3 national ranking a season ago, while assisting in compiling a 44-12 overall record in two seasons.

19, BEREA (1/5/10) 7, BEREA (1/5/10) 12, BEREA (1/5/10) 2, COL. OF CHARLESSTON (1/25/10) 3, twice – MR: BEREA (1/5/10) 4, BEREA (1/5/10) 4, BEREA (1/5/10) 8, BEREA (1/5/10) 4, BEREA (1/5/10) 4, BEREA (1/5/10) 6, BEREA (1/5/10) 2, BEREA (1/5/10) 2, BEREA (1/5/10) 21, BEREA (1/5/10)

SOCON CAREER HIGHS Points: FG Made: FG Att.: 3FG Made: 3 FG Att.: FT Made: FT Att.: Rebounds: Off. Rebs.: Def. Rebs.: Assists: Steals: Blocks: Minutes:

6, at Appalachian State (1/23/10) 3, at Appalachian State (1/23/10) 4, at Samford (1/30/10) 2, COL. OF CHARLESSTON (1/25/10) 2, COL. OF CHARLESSTON (1/25/10) 2, at Appalachian State (1/23/10) 3, at Appalachian State (1/23/10) 3, at Appalachian State (1/23/10) 1, at Appalachian State (1/23/10) 1, COL. OF CHARLESSTON (1/25/10) 13, at Appalachian State (1/23/10)

MISC. CAREER STATS Double Figure Scoring: 1 Double Figure Rebounding: 0 Double-Doubles: 0 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 1 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 1 Games with 20+ Points: 0

HIGH SCHOOL: Is a product of Boyd H. Anderson High School where he averaged 16 points, seven boards, three steals and three assists per game in his senior season ... Was twice named All-Broward County, All-Region and All-District, with each honor coming his way during his final two years as a prep.

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#12 • MIKE WILLIAMS OVERALL CAREER HIGHS Points: FG Made: FG Att.: 3FG Made: 3FG Att.: FT Made: FT Att.: Rebounds: Off. Rebs.: Def. Rebs.: Assists: Steals: Blocks: Minutes:

MIKE WILLIAMS 6-2 - 175 - SR - GUARD Baton rouge, La. (Jackson State CC / Genesis One Prep 2009-10 (JUNIOR): Played in 32 games including making six appearances among the starting five ... Scored 320 points for an average of 10.0 per game to rank third on the team and 27th in the Southern Conference ... Averaged 9.4 against SoCon foes ... Finished tied for second on the team with 44 steals while his 1.4 steal-per-game average ranked sixth in the conference ... Was third on the team with 70 assists, averaging 2.2 assists per game on the season ... Posted his first WCU double-digit scoring outing with 13 points in the home win over Arkansas-Monticello in the CBE Classic ... Was named Most Valuable Player of the O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic Cullowhee Sub-regional ... Led the team with a career-high 24 points off the bench - including 22 points in the second half alone - in the road win over No. 29 Louisville ... Against the Cardinals, made a career-best 11 free throws and had a thunderous offensive rebound dunk that made ESPN’s daily highlights ... Coupled with his 16 points at Bradley, the Louisville performance helped him garner SoCon Player of the Week honors ... Missed back-to-back games including at No. 23 Clemson with a left ankle injury that although healed, proved nagging the remainder of the season ... Made his first career start against the College of Charleston ... Strung together five-straight, double-digit scoring outings including scoring 20 points at Chattanooga ... Only managed double-digit scoring in three of the final 10 games of the season, finishing with 10 points in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament at Marshall.

24, at Louisville (12/12/09) 7, twice: MR - GEORGIA SOUTHERN (2/4/10) 14, at Chattanooga (1/28/10) 3, BINGHAMTON (11/24/09) 7, DUQUESNE (11/25/09) 11, at Louisville (12/12/09) 15, at Louisville (12/12/09) 6, twice: MR - at Chattanooga (1/28/10) 4, DUQUESNE (11/25/09) 4, twice: MR - at Appalachian State (1/23/10) 4, seven times: MR - at The Citadel (2/18/10) 5, at Gardner-Webb (11/28/09) 33, APPALACHIAN STATE (2/6/10)

SOCON CAREER HIGHS Points: FG Made: FG Att.: 3FG Made: 3 FG Att.: FT Made: FT Att.: Rebounds: Off. Rebs.: Def. Rebs.: Assists: Steals: Blocks: Minutes:

20, at Chattanooga (1/28/10) 7, GEORGIA SOUTHERN (2/4/10) 14, at Chattanooga (1/28/10) 2, ELON (1/16/10) 5, at Georgia Southern (1/9/10) 7, at Chattanooga (1/28/10) 8, two times - MR: at Chattanooga (1/28/10) 6, at Chattanooga (1/28/10) 3, ELON (1/16/10) 4, twice: MR - at Chattanooga (1/28/10) 4, five times: MR - at The Citadel (2/18/10) 4, at Samford (1/30/10) 33, APPALACHIAN STATE (2/6/10)

MISC. CAREER STATS Double Figure Scoring: 17 Double Figure Rebounding: 0 Double-Doubles: 0 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 5 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 0 Games with 20+ Points: 1

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was a two-year starter for head coach Deron Hines at Jackson State Community College in Tennessee ... Averaged 15.1 points, 5.2 assists, three rebounds and 2.1 steals per game as a freshman in garnering Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) All-Conference recognition ... He helped lead JSCC to a second place finish and a 16-7 overall record in the Western Division of the TCCAA during his sophomore season, earning 2008-2009 TCCAA All-Conference honors after averaging a career-best 19.2 points, 5.4 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game ... All told, Jackson State posted a combined 33-15 overall record in two seasons with Williams on the court. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Genesis One Prep School in Mendehall, Miss., after helping his high school team and head coach Brian Hess at Woodlawn High to the Louisiana 5-A State Championship game and an overall record of 25-5 as a junior ... Garnered All-Metro Conference accolades, as well as All-district plaudits and honorable mention All-State before transferring.

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2009-10

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21.8

114

261

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696

21.8

114

261

3-POI NTERS FG FGA PCT

AST

BLK

STL

PTS

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.358

68 101 .673

2.8

320 10.0

.437

.358

68 101 .673

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#4 • KEATON COLE OVERALL CAREER HIGHS Points: FG Made: FG Att.: 3FG Made: 3 FG Att.: FT Made: FT Att.: Rebounds: Off. Rebs.: Def. Rebs.: Assists: Steals: Blocks: Minutes:

K E AT O N C O L E 5-10 - 170 - JR - GUARD Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Eastern Commerce HS) NOTES: Is the sixth different Canadian-born player to play for the Catamounts since 2001, joining current teammate Harouna Mutombo; Rans Brempong (2001-05); Lunzaya Nlandu (2004-05); Corey Muirhead (2003-06) and Negus McKenna (2004-08) ... Is nicknamed “Knockdown” for his 3-point shooting ability. 2009-10 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in all 34 games for Western Carolina, making seven starts including five inside the final six games of the season ... Finished with a 2.7 point per game average - a mark that jumped to 5.9 ppg during the seven games in which he started ... Averaged 3.2 points per game against conference foes... Scored nine points off the bench, including burying a 3-pointer from the left-wing corner that sparked WCU’s 23-to-4 run in the road win at Bradley ... Made his first start of the season against the College of Charleston, finishing with 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting including three, 3-pointers ... Matched his then season-high of 11 points against Samford before scoring a career-best 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting, again with three triples, in the home win over Chattanooga ... the back-to-back, double-digit scoring efforts against Samford and Chattanooga represented his first consecutive double-figures scoring outings.

16, CHATTANOOGA (2/27/10) 6, CHATTANOOGA (2/27/10) 10, CHATTANOOGA (2/27/10) 3, six times: MR - CHATTANOOGA (2/27/10) 8, APPALACHAIN STATE (2/14/09) 4, twice: MR - APPALACHAIN STATE (2/14/09) 5, at Davidson (2/2/09) 4, at UNC Greensboro (2/21/09) 1, four times: MR - at UNC Greensboro (2/21/09) 3, three times: MR - at Furman (12/5/09) 5, SAMFORD (2/26/09) 4, APPALACHAIN STATE (2/14/09) 1, SAMFORD (2/26/09) 37, APPALACHAIN STATE (2/14/09)

SOCON CAREER HIGHS Points: FG Made: FG Att.: 3FG Made: 3 FG Att.: FT Made: FT Att.: Rebounds: Off. Rebs.: Def. Rebs.: Assists: Steals: Blocks: Minutes:

16, CHATTANOOGA (2/27/10) 6, CHATTANOOGA (2/27/10) 10, CHATTANOOGA (2/27/10) 3, six times: MR - CHATTANOOGA (2/27/10) 8, twice: MR - SAMFORD (2/25/10) 4, twice: MR - APPALACHAIN STATE (2/14/09) 5, at Davidson (2/2/09) 4, at UNC Greensboro (2/21/09) 1, four times: MR - at UNC Greensboro (2/21/09) 3, at UNC Greensboro (2/21/09) 5, SAMFORD (2/26/09) 4, APPALACHAIN STATE (2/14/09) 1, SAMFORD (2/26/09) 37, APPALACHAIN STATE (2/14/09)

MISC. CAREER STATS Double Figure Scoring: 6 Double Figure Rebounding: 0 Double-Doubles: 0 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 0 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 0 Games with 20+ Points: 0

2008-09 (FRESHMAN): Played in 29 games making seven appearances among the starting five ... Upon being inserted into the starting rotation, improved his points-per-game average by nearly seven points - in his first 22 games, he averaged 2.8 ppg with just 0.5 assists and 0.2 steals per game - in his seven starts, he is scored 7.9 ppg while dishing out 2.4 assists and swiping 1.6 steals per game ... Led the team with a 43-percent 3-point field goal percentage (26-of-60) ... Saw his first collegiate action at No. 2 Connecticut, making one field goal to finish with two points ... Tallied his first career field goal at the 1:23 mark of the second half at UConn ... Drained his first collegiate 3-pointer to score a careerbest three points against Toccoa Falls ... Scored eight points off the bench in the Great Alaska Shootout win over Louisiana Tech ... Playing a career-high tying 23 minutes, set a SoCon high in points with eight including two 3-pointers at Appalachian State ... Made his first collegiate start in the home win over Appalachian State, responding with a career-high 15 points, including three, 3-pointers, and a career-best four steals on a career-high 37 minutes of playing time ... Posted his second-straight double-digit scoring effort in his second career start with 10 points at Elon ... Just missed his thirdstraight, double-digit outing with eight points in the road win at UNC Greensboro, adding a career-high four rebounds. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: As a junior, averaged 12 points and six assists per game helping head coach Roy Rena’s squad to a 36-3 overall record ... Was named the tournament MVP at the Humber College Classic, tallying 29 points in the finals ... Has been listed as one of the top point guards in Ontario by HooptownGTA.com ... Was a member of the 19-and-under Canadian National Team that competed in the World Championships in the summer of 2007, finishing 10th overall ... Was also the MVP at the 17-and-under 2007 National Championships that same summer, leading Ontario to the gold medal after making his third-straight gold medal appearances, also doing so in 2004 and ‘05 with the under 17 provincial teams.

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#4 KEATON COLE – CAREER STATS YEAR

MIN

AVG

T O T A L FG FGA PCT

3-POI NTERS FG FGA PCT

FTA

AST

BLK

STL

PTS

2008-09

396

13.7

.462

.433

23 .826

0.9

117

4.0

2009-10

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10.0

.352

.338

9 .889

0.9

2.7

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736

11.7

166

.404

128

.383

32 .844

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#22 • HAROUNA MUTOMBO OVERALL CAREER HIGHS Points: FG Made: FG Att.: 3FG Made: 3FG Att.: FT Made: FT Att.: Rebounds: Off. Rebs.: Def. Rebs.: Assists: Steals: Blocks: Minutes:

HAROUNA MUTOMBO 6-4 - 195 - R-JR - GUARD / FORWARD Pickering, Ontario, Canada (Pickering HS) CAREER NOTES: Enters his third season for WCU with 768 career points, just 232 shy of 1,000 for his career ... He is vying to become the 39th different Catamount to score over 1,000 points in their career ... Had started every game of his WCU career (50-straight games) before not starting against the College of Charleston on Jan. 25, 2010 - has started 54 of the 65 games in which he has played in his career. ADDITIONAL NOTES: Is the fifth of six different Canadian-born players to play for the Catamounts since 2001, joining current teammate Keaton Cole; Rans Brempong (2001-05); Lunzaya Nlandu (2004-05); Corey Muirhead (2003-06) and Negus McKenna (2004-08) ... Is the nephew of former NBA star, Dikembe Mutombo, who was at WCU’s home game against Samford (2/25/10) which represented the first-time he had seen Harouna play since he was in the eighth grade. 2009-10 (RED-SHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in all 34 games on the season with 23 appearances among the starting lineup including the first 19 games of the year ... Ranked fourth on the team with a 9.4 points per game average ... Was tied for the team-lead with a 4.6 rebounds per game average, pulling down 158 boards on the year to rank 19th overall in the Southern Conference ... Recorded 77 assists and 44 steals to rank second on the team in both categories ... Named SoCon second team All-tournament after he averaged 16 points per game in the two contests for the Catamounts, scoring 14 in the quarterfinal win over Elon and a team-high 18 points in the semifinal loss to eventual champion, Wofford ... Is the 17th different Catamount to earn All-tournament accolades ... Twice posted double-figure scoring in four-straight games, closing the season with double-digits in three consecutive ... Scored a season-high 19 points - including the first 12 from the floor for the Catamounts to open the game against No. 23 Clemson ... Closed the season with double-digit scoring efforts in the SoCon tourney and 10 at Marshall in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament after returning to the starting lineup ... Major difference in his first two seasons was at the free throw line - struggled with a 41-percent (41-of-99) average from the charity stripe in his second season.

29, UNC GREENSBORO (1/8/09) 11, at Col. of Charleston (2/11/09) 20, at Col. of Charleston (2/11/09) 4, at UNC Asheville (12/31/08) 7, twice: MR - BINGHAMTON (11/24/09) 8, twice: MR - at Wofford (2/23/09) 12, twice: MR - at Wofford (2/23/09) 10, four times: MR - at UNC Greensboro (2/15/10) 6, at UNC Greensboro (2/15/10) 7, three times: MR - at Bradley (12/7/09) 6, at Bradley (12/7/09) 5, vs. San Diego State (11/27/08) 3, APPALACHIAN STATE (2/14/09) 39, at Kent State (12/6/08)

SOCON CAREER HIGHS Points: FG Made: FG Att.: 3FG Made: 3 FG Att.: FT Made: FT Att.: Rebounds: Off. Rebs.: Def. Rebs.: Assists: Steals: Blocks: Minutes:

29, UNC GREENSBORO (1/8/09) 11, twice: MR - APPALACHIAN STATE (2/14/09) 20, at Col. of Charleston (2/11/09) 2, five times: MR - at UNC Greensboro (2/21/09) 5, COL. OF CHARLESTON (2/5/09) 8, twice: MR - at Wofford (2/23/09) 12, twice: MR - at Wofford (2/23/09) 10, twice: MR - at UNC Greensboro (2/15/10) 6, at UNC Greensboro (2/15/10) 7, at Elon (2/190/9) 5, twice: MR - CHATTANOOGA (2/28/09) 4 - WOFFORD (1/31/09) 3, APPALACHIAN STATE (2/14/09) 38, at Chattanooga 1/17/09)

MISC. CAREER STATS Double Figure Scoring: 38 Double Figure Rebounding: 4 Double-Doubles: 3 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 18 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 13 Games with 20+ Points: 6

2008-09 (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): One of two Catamounts to start all 31 games in which he appeared ... Led the team - and ranked ninth in the Southern Conference - with a 14.4 point per game average, a mark which jumped to 15.4 in conference games only ... Ranked third in the league with a 1.8 steals per game average ... Named the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year ... Listed as an honorable mention on the 2009 CollegeHoops.net All-Freshman team ... Garnered first team North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA) University Division All-State plaudits ... Scored in double figures in 24 of his 31 games during his rookie campaign, eclipsing the 20-point plateau six times ... Scored in double-digits in his first career start at No. 2 Connecticut ... Made his first career basket at the 7:54 mark of the first half, following up his own miss with an offensive rebound and stick back for two of his 11 points ... Posted two 20-point scoring performances in the Great Alaska Shootout, including 20 against San Diego State and a then career-high 22 against Northern Illinois ... Posted his first career double-double against NIU with the aforementioned 22 points and career-best 10 rebounds ... Named to the Great Alaska Shootout All-tournament team ... Paced the Catamounts with a career-best 29 points on 10-of-13 shooting in the SoCon home opener against UNCG ... Named Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week on Jan. 13 following wins over UNCG and Elon ... Had his career-best, double-digit scoring string snapped a nine games with nine points in the road loss at The Citadel ... Put together a string of threeconsecutive, 20-point scoring outings with 25 at the College of Charleston, 28 in the home win over Appalachian State and his second career double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds in the road loss at Elon. 2007-08 (FRESHMAN): Joined the WCU men’s basketball program in December of 2007 ... Skipped his final year of high school eligibility in Canada to enroll in Cullowhee ... Practiced with the team but did not travel nor compete, sitting out and taking a redshirt. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Helped lead Pickering HS to the gold medal at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) AAAA provincial championships ... During the summer of 2007, played with the Toronto Mission AAU team in both Las Vegas, Nev., and Indianapolis, Ind. ... Additionally played in the Nike Global Challenge in Portland, Ore., with Team Canada ... In August at the Nike Top 20 Camp held in Toronto, Mutombo was labeled as one of the top 20 players in the country.

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2008-09

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30.5

T O T A L FG FGA PCT 167

359

3-POI NTERS FG FGA PCT

.465

84 135 .622

.312

2009-10

966

28.4

126

304

.414

.311

TOTAL

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29.4

293

663

.442

183

.311

FTA 99

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142

4.6

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STL

PTS

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321

9.4

145 135

100

768

11.8

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108

158

4.6

125 234 .534

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#44 • SAM SMITHSON OVERALL CAREER HIGHS Points: FG Made: FG Att.: 3FG Made: 3FG Att.: FT Made: FT Att.: Rebounds: Off. Rebs.: Def. Rebs.: Assists: Steals: Blocks: Minutes:

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4, ST. CATHARINE (11/14/09) 1, four times: MR - BEREA (1/5/10) 7, BEREA (1/5/10)

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SOCON CAREER HIGHS

6-9 - 225 - R-SO - CENTER Horse Shoe, N.C. (Hargrave Military / West Henderson HS) 2009-10 (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in seven games, coming off the bench ... Scored 11 points on the season, averaging 1.6 points per appearance ... Added eight rebounds - four offensive and four defensive - for a 1.1 average per contest ... Made his collegiate debut in the season opener against St. Catharine College, scoring a career-best four points on a perfect showing from the floor and a 2-for-4 performance at the free throw line ... Saw his most extensive game action against Berea College, playing a career-long 14 minutes and pulling down a career-high six rebounds.

Points: FG Made: FG Att.: 3FG Made: 3 FG Att.: FT Made: FT Att.: Rebounds: Off. Rebs.: Def. Rebs.: Assists: Steals: Blocks: Minutes:

2, at Furman (12/5/09) 1, at Furman (12/5/09) 1, at Furman (12/5/09)

1, GEORGIA SOUTHERN (2/4/10) 2, GEORGIA SOUTHERN (2/4/10)

3, at Furman (12/5/09)

MISC. CAREER STATS Double Figure Scoring: 0 Double Figure Rebounding: 0 Double-Doubles: 0 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 0 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 0 Games with 20+ Points: 0

2008-09 (FRESHMAN): Accepted an invitation as a preferred walk-on to join the Catamount basketball team ... Took a redshirt his first season, practicing with the team but did not play ... Was awarded an athletic scholarship in May of 2009. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was a postgraduate player at Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia for head coach Kevin Keatts; High School: Was named the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2006-07 after averaging 19.5 points and 10.2 rebounds per game during his senior season at West Henderson for head coach Rob Bliss ... Played in the North Carolina/South Carolina All-Star game ... Garnered All-WAC accolades as a junior when he averaged 14.8 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots per game ... Also played football as a prep.

#44 SAM SMITHSON – CAREER STATS YEAR

T O T A L FG FGA PCT

3-POI NTERS FG FGA PCT

MIN

AVG

AST

BLK

STL

PTS

2009-10

5.3

.333

.000

9 .333

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1.6

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9 .333

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6-2 - 175 - R-FR - GUARD Rocky Mount, N.C. (Nash Central HS) 2009-10 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted ... Received the squad’s “Most Improved” award for his hard work on the practice court. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Walked on to the Western Carolina men’s basketball team following a prep career at Nash Central High School in Rocky Mount, N.C. ... An athletic wing who averaged 23.6 points per outing as a senior for the Bulldogs ... Was selected as the NEW-6 Conference’s Boys Co-Player of the Year, sharing the award with Wilson Fike’s Jeremy Atkinson ... Sumler helped the Bulldogs reach the Round of 16 of the Class 3-A State Playoffs, where NCHS was edged in the final minute by defending state champion Kinston ... Sumler collected 36 points in that outing ... Sumler scored a career-best 40 points against Bunn ... For his career, he tallied 1,921 points and was a first-team All-Conference pick four times ... He is also Nash Central’s career leader in assists (405) and steals (260) ... Following his senior season, was named to play in the annual North Carolina-South Carolina All-Star Game.

24 B RA N D O N B O G G S 6-5 - 180 - FR - GUARD GREENVILLE, S.C. (J.L. MANN HS)

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Helped guide J.L. Mann HS and head coach Jeff Craft to a 63-16 record over three seasons ... Helped the team to a regional championship and an appearance in the Upper State Finals in South Carolina as a junior ... Scored 15 points per game with six rebounds and four assists per game as a senior, earning All-Stat, All-County and All-Region honors ... Averaged 16 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals per game as a junior, again garnering all-conference plaudits ... Was additionally named All-3-A Region 2 for his on-court performance ... scored a game-high 24 points in the South Carolina North-South All-Star game held at North Myrtle Beach High on Saturday, March 20, 2010 ... Boggs played on the North squad which lost 113-104 in overtime. PERSONAL: Full name is Brandon Kyle Boggs ... Is the son of Anita Boggs ... Has four siblings: Delis Boggs, Jabari Beeks, Asata Beeks and Nia Beeks.

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6-8 - 180 - FR - FORWARD Flowery Branch, Ga. (Flowery Branch HS) PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was a four-year varsity starter for head coach Duke Mullis at Flowery Branch HS ... A prolific scorer, averaged over 20 points and 10 rebounds per game as a senior earning region Player of the Year honors ... Helped guide the squad to state regional finals as a junior ... The school’s all-time leader in blocked shots, Hollis averaged 17 points, seven rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game last year earning first team All-Region 7 plaudits ... He was named first team All-Area by the Gainesville Times and All-State by GASports.com, and was additionally an honorable mention Georgia All-State at the 3-A level ... Set the school-record for blocks in a season as a sophomore ... Played AAU basketball with the World Wide Renegades. PERSONAL: Full name is Ishmael Maurice Hollis ... Teammates and coaches call him “Ish.”

32 TA W A S K I K I N G 6-7 - 245 - FR - FORWARD Dublin, Ga. (Dublin HS)

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Averaged 12 points, eight rebounds and two blocks per game as a junior for Dublin HS and head coach Marvin Latham, helping guide the squad to a 31-1 overall record and AA State Championship ... Was a second team All-Region and AllMiddle Georgia selection, while additionally garnering second team All-3-A Regional Tournament accolades ... Played AAU basketball with the Georgia Stars. PERSONAL: Full name is Tawaski Kentez King ... Teammates and coaches call him “T-Watt” or simply “Watt” ... Is the son of Tim Ray and Tamika King.

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6-4 - 210 - FR - FORWARD Fayetteville, N.C. (Seventy-First HS) PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Started for head coach David Simmons at Seventy-First HS ... An All-Midsoutheastern Conference selection, averaged 18 points, eight rebounds as a senior and 14 points, five rebounds and three assists per game as a junior, connecting on 55-percent of his field goal attempts in leading Seventy-First to a 26-3 overall record and an appearance in the sectional finals ... Was tabbed second team both in the All-Cape Fear Region and North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association (NCBCA) All-District-4 ... Was nominated for the McDonald’s All-American ... Played with the CP-3 AAU program. ... Scored 19 points for the East squad in North Carolina’s East-West All-Star game held in Greensboro, N.C., on July 19, 2010 ... the 6-4, 210-lbs. rookie from Fayetteville was the second leading scorer as the East beat the West by one, 99-98. PERSONAL: Is the son of Preston, Jr., and Warrenetta Ross ... Has one sibling, Quartney

#1 DILLON DUNFORD 5-11 - 165 - SO - GUARD Sylva, N.C.(Lenior-Rhyne / Smoky Mountain HS)

#0 TOM TANKELEWICZ 6-4 - 210 - FR - FORWARD Apex, N.C. (Charleston Southern / Middle Creek HS)

NOTES: TTransferred to Western Carolina prior to the fall of 2010 ... Due to NCAA transfer rules, will have to sit out the 2010-11 season.

NOTES: TTransferred to Western Carolina prior to the fall of 2010 ... Will have to sit out the 2010-11 season due to NCAA transfer rules ... Walked-on to the WCU men’s basketball team. HIGH SCHOOL: Was a standout guard for head coach Jimmy Cleveland at Smoky Mountain HS in nearby Sylva, N.C., where he was a four-year varsity member on both the football and boy’s basketball teams ... Was named All-Western Athletic Conference (WAC) 2-A in 2009 ... Suffered a torn ACL playing football as a jjunior ... Went through rehab to return to AAU basketball, but suffered a torn ACL in his other leg ... Worked his way back from both surgeries before attending Lenior-Rhyne out of high school ... Attended Boys’ State while a prep at SMHS. PERSONAL: Full name is Dillon Terel Dunford ... Is the son of Jane Adams-Dunford, who is the Asst. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at WCU.

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Played in 20 games as a reserve at Charleston Southern during the 2009-10 season, making three starts ... Averaged 5.5 points per game while shooting 37-percent from beyond the arc with 23 made 3-pointers ... Scored a career-high 14 points against Stetson ... Suffered a sprained MCL, missing four games before returning – then suffered a season-ending broken hand. HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 19 points, six rebounds and three assists per game at Middle Creek HS ... Was a McDonald’s All-American nominee and named first-team allconference, as well as academic all-conference as a senior ... Shot 43-percent from behind the 3-point arc in making a school-record 87 3-pointers, while also shooting 80-percent from the free throw line as a senior ... Set the single-game record for 3-pointers made in the North Carolina / South Carolina All-Star Game ... Tied the 3-point record for the 2009 Glaxo Smith Kline Holiday Invitational with 14 made treys, tying Matt Bonner’s record in earning all-tournament team honors ... Set his high school single-game scoring record with 37 points in a game ... the 97th-ranked shooting guard by ESPNU in the Class of 2009. PERSONAL: Is the son of Tom and Maureen Tankelewicz ... Born in July of 1991 in Philadelphia, Penn.

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LARRY HUNTER HEAD COACH 6th season at wcu 31st as a head coach (Ohio, 1971) Larry Hunter, one of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) leaders in coaching victories, was named Western Carolina University’s 17th head men’s basketball coach all time on April 29, 2005. His impact was felt immediately. Known for his offensive prowess, Hunter brought an up-tempo offense to Cullowhee and the Catamounts responded by making a school-record 221 3-pointers, while tying or setting the single-game school record for 3-pointers made in a game on six occasions. WCU again surpassed the school benchmark for treys with 226 made 3-pointers in 2007-08. Hunter, whose teams posted winning records in 25 of his 30 seasons as a head coach, boasts an overall record of 559-297 and enters the 2010-11 season as the 12th winningest active coach in the country. During his time as a head coach, Hunter has made 11 overall NCAA tournament appearances, while making seven as an assistant coach. Hunter guided Western Carolina to just its second Southern Conference divisional title, sharing the 2008-09 crown with Chattanooga, and set a Ramsey Center record with 14 home wins in 2009-10. He also recruited and coached the 2008-09 SoCon Freshman of the Year in Harouna Mutombo, WCU’s first rookie of the year since Jarvis Hayes in 2000 and only the fourth Catamount all-time to garner the award. Hunter also recruited and coached WCU’s all-time leader in steals, Brigham Waginger, who garnered SoCon Defensive co-Player of the Year plaudits in 2009-10. While his first year at WCU was just his third losing season as a head coach, posting a 13-17 mark, Hunter’s inaugural season with the Catamounts saw many positives. Western Carolina nearly doubled its win total from the previous season. Also, its 7-7 record and third place finish in the SoCon North was its best in the league since posting the same record for the 1996-97 season, while placing second that season. Key wins in his first season included: a win over Bowling Green in the season opener – WCU’s first season-opening win over an NCAA Division I team since defeating Georgia Tech to start the 1980-81 season; a win over Chattanooga – snapping an eight-game losing streak to the Mocs; a win at Davidson – snapping Davidson’s 19-game home winning streak which was the third longest in the NCAA at the time; and defeating SoCon North Champion Elon late in the season – setting up a battle for a first-round bye at the league tournament. Western Carolina has rewritten the school record books under Hunter. The Catamounts have set school records for 3-pointers made (274 in 2009-10); attempted (753 in 2009-10) and 3’s per game (8.06 in 09-10) in a season, as well as making at least 12, 3-pointers in a game 11 times, including a school-record 17 treys on two different occasions, both during the 2009-10 season. Hunter came to Western Carolina after four years as an assistant coach at North Carolina State, the final three serving as associate head coach. In his first season at N.C. State (2002), the Wolfpack reached the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship game and received their first NCAA Championship bid since 1991. N.C. State would go on to reach at least the ACC Tournament semifinals in each the last three years as well as receiving bids to the NCAA Championship. In 2004, Hunter coached Julius Hodge, who was tabbed ACC Player of the Year and consensus All-America. In 2005, the Wolfpack made an impressive run at season’s end and defeated defending NCAA Champion Connecticut to reach the Sweet 16. N.C. State was just one of 21 teams in the nation to play in the NCAA Championship in each of the last four years. Hunter spent 12 years (1989-2001) as head coach at Ohio University prior to his stint in Raleigh. Five years after taking over the Bobcat basketball program (1993-94), he led Ohio to a 25-8 record and was tabbed the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Coach of the Year, winning both the league’s regular season and tournament titles. The following year, the Bobcats won the preseason National Invitation Tournament (NIT), went 24-10 and reached the second round of the postseason NIT. At Ohio, he coached 16 All-MAC performers and four first-team Academic All-MAC selections. Among those standout players were Player of the Year honorees Dave Jamerson (1990), Gary Trent (1993, ‘94 and ‘95) and Brandon Hunter (2003). Trent additionally earned MAC Freshman of the Year honors in 1993, duplicating the feat of Rush Floyd in 1991 during his freshman campaign with the Bobcats.

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Jamerson set a MAC record with 874 points in 1990 while taking home first team Academic All-America honors that season. Later in 1990, Jamerson was an National Basketball Association (NBA) first round selection (15th pick overall) by Miami. Trent, a third team Associated Press All-America in 1995, would leave Ohio after his junior season to become a NBA first round selection (11th overall pick) of the Milwaukee Bucks. Brandon Hunter also moved on to play professionally, being an NBA second-round pick in 2003 and currently playing for the Orlando Magic. Jamerson (third with 2,336), Trent (seventh with 2,108) and Brandon Hunter (11th with 2,012) all rank among the MAC’s top 11 in scoring, while Brandon Hunter and Trent rank fifth (1,103) and ninth (1,050), respectively, on the MAC’s career rebounding list. Thirty of the 38 players he coached at Ohio who completed their eligibility there graduated, including 12 who went on to earn their Master’s degrees, posting an overall graduation rate as a head coach of 85 percent. In his last season at Ohio, the Bobcats were 19-11, with a 12-6 mark in MAC competition, and his overall record with the Bobcats was 204-148. After winning his 500th career game as a collegiate head coach (Jan. 23, 2001), Hunter said, “My approach has been simple: Arrive early, work late and chop wood all day long. I’ve been fortunate to be surrounded by some great people and I’ve worked at two great institutions, Wittenberg and Ohio. Add all those things together over 20 years and you start to have a small pile of wood.” From 1976-89, Hunter was the head coach at Wittenberg University, playing a key role in the school being the winningest NCAA Division III basketball program in terms of victories and percentage. Hunter made an immediate impact after taking over the helm, winning National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) National Coach of the Year honors in 1977 after becoming the first coach in NCAA history to win a national championship in his first season at a school. During his 13 years in that position, his team turned in a 305-76 record and made four NCAA Division III Final Four appearances (national title in 1977, national runner-up in 1983 and third place in 1980 and 1987). He coached three national players of the year at Wittenberg, including Tyrone Curtis (1981), Tim Casey (1985) and Brad Baldridge (1991), as well as having 21 all-conference honors bestowed upon his players. In addition to coaching those national players of the year, four of Wittenberg’s top five career scorers were coached by Hunter, including the school’s all-time leader Steve Iannarino (1,973). Hunter won a total of 12 Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) titles, six regular-season championships and six tournament championships. For his success, Hunter was inducted into the Wittenberg University Hall of Honor in 1996 and received the school’s Honorary Alumnus Award in 1997. Hunter, who got his start in coaching as an assistant coach at Marietta College from 1971-73, graduated from Ohio in 1971 with a B.S. in Education, majoring Social Studies Comprehensive. He earned his Master of Science in Physical Education from Ohio in 1973, then spent three seasons (1973-76) as an assistant coach at Wittenberg. He got his first taste of postseason play while serving on the Wittenberg staff, reaching the NCAA Division III championship game in 1976. In addition to his coaching resume, Hunter produced a basketball instructional video, “Drills, Skills and Moves: Post Play Moves & Drills.”

Hunter is married to the former Mary Kay Friedrich of London, Ohio.

Larry Hunter and his wife, Mary NCAA ACTIVE WINNINGEST HEAD COACHES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

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Mike Krzyzewski, Duke .............................868 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse ............................829 Jim Calhoun, Connecticut.........................823 Bob Huggins, West Virginia ......................670 Gary Williams, Maryland ..........................650 Homer Drew, Valparaiso ........................... 617 Roy Williams, North Carolina .................... 614 Bo Ryan, Wisconsin .................................600 Mike Montgomery, California ...................593 Cliff Ellis, Coastal Carolina.......................586 LARRY HUNTER, WESTERN CAROLINA ...... 581 Rick Byrd, Belmont ..................................580 Rick Pitino, Louisville ............................... 572 Ben Braun, Rice ....................................... 570 John Beilein, Michigan .............................522 Bobby Cremins, C. of Charleston .............. 519

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Marietta College Marietta College

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1st year as a basketball coach Art Clark named All-OAC Honorable Mention

MARIETTA COLLEGE NOTES: • Recruiting efforts by Hunter over his two seasons on staff helped Marietta win their only men’s basketball conference championship in 1974-75.

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Wittenberg Univ.

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Ohio Athletic Reg. Season & Tournament Champs NCAA Division II Elite Eight Ohio Athletic Tournament Champions NCAA Division II Elite Eight Ohio Athletic Regular Season Champions NCAA Division III National Runner-up

WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY NOTES: • Hunter helped have an immediate impact on the Wittenberg program as an assistant coach with either the regular season or tournament championship in the Ohio Athletic Conference and three-consecutive NCAA Elite Eight appearances, advancing to the National Championship game in ‘75-76.

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23-5 Ohio Athletic Regular Season Champions NCAA Div. III National Champs; NCAA Div. III Coach of the Year 16-7 Ohio Athletic Regular Season Champs 23-6 Ohio Athletic Tournament Champions 29-3 Ohio Athletic Tournament Champions 3rd place at NCAA Div. III Championship 28-3 Ohio Athletic Reg. Season & Tournament Champs Tyrone Curtis named NCAA Div. III Player of the Year 21-10 Ohio Athletic Tournament Champions 26-6 Ohio Athletic Tournament Champions NCAA Div. III National Runner-up 18-9 1st year for Steve Innarino, all-time leading scorer 27-4 Ohio Athletic Reg. Season & Tournament Champs Tim Casey named NCAA Div. III Player of the Year 23-5 Iannarino named first team All-Ohio Athletic Conf. 25-8 Ohio Athletic Tournament Champions 3rd place at NCAA Div. III Championship 20-7 Steve Allison, Tom Weller both named 1st team All-OAC 27-3 Ohio Athletic Regular Season Champions 305-76

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Head Coach

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1981-82 1982-83

Head Coach Head Coach

Wittenberg Univ. Wittenberg Univ.

1983-84 1984-85

Head Coach Head Coach

Wittenberg Univ. Wittenberg Univ.

1985-86 1986-87

Head Coach Head Coach

Wittenberg Univ. Wittenberg Univ.

1987-88 1988-89

Head Coach Head Coach 13 Seasons

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Ohio Univ. Ohio Univ. Ohio Univ. Ohio Univ. Ohio Univ.

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Head Coach

Ohio Univ.

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Assistant Coach Associate Head Associate Head Associate Head Four seasons

N.C. State Univ. N.C. State Univ. N.C. State Univ. N.C. State Univ.

23-11 18-13 21-10 21-14 83-48

ACC Tournament Final; NCAA 2nd Round ACC Tournament Final; NCAA 1st Round ACC Tournament Semifinal; NCAA 2nd Round ACC Tournament Semifinal/ NCAA Sweet 16

N.C. STATE NOTES: • Reached the ACC Tournament semifinal or final in each of his four years with the program; • Advanced the NCAA Championship in each of his four years with the program.

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13-17 11-20 10-21 16-15

2009-10

Head Coach Five seasons

Western Carolina

22-12 50-73

Set school record for 3-pointers made Freshman Nick Aldridge named All-SoCon Brandon Giles All-SoCon; School record for 3’s 1st winning season at WCU since ‘96; 2008-09 SoCon North Division Co-Champions 1st 20-win season as NCAA D-I; School record for 3’s

WESTERN CAROLINA NOTES: • WCU set a school-record by making 221 3-pointers in a season in 2005-06 ... One year later, the Catamounts eclipsed that mark with 226 treys in ‘07-08, doing so again with 237 in his third season in Cullowhee; rewrote the record in 2009-10 with a school-record 274 made 3-pointers;

12-16 16-12 18-10 14-13 25-8

Dave Jamerson named MAC Player of the Year Rush Floyd named MAC Freshman of the Year Team posted a 12-1 record in games played at home Gary Trent, MAC Player & Freshman of the Year MAC Regular Season & Tournament Champs MAC Coach of the Year; Trent Player of the Year NCAA Championship 1st Round 24-10 Won preseason NIT; 2nd round of postseason NIT Gary Trent named MAC Player of the Year & 3rd team AP All-America 16-14 Posted two wins at the Great Alaska Shootout 17-10 Geno Ford 1st team All-MAC, MAC All-Academic 5-21 Sanjay Adell Honorable Mention All-MAC 18-10 Led MAC in FG% (46.8) and rebound margin (+6.5) 20-13 6th seed in MAC tourney, advanced to Semifinals 19-11 Brandon Hunter named 1st team All-MAC 204-148

Larry Hunter: 30-year head coaching record: 581-309

WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY NOTES: • Hunter played a key role in Wittenberg becoming the winningest NCAA Division III basketball program in terms of victories and percentage. • Four of Wittenberg’s top five scorers played for Hunter, including all-time leader Steve Iannarino (1,973). • Had 21 all-conference honors bestowed upon his players during his 13 years. • Recruited Brad Baldridge and coached him for his first two years. Baldridge went on to be named NCAA Division III Player of the Year in 1991.

OHIO NOTES: • Three of the top 11 scorers in MAC history played for Hunter, including Dave Jamerson (3rd with 2,336); Gary Trent (7th with 2,108) and Brandon Hunter (11th with 2,012). Hunter (1,103) and Trent (1,050) rank fifth and ninth, respectively, on the MAC career rebounds list. • Brandon Hunter, who Larry Hunter recruited and coached for two years, went on to earn MAC Player of the Year honors in 2003. • In 1989-90, Dave Jamerson set a MAC record with 874 points in a season; • Jamerson was an NBA first round pick and played three years in the NBA. Trent was an NBA first round pick and played nine years in the NBA. B. Hunter was a second round NBA pick in 2003 and played three years in the league.

• Harouna Mutombo was named SoCon Freshman of the Year with he and Brandon Giles named All-SoCon; 2008-09 SoCon North Division Co-Champions.

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ANDRE GRAY ASSISTANT COACH 3rd season at wcu (Methodist, 1998)

Andre Gray, who came to Western Carolina after one season at Gardner-Webb, joined the WCU men’s basketball coaching staff in late April, 2008. “Andre Gray comes to Western Carolina very highly recommended and will bring a great deal of energy and enthusiasm to our staff,” said Hunter. “He has played and worked at the collegiate level under some outstanding coaches. He has Division I recruiting experience and contacts which should be of help to our existing staff. He is a quality person who will quickly gain the respect of our players and who will represent Western Carolina Basketball very well.” Gray joined the coaching staff at Big South Conference member, Gardner-Webb, in July 2007. He helped the Runnin’ Bulldogs to a 16-16 overall record and a 9-7 league mark last season. Prior to his stint with Gardner-Webb, Gray was an assistant at Wingate University for four seasons. The Bulldogs made the NCAA Division II tournament in back-to-back seasons in 2006 and 2007, capturing the South Atlantic Conference Championships both seasons. In the latter, Wingate advanced to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight, winning the South Atlantic Region championship.

ANDRE GRAY – AT A GLANCE: NAME: Andre R. Gray EDUCATION: Methodist College in Fayetteville, N.C. – BS in Physical Education (1998) PLAYING EXPERIENCE: Methodist College, 1995-98 Fayetteville State Univ., 1992-95 COACHING EXPERIENCE: Gardner-Webb Univ., Assistant Coach (2007-08) Wingate Univ., Asst. Coach (2003-07) – ‘06-07 SAC Tournament Champs Methodist College, Assistant Coach (2001-03) J.F. Webb HS, Varsity Assistant / Junior Varsity Head Coach Clayton Middle School, Head Boy’s Coach FAMILY: Wife, Taruis

Gray was a varsity letter winner at Methodist after transferring from Fayetteville State. During the 199697 season, Methodist won the Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference / USA South regular season and tournament championships to garner a berth in the NCAA Division III National Tournament where it advanced to the Elite Eight. He graduated in May 1998 with a B.S. in Physical Education, and returned to his alma mater as the top men’s basketball assistant coach in 2001, while also serving as the recruiting coordinator and junior varsity head coach. With Gray back on the bench as a coach, the Monarchs claimed the 2003 DIAC/ USA South Atlantic Conference regular season championship, and posted a 22-6 league record in his two seasons.

A native of Elizabethtown, N.C., Gray has extensive camp experience as well, including the prestigious Five Star Camp. Gray has also worked basketball camps at Duke, Wake Forest and Old Dominion.

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Gray’s coaching career began at Clayton Middle School in Clayton, N.C., as the head boy’s basketball coach. He then parlayed that experience into an assistant’s position at J.F. Webb High School in Oxford, N.C., as an assistant on the boy’s varsity squad, while maintaining head coaching status with the boy’s junior varsity team, with both positions helping him move him to the collegiate ranks.

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ANQUELL MCCOLLUM ASSISTANT COACH 7th season at wcu (Western Carolina, 2000) In the summer of 2004, the Western Carolina basketball program welcomed back one of its all-time greats when Anquell McCollum was named assistant coach. McCollum, the consensus 1996 Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, enters his seventh season as an assistant coach. When Larry Hunter was named Western Carolina’s 17th head coach in April of 2005, keeping McCollum was one of Hunter’s first acts. McCollum retains his role in recruiting, coaching the guards and involving the team in community services. McCollum moved to the Catamount athletics department after spending the 2003-04 working as the assistant director of admissions for Western Carolina University. Prior to that, he worked one year as a computer skills teacher at Spring Lake (N.C.) Middle School and played professional basketball abroad from 1996-2000. McCollum, a native of Fayetteville, N.C., and a product of E.E. Smith High School, led Western Carolina to one of its most successful seasons in school history. After a 3-10 start to the 1995-96 season, including a loss to Division II Coker, the McCollum-led Catamounts rallied to win 11 of their final 13 regular season games to finish with a 10-4 league mark and the SoCon South Division Championship, the program’s first-ever SoCon title. Then, Western Carolina won three games in the SoCon Tournament, including an upset over Davidson that ended the Wildcats’ 19-game winning streak, to capture the Catamounts’ only tournament championship. McCollum’s team-high 21 points in the first round of the 1996 NCAA Championship helped the 16th-seeded Catamounts pull off a near upset over top-seed Purdue, falling 73-71 to the Boilermakers in the West Regional. (The game was tied at 71-71 with under three minutes to play.) McCollum, a member of WCU’s 12-man, All-20th Century Team, was a two-time, first team All-SoCon selection and finished his career as the WCU and SoCon all-time leader in both 3-pointers made (245) and attempted (670). He currently ranks sixth on the WCU all-time scoring list with 1,777 career points. McCollum additionally ranks eighth on the WCU career list for field goals made (622), 10th on the WCU career 3-point field goal percentage list (.366), 10th on the WCU career assists list (315) and fifth on the WCU career steals list (147). He appears on the WCU single-season lists a total of seven times, including his WCU single-season record of 99 3-pointers made, and owns WCU single-game records for best free throw percentage (18-of-18 versus Marshall in 1996).

ANQUELL McCOLLUM – AT A GLANCE: NAME: Anquell Demetruis McCollum BORN: August 24, 1973 in Fayetteville, N.C. EDUCATION: Western Carolina Univ. – BS in Computer Information Systems, 2000 PLAYING EXPERIENCE: - Western Carolina, 1992-96 – 1995 SoCon Runner-Up, 1996 SoCon Champion; ‘96 SoCon Player of the Year* - Played Professionally from 1996-2000 in France; Venezuela; Columbia; Dominican Republic; and in the United States Basketball League (USBL) COACHING EXPERIENCE: Western Carolina Univ., Assistant Coach (2004-pres.) FAMILY: Wife, Marie; Daughters Jhimya and Aaliyah

McCollum’s career got off to an impressive start as he was named to the SoCon All-Freshman team for the 1992-93 season, starting 13 of the team’s final 14 games at point guard. As a sophomore (1993-94), he dished out 3.5 assists per game against SoCon competition to rank fifth in the league, feeding the conference’s Player of the Year Frankie King, while ranking second in minutes played (34.5) and 18th in scoring (12.1 ppg). Also, he earned the first of three SoCon All-Tournament honors. As a junior (1994-95), he earned both first team All-SoCon and SoCon All-Tournament honors, ranking fourth in the conference in scoring (17.8 ppg) and ranking among the top 10 in five other categories. He and King, who won his second Player of the Year honor, helped the Cats reach the 1995 SoCon Tournament final, falling 63-61 to Chattanooga in the title game. As a senior, McCollum made it three-straight SoCon Player of the Year honors for WCU as he was tabbed the league’s top player after leading the league and ranking fifth nationally in scoring 25.0 ppg. He additionally ranked 16th nationally in 3-pointers made and earned 1996 SoCon Tournament MVP honors. McCollum scored a total of 751 points in 1995-96, which ranks fifth on the school’s singleseason list. After his career at Western Carolina (1992-96), McCollum spent four seasons playing basketball professionally. His first stop was playing in France for the 1996-97 season. From 1997-99 he played professionally in Venezuela. Also during that span he played in Columbia (1998) and Hong Kong (1998). He additionally played one season (2000) in the Dominican Republic, while playing in the United States Basketball League for the Treasure Island Tropics as well. McCollum was inducted into the WCU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010.

Anquell McCollum and his wife, Marie, and two daughters, Jhimya and Aaliyah

He returned to Cullowhee in 2000 when he completed his B.S. in Computer Information Systems at Western. He is married to the former Marie White and the couple has two daughters, Jhimya and Aaliyah.

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ERIC WILSON ASSISTANT COACH 2nd season at wcu (Western Carolina, 2008) Former Catamount point guard Eric Wilson was promoted to the position of full-time assistant coach on Larry Hunter’s staff in early October, 2010. Wilson spent the 2009-10 season working as the Director of Basketball Operations on Hunter’s staff. As the Director of Basketball Operations, Wilson, a 2008 graduate of WCU’s College of Business, was primarily responsible for many of the day-to-day operations of the team including travel while also assisting in video exchange. A native of Lincolnton, N.C., Wilson began his career as a Catamount as a walk-on with the men’s basketball team in 2004-05. However, midway through his sophomore season (Jan. 2006) – the first year of Hunter’s tenure in Cullowhee – Wilson was awarded a full scholarship by Hunter. During his four-year career at WCU, Wilson earned the moniker of defensive specialist, generally drawing the assignment of shutting down the opposition’s top guard. He recorded his career-high 21 points in November of 2005 in a home win over Atlanta Christian. All told, Wilson played in 109 games for the Purple & Gold, making 56 career starts including 23 in his senior season alone. He scored 454 career points including 55 career 3-pointers, averaging 4.2 points per game during his Catamount career. During his senior season when the WCU bench was whittled down to just eight players combined, Wilson stepped up to the challenge issued by Hunter in playing all 40 minutes of three games down the stretch, including going wire-to-wire in the road win at the College of Charleston which snapped a nine-game road losing skid in the all-time, head-to-head series.

ERIC WILSON – AT A GLANCE: NAME: Eric Wilson BORN: December 25, 1985 EDUCATION: Western Carolina – BS in Entrepreneurship (2008) Western Carolina - MS in Entrepreneurship (2010) PLAYING EXPERIENCE: Western Carolina University, 2004-08 COACHING EXPERIENCE: Western Carolina, Assistant Coach 2010-pres. Western Carolina, Director of Basketball Operationgs 2009-10 Truett McConnell College, Assistant Coach2008-09

Following his graduation, Wilson took his first coaching position with NAIA-member Truett McConnell College in Cleveland, Ga., as an assistant coach in August of 2008. In one season, Wilson helped lead the Bears to a 20-win season, advancing to their conference semifinals. Three players from that squad were also named to the Georgia All-State team. His experience also includes working as a counselor at a variety of basketball camps including the Doc Watson Basketball Camp in Lincoln County and working at the Georgia Hoops High School Showcase.

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Prior to coming to Cullowhee, Wilson was the runner-up for the North Carolina 2-A Mr. Basketball Award as a prep, and was a two-time Midwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year out of Lincolnton High.

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BRIGHAM WAGINGER Director of Basketball Operations (Western Carolina, 2010) Brigham Waginger returned to the Catamount bench for the 2010-11 season as the program’s Director of Basketball Operations. His duties include overseeing all of the aspects of team travel, as well as film exchange. A four-year letter winner at his alma mater, Waginger played in every game during his Catamount career. He finished his four-year career with 810 points including 27 double-digit scoring outings. Waginger also shattered the school’s career benchmark for steals by 64, finishing with 285 career thefts (previous record was 221 by Henry Logan), a mark which ranked third in SoCon history at the time of his graduation. The only player in Southern Conference history to lead the league in steals for three-consecutive seasons, Waginger continues to stand as the program’s leader on both the career and single-season (90) steals charts, with his 90 thefts ranking as the fourth-best, single-season in SoCon history. During the Catamounts first 20-win season as a Division I squad (2212 in 2009-10), Waginger earned the Southern Conference’s co-Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. With 165 made career 3-pointers, the South Webster, Ohio native was ranked sixth in career 3-pointers made at the time of his graduation, while also finishing his career ranked ninth in career assists with 398 over his four years in Cullowhee. Waginger graduated from Western Carolina in December, 2010 with a degree in education. As a prep, Waginger earned Ohio Southeast District Division IV co-Player of the Year honors and Southern Ohio Conference Player of the Year accolades in leading South Webster HS to the state championship.

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director of sports medicine (Appalachian State, 2001)

Asst. AD for Media Relations (Western Carolina, 2001)

Steven Honbarger is in his sixth year in the Western Carolina University athletic training room – and his first as the primary athletic trainer contact for Catamount men’s basketball after serving as the primary contact for WCU football over the past three seasons.

Daniel Hooker is amidst his seventh season working in the Western Carolina Athletics Department, and his fourth full season as the primary sport contact for Catamount Men’s Basketball after taking over midway through the 2006-07 season. In addition to overseeing the day-to-day operations of the WCU Media Relations Office, Hooker serves as the primary sport contact for Catamount football, men’s basketball, baseball and men’s & women’s golf.

Honbarger came to Cullowhee during the summer of 2005 and served as the trainer for Lady Catamount basketball before taking over operation of the training room during the summer of 2006. Honbarger is a licensed athletic trainer (LAT) and also holds certification in athletic training (ATC). In addition to his athletic training accreditations, he is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS). Honbarger earned both his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Appalachian State in Boone, N.C. He graduated with his Bachelor’s of Science in Athletic Training in 2001, earning his Master’s in Exercise Science in 2004. While an undergrad, he worked as an intern in the ASU athletic training room, a position he expanded to a graduate assistantship for two years while in graduate school. Upon his graduation, Honbarger continued his service in the Mountaineer training room, working as an Intern/Assistant Athletic Trainer for a year before being hired at Western Carolina as an Assistant Athletic Trainer.

Prior to returning to Cullowhee in 2004, Hooker spent four years in Charleston, S.C., working for two minor league sports franchises. He got his start in the Lowcountry with the Charleston Swamp Foxes arenafootball2 team, serving as the Director of Media & Public Relations for three years. He also worked one season for the Charleston Lowgators of the National Basketball Development League (NBDL) as an Account Executive and Game Day Assistant. He got his start working a pair internships, first with the Thomasville Hi-Toms – a Coastal Plains League summer wooden bat team based in central North Carolina. He also worked as the Public Affairs Assistant with the Southern Conference for the 2001-02 season where he was the primary contact for women’s soccer, volleyball and wrestling, while also assisting with football and men’s basketball. Hooker will also take turns behind the microphone in helping deliver play-by-play and color analysis along side “Voice of the Catamounts,” Gary Ayers. His radio experience began in 1997 as a student announcer on WWCU-FM in Cullowhee where he served as an on-air personality for daily shifts, as well as helped start a weekly, interactive sports talk show which covered Catamount athletics. He continued that role with “In the Litterbox,” on WWCU through the spring of 2009. His sportscasting experience includes broadcasting Lady Catamount basketball, Catamount baseball, a season as the play-by-play announcer for the Thomasville Hi-Toms and two seasons as a color analyst for the Charleston Swamp Foxes. He also spent one season on the sidelines during the Catamount Sports Network’s coverage of Catamount football in 2001. Hooker got his start in Sports Information in the mid-1990s by doing statistics for Eastern Randolph HS football and baseball, while also working as a sports stringer for his hometown newspaper, the Liberty News. While a student at Western Carolina, Hooker served as the sports editor for the school newspaper, the Western Carolinian, for two years after two years as the assistant. He also served as a student assistant with the WCU Sports Information Office all four years. Hooker is a 2001 cum laude graduate of Western Carolina University where he earned a BS in Communications, while pursuing a double-major in Sport Management with a concentration in Sports Information.

Western Carolina Athletic Training Steven Honbarger, MS., LAT, ATC, CSCS Director of Sports Medicine (Men’s Basketball)

Andrew Browder, MS, LAT, ATC Assistant Athletic Trainer (Volleyball/Men’s & Women’s Track)

Brandon King, MS, LAT, ATC Head Athletic Trainer (Football)

Melanie Dalpias, LAT, ATC Assistant Athletic Trainer (Women’s Soccer/Softball)

Brian Angelotti, MS, LAT, ATC Assistant Athletic Trainer (Women’s Basketball/Cross Country)

Mary Jackaway, LAT, ATC Intern Athletic Trainer (Asst Football/Golf/Tennis)

David Pryor, MS, LAT, ATC Assistant Athletic Trainer (Baseball/Asst. Football)

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UTEP

Nov. 20

Jeff Darby

(915) 747-6652

jdarby@utep.edu

Mercer

Nov. 26

Dave Beyer

(478) 301-2735

beyer_wd@mercer.edu

Gardner-Webb

Nov. 27

Marc Rabb

(704) 406-4355

mrabb@gardner-webb.edu

William & Mary

Nov. 28

Kris Sears

(757) 221-3368

kasear@wm.edu

OFFICIAL WEBSITE UTEPathletics.com MercerBears.com GWUSports.com TribeAthletics.com

Non-Conference Opponents OPPONENT

DATE

CONTACT

PHONE

E-MAIL

Clemson

Nov. 12

Philip Sikes

(864) 656-1985

philips@clemson.edu

DePaul

Nov. 16

Greg Greenwell

(773) 325-7546

ggreenwe@depaul.edu

Bradley

Dec. 7

Bobby Parker

(309) 677-2624

bparker@bradley.edu

OFFICIAL WEBSITE ClemsonTigers.com DePaulBlueDemons.com BradleyBraves.com

Campbell

Dec. 10

Stan Cole

(910) 893-1331

cole@campbell.edu

Ohio State

Dec. 12

Dan Wallenberg

(614) 292-4095

wallenberg.1@osu.edu

GoCamels.com

Dayton

Dec. 18

Doug Hauschild

(937) 229-4390

sid@udayton.edu

DaytonFlyers.com

UNC Asheville

Dec. 30

Mike Gore

(828) 251-6923

mgore@unca.edu

UNCABulldogs.com

Eastern Kentucky

Feb. 19

Michael Clark

(859) 622-6170

michael.clark@eku.edu

OhioStateBuckeyes.com

EKUSports.com

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CONTACT

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E-MAIL

Appalachian State

Jan. 15 (H)

Charles Cochrum

(828) 262-7602

cochruimca@appstate.edu

Jim Horten

(423) 425-2350

James-Horten@utc.edu

Jon Cole

(843) 953-2138

jon.cole@citadel.edu

Marlene Navor

(843) 953-5465

navormu@cofc.edu

OFFICIAL WEBSITE GoASU.com

Feb. 17 (A) Chattanooga

Dec. 4 (A)

GoMocs.com

Feb. 10 (H) The Citadel

Jan. 22 (A)

CitadelSports.com

Feb. 24 (H) College of Charleston

Jan. 20 (A)

CofCSports.com

Feb. 26 (H) Davidson

Jan. 20 (A)

Marc Gignac

(704) 894-2123

magignac@davidson.edu

Elon

Jan. 13 (H)

Erica Roberson

(336) 278-6711

eroberson2@elon.edu

DavidsonWildcats.com ElonPhoenix.com

Feb. 3 (A) Furman

Jan. 27 (H)

Jordan Caskey

(864) 294-3065

Jordan.Caskey@furman.edu

Georgia Southern

Jan. 5 (A)

Rose Mary Carter

(912) 478-5288

rcarter@georgiasouthern.edu

FurmanPaladins.com

UNC Greensboro

Jan. 14 (H)

David Percival

(336) 334-5615

drperciv@uncg.edu

UNCGSpartans.com

Zac Schrieber

(205) 726-2802

zdschrie@samford.edu

SamfordSports.com

Brent Williamson

(864) 597-4093

williamsondb@wofford.edu

Jason Yaman

(864) 591-5100

jyaman@socon.org

GeorgiaSouthernEagles.com

Feb. 15 (A) Samford

Dec. 2 (A) Feb. 12 (H)

Wofford Southern Conference

Dec. 2 (H)

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SERIES 79-69 84-83 65-51 70-63 75-68 68-54 80-69 50-49 65-43 77-75 61-42 67-66 81-68 68-61 56-55 68-63 55-53 82-76 76-74 77-66 79-73 63-60 66-64 67-53 63-62 63-55 61-55 66-65 100-85 60-57 94-91 80-78 90-72 95-93 91-90 86-81 82-79 86-69 89-80 84-71 84-73 71-66 74-69 94-85 97-78 74-64 93-83 91-72 74-66 81-76 68-66 87-68 79-64 81-77 77-59 68-55 102-82 101-83 87-75 63-59 79-71 66-62 70-69 99-69 64-62 86-69 74-71 72-54 68-53 83-66 100-91 76-65 78-59 69-64 74-63 76-70 89-84 74-87 77-89

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Most WCU Points: ............................................................. 108 (2/18/53) Most ASU Points: ...............................................................107 (2/23/61) Fewest WCU Points:....................................................................15 (1930) Fewest ASU Points: ................................................................... 26 (1928) Largest WCU Victory: ..............................................38 (108-70, 2/18/53) Largest ASU Victory: .....................................................44 (102-58, 1952) Longest WCU Win Streak: .............................................................. 5, twice Longest ASU Win Streak: ...................................................... 16 (1987-94)

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WCU LEADS, 1-0 Neutral: 0-0 Western Carolina

75-67

at WCU: 0-0 at Peoria

CAMPBELL at CAMP: 0-0 12/28/62 12/14/63 12/11/64 12/31/65 11/24/67 12/17/69 11/29/77 1/18/78 1/29/81 2/1/82 2/26/82 12/17/82 1/14/84 1/26/84 1/16/85 2/21/83 2/24/86 1/3/87 2/4/87 1/2/88 1/5/89 1/25/90 1/7/91 12/10/09

WCU LEADS, 20-4 (W-1) Neutral: 7-4 Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Campbell Western Carolina Campbell Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Campbell Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Campbell Western Carolina

81-60 70-53 85-53 93-74 101-98 84-82 68-53 50-44 100-65 87-60 64-53 61-46 74-68 87-78 84-63 65-55 61-59 79-63 71-49 69-68 66-53 85-73 85-73 66-59

at WCU: 13-0 at Spindale, NC at Cullowhee at Asheville, NC at Spindale, NC at Cullowhee at Fayetteville, NC at Cullowhee at Fayetteville, NC at Cullowhee at Fayetteville, NC at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Fayetteville, NC at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Fayetteville, NC at Cullowhee at Fayetteville, NC at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Fayetteville, NC at Cullowhee at Fayetteville, NC at Cullowhee

Most WCU Points: ........................................................... 101 (11/24/67) Most CAMP Points: ............................................................98 (12/17/77) Fewest WCU Points:............................................................. 44 (1/18/78) Fewest CAMP Points:......................................................... 46 (12/17/82) Largest WCU Victory: ..............................................35 (100-65, 1/29/81) Largest CAMP Victory: ................................................ 12 (85-73, 1/7/91) Longest WCU Win Streak: ................................................8 gms (1984-90) Longest CAMP Win Streak: ............................................. 1 gm, three times

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON at CofC: 1-7 1952-53 1/25/71 1/21/91 1/2/93 12/28/98 2/27/99 2/21/00 1/15/01 2/11/02 2/17/03 1/7/04 2/3/05 1/23/06 12/21/06 2/5/07 12/1/07 2/16/08 2/5/09 2/11/09 3/7/09 1/25/10

WCU TRAILS, 6-15 (W-1) Neutral: 0-2

at WCU: 5-6

Western Carolina 109-72 Western Carolina 68-57 College of Charleston 95-9 College of Charleston 70-49 College of Charleston 77-48 College of Charleston 80-49 Western Carolina 78-74 College of Charleston 67-57 College of Charleston 81-64 College of Charleston 79-63 College of Charleston 84-61 College of Charleston 77-68 College of Charleston 67-59 College of Charleston 82-75 College of Charleston 76-64 College of Charleston 86-84 Western Carolina 65-57 Western Carolina 70-68 College of Charleston 78-67 Col. of Charleston (SoCon) 67-48 Western Carolina 100-90

at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Charleston at Charleston at Greensboro at Cullowhee at Charleston at Cullowhee at Charleston at Cullowhee at Charleston at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Charleston at Cullowhee at Charleston at Cullowhee at Charleston at Chattanooga at Cullowhee

Most WCU Points: ................................................................... 109 (1952) Most CofC Points: ................................................................95 (1/21/91) Fewest WCU Points:...............................................48 twice: MR - 3/7/09) Fewest CofC Points:..............................................................57 (1/25/71) Largest WCU Victory: .................................................... 37 (109-72, 1952) Largest CofC Victory: ................................................ 31 (80-49, 2/27/99) Longest WCU Win Streak: ..................................................... 2, three times Longest CofC Win Streak: ....................................................... 9 (2001-07)

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SERIES

at UTC: 2-30 12/13/69 12/6/75 2/14/76 12/11/76 2/16/77 1/28/78 2/11/78 1/13/79 2/5/79 1/14/80 2/16/80 1/27/81 2/12/81 3/6/81 2/3/82 2/13/82 2/26/83 3/5/83 3/11/83 1/24/84 2/9/84 1/9/85 2/14/85 1/22/86 2/1/86 1/22/87 1/31/87 2/27/87 1/28/88 2/6/88 1/23/89 2/18/89 3/3/89 1/20/90 2/17/90 1/5/91 2/2/91 3/1/91 2/1/92 2/29/92 1/16/93 2/20/93 1/15/94 2/19/94 1/16/95 2/13/95 3/5/95 1/15/96 2/12/96 1/25/97 2/15/97 1/4/98 1/2/99 1/3/00 3/2/00 2/17/01 2/23/02 3/1/03 1/24/04 2/7/04 1/8/05 2/17/05 2/25/06 1/8/07 2/12/07 1/12/08 2/4/08 1/17/09 2/28/09 1/28/10 2/27/10

WCU TRAILS, 17-52 (W-1) Neutral: 1-6 Western Carolina 77-64 Chattanooga 82-74 Western Carolina 103-84 Chattanooga 100-76 Chattanooga 89-80 Chattanooga 84-73 Chattanooga 76-66 Western Carolina 65-60 Chattanooga 73-70 Chattanooga 84-71 Western Carolina 73-71 Western Carolina 72-66 Chattanooga 90-74 Chattanooga (SoCon) 79-70 Western Carolina 65-60 Chattanooga 85-61 Chattanooga 74-62 Chattanooga 76-73 Chattanooga (SoCon) 77-75 (OT) Western Carolina 83-81 (OT) Chattanooga 86-71 Chattanooga 81-69 Chattanooga 69-66 Chattanooga 74-62 Western Carolina 71-68 Chattanooga 61-53 Chattanooga 81-70 Western Carolina (SoCon) 73-72 (OT) Chattanooga 71-48 Chattanooga 65-56 Chattanooga 59-58 Chattanooga 72-64 Chattanooga (SoCon) 72-63 Chattanooga 65-62 Chattanooga 95-86 Chattanooga 83-62 Chattanooga 98-67 Chattanooga (SoCon) 84-83 Chattanooga 98-83 Chattanooga 94-73 Chattanooga 93-66 Chattanooga 85-66 Chattanooga 78-68 Western Carolina 86-62 Western Carolina 69-68 Chattanooga 76-65 Chattanooga (SoCon) 63-61 Chattanooga 84-70 Western Carolina 81-76 Chattanooga 87-60 Western Carolina 68-66 Chattanooga 73-64 Chattanooga 67-54 Western Carolina 75-68 Chattanooga (SoCon) 90-75 Chattanooga 76-71 Chattanooga 91-71 Chattanooga 83-75 Chattanooga 109-79 Chattanooga 73-71 Chattanooga 81-61 Chattanooga 75-66 Chattanooga 71-67 Western Carolina 73-67 Chattanooga 75-72 Chattanooga 85-55 Western Carolina 70-64 Chattanooga 82-75 Western Carolina 86-77 Chattanooga 67-80 Western Carolina 78-70

T H E C I TA D E L

at WCU: 15-17

at CIT: 8-20

at Cullowhee at Chattanooga at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Chattanooga at Chattanooga at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Chattanooga at Chattanooga at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Chattanooga at Johnson City at Cullowhee at Chattanooga at Cullowhee at Chattanooga at Charleston, WV at Cullowhee at Chattanooga at Chattanooga at Cullowhee at Chattanooga at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Chattanooga at Asheville at Chattanooga at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Chattanooga at Asheville at Chattanooga at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Chattanooga at Asheville at Cullowhee at Chattanooga at Cullowhee at Chattanooga at Chattanooga at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Chattanooga at Asheville at Chattanooga at Cullowhee at Chattanooga at Cullowhee at Chattanooga at Cullowhee at Chattanooga at Greenville at Cullowhee at Chattanooga at Cullowhee at Chattanooga at Cullowhee at Chattanooga at Cullowhee at Chattanooga at Chattanooga at Cullowhee at Chattanooga at Cullowhee at Chattanooga at Cullowhee at Chattanooga at Cullowhee

12/10/77 1/12/78 1/15/79 2/17/79 1/12/80 1/23/80 1/17/81 2/21/81 1/29/82 2/22/82 3/3/82 2/12/83 2/17/83 1/16/84 2/25/84 2/7/85 2/16/85 2/3/86 2/22/86 2/2/87 2/21/87 2/8/88 2/20/88 1/30/89 2/25/89 1/29/90 2/24/90 1/28/91 2/25/91 1/27/92 2/22/92 1/23/93 2/28/93 1/22/94 2/28/94 1/28/95 2/11/95 1/27/96 2/10/96 1/6/97 1/20/97 2/14/98 2/13/99 1/10/00 1/8/01 3/1/01 1/12/02 1/18/03 1/26/04 12/21/04 12/18/05 12/18/06 2/3/07 2/14/08 2/23/08 1/22/09 2/7/09 2/18/10

Most WCU Points: ..............................................................103 (2/14/76) Most UTC Points: ............................................................... 109 (1/24/04) Fewest WCU Points:............................................................. 53 (1/22/87) Fewest UTC Points: ...................................................................... 60, twice Largest WCU Victory: ................................................24 (86-62, 2/19/94) Largest UTC Victory: ................................30, twice (1/24/04 & 1/12/08) Longest WCU Win Streak: .............................................................. 2, twice Longest UTC Win Streak:....................................................... 15 (1988-94)

WCU TRAILS, 25-32 (L-3) Neutral: 1-0 Western Carolina 65-64 Western Carolina 73-72 The Citadel 74-58 The Citadel 70-69 The Citadel 85-73 Western Carolina 79-60 The Citadel 61-59 Western Carolina 70-62 Western Carolina 58-53 Western Carolina 83-75 The Citadel (SoCon) 66-62 (OT) Western Carolina 87-76 The Citadel 83-80 (OT) Western Carolina 82-74 The Citadel 106-101 The Citadel 73-70 The Citadel 91-85 The Citadel 69-68 Western Carolina 72-71 The Citadel 95-78 Western Carolina 75-70 The Citadel 67-64 Western Carolina 73-67 The Citadel 79-51 Western Carolina 64-61 Western Carolina 72-62 The Citadel 80-72 Western Carolina 74-72 The Citadel 89-76 Western Carolina 88-71 Western Carolina 89-69 The Citadel 83-73 The Citadel 79-70 The Citadel 71-67 Western Carolina 58-51 The Citadel 98-90 The Citadel 69-68 Western Carolina 88-74 Western Carolina 74-73 The Citadel 82-62 Western Carolina 76-57 The Citadel 73-65 (OT) The Citadel 86-82 The Citadel 67-63 The Citadel 56-54 (OT) Western Carolina (SoCon) 67-57 The Citadel 105-97 (2OT) The Citadel 83-69 Western Carolina 71-42 The Citadel 65-60 Western Carolina 83-57 Western Carolina 82-63 Western Carolina 78-68 The Citadel 57-51 Western Carolina 61-42 The Citadel 66-52 The Citadel 75-66 The Citadel 56-73

at WCU: 17-12 at Charleston at Cullowhee at Charleston at Cullowhee at Charleston at Cullowhee at Charleston at Cullowhee at Charleston at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Charleston at Cullowhee at Charleston at Cullowhee at Charleston at Charleston at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Charleston at Charleston at Cullowhee at Charleston at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Charleston at Charleston at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Charleston at Charleston at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Charleston at Charleston at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Charleston at Charleston at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Charleston at Cullowhee at Charleston at Greenville at Cullowhee at Charleston at Cullowhee at Charleston at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Charleston at Charleston at Cullowhee at Charleston at Cullowhee at Charleston

Most WCU Points: ............................................................. 101 (2/25/84) Most CIT Points: ................................................................ 106 (2/25/84) Fewest WCU Points:................................. 51, twice (1/30/89 & 2/14/08) Fewest CIT Points: ...................................42, twice (1/25/04 & 2/23/08) Largest WCU Victory: ................................................29 (71-42, 1/25/04) Largest CIT Victory:................................................... 28 (79-51, 1/30/89) Longest WCU Win Streak: .............................................................. 3, twice Longest CIT Win Streak: ................................................................. 4, twice

CLEMSON at CLEM: 0-8 12/16/78 1/21/89 1/17/90 1/16/91 1/29/92 2/11/98 11/19/98 12/2/00

WCU TRAILS, 0-9 (L-9) Neutral: 0-0 Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson #24 Clemson Clemson

71-56 77-60 92-61 103-82 81-71 102-67 82-56 87-52

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103-60 57-79

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Most WCU Points: ................................................................82 (1/16/91) Most CLEM Points: ............................................103, twice: MR (1/16/91) Fewest WCU Points:............................................................. 52 (12/2/00) Fewest CLEM Points: ..........................................................71 (12/16/78) Largest WCU Victory: ........................................................................... n/a Largest CLEM Victory: ..........................................43 (103-60, 12/23/06) Longest WCU Win Streak: .................................................................... n/a Longest CLEM Win Streak: ................................................................9 gms

D AV I D S O N WCU TRAILS, 19-36 (L-1) Neutral: 4-3

at DAV: 7-18 12/19/77 2/3/79 12/10/79 1/28/80 1/7/81 1/19/81 1/4/82 2/8/82 2/14/83 2/28/83 3/10/83 2/6/84 2/27/84 1/31/85 2/23/85 1/13/86 1/30/86 1/12/87 1/28/87 3/1/87 1/18/88 2/4/88 1/6/93 1/31/93 1/5/94 1/31/94 3/5/94 2/4/95 3/3/95 2/3/96 3/3/96 1/13/97 1/2/98 1/24/98 1/16/99 2/1/99 2/26/99 1/19/00 2/12/00 1/2/01 2/12/01 1/5/02 1/26/02 1/11/03 2/1/03 1/13/04 1/19/05 2/4/06 1/27/07 2/17/07 1/5/08 1/21/08 2/2/09 1/20/10 2/13/10

Davidson 82-76 Western Carolina 87-74 Western Carolina 74-62 Western Carolina 75-53 Davidson 77-68 Western Carolina 82-78 Davidson 54-51 Western Carolina 90-69 Davidson 63-61 Western Carolina 92-74 Western Carolina (SoCon) 86-62 Western Carolina 76-71 Western Carolina 67-61 Western Carolina 58-57 Western Carolina 78-68 Davidson 92-71 Davidson 62-59 Davidson 61-57 Davidson 84-73 Davidson (SoCon) 85-76 Davidson 86-67 Davidson 76-74 Davidson 81-69 Davidson 82-63 Davidson 68-64 Davidson 90-85 Davidson (SoCon) 93-89 Western Carolina 69-68 Western Carolina (SoCon) 78-74 Davidson 98-85 Western Carolina (SoCon) 69-60 Davidson 80-71 Davidson 79-57 Davidson 79-73 Davidson 96-59 Davidson 73-55 Western Carolina (SoCon) 82-77 Davidson 83-78 Western Carolina 82-72 Davidson 73-57 Davidson 69-63 Davidson 74-71 Western Carolina 70-67 (OT) Davidson 83-66 Davidson 67-57 Davidson 76-62 Davidson 80-57 Western Carolina 77-70 Davidson 79-59 Davidson 92-59 Davidson 86-73 Davidson 82-67 Davidson 89-65 Western Carolina 77-67 Davidson 72-75

at WCU: 8-15 Charlotte at Cullowhee at Davidson at Cullowhee at Davidson at Cullowhee at Davidson at Cullowhee at Davidson at Cullowhee at Charleston, WV at Cullowhee at Davidson at Cullowhee at Davidson at Davidson at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Davidson at Asheville at Davidson at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Davidson at Davidson at Cullowhee at Asheville at Davidson at Asheville at Cullowhee at Greensboro at Davidson at Cullowhee at Davidson at Davidson at Cullowhee at Greensboro at Davidson at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Davidson at Cullowhee at Davidson at Davidson at Cullowhee at Davidson at Cullowhee at Davidson at Davidson at Cullowhee at Davidson at Cullowhee at Davidson at Davidson at Cullowhee

Most WCU Points: ............................................................... 92 (2/28/83) Most DAV Points:................................................................... 98 (2/3/96) Fewest WCU Points:................................................................51 (1/4/82) Fewest DAV Points: .............................................................. 53 (1/28/80) Largest WCU Victory: ................................................24 (86-62, 3/10/83) Largest DAV Victory: ................................................. 37 (96-59, 1/16/99) Longest WCU Win Streak: ....................................................... 6 (1983-85) Longest DAV Win Streak: ...................................................... 12 (1986-94)

at WCU: 0-1 at Clemson at Clemson at Clemson at Clemson at Cullowhee at Clemson at Clemson at Clemson

DAYTON at DAY: 0-1 12/16/06

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WCU TRAILS, 0-1 (L-1) Neutral: 0-0 55-66

at WCU: 0-0 at Dayton

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WCU TRAILS, 0-1 (L-1) Neutral: 0-0 62-82

at WCU: 0-0 at Chicago

EASTERN KENTUCKY at EKU: 0-2 12/6/69 12/17/70

WCU TRAILS, 0-2 (L-2) Neutral: 0-0 Eastern Kentucky 73-101 Eastern Kentucky 83-89

at WCU: 0-0 at Richmond, Ky. at Richmond,Ky.

Most WCU Points: ............................................................. 83 (12/17/70) Most EKU Points:............................................................... 101 (12/6/69) Fewest WCU Points:............................................................. 73 (12/6/69) Fewest EKU Points:............................................................ 89 (12/17/70) Largest WCU Victory: ........................................................................... n/a Largest EKU Victory: ............................................................ 28 (12/6/69) Longest WCU Win Streak: .................................................................... n/a Longest EKU Win Streak: ..................................................................2 gms

OPPONENT 1/29/72 1/24/73 1/331/73 1/19/74 2/2/74 2/20/89 1/10/04 2/21/04 1/29/05 2/12/05 1/21/06 2/18/06 1/22/07 2/22/07 2/28/07 11/27/07 1/24/08 1/10/09 2/19/09 1/16/10 2/8/10 3/6/10

at ELON: 8-25 1946-47 1947-48 1947-48 1/31/49 2/1/49 1/30/50 1/31/50 1/29/51 1/30/51 1/28/52 1/29/52 1/26/53 1/27/53 2/25/53 2/6/54 2/20/54 2/24/54 1/22/55 2/5/55 1/21/56 2/4/56 1/26/57 Feb. 1957 1/25/58 Feb. 1958 2/27/58 1/24/59 2/7/59 12/29/59 1/23/60 Feb. 1960 2/3/61 2/4/61 2/3/62 2/17/62 2/2/63 2/16/63 2/8/64 2/22/64 2/6/65 2/20/65 2/5/66 2/19/66 2/4/67 2/18/67 3/2/67 2/3/68 2/17/68 2/1/69 2/15/69 11/28/69 1/31/70 2/14/70 12/28/70 1/30/71

Elon (North State) Elon Elon Western Carolina Elon Elon Elon Elon Elon Elon Elon Elon Western Carolina Elon (North State) Western Carolina Elon Elon (North State) Elon Elon Elon Elon Elon Elon Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Caro. (North State) Western Carolina Western Carolina Elon Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Elon Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Elon Elon Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Elon (Carolinas) Elon Western Carolina Elon Elon Elon Elon Elon Western Carolina Elon

FURMAN

at WCU: 24-13

53-51 n/a 44-42 n/a 46-37 n/a 52-47 at Cullowhee 60-50 at Cullowhee 50-40 at Elon 72-50 at Elon 80-64 at Elon 72-50 at Elon 88-70 at Elon 69-53 at Elon 90-85 at Cullowhee 87-79 at Cullowhee 79-65 at Cullowhee 87-61 at Cullowhee 87-74 at Elon 84-79 at Cullowhee 81-75 at Cullowhee 73-60 at Elon 107-90 at Cullowhee 91-71 at Elon 83-71 at Cullowhee 90-66 at Elon 66-62 at Elon 75-42 at Cullowhee 66-57 at Cullowhee 51-32 at Elon 67-49 at Cullowhee 74-70 at Camp Lejeune, NC 75-65 at Elon 61-45 at Cullowhee 85-72 at Cullowhee 85-84 at Cullowhee 71-48 at Cullowhee 54-53 at Elon 68-67 at Elon 48-42 at Cullowhee 64-54 at Cullowhee 73-67 at Elon 92-81 at Elon 77-69 at Cullowhee 106-92 at Cullowhee 87-75 at Elon 83-69 at Cullowhee 75-71 at Elon 80-62 at Cullowhee 92-75 at Elon 103-73 at Cullowhee 76-71 at Cullowhee 96-73 at Elon 100-86 at Elon 81-70 at Cullowhee 62-61 at Elon 77-76 at Boiling Springs, NC 89-79 at Elon

Elon 71-64 at Cullowhee Western Carolina 83-77 (OT) at Cullowhee Elon 65-61 at Elon Western Carolina 110-108 (2OT) at Cullowhee Elon 67-66 at Elon Western Carolina 81-63 at Cullowhee Western Carolina 81-72 at Cullowhee Elon 68-53 at Elon Western Carolina 71-67 at Cullowhee Western Carolina 54-49 at Elon Elon 50-48 at Elon Western Carolina 85-78 (OT) at Cullowhee Elon 77-64 at Cullowhee Elon 74-65 at Elon Western Carolina (SoCon) 69-65 at Charleston Elon 59-49 at Elon Western Carolina 72-60 at Cullowhee Western Carolina 74-67 at Cullowhee Elon 72-66 at Elon Western Carolina 83-81 at Cullowhee Elon 76-81 at Elon Western Carolina (SoCon) 68-57 at Charlotte, N.C.

Most WCU Points: ..............................................................110 (1/19/72) Most Elon Points: .............................................................. 108 (1/19/72) Fewest WCU Points:....................................................................37 (1948) Fewest Elon Points: ..............................................................32 (1/24/57) Largest WCU Victory: ..................................................33 (75-42, 2/1958) Largest Elon Victory:................................................... 24 (90-66, 2/1957) Longest WCU Win Streak: ..................................................... 5, three times Longest Elon Win Streak: ............................................................... 8, twice

E LO N WCU TRAILS, 34-41 (W-1) Neutral: 3-4

SERIES

at FUR: 9-19 1/29/77 12/17/77 1/23/78 1/18/79 1/30/79 12/17/79 1/7/80 12/17/80 2/18/81 1/9/82 1/23/82 1/24/83 2/9/83 1/21/84 2/20/84 3/2/84 1/12/85 2/9/85 1/11/86 2/6/86 12/13/86 1/10/87 1/16/88 2/22/88 1/28/89 2/27/89 1/27/90 2/26/90 1/26/91 2/23/91 1/25/92 2/25/92 1/13/93 1/30/93 1/13/94 1/29/94 1/21/95 2/18/95 1/20/96 2/17/96 1/27/97 2/17/97 1/10/98 2/6/99 2/7/00 1/29/01 1/7/02 2/28/08 1/13/03 2/16/04 3/23/04 1/31/05 1/30/06

WCU TRAILS, 23-35 Neutral: 0-4 Furman Furman Furman Western Carolina Furman Furman Furman Furman Western Carolina Furman Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Furman Western Carolina Furman (SoCon) Western Carolina Furman Western Carolina Western Carolina Furman Furman Furman Furman Western Carolina Furman Western Carolina Furman Furman Furman Furman Furman Furman Furman Furman Western Carolina Western Carolina Furman Furman Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Furman Western Carolina Furman Western Carolina Furman (SoCon) Furman Furman Furman (SoCon) Furman Western Carolina

106-83 110-91 59-55 67-61 70-68 96-90 92-83 85-81 97-78 61-59 66-56 77-57 62-54 55-45 88-85 71-67 66-61 69-63 70-53 79-71 79-65 71-49 76-73 85-72 80-68 70-65 83-68 79-77 88-73 78-76 94-81 94-73 67-66 74-65 76-64 93-75 80-66 83-72 97-86 97-85 85-76 68-61 95-78 79-68 75-72 67-47 77-67 65-61 71-67 72-63 73-68 73-66 85-76

at WCU: 15-12 at Greenville Asheville at Greenville at Greenville at Cullowhee at Greenville at Cullowhee at Greenville at Cullowhee at Greenville at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Greenville at Cullowhee at Greenville at Asheville at Cullowhee at Greenville at Greenville at Cullowhee at Greenville at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Greenville at Greenville at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Greenville at Greenville at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Greenville at Cullowhee at Greenville at Greenville at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Greenville at Cullowhee at Greenville at Cullowhee at Greenville at Cullowhee at Greenville at Cullowhee at Greenville at Cullowhee at Charleston, SC at Greenville at Cullowhee at Charleston at Greenville at Cullowhee

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H I S T O RY 1/20/07 1/3/08 1/10/08 1/3/09 1/29/09 12/5/09

Furman Furman Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina

79-67 64-60 73-65 68-57 63-54 64-57

at Greenville at Greenville at Cullowhee at Greenville at Cullowhee at Greenville

Most WCU Points: ....................................................................... 97, twice Most FUR Points:..............................................................110 (12/17/77) Fewest WCU Points:............................................................. 45 (1/21/84) Fewest FUR Points:.............................................................. 53 (1/11/86) Largest WCU Victory: ................................................ 20 (77-57, 1/24/83) Largest FUR Victory: ...............................................23 (106-83, 1/29/77) Longest WCU Win Streak: ....................................................... 4 (1996-98) Longest FUR Win Streak: ........................................................ 8 (1990-94)

GARDNER-WEBB at GWU: 2-3 12/29/70 2/23/72 12/30/72 1/27/73 2/17/73 1/2/91 2/19/92 12/21/05 12/9/06 12/17/08 11/28/09

WCU TRAILS, 4-6 (L-3) Neutral: 0-0 Western Carolina Gardner-Webb Gardner-Webb Western Carolina Gardner-Webb Western Carolina Western Carolina Gardner-Webb Gardner-Webb Gardner-Webb Western Carolina

60-59 109-85 80-71 79-66 100-88 88-83 102-90 90-83 (OT) 74-73 (OT) 96-60 75-59

at WCU: 3-3 at Boiling Springs at Cullowhee at Boiling Springs at Cullowhee at Boiling Springs at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Boiling Springs at Cullowhee at Boiling Springs

Most WCU Points: ............................................................. 102 (2/19/92) Most GWU Points: ............................................................. 109 (2/23/72) Fewest WCU Points:........................................................... 60 (12/29/70) Fewest GWU Points: .......................................................... 59 (12/29/70) Largest WCU Victory: ................................................13 (79-66, 1/27/73) Largest GWU Victory: ..............................................24 (109-85, 2/23/72) Longest WCU Win Streak: .................................................................2 gms Longest GWU Win Streak: .................................................................2 gms

GEORGIA SOUTHERN at GSU: 3-11 1/22/49 1/8/77 2/12/77 1/24/93 2/27/93 1/24/94 2/26/94 1/24/95 2/21/95 1/22/96 2/19/96 2/1/97 2/22/97 2/7/98 1/25/99 1/29/00 1/22/01 1/21/02 1/25/03 3/5/03 2/9/04 1/3/05 3/2/05 2/6/06 2/10/07 1/28/08 2/7/08 1/19/09 1/9/10 2/4/10

WCU TRAILS, 12-18 (W-1) Neutral: 0-2 Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Western Carolina Georgia Southern Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Georgia Southern Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Georgia Southern Western Carolina Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Georgia Southern (SoCon) Georgia Southern Western Carolina Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Western Carolina Georgia Southern Western Carolina

61-45 88-72 82-74 80-52 90-81 86-82 87-78 77-62 83-76 81-71 83-64 83-71 67-49 81-69 61-57 92-83 88-65 96-67 87-82 89-81 68-65 85-76 69-57 72-67 69-57 69-58 72-63 89-75 76-81 83-68

at WCU: 9-5 at Statesboro at Cullowhee at Statesboro at Statesboro at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Statesboro at Cullowhee at Statesboro at Statesboro at Cullowhee at Statesboro at Cullowhee at Statesboro at Cullowhee at Statesboro at Cullowhee at Statesboro at Cullowhee at Charleston, SC at Statesboro at Cullowhee at Chattanooga at Statesboro at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Statesboro at Cullowhee at Statesboro at Cullowhee

Most WCU Points: ................................................................88 (1/21/01) Most GSU Points: ................................................................ 96 (1/21/02) Fewest WCU Points:............................................................. 45 (1/22/49) Fewest GSU Points: ............................................................. 49 (2/22/97) Largest WCU Victory: ................................................18 (67-49, 2/22/97) Largest GSU Victory:.................................................29 (96-67, 1/21/02) Longest WCU Win Streak: ....................................................... 4 (1995-96) Longest GSU Win Streak: ........................................................ 7 (2002-06)

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2010-11 MERCER WCU LEADS, 3-2 (W-3) Neutral: 0-2

at MER: 2-0 12/8/78 11/24/95 12/17/96 12/7/97 12/21/99

Mercer Mercer Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina

71-83 83-87 93-84 71-65 85-78

at WCU: 1-0 at Lakeland, Fla. at Albuquerque, NM at Macon at Cullowhee at Macon

Most WCU Points: ............................................................... 76 (12/5/95) Most LVL Points:................................................................ 108 (12/5/95) Fewest WCU Points:............................................................. 76 (12/5/95) Fewest LVL Points: ............................................................. 108 (12/5/95) Largest WCU Victory: ........................................................................... n/a Largest LVL Victory: ...............................................32 (108-76, (12/5/95) Longest WCU Win Streak: .................................................................... n/a Longest LVL Win Streak: .................................................................... 1 gm

UNC ASHEVILLE at UNCA: 9-11 12/10/65 1/10/70 2/7/70 12/5/70 2/11/71 3/3/71 12/4/71 2/10/72 1/15/73 2/8/73 12/17/73 1/28/74 1/24/75 2/1/75 1/31/76 12/8/86 1/8/87 12/7/87 1/12/88 12/5/88 1/26/89 12/7/89 2/22/90 11/29/90 2/6/91 11/26/91 2/5/92 12/8/92 2/24/93 12/1/99 12/4/00 12/1/01 12/2/02 12/6/03 12/4/04 12/3/05 11/14/06 11/20/07 12/31/08 12/30/09

WCU LEADS, 22-18 (L-2) Neutral: 0-0 Western Carolina 84-69 UNC Asheville 74-61 UNC Asheville 66-53 UNC Asheville 84-81 Western Carolina 84-80 UNCA (NAIA Dist. 6 Playoff) 62-61 Western Carolina 102-94 Western Carolina 67-60 UNC Asheville 95-82 Western Carolina 81-74 UNC Asheville 86-80 Western Carolina 83-71 Western Carolina 94-69 Western Carolina 84-82 (OT) Western Carolina 86-71 UNC Asheville 85-67 UNC Asheville 74-60 UNC Asheville 76-71 Western Carolina 74-69 UNC Asheville 94-91 (OT) Western Carolina 76-72 UNC Asheville 78-70 UNC Asheville 96-83 Western Carolina 81-79 Western Carolina 86-77 Western Carolina 100-85 Western Carolina 83-75 Western Carolina 73-46 Western Carolina 82-69 Western Carolina 94-86 UNC Asheville 79-69 UNC Asheville 72-66 UNC Asheville 77-72 Western Carolina 81-70 UNC Asheville 85-71 Western Carolina 80-64 Western Carolina 64-46 UNC Asheville 83-73 UNC Asheville 81-78 Western Carolina 87-76

at WCU: 13-7 at Asheville at Cullowhee at Asheville at Asheville at Cullowhee Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Asheville at Asheville at Cullowhee at Asheville at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Asheville at Asheville at Cullowhee at Asheville at Asheville at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Asheville at Asheville at Cullowhee at Asheville at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Asheville at Asheville at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Asheville at Cullowhee at Asheville at Cullowhee at Asheville at Cullowhee at Asheville at Cullowhee at Asheville at Cullowhee

Most WCU Points: ............................................................. 102 (12/4/71) Most UNCA Points: .............................................................. 96 (2/22/90) Fewest WCU Points:............................................................... 53 (2/7/70) Fewest UNCA Points: ................................................................... 46, twice Largest WCU Victory: ................................................27 (73-46, 12/8/92) Largest UNCA Victory: ..............................................18 (85-67, 12/8/86) Longest WCU Win Streak: ....................................................... 7 (1990-99) Longest UNCA Win Streak:.................................................... 3, three times

OPPONENT 12/30/91 1/8/92 1/19/98 2/9/98 2/26/98 1/9/99 2/20/99 1/15/00 2/14/00 2/10/01 2/24/01 3/2/01 1/19/02 2/2/02 1/27/03 2/8/03 1/19/04 2/23/04 1/15/05 2/26/05 1/16/05 2/21/06 3/2/06 1/6/07 2/14/07 2/21/08 3/3/08 1/8/09 2/21/09 1/14/10 2/15/10

SERIES

UNC Greensboro 81-79 (OT) UNC Greensboro 65-55 Western Carolina 75-61 Western Carolina 65-62 UNC Greensboro (SoCon) 60-59 Western Carolina 64-63 UNC Greensboro 68-50 Western Carolina 87-81 UNC Greensboro 75-53 UNC Greensboro 95-81 Western Carolina 63-58 UNC Greensboro (SoCon) 91-69 Western Carolina 87-77 UNC Greensboro 80-75 Western Carolina 63-62 Western Carolina 75-63 Western Carolina 78-73 UNC Greensboro 78-65 UNC Greensboro 66-54 UNC Greensboro 79-76 Western Carolina 87-76 Western Carolina 67-53 UNC Greensboro (SoCon) 69-65 Western Carolina 57-54 UNC Greensboro 79-68 UNC Greensboro 74-62 UNC Greensboro 60-55 Western Carolina 80-75 Western Carolina 69-56 Western Carolina 79-69 Western Carolina 75-70

at Greensboro at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Greensboro at Greensboro at Greensboro at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Greensboro at Greensboro at Cullowhee at Greenville at Cullowhee at Greensboro at Greensboro at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Greensboro at Greensboro at Cullowhee at Greensboro at Cullowhee at Charleston at Cullowhee at Greensboro at Cullowhee at Greensboro at Cullowhee at Greensboro at Cullowhee at Greensboro

Most WCU Points: ............................................................... 104 (1/6/79) Most UNCG Points:...............................................................95 (2/10/01) Fewest WCU Points:............................................................. 50 (2/20/99) Fewest UNCG Points: ........................................................... 53 (2/21/06) Largest WCU Victory: .............................................. 34 (91-57, 11/30/81) Largest UNCG Victory: ................................................................. 22, twice Longest WCU Win Streak: .............................................................. 3, twice Longest UNCG Win Streak: ............................................................ 3, twice

OHIO STATE at OHST: 0-0

FIRST-EVER SERIES MEETING Neutral: 0-0

at WCU: 0-0

SAMFORD at SAM: 1-1 12/12/61 1/20/70 1/15/09 2/26/09 1/30/10 2/25/10

WCU LEADS, 5-1 (W-2) Neutral: 0-0 Western Carolina Western Carolina (forfeit) Samford Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina

72-48 2-0 76-64 65-58 62-50 61-44

at WCU: 4-0 at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Birmingham at Cullowhee at Birmingham at Cullowhee

WILLIAM & MARY at W&M: 0-0

at WOF: 6-5 12/10/48 1949-50 1949-50 12/11/50 12/13/50 2/12/51 2/16/52 2/18/52 3/3/59 1/2/60 12/30/60 12/29/61 1/1/66 12/9/66 2/7/90 1/4/96 2/8/96 1/9/97 1/4/97 1/12/98 2/8/99 2/25/99 1/8/00 2/19/01 2/18/02 2/24/03 12/15/03 1/22/05 1/28/06 11/29/06 1/29/07 1/26/08 2/28/08 12/2/09 3/7/10

1/6/79 1/3/80 11/30/81

WCU LEADS, 19-15 (W-4) Neutral: 0-2 Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina

104-74 77-66 91-57

at WCU: 13-4 at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Cullowhee

at WCU: 0-0

WARREN WILSON at WWC: 0-0

FIRST MEETING ALL-TIME Neutral: 0-0

at WCU: 0-0

WCU LEADS, 21-14 (L-1) Neutral: 4-2 Wofford 70-42 Wofford 61-44 Western Carolina 69-57 Wofford 66-56 Wofford 77-65 Wofford 75-61 Western Carolina 84-83 Wofford 88-67 Western Caro. (NAIA Dist. 6) 74-58 Wofford 67-55 Western Carolina 84-68 Western Carolina 62-61 Western Carolina 94-93 Wofford 87-86 Western Carolina 72-65 Western Carolina 92-67 Western Carolina 84-72 Western Carolina 93-78 Western Carolina 93-78 Western Carolina 65-54 Wofford 90-85 Western Carolina (SoCon) 67-64 Wofford 75-71 Wofford 90-76 Western Carolina 77-71 Western Carolina 86-77 Western Carolina 93-79 Western Carolina 80-75 Wofford 76-57 Western Carolina 81-75 Western Carolina 77-74 (OT) Wofford 83-73 Western Carolina 62-57 Western Carolina 72-67 Wofford (SoCon) 58-77

at WCU: 11-7 at Spartanburg at Spartanburg at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Spartanburg at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Spindale, N.C. at Spindale, N.C. at Spindale, N.C. at Spindale, N.C. at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Spartanburg at Spartanburg at Cullowhee at Spartanburg at Cullowhee at Greensboro at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Spartanburg at Cullowhee at Spartanburg at Cullowhee at Spartanburg at Spartanburg at Cullowhee at Spartanburg at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Charlotte

Most WCU Points: ................................................................. 94 (1/1/66) Most WOF Points: .................................................................. 93 (1/1/66) Fewest WCU Points:........................................................... 42 (12/10/48) Fewest WOF Points: ............................................................. 54 (1/12/98) Largest WCU Victory: ..................................................25 (92-67, 1/4/96) Largest WOF Victory: ..............................................28 (70-42, 12/10/48) Longest WCU Win Streak: ....................................................... 6 (1990-98) Longest WOF Win Streak:........................................................ 3 (1950-51)

UNC GREENSBORO at UNCG: 6-9

FIRST-EVER SERIES MEETING Neutral: 0-0

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UTEP at UTEP: 0-0

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Most WCU Points: ............................................................. 72 (12/12/61) Most SAM Points:.................................................................76 (1/15/09) Fewest WCU Points:........................................................... 72 (12/12/61) Fewest SAM Points: ............................................................. 44 (2/25/10) Largest WCU Victory: ......................................................... 24 (12/12/61) Largest SAM Victory: ........................................................... 12 (1/15/09) Longest WCU Win Streak: ....................................................... 2 gms, twice Longest SAM Win Streak: .................................................................. 1 gm

FIRST MEETING ALL-TIME Neutral: 0-0

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2009-10 SEASON IN REVIEW Western Carolina won 22 games last season – the most since becoming a NCAA Division I program – put together a collective body of work that warranted a post-season nod. The Catamounts traveled to former Southern Conference member, Marshall, in the CollegeInsider.com Post-Season Tournament, with a rally attempt coming up two points shy after coming back from a dobule-digit defict to tie the game in the closing minutes.

Western Carolina traveled to former SoCon-member, Marshall, in the CollegeInsider.com Post-Season Tournament. It was WCU’s first post-season appearance since 1996.

WCU put three on the All-Southern Conference teams, including coaches and media selection senior Brandon Giles, with classmates Jake Robinson and Brigham Waginger each garnering the media tally. Waginger was additionally tabbed as the league’s co-Defensive Player of the Year by the media. Harouna Mutombo capped the honors by being named to the SoCon All-tournament team for his play in Charlotte in the nation’s oldest post-season conference tournament. Last season, the Catamounts played four teams inside the top 50 in national RPI, including Texas and Clemson ranked 26th and 27th, respectively, with a win over Louisville, which ranked 26th nationally – and a close, two-point loss to a Kent State team which ranked 43rd and the top seed in the Mid-American Conference tournament. Combined, Western Carolina, ended the regular season and its post-season touranment ranked 118th in the NCAA RPI. The Catamounts faced nine teams ranked ahead of it in the ratings including seven inside the top 100 with Bradley (101) and Duquesne (111) just outside.

STORY LINES FROM THE 2009-10 SEASON: * Western Carolina posted its second-straight winning season giving the Catamounts consecutive winning records for the first-time since 1995-96 and 1996-97; * The 22 wins on the season are the most under fifth-year head coach Larry Hunter; * Average attendance figures in the Ramsey Center more than doubled during the 2009-10 season ... WCU averaged 2,427 fans last season over the 1,204 from 2008-09 ... WCU posted two of the top three attendances in Ramsey Center history last year (6,024 vs. Appalachian State on Feb. 6 and 4,765 vs. Charleston on Jan. 25); * Western Carolina had a nine-game winning streak that ran from November 23 through December 12 and included winning the Cullowhee sub-regional round of the O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic; * Western Carolina was ranked in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 for 12-straight weeks including sixstraight weeks of being in the top 10 ... the Catamounts added a 13th week when including “others receiving votes” ... WCU advanced to a program-best ranking of sixth in midDecember; * Additionally, the Catamounts received votes in both the USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll (47th) and Associated Press (51st) Top 25 polls that were released on Dec. 14; * Including 12-straight wins at home, Western Carolina all told compiled a 15-game home winning streak in the Ramsey Center that spanned two seasons ... the Catamounts won a Ramsey Center record 14 home games last year; * WCU set a school-record for 3-pointers made in a singleseason, currently with 274 to break the previous benchmark of 237 in 2007-08 ... It is the fourth-time under head coach

Larry Hunter that the Catamounts have re-written that record ... the Catamounts have also smashed the previous 3-pointers per game average of 7.65 by averaging 8.06 three’s per game last year; * Senior Jake Robinson re-wrote the school’s career record with 278 career treys and was second on the individual single-season ledger with a career-high 84 3-pointers made last season ... Robinson additionally eclipsed the 1,000-point score plateau and became the fourth Academic All-America selection at WCU all-time and the first since 1990; * Senior Brigham Waginger broke both his own single-season steals record finishing with 90 steals - and the school’s career thefts record previously held by former Catamount great, Henry Logan ... Waginger finished with 285 steals to hold the school career record and ranks third in SoCon history, just eight steals shy of second-place; * Western Carolina snapped a three-game losing skid in the SoCon tournament last year, advancing to the semifinals for the first time since 1999 * Seniors Brandon Giles and Jake Robinson were both named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division I All-District 22 team for 2010, recognizing the nation’s best men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes ... Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, these student-athletes represent the finest basketball players across America; * Brigham Waginger was named to the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Defensive All-America team.

BEST CATAMOUNT VICTORIES OF THE SEASON: Western Carolina 83, Duquesne 77 - (Nov. 23, Cullowhee): the Dukes, which were undefeated at the time of the game, finished with a 16-15 overall record, battled nationallyranked Pittsburgh through double-overtime this season before falling;

Western Carolina 72, Wofford 67 - (Dec. 2, Cullowhee): Eventual SoCon Champion, Wofford, won 25 games this season, only suffering eight defeats including a five-point setback at the Ramsey Center ... Wofford additionally scored wins over SEC-members, Georgia and South Carolina (which beat then-#1 Kentucky); the College of Charleston (21-11), and Appalachian State (22-12); Western Carolina 75, Bradley 67 - (Dec. 7, Peoria, Ill.): Perennial power out of the Missouri Valley Conference, the Bradley Braves (16-15) scored wins over nationally-ranked Illinois (18-13) and Northern Iowa (28-4) this season ... Bradley boasted a 82-percent winning percentage against non-conference foes at Carver Arena all-time entering the match-up; Western Carolina 66, Campbell 59 - (Dec. 10, Cullowhee): The Camels finished 19-11 on the season in the AtlanticSun Conference with wins over East Carolina and Appalachian State (22-12); Western Carolina 91, Louisville 83 - (Dec. 12, Cullowhee): Ending a three-game week for WCU, the Catamounts knocked off the Rick Pitino-led Cardinals in Freedom Hall, a building in which Louisville had won 83-percent of its games in 54 seasons ... the Cardinals twice beat Syracuse (28-3) when the Orange were ranked No. 1 and No. 3; Western Carolina 100, C. of Charleston 90 - (Jan. 25, Cullowhee): In a battle of the two preseason SoCon favorites, WCU downed the Cougars in one of the most exciting games in the conference this season ... Charleston, which also won 20 games this year at 21-11, also scored wins over North Carolina when the Tar Heels were ranked ninth in the country, and also earned wins over other 20-win teams, Wofford (26-8) and Appalachian State (22-12) and at George Mason (17-14) in the ESPN BracketBuster.

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RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date 11/14/09

OVERALL 22-12 11-7 11-5

Opponent ST. CATHARINE COLLEGE

HOME 14-2 7-2 7-0

Score 65-41

11/18/09 11/23/09 11/24/09 11/25/09 11/28/09 12/02/09

#at Texas $ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO $BINGHAMTON $DUQUESNE at Gardner-Webb *WOFFORD

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41-73 70-44 73-44 83-77 75-59 72-67

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75-67 66-59 91-83 57-79

12/07/09 12/10/09 12/12/09 12/22/09

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12/30/09 01/05/10 01/09/10 01/14/10 01/16/10

UNC ASHEVILLE BEREA COLLEGE *at Georgia Southern *UNC GREENSBORO *ELON

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01/20/10 01/23/10 01/25/10 01/28/10 01/30/10

*at Davidson *at Appalachian State *COL. OF CHARLESTON *at Chattanooga *at Samford

02/04/10 02/06/10

*GEORGIA SOUTHERN *APPALACHIAN STATE

02/08/10 02/13/10 02/15/10 02/18/10 02/20/10 02/25/10 02/27/10 03/06/10

*at Elon *DAVIDSON *at UNC Greensboro *at The Citadel at Kent State *SAMFORD *CHATTANOOGA ^vs Elon

03/07/10 03/16/10

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77-67 74-87 100-90 67-80 62-50

83-68 77-89

AWAY 7-9 4-5 3-4 Att. High Points 1925 (12)RUSSELL, Kendall (12)GILES, Brandon 11317 (10)MUTOMBO, Harouna 1073 (17)MUTOMBO, Harouna 909 (15)WILLIAMS, Mike 787 (25)ROBINSON, Jake 1400 (24)GILES, Brandon 1527 (22)GILES, Brandon 1320 (15)GORDON, Richie

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9019 2794 19247 8485

(21)ROBINSON, Jake (16)WILLIAMS, Mike (24)WILLIAMS, Mike (19)MUTOMBO, Harouna

2763 502 1773 3027 3086

(25)ROBINSON, Jake (19)PHILLIP, Anthony (18)RUSSELL, Kendall (19)ROBINSON, Jake (25)GILES, Brandon

4624 5074 4765 3382 1515

(20)ROBINSON, Jake (15)GILES, Brandon (19)GORDON, Richie (20)WILLIAMS, Mike (13)WILLIAMS, Mike

1829 (19)GILES, Brandon 6024 (19)ROBINSON, Jake (19)GILES, Brandon 1072 (17)GILES, Brandon 2471 (15)MUTOMBO, Harouna 3194 (20)GILES, Brandon 1680 (12)WAGINGER, Brigham 5003 (16)GORDON, Richie 2382 (19)GILES, Brandon 2965 (18)ROBINSON, Jake 4806 (16)GORDON, Richie 5440 (18)MUTOMBO, Harouna 5003 (21)ROBINSON, Jake

NEUTRAL 1-1 0-0 1-1 High Rebounds (7)MUTOMBO, Harouna (7)GALLAGHER, Blake (8)MUTOMBO, Harouna (9)WAGINGER, Brigham (7)GORDON, Richie (8)ROBINSON, Jake (8)ROBINSON, Jake (6)GAILLIARD, Adrian (6)MUTOMBO, Harouna (6)GORDON, Richie (6)GILES, Brandon (6)ROBINSON, Jake (10)MUTOMBO, Harouna (9)WAGINGER, Brigham (6)GORDON, Richie (4)RUSSELL, Kendall (4)WAGINGER, Brigham (4)GAILLIARD, Adrian (6)MUTOMBO, Harouna (8)PHILLIP, Anthony (8)RUSSELL, Kendall (8)GILES, Brandon (5)MUTOMBO, Harouna (5)GORDON, Richie (5)RUSSELL, Kendall (8)GILES, Brandon (7)GALLAGHER, Blake (6)GILES, Brandon (8)MUTOMBO, Harouna (4)RUSSELL, Kendall (4)GORDON, Richie (4)MUTOMBO, Harouna (8)WAGINGER, Brigham (5)WAGINGER, Brigham (5)ROBINSON, Jake (7)MUTOMBO, Harouna (8)MUTOMBO, Harouna (10)MUTOMBO, Harouna (6)RUSSELL, Kendall (8)GORDON, Richie (7)WAGINGER, Brigham (9)RUSSELL, Kendall (8)ROBINSON, Jake (8)GORDON, Richie (8)GORDON, Richie (8)GILES, Brandon

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2009-10 SEASON STATS – SEASON BOX SCORE RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

OVERALL 22-12 11-7 11-5

AWAY 7-9 4-5 3-4

NEUTRAL 1-1 0-0 1-1

3FG

3-PTERS FGA Pct

FTA

Pct

Off

.410 .429

47 31

134 .351 76 .408

60 44

81 59

.741 .746

33 19

99 56

132 75

3.9 4.2

106 5 55 2

38 59 19 33 20 32 13 15

403 11.9 249 13.8

276 140

.435 .407

84 40

208 .404 100 .400

74 43

98 58

.755 .741

32 15

67 30

99 45

2.9 2.5

67 35

1 1

29 46 13 24

5 2

13 8

398 11.7 197 10.

114 61

261 141

.437 .433

24 11

67 .358 32 .344

68 37

101 54

.673 .685

27 15

64 35

91 50

2.8 2.8

71 40

1 0

70 65 37 34

0 0

44 21

320 10.0 170 9.4

966 28.4 490 27.2

126 56

304 144

.414 .389

28 8

90 .311 34 .235

41 23

99 56

.414 .411

50 26

108 58

158 84

4.6 4.7

69 36

0 0

77 69 10 44 38 33 4 14

321 143

9.4 7.9

680 20.0 368 20.4

118 60

210 104

.562 .577

0 0

1 .000 0 .000

54 35

88 58

.614 .603

66 36

89 43

155 79

4.6 4.4

128 12 70 7

27 52 37 36 10 30 23 20

290 155

8.5 8.6

WAGINGER, Brigham ...........34 Conference-Only..................18

34 1160 34.1 18 626 34.8

99 57

244 135

.406 .422

59 32

170 .347 87 .368

30 13

56 28

.536 .464

32 14

101 57

133 71

3.9 3.9

84 42

1 1

151 65 77 36

2 1

90 52

287 159

8.4 8.8

RUSSELL, Kendall ...............33 Conference-Only..................18

26 12

557 16.9 318 17.7

53 31

94 59

.564 .525

0 0

0 .000 0 .000

51 42

65 52

.785 .808

67 46

77 38

144 84

4.4 4.7

75 45

3 3

21 36 12 22

9 5

21 12

157 104

4.8 5.8

GAILLIARD, Adrian ..............34 Conference-Only..................18

8 7

465 13.7 251 13.9

53 27

97 48

.546 .563

0 0

0 .000 0 .000

31 16

48 21

.646 .762

35 14

41 19

76 33

2.2 1.8

99 48

7 2

10 37 11 13 6 22 7 7

137 70

4.0 3.9

CHILDS, Antoine...................6 Conference-Only...................1

0 0

34 0

5.7 0.0

8 0

12 0

.667 .000

3 0

4 .750 0 .000

4 0

5 0

.800 .000

1 0

3 0

4 0

0.7 0.0

1 0

0 0

1 0

2 0

1 0

23 0

3.8 0.0

PHILLIP, Anthony .................15 Conference-Only..................11

0 0

113 57

7.5 5.2

19 8

39 17

.487 .471

6 2

11 .545 3 .667

5 0

11 5

.455 .000

11 6

10 3

21 9

1.4 0.8

18 10

0 0

12 10 3 5

2 0

5 2

49 18

3.3 1.6

COLE, Keaton ......................34 Conference-Only..................18

7 4

340 10.0 162 9.0

31 19

88 46

.352 .413

23 14

68 .338 36 .389

8 6

9 7

.889 .857

13 5

18 10

31 15

0.9 0.8

17 6

0 0

17 8

9 3

0 0

12 5

93 58

2.7 3.2

GALLAGHER, Blake..............19 Conference-Only...................8

0 0

134 40

7.1 5.0

14 3

24 6

.583 .500

0 0

0 .000 0 .000

8 0

12 0

.667 .000

16 4

23 7

39 11

2.1 1.4

17 6

0 0

6 1

10 2

2 0

7 2

36 6

1.9 0.8

SMITHSON, Sam ..................7 Conference-Only...................2 TEAM................ .................... Conference-Only....................

0 0

37 5

5.3 2.5

4 1

12 .333 1 1.000

0 0

0 .000 0 .000

3 1

9 2

.333 .500

4 0 54 33

4 0 52 29

8 0 106 62

1.1 0.0 3.1 3.4

4 2 1 1

0 0

5 0 7 4

1 0

2 0

11 3 0 0

1.6 1.5

Min

Avg

GILES, Brandon ...................34 Conference-Only..................18

32 16

866 25.5 497 27.6

148 87

361 203

ROBINSON, Jake .................34 Conference-Only..................18

1 0

752 22.1 400 22.2

120 57

WILLIAMS, Mike ..................32 Conference-Only..................18

6 6

696 21.8 386 21.4

MUTOMBO, Harouna ...........34 Conference-Only..................18

23 10

GORDON, Richie .................34 Conference-Only..................18

33 17

Player

TOTAL FGA Pct

HOME 14-2 7-2 7-0

REBOUNDS Def Tot Avg

TO Blk Stl

Pts

Avg

Total.......... .........................34 Conference-Only..................18

907 2022 467 1044

.449 .447

274 138

753 .364 368 .375

437 260

682 400

.641 .650

441 233

756 1197 35.2 385 618 34.3

757 30 396 16

459 472 99 321 225 247 55 158

2525 74.3 1332 74.0

Opponents...... ....................34 Conference-Only..................18

759 1732 422 918

.438 .460

212 131

655 .324 368 .356

622 324

905 450

.687 .720

359 180

823 1182 34.8 426 606 33.7

647 9 361 5

396 585 93 212 222 294 47 97

2352 69.2 1299 72.2

x – Inactive player

SCORE BY PERIODS:.......................... Western Carolina ............................... Opponents ........................................ DEADBALL REBOUNDS: ............. Western Carolina ....................... Opponents ................................

1st 1165 1033 OFF 103 130

2nd 1360 1319 DEF 4 2

OT 12 7

Total 2525 2352

TOTAL 107 132

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St. Catharine College .........................................41 at Western Carolina ......................................... 65

Western Carolina.................................................41 at #3 Texas ............................................................. 73

Arkansas-Monticello ........................................44 vs. Western Carolina ......................................... 70

Saturday • Nov. 14, 2009 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

Wednesday • Nov. 19, 2009 • Frank Erwin Center – Austin, Texas

Monday • Nov. 23, 2009 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

Cullowhee, N.C. – Western Carolina men’s basketball (1-0) opened the 2009-10 season with a 65-41 win over St. Catharine College (51) Saturday in front of a crowd of 1,925 in the Ramsey Center.

Austin, Texas - Damion James led four Longhorns in double-figures with a game-high 18 points as No. 3 Texas erased an early Western Carolina lead en route to a 73-41 victory Wednesday night at the Frank Erwin Center. The Catamounts struggled to find rhythm offensively, only mustering 26-percent shooting from the field in the loss. Red-shirt sophomore Harouna Mutombo was the lone Catamount to reach double figures, scoring 10 points and leading the squad with eight rebounds. The Pickering, Ontario native added four steals and a pair of assists for WCU. Senior Adrian Gailliard chipped in eight points off the bench, while junior Richie Gordon scored six and boarded seven in the losing effort. “From a competitive standpoint for the entire ball game, we competed very, very well and actually played pretty solid defense for most of the game” said WCU fifth-year head coach Larry Hunter during a post-game interview on the Catamount Sports Network. “(Texas) presents many match-up problems, but I felt our guys battled in there with them and forced 20-plus turnovers and did okay defensively. We just have got to get something going offensively.” Among Western Carolina’s offensive struggles was a 3-for-19 (15.8%) performance behind the 3-point arc. However, defensively the Catamounts forced 21 Longhorn turnovers including 11 steals collectively. James scored eight of his team-high 18 points from the free throw line, recording 11 points in the second half. J’Covan Brown, Gary Johnson and Varez Ward each scored 10 points, with Johnson pulling down seven rebounds as Texas (2-0) won the battle of the boards, 47-to-32. The Longhorns scored 40 of its 73 points inside the paint. Western Carolina (1-1) pulled out to a three-point lead on two occasions inside the game’s opening five minutes, leading 11-8 at the 15:16 mark of the first half. However, the third-ranked Longhorns managed to outscore WCU 33-to-8 to take their largest lead of the opening 20 minutes at 22, 41-to-19. With five minutes remaining before the break, senior Brigham Waginger tallied one of his two steals and fed junior Mike Williams for a highlight reel alley-oop slam dunk to close the gap to 13, 2815. But, that would be as close as the Catamounts would get the remainder of the game. WCU missed its first seven shots from the field before Gailliard connected on a pair of free throws at the 16:27 mark for its first points of the second stanza. And it wasn’t until the 13:32 mark that Gailliard connected on a jumper in the paint for Western’s first field goal after halftime. All told, WCU missed its first 10 shots from the floor in the second half and only managed 7-of-31 (22.6%) shooting after halftime.

Cullowhee, N.C. - Harouna Mutombo led three Catamounts in double figures with a season-high 17 points as Western Carolina opened sub-regional play of the O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic with a 7044 victory over NCAA Division-II foe Arkansas at Monticello in the Ramsey Center on Monday night. It was the first-ever meeting between the two schools on the hardwood.

Leading by just seven points, 27-20, at the half, Western Carolina shot a scorching 50 percent from the field in the second half to pull away from St. Catharine College. Overall, the Catamounts shot 41.8 percent from the field while the Patriots were just 25 percent from the field. The Catamounts went on a 21-6 run in the first eight minutes of the second half to put distance between themselves and St. Catherine. The run was capped off by a lay-up by junior Blake Gallagher. Western Carolina built its largest lead of the game, 24 points, off a tip-in by Kendall Russell after a missed free throw by redshirt freshman Sam Smithson. Western Carolina forced 25 St. Catharine College turnovers and won the rebounding advantage with 40 to the Patriots 35. The Catamounts also had 11 team steals and was led by Mike Williams with four swipes. WCU went to the free throw line just 10 times and connected on six. St. Catharine College made it to the charity stripe 27 times and hit 17. The Catamounts were paced by Brandon Giles and Kendall Russell who each had 12 points. Senior Jake Robinson followed with nine points. St. Catharine College was led by Ervin Williams with 17 points.

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Kevin Owens Ervin Williams Adam Decker Kris Caufield Brandon Johnson Josh Peery Terrance Withers Alex Hall Dustin Warren Rainier Rickards Josh Edwards Tyler Foster Team Totals

21 02 05 10 00 01 03 04 12 14 15

FG % 1st Half: 3FG % 1st Half: FT % 1st Half:

6-22 1-10 7-11

f c g g g

27.3% 10.0% 63.6%

1-3 3-12 0-1 0-5 3-9 0-1 0-1 3-4 0-2 1-3 0-3 0-0

0-0 0-1 0-1 0-3 1-7 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-0

0-0 11-13 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-2 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0

11-44

2-19

17-27

2nd half: 5-22 2nd half: 1-9 2nd half: 10-16

22.7% 11.1% 62.5%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 3 3 1 6 3 9 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 7 7 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 12 23 35 12

Game: 11-44 Game: 2-19 Game: 17-27

GAILLIARD, Adrian GORDON, Richie GILES, Brandon WAGINGER, Brigham MUTOMBO, Harouna RUSSELL, Kendall CHILDS, Antoine COLE, Keaton WILLIAMS, Mike GALLAGHER, Blake ROBINSON, Jake SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

50 01 13 22 02 03 04 12 34 42 44

FG % 1st Half: 13-37 3FG % 1st Half: 1-12 FT % 1st Half: 0-0

Min

Player

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0

20 27 13 29 29 18 15 8 2 14 23 2

8 200

RUSSELL, Kendall GORDON, Richie GILES, Brandon WAGINGER, Brigham MUTOMBO, Harouna CHILDS, Antoine COLE, Keaton WILLIAMS, Mike GAILLIARD, Adrian GALLAGHER, Blake ROBINSON, Jake SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

A TO Blk

2 17 0 2 7 0 2 7 0 2 2 0

0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

0 7 3 0 2 2 3 1 0 2 5 0

3 25

25.0% 10.5% 63.0%

50 01 13 22 03 04 12 31 34 42 44

FG % 1st Half: 10-34 3FG % 1st Half: 2-12 FT % 1st Half: 2-6

Deadball Rebounds 9

f f g g g

0-1 2-3 5-11 0-3 4-11 5-6 1-3 1-4 3-7 2-5 4-12 1-1

0-0 0-0 2-4 0-2 0-3 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-7 0-0

28-67

35.1% 8.3% 0.0%

3-20

2nd half: 15-30 2nd half: 2-8 2nd half: 6-10

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-1 2-4 6-10

50.0% 25.0% 60.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 0 1 4 2 0 2 2 0 3 3 2 3 1 4 0 2 5 7 3 2 4 6 4 1 1 2 1 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 2 4 3 7 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18 22 40 21

Game: 28-67 Game: 3-20 Game: 6-10

A TO Blk

0 4 12 0 8 12 2 3 6 5 9 4

1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 3 2 2 0

1 4 1 0 2 2 1 2 3 0 0 0

65 14 16

Stl

Min

Player

0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 4 1 0 0

10 12 20 26 22 17 8 19 25 14 22 5

James, Damion Pittman, Dexter Brown, J'Covan Mason, Justin Ward, Varez Bradley, Avery Johnson, Gary Williams, Shawn Balbay, Dogus Wangmene, Alexis Hamilton, Jordan Team Totals

1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

3 11 200

41.8% 15.0% 60.0%

Deadball Rebounds 2

f f g g g

29.4% 16.7% 33.3%

0-0 3-11 3-12 1-4 5-15 0-0 1-2 1-10 2-4 1-2 0-4 0-1

0-0 0-0 1-5 1-3 0-2 0-0 1-1 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-4 0-0

0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 4-4 0-1 0-0 0-0

17-65

3-19

4-11

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

7-31 1-7 2-5

22.6% 14.3% 40.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 1 1 3 2 5 7 4 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 3 5 3 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 3 0 3 4 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 16 16 32 26

Game: 17-65 Game: 3-19 Game: 4-11

A TO Blk

In the second half, the Catamounts steadily pulled away from UAM, taking a game-high lead of 28 points inside the final minute on a 3-pointer by Antoine Childs to go ahead, 70-42. The Catamounts forced the Boll Weevils into 24 turnovers, swiping a season-high 15 steals. Arkansas-Monticello, which counted Monday’s game as an exhibition on its schedule, was led by Gil Verner with 14 points on 5-of-12 shooting including three, 3-pointers. Jarrell Turner paced the team with five rebounds as the Catamounts held a slim, 38-34, rebounding edge on the glass.

0 6 7 3 10 0 3 2 8 2 0 0

0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0

7 15

1 1 3 1 3 0 0 2 1 2 1 0

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

Min

Player

0 3 0 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

11 21 26 33 33 2 10 27 11 10 15 1

McIntosh, DeAngelo Lacey, Anthony Jaramogi, Ajuma Verner, Gil Ford, Hamid LaGarde, Jeremy Easter, Derek Turner, Jarrell Lewis, Ray Paige, Chris Samuels, Jermaine Team Totals

0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

32 33 04 25 20 24 30 34 40 42

3 11 200

26.2% 15.8% 36.4%

FG % 1st Half: 3FG % 1st Half: FT % 1st Half:

Deadball Rebounds 2,2

1st

2nd

Total

20 27

21 38

41 65

Last FG - SCC 2nd-01:31, WCU 2nd-03:11. Largest lead - SCC by 3 1st-10:40, WCU by 24 2nd-09:39.

34 14 24 50 00 01 02 04 20 23

FG % 1st Half: 16-29 3FG % 1st Half: 4-9 FT % 1st Half: 7-13

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

6-20 2-10 3-4

f f c g g

30.0% 20.0% 75.0%

f c g g g

55.2% 44.4% 53.8%

4-9 4-6 3-3 0-1 4-6 2-4 4-4 1-2 0-3 1-2 2-7

2-3 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-5

8-10 1-4 2-2 0-0 2-6 0-2 2-3 0-0 1-2 2-2 0-0

25-47

5-13

18-31

2nd half: 9-18 2nd half: 1-4 2nd half: 11-18

50.0% 25.0% 61.1%

2 5 7 2 2 4 6 1 0 3 3 2 0 4 4 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 5 7 1 0 1 1 1 0 4 4 1 1 3 4 1 1 5 6 3 1 2 3 10 37 47 18

Game: 25-47 Game: 5-13 Game: 18-31

Points SCC WCU

In Paint 6 34

Off T/O 7 31

2nd Chance 7 15

Fast Break 0 0

Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 2 times.

Bench 13 41

Score by periods Western Carolina Texas

1st

2nd

Total

24 43

17 30

41 73

Last FG - WCU 2nd-01:22, TEX 2nd-01:10. Largest lead - WCU by 3 1st-15:41, TEX by 35 2nd-02:08.

3-7 0-3 1-4 5-12 1-4 1-5 1-2 3-8 0-0 0-2 1-2

1-2 0-0 0-0 3-9 1-3 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

1-1 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-6 0-0 1-2 0-0

16-49

6-18

6-12

2nd half: 10-29 2nd half: 4-8 2nd half: 3-8

34.5% 50.0% 37.5%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 2 4 1 1 3 4 1 2 1 3 3 1 2 3 1 0 1 1 4 1 1 2 3 0 3 3 2 2 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 1 1 2 0 2 1 3 14 20 34 19

Game: 16-49 Game: 6-18 Game: 6-12

A TO Blk

8 0 2 14 3 3 2 9 0 1 2

0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0

3 0 2 4 6 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 7 24

Stl

Min

0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0

20 8 15 37 27 14 19 34 2 13 11

5 200

32.7% 33.3% 50.0%

Deadball Rebounds 2

Western Carolina 70 • 2-1

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

A TO Blk

18 9 10 0 10 4 10 2 1 4 5

2 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

Stl

Min

29 17 21 23 25 17 19 4 20 11 14

3 1 6 2 3 1 1 0 3 0 1

1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1

1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0

73 11 21

6 200

53.2% 38.5% 58.1%

Deadball Rebounds 7

Officials: Pat Adams, Bob Testa, Jeremy Master Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Texas-None. Attendance: 11317 Turnstile: 7,456

Officials: Anthony Jordan, Mike Hefner, Damon Williams Technical fouls: St. Catharine College-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 1925 Score by periods St. Catharine College Western Carolina

All told, WCU limited Arkansas-Monticello to 17 first half points, 10 of which were scored inside the final five minutes of the frame, to lead 30-17 at halftime.

Texas 73 • 2-0 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

Slow out of the gates in the first half, the Catamounts (2-1) built a little breathing room with a 10-0 spurt over a three-minute stretch, taking a 4-2 advantage and ballooning it to 12 at 14-2 midway through the first half

Arkansas-Monticello 44 • 1-1 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

Western Carolina 65 • 1-0 ##

Mutombo finished 7-of-11 from the floor including 2-of-3 from beyond the 3-point arc as the Catamounts shot 49.2-percent for the game thanks to a 55.2-percent (16-of-29) in the second half.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Arkansas-Monticello vs Western Carolina 11/23/09 7:30 PM at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Western Carolina 41 • 1-1

St. Catharine College 41 • 5-1

Player

Jake Robinson just missed double-figures with eight points, knocking down a pair of 3-pointers for his first triples of the season.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Texas 11/18/09 8:00pm at Austin, Texas (Erwin Center)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics St. Catharine College vs Western Carolina 11/14/09 7 PM at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Mutombo scored nine of his game-high 17 in the first half, with junior transfer Mike Williams adding his WCU-best 13 points and three steals in the win. Senior Brandon Giles rounded out the trio of Catamounts in double-figures with 10 points, while classmate Brigham Waginger matched a career-high with nine rebounds and dished out four assists to lead the squad.

01 13 22 03 04 12 31 34 42 44

FG % 1st Half: 13-30 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 FT % 1st Half: 2-3

f f g g g

43.3% 25.0% 66.7%

2-4 0-3 4-7 1-7 7-11 2-3 0-2 5-8 3-4 1-1 3-7 1-2

0-0 0-0 0-1 0-5 2-3 1-1 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 2-5 0-0

0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 2-6 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-1

29-59

6-17

6-15

2nd half: 16-29 2nd half: 4-9 2nd half: 4-12

55.2% 44.4% 33.3%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 3 3 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 1 1 3 6 9 2 2 1 3 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 4 2 0 2 2 1 2 2 4 14 24 38 16

Game: 29-59 Game: 6-17 Game: 6-15

A TO Blk

4 0 10 2 17 5 0 13 6 3 8 2

1 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

8 15

1 2 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 2 1 2

Stl

Min

0 0 2 2 2 1 0 3 1 2 1 1

13 18 24 27 24 7 16 18 17 13 16 7

0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

3 15 200

49.2% 35.3% 40.0%

Deadball Rebounds 3

Officials: Frankie Bordeaux, Brian Shey, Quintin Murphy Technical fouls: Arkansas-Monticello-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 1073 2009 O'REILLY AUTO PARTS CBE CLASSIC - CULLOWHEE SUBREGIONAL ROUND - GAME 2

Points WCU TEX

In Paint 22 40

Off T/O 12 16

2nd Chance 9 15

Fast Break 6 10

Bench 15 26

Score by periods Arkansas-Monticello Western Carolina

1st

2nd

Total

17 30

27 40

44 70

Points UAM WCU

In Paint 16 24

Off T/O 14 26

2nd Chance 7 11

Fast Break 6 6

Bench 17 37

Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 4 times.

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GAME 6

Binghamton ...........................................................44 vs. Western Carolina ......................................... 73

Duquesne .................................................................77 vs. Western Carolina ........................................ 83

Western Carolina................................................ 75 at Gardner-Webb ................................................ 59

Tuesday • Nov. 24, 2009 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

Wednesday • Nov. 25, 2009 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

Saturday • Nov. 28, 2009 • Paul Porter Arena – Boiling Springs, N.C.

Cullowhee, N.C. - Paced by junior transfer Mike Williams, three Catamounts scored in double figures as Western Carolina remained unbeaten in sub-regional play of the O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic with a 73-44 win over Binghamton Tuesday night in the Ramsey Center.

For the Binghamton, Greer Wright led the way with a game-high 21 points which included 4-of-5 shooting from behind the 3-point arc and 7-of-8 from the charity stripe. Wright did commit seven of Binghamton’s 19 turnovers in the losing effort. Dylan Talley added 11 points for the Bearcats, with Chretien Lukusa boarding a gamehigh eight.

Cullowhee, N.C. - Western Carolina matched its school-record for 3-pointers made in a single-game with over 10 minutes remaining on the clock Wednesday against Duquesne. The Catamounts would drain two more triples to establish a new program benchmark at 17. But it wasn’t until an offensive rebound after a missed free throw, and a subsequent exchange of turnover, steal and lay-up that the Catamounts could begin to savor the accomplishment in the record books and the team’s third-straight victory. Senior Jake Robinson led Western Carolina with a career-high 25 points, matching his career-best with seven of the record 17 treys as the host Catamounts rallied to upend previously unbeaten Duquesne, 83-77, in the final game of the O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic in the Ramsey Center. After trailing by as many as 13 in the first half, Western Carolina closed the opening stanza on a 10-0 run to pull to within three, 4340, at intermission. The Catamounts claimed their first lead since the opening minute of the game at the 17:22 mark of the second half on a Mike Williams 3-pointer. The Catamounts then went on to build their largest lead of the game at 14 in the second half only to see the Dukes chip away at the advantage with a 19-to-5 run, scoring six of the 19 from the free throw line. Tied at 77 with 90 seconds to play, WCU’s Harouna Mutombo sliced through the lane and drained a jumper, drawing a foul for an old-fashioned, three-point play opportunity. The Toronto, Ontario native could not connect from the charity stripe, but managed to corral the missed shot. Mutombo then had the ball stripped by Duquesne’s Eric Evans only to have the sly Canadian take it back in transition and lay it in for his 10th point of the night and a four-point, 81-77 lead. Richie Gordon slammed home a long, coast-to-coast pass inside the final 30 seconds to provide the final tally, 83-77, and give the Catamounts their third-straight win this season. WCU has won seven-straight games inside the friendly confines of the Ramsey Center, and has been victorious in 17 of its last 19 home games dating back to the 2007-08 season. Between the 10-0 spurt to end the first half and the opening five minutes of the second half, the Catamounts outscored Duquesne 23-to-2, while forcing three turnovers and 1-for-7. In addition to Robinson’s 25 points and team-high eight rebounds, three other Catamounts recorded double-digit efforts as senior Brigham Waginger added 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting beyond the 3-point arc, with Mike Williams scoring a dozen to complement Mutombo’s 10. Waginger dished out a career-high tying seven assists and swiped three steals, while Mutombo passed out six helpers, also with a trio of takeaways.

Boiling Springs, N.C. - Brandon Giles sparked the Catamount offense with a game-high 24 points as Western Carolina put three players in double figures to race past Gardner-Webb, 75-59, Saturday night in non-conference play at the Paul Porter Arena. Giles made four of WCU’s seven 3-pointers in the win, scoring his season-high to pace the squad. The Auburndale, Fla., senior added six rebounds and a game-high six steals. He was joined in double figures by classmates Brigham Waginger with 12 and Jake Robinson with 11 points off the bench in the win. Robinson boarded a game-high eight as the Catamounts turned a 25-to-14 rebounding deficit at halftime into a 22-to-15 edge in the second. Mike Williams added nine points and five steals “Brandon Giles had a great ball game tonight. He was really huge for us, and our depth was a big factor,” said Western Carolina head coach Larry Hunter during post-game comments on the Catamount Sports Network. “We talked about it at halftime about how we are getting everyone’s best shot; that comes with expectations. (Gardner-Webb) was winning all of the loose ball and hustle stats in the first half. I felt that we got after it in the second half.” Saturday night’s win snaps WCU’s three-game slide in the overall series and is the Catamounts’ first in Boiling Springs since 1970. Western also matched its best start to a season since the 1990-91 Catamounts which also went 5-1 through its first six contests. Western Carolina - which won its fourth-straight overall and first road contest of the season - took an early five-point, 7-2, lead before the Runnin’ Bulldogs rattled off a 13-to-2 run to claim a six-point advantage, 15-9. The Catamounts were able to stem the turn of momentum, tying the game at 17 on a Waginger 3-pointer, and eventually took the lead for what proved to be for good on a Giles triple with two and a half minutes remaining before the break. WCU scored the final six points of the opening 20 minutes to stake itself to a six-point, 29-23, lead at halftime. In the second half, Giles scored seven of WCU’s first nine points, making one of two free throws to push Catamount lead to doubledigits at 10 with 16:34 showing on the Porter Arena clock. The lead would not dip into single digits the remainder of the game though Gardner-Webb (3-2) managed to close to within 11 points on two occasions including the latter at 55-44. But the Catamounts responded with an 8-0 spurt, capped by a jumper by Blake Gallagher, who played 10 critical minutes off the bench as three post players were in foul trouble, to go ahead by 19, 63-44. WCU would work the margin to 20 twice inside the game’s final four minutes en route to the 16-point victory. All told, the Catamounts converted 30 Gardner-Webb turnovers into 31 points, and despite being out-rebounded 40-to-36, WCU recorded 23 second chance points to just 10 by the Bulldogs.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Binghamton vs Western Carolina 11/24/09 7:30 PM at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Duquesne vs Western Carolina 11/25/09 7:30 PM at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Gardner-Webb 11/28/09 7:00 pm at Boiling Springs, N.C. (Porter Arena) )

WCU limited its second-straight opponent to 44 points, while holding its third Ramsey Center foe under 45 points (St. Catharine’s only scored 41). The Catamounts held Binghamton to 27-percent shooting from the floor, the second-lowest percentage by an opponent this season. At 3-1 overall on the season, the Catamounts are out to their best start since the 2006-07 season when WCU opened 4-1 through its first five. Williams eclipsed his previous WCU-career high set on Monday night by two points in leading the Catamounts in scoring for the first time this season. The Baton Rouge, La., native hit 3-of-4 from long range as the Catamounts drained a season-high 11 3-pointers. Red-shirt sophomore Harouna Mutombo added 11 points including three, 3-pointers with senior Jake Robinson nailing two triples en route to 10 points. Classmate Brigham Waginger dished out five assists and swiped four steals in the win, while junior Richie Gordon scored seven points and pulled down a team-best seven rebounds as WCU won the battle of the boards, 42-to-30, which included 19 offensive rebounds. All but one of the 12 Catamounts to log minutes on Tuesday night recorded points in the 29-point victory. Leading by four, 10-6 midway through the first half, the Catamounts outscored Binghamton 23-to-7 over the final 10 minutes, building a half-high, 23-point lead before taking a 33-13 lead into the halftime locker room. Western Carolina maintained at least a 20-point lead the majority of the second half. The Bearcats clawed to within 21, 55-34, on a Moussa Camara free throw just inside the 10 minute mark, but the Catamounts were able to stretch the advantage to a game-high 34 after consecutive buckets by Gordon, with Williams providing the largest tally on a steal and lay-up with five minutes remaining in the game.

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

Wright, Greer Guillaume, Pina Camara, Moussa Talley, Dylan Lukusa, Chretien Johnston, Taylor Gray, Jimmy Jabbi, Mahamoud Sutton, Kyrie Peten, Umur Team Totals

44 01 10 34 12 14 20 33 42

FG % 1st Half: 3FG % 1st Half: FT % 1st Half:

3-18 1-7 6-9

f c g g g

16.7% 14.3% 66.7%

5-13 0-0 0-5 4-8 1-7 1-2 0-4 0-3 1-2 0-0

4-5 0-0 0-3 0-1 0-3 0-1 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0

7-8 1-2 2-4 3-5 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2

12-44

4-16

16-23

2nd half: 9-26 2nd half: 3-9 2nd half: 10-14

34.6% 33.3% 71.4%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 2 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 1 3 1 0 2 2 2 1 7 8 5 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 4 8 11 19 30 18

Game: 12-44 Game: 4-16 Game: 16-23

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

01 13 22 03 04 12 31 34 42 44

FG % 1st Half: 12-34 3FG % 1st Half: 3-14 FT % 1st Half: 6-9

f f g g g

35.3% 21.4% 66.7%

2-4 3-4 1-7 2-5 4-9 1-1 2-4 6-11 3-6 1-1 3-8 0-0

0-0 0-0 1-5 1-4 3-7 0-0 1-3 3-4 0-0 0-0 2-6 0-0

0-1 1-2 0-0 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-2

Min

Player

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0

37 12 29 38 27 11 11 17 5 13

CLARK, Bill MONTEIRO, B.J. EVANS, Eric DUTY, Jason SAUNDERS, Damian MARHOLD, Andre JOHNSON, Sean Team Totals

5 200

A TO Blk

21 1 2 11 3 2 0 0 2 2

1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0

7 1 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 2

4 19

27.3% 25.0% 69.6%

Deadball Rebounds 3

28-60

11-29

6-14

2nd half: 16-26 2nd half: 8-15 2nd half: 0-5

61.5% 53.3% 0.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Game: 28-60 Game: 11-29 Game: 6-14

A TO Blk

4 7 3 6 11 2 5 15 8 2 10 0

1 0 0 5 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 0

0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2

1st

2nd

Total

13 33

31 40

44 73

Last FG - BING 2nd-00:51, WCU 2nd-01:44. Largest lead - BING None, WCU by 34 2nd-05:00.

Points BING WCU

03 13 25 00 20

FG % 1st Half: 13-29 3FG % 1st Half: 4-14 FT % 1st Half: 13-13

73 16 11

RUSSELL, Kendall GORDON, Richie GILES, Brandon WAGINGER, Brigham MUTOMBO, Harouna COLE, Keaton WILLIAMS, Mike GAILLIARD, Adrian GALLAGHER, Blake ROBINSON, Jake Team Totals

24 12 25 28 24 5 17 21 16 12 11 5

Deadball Rebounds 4

In Paint 14 32

22 04 12 31 34 42

FG % 1st Half: 14-34 3FG % 1st Half: 9-18 FT % 1st Half: 3-3

2nd Chance 13 23

Fast Break 0 8

Bench 6 42

12-13 1-1 6-7 0-0 3-8 0-0 0-0

24-57

7-27

22-29

39.3% 23.1% 56.3%

2 3 5 5 3 4 7 4 0 3 3 2 0 3 3 2 9 6 15 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 5 18 22 40 16

Game: 24-57 Game: 7-27 Game: 22-29

A TO Blk

25 15 11 11 11 0 4

3 2 2 1 5 0 0

f f g g g

41.2% 50.0% 100.0%

2-2 3-5 1-4 5-9 4-14 0-1 4-13 2-4 1-1 8-13

0-0 0-0 1-2 5-9 2-5 0-1 2-7 0-0 0-0 7-11

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 2-3 2-3 0-0 2-2

30-66

17-35

6-9

2nd half: 16-32 2nd half: 8-17 2nd half: 3-6

50.0% 47.1% 50.0%

Min

Player

4036 34 31 39 5 15

RUSSELL, Kendall GORDON, Richie GILES, Brandon WAGINGER, Brigham MUTOMBO, Harouna COLE, Keaton WILLIAMS, Mike GAILLIARD, Adrian GALLAGHER, Blake ROBINSON, Jake Team Totals

4 2 4 1 5 0 0

0 0 0 1 3 0 0

0 1 3 0 4 0 0

77 13 16

8 200

50 01 13 22 04 12 31

42.1% 25.9% 75.9%

Deadball Rebounds 2

34 42

FG % 1st Half: 12-30 3FG % 1st Half: 4-14 FT % 1st Half: 1-4

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

3 2 5 1 1 2 3 3 0 1 1 4 0 2 2 4 2 4 6 3 0 0 0 0 4 2 6 2 1 1 2 5 0 1 1 0 3 5 8 3 2 0 2 16 20 36 25

Game: 30-66 Game: 17-35 Game: 6-9

1st

2nd

Total

43 40

34 43

77 83

Last FG - DUQ 2nd-02:45, WCU 2nd-00:31. Largest lead - DUQ by 13 1st-02:41, WCU by 14 2nd-08:47.

Points DUQ WCU

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

A TO Blk

4 6 3 15 10 0 12 6 2 25

1 1 2 7 6 0 4 1 1 0

1 4 1 2 2 1 4 0 0 0

Stl

Min

0 0 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 1

14 17 17 37 32 3 31 20 3 26

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 10 200

45.5% 48.6% 66.7%

Deadball Rebounds 1

In Paint 26 26

2nd Chance 17 16

Fast Break 4 8

Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 2 times.

2-3 1-2 9-18 4-8 2-7 1-1 3-7 0-3 2-3 5-10

0-0 0-0 4-8 3-7 0-4 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-4

0-0 0-0 2-4 1-3 1-4 1-1 3-4 1-2 0-0 1-2

29-62

7-25

10-20

2nd half: 17-32 2nd half: 3-11 2nd half: 9-16

40.0% 28.6% 25.0%

53.1% 27.3% 56.3%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 2 2 4 0 0 0 4 1 5 6 3 1 2 3 4 2 2 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 1 1 2 2 3 5 8 2 2 2 4 13 23 36 28

Game: 29-62 Game: 7-25 Game: 10-20

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

HENLEY, Josh MacMILLAN, Auryn FLITTNER, Grayson HAILEY, C.J. McNAIR, Brian BROWN, David SILVER, Anton STATON, Thomas JOHNSON, Stefon MOORE, Jonathan Team Totals

42 04 05 24 03 12 15 35

FG % 1st Half: 3FG % 1st Half: FT % 1st Half:

Off T/O 25 22

f f g g g

A TO Blk

4 2 24 12 5 3 9 1 4 11

1 0 1 2 2 0 3 0 1 2

0 0 2 5 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 75 12 16

Stl

Min

1 0 6 1 2 0 5 0 0 0

13 8 31 32 31 4 24 18 10 29

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

2 15 200

46.8% 28.0% 50.0%

Deadball Rebounds 2

Gardner-Webb 59 • 3-2

83 23 15

Officials: Ray Natili, Mike Cowart, Billy Covington Technical fouls: Duquesne-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 787 2009 O'REILLY AUTO PARTS CBE CLASSIC - CULLOWHEE SUBREGIONAL - GAME 6 ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM: VERNER - UAM, WRIGHT - BING, CLARK - DUQ, ROBINSON - WCU MVP: JAKE ROBINSON Score by periods Duquesne Western Carolina

Off T/O 5 25

1-8 2-3 1-4 3-9 0-3 0-0 0-0

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

Min

46.7% 37.9% 42.9%

6-15 6-10 2-10 4-10 4-9 0-0 2-3

2nd half: 11-28 2nd half: 3-13 2nd half: 9-16

44.8% 28.6% 100.0%

0 1 0 4 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0

4 10 200

f f g g g

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Western Carolina 83 • 4-1

Stl

0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

Officials: Rick Ridenhour, Antinio Petty, Brian Hagedom Technical fouls: Binghamton-Talley, Dylan. Western Carolina-GAILLIARD, Adrian; RUSSELL, Kendall. Attendance: 909 2009 O'REILLY AUTO PARTS CBE CLASSIC - CULLOWHEE SUBREGIONAL ROUND - GAME 4 Score by periods Binghamton Western Carolina

3 3 6 1 3 4 7 4 1 4 5 1 1 3 4 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 2 5 1 3 4 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 6 19 23 42 19

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

Western Carolina 73 • 3-1

Western Carolina 75 • 5-1

Duquesne 77 • 4-1

Binghamton 44 • 1-4

7-24 3-7 6-11

f c g g g

29.2% 42.9% 54.5%

0-4 4-5 3-10 3-8 1-2 1-3 0-0 3-3 3-7 1-4

0-0 0-0 3-8 1-2 1-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1

0-2 4-11 2-2 3-6 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-2 4-5

19-46

6-14

15-31

2nd half: 12-22 2nd half: 3-7 2nd half: 9-20

54.5% 42.9% 45.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

3 9 12 3 3 3 6 4 0 2 2 1 2 2 4 2 1 3 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 4 5 1 1 0 1 2 1 3 4 13 27 40 21

Game: 19-46 Game: 6-14 Game: 15-31

A TO Blk

0 12 11 10 4 3 0 7 6 6

0 2 3 1 3 1 0 0 1 1

5 2 0 4 8 0 2 5 3 0 1 59 12 30

Stl

Min

0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0

1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 0

36 18 29 27 21 10 6 14 26 13

8 200

41.3% 42.9% 48.4%

Deadball Rebounds 7,1

Officials: Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Gardner-Webb-None. Attendance: 1400 Gardner-Webb: Next vs. UNC Asheville (12/4), 7:30 pm, Boiling Springs, NC Bench 4 45

Score by periods Western Carolina Gardner-Webb

1st

2nd

Total

29 23

46 36

75 59

Last FG - WCU 2nd-01:42, GAWB 2nd-00:26. Largest lead - WCU by 20 2nd-04:00, GAWB by 6 1st-09:50.

Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.

w w w . c ata m o u n t s p o rt s . c o m

Points WCU GAWB

In Paint 41 23

Off T/O 31 14

2nd Chance 23 10

Fast Break 15 13

Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 6 times.

Bench 28 22

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GAME 9

Wofford..................................................................... 67 at Western Carolina .......................................... 72

Western Carolina................................................64 at Furman................................................................. 57

Western Carolina................................................ 75 at Bradley ................................................................ 67

Wednesday • Dec. 2, 2009 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

Wednesday • Dec. 5, 2008 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

Monday • Dec. 7, 2008 • Bradley Center – Milwaukee, Wisc.

Cullowhee, N.C. - Brandon Giles led Western Carolina with a gamehigh 22 points and Jake Robinson hit five free throws in the closing minutes as Western Carolina opened Southern Conference play with a home victory, 72-67, over the Wofford Terriers Wednesday night in the Ramsey Center. The Catamounts (6-1, 1-0 SoCon), which won their fourthstraight and remained perfect at home this season (5-0), came into the game struggling from the free throw line, but managed to shoot a season-high 76.7-percent from the charity stripe and connected on 9-of-12 attempts inside the final 90 seconds to secure the victory. Up by two points with 35 seconds left, Giles hit a pair of free throws to push Western Carolina’s lead to 67-63. Robinson then sank another couple of foul shots 12 seconds later, extending the advantage to six points. A Jamar Diggs layup pulled Wofford back within 70-67 with 11 seconds showing on the arena clock, but the Catamounts got one free throw apiece from Robinson and Brigham Waginger for the final margin. Giles, who posted his second-straight - and 16th career 20-point performance, was joined in double-figure scoring by junior transfer Mike Williams with 13 for his fourth double-digit scoring outing of the season. Red-shirt sophomore Harouna Mutombo struggled in finding his range, finishing 2-of-10 from the floor, but did tally nine points including five from the charity stripe. Robinson finished with eight points including the crucial free throws down the stretch, while Waginger scored seven while dishing out a game-high five assists and recording a pair of steals. Wofford (4-4, 0-1 SoCon) took control of the early see-saw affair as Noah Dahlman, who entered the game leading the SoCon in scoring, scoring the Terriers’ first 10 points in helping his squad to a seven-point, 14-7, lead seven minutes into the game. Dahlman finished with his seasonal average of 18 points, including eight from the free throw line with 13 of his points coming in the first half. The Catamounts were able to trim the deficit to a pair on Robinson’s lone triple of the night, 14-12, only to see Wofford post seven-unanswered points to balloon its lead to nine, 21-12, eight minutes before intermission. WCU used a 10-0 run over the next three minutes to reclaim the lead by one, 22-21. During the spurt, the Catamounts forced Wofford to turn it over twice and go 0-for-3 from the field. Adrian Gailliard converted two free throw opportunities to break the game’s seventh tie, handing Western Carolina a one-point, 2928, lead at halftime. Gailliard’s charity tosses proved to give the Catamounts the lead for good.

Greenville, S.C. - Richie Gordon scored Western Carolina’s first seven points and maneuvered through foul trouble to lead the team with 15 while Jake Robinson added 13 points off the bench as the Catamounts pulled away in the closing minutes to claim their sixthstraight seasonal victory, 64-57, Saturday afternoon over Furman at Timmons Arena.

Peoria, Ill. - Senior Jake Robinson scored a game-high 21 points to help lead Western Carolina back from a 10-point second half deficit as the Catamounts rallied to upend the Bradley Braves, 75-67, Monday night in non-conference action from the Carver Arena.

Western Carolina (7-1, 2-0 Southern Conference) held just a 5553 lead with 1:51 left in the game, but Robinson converted a threepoint play to spark a 9-to-4, game-winning run for the Catamounts which scored their fourth-straight victory over Furman and secondconsecutive in Greenville. Robinson muscled in a shot in the paint and buried a free throw with 1:18 left to up the Catamount lead to 58-53. Following backto-back Furman turnovers, Brigham Waginger converted a layup on a fast break and finished the three-point play at the foul line to push the advantage to eight points with 30 seconds remaining. WCU made good on three free throws over the final 30 seconds to secure the victory. WCU’s six-consecutive wins are the programs most since 1999, while the 7-1 start is the program’s best since becoming an NCAA Division I program back in 1976. Gordon finished 7-for-9 from the floor for the Catamounts and was among three with a team-high six rebounds. Robinson was 4-for8 from the floor and also hit all three of his team’s 3-pointers in the win, moving into second-place on WCU’s career 3-pointers made charts by-passing Casey Rogers (1999-02) currently with 209. Waginger finished with nine points and five assists, while also swiping four steals to give him 214 for his career - just seven shy of WCU Hall of Famer and school all-time steals leader, Henry Logan (221, 1965-68). Jordan Miller paced three Paladins in double figures with 15 points while Amu Saaka finished with 12 points and six rebounds and Justin Dehm scored 11. Furman, which came into the game as the conference’s most prolific 3-point shooting team in the conference making an average of 46.2-percent of their attempts per game, was held to a season-low 1-for-14 Western Carolina led Furman by five points at halftime and outscored the Paladins 36-34 in the second half. All told, the Catamounts outscored Furman 34-18 in the paint, and got 27 bench points. The Paladins’ bench scored just seven points.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Wofford vs Western Carolina 12/02/09 7:30 pm at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

DAHLMAN, Noah RUNDLES, Cameron SALTERS, Junior GODZINSKI, Corey LOESING, Brad PARKER, Nathan DIGGS, Jamar GILTNER, Kevin DAWSON, Jason JOHNSON, Tim MARTIN, Terry Team Totals

01 03 33 35 02 05 10 22 41 50

FG % 1st Half: 8-24 3FG % 1st Half: 1-9 FT % 1st Half: 11-12

f g g g g

5-9 5-9 0-5 3-6 2-6 0-1 1-5 0-2 0-3 2-2 0-1

0-1 3-3 0-4 1-4 0-3 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0

18-49

4-22

2nd half: 10-25 2nd half: 3-13 2nd half: 16-21

33.3% 11.1% 91.7%

8-12 5-5 0-0 2-2 2-2 0-0 4-4 0-0 3-4 1-2 2-2 27-33

40.0% 23.1% 76.2%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

5 3 8 4 1 6 7 3 0 2 2 1 2 3 5 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 3 3 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 11 24 35 22

Game: 18-49 Game: 4-22 Game: 27-33

A TO Blk

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

18 18 0 9 6 0 6 0 3 5 2

0 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0

2 1 1 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 2 1 8 15

Min

Player

0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1

32 26 27 22 26 2 20 9 16 12 8

RUSSELL, Kendall MUTOMBO, Harouna GORDON, Richie GILES, Brandon WAGINGER, Brigham COLE, Keaton WILLIAMS, Mike GAILLIARD, Adrian ROBINSON, Jake SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

22 50 01 13 04 12 31 42 44

6 200

36.7% 18.2% 81.8%

FG % 1st Half: 10-27 3FG % 1st Half: 1-5 FT % 1st Half: 7-10

Deadball Rebounds 3

f f f g g

RUSSELL, Kendall GORDON, Richie GILES, Brandon WAGINGER, Brigham MUTOMBO, Harouna COLE, Keaton WILLIAMS, Mike GAILLIARD, Adrian GALLAGHER, Blake ROBINSON, Jake Team Totals

50 01 13 22 04 12 31 34 42

FG % 1st Half: 10-29 3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 FT % 1st Half: 7-9

f f g g g

1-2 3-6 7-12 2-6 2-10 0-1 4-6 1-3 0-0 1-5

0-0 0-0 3-4 2-6 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-4

1-2 0-0 5-5 1-2 5-8 0-0 4-5 2-2 0-0 5-6

21-51

7-17

23-30

2nd half: 11-22 2nd half: 5-10 2nd half: 16-21

34.5% 28.6% 77.8%

50.0% 50.0% 76.2%

0 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 2 3 5 3 2 2 4 3 0 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 3 6 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 3 10 22 32 22

Game: 21-51 Game: 7-17 Game: 23-30

1st

2nd

Total

28 29

39 43

67 72

Last FG - WOF 2nd-00:11, WCU 2nd-04:14. Largest lead - WOF by 9 1st-08:20, WCU by 10 2nd-10:10.

Points WOF WCU

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-6 0-0

1-2 0-2 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 4-8 4-4 2-3 0-0

24-58

3-9

13-23

2nd half: 14-31 2nd half: 2-4 2nd half: 6-13

37.0% 20.0% 70.0%

45.2% 50.0% 46.2%

4 1 5 4 2 2 4 1 3 3 6 5 3 3 6 4 1 2 3 3 0 3 3 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 1 4 3 3 6 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 5 20 21 41 26

Game: 24-58 Game: 3-9 Game: 13-23

Player

Min

0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

0 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 0

18 17 29 33 32 4 26 20 2 19

SEBIRUMBI, Brandon SAAKA, Amu REDDICK, Colin DEHM, Justin MILLER, Jordan STATES, Noah EVANS, Darryl BARNES, Bryson TOLER, Chris Team Totals

8 200

A TO Blk

3 6 22 7 9 0 13 4 0 8

1 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0

1 3 1 1 2 0 1 4 0 1 1 9 15

41.2% 41.2% 76.7%

Deadball Rebounds 4

In Paint 28 18

Trialing by 10, 56-46, with 10 and a half minutes remaining in regulation, Western Carolina (8-1) embarked on a 23-to-4 run to erase the deficit and take a nine-point, 69-60, lead at the four minute mark. The Braves would not go away, however, scoring sixunanswered points to trim the gap to three, 69-66. It was as close as Bradley would get, though, as Mutombo hit two free throws and Robinson canned 4-of-4 to stretch the advantage back to eight and provide the final tally, 75-67. All told, WCU outscored Bradley by a count of 29-to-11 over the final 10 minutes of the game to pull out the victory. WCU erased a nine-point first half deficit with a 14-to-4 run to end the opening stanza to take a one-point, 38-37, advantage into the halftime locker room. The Braves (5-3) also put three players in double figures as Taylor Brown led the way with 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting. Andrew Warren scored eight of his 14 points from the free throw line, with Sam Maniscalco chipping in 10 points in the loss.

A TO Blk

5 4 15 4 9 0 6 6 13 2

0 3 0 2 5 0 2 0 2 0

Off T/O 14 13

2nd Chance 9 12

Fast Break 2 2

34 01 11 04 05 32 50

FG % 1st Half: 6-25 3FG % 1st Half: 1-9 FT % 1st Half: 10-14

Min

Player

22 27 18 35 33 4 20 13 25 3

RUSSELL, Kendall GORDON, Richie GILES, Brandon WAGINGER, Brigham MUTOMBO, Harouna COLE, Keaton WILLIAMS, Mike GAILLIARD, Adrian GALLAGHER, Blake ROBINSON, Jake Team Totals

3 4 2 3 4 0 1 0 1 0

0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 0

64 14 18

9 200

41.4% 33.3% 56.5%

50 01 13 22 04 12 31 34 42

FG % 1st Half: 15-31 3FG % 1st Half: 5-14 FT % 1st Half: 3-5

Deadball Rebounds 5

f f f g g

24.0% 11.1% 71.4%

1-2 5-12 1-2 3-9 7-17 2-6 0-2 0-1 0-0

0-0 1-4 0-0 0-5 0-3 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0

5-8 1-2 3-3 5-6 1-4 1-2 2-3 0-0 0-0

19-51

1-14

18-28

2nd half: 13-26 2nd half: 0-5 2nd half: 8-14

50.0% 0.0% 57.1%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 5 7 4 4 2 6 4 2 5 7 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 4 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 16 19 35 21

Game: 19-51 Game: 1-14 Game: 18-28

A TO Blk

7 12 5 11 15 5 2 0 0

0 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0

7 18 10

2 3 1 0 6 1 1 3 1

f f g g g

48.4% 35.7% 60.0%

0-0 4-6 2-7 6-11 5-10 3-5 1-5 1-1 0-0 6-12

0-0 0-0 0-1 2-6 1-5 2-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 4-10

0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 3-4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 5-6

28-57

9-27

10-12

2nd half: 13-26 2nd half: 4-13 2nd half: 7-7

50.0% 30.8% 100.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 1 2 2 2 4 6 3 0 1 1 4 2 5 7 4 3 7 10 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 4 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 8 26 34 23

Game: 28-57 Game: 9-27 Game: 10-12

1st

2nd

Total

28 23

36 34

64 57

Last FG - WCU 2nd-00:30, FUR 2nd-00:07. Largest lead - WCU by 10 2nd-00:20, FUR by 2 1st-18:09.

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

Min

Player

1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0

26 36 16 21 33 16 27 16 9

Brown, Taylor Egolf, Will Maniscalco, Sam Roberts, Chris Warren, Andrew McCain, Eddren Simms-Edwards, D. Knezevic, Milos Thompson, Anthony Team Totals

1 1 1 0 1 2 0 3 1

37.3% 7.1% 64.3%

6 200 Deadball Rebounds 5

Officials: Steve Coleman, Greg Fogleman, Mike Cowart Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Furman-None. Attendance: 1320 Score by periods Western Carolina Furman

Bench 16 25

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

A TO Blk

0 8 5 14 14 9 2 2 0 21

0 0 1 7 6 1 1 0 0 1

1 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 75 17 11

Stl

Min

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0

19 23 17 39 36 14 14 10 0+ 28

7 200

49.1% 33.3% 83.3%

Deadball Rebounds 2

Bradley 67 • 5-3 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

Officials: Tim Nestor, Jeremy Mosier, John Spear Technical fouls: Wofford-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 1527 Score by periods Wofford Western Carolina

2-7 2-6 7-9 2-13 4-6 0-0 1-4 1-4 4-8 1-1

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Furman 57 • 5-2, 1-1 SoCon

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

The win for WCU was its seventh-straight, matching the program’s longest consecutive win streak since the 1995-96 season when the Catamounts won the final four regular season games and three-straight in the Southern Conference tournament to win the title. The Catamounts also improved to 8-1 on the year, matching the best start since also beginning both the 1962-63 and 1963-64 seasons with eight win through nine games.

Western Carolina 75 • 8-1

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

Western Carolina 72 • 6-1, 1-0 SoCon ##

“I am really, really happy for our guys; this has been a tremendous road trip for us,” said fifth-year head coach Larry Hunter during postgame comments on the Catamount Sports Network. “I am really proud of our guys for the way they hung tough, made some big plays and got some big stops - this was a tremendous win for us.”

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Bradley 12/07/09 7:05 pm at Peoria, Ill. (Carver Arena)

Western Carolina 64 • 7-1, 2-0 SoCon Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

Keaton Cole scored nine points off the bench including burying a pair of 3-pointers while Richie Gordon scored eight points and recorded six rebounds in the winning effort.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Furman 12/05/09 4:00pm at Greenville, S.C. (Timmons Arena)

Wofford 67 • 4-4, 0-1 SoCon ##

Robinson was joined in double-figure scoring by classmate Brigham Waginger with 14 points, adding seven rebounds while also tying a career-best by dishing out seven assists and swiping three steals. Harouna Mutombo posted his third career double-double with 14 points and a career-high tying 10 rebounds.

21 05 23 24 01 32 34 41

FG % 1st Half: 12-24 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 FT % 1st Half: 10-17

f c g g g

8-10 2-4 3-9 1-8 3-12 0-1 2-4 0-0 2-3 21-51

50.0% 37.5% 58.8%

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

2-2 0-0 2-7 1-5 0-5 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0

0-1 0-2 2-4 3-4 8-10 2-2 3-6 0-0 1-4

6-20

19-33

9-27 3-12 9-16

33.3% 25.0% 56.3%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 2 3 4 1 5 6 3 0 1 1 1 3 2 5 2 3 4 7 3 0 2 2 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 11 21 32 14

Game: 21-51 Game: 6-20 Game: 19-33

A TO Blk

Stl

Min

18 4 10 6 14 2 8 0 5

0 0 4 1 5 1 1 0 2

1 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0

35 23 29 28 37 12 21 2 13

67 14

6 200

41.2% 30.0% 57.6%

Deadball Rebounds 7

Officials: J.D. Collins, Kelly Self, Gene Grimshaw Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Bradley-None. Attendance: 9019

Points WCU FUR

In Paint 34 18

Off T/O 20 10

2nd Chance 15 13

Fast Break 6 4

Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 4 times.

Bench 27 7

Score by periods Western Carolina Bradley

1st

2nd

Total

38 37

37 30

75 67

Last FG - WCU 2nd-04:14, BRAD 2nd-02:01. Largest lead - WCU by 9 2nd-04:13, BRAD by 10 2nd-10:33.

Points WCU BRAD

In Paint 28 20

Off T/O 13 16

2nd Chance 6 18

Fast Break 9 0

Bench 34 15

Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 12 times.

Score tied - 7 times. Lead changed - 8 times.

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GAME 12

Campbell ................................................................ 59 at Western Carolina ......................................... 66

Western Carolina................................................ 91 at Louisville ........................................................... 83

Western Carolina................................................ 57 at #23 Clemson.................................................... 79

Thursday • Dec. 10, 2009 • Cullowhee, N.C. – Ramsey Center

Saturday • Dec. 12, 2009 • Freedom Hall – Louisville, Ky.

Tuesday • Dec. 22, 2009 • Littlejohn Coliseum – Clemson, S.C.

Cullowhee, N.C. - Brigham Waginger scored all 12 of his points from beyond the 3-point arc, including a crucial trey with two and a half minutes to play to halt a Campbell scoring run as Western Carolina outlasted the Camels, 66-59, Thursday night in front of a seasonhigh 2,794 fans at the Ramsey Center.

Louisville, Ky. - Mike Williams scored 22 of his career-high 24 points in the second half while Jake Robinson buried six 3-pointers as a part of his 23-point performance as Western Carolina stunned a near-capacity crowd at Freedom Hall with a 91-83 road victory over the Louisville Cardinals, extending its current winning streak to nine. Western Carolina’s bench scored a combined 51 points, outscoring the Cards’ reserves 51-to-22 as the Catamounts earned their first-ever win over Louisville (1-1) and a Big East opponent (1-11). With Louisville within three, 66-63, with 5:33 to play and the raucous, red-and-black crowd back into the game, Robinson buried 3-pointers on three consecutive possessions to run the lead back to double figures. The Cardinals would only manage to trim the deficit down to six, 84-78, inside the final minutes as WCU held on from the free throw line. In addition to Williams and Robinson, Richie Gordon and Brigham Waginger each finished with 13 points apiece with Gordon leading the team with six rebounds. Waginger dished out six assists and made four steals to move into a tie for first on the school’s career chart with WCU Hall of Famer, Henry Logan, with 221 career thefts. Brandon Giles rounded out WCU’s double-digit scorers, finishing with 10 points including two, 3-pointers. Tied at five early in the first half, Western Carolina (10-1) outscored the Cardinals 15-to-6 over the next eight minutes to take its largest lead of the opening stanza at 10, 21-11, with eight minutes remaining until the break. But Louisville chipped away at the Catamount advantage, trimming it to two, 31-29, inside the final minute of the half. Waginger hit a 3-pointer in the closing seconds of the opening half as WCU led by five at intermission, 34-29. Out of the halftime locker room, the Cardinals hit three, 3-pointers on three of their first four possessions to re-claim the lead by two, 38-36. The two squads traded the lead back-and-fourth five additional times before Williams, who scored eight of WCU’s nine points during a three-minute span midway through the half, gave the Catamounts the lead for what proved to be for good on a jumper with 11:46 to play. Williams also capped a 9-to-2 run with a thunderous offensive rebound slam dunk to push WCU ahead by nine, 61-52. Louisville twice cut the deficit to three, the latter on a dunk by Rakeen Buckles to make the score 66-63, setting up Robinson’s heroics from long range. The Catamounts made 11 free throws inside the final two minutes, including 7-of-8 charity tosses in the final 60 seceonds alone, to secure the win.

Clemson, S.C. - Brandon Giles connected on a lay-up in the lane that pulled Western Carolina to within five points, 56-51, at the 8:48 mark of the second half on Tuesday night after having trailed by as many as 14 points to 23rd-ranked Clemson. However, the senior’s scoop shot was followed by an eightminute WCU scoring drought as Clemson (11-2) scored 19-straight points during the decisive second half run that enabled it to pull away from the Catamounts for the 79-57 win Tuesday night at Littlejohn Coliseum. Harouna Mutombo scored Western Carolina’s first 12 points including consecutive 3-pointers to open the game and prompting Clemson head coach Oliver Purnell to call a quick timeout. Mutombo finished with a season-high 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting. Giles was the only other Catamount reach double-figure scoring with 12 points, dishing out a season-best four assists, while Richie Gordon finished with eight points. Entering the game tied with WCU Hall of Famer, Henry Logan, atop the school’s career steals chart, senior Brigham Waginger - who set the school’s single-season steals record a year ago - swiped two in the loss to move into sole possession of first place. His recordbreaking steal came at the 12:34 mark of the first half as the South Webster, Ohio, native picked David Potter’s pocket near mid-court. Trevor Booker scored a season-high 31 points to lead four Tigers in double figures with his younger brother, Devin, adding 10 - both one shy of their respective career highs - in the win, Clemson’s fourthstraight. The elder brother, Trevor, also blocked four shots and pulled down a game-high seven rebounds. Also reaching double digits for Clemson were Tanner Smith with 13 and Demontez Stitt with 10. Behind Mutombo’s hot start, Western Carolina (10-2) raced out of the gates for its largest lead of the game at six points early in the first half. But the Tigers responded with a 9-to-2 spurt to pull ahead by five, 19-14, setting off a see-saw affair. Junior Anthony Phillip, making his first appearance for the purple and gold on Tuesday night, buried his first points on a 3-pointer with 3:20 remaining in the first half to close the margin to two, 31-29. Yet, the Tigers used a 12-to-3 scoring spurt which featured 12-straight points to close the half and take a 43-32 lead into the locker room. The Catamounts used an early run in the second half to cut into the Clemson lead, with Richie Gordon’s layup with 13:32 remaining pulling Western Carolina to within four at 49-45. Nearly five minutes later, Giles hit a layup with 8:48 remaining to make the score 56-51, and from there the Bookers took over, combining for 14 of Clemson’s 19-straight points that put the game out of reach. During the decisive run, WCU committed three turnovers that directly led to six Tiger points, and also missed seven-straight 3-point attempts before Mutombo drained a trey at the 1:06 mark.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Louisville 12/12/09 4:07 pm at Louisville, Ky. (Freedom Hall)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Clemson 12/22/09 7:30 PM at Clemson, SC (Littlejohn Coliseum)

Blake Gallagher connected on a free throw to complete an oldfashioned three-point play to give the Catamounts (9-1) a game-high 17 point, 51-34, lead with 12:38 remaining in the contest. However, the Camels scored 10 unanswered points as a part of a 22-to-8 run to trim the margin to just three, 59-56, with 2:25 to play. On the ensuing possession, Waginger took a feed from backcourt-mate, junior Mike Williams, and drained his fourth triple of the night to extend the WCU lead back to six, 64-56. Williams followed it up with a lay-up with 90 seconds to play and Jake Robinson hit a pair of free throws inside the final 20 seconds to seal the victory. Williams scored a team-high 16 points that included several circus shots in the paint as the Catamounts claimed their eighthstraight victory on the season and remained perfect at home (6-0). Waginger just missed his first career double-double, finishing with nine rebounds and four assists to accompany his 12 points. The South Webster, Ohio native was held off the stat sheet in the steal column, snapping a string of at least one steal in his last 12 games. Brandon Giles chipped in nine points and Robinson finished with eight to surpass the 1,000 career point plateau. Harouna Mutombo scored seven and dished out five assists, while Richie Gordon blocked a career-high five shots. Campbell (5-2) put two players in double figures as leading scorer Jonathan Rodriguez posted a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds, scoring 10 of his points on 10-of-11 shooting from the free throw line. Amir Celestin, who scored eight during the Camels’ second half run, finished with 12 points. Western Carolina took control of the early see-saw affair with nine unanswered points in the first half, breaking the game’s only tie at 11 to pull ahead, 20-11, inside of eight minutes remaining in the opening stanza. Williams buried a 3-pointer with 1:13 before the break to give the Catamounts an eight-point, 32-24, lead at halftime.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Campbell vs Western Carolina 12/10/09 7:00 pm at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Western Carolina 91 • 10-1

Campbell 59 • 5-2 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

VEJRASKA, Kyle RODRIGUEZ, Jonathan KOSSANGUE, William CELESTIN, Amir HARTLEY, Junard AWOSANYA, Larry REYNOLDS, Chris MERTHIE, Lorne KRAINIAK, Ricky TAYLOR, Miles DODSON, Preston Team Totals

03 10 02 12 14 23 25 30 32 51

FG % 1st Half: 3FG % 1st Half: FT % 1st Half:

8-31 0-3 8-10

f f f g g

3-9 4-11 2-6 4-8 0-9 0-0 1-3 2-6 2-4 1-1 1-2

0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-3 0-0 0-0

20-59

25.8% 0.0% 80.0%

1-10

2nd half: 12-28 2nd half: 1-7 2nd half: 10-14

0-0 10-11 1-2 4-5 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-2 1-2 18-24

42.9% 14.3% 71.4%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 1 1 2 6 4 10 0 1 1 2 3 0 2 2 2 1 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 2 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 5 0 3 5 8 13 26 39 16

Game: 20-59 Game: 1-10 Game: 18-24

A TO Blk

6 18 5 12 0 0 2 5 5 3 3

0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 2 3 12

Min

Player

2 1 0 2 3 0 0 4 0 1 1

17 30 21 24 30 5 4 23 13 8 25

RUSSELL, Kendall GORDON, Richie GILES, Brandon WAGINGER, Brigham MUTOMBO, Harouna COLE, Keaton WILLIAMS, Mike GAILLIARD, Adrian ROBINSON, Jake Team Totals

2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

33.9% 10.0% 75.0%

Deadball Rebounds 2

RUSSELL, Kendall GORDON, Richie GILES, Brandon WAGINGER, Brigham MUTOMBO, Harouna COLE, Keaton WILLIAMS, Mike GAILLIARD, Adrian GALLAGHER, Blake ROBINSON, Jake Team Totals

50 01 13 22 04 12 31 34 42

FG % 1st Half: 10-27 3FG % 1st Half: 5-14 FT % 1st Half: 7-10

f f g g g

37.0% 35.7% 70.0%

0-2 0-2 3-7 4-7 2-9 0-1 6-12 3-4 2-4 2-4

0-0 0-0 1-3 4-7 1-4 0-1 2-3 0-0 0-0 2-4

2-2 1-2 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-2 1-1 2-2

22-52

10-22

12-15

2nd half: 12-25 2nd half: 5-8 2nd half: 5-5

48.0% 62.5% 100.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 0 1 1 1 5 6 3 0 4 4 4 1 8 9 1 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 2 1 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 3 8 28 36 17

Game: 22-52 Game: 10-22 Game: 12-15

A TO Blk

1st

2nd

Total

24 32

35 34

59 66

Last FG - CAMP 2nd-00:22, WCU 2nd-01:27. Largest lead - CAMP by 2 1st-13:10, WCU by 17 2nd-13:06.

Points CAMP WCU

2 1 9 12 7 0 16 6 5 8

0 1 1 4 5 0 4 0 0 0

12 31 42

FG % 1st Half: 12-24 3FG % 1st Half: 5-14 FT % 1st Half: 5-6

SWOPSHIRE, Jared SAMUELS, Samardo KNOWLES, Preston SOSA, Edgar DELK, Reginald SIVA, Peyton BUCKLES, Rakeem JENNINGS, Terrence MARRA, Mike SMITH, Jerry Team Totals

10 12 03 04 23 33 34

FG % 1st Half: 11-24 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 FT % 1st Half: 5-8

0-0 0-0 2-5 1-6 0-1 0-1 1-3 0-0 6-11

0-0 7-8 0-0 6-10 0-0 0-0 11-15 2-4 3-4

26-51

10-27

29-41

2nd half: 14-27 2nd half: 5-13 2nd half: 24-35

51.9% 38.5% 68.6%

1 3 4 2 3 3 6 5 1 3 4 5 0 3 3 3 0 5 5 3 0 2 2 1 1 4 5 1 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 8 26 34 25

Game: 26-51 Game: 10-27 Game: 29-41

A TO Blk

2 13 10 13 2 0 24 4 23

0 2 1 6 2 0 0 0 1

1 1 1 4 5 0 3 0 5

Min

Player

0 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 1

10 25 21 37 35 5 22 15 30

RUSSELL, Kendall GORDON, Richie GILES, Brandon WAGINGER, Brigham MUTOMBO, Harouna COLE, Keaton PHILLIP, Anthony GAILLIARD, Adrian GALLAGHER, Blake ROBINSON, Jake Team Totals

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

50 01 13 22 04 11 31 34 42

91 12 20

f c g g g

45.8% 25.0% 62.5%

4-10 4-9 5-14 5-7 2-4 1-2 3-4 5-6 0-1 0-3

1-4 0-0 3-12 3-4 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2

3-4 3-3 2-3 3-5 1-3 3-4 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-3

29-60

9-26

16-27

2nd half: 18-36 2nd half: 7-18 2nd half: 11-19

50.0% 38.9% 57.9%

2 10 200

51.0% 37.0% 70.7%

Deadball Rebounds 5

FG % 1st Half: 12-28 3FG % 1st Half: 4-14 FT % 1st Half: 4-7

1st

2nd

Total

34 29

57 54

91 83

1 6 7 2 1 1 2 2 1 4 5 4 1 0 1 4 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 3 3 3 6 2 0 0 0 4 1 4 5 4 2 0 2 11 24 35 28

A TO Blk

12 11 15 16 7 5 6 11 0 0

1 1 4 7 2 4 0 0 0 2

1 1 4 7 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 83 21 21

Stl

Min

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1

26 26 35 27 25 12 14 14 2 19

9 200

Last FG - WCU 2nd-02:12, LVL 2nd-00:20. Largest lead - WCU by 14 2nd-01:59, LVL by 2 1st-19:19.

Player

Smith, Tanner Booker, Trevor Grant, Jerai Johnson, Noel Stitt, Demontez Anderson, Zavier Baciu, Catalin Young, Andre Potter, David Narcisse, Bryan Jennings, Milton Booker, Devin Hill, Donte Team Totals

35 45 01 02 03 10 11 15 21

48.3% 34.6% 59.3%

Deadball Rebounds 5

24 31 32

FG % 1st Half: 16-28 3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 FT % 1st Half: 9-17 Points WCU LVL

f f g g g

1-3 4-6 5-21 2-8 8-12 0-1 1-5 1-1 0-0 1-6

0-0 0-1 1-8 1-7 3-4 0-1 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-6

0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 3-3

23-63

7-30

4-7

2nd half: 11-35 2nd half: 3-16 2nd half: 0-0

42.9% 28.6% 57.1%

31.4% 18.8% 0.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 2 4 2 0 1 1 5 3 1 4 2 1 3 4 3 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 3 1 4 5 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 2 2 4 14 17 31 21

Game: 23-63 Game: 7-30 Game: 4-7

A TO Blk

2 8 12 5 19 0 3 2 0 6

2 1 4 2 2 1 2 0 0 2

Stl

Min

1 1 2 3 4 0 1 1 0 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0

15 18 30 33 36 8 15 13 7 25

57 16 15

6 200

36.5% 23.3% 57.1%

Deadball Rebounds 1,1

Clemson 79 • 11-2

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Game: 29-60 Game: 9-26 Game: 16-27

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

Officials: Ed Corbett, Chris Beaver, John Gaffney Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Louisville-KNOWLES, Preston. Attendance: 19247 Score by periods Western Carolina Louisville

Bench 18 35

1-1 3-5 4-7 3-8 1-4 0-1 6-11 1-1 7-13

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

21 02

Fast Break 6 6

50.0% 35.7% 83.3%

16 21 27 34 31 7 22 15 3 24

6 200

f f g g g

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Louisville 83 • 5-3

1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1

Deadball Rebounds 1

2nd Chance 11 7

42.3% 45.5% 80.0%

Off T/O 10 15

Min

2 2 0 5 0 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 66 15 16 11

In Paint 36 20

Stl

Officials: Steve Pyatt, Jamie Luckie, Roger Ayers Jr. Technical fouls: Campbell-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 2794 Score by periods Campbell Western Carolina

4 14 200

Western Carolina 66 • 9-1 ##

Western Carolina 57 • 10-2 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

In Paint 22 38

Off T/O 28 21

2nd Chance 12 5

Fast Break 6 8

Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 11 times.

Bench 51 22

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

f f c g g

57.1% 28.6% 52.9%

4-8 11-13 1-1 0-1 4-10 0-0 0-0 1-3 1-5 0-0 3-3 4-4 0-0

1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

4-6 8-17 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-2 2-4 0-0

29-48

5-12

16-32

2nd half: 13-20 2nd half: 3-5 2nd half: 7-15

65.0% 60.0% 46.7%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 2 4 2 1 6 7 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 4 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 10 28 38 11

Game: 29-48 Game: 5-12 Game: 16-32

A TO Blk

13 31 2 0 10 0 0 3 3 0 7 10 0

2 1 0 0 8 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0

2 3 1 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0

Stl

Min

1 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0

28 31 14 12 31 0+ 1 26 28 2 12 14 1

1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

79 15 15 10

60.4% 41.7% 50.0%

9 200 Deadball Rebounds 7

Officials: Bryan Kersey, Raymond Styons, William Humes Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Clemson-None. Attendance: 8485 Score by periods Western Carolina

Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 4 times.

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2nd

Total

Points

In Paint

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2nd Chance

Fast Break

Bench

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GAME 15

UNC Asheville ........................................................ 76 at Western Carolina .......................................... 87

Berea (Ky.) .............................................................. 53 at Western Carolina ........................................124

Western Carolina................................................ 76 at Georgia Southern .......................................... 81

Wednesday • Dec. 30, 2009 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

Tuesday • Jan. 5, 2010 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

Saturday • Jan. 9, 2010 • Hanner Fieldhouse – Statesboro, Ga.

Cullowhee, N.C. - Jake Robinson matched a career-high with 25 points including six 3-pointers as Western Carolina used a strong start to both halves to fend off the UNC Asheville Bulldogs, 87-76, in front of 2,763 Wednesday afternoon in the Ramsey Center.

Cullowhee, N.C. - Western Carolina opened with a 22-2 run which included 19-straight points and matched both a school and facility record with 17 made 3-pointers Tuesday night as it cruised past Berea (Ky.) College, 124-53, in the Ramsey Center.

The win, WCU’s 10th-straight at home dating back to last season. The Catamounts improved to 11-2 overall on the season, matching its best start since 1963-64.

The Catamounts needed just over five minutes to build the 20-point lead in disposing of the NAIA-member Mountaineers for the 11th-straight home victory, remaining perfect in the Ramsey Center this season at 8-0. Senior Brandon Giles made a jumper at the 8:59 mark of the first half to push the game above the 20-cushion which the over-matched and under-manned Mountaineers were never able to breach.

Statesboro, Ga. - Willie Powers scored all of his game-high 19 points in the second half, including 10 from the free throw line, as Georgia Southern snapped a nine-game losing streak with an 81-76 upset of Western Carolina on Saturday afternoon in Southern Conference play at the Hanner Fieldhouse.

Robinson connected on his first two 3-point attempts - including his first of the game less than 20 seconds after checking into the contest - for 5-of-8 shooting in the first half and 17 of his game-high 25 points at intermission. The Canton, N.C., native finished 7-of-10 from the floor and led four Catamounts in double figures as classmate Brandon Giles chipped in 15 points and five rebounds, adding three assists and a pair of steals. Junior Richie Gordon tallied 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting before fouling out late in the second half, with three steals, just one shy of his career benchmark. Senior Brigham Waginger rounded out the four in double figures with 10 points, nearly collecting a doubledouble after dishing out a career-high eight assists and swiping four steals to add to his school career record. Harouna Mutombo just missed double-figure scoring with nine points and a team-high six rebounds, all on the defensive end. Western Carolina opened the game with a 22-6 run, which included an 18-to-1 spurt over the opening seven minutes to stake itself to a 16-point lead. However, UNCA answered by outscoring the Catamounts 16-to-3 over the next five and a half minutes to claw back to within three, 25-22, at the 7:37 mark of the opening stanza. UNCA would equal the three-point deficit, 27-24, just six and a half minutes out of halftime, but WCU managed to outscore the upset-minded `Dogs, 16-to-11, over that time frame to hold an eight-point, 43-35, edge at the break. Out of the halftime locker room, Gordon sparked a six-point spurt including a finger-tip roll lay-up, a one-handed slam dunk and a pair of free throws following a steal and fast-break opportunity to stretch Western’s advantage out to 14, 49-35. UNC Asheville was able to trim the Catamount advantage to 10 on four separate occasions, but were not able to drop it below double-digits as the Catamounts held on for the 11-point victory. The Bulldogs (3-8), which dropped to 1-8 against NCAA Division I foes this season, put five players in double figures led by Jaron Lane with 12 points. Starting center D.J. Cunningham added 11 points, while J.P. Primm, Sean Smith and Quinard Jackson each scored 10.

All 13 Catamount players that saw action scored in the rout, with five securing double figures led by a WCU career-high 19 points by junior transfer Anthony Phillip. The Lauderdale Lakes, Fla., native also paced the squad with a career-best eight rebounds while dishing out another benchmark with six assists. He was joined in double figures by senior Jake Robinson who drained five of WCU’s 17 3-pointers for 15 points, with red-shirt sophomore Harouna Mutombo also scoring 15. Sophomore Antoine Childs scored a career-best 14 points, hitting on 4-of-5 from the floor, while junior Mike Williams - making his first appearance after missing the past two games with a left ankle injury - scored 10 with three rebounds and three assists. Other scoring highlights for the Catamounts included senior Brigham Waginger with nine points and six assists without a turnover, with junior Richie Gordon and senior Kendall Russell also scoring eight apiece and both accounting for a pair of steals. Russell boarded six misses including four on the offensive glass. Sophomore Blake Gallagher was perfect from the floor (1-for-1) and the free throw line (5-for-5) for seven points, matching senior teammate Adrian Gailliard. All told, WCU’s bench accounted for 80 of the 124 points, the most for a Catamount squad since tallying 120 against Toccoa Falls a season ago a school-record 133 against the same foe in 2001.

WILLIAMS, John CUNNINGHAM, D.J. PRIMM, J.P. STEPHENSON, Chris SMITH, Sean DICKEY, Matt LANE, Jaron DAVIS, Madison JACKSON, Quinard STUBBS, Eric Team Totals

33 03 04 15 02 05 12 35 42

FG % 1st Half: 10-20 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 FT % 1st Half: 12-16

f c g g g

3-5 3-6 2-5 2-11 3-6 2-7 3-8 0-0 3-3 0-1

0-0 0-0 0-2 2-7 2-5 0-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

21-52

50.0% 37.5% 75.0%

4-19

2nd half: 11-32 2nd half: 1-11 2nd half: 18-21

1-2 5-6 6-6 2-2 2-4 3-5 6-6 0-0 4-4 1-2 30-37

34.4% 9.1% 85.7%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 3 4 4 3 6 9 3 0 1 1 5 2 5 7 3 0 4 4 0 0 5 5 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 2 0 0 0 3 2 2 4 12 31 43 24

Game: 21-52 Game: 4-19 Game: 30-37

A TO Blk

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

RUSSELL, Kendall GORDON, Richie GILES, Brandon WAGINGER, Brigham MUTOMBO, Harouna COLE, Keaton PHILLIP, Anthony GAILLIARD, Adrian GALLAGHER, Blake ROBINSON, Jake Team Totals

50 01 13 22 04 11 31 34 42

FG % 1st Half: 15-33 3FG % 1st Half: 5-13 FT % 1st Half: 8-11

f f g g g

2-3 6-8 7-14 3-6 2-6 0-4 0-1 2-7 0-0 7-10

0-0 0-0 0-2 2-4 0-2 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-9

29-59

45.5% 38.5% 72.7%

8-20

2nd half: 14-26 2nd half: 3-7 2nd half: 13-20

3-4 2-3 1-1 2-3 5-10 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0 5-6

7 11 10 8 10 7 12 0 10 1

1 0 1 4 0 1 2 0 1 0

3 3 3 6 2 7 1 0 1 1

76 10 27

Min

Player

0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0

18 33 20 26 22 23 30 1 20 7

TURNER, Mikah MALLORY, Joshua WOFFORD, Chase STEWART, Prince BURRUS, Kevin CLARK, Josh HINTON, Alex GRAUSE, Garth Team Totals

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2

Deadball Rebounds 3

21-31

53.8% 42.9% 65.0%

0 2 2 1 0 2 2 5 2 3 5 3 0 1 1 4 0 6 6 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 1 2 3 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 3 1 3 4 6 23 29 27

Game: 29-59 Game: 8-20 Game: 21-31

A TO Blk

7 14 15 10 9 0 0 7 0 25

2 3 3 8 2 1 0 1 0 0

1 0 4 1 4 0 3 0 1 2

1st

2nd

Total

35 43

41 44

76 87

Last FG - UNCA 2nd-00:28, WCU 2nd-04:03. Largest lead - UNCA by 1 1st-19:24, WCU by 18 2nd-08:07.

24 03 20 31 33 40

FG % 1st Half: 13-31 3FG % 1st Half: 1-10 FT % 1st Half: 2-2

87 20 16

RUSSELL, Kendall GORDON, Richie GILES, Brandon WAGINGER, Brigham MUTOMBO, Harouna CHILDS, Antoine COLE, Keaton PHILLIP, Anthony WILLIAMS, Mike GAILLIARD, Adrian GALLAGHER, Blake ROBINSON, Jake SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

Deadball Rebounds 3

0-10 1-5 0-0 0-3 1-2 0-2 0-1 0-0

4-4 2-2 0-1 0-0 1-2 2-2 2-2 0-0

20-64

2-23

11-13

7-33 1-13 9-11

21.2% 7.7% 81.8%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

5 3 8 3 1 0 1 3 1 5 6 3 0 1 1 3 0 2 2 2 3 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 12 13 25 19

Game: 20-64 Game: 2-23 Game: 11-13

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

49.2% 40.0% 67.7%

9-25 2-6 2-6 1-7 4-8 2-8 0-4 0-0

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

41.9% 10.0% 100.0%

14 16 33 35 34 9 9 18 5 27

1 15 200

f f f g g

Min

2 3 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 1

13 22 03 04 11 12 31 34 42 44

In Paint 30 28

Trailing by eight late, Western Carolina closed to within one point three times inside the final three minutes, including 77-76 with 54 seconds remaining in the game. However, the Eagles closed out the contest with a 5-0 run including four points by Powers in that stretch.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Georgia Southern 01/09/10 3:30 pm at Statesboro, Ga. (Hanner Fieldhouse)

Min

Player

1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0

40 28 27 20 37 24 18 6

4 200

RUSSELL, Kendall MUTOMBO, Harouna GORDON, Richie GILES, Brandon WAGINGER, Brigham COLE, Keaton PHILLIP, Anthony WILLIAMS, Mike GAILLIARD, Adrian ROBINSON, Jake Team Totals

A TO Blk

22 7 4 2 10 6 2 0

2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0

2 5 0 3 5 0 0 0

6 15

Off T/O 15 31

2nd Chance 17 2

Fast Break 4 10

Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 4 times.

Bench 30 32

22 50 01 13 04 11 12 31

31.3% 8.7% 84.6%

Deadball Rebounds 1

FG % 1st Half: 21-31 3FG % 1st Half: 8-12 FT % 1st Half: 7-8

f f g g g

67.7% 66.7% 87.5%

3-4 4-7 2-3 3-4 6-9 4-5 2-3 7-12 4-6 3-3 1-1 5-7 1-7

0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 2-2 2-2 2-3 1-3 2-4 0-0 0-0 5-7 0-0

2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 4-5 0-0 4-4 0-0 1-2 5-5 0-0 0-0

45-71

17-25

17-20

2nd half: 24-40 2nd half: 9-13 2nd half: 10-12

60.0% 69.2% 83.3%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

A TO Blk

4 2 6 1 8 0 3 0 3 1 8 1 0 3 3 1 4 3 0 2 2 0 9 6 0 2 2 1 15 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 1 1 1 6 2 4 4 8 4 19 6 0 3 3 1 10 3 1 4 5 1 7 0 1 4 5 1 7 0 0 3 3 2 15 2 4 2 6 1 2 0 0 2 2 17 32 49 15 124 24

Game: 45-71 Game: 17-25 Game: 17-20

Score by periods Berea College Western Carolina

1st

2nd

Total

29 57

24 67

53 124

Last FG - BEREA 2nd-02:41, WCU 2nd-00:39. L l d BEREA N WCU b 71 2 d 00 39

Points BEREA WCU

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

Min

2 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1

11 12 14 15 14 12 24 21 20 11 17 15 14

0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1

1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0

7 11 200

63.4% 68.0% 85.0%

Deadball Rebounds 1

FG % 1st Half: 13-25 3FG % 1st Half: 1-6 FT % 1st Half: 6-10

f f f g g

5-7 2-11 2-2 4-9 2-6 0-1 0-1 4-8 2-4 4-11

0-0 0-2 0-0 0-4 1-2 0-0 0-1 1-5 0-0 2-7

8-10 3-6 0-0 5-6 3-5 0-0 0-2 1-1 0-0 2-4

25-60

4-21

22-34

2nd half: 12-35 2nd half: 3-15 2nd half: 16-24

52.0% 16.7% 60.0%

34.3% 20.0% 66.7%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

5 3 8 3 1 3 4 3 1 0 1 5 2 3 5 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 2 4 3 2 5 3 2 4 6 16 19 35 26

Game: 25-60 Game: 4-21 Game: 22-34

A TO Blk

18 7 4 13 8 0 0 10 4 12

0 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 2 0

2 1 2 3 3 1 1 4 3 3 1 9 24

Stl

Min

1 3 2 1 3 0 1 2 0 0

24 30 9 31 37 0+ 8 20 13 28

3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

4 13 200

41.7% 19.0% 64.7%

Deadball Rebounds 5

Georgia Southern 81 • 4-13, 1-3 SoCon ##

Player

TROUPE, Tyler BASKERVILLE, C RUCKER, J HANSON, Antonio POWERS, Willie SPENCER, Rory JOHNSON, Antoine JANISZEWSKI, K DRAYTON, Ben WOHLLEB, Colby Team Totals

35 01 10 50 02 05 13 22 53

FG % 1st Half: 14-25 3FG % 1st Half: 8-13 FT % 1st Half: 3-6

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

f f g g g

56.0% 61.5% 50.0%

1-6 1-3 1-4 6-9 4-7 7-8 1-2 2-2 1-3 1-2

0-0 0-0 0-0 6-9 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-2 1-2

0-0 3-4 3-5 0-0 10-12 4-6 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-2

25-46

9-16

22-32

2nd half: 11-21 2nd half: 1-3 2nd half: 19-26

52.4% 33.3% 73.1%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 2 2 2 1 0 1 4 1 4 5 5 0 2 2 1 0 4 4 3 2 2 4 5 0 4 4 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 1 2 4 6 6 26 32 29

Game: 25-46 Game: 9-16 Game: 22-32

A TO Blk

2 5 5 18 19 18 3 4 3 4

2 0 4 0 7 0 3 0 1 1

Stl

Min

3 1 4 1 8 5 4 2 0 2

0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0

0 0 4 2 0 1 2 0 0 0

25 17 27 35 33 23 14 4 10 12

81 18 30

9 200

54.3% 56.3% 68.8%

Deadball Rebounds 6

Officials: William Cheek, Forrest Sigler, Dan Stryffeler Technical fouls: Western Carolina-MUTOMBO, Harouna; TEAM. Georgia Southern-RUCKER, J. Attendance: 1773

Officials: Charlie Balunek, Mark Chafin, Robbie Adams Technical fouls: Berea College-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 502 Points UNCA WCU

In addition to Powers and Hanson, Rory Spencer added 18 points for the Eagles which shot an opponent-best 56.3-percent (9-of-16) from behind the 3-point arc. Powers dished out seven assists, but also committed eight turnovers in the game.

Western Carolina 124 • 12-2

Stl

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Officials: John Corio, Mark Schnur, Chris King Technical fouls: UNC Asheville-None. Western Carolina-GORDON, Richie. Attendance: 2763 Score by periods UNC Asheville Western Carolina

5 200

40.4% 21.1% 81.1%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Senior Brigham Waginger finished with eight points, five assists and three steals for WCU.

Western Carolina 76 • 12-3, 2-1 SoCon Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

Western Carolina 87 • 11-2 ##

WCU senior Kendall Russell led four Catamounts in double figures with a career-high 18 points. The Chicago, Ill., native added a game-high eight rebounds while blocking three shots. Classmate Brandon Giles finished with 13 points and five boards, while a third senior, Jake Robinson, chipped in 12 and junior Mike Williams scored 10 points.

Out of the halftime locker room, WCU (12-2) methodically pulled ahead by 40 points five minutes into the frame before ballooning the margin to 66 on 18-straight unanswered points over a four-minute stretch.

Berea College 53 • 9-7 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

In the second half, Western Carolina (12-3, 2-1 SoCon) was unable to reclaim the lead before GSU scored six of the game’s final seven points for the victory.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Berea College vs Western Carolina 01/05/10 7:00 pm at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

UNC Asheville 76 • 3-8

Player

The Catamounts closed the first half on a 15-to-4 run to claw within six, 39-33, at intermission.

Western Carolina’s decisive first half run featured five made 3-pointers on 5-of-6 shooting, and two highlight reel dunks by Gordon on alley oop passes from Waginger and Williams. Phillip made a steal and fast break lay-up to give the Catamounts a first half high, 31-point lead at the 1:19 mark before taking a 28-point, 57-29, edge into intermission.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics UNC Asheville vs Western Carolina 12/30/09 2:00 pm at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Powers, who was held scoreless in the opening 20 minutes, took a backseat to backcourt mate Antonio Hanson in the first half as the senior drained six 3-pointers to account for all of his game-total of 18 points in helping the Eagles (4-13, 1-3 SoCon) score 16-straight points and claim a game-high, 17-point lead.

In Paint 24 46

Off T/O 6 28

2nd Chance 8 27

Score tied - 0 times. L d h d 0 i

Fast Break 4 10

Bench 8 80

Score by periods Western Carolina Georgia Southern

1st

2nd

Total

33 39

43 42

76 81

Last FG - WCU 2nd-03:37, GSU 2nd-00:30. Largest lead - WCU by 6 1st-18:22, GSU by 17 1st-05:19.

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Points WCU GSU

In Paint 38 28

Off T/O 32 23

2nd Chance 11 6

Fast Break 4 6

Bench 26 32

Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 3 times.

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UNC Greensboro.................................................. 69 at Western Carolina .......................................... 79

Elon ............................................................................. 81 at Western Carolina ......................................... 83

Western Carolina.................................................77 at Davidson............................................................. 67

Thursday • Jan. 14, 2010 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

Saturday • Jan. 16, 2010 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

Wednesday • Jan. 20, 2010 • Belk Arena – Davidson, N.C.

Cullowhee, N.C. - Jake Robinson led four Catamounts in double figures with 19 points as Western Carolina held off UNC Greensboro and the double-double effort of Ben Stywall for the 10-point, 79-69, home victory over the Spartans in Southern Conference action in the Ramsey Center.

Cullowhee, N.C. - Brandon Giles led five Catamounts in double figures with a season-high 25 points including his squad’s final six as Western Carolina held off Elon, 83-81, in Southern Conference action on Saturday night in the Ramsey Center.

Davidson, N.C. - Western Carolina dominated the opening 20 minutes Wednesday night, taking a 22-point lead into the halftime locker room after holding Davidson to just four field goals on 14.8-percent shooting and without a 3-pointer. The Wildcats erased all but four points of the Catamounts’ game-high 24 point advantage in the second half, but the veteran WCU squad weathered the rally to hold on for the 77-67 win, its third-straight and fifth out of its last six.

Robinson drained three, 3-pointers to close to within seven of the school’s all-time record as the Catamounts methodically pulled away in the second half, capitalizing on tenacious defensive intensity and timely shooting. Waginger, who scored 14 points on the strength of four 3-pointers, added three assists and three steals. He and classmate Robinson were joined in double figures by senior Kendall Russell, who tallied 14 points for his second-consecutive double-digit performance, and Brandon Giles with 11. Junior Richie Gordon scored eight points before fouling out late in the game while Harouna Mutombo scored seven. UNCG’s Stywall led all scorers with a game-high 24 points and 14 rebounds for his SoCon-leading seventh double-double of the season. He was joined in double figures by teammates Brandon Evans with 17 and Kyle Randall with 14 points. Pete Brown blocked five shots in the game for the Spartans, matching WCU’s team total. Western Carolina (13-3, 3-1 SoCon) only managed to sneak out to a five-point cushion on two separate occasions in the first half of play as UNC Greensboro answered each challenge in the opening stanza. The Spartans used an 11-2 spurt to erase WCU’s second, five-point edge and claim their largest edge of the contest at four, 19-15, at the 11:14 mark. However, just over three minutes later, Mutombo converted an Adrian Gailliard steal in to two of his seven points as Western Carolina reclaimed the lead for good, 24-23. Both teams shot well from the floor in the opening 20 minutes as WCU was 15-of-30, 50-percent, while UNCG was 12-of-25 for 48-percent. WCU led at intermission, 35-31. In the second half, UNC Greensboro (3-14, 2-4 SoCon) closed to within two points twice, the second of which coming at the 13:13 mark at 43-41. Yet, the Catamounts had an answer each time and never relinquished the lead nor allowed the score to be tied. WCU secured its first double-digit lead of the game on a pair of free throws by Robinson, and pulled ahead by as many as 14 in the final six minutes in holding on for the 79-69 victory.

Giles gave WCU, which won its second-straight game, a six-point, 79-73, cushion on a jumper just inside the five minute mark. However, Elon’s Chris Long drained one of Elon’s seven second half 3-pointers to close the gap to one, 79-78, with three minutes remaining. After nearly a two-minute scoring void, Giles again lit the scoreboard with an old-fashioned three-point play to hand the Catamounts a four-point, 82-78, advantage. The Phoenix (3-14, 1-5 SoCon), which lost its eighth-straight, closed back within a point inside the final minute after Drew Spradlin connected on 1-of-2 free throws and a jumper with seven ticks remaining on the Ramsey Center clock to make it a one-point game, 82-81. On the ensuing in-bounds play, Giles was fouled and made one of two free throws and Elon did not get a final shot off before the buzzer ended the game. The win was WCU’s third-straight over Elon at home and represented the 13th-consecutive home victory for the Catamounts. Behind Giles, who made four 3-pointers in the win, Mike Williams finished with 15 points for the Catamounts (14-3, 4-1 SoCon) while Harouna Mutombo had 11 points, five rebounds and five assists. Post-players Kendall Russell and Richie Gordon each scored 10 with Russell notching his third-straight, double-digit effort. Russell, Mutombo and Gordon all tied for the team-high five rebounds. Brigham Waginger just missed double-digit scoring with eight points, handing out four assists and four steals in the win. After leading by 10 at halftime and a game-high 12 just into the second half following a Mutombo lay-up, Western Carolina held a 62-53 lead on Williams’ layup with 11:10 left in the second half. The Phoenix attempted a rally, cutting the Catamounts’ lead down to one point twice inside the final three minutes, but Elon would never tie nor pull ahead of Western Carolina. Spradlin led Elon with 22 points, while T.J. Douglas hit seven 3-pointers to score all 21 of his points. Long chipped in 15 points, five assists for Elon in the losing effort. All told in the second half, Elon shot a sizzling 65.4-percent (17of-26) from the field after intermission, including 7-of-10 (70%) from beyond the 3-point arc against the Catamount defense which entered the game second in the SoCon in field goal defense (40.5%) and first in defending the 3-pointer (26.5%). Both squads shot 9-of22 from 3-point range for the game.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics UNC Greensboro vs Western Carolina 01/14/10 7 PM at Cullowhee, NC (Ramsey Center)

Stywall, Ben Brown, Pete Koivisto, Mikko Randall, Kyle Toney, Kendall Van Dussen, Korey Smith, Montel Evans, Brandon Cole, Brian Jackson, DeAngelo Team Totals

44 04 12 15 11 14 22 50 55

FG % 1st Half: 12-25 3FG % 1st Half: 3-6 FT % 1st Half: 4-4

f f g g g

8-13 1-3 0-5 5-12 2-2 1-3 0-0 6-13 0-2 0-0

0-1 0-0 0-3 1-3 1-1 1-2 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0

23-53

48.0% 50.0% 100.0%

4-14

2nd half: 11-28 2nd half: 1-8 2nd half: 15-21

8-11 0-0 2-2 3-4 0-0 2-2 0-0 4-4 0-2 0-0 19-25

39.3% 12.5% 71.4%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

5 9 14 2 3 4 7 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 3 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 7 13 23 36 22

Game: 23-53 Game: 4-14 Game: 19-25

A TO Blk

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

RUSSELL, Kendall GORDON, Richie GILES, Brandon WAGINGER, Brigham MUTOMBO, Harouna COLE, Keaton WILLIAMS, Mike GAILLIARD, Adrian GALLAGHER, Blake ROBINSON, Jake Team Totals

50 01 13 22 04 12 31 34 42

FG % 1st Half: 15-30 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 FT % 1st Half: 2-4

f f g g g

3-4 3-9 4-12 5-9 2-8 0-0 1-4 0-1 0-0 6-8

0-0 0-0 1-3 4-7 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 3-4

24-55

50.0% 33.3% 50.0%

8-17

2nd half: 9-25 2nd half: 5-8 2nd half: 21-24

8-8 2-2 2-2 0-0 3-5 0-0 3-5 1-2 0-0 4-4 23-28

36.0% 62.5% 87.5%

24 2 2 14 5 5 0 17 0 0

2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0

3 1 2 6 0 1 1 1 1 0 6 6 22

Min

Player

1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

39 26 19 34 19 13 6 30 13 1

CONSTANTINE, Adam DOUGLAS, TJ SPRADLIN, Drew CARTER, Devan LONG, Chris BONNEY, Josh BIRDETTE, Terrance ERVIN, Brett OGOLO, Jon WATTS, Daniel GRABLE, Scott Team Totals

0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

44 01 05 13 00 02 04 20 22 33

4 200

43.4% 28.6% 76.0%

Deadball Rebounds 3

1 3 4 1 2 2 4 5 3 5 8 3 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 2 1 1 2 11 20 31 20

A TO Blk

14 8 11 14 7 0 5 1 0 19

0 0 2 3 3 0 2 1 0 1

1 2 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 79 12 15

Stl

Min

1 0 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 1

20 24 28 36 36 4 16 11 1 24

1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

FG % 1st Half: 10-26 3FG % 1st Half: 2-12 FT % 1st Half: 7-9

1st

2nd

Total

31 35

38 44

69 79

Last FG - UNCG 2nd-00:08, WCU 2nd-01:40. Largest lead - UNCG by 4 1st-11:14, WCU by 14 2nd-03:17.

f f g g g

38.5% 16.7% 77.8%

0-1 7-9 7-13 1-4 5-8 2-6 1-7 1-1 0-0 1-1 2-2

0-0 7-9 1-5 0-1 1-3 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

2-2 0-0 7-8 0-0 4-4 1-1 3-6 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

27-52

9-22

18-22

2nd half: 17-26 2nd half: 7-10 2nd half: 11-13

65.4% 70.0% 84.6%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 5 5 4 1 2 3 3 1 3 4 3 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 2 1 2 3 0 2 4 6 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 2 8 22 30 19

Game: 27-52 Game: 9-22 Game: 18-22

5 10 200

43.6% 47.1% 82.1%

Deadball Rebounds 2

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

RUSSELL, Kendall GILES, Brandon WAGINGER, Brigham MUTOMBO, Harouna GORDON, Richie COLE, Keaton WILLIAMS, Mike GAILLIARD, Adrian GALLAGHER, Blake ROBINSON, Jake Team Totals

01 13 22 50 04 12 31 34 42

Officials: Rick Ridenhour, William Covington, Sr., Antinio Petty Technical fouls: UNC Greensboro-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 3027 Score by periods UNC Greensboro Western Carolina

That was as close as Davidson would get, though, as the Wildcats turned the ball over four times in the final three minutes of play. Robinson, Waginger and Gordon all combined to make pairs of free throws inside the final 90 seconds to help seal the win. Ben Allison led three Davidson players in double figures with 15 points which included 10 of the Wildcats’ 22 first half points. Brendan McKillop scored all 13 of his points after halftime, connecting on three 3-pointers while J.P. Kuhlman scored 11. Steve Rossiter boarded a game-high 10 rebounds in the losing effort.

Min

Player

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

13 34 34 13 33 16 24 4 2 5 22

RUSSELL, Kendall GORDON, Richie GILES, Brandon WAGINGER, Brigham MUTOMBO, Harouna COLE, Keaton WILLIAMS, Mike GAILLIARD, Adrian GALLAGHER, Blake ROBINSON, Jake Team Totals

2 200

A TO Blk

2 21 22 2 15 5 5 3 0 2 4

0 0 3 0 5 4 4 0 0 0 0

2 0 5 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 81 16 13

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

51.9% 40.9% 81.8%

50 01 13 22 04 12 31 34 42

FG % 1st Half: 17-27 3FG % 1st Half: 6-11 FT % 1st Half: 4-13

Deadball Rebounds 2

f f g g g

63.0% 54.5% 30.8%

FG % 1st Half: 16-37 3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 FT % 1st Half: 3-4

f g g g g

43.2% 40.0% 75.0%

4-7 8-12 3-8 5-12 5-7 0-2 4-10 0-1 1-1 0-3

0-0 4-7 2-5 1-3 0-0 0-1 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-3

2-2 5-6 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 5-6 2-2 0-0 0-0

30-63

9-22

14-17

2nd half: 14-26 2nd half: 5-12 2nd half: 11-13

53.8% 41.7% 84.6%

3 2 5 4 0 2 2 3 0 2 2 1 1 4 5 3 1 4 5 5 0 2 2 1 3 0 3 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 11 20 31 22

Game: 30-63 Game: 9-22 Game: 14-17

In Paint 28 26

Off T/O 10 20

2nd Chance 17 8

Fast Break 0 2

Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 2 times.

Bench 22 25

Score by periods Elon Western Carolina

1st

2nd

Total

29 39

52 44

81 83

Last FG - ELON 2nd-00:07, WCU 2nd-01:20. Largest lead - ELON by 2 1st-19:54, WCU by 12 2nd-19:49.

Points ELON WCU

1-2 2-3 6-16 1-7 5-8 0-0 4-7 0-1 0-0 6-9

0-0 0-0 2-5 0-5 2-3 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 4-5

0-0 5-7 5-8 2-2 0-4 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 4-5

25-53

9-19

18-30

2nd half: 8-26 2nd half: 3-8 2nd half: 14-17

30.8% 37.5% 82.4%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 2 2 5 2 3 5 4 0 8 8 3 0 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 5 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 4 5 27 32 28

Game: 25-53 Game: 9-19 Game: 18-30

A TO Blk

Stl

Min

2 9 19 4 12 0 11 0 0 20

0 0 0 7 1 0 1 0 1 1

0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 2

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0

11 16 34 38 27 4 19 5 11 35

77 11

5 200

47.2% 47.4% 60.0%

Deadball Rebounds 4

Davidson 67 • 8-11, 3-4 SoCon

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

Stl

Min

0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

0 1 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 0

20 31 36 33 14 11 23 15 4 13

COHEN, Jake ROSSITER, Steve MCKILLOP, Brendan KUHLMAN, JP ARCHAMBAULT, Will COCHRAN, Nik REIGEL, Will BARR, Bryant BEN-EZE, Frank ALLISON, Ben Team Totals

9 200

A TO Blk

10 25 8 11 10 0 15 2 2 0

2 1 4 5 0 1 2 0 0 0

1 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0

83 15

47.6% 40.9% 82.4%

Deadball Rebounds 2

01 05 22 12 20 24 34 42

FG % 1st Half: 4-27 3FG % 1st Half: 0-12 FT % 1st Half: 14-20

f f g g g

14.8% 0.0% 70.0%

2-7 2-4 4-12 2-12 2-7 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 5-8

0-2 0-0 3-11 1-7 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0

2-4 2-4 2-2 6-7 3-6 4-4 0-0 1-2 0-0 5-6

18-52

6-26

25-35

2nd half: 14-25 2nd half: 6-14 2nd half: 11-15

56.0% 42.9% 73.3%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 3 4 4 5 5 10 4 0 3 3 2 1 3 4 2 1 7 8 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 4 8 5 2 3 5 14 31 45 24

Game: 18-52 Game: 6-26 Game: 25-35

A TO Blk

6 6 13 11 9 6 0 1 0 15

0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1

3 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 67 11 15

Stl

Min

1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

19 31 35 37 26 13 1 16 5 17

0 200

34.6% 23.1% 71.4%

Deadball Rebounds 3

Officials: Jerry Heater, Tim Nestor, Steve Pyatt Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Davidson-None. Attendance: 4624

Officials: Jeb Hartness, Quintin Murphy, Jeremy Mosier Technical fouls: Elon-CONSTANTINE, Adam. Western Carolina-GORDON, Richie. Attendance: 3086 Points UNCG WCU

With Western Carolina leading 48-24 just under two minutes into the second half, Davidson used a 16-2 run to cut the lead to 10 by the 14:11 mark. The Catamounts maintained the double-digit cushion, taking a 60-47 lead after Robinson sank a 3-pointer with 7:36 to go until Davidson embarked on a 9-0 spurt to cut the lead to just four, 60-56, with 5:43 remaining.

Western Carolina 83 • 14-3, 4-1 SoCon

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Game: 24-55 Game: 8-17 Game: 23-28

All told, Davidson was 0-for-12 from beyond the arc in the opening 20 minutes and made just four, two-point field goals. The Wildcats were bailed out, though, by a strong 14-of-20 showing from the free throw line. Conversely, WCU shot a sizzling 63-percent from the field in the first half including 6-of-11 (54.5%) from long range.

Western Carolina 77 • 15-3, 5-1 SoCon Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

Western Carolina 79 • 13-3, 3-1 SoCon ##

Western Carolina (15-3, 5-1 SoCon) used stifling defense and an uncharacteristically cold shooting performance from the floor by the Wildcats to quickly build a double-digit lead in the first half. The Catamounts forced eight Davidson turnovers in the opening stanza in doubling-up the Wildcats’ score at intermission, 44-22.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Davidson 01/20/10 7 p.m. at Davidson, N.C. - Belk Arena

Elon 81 • 3-14, 1-5 SoCon

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

Richie Gordon just missed double figures with nine points, five of which came from the free throw line, while Brigham Waginger dished out seven assists to accompany his four points.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Elon vs Western Carolina 01/16/10 7:00 pm at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

UNC Greensboro 69 • 3-14, 2-4 SoCon ##

Senior Jake Robinson came off the bench to score a gamehigh 20 points to lead four Catamounts in double figures as WCU snapped a five-game losing skid to the Wildcats. Classmate Brandon Giles posted his fourth-straight, double-figure scoring night with 19 points and a team-best eight rebounds while Harouna Mutombo scored 12 and Mike Williams added 11 points.

In Paint 22 32

Off T/O 6 15

2nd Chance 9 18

Fast Break 4 4

Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 5 times.

Bench 19 19

Score by periods Western Carolina Davidson

1st

2nd

Total

44 22

33 45

77 67

Last FG - WCU 2nd-03:10, DAV 2nd-00:25. Largest lead - WCU by 24 2nd-18:11, DAV None.

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Points WCU DAV

In Paint 22 22

Off T/O 23 8

2nd Chance 7 18

Fast Break 0 0

Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.

Bench 31 22

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GAME 21

Western Carolina................................................ 74 at Appalachian State ......................................... 87

College of Charleston...................................... 90 at Western Carolina ....................................... 100

Western Carolina................................................ 67 at Chattanooga.................................................... 80

Saturday • Jan. 23, 2010 • Holmes Center – Boone, N.C.

Monday • Jan. 25, 2010 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

Thursday • Jan. 28, 2010 • McKenzie Arena – Chattanooga, Tenn.

Boone, N.C. - Donald Sims led three Mountaineers in double figures with a game-high 28 points on 9-of-11 shooting as Appalachian State pulled away in the closing minutes to snap Western Carolina’s three-game winning streak, 87-74, Saturday night in Southern Conference action from the Holmes Center. Despite the loss, Western Carolina senior Jake Robinson made three 3-pointers to tie former Catamount standout - and current assistant coach -- Anquell McCollum (1993-96) for the school’s all-time career 3-pointers made record with 245. The record-tying trifecta came from the left wing with 1:21 remaining in the contest. The Canton, N.C., native will become the record-holder with his next triple. WCU senior Brandon Giles scored 13 of his 15 points in the first half to lead the Catamounts (15-4, 5-2 SoCon) with his fifth-straight double-digit scoring effort. Richie Gordon scored 14 points on 5-of7 shooting while Robinson finished with 11 including the three treys. Harouna Mutombo and Kendall Russell each scored seven points apiece while Blake Gallagher added four points and a team-high seven rebounds off the bench. For the Mountaineers, Kellen Brand added 19 points alongside Sims with Marcus Wright added 15 points and six assists. Midway through the second half, Anthony Phillip scored consecutive baskets including the second on a tip-in to give Western Carolina a one-point, 50-49, lead with 12 minutes remaining in regulation. However, following Phillip’s put back, the Mountaineers used a 13to-2 run over the next three minutes to balloon their advantage to 10. WCU would only manage to close to within two, 66-64, on 1-of-2 free throws by Gordon at the 5:36 mark as Appalachian State held the Catamounts off from the free throw line. All told, the Mountaineers held a 21-point edge from the free throw line by connecting on 33-of-43 (76.7%) from the charity stripe while the Catamounts struggled from the line only making 48-percent of their free throws, 12-of-25. The Catamounts led the majority of the first half after opening with an 8-0 spurt to represent WCU’s largest lead of the contest. Yet, the purple and gold could never build a cushion and Appalachian knotted the game at 25 with three and a half minutes and claimed its first lead 30 seconds later. The Mountaineers led at halftime, 35-33.

Cullowhee, N.C. - Richie Gordon led five Catamounts in double figures with a season-high 19 points as Western Carolina handed the College of Charleston its first Southern Conference loss of the season, 100-90, in the Ramsey Center. In addition to keeping the Catamounts perfect at home this season at 11-0 and extending the home consecutive win streak to 14, WCU’s victory also end CofC’s run of 13-straight SoCon regular season victories which dated back to last season. The 11 home victories match a school record for WCU which was set last season (11-2). On a night that pitted the two SoCon divisional leaders in their lone regular season meeting, the contest was dominated by the 3-point shot. The two squads combined for 30 made 3-pointers, each shooting over 50-percent from beyond the arc. WCU senior Jake Robinson broke the school’s 14-year old career record for 3-pointers made, connecting on all four of his long-range shots in the game. Robinson, who finished with 16 points off the bench for WCU, stepped back and drained a jumper from the left wing at the 12:16 mark of the first half to claim the school sharpshooting record. On the opposite end, the Cougars broke their school benchmark for triples made in a single-game while also established a Ramsey Center record by burying 19 treys in the losing effort. Making his first career start for WCU (16-4, 6-2 SoCon), Mike Williams joined Gordon and Robinson in double digits with 14 points while also dishing out four assists. Keaton Cole, earning his first starting nod of the season, added 11 points including three 3-pointers, with Brigham Waginger finishing with 10 points, six assists and four steals to round out the double-digit scorers. Brandon Giles had his five-game, double-digit scoring streak snapped, finishing with nine points and a game-high six rebounds. College of Charleston (13-7, 8-1 SoCon) matched WCU’s five players in double figures led by 24 from Andrew Goudelock, who added 11 assists for a double-double. Tony White, Jr., added 23 points with Casaan Breeden, Willis Hall and Donovan Monroe each scoring 10. Spurred by the largest Ramsey Center crowd since 1996, Western Carolina blitzed the Cougars out of the gates, racing to a doubledigit lead less than five minutes into the contest. The Catamounts made three of their first four shots from the floor for a 9-0 lead and pushed it to double figures with two more made field goals before going ahead 12, 15-3, at the 16:52 mark. The Cougars would answer, though, trimming the WCU advantage and forcing the game’s first tie at 27 with nine minutes remaining before half on a 19-to-7 spurt. During the run, CofC made five 3-pointers including the game-tying triple by Goudelock.

Chattanooga, Tenn. - Mike Williams led Western Carolina with a game-high 20 points but it was not enough as Chattanooga put four in double figures, and outscored the Catamounts by 20 in the second half to run past WCU, 80-67, in Southern Conference action Thursday night at the McKenzie Arena.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Appalachian State 01/23/10 3:30 p.m. at Boone, N.C. (Holmes Center)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Col. of Charleston vs Western Carolina 01/25/10 7:00 pm at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Western Carolina 74 • 15-4, 5-2 SoCon

Player

RUSSELL, Kendall MUTOMBO, Harouna GORDON, Richie GILES, Brandon WAGINGER, Brigham COLE, Keaton PHILLIP, Anthony WILLIAMS, Mike GAILLIARD, Adrian GALLAGHER, Blake ROBINSON, Jake Team Totals

22 50 01 13 04 11 12 31 34 42

FG % 1st Half: 12-36 3FG % 1st Half: 3-11 FT % 1st Half: 6-10

f f f g g

33.3% 27.3% 60.0%

2-4 3-9 5-7 6-18 2-5 0-1 3-3 1-7 0-0 2-4 3-11

0-0 1-4 0-0 2-8 2-5 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 3-7

3-6 0-2 4-6 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-5

27-69

8-26

12-25

2nd half: 15-33 2nd half: 5-15 2nd half: 6-15

45.5% 33.3% 40.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

4 1 5 2 2 4 6 2 2 2 4 5 1 2 3 5 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 3 0 3 4 1 4 5 2 0 0 0 4 4 3 7 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 19 17 36 33

Game: 27-69 Game: 8-26 Game: 12-25

A TO Blk

7 7 14 15 6 0 6 4 0 4 11

1 3 1 1 5 0 1 1 0 0 4

Min

Player

21 33 18 28 23 3 13 20 5 15 21

BREEDEN, Casaan HALL, Willis MONROE, Donavan GOUDELOCK, Andrew WHITE JR, Tony SUNDBERG, Matt LAWRENCE, Andrew WRIGHT, Rashad Team Totals

1 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0

74 17 11

8 200

39.1% 30.8% 48.0%

Deadball Rebounds 6

Appalachian State 87 • 11-8, 5-3 SoCon Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

HUNTER, Josh BUTTS, Isaac SIMS, Donald BOOTH, Jeremi BRAND, Kellen ABRAHAM, Ryann HEALY, Nathan WRIGHT, Marcus HIGHSMITH, A.J. WEBB, Tyler WILLIAMSON, Andre Team Totals

32 00 15 23 01 11 12 31 33 50

FG % 1st Half: 9-21 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 FT % 1st Half: 14-19

f c g g g

42.9% 37.5% 73.7%

2-7 2-3 9-11 0-4 4-8 0-0 2-2 5-7 0-0 0-0 0-3

0-0 0-0 3-5 0-3 1-4 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

3-5 3-4 7-8 0-0 10-11 2-4 2-2 3-5 0-0 1-2 2-2

24-45

6-14

33-43

2nd half: 15-24 2nd half: 3-6 2nd half: 19-24

62.5% 50.0% 79.2%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 7 9 4 0 4 4 4 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 5 5 4 2 3 5 7 30 37 27

Game: 24-45 Game: 6-14 Game: 33-43

1st

2nd

Total

33 35

41 52

74 87

Points WCU ASU

01 03 32 02 04 05

FG % 1st Half: 16-27 3FG % 1st Half: 10-18 FT % 1st Half: 3-4

A TO Blk

7 7 28 0 19 2 6 15 0 1 2

0 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 0 0 0

Player

RUSSELL, Kendall GORDON, Richie COLE, Keaton WILLIAMS, Mike WAGINGER, Brigham GILES, Brandon PHILLIP, Anthony MUTOMBO, Harouna GAILLIARD, Adrian ROBINSON, Jake Team Totals

Stl

Min

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1

19 22 38 9 34 15 15 24 2 6 16

87 15 15

6 200 Deadball Rebounds 7

13 01 11 22 31 42

FG % 1st Half: 18-35 3FG % 1st Half: 6-11 FT % 1st Half: 5-6

Off T/O 19 18

2nd Chance 21 6

Fast Break 7 14

2-3 1-1 2-5 6-11 5-10 2-3 1-2 0-0

0-0 1-2 0-0 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-2

32-56

19-35

7-8

2nd half: 16-29 2nd half: 9-17 2nd half: 4-4

f f g g g

1 3 4 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 2 0 2 2 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 4 2 2 4 4 16 20 16

Game: 32-56 Game: 19-35 Game: 7-8

51.4% 54.5% 83.3%

3-5 8-14 4-6 7-10 4-6 3-8 2-4 0-0 3-5 4-6

0-0 0-0 3-4 0-1 2-3 0-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 4-4

0-0 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-3 0-0 2-2 1-2 4-4

38-64

11-16

13-14

2nd half: 20-29 2nd half: 5-5 2nd half: 8-8

Ridge McKeither scored 15, Ricky Taylor had 12 and Bell added 10 points and six assists for the Mocs which won their third-straight over WCU at home. The loss coupled with Appalachian State’s road win over Samford moved the Catamounts and archrival Mountaineers into a tie atop the North Division at 6-3 in the league standings. WCU also lost for the first time this season after leading at halftime (15-1). Brigham Waginger joined Williams in double figures with 12 points on four 3-pointers while Brandon Giles scored 10 points and dished out three assists. Richie Gordon just missed double digits with eight points while Harouna Mutombo scored six, boarded a team-best eight and passed out three assists.

A TO Blk

10 2 10 1 10 1 24 11 23 2 8 0 3 1 2 0

69.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Min

Player

19 27 32 39 34 18 18 13

RUSSELL, Kendall GORDON, Richie COLE, Keaton WILLIAMS, Mike WAGINGER, Brigham GILES, Brandon PHILLIP, Anthony MUTOMBO, Harouna GAILLIARD, Adrian GALLAGHER, Blake ROBINSON, Jake Team Totals

1 2 2 2 2 0 2 0

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

90 18 11

3 200

50 04 12 13 01 11 22 31

57.1% 54.3% 87.5%

Deadball Rebounds 1

34 42

FG % 1st Half: 13-30 3FG % 1st Half: 4-14 FT % 1st Half: 6-9

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

A TO Blk

3 2 5 0 6 2 2 1 3 3 19 1 1 1 2 0 11 1 0 1 1 1 14 4 0 5 5 2 10 6 3 3 6 2 9 3 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 5 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 16 2 1 2 3 11 19 30 13 100 19

Game: 38-64 Game: 11-16 Game: 13-14

1st

2nd

Total

45 47

45 53

90 100

Points COFC WCU

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

Min

20 25 16 27 38 28 7 4 20 15

1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 1

0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0

1 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 0

8 200 Deadball Rebounds 1

In Paint 18 38

Off T/O 10 11

2nd Chance 2 13

Fast Break 2 6

Score tied - 5 times. Lead changed - 6 times.

Bench 13 40

43.3% 28.6% 66.7%

1-2 3-6 0-2 6-14 4-12 2-8 0-0 2-4 1-1 0-0 1-6

0-0 0-0 0-2 1-5 4-11 1-5 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-6

1-2 2-7 0-0 7-8 0-2 5-6 0-0 2-5 3-4 0-0 0-0

20-55

7-31

20-34

2nd half: 7-25 2nd half: 3-17 2nd half: 14-25

28.0% 17.6% 56.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 1 2 3 4 3 7 4 1 0 1 0 2 4 6 3 1 5 6 3 1 6 7 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 8 4 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 2 3 13 29 42 29

Game: 20-55 Game: 7-31 Game: 20-34

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

McKEITHER, Ridge SAFFORE, Jeremy BELL, Keegan TAYLOR, Ricky PATTERSON, Ty WILLIAMS, Jasper HAMPTON, Dontay HARVEY, Dante ODEM, Josh SMITH, Jeff EARLY, Chris JEFFERSON, DeAntre WATSON, Sam Team Totals

53 03 22 23 01 02 04

59.4% 68.8% 92.9%

f f g g g

A TO Blk

3 8 0 20 12 10 0 6 5 0 3

0 0 2 2 2 3 0 3 0 0 1

Stl

Min

1 4 0 3 1 4 0 1 2 0 0

0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1

1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

12 19 7 31 37 30 3 25 16 3 17

67 13 16

6 200

36.4% 22.6% 58.8%

Deadball Rebounds 7

Chattanooga 80 • 12-10, 4-5 SoCon

10 14 21 34 44

Last FG - COFC 2nd-01:12, WCU 2nd-01:33. Largest lead - COFC by 4 2nd-16:09, WCU by 13 2nd-08:43. Bench 25 26

55.2% 52.9% 100.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Officials: Mike Stuart, Dan Stryffeler, Everett Summers Technical fouls: Col. of Charleston-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 4765 Score by periods Col. of Charleston Western Carolina

In Paint 28 30

4-6 4-6 4-10 8-14 8-13 3-5 1-2 0-0

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

0 3 4 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 2

53.3% 42.9% 76.7%

59.3% 55.6% 75.0%

Patterson hit a 3-pointer to give the Mocs a 72-63 lead with 3:51 left and another trey from Patterson built Chattanooga’s lead to 10, 75-65, with 2:29 to play.

Western Carolina 100 • 16-4, 6-2 SoCon

Officials: William Covington, Greg Fogleman, Michael Drummond Technical fouls: Western Carolina-GORDON, Richie. Appalachian State-WRIGHT, Marcus. Attendance: 5074 Score by periods Western Carolina Appalachian State

f f g g g

Western Carolina (16-5, 6-3 SoCon), which built a 10-point lead in the first half, led 36-21 at halftime and again at 57-55 on a pair of free throws by Williams with 8:03 remaining. But Chattanooga’s Keegan Bell nailed a 3-pointer for a 58-57 lead and the Mocs never trailed again.

Western Carolina 67 • 16-5, 6-3 SoCon

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

“From my perspective, that was one of our worst performances in the second half. We did not hang on to the ball. We bobbled it and did not catch it. If you are looking at it from our perspective, we did not help ourselves,” said WCU head coach Larry Hunter. “I could not find a combination out there that would give us a spark or extend the tie. It was a great effort by Chattanooga - they earned the ballgame in the second half. They out worked, out hustled and out competed us in the second half.”

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Chattanooga 01/28/10 7 p.m. at Chattanooga, Tenn. (The McKenzie Arena)

Col. of Charleston 90 • 13-7, 8-1 SoCon

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Ty Patterson scored 19 points and had 10 rebounds to lead Chattanooga, hitting four 3-pointers and the Mocs (12-10, 4-5 SoCon) shot 53.6 percent from the field (15-for-28) in the second half to snap their four-game losing streak.

FG % 1st Half: 3FG % 1st Half: FT % 1st Half:

9-29 5-14 6-12

f f g g g

31.0% 35.7% 50.0%

4-5 3-4 3-10 4-11 6-13 1-1 0-0 2-4 0-5 0-0 1-2 0-2 0-0

0-0 0-0 2-5 1-6 4-10 1-1 0-0 1-3 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

7-12 2-3 2-4 3-4 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-6 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0

24-57

9-28

23-37

2nd half: 15-28 2nd half: 4-14 2nd half: 17-25

53.6% 28.6% 68.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

3 2 5 5 1 2 3 3 0 3 3 3 0 2 2 1 1 9 10 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 4 5 2 1 1 2 1 3 0 3 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 5 0 2 2 0 4 2 6 15 29 44 28

Game: 24-57 Game: 9-28 Game: 23-37

A TO Blk

15 8 10 12 19 3 0 5 4 1 2 1 0

1 1 6 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0

Stl

Min

2 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

19 18 24 23 34 8 7 20 18 6 5 11 7

80 15 14

5 200

42.1% 32.1% 62.2%

Deadball Rebounds 3

Officials: William Humes, Timothy Nestor, Archibald Whaley Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Chattanooga-None. Attendance: 3382 Score by periods Western Carolina Chattanooga

1st

2nd

Total

36 29

31 51

67 80

Last FG - WCU 2nd-05:06, UTC 2nd-02:29. Largest lead - WCU by 10 1st-11:39, UTC by 14 2nd-01:08.

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Points WCU UTC

In Paint 20 24

Off T/O 13 12

2nd Chance 10 19

Fast Break 8 6

Bench 24 16

Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 8 times.

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GAME 24

Western Carolina................................................62 at Samford ............................................................. 50

Georgia Southern............................................... 68 at Western Carolina ......................................... 83

Appalachian State ............................................. 89 at Western Carolina ...........................................77

Saturday • Jan. 30, 2010 • Pete Hanna Center – Birmingham, Ala.

Thursday • Feb. 4, 2010 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

Saturday • Feb. 6, 2010 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

Birmingham, Ala. - Led by a game-high 13 points from junior Mike Williams, all 10 Catamounts that played scored points as Western Carolina built a lead and then held on to score the road victory over the Samford Bulldogs, 62-50, in Southern Conference action Saturday afternoon at the Pete Hanna Center. Samford rallied to tie the game twice in the second half, but timely free throw shooting and rebounding helped the Catamounts hold the Bulldogs off for the road victory. In addition to his 13 points, Williams added four assists and four steals in the winning effort. Both senior Brigham Waginger and sophomore Keaton Cole added three 3-pointers apiece, with Cole coming off the bench and his trio of triples accounting for all nine of his points in the opening 20 minutes. Waginger also dished out a couple of assists with a pair of steals. Richie Gordon finished with eight points and a team-high tying four rebounds and three blocked shots, while Kendall Russell recorded three offensive rebounds in his four boards off the bench. The Chicago, Ill., native also connected on a pair of free throws during WCU’s decisive game-ending run. Samford (9-13, 3-7 SoCon) outscored WCU 22-to-9 over the opening 12 minutes of the second half to chip away at the Catamounts’ halftime advantage, tying the game at 41 on a pair of Jeffrey Merritt free throws with just under eight minutes to play in regulation. But a pair of free throws by Gordon and consecutive buckets by Williams gave WCU a six-point cushion. Six Bulldog free throws sandwiched around Anthony Phillip’s second field goal of the day trimmed the Catamount lead to two, 5149. Gordon threw down a one-handed slam to give the Catamounts a four-point advantage, with Williams making a steal on the Bulldogs’ ensuing possession and dishing to Waginger who drained a 3-pointer as WCU outscored Samford 11-to-1 over the closing 3:42 to pick up the victory. Samford put three in double figures led by Josh Davis, who missed most of the first half with early foul trouble. Davis finished with 11 points including three, 3-pointers. Bryan Friday and John Peterson each added 10 points for the Bulldogs in the loss, their fifth-straight conference defeat at home. WCU put the clamps on Samford defensively in the first half, limiting the Bulldogs to 19 first half points on just six made field goals. Tied at 18, the Catamounts closed the opening 20 minutes of play with a 14-to-1 run including four 3-pointers - three by Cole - to take a 13-point, 32-19, edge into the halftime locker room. Eight of WCU’s 11 first half field goals came from beyond the arc as the Catamounts shot 61-percent from the floor and 67-percent from long range in the opening 20 minutes.

Cullowhee, N.C. - Five Catamounts scored in double figures as Western Carolina avenged an earlier road loss to Georgia Southern, pulling away from upset-minded Eagles in the second half for an 83-68 win in Southern Conference action. Senior Brandon Giles scored 16 of his team-high 19 points in the opening 20 minutes to pace the Catamounts to their 15th-straight home victory. Western Carolina (18-5, 8-3 SoCon) scored 48 of its 83 points in the paint en route to the program’s record 12th seasonal victory inside the Ramsey Center, eclipsing last season’s record of 11 facility wins. Giles, who was 7-for-9 in the opening 20 minutes Thursday night, was joined in double figures by classmate Adrian Gailliard who scored a career-best 15 points on a perfect 7-for-7 shooting from the floor. Harouna Mutombo and Mike Williams each scored 14 points apiece while Jake Robinson chipped in 11 off the bench, playing with a heavily wrapped shooting hand after injuring his right thumb two games ago. Mutombo added seven boards. Brigham Waginger boarded a team-high eight rebounds, while also dishing out seven assists and swiping five steals in the winning effort while Richie Gordon scored seven points, shooting 3-for-4 from the field. After Western Carolina managed to build a double-digit lead with four minutes remaining in the first half, Georgia Southern (6-18, 3-8 SoCon) was only able to close to within seven points, 60-53, midway through the second half on a Johntavious Rucker lay-up, his only two points of the contest. However, the Catamounts responded with a 15-to-7 spurt which included slam dunks by both Gordon and Mutombo to surge ahead by a game-high 15 points with just four and a half remaining in regulation. WCU outrebounded the Eagles, 41-to-37, in pulling out the 15-point victory. Sophomore Colby Wohlleb led GSU with a career-high 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting including six 3-pointers. He was joined in double figures by Rory Spencer, Willie Powers and Ben Drayton, each with 11 points apiece. Spencer added game highs in nine rebounds and five blocks while Powers dished out seven assists. Tyler Troupe scored nine and boarded seven missed shots. Antonio Hanson, who torched the Catamounts for six first-half 3-pointers in the first meeting in Statesboro was held to two points and 0-for-5 shooting from beyond the 3-point arc.

Cullowhee, N.C. - Led by 29 points by Donald Sims, Appalachian State shot 60-percent from the floor including 65-percent in the second half alone to down Southern Conference North Division-leading Western Carolina, 89-77, Saturday afternoon in the Ramsey Center. The loss snapped WCU’s 15-game home winning streak and gave ASU the regular season sweep over the Catamounts. In addition to the solid shooting performance by the Mountaineers (30-of-50, 60%), Appalachian State was near flawless from the free throw line making 24-of-28 from the stripe including 11-straight in the closing three minutes for 85.7-percent overall. Seniors Jake Robinson and Brandon Giles each scored 19 points to lead four Catamounts in double figures with Robinson connecting on five of WCU’s 10 3-pointers on the afternoon. Harouna Mutombo scored 15 on 6-of-12 shooting while Mike Williams rounded out the double-digit scorers with 11 points while also dishing out four assists. Western Carolina (18-6, 8-4 SoCon) rattled off 10-straight points including consecutive 3-pointers by Robinson and an exclamation point dunk by Giles off a diving steal by Mutombo to break open a one-point affair and give the Catamounts an 11-point, 28-17, lead inside an electric Ramsey Center. However, the Mountaineers were able to stem the tide, responding with a 16-0 run over a four-minute stretch to erase the 11-point deficit and build a five-point advantage, 33-28. During the run, Western Carolina was 0-for-5 from the floor, 0-for-2 from the free throw line and committed four turnovers and allowed Appalachian State to eventually carry a two-point, 36-34, lead into the break. Neither team was able to pull away in the second half as the game see-sawed between six points either way. With ASU leading 69-63, Giles drained a 3-pointer to close the gap back to three, with Robinson pulling the Catamounts to within a couple, 71-69, with his fifth triple of the game two possessions later. But, that was as close as Western Carolina could get as Sims answered with a 3-pointer on the other end. Western Carolina was able to pull within three, 74-71, on a Williams’ lay-up, but a two-minute scoring drought allowed the Mountaineers to pull out to its first double-digit lead at 82-71. Appalachian State was able to hold the Catamounts at bay from the free throw line, connecting on all 11 attempts inside the final three minutes. ASU’s Sims was joined in double figures by Isaac Butts with 14 on a perfect 6-for-6 shooting while also boarding a game-high nine. Josh Hunter and Marcus Wright each added 10 for the Mountaineers which snapped a two-game seasonal slide with the win.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Samford 01/30/10 2:00 p.m. at Birmingham, Ala. (Pete Hanna Center)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Georgia Southern vs Western Carolina 02/04/10 7:00 pm at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Appalachian State vs Western Carolina 02/06/10 3:00 pm at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Western Carolina 62 • 17-5, 7-3 SoCon

Player

GAILLIARD, Adrian GORDON, Richie GILES, Brandon WILLIAMS, Mike WAGINGER, Brigham RUSSELL, Kendall COLE, Keaton PHILLIP, Anthony MUTOMBO, Harouna ROBINSON, Jake Team Totals

50 01 12 13 02 04 11 22 42

Georgia Southern 68 • 6-18, 3-8 SoCon

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

FG % 1st Half: 11-18 3FG % 1st Half: 8-12 FT % 1st Half: 2-2

f f g g g

2-4 2-3 1-3 6-11 3-7 0-0 3-4 2-4 2-4 1-2 22-42

61.1% 66.7% 100.0%

0-0 0-0 1-3 1-2 3-6 0-0 3-4 0-0 1-2 1-2 10-19

2nd half: 11-24 2nd half: 2-7 2nd half: 6-10

0-0 4-5 2-2 0-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 8-12

45.8% 28.6% 60.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 1 2 3 2 2 4 3 0 1 1 4 1 2 3 0 0 3 3 2 3 1 4 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 4 4 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 11 17 28 20

Game: 22-42 Game: 10-19 Game: 8-12

A TO Blk

4 8 5 13 9 2 9 4 5 3

1 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 2 0

1 3 1 5 1 0 1 1 4 1

Stl

Min

Player

0 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 2 0

20 30 22 25 36 11 12 3 28 13

SPENCER, Rory RUCKER, J HANSON, Antonio POWERS, Willie WOHLLEB, Colby JOHNSON, Antoine JANISZEWSKI, K TROUPE, Tyler DRAYTON, Ben PERRY, Sandy BASKERVILLE, C Team Totals

0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

01 10 50 53 05 13 21 22 23 35

62 11 18

3 12 200

52.4% 52.6% 66.7%

Deadball Rebounds 0

FG % 1st Half: 11-29 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 FT % 1st Half: 7-16

Samford 50 • 9-13, 3-7 SoCon Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

FRIDAY, Bryan KING, Andy DAVIS, Josh MERRITT, Jeffrey MONTGOMERY, Trey BERMUDEZ, Gaby BEDWELL, Josh PETERSON, John JOHNSON, Kaylin FRIDAY, Matthew Team Totals

32 04 05 11 02 10 12 14 23

FG % 1st Half: 3FG % 1st Half: FT % 1st Half:

6-15 2-6 5-7

f c g g g

4-9 1-2 3-5 1-1 2-3 0-0 0-0 2-7 0-2 1-2

0-3 1-2 3-4 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-1 0-1

14-31

40.0% 33.3% 71.4%

5-16

2nd half: 8-16 2nd half: 3-10 2nd half: 12-17

2-5 0-0 2-2 3-4 4-6 0-0 0-0 5-5 1-2 0-0 17-24

50.0% 30.0% 70.6%

2 1 3 2 0 2 2 1 1 2 3 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 2 2 3 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 4 13 17 15

A TO Blk

10 3 11 5 8 0 0 10 1 2

2 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 2

6 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 2 2

Stl

Min

1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 1

27 20 23 25 32 9 5 23 16 20

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1st

2nd

Total

32 19

30 31

62 50

Last FG - WCU 2nd-00:27, SAM 2nd-05:31. Largest lead - WCU by 15 2nd-19:18, SAM by 3 1st-19:47.

Points WCU SAM

37.9% 22.2% 43.8%

0-0 0-1 0-5 0-0 6-10 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-3 0-0 0-0

1-7 0-0 0-0 3-5 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 3-4 0-0 0-0

26-61

7-20

9-20

2nd half: 15-32 2nd half: 5-11 2nd half: 2-4

Player

GAILLIARD, Adrian GORDON, Richie GILES, Brandon WILLIAMS, Mike WAGINGER, Brigham RUSSELL, Kendall COLE, Keaton PHILLIP, Anthony MUTOMBO, Harouna ROBINSON, Jake SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

50 01 12 13 02 04 11 22

9 17

9 200

45.2% 31.3% 70.8%

Deadball Rebounds 3

In Paint 14 18

Off T/O 25 26

2nd Chance 11 2

Fast Break 0 0

Score tied - 5 times. Lead changed - 5 times.

Bench 23 13

FG % 1st Half: 19-36 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 FT % 1st Half: 2-4

f f g g g

52.8% 22.2% 50.0%

46.9% 45.5% 50.0%

5 4 9 2 2 1 3 0 1 2 3 1 0 3 3 4 0 3 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 5 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 2 1 3 14 23 37 14

Game: 26-61 Game: 7-20 Game: 9-20

7-7 3-4 8-14 7-10 1-5 0-1 0-1 0-0 6-13 3-13 0-0

0-0 0-0 3-5 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-3 1-8 0-0

1-2 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 4-6 1-2

35-68

4-18

9-17

2nd half: 16-32 2nd half: 2-9 2nd half: 7-13

Min

Player

5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

28 14 32 31 28 6 2 21 27 3 8

HUNTER, Josh BUTTS, Isaac SIMS, Donald BOOTH, Jeremi BRAND, Kellen ABRAHAM, Ryann HEALY, Nathan WRIGHT, Marcus WEBB, Tyler WILLIAMSON, Andre Team Totals

4 200

A TO Blk

11 2 2 11 22 0 0 9 11 0 0

0 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

5 0 3 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 68 12 16

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

42.6% 35.0% 45.0%

32 00 15 23 01 11 12 33 50

FG % 1st Half: 13-24 3FG % 1st Half: 1-7 FT % 1st Half: 9-10

Deadball Rebounds 5

f c g g g

54.2% 14.3% 90.0%

50.0% 22.2% 53.8%

2 1 3 1 2 4 6 4 0 2 2 2 2 1 3 0 1 7 8 2 2 3 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 7 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 14 27 41 16

Game: 35-68 Game: 4-18 Game: 9-17

Score by periods Georgia Southern Western Carolina

1st

2nd

Total

31 42

37 41

68 83

Points GSU WCU

2-2 6-6 8-11 2-6 3-7 1-2 0-1 4-10 1-1 3-4

0-0 0-0 4-6 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-1 0-0

6-6 2-3 9-9 0-0 2-3 0-0 1-2 2-3 0-0 2-2

30-50

5-14

24-28

2nd half: 17-26 2nd half: 4-7 2nd half: 15-18

65.4% 57.1% 83.3%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 4 4 4 4 5 9 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 3 1 0 5 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 5 1 1 1 2 7 29 36 16

Game: 30-50 Game: 5-14 Game: 24-28

A TO Blk

10 14 29 4 8 2 1 10 3 8

0 0 2 0 1 3 1 1 0 0

1 5 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 8 19

Stl

Min

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

1 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0

19 22 35 19 32 10 10 23 7 22

9 199

60.0% 35.7% 85.7%

Deadball Rebounds 1

Western Carolina 77 • 18-6, 8-4 SoCon

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Player

Min

1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 0

24 17 25 27 37 7 4 0+ 27 30 2

GAILLIARD, Adrian GORDON, Richie GILES, Brandon WILLIAMS, Mike WAGINGER, Brigham RUSSELL, Kendall COLE, Keaton PHILLIP, Anthony MUTOMBO, Harouna ROBINSON, Jake Team Totals

9 200

A TO Blk

15 7 19 14 2 0 0 0 14 11 1

0 0 0 3 7 1 0 0 3 0 0

2 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 83 14 10

51.5% 22.2% 52.9%

Deadball Rebounds 4

In Paint 26 48

Off T/O 11 22

2nd Chance 14 14

Score tied 1 time

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

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Officials: Gary Maxwell, Roger Ayers, Sean Carpenter Technical fouls: Georgia Southern-POWERS, Willie. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 1829

Last FG GSU 2nd 00:17 WCU 2nd 01:52

5-10 1-4 1-8 4-7 7-11 0-0 0-1 4-5 4-11 0-2 0-2

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Officials: Tony Whisnant, Greg Fogleman and Billy Covington Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Samford-None. Attendance: 1515 Score by periods Western Carolina Samford

f g g g g

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Western Carolina 83 • 18-5, 8-3 SoCon

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Game: 14-31 Game: 5-16 Game: 17-24

Appalachian State 89 • 13-10, 7-4 SoCon

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Fast Break 8 8

Bench 20 26

01 12 13 02 04 11 22 42

FG % 1st Half: 12-31 3FG % 1st Half: 6-13 FT % 1st Half: 4-7

f f g g g

38.7% 46.2% 57.1%

2-6 0-4 7-13 4-13 3-5 1-2 0-2 0-0 6-12 7-10

0-0 0-0 2-6 1-4 1-3 0-0 0-2 0-0 1-4 5-8

0-0 0-0 3-4 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-6 0-0

30-67

10-27

7-13

2nd half: 18-36 2nd half: 4-14 2nd half: 3-6

50.0% 28.6% 50.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 2 4 1 1 0 1 5 1 2 3 2 2 1 3 4 1 4 5 5 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 4 5 3 2 1 3 15 15 30 25

Game: 30-67 Game: 10-27 Game: 7-13

A TO Blk

4 0 19 11 7 2 0 0 15 19

0 2 1 4 4 0 0 1 2 0

Stl

Min

0 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 2 2

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0

22 17 28 33 22 13 3 3 31 28

77 14 14

9 200

44.8% 37.0% 53.8%

Deadball Rebounds 1

Officials: Rick Ridenhour, Scott Smith, William Cheek Technical fouls: Appalachian State-HEALY, Nathan. Western Carolina-WAGINGER, Brigham. Attendance: 6024 Score by periods Appalachian State Western Carolina

1st

2nd

Total

36 34

53 43

89 77

Last FG - ASU 2nd-01:37, WCU 2nd-00:29. Largest lead - ASU by 12 2nd-01:01, WCU by 11 1st-08:11.

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Points ASU WCU

In Paint 40 30

Off T/O 16 26

2nd Chance 9 13

Fast Break 10 2

Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 10 times.

Bench 24 36

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GAME 27

Western Carolina................................................ 76 at Elon ........................................................................ 81

Davidson .................................................................. 75 at Western Carolina .......................................... 72

Monday • Feb. 8, 2010 • Alumni Gym – Elon, N.C.

Saturday • Feb. 13, 2010 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

Monday • Feb. 15, 2010 • Greensboro Coliseum – Greensboro, N.C.

Elon, N.C. (AP) - Drew Spradlin scored 16 points, leading five Elon players in double figures, as the Phoenix outlasted Western Carolina 81-76 on Monday night.

Cullowhee, N.C. - Harouna Mutombo scored three of his gamehigh15 points on a score-tying 3-pointer with four minutes remaining in the second half Saturday night. However, missed opportunities for the Catamounts inside the closing moments allowed Davidson to escape the Ramsey Center with a 75-72 win over Western Carolina.

Greensboro, N.C. - Brandon Giles scored 12 of his team-high 20 points in the first half while Richie Gordon scored all 11 of his points after the break as Western Carolina held off the UNC Greensboro Spartans, 75-70, Monday night at the Greensboro Coliseum.

Adam Constantine added 15 points, TJ Douglas 14, Chris Long 13 and Terrance Birdette 10 for the Phoenix (6-17, 4-8 Southern Conference), who have won two straight games for the first time this season. Brandon Giles scored 17 points to lead the Catamounts (18-7,85), who have lost two games in a row for the first time this season. Harouna Mutombo added 15 and Jake Robinson scored 14 points off the bench for WCU, while Brigham Waginger scored 12 points while also dishing out four assists and recording five steals. The Catamounts took a 4-0 lead, but Spradlin and Douglas knocked down back to back jumpers, sparking a 17-4 Phoenix run and they never trailed again. WCU closed to within one point, 50-49, midway through the second half as Mike Williams made one of two free throws. Yet, Elon answered with four consecutive points from the charity stripe. Western was able to close to within two points twice on triples by Giles and Robinson, respectively, inside of six minutes to play. But each time, Elon answered with a 3-pointer of its own as Brett Ervin and Douglas each buried treys to keep the Phoenix ahead. WCU got within 71-66 with less than three minutes left, but Douglas again drained a triple and Elon hit seven free throws to seal it down the stretch.

Davidson’s Jake Cohen scored the go-ahead lay-up after three offensive rebounds on one trip to put the Wildcats up for good, 72-70. On the ensuing possession, WCU (18-8, 8-6 SoCon) had three cracks at tying or pulling ahead thanks to offensive boards of its own, but were unable to score, missing three shot attempts. Mutombo pulled the Catamounts to within two on a lay-up with nine seconds remaining in regulation and Cohen was fouled after a near steal by WCU’s Mike Williams on the ensuing inbounds play. Cohen made one-of-two from the free throw line giving Jake Robinson one last look as time expired, but his 3-point shot missed its mark handing Western its third-straight defeat. All told, Cohen and J.P. Kuhlman combined to make 3-of-4 from the free throw line inside the final 17 seconds to eventually seal the win for the Wildcats, their fifth win in six games. Mutombo shot 6-of-13 for his 15 points - his fourth-straight, double-digit scoring outing - while adding a game-high eight rebounds and dished out four assists. The Pickering, Ontario, native was joined in double figures by seniors Brandon Giles and Robinson with 13 and 11, respectively. Williams and Brigham Waginger each just missed double figures with nine points apiece with Waginger passing out three assists and making two steals. Western Carolina jumped out to a six-point lead in the opening 20 minutes after three-unanswered buckets. Davidson would rally, though, as the first half endured five ties. Consecutive 3-pointers by Robinson at the six minute mark gave the Catamounts their largest lead of the game at eight points, but the Wildcats responded with an 8-0 run to force the fifth tie with WCU holding a three-point, 40-37, edge at halftime. All told, Saturday night’s game saw nine lead changes and seven ties with the Wildcats outscoring WCU 32-to-18 in the paint. Davidson (13-12, 8-5 SoCon) put five in double figures led by Cohen and Nik Cochran each with 14 points. Ben Allison finished with 12 points and seven rebounds off the bench, with Kuhlman scoring 11 and Steve Rossiter adding 10 in the win for the Wildcats.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Elon 02/08/10 7:00 p.m. at Elon, N.C. (Alumni Gym)

RUSSELL, Kendall GAILLIARD, Adrian GILES, Brandon WILLIAMS, Mike WAGINGER, Brigham COLE, Keaton PHILLIP, Anthony MUTOMBO, Harouna GALLAGHER, Blake ROBINSON, Jake GORDON, Richie Team Totals

31 01 12 13 04 11 22 34 42 50

FG % 1st Half: 3FG % 1st Half: FT % 1st Half:

9-25 2-6 3-5

f f g g g

0-3 0-1 7-12 2-5 4-11 0-0 0-1 7-11 0-0 5-10 3-3

0-0 0-0 2-3 1-2 3-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-6 0-0

28-57

36.0% 33.3% 60.0%

9-18

2nd half: 19-32 2nd half: 7-12 2nd half: 8-15

2-2 0-0 1-2 3-4 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-6 0-0 1-1 2-2 11-20

59.4% 58.3% 53.3%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

3 0 3 2 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 5 0 1 1 4 2 2 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 5 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 4 6 3 4 2 6 13 19 32 27

Game: 28-57 Game: 9-18 Game: 11-20

A TO Blk

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

2 0 17 8 12 0 0 15 0 14 8

0 0 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 1 1

1 2 3 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 4

9 17

Min

Player

1 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 2

9 17 27 12 38 3 7 34 2 23 28

COHEN, Jake ARCHAMBAULT, Will ROSSITER, Steve MCKILLOP, Brendan KUHLMAN, JP COCHRAN, Nik BARR, Bryant BEN-EZE, Frank NELMS, Dan ALLISON, Ben Team Totals

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3

22 23 01 05 12 24 34 35 42

9 200

49.1% 50.0% 55.0%

FG % 1st Half: 13-25 3FG % 1st Half: 4-13 FT % 1st Half: 7-9

Deadball Rebounds 4

f f f g g

52.0% 30.8% 77.8%

CONSTANTINE, Adam DOUGLAS, TJ SPRADLIN, Drew CARTER, Devan LONG, Chris BONNEY, Josh BIRDETTE, Terrance ERVIN, Brett OGOLO, Jon GRABLE, Scott Team Totals

44 01 05 13 00 02 04 20 33

FG % 1st Half: 15-30 3FG % 1st Half: 7-16 FT % 1st Half: 2-4

f f g g g

7-11 4-6 4-13 2-4 2-7 1-1 3-4 1-3 0-0 0-0

0-1 4-6 4-9 0-1 1-5 0-0 2-3 1-2 0-0 0-0

24-49

50.0% 43.8% 50.0%

12-27

2nd half: 9-19 2nd half: 5-11 2nd half: 19-25

1-4 2-2 4-6 2-2 8-8 2-4 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 21-29

47.4% 45.5% 76.0%

4 5 9 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 5 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 3 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 9 21 30 18

Game: 24-49 Game: 12-27 Game: 21-29

A TO Blk

1st

2nd

Total

23 39

53 42

76 81

Last FG - WCU 2nd-00:07, ELON 2nd-02:16. Largest lead - WCU by 4 1st-19:01, ELON by 17 1st-01:43.

Points WCU ELON

0-1 1-3 0-1 0-5 1-3 2-2 3-8 0-0 0-0 0-0

8-11 0-0 4-6 0-1 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

26-56

7-23

16-22

2nd half: 13-31 2nd half: 3-10 2nd half: 9-13

41.9% 30.0% 69.2%

3 3 6 4 1 1 2 1 3 2 5 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 3 2 0 4 4 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 7 1 1 7 8 13 25 38 15

Game: 26-56 Game: 7-23 Game: 16-22

15 14 16 6 13 4 10 3 0 0

1 0 5 0 8 0 0 0 0 2

0 2 2 1 3 2 4 1 0 0

81 16 15

Player

Min

0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1

31 31 37 13 34 7 29 7 2 9

GAILLIARD, Adrian GORDON, Richie GILES, Brandon WAGINGER, Brigham MUTOMBO, Harouna RUSSELL, Kendall COLE, Keaton PHILLIP, Anthony WILLIAMS, Mike ROBINSON, Jake Team Totals

2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4

6 200

49.0% 44.4% 72.4%

Deadball Rebounds 5

A TO Blk

In addition to his game-high tying 20 points, Giles added seven rebounds while Gordon boarded five misses in addition to his 11 points. Both Kendall Russell and Harouna Mutombo just missed double-double outings as Russell scored nine with nine rebounds while Mutombo pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds to accompany his eight points. Senior Jake Robinson scored eight with one 3-pointer in the win, while classmate Brigham Waginger scored eight while passing out five assists and recording three steals in the win. Kyle Randall paced four Spartans - who dropped their fourthstraight games - in double figures with a game-high tying 20 points, 18 of which came after intermission. Mikko Koivisto scored 13 while Ben Stywall finished with 12 points and nine rebounds in the losing effort. Kendall Toney scored eight of his 11 points in the opening 20 minutes for UNCG (5-20, 4-10). Western Carolina twice built double-digit leads in the first half, first using a 15-to-3 run, capped by a Waginger trey, to erase a onepoint deficit to take an 11-point, 19-8, edge at the 12 minute mark. With UNCG back within five, 20-15, Giles scored back-to-back buckets to stretch the Catamount edge back to double digits at 10, 2515, before taking a six-point, 29-23, edge into the halftime locker room.

14 5 10 0 11 14 9 0 0 12

1 1 1 9 1 1 0 0 0 1

01 13 22 02 04 11 12 42

FG % 1st Half: 15-26 3FG % 1st Half: 5-7 FT % 1st Half: 5-6

f f g g g

57.7% 71.4% 83.3%

Off T/O 19 15

2nd Chance 14 12

Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 1 time.

Fast Break 2 5

Bench 37 17

Score by periods Davidson Western Carolina

2-2 1-3 5-8 4-9 6-13 0-1 1-2 0-1 4-9 3-10

0-0 0-0 2-2 1-4 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 3-9

0-0 1-3 1-2 0-0 2-4 6-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2

26-58

8-18

12-17

2nd half: 11-32 2nd half: 3-11 2nd half: 7-11

1st

2nd

Total

37 40

38 32

75 72

Last FG - DAV 2nd-01:05, WCU 2nd-00:09. Largest lead - DAV by 4 2nd-06:40, WCU by 8 1st-05:50.

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

Min

Player

20 19 21 34 32 23 16 7 2 26

MUTOMBO, Harouna GAILLIARD, Adrian GORDON, Richie GILES, Brandon WAGINGER, Brigham RUSSELL, Kendall COLE, Keaton WILLIAMS, Mike GALLAGHER, Blake ROBINSON, Jake Team Totals

3 1 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 1

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1

75 15 12

5 200

46.4% 30.4% 72.7%

31 50 01 13 02 04 12 34 42

FG % 1st Half: 12-39 3FG % 1st Half: 4-11 FT % 1st Half: 1-2

Deadball Rebounds 1

34.4% 27.3% 63.6%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 0 0 0 3 2 3 5 3 4 4 8 1 3 1 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 5 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 10 21 31 17

f f f g g

30.8% 36.4% 50.0%

3-10 2-4 3-6 7-16 3-8 3-6 1-1 2-8 0-1 3-10

1-3 0-0 0-0 3-6 1-6 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-5

1-2 0-0 5-7 3-4 1-4 3-5 0-0 0-2 0-0 1-1

27-70

7-21

14-25

2nd half: 15-31 2nd half: 3-10 2nd half: 13-23

48.4% 30.0% 56.5%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

6 4 10 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 5 2 3 4 7 2 1 2 3 3 4 5 9 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 1 3 22 23 45 19

Game: 27-70 Game: 7-21 Game: 14-25

Game: 26-58 Game: 8-18 Game: 12-17

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

A TO Blk

Stl

Min

Player

4 3 13 9 15 6 2 0 9 11

1 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 1

0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 1

0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0

17 22 18 35 33 13 12 2 21 27

72 11

8 200

STYWALL, Ben BROWN, Pete KOIVISTO, Mikko RANDALL, Kyle TONEY, Kendall SELLERS, Darrius VAN DUSSEN, Korey EVANS, Brandon COLE, Brian JACKSON, DeAngelo Team Totals

44.8% 44.4% 70.6%

Deadball Rebounds 3

Officials: Shawn Carpenter, Steve Coleman, Brian Shey Technical fouls: Davidson-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 2471

In Paint 30 22

After only shooting 28.6-percent (8-of-28) in the first half, UNCG managed 56-percent (18-of-32) from the field after the break to keep the game close through the final 20 minutes.

A TO Blk

8 4 11 20 8 9 3 4 0 8

3 0 1 0 5 2 0 4 0 0

Stl

Min

2 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 2

0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 2

34 9 22 26 37 25 7 16 2 22

75 15 12

7 200

38.6% 33.3% 56.0%

Deadball Rebounds 5

UNC Greensboro 70 • 5-20, 4-10

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

Officials: John Corio, Raymie Styons, Carl Blair Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Elon-None. Attendance: 1072 Score by periods Western Carolina Elon

3-8 2-5 3-5 0-6 4-10 5-6 3-8 0-0 0-0 6-8

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Western Carolina 72 • 18-8, 8-6 SoCon

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Continuing to make shots, UNC Greensboro was able to close to within four points twice inside the final minute, but the Catamounts made five of its 11 free throw attempts in the closing moments to secure the victory.

Western Carolina 75 • 19-8, 9-6 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

Elon 81 • 6-17, 4-8 ##

Western Carolina (19-8, 9-6 SoCon) took a game-high, 13-point lead with five minutes remaining in regulation as Keaton Cole drained a 3-pointer from the right corner to put the Catamounts ahead, 68-55. However, the Spartans scored eight-straight points to trim the deficit to five, 68-63, with two minutes remaining in regulation.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs UNC Greensboro 02/15/10 7:05 pm at Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Coliseum)

Davidson 75 • 13-12, 8-5 SoCon Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

WCU’s win completed the regular season sweep of the Spartans for the second-straight year, while also snapping the Catamounts’ three-game losing skid.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Davidson vs Western Carolina 02/13/10 07:00 pm at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Western Carolina 76 • 18-7, 8-5 ##

Western Carolina .............................................. 75 at UNC Greensboro ............................................ 70

44 04 12 15 02 11 22 50 55

FG % 1st Half: 3FG % 1st Half: FT % 1st Half:

8-28 2-7 5-11

f f g g g

28.6% 28.6% 45.5%

4-12 2-5 5-12 7-18 4-6 0-0 0-1 2-3 2-3 0-0

0-0 0-0 3-8 1-3 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0

4-7 1-2 0-0 5-5 0-0 0-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0

26-60

7-17

11-18

2nd half: 18-32 2nd half: 5-10 2nd half: 6-7

56.3% 50.0% 85.7%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

3 6 9 4 2 3 5 3 0 1 1 3 6 3 9 3 0 5 5 4 1 1 2 1 0 3 3 1 0 3 3 1 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 15 28 43 24

Game: 26-60 Game: 7-17 Game: 11-18

A TO Blk

12 5 13 20 11 0 0 5 4 0

2 2 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 0

Stl

Min

2 3 1 2 2 2 0 1 3 0

1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0

37 21 32 34 27 8 10 16 11 4

70 15 16

6 200

43.3% 41.2% 61.1%

Deadball Rebounds 3

Officials: Gary Maxwell, Roger Ayers, Ted Valentine Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. UNC Greensboro-None. Attendance: 3194

Points DAV WCU

In Paint 32 18

Off T/O 8 14

2nd Chance 12 2

Fast Break 0 4

Score tied - 9 times. Lead changed - 7 times.

Bench 35 28

Score by periods Western Carolina UNC Greensboro

1st

2nd

Total

29 23

46 47

75 70

Last FG - WCU 2nd-01:51, UNCG 2nd-00:29. Largest lead - WCU by 13 2nd-05:04, UNCG by 1 1st-19:02.

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Points WCU UNCG

In Paint 36 32

Off T/O 15 12

2nd Chance 22 14

Fast Break 4 4

Bench 24 9

Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 4 times.

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GAME 30

Western Carolina............................................... 56 at The Citadel ........................................................ 73

Western Carolina............................................... 56 at Kent State ..........................................................62

Thursday • Feb. 18, 2010 • McAlister Fieldhouse

Saturday • Feb. 20, 2010 •M.A.C. Center – Kent, Ohio

Thursday • Feb. 25, 2010 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

Charleston, S.C. - A pair of four-minute scoring droughts - one in each half - proved costly as Western Carolina stumbled on the road in Southern Conference action Thursday night. Cosmo Morabbi was perfect from beyond the 3-point arc, nailing all five of his 3-pointers for a game-high 16 points to lead four Bulldogs in double figures as The Citadel downed Western Carolina, 73-56, at the McAlister Fieldhouse.

Kent, Ohio - With Western Carolina leading by six, 62-56, with four minutes to play, Kent State outscored the Catamounts 15-to-2 over the next three minutes to erase the deficit and take a seven-point lead before surviving an 8-to-3 spurt by WCU in the final minute to score the 74-72 victory Saturday night at the M.A.C. Center.

Cullowhee, N.C. - Senior Brandon Giles led three Catamounts in double figures with a game-high 19 points as Western Carolina held Samford to an opponent season-low 18 points in the second half to pull away for a 17-point home victory, 61-44, Thursday night in the Ramsey Center. The win - which halted both a two-game seasonal slide and consecutive home losses - also propelled the Catamounts over the 20win mark for the first-time in 38 seasons - and is the first since WCU moved to the NCAA Division I level in 1976-77. Giles scored 11 of his 19 points after halftime with a combined four 3-pointers on the night, while sophomore Keaton Cole connected on three treys for 11 points for Western Carolina (20-10, 10-7 SoCon). Junior Richie Gordon finished with a solid stat line of 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting, five rebounds, three steals and three blocked shots. Brigham Waginger just missed double figures with seven points, five assists and a pair of steals in the victory. Gordon bookended a 10-0 spurt for the Catamounts early in the second half, punctuating it with the first of two second half dunks as WCU reclaimed the lead it would not again relinquish in the second half, 39-30. The Bulldogs closed the gap to just four, 39-35. However, the Catamounts used a 16-to-5 run over the next six minutes to build a game-high 15 point lead as the margin never dropped below double digits. During the decisive six minute stretch, 12 of WCU’s 14 points were scored by seniors, with a Gordon steal and one-handed breakaway slam dunk representing the lone underclassmen points. Samford (11-18, 5-12) put two in double figures as Josh Davis hit three, 3-pointers for 13 points and Trey Montgomery added 10 points and five assists for the Bulldogs, which lost for the eighth time in their past 10 games. Cole gave WCU a nine-point edge - its largest of the opening 20 minutes - with a triple at the 7:29 mark of the first half as the Catamounts led, 21-12. However, Samford outscored the home squad by a 14-to-5 margin to close the half and knot the game at 26 headed into the halftime locker room. It was the first time that WCU has been tied at the break this season.

The Citadel, which won its fifth-straight overall, shot 10-of-17 (59%) from beyond the 3-point arc in the game including hitting its first five treys in the second half en route to 7-of-10 shooting from long range after intermission. Leading by 11 midway through the first half, Western Carolina (19-9, 9-7 SoCon) missed its next four shots from the floor and committed four turnovers as the Bulldogs erased the Catamounts largest lead of the game and managed a one-point, 26-25, edge with a 12-0 run. WCU led at the break by one, 33-32. Bulldog freshman Harrison DuPont scored the first nine points out of the locker room for The Citadel as the two squads traded the lead back-and-forth three times and were tied three times in the opening four minutes of the second half. However, knotted at 41, WCU missed its next four shots and additionally committed three turnovers as The Citadel scored 10-straight points, including six by Morabbi, to reclaim a lead it would relinquish.

KSU’s Justin Greene scored 21 points and Tyree Evans added 14 points, 13 of which came in the first half. Chris Singletary and Rodriguez Sherman each had 11 for the Golden Flashes (20-8), who have won two games in a row and eight of their past 10 including seven-straight at home. Trailing 71-64 with 51 seconds to play, the Catamounts’ Jake Robinson hit a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 72-70 with 7 seconds to go. Greene pushed the lead to 74-70 with two free throws before the Catamounts’ Richie Gordon closed out the scoring with a layup with two seconds remaining. Gordon had 16 points, and Brandon Giles and Mike Williams each added 11 for the Catamounts (19-8). Brigham Waginger scored nine points and dished out seven assists, while Jake Robinson and Mike Williams each added nine in the loss. Western Carolina erased a 10-point first half deficit, chipping away at the Golden Flashes’ opening half lead to trail by just one, 34-33, at the break.

Western Carolina would only manage to trim the Bulldog lead into single-digits twice over the final 11 minutes as The Citadel pulled out to a game-high 17-point lead on an Austin Dahn 3-pointer in the final 30 seconds in the winning effort. Brigham Waginger was the lone Catamount to reach double figures, finishing with 12 points on 3-of-7 shooting including three 3-pointers and a trio of free throws. The South Webster, Ohio, native finished with a pair of steals and just one assist as WCU shot just 34-percent from the field. Mike Williams just missed double digits with nine points while Richie Gordon added seven and five boards with Kendall Russell scoring six points and recording a team-best six rebounds.

Samford...................................................................44 at Western Carolina ......................................... 61

All told, WCU’s top four seasonal scorers entering the game were held to combined 17 points on 5-of-28 shooting in road loss. Morabbi was joined in double figures by Zach Urbanus with 14 points while Cameron Wells added 13 on just 5-of-13 shooting, but both adding five assists. DuPont posted a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulldogs.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Kent State 02/20/10 8:05 pm at Kent, Ohio (M.A.C. Center)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs The Citadel 02/18/10 7:05 p.m. at Charlston, S.C. (McAlister Fieldhouse)

Western Carolina 72 • 19-10

Western Carolina 56 • 19-9, 9-7 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

GILES, Brandon WAGINGER, Brigham MUTOMBO, Harouna GAILLIARD, Adrian GORDON, Richie RUSSELL, Kendall COLE, Keaton PHILLIP, Anthony WILLIAMS, Mike ROBINSON, Jake Team Totals

13 22 31 50 02 04 11 12 42

FG % 1st Half: 11-31 3FG % 1st Half: 5-13 FT % 1st Half: 6-8

* * * * *

0-6 3-7 1-7 3-3 3-7 3-3 1-5 1-3 3-10 1-5

0-1 3-6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-5 0-0 1-3 1-4

19-56

35.5% 38.5% 75.0%

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

6-20 8-25 1-7 6-12

0-1 3-4 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-0 3-3 0-0 2-2 3-7 12-20

32.0% 14.3% 50.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 1 1 2 0 3 3 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 5 1 5 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 3 2 0 2 2 5 4 9 11 21 32 18

Game: 19-56 Game: 6-20 Game: 12-20

A TO Blk

0 12 2 6 7 6 6 2 9 6

3 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 4 0

4 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 1

56 12 13

Min

Player

0 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0

19 36 18 8 24 24 17 10 22 22

RUSSELL, Kendall GORDON, Richie GILES, Brandon COLE, Keaton WAGINGER, Brigham WILLIAMS, Mike MUTOMBO, Harouna GAILLIARD, Adrian ROBINSON, Jake Team Totals

0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3

50 01 04 13 12 22 31 42

7 200

33.9% 30.0% 60.0%

FG % 1st Half: 12-29 3FG % 1st Half: 2-10 FT % 1st Half: 7-9

Deadball Rebounds 4

Samford 44 • 11-18 5-12 SoCon Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

f f g g g

41.4% 20.0% 77.8%

Player

DuPONT, Harrison URBANUS, Zach STREETER, Bryan WELLS, Cameron DAHN, Austin WOLFINGER, Joe MORABBI, Cosmo CHERRY, Ben HOLSTON, Bo Team Totals

15 21 22 24 00 03 20 34

FG % 1st Half: 12-25 3FG % 1st Half: 3-7 FT % 1st Half: 5-7

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

* * * * *

4-9 4-7 4-8 5-14 1-2 0-1 5-6 1-2 1-2 25-51

48.0% 42.9% 71.4%

1-3 2-4 0-0 1-2 1-2 0-0 5-5 0-1 0-0 10-17

2nd half: 13-26 2nd half: 7-10 2nd half: 8-10

3-4 4-4 0-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 3-4 13-17

50.0% 70.0% 80.0%

4 7 11 3 0 1 1 1 1 6 7 3 0 4 4 3 0 4 4 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 3 1 3 4 8 30 38 17

A TO Blk

1st

2nd

Total

33 32

23 41

56 73

Last FG - WCU 2nd-02:45, CIT 2nd-00:23. Largest lead - WCU by 11 1st-07:15, CIT by 17 2nd-00:23.

Points WCU CIT

0-0 2-4 2-2 0-0 0-0 4-4 1-5 0-2 1-2

27-61

8-27

10-19

46.9% 35.3% 30.0%

2 5 7 0 3 5 8 4 1 3 4 4 0 1 1 2 2 1 3 3 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 4 2 1 2 3 13 21 34 20

Game: 27-61 Game: 8-27 Game: 10-19

A TO Blk

0 16 11 3 9 11 9 4 9

0 2 0 1 7 2 1 0 1

12 14 8 13 3 0 16 2 5

1 5 1 5 0 0 1 0 1

2 1 1 4 3 0 1 0 1

73 14 13

Player

Min

0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 1

26 38 32 34 15 8 30 3 14

HENRY-ALA, Frank GREENE, Justin EVANS, Tyree SINGLETARY, Chris SHERMAN, Rodriquez HOLT, Randal SIMPSON, Anthony MCKEE, Mike PARKS, Brandon Team Totals

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

6 200

49.0% 58.8% 76.5%

Deadball Rebounds 1

00 02 32 03 21 22 55

FG % 1st Half: 13-23 3FG % 1st Half: 4-8 FT % 1st Half: 4-8

Min

Player

22 29 16 21 4017 24 10 21

FRIDAY, Matthew DAVIS, Josh MERRITT, Jeffrey MONTGOMERY, Trey JOHNSON, Kaylin BERMUDEZ, Gaby BEDWELL, Josh FRIDAY, Bryan KING, Andy Team Totals

1 1 3 0 1 2 0 2 1

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 2 0 1 5 0 0 1 0

72 14 11

9 200

44.3% 29.6% 52.6%

Off T/O 9 19

2nd Chance 13 6

Fast Break 0 2

Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 9 times.

Bench 29 23

Score by periods Western Carolina Kent State

04 05 11 14 02 10 13 32

FG % 1st Half: 11-25 3FG % 1st Half: 3-11 FT % 1st Half: 1-2

Deadball Rebounds 4

f f g g g

56.5% 50.0% 50.0%

1-2 6-9 4-11 4-7 5-9 0-1 3-5 1-3 3-5

0-1 0-0 4-9 1-1 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-3 0-0

0-0 9-9 2-4 2-7 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0

27-52

6-17

14-23

2nd half: 14-29 2nd half: 2-9 2nd half: 10-15

48.3% 22.2% 66.7%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 4 5 2 1 8 9 0 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 4 0 4 4 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 8 26 34 16

c g g g g

3-4 4-12 2-6 5-9 2-4 0-1 1-3 0-2 1-4 18-45

44.0% 27.3% 50.0%

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

0-1 3-9 0-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-2 0-0 1-4

0-0 2-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

5-22

3-4

7-20 2-11 2-2

35.0% 18.2% 100.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 2 2 1 0 2 2 2 1 3 4 3 0 2 2 1 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 3 5 4 20 24 13

Game: 18-45 Game: 5-22 Game: 3-4

Game: 27-52 Game: 6-17 Game: 14-23

1st

2nd

Total

33 34

39 40

72 74

Last FG - WCU 2nd-00:02, KENT 2nd-01:16. Largest lead - WCU by 6 2nd-15:56, KENT by 10 1st-11:25.

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

Min

Player

0 3 0 3 1 1 1 1 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0

24 30 32 22 29 12 21 20 10

74 18 12

6 200

RUSSELL, Kendall GORDON, Richie GILES, Brandon COLE, Keaton WAGINGER, Brigham WILLIAMS, Mike MUTOMBO, Harouna GAILLIARD, Adrian ROBINSON, Jake Team Totals

A TO Blk

2 21 14 11 11 0 6 3 6

3 0 0 9 2 2 1 1 0

51.9% 35.3% 60.9%

Deadball Rebounds 5

Officials: William Cheek, Greg Fogleman, Jeremy Mosier Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Kent State-None. Attendance: 5003 2010 ESPN Bracketbusters

In Paint 22 28

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

A TO Blk

6 13 5 10 4 0 3 0 3

1 1 0 5 1 0 0 1 1

Stl

Min

0 1 2 5 0 1 1 2 0

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0

25 31 34 34 25 6 15 17 13

44 10 12

5 200

40.0% 22.7% 75.0%

Deadball Rebounds 0

Western Carolina 61 • 20-10 10-7 SoCon Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

Officials: Raymie Styons, Anthony Jordan, Timothy Nester Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. The Citadel-None. Attendance: 1680 Score by periods Western Carolina The Citadel

0-0 0-0 1-4 1-7 1-4 1-3 2-4 0-0 2-5

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Kent State 74 • 20-8

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Game: 25-51 Game: 10-17 Game: 13-17

0-1 7-13 4-8 1-7 4-7 3-9 3-6 2-3 3-7

2nd half: 15-32 2nd half: 6-17 2nd half: 3-10

The Citadel 73 • 15-12, 9-6 ##

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Samford vs Western Carolina 02/25/10 7:00 pm at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

50 01 04 13 12 22 31 42

FG % 1st Half: 11-23 3FG % 1st Half: 4-11 FT % 1st Half: 0-0

f f g g g

47.8% 36.4% 0.0%

1-2 4-5 6-12 3-8 3-6 1-3 2-5 0-0 2-4

0-0 0-0 4-7 3-8 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-3

1-1 2-6 3-4 2-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

22-45

9-22

8-15

2nd half: 11-22 2nd half: 5-11 2nd half: 8-15

50.0% 45.5% 53.3%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 1 3 1 2 3 5 2 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 7 1 0 3 3 1 0 6 6 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 7 24 31 11

Game: 22-45 Game: 9-22 Game: 8-15

A TO Blk

Stl

Min

3 10 19 11 7 2 4 0 5

2 1 1 2 5 1 0 0 0

1 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 0

0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

1 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0

23 28 32 27 36 10 25 3 16

61 12

7 200

48.9% 40.9% 53.3%

Deadball Rebounds 3

Officials: Antinio Petty, Tim Clougherty, Tony Whisnant Technical fouls: Samford-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 2382 Western Carolina earns its first 20-win season as a NCAA Division I team.

Points WCU KENT

In Paint 24 36

Off T/O 15 16

2nd Chance 12 7

Fast Break 6 13

Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 8 times.

Bench 33 15

Score by periods Samford Western Carolina

1st

2nd

Total

26 26

18 35

44 61

Last FG - SAM 2nd-01:38, WCU 2nd-03:08. Largest lead - SAM by 2 1st-18:58, WCU by 17 2nd-00:27.

w w w . c ata m o u n t s p o rt s . c o m

Points SAM WCU

In Paint 26 18

Off T/O 13 16

2nd Chance 2 6

Fast Break 0 6

Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 3 times.

Bench 6 11

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G AM E 31

Chattanooga ......................................................... 70 at Western Carolina ......................................... 78

G A ME 32

#6N Elon .................................................................. 57 vs. #2N Western Carolina............................. 65

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GAME 33

#1S Wofford ...........................................................77 vs. #2N Western Carolina............................. 58

Saturday • Feb. 27, 2010 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

Saturday • March 6, 2010 • Bojangles Coliseum – Charlotte, N.C.

Sunday • March 7, 2010 • Time Warner Arena – Charlotte, N.C.

Cullowhee, N.C. - Spurred by a 15-to-0 run to start the game, Western Carolina closed out the regular season portion of its 2009-10 schedule with an eight-point, 78-70, win over the Chattanooga Mocs in the Ramsey Center Saturday afternoon before a regional television audience on SportSouth. Senior Jake Robinson scored all of his game-high 18 points in the second half, while sophomore guard Keaton Cole tallied all but one of his career-best 16 points in the opening 20 minutes in WCU’s second-straight victory. Robinson finished 3-of-9 from the field - all beyond the arc - and hit 9-of-10 from the free throw line, adding seven rebounds including three on the offensive glass. Cole also buried three, 3-pointers in the win. The duo was joined in double figures by Brigham Waginger with 15 points, four assists and matched a career-high - and season best - with seven steals in the win. Senior Brandon Giles just missed double figures with nine points and seven boards while classmate Kendall Russell scored six with a team-best nine rebounds. Junior Richie Gordon scored eight for WCU and added four rebounds, all on the offensive end. After the solid start - in which the Catamounts held UTC without a field goal until the 14:28 mark of the first half - Western Carolina (21-10, 11-7 SoCon) led by double digits most of the first half until the Mocs managed to trim the deficit to seven, 33-26, in the closing moments of the opening stanza. WCU led by nine at the break, 35-26. In the second half, the Catamounts were only able to stretch their lead back out to 13, 42-29, before Chattanooga began to once again chip away. Utilizing a 13-to-3 run over a four minute span, the Mocs slashed the WCU advantage down to three, 48-45, with less than 12 minutes remaining in the game. However, the Catamount seniors buckled down and put the team on their shoulders. Beginning with four-straight made free throws following an offensive rebound by Russell, the seniors combined to score the next 18 points for WCU, capped by consecutive 3-pointers by Robinson to push the home squad’s advantage back to double digits at 10, 67-57. The Catamount lead never dipped below eight the final six minutes as WCU made 5-of-6 free throws inside the final 60 seconds to hold off the Mocs. Chattanooga (14-17, 6-12) put three players in double figures led by 13 from Ricky Taylor who also recorded a team-best six rebounds. Guard Keegan Bell scored a dozen, adding two steals and a pair of assists, while Ridge McKeither finished with 11 points.

Charlotte, N.C. - Stifling defense and an 18-to-0 first-half run by the North Division’s second seed Western Carolina led the Catamounts to a 68-57 quarterfinal victory over Elon Saturday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Championship Saturday at the Bojangles’ Coliseum. Junior Richie Gordon led four Catamounts in double figures with a game-high 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting as WCU won its third-straight.

Charlotte, N.C. - Top-seed Wofford used a strong interior game including 40 points in the paint and a 10-rebound edge, 40-to-30, to end Western Carolina’s tournament run in the Southern Conference semifinals Sunday, 77-58, at the Time Warner Cable Arena. Terrier reserve Terry Martin recorded 17 points off the bench to lead Wofford to it first-ever championship game appearance.

WCU improves to 22-10, advancing to the conference semifinals for the first-time since 1999, while the Phoenix, No. 6 North, ends their season at 9-23. Western Carolina used a dominating inside performance outscoring Elon 36-6 in the paint led by Gordon’s 16 points and eight rebounds. Gordon has scored in double figures in three of his last four games. Chris Long led the Phoenix with 15 points and seven assists. It was a nip-and-tuck battle early before Western Carolina, down 15-11, held Elon without a field goal for more than eight minutes powering an 18-0 run to go up 29-15. Despite outshooting the Phoenix (53.8% to 25.9%) and having an overwhelming 22-4 advantage with points in the paint, WCU carried a 31-23 lead into intermission. During the 18-0 spurt, the Catamount defense forced five Phoenix turnovers and forced Elon into 0-for-10 shooting from the floor. Elon cut the lead to five, 34-29, on a 3-pointer by Long at 16:14, but that’s as close as the score would get. WCU built the lead back up to 13, 48-35, on a Gordon basket inside with 9:53 remaining. The Phoenix got as close as seven inside the three-minute mark, but the Catamounts always had an answer. Western’s answers were on defense and rebounding throughout the day. The Catamounts limited Elon to 30 percent shooting (15of-50) from the floor. The Phoenix shot 36.7 percent, 11-30, from three-point range, but they could muster just 4-of-20 shooting, 20 percent, inside the arc. The Catamounts had no such issue. While hitting just 25 percent, 4-of-16 from beyond the arc, WCU made 62.5 percent (20-32) inside it. Harouna Mutumbo with 14, Mike Williams with 13 and Jake Robinson tallied 10 as the trio combined for 37 points off the bench as the Catamounts’ reserves had a 39-8 advantage over their Elon counterparts. Drew Spradlin with 13 points and T.J. Douglas with 12 joined Long in double digits for the Phoenix. They end their season in the quarterfinals for the second straight year after a run to the finals in 2008.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Chattanooga vs Western Carolina 02/27/10 3:06 pm at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Player

44 53 03 22 23 01 02 04 10 12 14 21 34 42

WATSON, Sam SAFFORE, Jeremy BELL, Keegan TAYLOR, Ricky PATTERSON, Ty WILLIAMS, Jasper HAMPTON, Dontay HARVEY, Dante ODEM, Josh CAGE, Troy SMITH, Jeff EARLY, Chris JEFFERSON, DeAntre McKEITHER, Ridge Team Totals FG % 1st Half: 7-24 3FG % 1st Half: 2-10 FT % 1st Half: 10-13

f c g g g

23-54

29.2% 20.0% 76.9%

6-21

2nd half: 16-30 2nd half: 4-11 2nd half: 8-12

18-25

53.3% 36.4% 66.7%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF 0 0 0 3 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 2 0 6 6 2 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 4 3 2 1 3 3 2 0 2 12 17 29 21

Game: 23-54 Game: 6-21 Game: 18-25

TP 0 4 12 13 8 0 0 5 2 8 0 2 5 11 70

A TO Blk 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 9 21 1

Stl 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

Min 6 13 34 29 34 4 4 12 4 14 0+ 11 25 10

200

42.6% 28.6% 72.0%

Deadball Rebounds 2,1

Western Carolina 78 • 21-10, 11-7 ## 02 50 01 04 13 03 11 12 22 31 42

Player RUSSELL, Kendall GORDON, Richie GILES, Brandon COLE, Keaton WAGINGER, Brigham CHILDS, Antoine PHILLIP, Anthony WILLIAMS, Mike MUTOMBO, Harouna GAILLIARD, Adrian ROBINSON, Jake Team Totals FG % 1st Half: 14-32 3FG % 1st Half: 5-18 FT % 1st Half: 2-2

f f g g g

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA 1-1 0-0 4-4 3-6 0-0 2-2 4-11 1-3 0-2 6-10 3-6 1-2 6-12 2-7 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1 2-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-2 3-9 3-9 9-10 24-53

43.8% 27.8% 100.0%

9-27

2nd half: 10-21 2nd half: 4-9 2nd half: 19-24

21-26

47.6% 44.4% 79.2%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF 4 5 9 5 4 0 4 4 0 7 7 3 2 0 2 1 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 3 4 7 3 0 1 1 14 24 38 24

Game: 24-53 Game: 9-27 Game: 21-26

TP 6 8 9 16 15 0 0 2 0 4 18

A TO Blk 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 5 0

Stl 1 3 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1

Min 25 20 26 24 38 0+ 1 18 13 13 22

200

45.3% 33.3% 80.8%

Deadball Rebounds 2

Officials: William Covington, Scott Smith, Barry Mathis Technical fouls: Chattanooga-PATTERSON, Ty; TEAM. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 2965 Score by periods Chattanooga Western Carolina

1st

2nd

Total

26 35

44 43

70 78

Last FG - UTC 2nd-00:24, WCU 2nd-02:25. Largest lead - UTC None, WCU by 17 1st-06:22.

Points UTC WCU

In Paint 30 20

Martin was 6-for-8 from the field and 5-for-6 from the free-throw line to lead four Terriers in double figures in the scoring column. Jamar Diggs netted 12 points, while Noah Dahlman posted 10 points and 10 rebounds. Tim Johnson finished with 10 points and six boards for Wofford (25-8), and Brad Loesing tallied nine points, five rebounds and four assists. All told, the Terriers’ inside game of Martin, Johnson and Dahlman combined to shoot 14-for-22 from the field as Wofford scored 40 points in the paint. On the other end, Wofford limited the Catamounts just 35 percent shooting from the field and held one of Western Carolina’s leading point producers, Jake Robinson, scoreless on 0-for-4 shooting. After Gordon opened the second half by making two free throws for WCU, Martin scored eight points in a 15-to-4 spurt that opened a 48-33 lead for the Terriers with 11:29 remaining. The Catamounts trimmed the margin to eight points on a Giles jumper with 5:49 remaining, but Diggs responded with four-straight points for the Terriers. A Junior Salters’ runner off a Loesing assist on the fast break pushed the Wofford lead back to 62-48 with 3:35 to go. Cameron Rundles, Diggs and Loesing combined to go 15-for-16 from the free throw line inside the last three minutes to ice the victory.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Wofford 03/07/10 6:00 pm at Charlotte, N.C. (Time Warner Arena)

Elon 57 • 9-23 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 2-2 4-6 2-4 2-3 3-12 1-6 6-6 3-10 2-7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-5 1-2 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 4-5 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-1 2-4 2-4 0-0 1-1 3-4 0-0 5-6

Harouna Mutombo led Western Carolina with 18 points, one off his season-high, while Richie Gordon collected 13 points and eight rebounds. Brandon Giles finished with 11 points and five rebounds. However, the Catamounts were never able to establish offensive rhythm in the loss.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Elon vs Western Carolina 03/06/10 2:00 pm at Charlotte, N.C. (Bojangles Coliseum)

Chattanooga 70 • 14-17, 6-12 ##

The Terriers, which has won 12-straight games and 18 of its last 19 overall, advance to Monday’s championship game where they will face the winner of Appalachian State vs. College of Charleston in Time Warner Cable Arena. The game will be televised live on ESPN2 at 9:00 pm, and the winner will secure the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Off T/O 29 26

2nd Chance 6 17

Fast Break 4 9

Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.

Bench 33 24

Western Carolina 58 • 22-11 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

CONSTANTINE, Adam DOUGLAS, TJ SPRADLIN, Drew CARTER, Devan LONG, Chris BONNEY, Josh BIRDETTE, Terrance ERVIN, Brett OGOLO, Jon GRABLE, Scott Team Totals

44 01 05 13 00 02 04 20 33

FG % 1st Half: 3FG % 1st Half: FT % 1st Half:

7-27 5-12 4-9

f f g g g

25.9% 41.7% 44.4%

1-7 4-8 4-10 1-4 3-10 0-1 2-7 0-1 0-1 0-1

0-0 4-8 3-6 0-0 3-9 0-1 1-4 0-0 0-1 0-1

5-9 0-0 2-4 0-0 6-9 0-0 2-4 1-2 0-0 0-0

15-50

11-30

16-28

2nd half: 8-23 2nd half: 6-18 2nd half: 12-19

34.8% 33.3% 63.2%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 5 5 5 1 2 3 4 2 2 4 1 1 0 1 3 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 1 1 2 3 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 13 25 22

Game: 15-50 Game: 11-30 Game: 16-28

Min

Player

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0

30 33 34 22 38 4 19 9 4 7

RUSSELL, Kendall GORDON, Richie GILES, Brandon COLE, Keaton WAGINGER, Brigham WILLIAMS, Mike MUTOMBO, Harouna GAILLIARD, Adrian ROBINSON, Jake Team Totals

8 200

A TO Blk

7 12 13 2 15 0 7 1 0 0

1 1 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0

3 1 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 57 11 16

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

30.0% 36.7% 57.1%

50 01 04 13 12 22 31 42

FG % 1st Half: 11-30 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 FT % 1st Half: 3-7

Deadball Rebounds 7

f f g g g

36.7% 25.0% 42.9%

2-2 5-8 4-12 0-1 1-9 2-7 7-16 0-1 0-4

0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-6 0-1 4-7 0-0 0-3

0-1 3-4 3-4 0-0 2-2 3-4 0-3 0-0 0-0

21-60

5-18

11-18

2nd half: 10-30 2nd half: 3-10 2nd half: 8-11

33.3% 30.0% 72.7%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 6 7 4 2 6 8 5 3 2 5 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 3 0 1 1 5 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 11 19 30 25

Game: 21-60 Game: 5-18 Game: 11-18

A TO Blk

4 13 11 0 5 7 18 0 0

0 1 1 0 5 2 1 0 0

Stl

Min

0 2 0 0 2 3 3 1 1

1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

1 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0

23 29 26 4 40 21 37 6 14

58 10 12

8 200

35.0% 27.8% 61.1%

Deadball Rebounds 3

Wofford 77 • 25-8 Western Carolina 68 • 22-10 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

RUSSELL, Kendall GORDON, Richie GILES, Brandon COLE, Keaton WAGINGER, Brigham WILLIAMS, Mike MUTOMBO, Harouna GAILLIARD, Adrian ROBINSON, Jake Team Totals

50 01 04 13 12 22 31 42

FG % 1st Half: 14-26 3FG % 1st Half: 1-7 FT % 1st Half: 2-3

f f g g g

53.8% 14.3% 66.7%

0-0 7-9 2-6 0-1 2-9 4-5 5-8 1-2 3-8

0-0 0-0 1-3 0-1 1-6 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-5

0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 3-4 4-7 4-6 0-0 3-7

24-48

4-16

16-28

2nd half: 10-22 2nd half: 3-9 2nd half: 14-25

45.5% 33.3% 56.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 3 4 2 5 3 8 4 0 3 3 5 2 0 2 0 1 4 5 1 0 5 5 3 4 1 5 2 1 0 1 4 2 6 8 3 1 2 3 17 27 44 24

Game: 24-48 Game: 4-16 Game: 16-28

A TO Blk

0 16 5 0 8 13 14 2 10

0 3 0 1 1 2 2 0 2

Player

Min

17 29 17 12 4025 27 7 26

DIGGS, Jamar JOHNSON, Tim DAHLMAN, Noah SALTERS, Junior LOESING, Brad RUNDLES, Cameron PARKER, Nathan GILTNER, Kevin WAGENER, Taylor STEELMAN, Matt DAWSON, Jason TECKLENBERG, Joseph GODZINSKI, Corey MARTIN, Terry RINKSALIS, Domas Team Totals

2 3 4 1 2 1 2 2 3

0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

0 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 0

68 11 20

8 200

1st

2nd

Total

23 31

34 37

57 68

Last FG - ELON 2nd-00:07, WCU 2nd-02:16. Largest lead - ELON by 6 1st-13:57, WCU by 14 1st-05:43.

42 03 35 01 02 10 12 15 22

50.0% 25.0% 57.1%

Deadball Rebounds 6,1

Officials: Rick Ridenhour, Michael Cowart, Shawn Carpenter Technical fouls: Elon-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 4806 Quarterfinal 1 of the Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Elon #32 Adam Constantine Fouled out with 3:22 remaining 2nd Half WCU #1 Brandon Giles Fouled out with 56.1 remaining 2nd Half Score by periods Elon Western Carolina

25 33 50 53

FG % 1st Half: 13-23 3FG % 1st Half: 0-5 FT % 1st Half: 7-10

Points ELON WCU

In Paint 6 36

Off T/O 17 15

2nd Chance 7 13

Fast Break 2 11

Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 2 times.

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

Bench 8 39

f f f g g

56.5% 0.0% 70.0%

1-4 5-5 3-8 3-6 1-6 1-4 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-2 6-8 0-0

0-1 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0

10-10 0-4 4-4 0-0 7-8 4-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 5-6 0-0

23-47

1-10

30-37

2nd half: 10-24 2nd half: 1-5 2nd half: 23-27

41.7% 20.0% 85.2%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 2 2 3 1 5 6 4 5 5 10 3 0 3 3 1 0 5 5 2 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 32 40 20

Game: 23-47 Game: 1-10 Game: 30-37

A TO Blk

12 10 10 7 9 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 17 0

1 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0

Stl

Min

4 1 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

25 22 26 31 26 23 0+ 8 0+ 0+ 14 0+ 7 18 0+

77 11 13

6 200

48.9% 10.0% 81.1%

Deadball Rebounds 4

Officials: Jamie Luckie, Ted Valentine, Steve Pyatt Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Wofford-None. Attendance: 5440 2010 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Semi-Final 1 WCU #12 Mike Williams Fouled out with 2:25 remaining WCU #50 Ritchie Gordon Fouled out with 22.5 remaining Score by periods Western Carolina Wofford

1st

2nd

Total

27 33

31 44

58 77

Last FG WCU 2nd 01:11 WOF 2nd 03:35

w w w . c ata m o u n t s p o rt s . c o m

Points WCU WOF

In Paint 22 40

Off T/O 13 9

2nd Chance 6 6

Fast Break 4 11

Bench 25 29

Score tied 1 time

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Western Carolina ..................................................................................................................................88 at Marshall ................................................................................................................................................90 Wednesday • March 16, 2010 • Cam Henderson Center – Huntington, W.Va.

Huntington, W.Va. - Trailing by a dozen points inside the game’s final five minutes, Western Carolina methodically chipped away at Marshall’s advantage, knotting the game at 88 on a 3-pointer by Brandon Giles, the fifth Catamount trey during that same span. On the ensuing possession, the Thundering Herd’s Tyler Wilkerson fumbled the ball down the right sideline while trying to push for the game’s final shot. WCU’s Harouna Mutombo collapsed on the loose ball where time apparently ran out. However, WCU was tagged with a technical foul for apparently calling an excessive timeout - one it did not possess - during the loose ball scrum. Damier Pitts then calmly buried the two technical free throws to hand the Thundering Herd a two-point, 90-88, advantage. With just half a second put back on the scoreboard clock after the technical, Giles corralled a long inbounds pass just beyond mid-court and missed what would have been a game-winning desperation heave from well beyond NBA 3-point range at the buzzer to end WCU’s remarkable season in the opening round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Senior Jake Robinson made four of his six 3-pointers during the late rally to finish with a team-high 21 points in the heart-breaking road loss while classmate Giles finished with 13 points and eight rebounds for the Catamounts. Pitts led all scorers with 24 points including 15 from the charity stripe for Marshall (24-9) which advances to the second round of the CIT. “We were aware [we had no timeouts]. We communicated it, but obviously not near enough, and that’s probably my fault,” said WCU head coach Larry Hunter during post-game interviews with the media. “I thought we did a great job. We tied it up and got a deflection, it’s a loose ball and we dove on the floor, a great hustle and effort play after it - and we also told the officials we had no timeouts - and the official said, ‘Hey, I saw him call it; I’ve got to make the call.’” Hunter added, “But I’ve also seen lot of situations you just say, ‘Hey, that’s a loose ball,’ and you know what’s going on and you don’t decide a game at that particular point. [But] you know, I’m a big boy, I’m in my 39th year of college coaching, so I’ve been in a lot of situations, and those things happen.” In addition to Robinson and Giles, junior Richie Gordon also finished in double figures, scoring 13 points before fouling out late in the second half. Both Harouna Mutombo and Mike Williams finished with 10 points apiece with Mutombo matching a career-high with five steals. Anthony Phillip just missed double digits with nine points off the WCU bench. Western Carolina (22-12) erased a nine-point first half deficit and led by two before heading to the halftime locker room tied at 37. Mutombo’s lay-up at the 13:53 mark of the second half gave the Catamounts their largest lead of the game, a four-point edge, 52-48, prompting a Marshall timeout. After the stoppage, the Herd rattled off six-straight points to reclaim the lead, 54-52. Ahead by one, 61-60, Marshall embarked on a 13-to-2 run which included six free throws by Pitts on three-consecutive possessions to build a game-high 12-point lead, 74-62. It was at this point, with the season hanging in the proverbial balance, WCU responded. Beginning at the 3:46 mark, Western Carolina outscored Marshall, 23-to-11, to rally, tying the game on a 3-pointer inside the final six seconds of regulation. Robinson’s four treys during the Catamounts’ run were sandwiched around a triple by Phillip and a combined five made free throws. Robinson, a native of Canton, N.C., missed what would have been a game-tying fifth 3-pointer with 20 seconds remaining as the shot rattled out after falling halfway through the cylinder and catapulted over the top of the backboard. However, Giles came up with a steal as Marshall attempted an inbounds pass and drained a triple from the right win that did knot the game, setting up the closing second theatrics. Marshall held a commanding edge from the free throw line, making 34-of-48 (70%) from the stripe against WCU’s 9-of-12 (75%). Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Marshall 03/16/10 7:05 pm at Huntington, W.Va. (Cam Henderson Center) Western Carolina 88 • 22-12 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

GILES, Brandon WAGINGER, Brigham MUTOMBO, Harouna ROBINSON, Jake GORDON, Richie COLE, Keaton PHILLIP, Anthony WILLIAMS, Mike GAILLIARD, Adrian Team Totals

13 22 42 50 04 11 12 31

FG % 1st Half: 16-40 3FG % 1st Half: 5-12 FT % 1st Half: 0-0

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5-14 1-4 5-13 6-11 6-14 1-4 3-4 5-9 2-4

1-6 1-3 0-3 6-11 0-0 1-3 2-2 0-0 0-0

2-2 2-2 0-0 3-3 1-3 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0

34-77

11-28

9-12

2nd half: 18-37 2nd half: 6-16 2nd half: 9-12

40.0% 41.7% 0.0%

48.6% 37.5% 75.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 6 8 3 1 2 3 4 0 3 3 3 0 1 1 2 2 4 6 5 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 4 2 4 6 5 1 1 2 10 24 34 29

Game: 34-77 Game: 11-28 Game: 9-12

A TO Blk Stl

13 5 10 21 13 3 9 10 4

0 6 3 2 1 0 1 2 0

1 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 1

0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

88 15

2 11 200

44.2% 39.3% 75.0%

1 1 5 0 0 0 1 3 0

Min

25 38 36 23 22 5 11 23 17

Deadball Rebounds 1

Marshall 90 • 24-9 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

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PITTS, Damier PENA, Dago JOHNSON, Shaquille BAINES, Tirrell WILKERSON, Tyler MERTHIE, Darryl HAYMON, Antonio MILLER, Cam LUTZ, Chris WHITESIDE, Hassan Team Totals

10 23 30 32 00 01 02 14 21

FG % 1st Half: 13-24 3FG % 1st Half: 2-6 FT % 1st Half: 9-13

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54.2% 33.3% 69.2%

4-8 6-7 1-2 4-6 3-6 4-7 1-1 0-1 1-5 1-1

1-3 5-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-0

15-16 1-3 6-7 3-5 2-5 6-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-4

25-44

6-13

34-48

2nd half: 12-20 2nd half: 4-7 2nd half: 25-35

60.0% 57.1% 71.4%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 5 5 2 0 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 2 0 0 10 10 3 0 6 6 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 5 1 0 3 3 4 35 39 12

Game: 25-44 Game: 6-13 Game: 34-48

A TO Blk Stl

24 18 8 11 8 14 2 0 2 3

4 2 2 2 0 3 0 0 2 0

Min

2 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 4 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5

1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0

90 15 16

8 200

56.8% 46.2% 70.8%

34 28 17 23 27 25 13 2 15 16

Deadball Rebounds 5

Officials: Steve Skiles, Darryl Smith, William Humes Technical fouls: Western Carolina-MUTOMBO, Harouna. Marshall-None. Attendance: 5003 First Round of CollegeInsider.com Tournament Score by periods Western Carolina Marshall

1st

2nd

Total

37 37

51 53

88 90

Last FG - WCU 2nd-00:06, MAR 2nd-02:39. Largest lead - WCU by 4 2nd-13:53, MAR by 12 2nd-04:53.

Points WCU MAR

In Paint 42 32

Off T/O 18 7

2nd Chance 8 5

Fast Break 12 17

Bench 26 21

Score tied - 9 times. Lead changed - 8 times.

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JACK “SWEDE” FRAUSON & HARRIS PRYOR

#31 GREG WHITMAN

#25 DARRELL MURRAY & #30 GASTON SEAL

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME RECORDS

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS

INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS

Most Points Scored: ..................60, Henry Logan vs. Atlantic Christian, 1/6/67

Most Points Scored: .........................1,049, Henry Logan, 1967-68

Most Points Scored: ........................ 3,290, Henry Logan, 1965-68

Best Scoring Average: ........................36.2, Henry Logan, 1967-68

Best Scoring Average: ....................... 30.7, Henry Logan, 1965-68

Most Field Goals Attempted: .................33, Henry Logan, vs. Atlantic Christian, 1/6/67

Most FGs Attempted: .......................... 740, Henry Logan, 1967-68

Most FGs Attempted: .......................2,149, Henry Logan, 1965-68

Most FGs Made: ..................................404, Henry Logan, 1967-68

Most FGs Made: .............................. 1,263, Henry Logan, 1965-68

Best FG Percentage: ........659 (242-367), Kirby Thurston, 1973-74

Best FG Percentage: ...... .629 (463-736), Kirby Thurston, 1974-75

Most FTs Attempted: ...........................298, Henry Logan, 1967-68

Most FTs Attempted: ....................... 1,025, Henry Logan, 1965-68

Most FTs Made:................................... 241, Henry Logan, 1967-68

Most FTs Made:.................................. 764, Henry Logan, 1965-68

Best FT Pct. (min. 2.5ftm/g): .. .878 (215-245), Paul Litz, 1970-71

Best FT Pct (min. 300 ftm): .. .856 (554-647), Greg Dennis, 1979-82

Most Consecutive FTs Made: .................42, Kevin Martin, 2001-02

Most 3-Point FGs Attempted: .... 670, Anquell McCollum, 1993-96

Most 3-Point FGs Attempted: ..... 241, Anquell McCollum, 1995-96

Most 3-Point FGs Made:............ 245, Anquell McCollum, 1993-96

Most 3-Point FGs Made:............... 99, Anquell McCollum, 1995-96

Most 3-Point FGs Made Per Game: ..........2.8, Terry Boyd, 1991-92

Most 3-Point FGs Made Per Game: ...........3.3, Terry Boyd, 1991-92

Best 3-Point Percentage (min.0.5 3fgm/g): .........................................497 (74-149), Quentin Moore, 1981-84

Best Field Goal Percentage: ..........1.000 (9-9), Bobby Phillips vs. Limestone, 12/2/97 Most Free Throws Attempted: ......... 26, Frankie King vs. East Tennessee State, 2/23/94 Most Free Throws Made: ..........21, Kevin Martin vs. East Tennessee State, 1/17/04 Best Free Throw Percentage: ....1.000 (18-18), Anquell McCollum vs. Marshall, 2/5/96 Most Consecutive Free Throws Made: ......................18, Anquell McCollum vs. Marshall, 2/5/96 Most 3-Point Field Goals Attempted: ............................. 17, David Donerlson vs. Elon, 2/20/89 Most 3-Point Field Goals Made: ............................. 10, David Donerlson vs. Elon, 2/20/89 Most Rebounds: ..............29, Bob Thompson vs. Atlantic Christian, 1/6/68 Most Steals: .................................. 9, Henry Logan vs. High Point, 1968 Most Assists: .......................22, Henry Logan vs. Presbyterian, 12/4/67 Most Blocked Shots: ..........................7, Rans Brempong vs. Mercer, 12/12/00 ...........7, Jeff VanDeMark vs. Appalachian State, 1/27/93 .............. 7, Tommy Lavelle vs. Atlantic Christian, 1963-64

Best 3-Point Percentage:. .......................................... 542 (45-83), Quentin Moore, 1983-84

Most Rebounds:............................ 1,354, Greg Wittman, 1966-69

Most Rebounds:................................ 446, Greg Wittman, 1967-68

Best Rebound Average: ................... 12.5, Kirby Thurston, 1974-75

Best Rebound Average: .................... 15.4, Greg Wittman, 1967-68

Most Assists: .................................. 1,037, Henry Logan, 1965-68

Most Assists: ......................................298, Henry Logan, 1967-68

Best Assist Average: ............................ 9.7, Henry Logan, 1965-68

Best Assist Average: ........................... 10.5, Henry Logan, 1964-65

Best Assist-to-Turnover Ratio: ............................................... 2.18 to 1, Vincent Walker, 1984-87

Best Assist-to-Turnover Ratio: .............................................. 2.3 to 1, Maurice Williams, 1992-93

Most Steals: ............................. 285, Brigham Waginger, 2009-10

Most Steals: ................................ 90, Brigham Waginger, 2009-10

Best Steal Average: ...................2.24, Brigham Waginger, 2006-10

Best Steal Average: ................... 2.65, Brigham Waginger, 2009-10

Most Blocked Shots: ..................... 308, Rans Brempong, 2001-05

Most Blocked Shots: ........................93, Rans Brempong, 2000-01

Best Blocked Shot Average: ..................... 2.66 (308 in 116 games), Rans Brempong, 2001-05

Best Blocked Shot Average: ............3.0, Rans Brempong, 2000-01 Most Personal Fouls:......................... 371, Danny Tharpe, 1961-64 Most Personal Fouls:........................ 128, Richie Gordon, 2009-10 Games Played: ......................................118, Larry Grant, 1070-73 Most Games Played: ............................. 36, Wilson Scott, 1971-72 ........................................................... 36, Albert Toomer, 1971-72

Most Consecutive Games Played: ....................................................... 127, Jake Robinson, 2006-10 ..................................................127, Brigham Waginger, 2006-10

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#4 FRANKIE KING

TEAM SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS

TEAM SINGLE-GAME RECORDS Most Points Scored: ..................... 133 vs. Toccoa Falls, 11/26/01

Most Games Played, Regular Season:......................... 33, 1971-72

Best Free Throw Percentage: ................. .792 (492-621), 1963-64

Most Points Scored by Both Teams: ............. 240 (Western Carolina 122, Morris Harvey 118), 1968-69

Most Games Played, Including Postseason: ................ 36, 1971-72

Most 3-Point Goals Attempted: ................................699, 2006-07

Most Wins:.................................................................28, 1962-63

Most 3-Point Goals Allowed: ....................................690, 1995-96

Most Defeats: ............................................................25, 2000-01

Most 3-Point Field Goals Made: ............................... 274, 2009-10

Fewest Wins: ...................................... 6, four times (last, 2000-01)

Most 3-Point Field Goals Allowed: ............................259, 2006-07

Fewest Defeats: ........................................................... 4, 1958-59

Most 3-Point Field Goals Made Per Game:...............8.06, 2009-10

Best Winning Percentage: ............................ 85.7 (24-4), 1958-59

Best 3-Point FG Percentage: .................. .446 (117-262), 1988-89

Longest Winning Streak:..............................................11, 1971-72

Highest 3-Point Percentage Allowed: .......... .414 (29-70), 1983-84

Longest Losing Streak: ............................................... 11, 1992-93

Most Rebounds:.................................................... 1,903, 1971-72

Longest Winning Streak on Home Floor:......................45, 1962-65

Most Rebounds Allowed: ....................................... 1,503, 1971-72

Most Points Scored in One Half: ........... 71 vs. Piedmont, 1/25/71 Most Points in a Losing Effort: ...... 102 vs. Stetson (2OT), 12/6/01 Fewest Points Scored in a Game: ........... 21 vs. Mars Hill, 1945-46 Biggest Margin of Victory: ..75 (133-58) vs. Toccoa Falls, 11/6/01 Most Field Goals Attempted: .............. 103 vs. Piedmont, 1/25/71 Most Field Goals Made: .................................................. 61 vs. Toccoa Falls, 11/6/01 and ............................................................ 61 vs. Piedmont, 1/25/71 Best FG Percentage: ............714 (25-35) vs. Campbell, 12/17/82

Most Home Wins Without a Loss in a Season: ............. 15, 1980-81

Best Rebound Average: ...........................................59.4, 1967-68

Best Field Goal Percentage in One Half: ..........................................875 (14-16) vs. Xavier (La.), 12/31/88

Most Points Scored: ..............................................3,033, 1971-72

Most Rebounds Per Game Allowed: .........................46.8, 1972-73

Most FTs Attempted: ..............62 vs. North Carolina A&T, 12/6/77

Most Points Surrendered:...................................... 2,841, 1971-72

Most Assists: ........................................................... 647, 1971-72

Most FTs Made:......................45 vs. North Carolina A&T, 12/6/77

Best Scoring Average: .............................................90.2, 1967-68

Best Assist Average: ................................................ 19.2, 1981-82

Best FT Percentage: .............. 1.000 (21-21) vs. Davidson, 1/5/02

Most Points Per Game Allowed: ...............................86.8, 1990-91

Most Steals: ............................................................ 321, 2009-10

Most 3-Point FGs Attempted: ......... 34, vs. Chattanooga, 2/12/07

Fewest Points Scored: ..............................................765, 1945-46

Most Steals Allowed:................................................264, 1993-94

Most 3-Point Field Goals Made: ............................................................17, Berea College, 1/5/10 ..............................................................17, Duquesne, 11/25/09

Fewest Points Allowed:.............................................708, 1945-46

Best Steal Average: ................................................. 10.2, 1975-76

Most Combined Points: ......................................... 5,874, 1971-72

Most Turnovers: .......................................................548, 2000-01

Most Rebounds:....................................83 vs. Piedmont, 1962-63

Most 100-Point Games: ............................................... 8, 1970-71 .................................................................................... 8, 1952-53

Most Turnovers Forced: ............................................585, 2009-10 Most Personal Fouls:................................................ 791, 1971-72

Most 100-Point Games Allowed: ........ 4, four times (last, 1990-91) Most Field Goals Attempted: ................................. 2,547, 1971-72 Most Field Goals Allowed: .....................................2,340, 1971-72 Most Field Goals Made: .........................................1,161, 1971-72 Most Field Goals Made Allowed:............................ 1,072, 1971-72 Best Field Goal Percentage: ................. .540 (956-1770), 1970-71 Highest FG Percentage Allowed: ............501 (793-1584), 1987-88 Most Free Throws Attempted: ................................ 1,066, 1971-72

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Most Free Throws Made: ...........................................711, 1971-72

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INDIVIDUAL SCORING Pts. 60 58 57 55 53 52 46 45 44

43 42

Player Henry Logan Henry Logan Henry Logan Henry Logan Henry Logan Henry Logan Kevin Martin Henry Logan Henry Logan Henry Logan Kevin Martin Ronald Rogers Henry Logan Robert Gaines Henry Logan Kevin Martin Terry Boyd Henry Logan Henry Logan Mel Gibson Anquell McCollum Frankie King Frankie King Henry Logan Henry Logan Henry Logan Henry Logan Anquell McCollum Frankie King Albert Toomer Henry Logan Henry Logan Henry Logan Ronald Rogers

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INDIVIDUAL ASSISTS Opponent Atlantic Christian Elon Pfeiffer Appalachian State Quincy High Point Coastal Carolina Atlantic Christian Guilford Newberry Georgia North Georgia Georgetown (Ky.) Marshall Atlantic Christian Elon Chattanooga Elon Milligan Atlantic Christian Marshall Louisville Davidson Pfeiffer Lenoir-Rhyne Carson-Newman Catawba VMI East Tennessee State Elon Pfeiffer Carson-Newman Lenoir-Rhyne Appalachian State

Date Jan. 7, 1967 Feb. 17, 1968 Jan. 15, 1966 Feb. 14, 1968 Dec. 29, 1967 Feb. 7, 1968 Nov. 22, 2002 Jan. 8, 1966 Feb. 12, 1966 Dec. 15, 1966 Nov. 21, 2003 Jan. 15, 1953 Dec. 10, 1966 Jan. 13, 1992 Jan. 6, 1968 Jan. 10, 2004 Mar. 1, 1991 Feb. 4, 1968 Dec. 28, 1967 Jan. 26, 1963 Feb. 5, 1996 Dec. 5, 1994 Mar. 5, 1994 Feb. 12, 1968 Feb. 2, 1967 Dec. 14, 1967 Dec. 4, 1965 Mar. 2, 1996 Feb. 7, 1994 Jan. 19, 1974 Jan. 26, 1968 Jan. 2, 1967 Jan. 5, 1966 Mar. 18, 1953

Assists 22 19 18 17 15

Player Henry Logan Henry Logan Lee Gibbs Henry Logan Vincent Walker Henry Logan Henry Logan Henry Logan Kevin Young Henry Logan Henry Logan

Opponent Presbyterian Catawba Mars Hill Atlantic Christian Marshall Catawba Newberry High Point The Citadel Pembroke State Montclair

Date Dec. 4, 1967 Jan. 20, 1965 Nov. 29, 1976 Jan. 28, 1966 Jan. 26, 1987 Mar. 1, 1968 Feb. 24, 1968 Feb. 7, 1968 Feb. 12, 1981 Mar. 5, 1968 Dec. 8, 1967

Opponent High Point UNC Wilmington Chattanooga Elon Wofford Marshall St. Andrews Chattanooga vs. Col. of Charleston at UNC Greensboro Col. of Charleston Appalachian State UNC Greensboro Atlanta Christian Appalachian State at Appalachian State Liberty at Belmont Lees McRae St. Leo

Date Feb. 28, 1968 Jan. 19, 1976 Feb. 27, 2010 Jan. 24, 2008 Jan. 29, 2007 Feb. 13, 1993 Dec. 29, 1992 Jan. 5, 1991 March 7, 2009 Feb. 11, 2009 Feb. 5, 2009 Feb. 19, 2007 Jan. 6, 2007 Nov. 20, 2006 Feb. 7, 2005 Feb. 13, 2004 Dec. 1, 2004 Dec. 1, 2000 Nov. 23, 1999 Nov. 29, 1974

INDIVIDUAL STEALS Steals 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Player Henry Logan Jay Lassiter Brigham Waginger Brigham Waginger Brigham Waginger B.J. Thompson Scott Bradley Terry Boyd Brigham Waginger Brigham Waginger Brigham Waginger Nick Aldridge Kyle Greathouse Kyle Greathouse Antonio Russell Kevin Martin David Berghoefer Casey Rogers Ricky Gandy Dennis Sluder

INDIVIDUAL REBOUNDING Rebs. 29 28 24 23 22 21

Player Bob Thompson Greg Wittman Tommy Lavelle David Smith Greg Wittman Bob Thompson Andre Gault Terry Rutherford Greg Wittman Kirby Thurston Bob Thompson Bob Thompson Greg Wittman Bob Thompson John Brintnall Darrell Murray

Opponent Atlantic Christian High Point Piedmont Carson-Newman Catawba Catawba Ferrum Marshall Presbyterian Walsh Newberry Pfeiffer Atlantic Christian Elon Pfeiffer Earlham

Date Jan. 6, 1968 Feb. 29, 1968 Nov. 30, 1963 Feb. 7, 1972 Mar. 1, 1968 Jan. 17, 1968 Jan. 7, 1988 Jan. 21, 1978 Dec. 4, 1967 Dec. 28, 1973 Feb. 24, 1968 Feb. 12, 1968 Jan. 27, 1968 Feb. 4, 1967 Jan. 18, 1965 Dec. 11, 1962

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North Carolina

1974-75

N.C. State

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Marquette

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Auburn

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N.C. State

LOCATION RESULT

SCORE

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Raleigh, N.C.

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Milwaukee, Wisc.

Cullowhee

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100 68

Feb. 1, 1971

Jan. 9, 1952

100 62

Feb. 19, 1971 at Benedict

118 104

Jan. 15, 1953 North Georgia

115 59

Feb. 22, 1971 Allen

107 61

Jan. 17, 1953

Piedmont

South Carolina State

127 107

101 59

Dec. 1, 1971

Piedmont

123 53

Jan. 19, 1953 East Carolina

102 97

Dec. 4, 1971

UNC Asheville

102 94

Jan., 1953

College of Charleston

109 72

Feb. 2, 1972

at Voorhees

108 76

Feb. 3, 1953

at Atlantic Christian

108 70

Feb. 17, 1972 Voorhees

117 58

Feb. 14, 1953 at North Georgia

108 66

Feb. 22, 1972 Allen

101 76

Feb. 18, 1953 Appalachian State

108 70

Feb. 25, 1972 at Southern Tech

Feb. 21, 1953 Tusculum

109 72

Jan. 20, 1973

106 78

Voorhees

101 105

1982-83

N.C. State

Raleigh, N.C.

66 103

Jan. 4, 1954

107 89

Dec. 28, 1973 vs. Greensboro College W

104 68

1983-84

N.C. State

Raleigh N.C.

Jan. 20, 1954 North Georgia

103 59

Jan. 10, 1974

Carson-Newman

106 82

Feb. 15, 1954 Carson-Newman

107 85

Feb. 2, 1974

at Elon (2OT)

110 108

Jan. 8, 1955

110 85

Jan. 24, 1976

Roanoke

121 80

101 95

Feb. 2, 1976

at Mars Hill

100 84

1984-85

N.C. State

Raleigh, N.C.

67 103

1985-86

N.C. State

Raleigh, N.C.

1985-86

Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

79 101

1986-87

N.C. State

Cullowhee

1987-88

Kansas

Cullowhee

1993-94

Georgia Tech

Atlanta, Ga.

1993-94

Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minn.

1993-94

Duke

1994-95

Georgia Tech

1995-96

Duke

1995-96

Purdue

1996-97

Cincinnati

1996-97

Alabama

1996-97

Duke

1998-99

Maryland

1998-99

Clemson

1998-99

McCrary

105 93

Feb. 14, 1976 Chattanooga

103 84

Dec. 6, 1957

at North Georgia

100 67

Jan. 10, 1977

105 60

North Carolina A&T

Jan. 28, 1958 North Georgia

109 55

Nov. 28, 1978 Baptist

109 70

Dec. 6, 1962

100 58

Jan. 6, 1979

UNC Greensboro

104 74

Piedmont

107 86

Dec. 1, 1979

Baptist

116 76

100 84

Dec. 4, 1979

Carson-Newman

107 78

Nov. 30, 1963 at Piedmont

100 38

Jan. 13, 1981

Central Wesleyan

108 79

Dec. 4, 1963

107 47

Jan. 29, 1981

Campbell

100 65

Dec. 13, 1963 Cumberland (Ky.)

105 80

Nov. 28, 1981 Methodist

103 69

Jan. 4, 1964

Piedmont

110 43

Nov. 29, 1981 Averett

104 51

Jan. 25, 1964 Newberry

116 64

Jan. 25, 1982 at East Tennessee St.

100 91

Feb. 1, 1964

at Atlantic Christian

104 66

Nov. 27, 1982 Emory & Henry

111 65

Dec. 1, 1964

Piedmont

109 57

Dec. 10, 1983 Methodist

107 72

Dec. 15, 1964 Newberry

102 59

Feb. 23, 1984 Marshall (OT)

Jan. 19, 1965 Atlantic Christian

120 91

Feb. 25, 1984 at The Citadel

Nov. 24, 1965 at Piedmont

126 53

Dec. 20, 1985 Atlantic Christian

Nov. 20, 1965 Piedmont

124 65

Jan. 8, 1986

Dec. 4, 1965

Catawba

105 81

Jan. 7, 1987

Jan. 8, 1966

Atlantic Christian

113 92

Atlanta, Ga.

Durham, N.C.

67 107

Alberquerque, N.M.

Cincinnati, Ohio

48 100

Durham, N.C.

54 104

College Park, Md.

46 113

Piedmont

102 100 L

101 106

100 71

Methodist

106 45

Ferrum

111 89

Feb. 18, 1990 Methodist

116 75

109 84

Dec. 8, 1990

100 72 100 85

Tennessee

Knoxville, Tenn.

Jan. 29, 1966 at Atlantic Christian

115 87

Nov. 26, 1991 UNC Asheville

Arkansas

Little Rock, Ark.

Feb. 5, 1966

Elon

106 92

Dec. 6, 1991

112 87

Dec. 5, 1966

Presbyterian

106 74

Feb. 19, 1992 Gardner-Webb

102 90

Iowa State

2004-05

Alabama

2004-05

Iowa

Jan. 7, 1967

Atlantic Christian

109 72

Nov. 28, 1994 Milligan

102 88

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Dec. 8, 1967

Montclair State

120 78

Jan. 9, 1995

Belmont-Abbey

104 63

Des Moines, Iowa

Dec. 28, 1967 vs. Millikin

101 93

Feb. 5, 1996

Marshall

125 105

Dec. 29, 1967 at Quincy (Ill.)

116 101

Dec. 2, 1996

Limestone

120 76

Jan. 6, 1968

117 77

Nov. 26, 2001 Toccoa Falls

Jan. 13, 1968 Pfeiffer

102 62

Dec. 6, 2001

Feb. 7, 1968

108 90

Nov. 23, 2002 Toccoa Falls

119 58

Feb. 17, 1968 Elon

103 73

Dec. 17, 2003 Averett

120 46

Dec. 4, 1968

103 86

Jan. 3, 2004

106 61

Dec. 15, 1968 Morris Harvey

122 118

Nov. 23, 2004 Emmanuel

108 64

Nov. 24, 1969 Piedmont

109 81

Nov. 23, 2005 Atlanta Christian

110 51

108 71

Nov. 20, 2006 Atlanta Christian

105 40

College Park, Md.

2006-07

Clemson

Clemson, S.C.

60 103

Indiana

2008-09

Connecticut Marquette

vs. Grambling State

Maryland

Augusta

2007-08

Jan. 15, 1966 Pfeiffer

Ames, Iowa

2005-06

Jan. 19, 1957

Clemson, S.C.

2000-01

2008-09

Jan. 15, 1955 Milligan

Mar. 15, 1963 vs. Fort Hayes State

Piedmont

Mar. 13, 1963 vs. Miles

Durham, N.C.

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Piedmont

Bloomington, Ind.

52 100

Storrs, Conn.

Milwaukee, Wisc.

Atlantic Christian

High Point

Carson-Newman

at Stetson (2OT)

North Greenville

133 58 L

102 104

2009-10

Texas

Austin, Texas

Jan. 12, 1970

2009-10

Louisville

Louisville, Ky.

Dec. 12, 1970 Benedict

118 93

Nov. 27, 2006 Tocca Falls

117 58

Jan. 9, 1971

112 82

Nov. 20, 2008 Toccoa Falls

120 62

2009-10

OVERALL RECORD: 1-35

Clemson

Clemson, S.C. HOME: 0-3

AWAY: 1-32

Belmont-Abbey

Jan. 11, 1971

Phiblant Navy

100 80

Dec. 15, 2008 Tennessee Wesleyan

110 67

Jan. 16, 1971

Appalachian State

106 70

Jan. 5, 2010

Berea

124 53

Jan. 25, 1971

Piedmont

132 92

Jan. 25, 2010

Col. of Charleston

100 90

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MOST POINTS SCORED IN A SEASON 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player Henry Logan Henry Logan Henry Logan Frankie King Anquell McCollum Frankie King Mel Gibson Ronald Rogers Kevin Martin Terry Boyd Henry Logan

Season 1967-68 1965-66 1966-67 1993-94 1995-96 1994-95 1962-63 1952-53 2003-04 1990-91 1964-65

Points 1,049 816 757 752 751 743 696 686 673 664 664

HIGHEST SEASON SCORING AVERAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player Henry Logan Henry Logan Henry Logan Frankie King Henry Logan Frankie King Anquell McCollum Kevin Martin Terry Boyd Bubba Wilson

Season Gm / Pts 1967-68 29 / 1049 1966-67 25 / 757 1965-66 28 / 816 1993-94 28 / 752 1964-65 25 / 668 1994-95 28 / 743 1995-96 30 / 751 2003-04 27 / 673 1990-91 28 / 664 1977-78 24 / 565

Avg. 36.2 30.3 29.1 26.9 26.7 26.5 25.0 24.9 23.7 23.5

SEASON FG PERCENTAGE - MIN 5.0 FGA/GM 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player Kirby Thurston Paul Litz Kirby Thurston Mel Gibson Leroy Gasque Bennie Goettie Mel Gibson Kelvin Wylie Eric Dailey Bennie Goettie

Season 1973-74 1970-71 1974-75 1962-63 1985-86 1988-89 1961-62 2001-02 1989-90 1987-88

FG-FGA 242-367 200-315 221-369 285-487 181-310 213-366 247-425 117-203 142-247 197-343

Avg. .659 .635 .599 .585 .584 .582 .581 .576 .575 .574

3-POINT FGS MADE IN A SEASON 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Player Anquell McCollum Jake Robinson Anquell McCollum Terry Boyd Kevin Martin Jake Robinson David Donerlson Terry Boyd Jake Robinson Casey Rogers David Donerlson

Season 1995-96 2009-10 1994-95 1991-92 2001-02 2007-08 1988-89 1990-91 2006-07 1998-99 1989-90

3FGM 99 84 83 77 73 70 67 65 64 64 64

3-POINT FGS MADE PER GAME 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player Terry Boyd Anquell McCollum Anquell McCollum Kevin Martin Jake Robinson David Donerlson Robert Gaines Casey Rogers Terry Boyd David Donerlson

Season GM/3FGM 1991-92 23 / 77 1995-96 30 / 99 1994-95 28 / 83 2001-02 28 / 73 2009-10 34 / 84 1988-89 28 / 67 1992-93 26 / 62 1998-99 27 / 64 1990-91 28 / 65 1989-90 28 / 64

Avg. 3.35 3.30 2.96 2.61 2.47 2.39 2.38 2.37 2.32 2.29

S I N G L E - S E AS O N

SEASON 3-POINT FG PERCENTAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player Quentin Moore Joe Stafford Keith Gray David Donerlson David Donerlson Negus McKenna Kori Hatcher Terry Boyd Anquell McCollum Jake Robinson Eric Wilson Emre Atsur

Season 3FG-3FGA 1983-84 45-83 1995-96 58-110 1988-89 44-85 1989-90 64-144 1988-89 67-154 2005-06 37-86 2002-03 49-118 1991-92 77-186 1995-96 99-241 2006-07 64-156 2005-06 30-74 2003-04 34-84

Player Henry Logan Ronald Rogers Paul Litz Cecil McCormick Frankie King Kevin Martin Greg Dennis Frankie King Henry Logan Henry Logan

Season 1997-68 1952-53 1970-71 1952-53 1993-94 2003-04 1979-80 1994-95 1995-66 1966-67

Avg. .542 .527 .517 .444 .435 .430 .415 .414 .411 .405 .405 .405

FTM 241 238 215 210 207 206 196 193 184 177

HIGHEST SEASON FT PERCENTAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player Kevin Martin Paul Litz Greg Dennis Danny Tharpe Greg Dennis Robert Hill Greg Dennis Danny Tharpe David Donerlson Larry Mayo

Season 2002-03 1970-71 1981-82 1963-64 1979-80 1986-87 1980-81 1961-62 1989-90 1996-97

FTM-FTA 174-197 215-245 165-189 138-159 196-226 76-89 124-146 123-145 86-102 75-89

Pct. .883 .878 .873 .868 .867 .854 .849 .848 .843 .843

REBOUNDS IN A SEASON 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player Greg Wittman Tommy Lavelle Bob Thompson Darrell Murray Wilson Scott Dave Jones John Brintnall Kirby Thurston Greg Wittman Darell Murray

Season 1967-68 1962-63 1967-68 1962-63 1971-72 1959-60 1964-65 1973-74 1966-67 1960-61

Rebs. 446 433 405 401 395 395 369 348 320 317

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Player Greg Wittman Dave Jones Bob Thompson Kirby Thurston John Brintnall Greg Wittman Tommy Lavelle Darrell Murray Tommy Lavelle Tommy Lavelle

Season 1967-68 1959-60 1997-68 1973-74 1964-65 1968-69 1962-63 1960-61 1963-64 1960-61

G / Rebs. 29 / 446 27 / 395 29 / 405 25 / 348 27 / 369 23 / 308 35 / 433 27 / 317 26 / 300 27 / 311

C H A RT S

Player Henry Logan Henry Logan Henry Logan Lee Gibbs Casey Rogers Henry Logan Vincent Walker Larry Grant Kevin Young Larry Caldwell

Season 1967-68 1965-66 1964-65 1975-76 1999-00 1966-67 1986-87 1971-72 1981-82 1977-78

Assists 298 272 262 231 213 205 177 176 169 169

SEASON ASSIST AVERAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player Henry Logan Henry Logan Henry Logan Lee Gibbs Henry Logan Casey Rogers Larry Caldwell Kevin Young Vincent Walker Joel Fleming

Season 1964-65 1967-68 1965-66 1975-76 1966-67 1999-00 1977-78 1981-82 1986-87 1997-98

G / Assts. 25 / 262 29 / 298 28 / 272 25 / 231 25 / 205 28 / 213 26 / 169 27 / 69 29 / 177 27 / 161

Avg. 10.5 10.3 9.7 9.2 8.2 7.6 6.5 6.3 6.1 6.0

BLOCKED SHOTS IN A SEASON 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Player Rans Brempong Rans Brempong Rans Brempong Rans Brempong Kirby Thurston Tommy Lavelle Ike Mims Richie Gordon Jeff VanDeMark Leroy Gasque

Season 2000-01 2004-05 2001-02 2002-03 1974-75 1962-63 1975-76 2009-10 1993-94 1985-86

Blks. 93 83 66 65 60 43 38 37 36 36

STEALS IN A SEASON 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 10.

SEASON REBOUNDING AVERAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

CATA M O U N T S

ASSISTS IN A SEASON

FREE THROWS MADE IN A SEASON 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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Player Brigham Waginger Brigham Waginger Lee Gibbs Brigham Waginger Bubba Wilson Henry Logan Frankie King Jay Lassiter Bubba Wilson Quinton Lytle

Season 2009-10 2008-09 1975-76 2007-08 1974-77 1997-68 1993-94 1975-76 1975-76 1982-83

Steals 90 81 72 69 66 62 61 61 61 60

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A N N UA L YEAR 1950-51 1951-52 1952-53 1953-54 1954-55 1955-56 1956-57 1957-58 1958-59 1959-60 1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10

POINTS Ronald Rogers (528, 20.3 ppg) Ronald Rogers (624, 23.1 ppg) Ronald Rogers (686, 22.9 ppg) Jim Jordan (496, 20.7 ppg) Herman Shamel (539, 20.0 ppg) Bill Bowen (467, 16.1 ppg) Bill Bowen (588, 18.4 ppg) Harris Pryor (405, 14.5 ppg) Dave Jones (379,13.5 ppg) Dave Jones (485, 17.0 ppg) Mel Gibson (453, 16.7 ppg) Mel Gibson (611, 21.1 ppg) Mel Gibson (696, 20.4 ppg) Danny Tharpe (438, 16.8 ppg) Henry Logan (668, 26.7 ppg) Henry Logan (816, 29.1 ppg) Henry Logan (757, 30.2 ppg) Henry Logan (1,049, 36.2 ppg) Greg Wittman (836, 21.5 ppg) Gene McConnell (483, 16.1 ppg) Paul Litz (616, 22.8 ppg) Howard Winston (502, 14.3 ppg) Albert Toomer (361, 14.4 ppg) Kirby Thurston (587, 23.4 ppg) Kirby Thurston (548, 21.9 ppg) Mike Meadows (423, 16.9 ppg) Ike Mims (330, 15.0 ppg) Bubba Wilson (565, 23.5 ppg) Raymond Person (484, 17.3 ppg) Greg Dennis (574, 21.3 ppg) Ronnie Carr (492, 17.6 ppg) Ronnie Carr (494, 19.0 ppg) Kenny Trimier (471, 16.2 ppg) Quinton Lytle (582, 20.8 ppg) Quinton Lytle (490, 17.5 ppg) Leroy Gasque (456, 16.3 ppg) Robert Hill (439, 15.1 ppg) Bennie Goettie (524, 19.4 ppg) Bennie Goettie (554, 19.7 ppg) Donald Donerlson (450, 16.1 ppg) Terry Boyd (664, 23.7 ppg) Terry Boyd (525, 22.8 ppg) Robert Gaines (529, 20.3 ppg) Frankie King (752, 26.9 ppg) Frankie King (743, 26.5 ppg) Anquell McCollum (751, 25.0 ppg) Bobby Phillips (380, 14.1 ppg) Bobby Phillips (457, 16.6 ppg) Dondrell Whitmore (393, 13.6 ppg) Jarvis Hayes (479, 17.1 ppg) Cory Largent (490, 15.8 ppg) Kevin Martin (619, 22.1 ppg) Kevin Martin (546, 22.8 ppg) Kevin Martin (673, 24.9 ppg) David Berghoefer (424, 14.6 ppg) Antonio Russell (385, 13.3 ppg) Nick Aldridge (548, 18.3 ppg) Brandon Giles (414, 15.3 ppg) Harouna Mutombo (447, 14.4 ppg) Brandon Giles (403, 11.9 ppg)

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REBOUNDS

Dave Jones (395, 14.6 rpg) Darrell Murray (317, 11.7 rpg) Darrell Muray (264, 9.2 rpg) Darrell Murray (401, 11.4 rpg) Tommy Lavelle (300, 11.5 rpg) John Brintnall (369, 13.7 rpg) Greg Wittman (280, 10.0 rpg) Greg Wittman (320, 11.4 rpg) Greg Wittman (446, 15.1 rpg) Greg Wittman (308, 12.3 rpg) Gene McConnell (190, 6.3 rpg) Paul Litz (303, 11.2 rpg) Wilson Scott (395, 10.9 rpg) Wilson Scott (200, 8.3 rpg) Kirby Thurston (348, 13.9 rpg) Kirby Thurston (275, 11.0 rpg) Ike Mims (280, 11.2 rpg) Ike Mims (220, 10.0 rpg) Terry Rutherford (185, 7.7 rpg) Terry Rutherford (240, 8.6 rpg) Kenny Trimier (276, 10.2 rpg) Kenny Trimier (183, 6.5 rpg) Kenny Trimier (174, 6.4 rpg) Kenny Trimier (224, 7.7 rpg) Quinton Lytle (141, 5.0 rpg) Andre Gault (160, 6.2 rpg) Leroy Gasque (210, 7.5 rpg) Andre Gault (187, 6.4 rpg) Bennie Goettie (202, 7.5 rpg) Bennie Goettie (210, 7.5 rpg) Eric Dailey (270, 9.6 rpg) Eric Dailey (242, 8.6 rpg) Terry Boyd (134, 5.8 rpg) Robert Gaines (153, 5.9 rpg) B.J. Thompson (221, 7.9 rpg) Frankie King (204, 7.3 rpg) Kevin Kullum (165, 6.1 rpg) Scott Schultz (154, 5.7 rpg) Dondrell Whitmore (209, 7.7 rpg) Dondrell Whitmore (209, 7.2 rpg) Dondrell Whitmore (214, 7.6 rpg) Willie Freeman (226, 7.3 rpg) Willie Freeman (181, 6.5 rpg) Rans Brempong (164, 6.3 rpg) David Berghoefer (206, 7.6 rpg) David Berghoefer (231, 8.0 rpg) David Berghoefer (183, 6.3 rpg) Nick Aldridge (211, 7.0 rpg) Blake Gallagher (152, 5.1 rpg) Harouna Mutombo (142, 4.6 rpg) Harouna Mutombo (158, 4.6 rpg)

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ASSISTS

STEALS

BLOCKS

Gaston Seal (44) Danny Tharpe (23, 0.79 apg)

Henry Logan (262, 10.48 apg) Henry Logan (272, 9.71 apg) Henry Logan (205, 8.2 apg) Henry Logan (298, 10.28 apg) Mac Brown (78, 3.12 apg) Larry Grant (129, 4.3 apg) Larry Grant (151, 5.39 apg) Larry Grant (176, 5.03 apg) Larry Grant (101, 4.04 apg) Lee Gibbs (139, 5.56 apg) Lee Gibbs (150, 5.77 apg) Lee Gibbs (231, 9.24 apg) Bubba Wilson (99, 4.13 apg) Larry Caldwell (169, 6.5 apg) Larry Caldwell (118, 4.21 apg) Kevin Young (159, 5.89 apg) Kevin Young (149, 5.52 apg) Kevin Young (169, 6.3 apg) Quentin Moore (105, 3.6 apg) Quentin Moore (146, 5.2 apg) Vincent Walker (138, 4.9 apg) Vincent Walker (151, 5.4 apg) Vincent Walker (177, 6.1 apg) Kenny Brown (133, 4.93 apg) Keith Gray (54, 1.9 apg) Myron Lewis (119, 4.4 apg) Carey Rich (160, 5.7 apg) Maurice Williams (116, 4.64 apg) Maurice Williams (125, 4.63 apg) Anquell McCollum (97, 3.46 apg) Frankie King (94, 3.36 apg) Joel Fleming (144, 4.8 apg) Joel Fleming (121, 4.65 apg) Joel Fleming (161, 5.96 apg) Casey Rogers (144, 5.3 apg) Casey Rogers (213, 7.61 apg) Casey Rogers (139, 4.48 apg) Casey Rogers (151, 5.39 apg) Kori Hatcher (106, 3.79 apg) James Johnson (89, 3.18 apg ) Trey Hopkins (100, 3.33 apg) Kyle Greathouse (77, 2.57 apg) Antonio Russell (69, 2.3 apg) Brigham Waginger (69,2.2 apg) Brigham Waginger (102, 3.3 apg) Brigham Waginger (151, 4.4 apg)

Lee Gibbs (54) Kirby Thurston (60) Lee Gibbs (72) Ike Mims (38) Bubba Wilson (66) Ike Mims (33) Bubba Wilson (38) Bubba Wilson (28) Greg Dennis (39) Greg Dennis (15) Greg Dennis (45) Harry Dolan (17) Kevin Young (34) Si Simmons (13) Kevin Young (48) Si Simmons (18) Quinton Lytle (60) Q. Lytle & K. Trimier (10) Quinton Lytle (56) Mike McFarlane (13) Vincent Walker (46) Quinton Lytle (24) Vincent Walker (37) Leroy Gasque (36) Robert Hill (30) Chris Tipton (21) Robert Hutchinson (45) Mitch Madden (20) Keith Gray (50) Keith Gray (14) Myron Lewis (39) K. Gray & R. Gaines (15) Terry Boyd (56) Lamont Turner (17) Robert Gaines (47) Greg Dates (19) B.J. Thompson (39) Jeff Vandemark (18) Frankie King (61) Jeff Vandemark (36) Frankie King (42) Johnny Scott (28) Anquell McCollum (45) Kerry Wright (28) Larry Mayo (35) Johnny Scott (16) Joel Fleming (41) Jarvis Graham (19) Casey Rogers (45) Dondrell Whitmore (18) Dondrell Whitmore (51) Dondrell Whitmore (19) Casey Rogers (54) Rans Brempong (93) Kevin Martin (51) Rans Brempong (66) Kevin Martin (33) Rans Brempong (65) Kevin Martin (50) Terrence Woodyard (16) Antonio Russell (51) Rans Brempong (83) Corey Muirhead (45) D. Berghoefer & J. Outing (12) Nick Aldridge (50) Brandon Giles (12) Brigham Waginger (69) Richie Gordon (18) Brigham Waginger (81) Richie Gordon (23) Brigham Waginger (90*) Richie Gordon (37) * BOLD denotes WCU single-season highs

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WESTERN CAROLINA CAREER 1,000-POINT SCORERS Rk

Player

Seasons

Points

Henry Logan

1965-68

3,290

Mel Gibson

1960-63

2,021

Ronald Rogers

1950-53

1,960

Kevin Martin

2002-04

1,838

Greg Dennis

1979-82

1,793

Anquell McCollum

1993-96

1,777

Robert Gaines

1990-93

1,680

Greg Wittman

1966-69

1,628

Gene McConnell

1967-70

1,599

10.

Danny Tharpe

1961-64

1,509

11.

Frankie King

1994-95

1,495

12.

Quinton Lytle

1981-85

1,474

13.

Darrell Murray

1961-64

1,472

14.

Ronnie Carr

1980-83

1,455

15.

Harris Pryor

1956-59

1,429

16.

Brandon Giles

2006-10

1,424

17.

Cory Largent

1999-2002

1,360

18.

Bubba Wilson

1975-78

1,350

19.

Dave Jones

1957-60

1,324

20.

Kenny Trimier

1980-83

1,292

21.

Albert Toomer

1972-75

1,291

22.

Jake Robinson

2006-10

1,287

23.

Terry Boyd

1991-92

1,189

Tommy Lavelle

1961-64

1,189

1952-54, ‘57

1,187

2003-06

1,180

25.

Bob Ray

26.

David Berghoefer

27.

Casey Rogers

1999-2002

1,159

28.

Dondrell Whitmore

1996-2000

1,144

29.

Kirby Thurston

1974-75

1,135

30.

Larry Grant

1970-73

1,122

31.

Howard Wilson

1971-73

1,102

32.

Lee Gibbs

1974-76

1,082

33.

Bennie Goettie

1988-89

1,078

34.

Bill Bowen

1956-57

1,055

35.

Dave Elmore

1958-60

1,044

36.

Corey Muirhead

2003-06

1,025

37.

Charlie McConnell

1963-66

1,018

38.

Wilson Scott

1971-73

1,000

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CAREER SCORING AVERAGE Player Henry Logan Frankie King Terry Boyd Kevin Martin Kirby Thurston Bennie Goettie Ronald Rogers 8. Nick Aldridge 9. Ronnie Carr 10. Bill Bowen 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Seasons 1965-68 1994-95 1991-92 2002-04 1974-75 1988-89 1950-53 2006-07 1980-82 1956-67

G 107 56 51 79 50 55 100 35 81 61

Points 3,290 1,495 1,189 1,838 1,135 1,078 1,960 642 1,455 1,055

Avg. 30.74 26.70 23.32 23.27 22.70 19.60 19.60 18.34 17.96 17.30

CAREER REBOUNDS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player Greg Wittman Tommy Lavelle Darrell Murray Kenny Trimier Gene McConnell Gaston Seal Bob Thompson Wilson Scott John Brintnall Dondrell Whitmore

Seasons 1966-69 1961-64 1961-64 1980-83 1967-70 1960-63 1966-68 1971-73 1963-66 1997-00

Rebs. 1,354 1,281 1,208 857 795 781 771 756 700 699

MOST FIELD GOALS MADE IN A CAREER 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player Henry Logan Mel Gibson Ronald Rogers Gene McConnell Ronnie Carr Greg Wittman Robert Gaines Anquell McCollum Greg Dennis Darrell Murray

Seasons 1965-68 1960-63 1950-53 1967-70 1980-82 1966-69 1990-93 1993-96 1979-82 1961-64

FGM 1,263 836 735 686 648 647 643 622 619 617

CAREER FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player Kirby Thurston Pat Sharp Bennie Goettie Tommy Lavelle Charlie McConnell Henry Logan Bubba Wilson Greg Dennis Kenny Trimier Darrell Murray

Seasons 1974-75 1981-84 1988-89 1961-64 1963-66 1965-68 1975-78 1979-82 1980-83 1961-64

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FGM 463 407 410 403 417 1263 591 619 551 617

FGA 736 692 709 758 795 2419 1132 1218 1094 1249

Pct. .623 .588 .578 .532 .525 .522 .522 .508 .504 .494

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MOST 3-POINT FGS MADE IN A CAREER 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player Jake Robinson Anquell McCollum Casey Rogers Kyle Greathouse Kevin Martin Robert Gaines Cory Largent Brandon Giles Terry Boyd David Donerlson

Seasons 2006-10 1993-96 1999-2002 2003-2007 2002-04 1990-93 1999-2002 2006-10 1991-92 1989-90

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Player Jake Robinson Anquell McCollum Casey Rogers Kyle Greathouse Kevin Martin Brigham Waginger Cory Largent Robert Gaines Brandon Giles Terry Boyd

Seasons 2006-10 1993-96 1999-2002 2003-2007. 2002-04. 2006-pres. 1999-2002 1990-93 2006-10 1991-92

3FGM 278 245 207 187 174 161 156 155 142 131

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player Quentin Moore Joe Stafford Keith Gray Maurice Williams David Donerlson Jake Robinson Terry Boyd Robert Hutchinson Bobby Getter JAKE ROBINSON

Seasons 3FGM 3FGA 1981-84 74 149 1996-97 99 215 1989-90 80 174 1992-93 54 121 1989-90 131 298 2006-pres. 64 158 1991-92 142 358 1986-88 64 167 1991-92 36 95 2006-PRES. 194 519

3FGA 727 670 643 528 503 500 451 434 431 358

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Seasons 1965-68 1979-82 2002-04 1950-53 1961-64 1994-95 1961-64 1989-90 1960-63 1966-69

C H A RT S

Pct. .497 .460 .460 .446 .440 .405 .397 .383 .379 .374

Player Greg Dennis Kevin Martin Paul Litz Danny Tharpe Frankie King Mel Gibson Henry Logan Tommy Lavelle Greg Wittman Larry Grant

Seasons 1979-82 2002-04 1968-71 1961-64 1994-95 1960-63 1965-68 1961-64 1966-69 1970-73

FTM 554 534 323 446 400 348 764 388 334 363

FTA 647 635 387 540 513 463 1025 532 468 533

Pct. .856 .841 .835 .826 .780 .752 .745 .789 .714 .681

Player Henry Logan Casey Rogers Larry Grant Kevin Young Lee Gibbs Vincent Walker Larry Caldwell Joel Fleming Brigham Waginger Quentin Moore

Seasons 1965-68 1999-2002 1970-73 1979-82 1974-76 1984-87 1978-81 1995-98 2006-10 1981-84

Assists 1,037 647 557 530 520 495 475 463 398 331

MOST BLOCKED SHOTS IN A CAREER 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player Rans Brempong Tommy Lavelle Bubba Wilson RICHIE GORDON Ike Mims Jeff VanDeMark Leroy Gasque Johnny Scott Kirby Thurston Robert Gaines

Seasons 2001-05 1961-64 1975-78 2007-PRES. 1976-77 1992-94 1985-87 1994-97 1974-75 1990-93

Blocks 308 112 84 78 71 70 67 64 60 55

MOST STEALS IN A CAREER

CAREER FREE THROWS MADE Player Henry Logan Greg Dennis Kevin Martin Ronald Rogers Danny Tharpe Frankie King Jay Lassiter Larry Grant Mel Gibson Greg Wittman

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player Brigham Waginger Henry Logan Bubba Wilson Casey Rogers Quinton Lytle Anquell McCollum Larry Caldwell Greg Dennis Robert Gaines Kevin Martin Kenny Trimier

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65 - 43 67 - 66 (OT) 63 - 62 (OT) 86 - 69 84 - 73 74 - 64 74 - 66 87 - 68 78-59

1979 1980 1986 1992 1993 1995 1996 1997 2007

semis first first first first semis first quarters quarters

• COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (0-2) L L

80 - 49 48-67

1999 2009

semis quarters

• CHATTANOOGA (1-6) L L W L L L L

79 - 70 77- 75 73 - 72 (OT) 73 - 63 84 - 83 63 - 61 90 - 75

1981 1983 1987 1989 1991 1995 2000

semis semis first first first championship first

• THE CITADEL (1-1) L W

66 - 62 67 - 57

1982 2001

first first

• DAVIDSON (4-2) W L L W W W

86 - 62 85 - 76 93 - 89 78 - 74 69 - 60 82 - 77

1983 1987 1994 1995 1996 1999

first semis semis quarters championship quarters

• ELON (2-0) W W

69-65 68-57

2007 2010

first quarters

1984 2002 2004

first first first

• FURMAN (0-3) L L L

71 - 67 61 - 65 68 - 73

• GEORGIA SOUTHERN (0-2) L L

89 - 81 69 - 57

2003 2005

first first

1998 2001 2006

first quarters first

• UNC GREENSBORO (0-3) L L L

60 - 59 91 - 69 69 - 65

• WOFFORD (1-2) W L L

67 - 64 44 - 58 58-77

1999 2008 2010

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Date

Round

Opponent (Site)

WCU

Opp.

Feb. 25, 1978

First

Feb. 24, 1979 Feb. 25, 1979

at Marshall (Huntington, W.Va.)

First Semifinal

Marshall (Cullowhee, N.C.) vs. Appalachian State (Roanoke, Va.)

67 43

50 65

Feb. 23, 1980

First

Appalachian State (Cullowhee, N.C.)

Feb. 28, 1981 Mar. 6, 1981

First Semifinal

at East Tennessee State (Johnson City, Tenn.) vs. Chattanooga (Roanoke, Va.)

91 70

80 79

Feb. 28, 1982

First

The Citadel (Cullowhee, N.C.)

(OT)

Mar. 10, 1983 Mar. 10, 1983 Mar. 3, 1984

First Semifinal First

vs. Davidson (Charleston, W.Va.) vs. Chattanooga (Charleston, W.Va.) vs. Furman (Asheville, N.C.)

(OT)

86 75 67

62 77 71

Mar. 1, 1985

First

vs. VMI (Asheville, N.C.)

(OT)

Mar. 2, 1986

First

vs. Appalachian State (Asheville, N.C.)

(OT)

Feb. 27, 1987 Feb. 28, 1987

First Semifinal

vs. Chattanooga (Asheville, N.C.) vs. Davidson (Asheville, N.C.)

(OT)

73 76

72 85

1988

Did Not Qualify

Mar. 3, 1989

First

vs. Chattanooga (Asheville, N.C.)

Mar. 2, 1990

First

vs. East Tennessee State (Asheville, N.C.)

Mar. 1, 1991

First

vs. Chattanooga (Asheville, N.C.)

Mar. 1, 1992

First

vs. Appalachian State (Asheville, N.C.)

Mar. 4, 1993

First

vs. Appalachian State (Asheville, N.C.)

Mar. 4, 1994 Mar. 5, 1994

Quarterfinal Semifinal

vs. East Tennessee State (Asheville, N.C.) vs. Davidson (Asheville, N.C.)

79 89

78 93

Mar. 3, 1995 Mar. 4, 1995 Mar. 4, 1995

Quarterfinal Semifinal Final

vs. Davidson (Asheville, N.C.) vs. Appalachian State (Asheville, N.C.) vs. Chattanooga (Asheville, N.C.)

78 74 61

74 64 63

W W

Mar. 1, 1996 Mar. 2, 1996 Mar. 3, 1996

Quarterfinal Semifinal Final

vs. Appalachian State (Greensboro, N.C.) vs. VMI (Greensboro, N.C.) vs. Davidson (Greensboro, N.C.)

74 97 69

66 93 60

W W W

Feb. 28, 1997

Quarterfinal

vs. Appalachian State (Greensboro, N.C.)

Feb. 26, 1998

First

vs. UNC Greensboro (Greensboro, N.C.)

Feb. 25, 1999 Feb. 26, 1999 Feb. 27, 1999

First Quarterfinal Semifinal

vs. Wofford (Greensboro, N.C.) vs. Davidson (Greensboro, N.C.) vs. College of Charleston (Greensboro, N.C.)

67 82 49

64 77 80

Mar. 2, 2000

First

vs. Chattanooga (Greenville, S.C.)

Mar. 1, 2001 Mar. 2, 2001

First Quarterfinal

vs. The Citadel (Greenville, S.C.) vs. UNC Greensboro (Greenville, S.C.)

67 69

57 91

Feb. 28, 2002

First

vs. Furman (North Charleston, S.C.)

Mar. 5, 2003

First

vs. Georgia Southern (North Charleston, S.C)

Mar. 3, 2004

First

vs. Furman (North Charleston, S.C.)

Mar. 2, 2005

First

vs. Georgia Southern (Chattanooga, Tenn.)

Mar. 2, 2006

First

vs. UNC Greensboro (North Charleston, S.C.)

Feb. 28, 2007 Mar. 1, 2007

First Quarterfinal

vs. Elon (North Charleston, S.C.) vs. Appalachian State (North Charleston, S.C.)

69 59

65 78

Mar. 7, 2008

First

vs. Wofford (North Charleston, S.C.)

Mar. 7, 2009

Quarterfinal

vs. College of Charleston (Chattanooga, Tenn.)

Mar. 6, 2010 Mar. 7, 2010

Quarterfinal Semifinal

vs. Elon (Charlotte, N.C.) vs. Wofford (Charlotte, N.C.)

68 58

57 77

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TOURNAMENT HISTORY North State/ Carolinas Southern Conference Conference Overall ......................16-16 17-29 First Round ............... 9-10 8-17 Quarterfinals ............ 6-4 Semifinals ................ 4-5 2-8 Championship .......... 3-1 1-1

Total 33-45 17-27 6-4 6-13 4-2

CATAMOUNTS ON THE S O C ON ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM 1978 ........... Bubba Wilson................... 2nd 1979 ........... Raymond Person .............. 2nd 1980........... Greg Dennis ..................... 2nd 1981 ........... Ronnie Carr ........................1st ................... Greg Dennis ..................... 2nd 1993........... Kenny Trimier .....................1st ................... Quiton Lytle ...................... 2nd 1996........... Clifford Waddy ................. 2nd 1987........... Floyd Showers .................. 2nd ................... Robert Hill ....................... 2nd 1991 ........... Terry Boyd ..........................1st 1992........... Terry Boyd ........................ 2nd 1994........... Frankie King .......................1st ................... Anquell McCollum ............ 2nd 1995........... Frankie King .......................1st ................... Anquell McCollum ..............1st ................... Kevin Kullum .................... 2nd 1996........... Anquell McCollum ..............1st ................... Joel Fleming ..................... 2nd ................... Kevin Kullum .................... 2nd 1999........... Casey Rogers ................... 2nd 2007........... Nick Aldridge ................... 2nd 2010 ........... Harouna Mutombo ........... 2nd

WCU VS. FORMER MEMBERS IN THE SoCon TOURNAMENT • EAST TENNESSEE STATE (2-1) W L W

91 - 80 75 - 60 79 - 78

1981 1990 1994

first first quarters

• MARSHALL (1-1) L W

64 - 56 67 - 50

1978 1979

first first

• VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE (1-1) W

L 65 - 63 (OT) 97 - 93 1996

1985 semis

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CATAMOUNTS IN SOCON TOURNAMENT RECORD BOOKS Top Individual Scoring Performances: 5th-t ................... Terry Boyd .............42 pts ..............................First Rd. vs. Chattanooga – March 1, 1991 (L, 84-83) 7th-t ................Frankie King .............41 pts ..................................Semifinals vs. Davidson – March 5, 1994 (L,93-89) 10th-t .....Anquell McCollum .............40 pts ....................................... Semifinals vs. VMI – March 2, 1996 (W, 97-93) Most Free Throws Made: 1st .................. Greg Dennis .............19 FTM ................ First Rd. vs. Appalachian State – Feb. 23, 1980 (L-OT, 67-66)

WESTERN CAROLINA SOCON TOURNAMENT SUPERLATIVES Individual Points: Game: .................... Terry Boyd ..............42 pts ..........................First Rd. vs. Chattanooga – March 1, 1991 (L, 84-83) Tournament: ........Frankie King ..............81 pts ................................................... 1995 SoCon Tournament Runner-Up .................................................................................... 31 pts, Quarterfinal vs. Davidson – March 3, 1995 (W, 78-74) ...........................................................................32 pts, Semifinal vs.Appalachian State – March 4, 1995 (W, 74-64) .......................................................................................... 18 pts, Final vs. Chattanooga – March 5, 1995 (L, 63-61) Team Points: Game: .......................... 97 pts ........................................................... Semifinals vs. VMI – March 2, 1996 (W, 97-93) Tournament: ............... 240 pts ..................................................................... 1996 SoCon Tournament Championship ................................................................................ Quarterfinals vs. Appalachian State – March 1, 1996 (W, 74-66) .......................................................................................................... Semifinals vs. VMI – March 2, 1996 (W, 97-93) .........................................................................................................Finals vs. Davidson – March 3, 1996 (W, 69-60)

WESTERN CAROLINA NCAA TOURNAMENT SUPERLATIVES INDIVIDUAL Points: .................................... 21..........Anquell McCollum............................ vs. Purdue – March 14, 1996 (L, 73-71) Rebounds: .............................. 10..........Kevin Kullum .................................... vs. Purdue – March 14, 1996 (L, 73-71) Assists:..................................... 9..........Joel Fleming..................................... vs. Purdue – March 14, 1996 (L, 73-71) Field Goals Made: ..................... 8..........Anquell McCollum............................ vs. Purdue – March 14, 1996 (L, 73-71) Field Goals Attempted: ........... 21..........Anquell McCollum............................ vs. Purdue – March 14, 1996 (L, 73-71) 3-Pt Field Goals Made: ............. 3..........Anquell McCollum............................ vs. Purdue – March 14, 1996 (L, 73-71) .............................................................Joe Stafford ..................................... vs. Purdue – March 14, 1996 (L, 73-71) 3-Pt Field Goals Attempted: ...... 9..........Anquell McCollum............................ vs. Purdue – March 14, 1996 (L, 73-71) Free Throws Made: .................... 4..........Kevin Kullum .................................... vs. Purdue – March 14, 1996 (L, 73-71) Free Throws Attempted: ............ 6..........Kevin Kullum .................................... vs. Purdue – March 14, 1996 (L, 73-71) Minutes Played: ...................... 37..........Anquell McCollum............................ vs. Purdue – March 14, 1996 (L, 73-71) .............................................................Joel Fleming..................................... vs. Purdue – March 14, 1996 (L, 73-71) TEAM Rebounds: .............................................30 ................................................... vs. Purdue – March 14, 1996 (L, 73-71) Assists:..................................................14 ................................................... vs. Purdue – March 14, 1996 (L, 73-71) Field Goals Made: ..................................28 ................................................... vs. Purdue – March 14, 1996 (L, 73-71) Field Goals Attempted: ..........................56 ................................................... vs. Purdue – March 14, 1996 (L, 73-71) 3-Pt Field Goals Made: ..........................7 ..................................................... vs. Purdue – March 14, 1996 (L, 73-71) 3-Pt Field Goals Attempted: ...................18 ................................................... vs. Purdue – March 14, 1996 (L, 73-71) Free Throws Made: .................................8 ..................................................... vs. Purdue – March 14, 1996 (L, 73-71) Free Throws Attempted: .........................15 ................................................... vs. Purdue – March 14, 1996 (L, 73-71)

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2010-11 – Legend’s Classic El Paso, Texas & Williamsburg, Va. Nov. 20 Nov. 26 Nov. 27 Nov. 28

UTEP 77 Mercer 71 Gardner-Webb 71 Western Carolina 64

Western Carolina 65 Western Carolina 66 Western Carolina 65 William & Mary 39

2009-10 – O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic Austin, Texas & Cullowhee, N.C. Nov. 18 Nov. 23 Nov. 24 Nov. 25

Texas 59 Western Carolina 41 Western Carolina 70 Arkansas-Monticello 44 Western Carolina 73 Binghamton 44 Western Carolina 83 Duquesne 77

2008-09 – Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout Anchorage, Alaska Nov. 27 Nov. 28 Nov. 29

San Diego State 59 Western Carolina 76 Western Carolina 71

Western Carolina 58 Louisiana Tech 62 Northern Illinois 67

2007-08 – Peggy Cronin Classic Cincinnati, Ohio Nov. 9 Nov. 10 Nov. 11

Western Carolina 63 Cincinnati 66 Belmont 79

Bowling Green 60 Western Carolina 64 Western Carolina 70

In 1999-2000, Western Carolina won the Ameritas Classic, hosted by the Univ. of Nebraska in Lincoln. The Catamounts won two games by two-points, upsetting host Nebraska and defeating Columbia to win the title. Jarvis Hayes (24) and Casey Rogers (12) accept the tournament championship trophy and Rogers (far right) accepts the Most Outstanding Performer accolade.

2006-07 – Saint Mary’s Shamrock Invitational

1997-98 – Coca-Cola Classic

Moraga, Calif. Dec. 28 Dec. 29

Saint Mary’s 93 Rice 67

Western Carolina 82 Western Carolina 62

Nov. 28 Nov. 29

2005-06 – NABC Classic Blacksburg, Va. Nov. 10 Nov. 12 Nov. 13

Western Carolina 56 Radford 69 Virginia Tech 54

Bowling Green 50 Western Carolina 56 Western Carolina 40

Western Carolina 46

2004-05 – Black Coaches Association Classic Milwaukee, Wisc. Nov. 14 Nov. 15 Nov. 16

Marquette 75 Penn State 78 Jacksonville State 90

Western Carolina 64 Western Carolina 63 Western Carolina 74

Nashville, Tenn. St. Joseph’s 103 Western Carolina 53 Vanderbilt 85 Western Carolina 63 South Carolina St. 61 Western Carolina 58

Lincoln, Neb. Western Carolina 74 Western Carolina 83

Nebraska 72 Columbia 81

1998-99 – IGA SuperThrift Sooner Holiday Classic Norman, Okla. Nov. 28 Nov. 29

Oklahoma 102 Ark.-Little Rock 73

Western Carolina 51 Western Carolina 54

Louisiana Tech 72 Montana State 77

Western Carolina 48 Western Carolina 60

1981-82 BYU Cougar Classic

Albuquerque, N.M.

Provo, Utah

Nov. 24 Nov. 25

Mercer 87 Texas-Arlington 92

Western Carolina 83 Western Carolina 83

Dec. 11 Dec. 12

Dec. 6 Dec. 7

Western Carolina 58 Brigham Young 86

LaSalle 55 Western Carolina 63

1978-79 – Florida Citrus Invitational Lakeland, Fla.

Western Carolina 112 Grambling State 87 Ball State 86 Western Carolina 59

Dec. 8 Dec. 9

Mercer 83 St. Peter’s 69 (OT)

Western Carolina 71 Western Carolina 68

1989-90 – Tampa Tribune Holiday Classic

1975-76 – Columbus College Invitational

Tampa, Fla.

Columbus, Ga.

Dec. 28 Dec. 29

Dec. 30 Dec. 31

South Florida 78 Coastal Carolina 67

Western Carolina 67 Western Carolina 63

Dec. 15 Dec. 16

Dec. 2 Dec. 3

Western Carolina 74 North Georgia 74

1974-75 – WCU Tip-Off Classic

New Orleans, La.

Cullowhee, N.C.

Montavello 66 Western Carolina 76

Western Carolina 64 Xavier (La.) 72

Nov. 29 Nov. 30

1984-85 – UNC Charlotte Holiday Classic Nov. 30 Dec. 1

Valdosta State 81 Western Carolina 77

1988-89 – Gold Rush Classic

Western Carolina 69 UNC Wilmington 68 Appalachian State 77 Western Carolina 66

Western Carolina 83 Western Carolina 96

St. Leo 57 Southern Tech 81

Land of the Sky Classic

Charlotte, N.C.

1999-2000 – Ameritas Classic Dec. 3 Dec. 4

Knoxville, Tenn. Dec. 16 Dec. 17

1995-96 – New Mexico Lobo Classic

2000-01 – America’s Youth Classic Nov. 17 Nov. 18 Nov. 19

Western Carolina 72 Charleston Sou. 68

Muncie, Ind.

Des Moines, Iowa Northern Iowa 68

UNC Wilmington 60 Western Carolina 79

1991-92 – Ball State / Cardinal Varsity Club Classic

Two Rivers Shootout Nov. 20

Volunteer Classic

Fayetteville, N.C.

Asheville, N.C. Dec. 6 Dec. 7

Western Carolina 92 East Tennessee St. 75 Western Carolina 83 East Texas St. 80

1983-84 – Fiesta Classic

1973-74 – Belmont Abbey Holiday Tournament

Tempe, Ariz.

Belmont, N.C.

Arizona State 82 Western Caorlina 82

Western Carolina 67 St. Mary’s (Calif.) 77

Dec. 28 Dec. 29

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Walsh 68 Greensboro Col. 68

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1972-73 – Gardner-Webb Holiday Classic

Quincy Holiday Tournament

Spindale Rotary Tournament

Boiling Springs, N.C.

Quincy, Ill.

Spindale, N.C.

Dec. 29 Dec. 30

Western Carolina 89 Gardner-Webb 80

Fort Hays State 67 Western Carolina 71

1971-72 – Salisbury Civitan Club Western Carolina 91 Catawba 87

Troy State 80 Western Carolina 80

Asheville Cosmic Club

Asheville, N.C. Dec. 8 Dec. 9 Dec. 10

Asheville, N.C. Dec. 20 Dec. 21

Milligan 77 Western Carolina 96

Bethel (Tenn.) 74 Georgetown (Ky.) 99 W. New Mexico 93

Western Carolina 65 Western Carolina 79 Western Carolina 83

Greensboro, N.C.

Elon College, N.C. Nov. 27 Nov. 28

Western Carolina 86 Western Carolina 76

Dec. 28 Dec. 29

Western Carolina 77 Western Carolina 60

Elon 76 Gardner-Webb 59

Elon College, N.C. Nov. 28 Nov. 29

Elon 100 Catawba 78

Western Carolina 86 Western Carolina 90 Western Carolina 77

Tenn. Wesleyan 77 Mars Hill 83 Chattanooga 64

Fayetteville, N.C. Dec. 17 Dec. 18

Campbell 84 Guilford 84

Jan. 2 Jan. 3

Western Carolina 83 High Point 87

Illinois State 77 Western Carolina 75

1967-68 – Western Carolina Holiday Classic Asheville, N.C. Dec. 7 Dec. 8 Dec. 9

Western Carolina 77 Western Carolina 120 Western Carolina 85

Belmont Abbey 73 Montclair State 78 Union (Ky.) 81

Western Carolina 96 Western Carolina 94

Western Carolina 73 Fairmont State 63 Western Carolina 105 Cumberland (Ky.) 80 Western Carolina 70 Campbell 53

Spindale Rotary Tournament Spindale, N.C. Jan. 3 Jan. 4

High Point, N.C.

Lamar 104 SW Louisiana 105

Erskine 53 Western Carolina 48 Western Carolina 110 Piedmont 43

1962-63 – Western Carolina Holiday Classic Cullowhee, N.C. Dec. 10 Dec. 11 Dec. 12

Western Carolina 71 Western Carolina 83 Western Carolina 52

Campbell 60 Erskine 71

Dec. 11 Dec. 12 Dec. 13

Western Carolina 71 Western Carolina 72 Western Carolina 70

Maryville 46 Howard 48 Pfeiffer 52

Spindale Rotary Tournament Spindale, N.C. Dec. 29 Dec. 30

Western Carolina 62 Western Carolina 67

Wofford 61 Erskine 64

1960-61 – Florida Southern Tournament Lakeland, Fla. Dec. 12 Dec. 13

Rollins 63 Florida Southern 90

Western Carolina 60 Western Carolina 75

Spindale Holiday Tournament Spindale, N.C. Dec. 30 Dec. 31

Western Carolina 84 Lenoir-Rhyne 82

Wofford 68 Western Carolina 63

1959-60 – Western Carolina Holiday Classic Cullowhee, N.C. Dec. 14 Dec. 15 Dec. 16

Western Carolina 83 Union (Ky.) 73 Western Carolina 59

Pfeiffer 62 Western Carolina 71 Carson-Newman 54

Camp Lejune Tournament Jacksonville, N.C.

1963-64 – Western Carolina Holiday Classic Cullowhee, N.C.

Western Carolina 82 Western Carolina 73

High Point Tournament

Rio Grande 65 Campbell 53 Western Carolina 76

Lafayette, La.

Dec. 12 Dec. 13 Dec. 14

East Coast Classic

Western Carolina 73 Western Carolina 85 Union (Ky.) 81

Cajun Classic Dec. 30 Dec. 31

Cullowhee, N.C. Dec. 11 Dec. 12 Dec. 13

Asheville, N.C.

Western Carolina 86 Western Carolina 77

Western Carolina Holiday Classic

Campbell 74 Wofford 93

1964-65 – Western Carolina Holiday Classic Dec. 10 Dec. 11 Dec. 12

1969-70 – Elon Tournament

Western Carolina 93 Western Carolina 94

Western Carolina 81 Western Carolina 79

1961-62 – Western Carolina Holiday Classic Cullowhee, N.C.

Western Carolina 79 Western Carolina 71

Spindale, N.C. Dec. 31 Jan. 1

Boiling Springs, N.C.

N.C. A&T 86 Guilford 90

Spindale Rotary Tournament

Atlantic Christian 83 Lenoir-Rhyne 66

Gardner-Webb Classic

Western Carolina 86 Bellarmine 80 St. Benedict’s (Kan.) 88 Western Carolina 73 Upper Iowa 96 Western Carolina 91

1965-66 – Gate City Tournament Dec. 17 Dec. 18

1970-71 – Elon Turky Classic

Indiana Tech 82 Western Carolina 86 Western Carolina 83

Quincy, Ill. Dec. 25 Dec. 28 Dec. 29

Quincy, Ill.

Western Carolina 92 Wofford 87 Georgetown (Ky.) 98

Dec. 28 Dec. 29

Quincy Holiday Tournament

Western Carolina 71 Southern Tech 94

Quincy Holiday Tournament Dec. 27 Dec. 28 Dec. 29

Western Carolina 101 Millikin 93 Western Carolina 116 Quincy 101 Lincoln (Mo.) 110 Western Carolina 85

1966-67– Western Carolina Holiday Classic

Salisbury, N.C. Nov. 25 Nov. 27

Dec. 28 Dec. 29 Dec. 30

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Tusculum 39 Earlham 46 Erskine 35

Dec. 28 Dec. 29 Dec. 30

Baltimore 77 Elon 74 Western Carolina 86

Western Carolina 69 Western Carolina 70 Huntingdon 76

Spindale Rotary Tournament Spindale, N.C. Jan. 1 Jan. 2

Western Carolina 72 Wofford 67

Lenoir-Rhyne 66 Western Carolina 55

1958-59 – Western Carolina Holiday Classic Cullowhee, N.C. Dec. 15 Dec. 16 Dec. 17

Western Carolina 88 Western Carolina 74 Western Carolina 71

Rollins 69 Tampa 58 Catawba 46

Camp Lejune Tournament Jacksonville, N.C. Dec. 29 Dec. 30

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Western Carolina 67 East Carolina 58

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RAMSEY CENTER INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Most Points Scored: WCU: ..........................46, Kevin Martin vs. Coastal Carolina, 2002 Opponent: ........................................ 42, James Conley, VMI, 2002 Most Field Goals Made: WCU: ..................................................................... 14, four players ............................(MR: Brandon Giles vs. Col. of Charleston, 2007) Opponent: ............................ 15, Van Wilkins, UNC Asheville, 1986 Most Field Goals Attempted: WCU: .......................26, Robert Gaines vs. Apalachian State, 1993 Opponent: ............................ 28, Travis Cantrell, The Citadel, 2002 Best Field Goal Percentage: WCU: ................... 1.000 (9-9), Bobby Phillips vs. Limestone, 1996 Opponent: ...............100.0 (12-12), Tyson Patterson App St., 2000 Most 3-Point Field Goals Made: WCU: ....................................... 10, David Donerlson vs. Elon, 1989 Opponent: .............................. 9, Travis Cantrell, The Citadel, 2002 Most 3-Point Field Goals Attempted: WCU: ....................................... 17, David Donerlson vs. Elon, 1989 Opponent: ............................ 21, Travis Cantrell, The Citadel, 2002 Best 3-Point Field Goal Percentage: WCU: .....................1.000 (4-4), David Donerlson vs Augusta, 1989 Opponent: ..................100.0 (5-5), Tyson Patterson, App St., 2000 Most Free Throws Made: WCU: ............................. 18, Anquell McCollum vs. Marshall, 1996 Opponent: ...................................17, Janko Narat, Davidson, 1994 Most Free Throws Attempted: WCU: ............................................23, Frankie King vs. ETSU, 1994 Opponent: .....................................19, Jeff Himes, Davidson, 1987 Best Free Throw Percentage: WCU: ...........1.000 (18-18), Anquell McCollum, vs. Marshall, 1996 Opponent: .... 1.000 (13-13), Jeff Brookman, Belmont Abbey, 1997 Most Rebounds: WCU: .......................................... 21, Andre Gault vs. Ferrum, 1988 Opponent: ......................... 19, Chad McClendon, App State, 1993 Most Assists: WCU: ...................................15, Vincent Walker vs. Marshall, 1987 Opponent: .............................. 16, Tim Brooks, Chattanooga, 1992 Most Steals: WCU: ...................................... 7, Brigham Waginger vs. Elon, 2007 .............................................. 7, B.J. Thompson vs. Marshall, 1993 ...............................................7, Terry Boyd vs. Chattanooga, 1991 Opponent: ..................................... 6, Drew Gibson, Wofford, 2007 .................................................. 6, Tyrone Phillips, Marshall, 1993 Most Blocked Shots: WCU: ......................................7, Rans Brempong vs. Mercer, 2000 Opponent: ................................... 8, Omar Roland, Marshall, 1990

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Most Points Scored: WCU: .................................................... 133 vs. Toccoa Falls, 2001 Opponent: ..................................................... 104, Marshall, 1996

Most 3-Point Field Goals Made: WCU: ...................................................17, vs. Berea College, 2010 ................................................................. 17, vs. Duquesne, 2009 Opponent: ................................... 19, College of Charleston , 2010 Most 3-Point Field Goals Attempted: WCU: .....................................................39 vs. Chattanooga, 2006 Opponent: ................................................... 39, The Citadel, 2002 Best 3-point Field Goal Percentage: WCU: .............................................. .727 (8-11) vs. Augusta, 1989 Opponent: ............................................ .750 (9-12), Ferrum, 1987 Most Free Throws Made: WCU: .............................................................41 vs. Wofford, 1997 Opponent: .................................................34, Chattanooga, 1990 Most Free Throws Attempted: WCU: ............................................................47, vs. Wofford, 1997 Opponent: .................................................44, Chattanooga, 1990 Best Free Throw Percentage: WCU: .........................................1.000 (21-21) vs. Davidson, 2002 Opponent: ......................................... .895 (17-19), Furman, 1989 Most Rebounds: WCU: .....................................................62, vs. Toccoa Falls, 2008 Opponent: .................................... 57, East Tennessee State, 1994 Most Fouls: WCU: ....................................................34, vs. Chattanooga, 1990 Opponent: .........................................................34, Wofford, 1997

Most Field Goals Made: WCU: ...................................................... 61 vs. Toccoa Falls, 2001 Opponent: .................................................42, Florida State, 1988

Most Turnovers: WCU: .......................................................... 32 vs. Anderson, 1996 Opponent: ............................................. 35, Belmont-Abbey, 1997

Most Field Goals Attempted: WCU: ......................................................98 vs. Toccoa Falls, 2008 Opponent: .............................................................. 85, VMI, 1995

Most Steals: WCU: ........... 20 vs. Toccoa Falls, 2006 & vs. Tenn. Wesleyan, 2002 Opponent: ....................................................... 17, Marshall, 1993

Best Field Goal Percentage: WCU: ........................................ .644 (38-59) vs. Limestone, 1996 Opponent: ........................ .660 (33-50), Appalachian State, 1989

Most Blocked Shots: WCU: ......................................................... 11 vs. Campbell, 2010; ...........................11 vs. Emmanuel, 2002; and vs. App State, 1993

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1986-87 .................. 5 1987-88 .................. 7 1988-89 .................. 5 1989-90 .................. 8 1990-91 .................. 8 1991-92 .................. 6 1992-93 .................. 5 1993-94 .................. 7 1994-95 .................. 9 1995-96 .................. 8 1996-97 .................. 10 1997-98 .................. 8 1998-99 .................. 5 1999-2000 .............. 9 2000-01 .................. 5 2001-02 .................. 6 2002-03 .................. 7 2003-04 .................. 9 2004-05 .................. 7 2005-06 .................. 9 2006-07 .................. 6 2007-08 .................. 8 2008-09 .................. 11 2009-10 .................. 14 2010-11...................

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10 9 6 5 7 9 8 4 3 3 1 4 7 3 8 7 6 5 6 4 5 6 2 2

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1929-30

Head Coach: Pete Plemmons, 2nd season Overall: 12-8 ... Complete schedule not available – SOUTHEASTERN JUNIOR COLLEGE CHAMPIONS – Jan. 27 Jan. 28 Jan. 29 Feb. 3 Feb. 7 Feb. 12 Feb. 14 Feb. 15 Feb. 17 Feb. 26 Mar. 6 Mar. 7 Mar. 8

at Rutherford Appalachian State Bakersville Biltmore Appalachian State Canton at Young Harris at Young Harris Asheville City College Rutherford Canton vs. Hiwassee # vs. Bluefield # at Biltmore #

L L W L L W W L W W W W W W

34 15 24 28 29 39 33 20 37 45 41 43 29 30

36 31 26 31 25 31 14 23 33 29 28 35 26 25

# - Southeastern Junior College Tournament (Biltmore, N.C.)

1945-46

Overall: 13-7 Head Coach: Marion McDonald, 1st season (13-7) Mars Hill Moore Hospital Dayton Mars Hill Carson-Newman Lenoir-Rhyne Brevard Guilford Appalachian State Asheville Waste Paper Dayton Rubber Moore Hospital Guilford High Point Catawba Appalachian State Catawba Carson-Newman Brevard Lenoir-Rhyne

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21 28 32 32 47 38 59 52 38 39 45 39 30 24 43 45 32 39 36 46

16 43 38 26 31 31 34 34 43 54 38 30 20 45 45 35 31 36 25 53

The 1929 Western Carolina – or the Cullowhee Normal School – men’s basketball team. Cullowhee All-Stars City Electric Appalachian State Carson-Newman East Tennessee State East Carolina East Carolina Elon Elon Catawba Atlantic Christian Atlantic Christian Maryville High Point # (2OT)

1946-47

Overall: 15-15 Head Coach: Marion McDonald, 2nd season (28-22) Asheville Bombers Enka Rayon Georgia Military Tennessee Tech Dayton Rubber Tusculum Appalachian State Champion YMCA (Canton) Tusculum Georgia Military High Point Brevard Asheville Bombers Mars Hill Champion YMCA (Canton) Asheville Waste Paper Catawba Lenoir-Rhyne Asheville Waste Paper Appalachian State Mars Hill Asheville Bombers Enka Rayon High Point Guilford Brevard Catawba # Guilford # Elon # Canterbury (Ind.) $

L W W L W L L W L W L W L W W W W W L L L L W L L W W W L L

39 52 41 47 76 40 48 46 50 52 47 56 32 50 65 48 45 51 47 58 47 43 57 43 49 72 49 53 51 55

1947-48

L W L L L W W

41 40 50 52 56 38 53 39 56 55 56 43

W W L L L W W W L L

63 80 48 34 60 57 40 42 37 53 44 57 53 60

58 54 75 46 55 43 44 44 46 44 42 46 59 62

Jan. 14 Jan. 20 Jan. 21 Jan. 24 Jan. 26 Jan. 28 Jan. 30 Jan. 31 Feb. 3 Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Feb. 7 Feb. 10 Feb. 11 Feb. 15

Nov. 29 Dec. 9 Dec. 10 Dec. 13 Dec. 15 Jan. 5 Jan. 6 Jan. 8 Jan. 11 Jan. 13 Jan. 15 Jan. 19 Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Jan. 28 Jan. 29 Jan. 31 Feb. 1 Feb. 4 Feb. 5 Feb. 7 Feb. 8 Feb. 11 Feb. 12 -Feb. 17 Feb. 19 -Feb. 24

American Enka Carson-Newman at Wofford Guilford at Maryville at Lenoir-Rhyne Lenoir-Rhyne North Georgia Appalachian State East Tennessee State Newberry Monroe (at Enka) Piedmont Georgia Southern at High Point at High Point Elon Elon at Atlantic Christian at Atlantic Christian at East Carolina at East Carolina Maryville at East Tennessee State Carson-Newman at Appalachian State Erskine Hendersonville Stars East Carolina #

W W L W L L W W W W L W W L L W W L W W W L L L W L L W L

100 64 42 50 41 51 41 71 59 47 48 46 49 45 46 60 52 50 66 52 52 31 59 42 45 39 60 82 43

68 37 70 46 45 52 40 56 57 45 53 44 42 61 63 56 47 60 61 43 50 61 61 57 41 58 76 66 49

at Peerless Woolens Wofford at Lenoir-Rhyne at Lenoir-Rhyne Wofford W at Erskine Newberry W at East Tennessee State (OT) Appalachian State High Point

58 52 39 38 53 44 40 50 45 34 59 47 57 52 64

73 83 44 44 46 53 50 72 47 43 52 53 38 38 90

56 59 49 70 56 65 72 66 69 81 80 59 80 71 51 64 70 73 56 69 68 60 73 61 66 80

51 80 81 90 66 77 55 81 101 90 90 63 92 70 66 80 85 78 52 98 96 55 68 75 82 86

67 66 94 58 72 100 73 92 90 65 84 62 81

75 92 67 65 71 62 53 57 83 66 80 64 77

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Dec. 5 Dec. 6 Dec. 8 Dec. 9 Dec. 12 Dec. 13 Jan. 8 Jan. 9 Jan. 12 Jan. 13 Jan. 16 Jan. 20 Jan. 24 Jan. 26 Jan. 27 Jan. 29 Jan. 30 Feb. 2 Feb. 3 Feb. 5 Feb. 6 Feb. 9 Feb. 10 Feb. 12 Feb. 15 Feb. 22

Carson-Newman East Tennessee State at Lenoir-Rhyne at Lenoir-Rhyne Wofford Wofford Piedmont at Carson-Newman at High Point at High Point at Appalachian State at Piedmont at American Enka Guilford Guilford Elon Elon at Atlantic Christian at Atlantic Christian at East Carolina at East Carolina North Georgia North Georgia at Wofford at Appalachian State at High Point #

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1951-52

Overall: 13-14 Head Coach: Jim Gudger, 2nd season (19-34)

Overall: 6-19 Head Coach: Tuck McConnell, 3rd season (37-43) -Dec. 7 Dec. 9 Dec. 10 Dec. 12 Dec. 14 Dec. 15 Jan. 7 Jan. 10 Jan. 13

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Overall: 6-20 Head Coach: Jim Gudger, 1st season (6-20)

1949-50

29 32 38 40 54 42 46 45 57 62 43 41

High Point Erskine at Carson-Newman East Tennessee State Carson-Newman at Guilford at Elon at Elon Atlantic Christian Atlantic Christian East Carolina East Carolina at North Georgia at North Georgia at Appalachian State

1950-51

1948-49

Overall: 16-13 Head Coach: Tuck McConnell, 2nd season (31-24)

# - North State Conference Tournament

Overall: 15-11 Head Coach: Tuck McConnell, 1st season (15-11) W W W W W

L L

# - North State Conference Tournament 53 41 40 62 26 44 53 36 52 38 58 48 83 46 51 42 41 49 48 59 48 71 45 49 58 60 38 40 53 68

# - North State Conference Tournament $ - NAIA National Tournament

Carson-Newman Erskine Newberry North Georgia East Tennessee State Lenoir-Rhyne Lenoir-Rhyne Maryville High Point High Point Appalachian State Catawba

W W

L L L L L L L L

42 44 32 35 69 46 44 41 51 57

68 61 49 55 57 50 42 47 63 67

Dec. 1 Dec. 6 Dec. 7 Dec. 10 Dec. 11 Jan. 9 Jan. 11 Jan. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 19 Jan. 22 Jan. 25 Jan. 26

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at East Tennessee State at American Enka Carson-Newman Lenoir-Rhyne Lenoir-Rhyne Piedmont at Carson-Newman North Georgia Catawba High Point Appalachian State at Guilford Guilford

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at Elon at Elon at North Georgia at Piedmont East Carolina East Carolina Atlantic Christian Atlantic Christian Catawba at High Point Wofford Wofford at Appalachian State High Point #

L L L

70 53 62 69 76 53 85 80 77 68 84 67 58 54

W L L W W W L W L L L

88 69 63 58 87 78 71 73 73 91 83 88 102 69

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1952-53

Jan. 11 Jan. 12 -Jan. 15 Jan. 17 Jan. 19 Jan. 22 Jan. 27 Jan. 29 Feb. 2 Feb. 4 Feb. 5 Feb. 9 -Feb. 14 Feb. 16 Feb. 19

Overall: 22-8 Head Coach: Jim Gudger, 3rd season (41-42) – WCU’S FIRST OFFICIAL 20-WIN SEASON – Dec. 5 Dec. 6 Dec. 8 Dec. 13 Dec. 15 Jan. 8 Jan. 9 Jan. 10 Jan. 14 Jan. 15 Jan. 17 Jan. 19 Jan. 21 -Jan. 24 Jan. 26 Jan. 27 Jan. 28 Jan. 29 Feb. 2 Feb. 3 Feb. 5 Feb. 9 Feb. 11 Feb. 13 Feb. 14 Feb. 18 Feb. 21 Feb. 25 Feb. 25

Peerless Woolens Carson-Newman W at Carson-Newman W Catawba W Groat’s All-Stars (at Asheville) at Lenoir-Rhyne W Guilford W Guilford Appalachian State W North Georgia W Piedmont W East Carolina W American Enka W College of Charleston W High Point Elon Elon W at American Enka W at East Carolina at Atlantic Christian W at Atlantic Christian W Lenoir-Rhyne W High Point Catawba W at Piedmont W at North Georgia W Appalachian State W Tusculum W Lenoir-Rhyne # W Elon #

L L

L L L

70 89 93 69 77 87 84 81 84 115 101 102 84 109 87 85 87 68 67 87 102 82 79 82 96 108 108 109 90 65

73 45 56 60 88 85 71 82 77 59 52 97 82 72 90 90 79 58 86 82 80 68 92 70 65 66 70 72 70 79

Nov. 19 Dec. 1 Dec. 3 Dec. 5 Dec. 8 Dec. 9 Dec. 10 Dec. 15 Dec. 16 Dec. 19 Jan. 5 Jan. 7 Jan. 10 -Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Jan. 19 Jan. 21 Jan. 23 Jan. 27 Jan. 28 Feb. 1 Feb. 3 Feb. 4 ------

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at Lincoln Memorial at Carson-Newman Catawba Atlantic Christian Carson-Newman at North Georgia at Piedmont at Rollins at Stetson at Tampa Lenoir-Rhyne Piedmont at Guilford at Appalachian State Tusculum (at Bryson City) East Carolina at Catawba Elon North Georgia at East Carolina at Atlantic Christian at Lenoir-Rhyne at High Point at Elon High Point Guilford Appalachian State at Belmont Abbey Atlantic Christian #

L W W L W W W L L W L W W W W W W L W L L L L L W W W L L

44 84 85 71 95 85 89 74 78 99 74 97 79 74 94 73 70 90 96 48 98 81 76 71 97 79 89 79 78

72 83 72 75 79 77 80 85 101 97 93 96 66 67 81 68 65 107 78 79 99 115 84 91 77 72 87 83 81

1956-57

L W W W L W L W W W W W W L L L W W W W W W W L L

76 78 75 92 67 107 92 83 73 83 68 103 82 67 86 68 87 75 88 73 93 107 87 74 79

87 76 58 51 74 89 105 67 63 72 65 59 70 81 91 94 61 65 63 61 83 85 64 87 84

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1954-55

Overall: 11-16 Head Coach: Jim Gudger, 5th season (68-67) Lincoln Memorial Lincoln Memorial at Catawba at Catawba Atlantic Christian at Carson-Newman at North Georgia at Piedmont at Lenoir-Rhyne Piedmont

L L L L

93 91 81 95 80 84 81 89 88 62 74 73 69 78 67 86 96

# - North State Conference Tournament Overall: 21-11 Head Coach: Jim Gudger, 7th season (104-92) – 20-Win Season –

Overall: 16-9 Head Coach: Jim Gudger, 4th season (57-51)

Nov. 29 Nov. 30 Dec. 3 Dec. 4 Dec. 6 -Dec. 10 Dec. 11 Jan. 6 Jan. 8

L W

78 73 90 101 67 98 75 64 52 53 89 60 76 81 81 70 86

Overall: 15-14 overall Head Coach: Jim Gudger, 6th season (83-81)

1953-54

at American Enka Atlantic Christian at Carson-Newman at North Georgia at Piedmont Piedmont Lenoir-Rhyne at Guilford at Appalachian State American Enka East Carolina North Georgia at High Point at East Carolina at Atlantic Christian at Lenoir-Rhyne Elon High Point Catawba Catawba Guilford Carson-Newman Appalachian State at Elon Elon #

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1955-56

# - North State Conference Tournament

Dec. 3 Dec. 5 Dec. 7 Dec. 11 Dec. 12 Jan. 4 Jan. 7 Jan. 12 Jan. 13 Jan. 16 Jan. 18 Jan. 20 Jan. 23 Jan. 29 Jan. 30 Feb. 3 Feb. 6 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 10 Feb. 13 Feb. 15 Feb. 17 Feb. 20 Feb. 24

at Guilford at Appalachian State Charleston Air Force Base Milligan (at Bryson City) East Carolina North Georgia Elon at East Carolina at Atlantic Christian Lenoir-Rhyne at High Point at Elon High Point Guilford Carson-Newman Appalachian State Belmont-Abbey

L W W L L L W W L W

78 96 77 63 69 69 79 91 71 110

80 91 69 70 82 75 65 87 105 85

Nov. 29 Dec. 1 Dec. 6 Dec. 7 Dec. 8 Dec. 13 Dec. 14 Dec. 15 Dec. 17 Dec. 18 Jan. 5 Jan. 9 Jan. 10 Jan. 12 Jan. 15 Jan. 16 Jan. 19 Jan. 21 Jan. 26 Jan. 28 Jan. 30 Feb. 1 Feb. 2 Feb. 6 Feb. 8 --------

at Carson-Newman Catawba Carson-Newman at North Georgia at Piedmont at Rollins Stetson at Florida Southern Orlando Air Force Base Bartow Air Force Base Piedmont at Catawba at Lenoir Rhyne Atlantic Christian at Guilford at Appalachian State McCrary Eagles East Carolina Elon North Georgia #1 North Carolina at East Carolina at Atlantic Christian Lenoir-Rhyne at High Point at Elon High Point Guilford Appalachian State East Carolina # Catawba # Lenoir-Rhyne #

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83 72 94 78 87 78 75 89 80 92 83 74 71 99 82 84 105 66 71 76 59 74 68 49 73 66 70 80 93 83 74 58

91 64 73 49 63 96 93 91 71 42 61 60 80 96 61 62 93 64 83 59 77 68 90 56 72 90 67 63 87 69 73 71

# - North State Conference Tournament

1957-58

Overall: 18-10 Head Coach: Jim Gudger, 8th season (122-102) Nov. 23 Nov. 26

at Carson-Newman Carson Newman

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71 83

63 80

Nov. 30 Dec. 6 Dec. 7 Dec. 13 Dec. 14 Dec. 16 Dec. 17 Jan. 4 Jan. 9 Jan. 11 Jan. 13 Jan. 15 Jan. 18 Jan. 20 Jan. 25 Jan. 28 Jan. 29 Jan. 31 Feb. 1 Feb. 5 -Feb. 10 Feb. 12 Feb. 19 Feb. 27 Feb. 28

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L W W L L L W W W W L W W W W W W L L L W W W L W L

56 100 75 58 82 70 90 61 71 70 63 61 77 92 66 109 75 61 71 73 75 70 93 60 66 52

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66 67 69 73 89 72 70 53 61 50 81 60 60 85 62 55 56 62 80 81 42 44 69 65 57 53

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1958-59

Overall: 24-4 Head Coach: Jim Gudger, 9th season (146-106) – 20-WIN SEASON – Nov. 29 Dec. 6 Dec. 7 Dec. 13 Dec. 15 Dec. 16 Dec. 17 Dec. 29 Dec. 30 Jan. 8 -Jan. 13 Jan. 14 Jan. 17 Jan. 19 Jan. 24 Jan. 30 Jan. 31 Feb. 4 Feb. 7 Feb. 10 Feb. 14 Feb. 18 Feb. 26 Feb. 27 Feb. 28 Mar. 3 Mar. 4

at Carson-Newman at Piedmont at Piedmont at Catawba Rollins + Tampa + Catawba + vs. Georgetown (Ky.) ^ vs. East Carolina ^ at Lenoir Rhyne (OT) Atlantic Christian at Guilford at Appalachian State Carson-Newman East Carolina at Elon at East Carolina at Atlantic Christian Lenoir-Rhyne Elon High Point Guilford Appalachian State Atlantic Christian # High Point # Catawba # Wofford % Lenoir-Rhyne %

W W W W W W W L W W W W W W W W L W L W W W W W W W W L

68 82 73 66 88 74 71 72 64 69 56 50 67 93 75 51 50 61 44 67 82 80 78 77 76 39 74 42

55 50 57 52 69 58 46 67 58 58 51 28 58 54 53 32 59 41 60 49 62 46 60 51 65 36 58 48

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1959-60

Overall: 14-13 overall Head Coach: Jim Gudger, 10th season (160-119) Dec. 5 Dec. 10 Dec. 12 Dec. 14 Dec. 15 Dec. 16 Dec. 28 Dec. 29 Dec. 30 Jan. 1 Jan. 2 Jan. 7 Jan. 9 Jan. 11 Jan. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 18 Jan. 19 Jan. 23 Jan. 30 Feb. 1 Feb. 3 ------

at Piedmont at Carson-Newman at Catawba Pfeiffer + Union (Ky.) + Carson-Newman + vs. Baltimore ^ vs. Elon ^ vs. Huntingdon ^ vs. Lenoir-Rhyne ~ vs. Wofford ~ Lenoir-Rhyne Atlantic Christian at Guilford at High Point at Appalachian State East Carolina Catawba at Elon at East Carolina at Atlantic Christian Piedmont at Lenoir-Rhyne Elon High Point Appalachian State High Point #

W W L W L W L L W W L W W W L W W L W L L W L W W L L

67 80 42 83 71 59 69 70 86 72 55 38 55 84 62 76 74 54 75 52 52 80 51 61 76 60 73

45 79 54 62 73 54 77 74 76 66 67 37 43 68 79 63 73 55 65 80 60 59 67 45 61 71 77

+ - Western Carolina Holiday Classic ^ - Camp Lejeune Tournament ~ - Spindale Rotary Tournament # - North State Conference Tournament

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Overall: 7-20 overall Head Coach: Jim Gudger, 11th season (167-139) Nov. 29 Dec. 1 Dec. 3 Dec. 8 Dec. 10 Dec. 12 Dec. 13 Dec. 17 Dec. 30 Dec. 31 Jan. 3 Jan. 5 Jan. 7 Jan. 10 Jan. 12 Jan. 16 Jan. 18 Jan. 23 Jan. 28 Feb. 1 Feb. 3 Feb. 4 Feb. 8 Feb. 10 Feb. 13 Feb. 15 Feb. 22

Guilford at Carson-Newman at Piedmont Catawba at Jacksonville (Fla.) vs. Rollins & at Florida Southern & Pfeiffer (at Enka) vs. Wofford ^ vs. Lenoir-Rhyne ^ Carson-Newman Lenoir-Rhyne Atlantic Christian at High Point Appalachian State East Carolina at Catawba at Troy State at Atlantic Christian Lenoir-Rhyne Elon Elon High Point at East Carolina Piedmont at Appalachian State Appalachian State #

W L L L L L L W W L L L W L L L L L L L W L W L W L L

66 79 54 57 79 60 75 71 84 63 58 64 80 62 58 72 60 71 66 66 85 84 77 82 95 75 85

61 96 58 66 103 63 90 69 68 82 61 88 70 71 64 83 65 91 72 70 72 85 69 97 74 85 107

& - Florida Southern Tournament ^ - Spindale Holiday Tournament (Spindale, N.C.) # - North State Conference Tournament

1961-62

Overall: 21-8 overall Head Coach: Jim Gudger, 12th season (188-147) – CAROLINA CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS – 20-WIN SEASON – Dec. 2 Dec. 5 Dec. 7 Dec. 9 Dec. 11 Dec. 12 Dec. 13 Dec. 29 Dec. 30 Jan. 2 --Jan. 8 Jan. 9 Jan. 11 ---Jan. 26 Jan. 27 Jan. 31 Feb. 3 Feb. 7 Feb. 10 Feb. 14 Feb. 17 ----

at Piedmont at Carson-Newman Piedmont at Catawba Maryville + Howard + Pfeiffer + Wofford ^ Erskine ^ Carson-Newman Lenoir-Rhyne Atlantic Christian at Guilford at High Point at Appalachian State East Carolina Catawba at Pfeiffer at East Carolina at Atlantic Christian at Lenoir-Rhyne Elon High Point Guilford Appalachian State at Elon Appalchian State # Catawba # High Point #

L L W L W W W W W W L W W L L L W W L W W W W W W W W W W

65 49 78 61 71 72 70 62 67 82 59 60 68 51 73 60 80 59 71 68 82 71 86 75 66 54 83 47 69

69 67 68 71 46 48 52 61 64 72 61 48 63 58 75 62 55 54 95 49 77 48 66 50 56 53 62 40 58

Jan. 31 Feb. 2 Feb. 6 Feb. 9 Feb. 11 Feb. 13 Feb. 16 Feb. 21 Feb. 22 Mar. 1 Mar. 2 Mar. 12 Mar. 13 Mar. 14 Mar. 15 Mar. 16

Lenoir-Rhyne at Elon High Point Guilford Pfeiffer at Appalachian State Elon Pfeiffer # Lenoir-Rhyne # Erskine % Lenoir-Rhyne % Eastern Montana @ Miles @ Lewis & Clark @ Fort Hays State @ Pan American $

W W W W W L W W L W W W W W W L

73 68 71 83 76 62 48 66 50 52 64 64 107 77 100 62

65 67 52 65 57 66 42 54 56 51 56 61 86 57 84 73

+ - Western Carolina Holiday Classic (Cullowhee, N.C.) ^ - Spindale Rotary Tournament (Spindale, N.C.) # - Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament % - NAIA District Tournament@ - NAIA National Tournament $ - NAIA Championship Game

1963-64

at Piedmont Piedmont Pan American at Catawba Fairmont State + Cumberland (Ky.) + Campbell + at Newberry Erskine ^ Piedmont ^ Lenoir-Rhyne Atlantic Christian at High Point at Appalachian State Carson-Newman Pfeiffer Newberry Catawba at Pfeiffer at Atlantic Christian at Lenoir-Rhyne Elon at Guilford Appalachian State at Elon Pfeiffer

W W W W W W W W L W W W L L L W W W W W W W W W L L

100 107 76 70 73 105 70 95 48 110 62 92 70 58 51 64 116 56 77 104 52 64 30 77 67 44

1964-65

Overall: 14-13 Head Coach: Jim Gudger, 15th season (250-173) at Piedmont Piedmont at Catawba Rio Grande + Campbell + Union (Ky.) +

W W W W W L

88 109 78 73 85 76

L L L L L

L L L L L L L

102 96 94 75 81 72 120 75 71 89 77 89 58 73 90 81 66 57 72 77 67

59 104 105 81 75 83 91 93 61 86 70 56 69 75 79 92 69 64 85 69 71

1965-66

38 47 60 63 63 80 53 47 53 43 57 65 83 62 52 62 64 48 67 66 48 54 22 54 73 63

+ - Western Carolina Holiday Classic ^ - Spindale Rotary Tournament (Spindale, N.C.)

Nov. 25 Dec. 1 Dec. 5 Dec. 10 Dec. 11 Dec. 12

Newberry W vs. Lamar ^ at Southwestern Louisiana ^ at Pan American Carson-Newman W at Lenoir-Rhyne Atlantic Christian W at High Point Appalachian State W Pfeiffer W Catawba W at Newberry W at Pfeiffer at Atlantic Christian Lenoir-Rhyne W at Elon High Point Guilford at Appalachian State Elon W Lenoir-Rhyne #

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+ - Western Carolina Holiday Classic (played in Asheville, N.C.) ^ - Spindale Rotary Tournament (Spindale, N.C.) # - Carolinas Conference Tournament

Overall: 20-6 overall Head Coach: Jim Gudger, 14th season (236-160) – 20-WIN SEASON – Nov. 30 Dec. 4 Dec. 5 Dec. 7 Dec. 12 Dec. 13 Dec. 14 Dec. 17 Jan. 3 Jan. 4 Jan. 8 Jan. 11 Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Jan. 20 Jan. 23 Jan. 25 Jan. 29 Jan. 31 Feb. 1 Feb. 5 Feb. 8 Feb. 15 Feb. 19 Feb. 22 Feb. 26

Dec. 15 Dec. 30 Dec. 31 Jan. 1 Jan. 4 Jan. 6 Jan. 19 Jan. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 18 Jan. 20 Jan. 25 Jan. 29 Jan. 30 Feb. 3 Feb. 6 Feb. 10 Feb. 13 Feb. 17 Feb. 20 Feb. 24

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Overall: 19-9 Head Coach: Jim Gudger, 16th season (269-182) Nov. 24 Nov. 30 Dec. 4 Dec. 9 Dec. 10 Dec. 11 Dec. 18 Dec. 17 Dec. 31 Jan. 1 Jan. 3 Jan. 5 Jan. 8 Jan. 11 Jan. 13 Jan. 15 Jan. 20 Jan. 28 Jan. 29 Feb. 5 Feb. 9 Feb. 12 Feb. 16 Feb. 19 Feb. 25 Feb. 24 Mar. 1

at Piedmont Piedmont Catawba Concord (at Asheville) at UNC Asheville * Athens (at Asheville) vs. Guilford + vs. North Carolina A&T + Campbell ^ Wofford ^ at Carson-Newman Lenoir-Rhyne Atlantic Christian at High Point at Appalachian State Pfeiffer at Catawba at Pfeiffer at Atlantic Christian Elon High Point Guilford Appalachian State at Elon Pfeiffer # Appalachian State # Erskine %

W W W W W W L L W W L W W L W W L L W W W W L W W L L

126 124 105 98 84 91 71 79 93 94 65 98 113 72 85 109 81 65 115 106 97 99 56 87 80 63 58

53 65 81 56 69 79 90 86 74 93 74 88 93 79 66 84 89 75 87 92 70 82 57 75 77 65 68

* - At the time, UNCA was known as Asheville-Biltmore College + - Gate City Tournament ^ - Spindale Rotary Tournament (Spindale, N.C.) # - Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament % - NAIA District Tournament

+ - Western Carolina Holiday Classic ^ - Spindale Rotary Tournament (Spindale, N.C.) # - Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament

1962-63

Overall: 28-7 overall Head Coach: Jim Gudger, 13th season (216-154) – NAIA NATIONAL RUNNERS-UP – – 20-WIN SEASON – Dec. 1 Dec. 4 Dec. 6 Dec. 8 Dec. 10 Dec. 11 Dec. 12 Dec. 28 Dec. 29 Jan. 3 Jan. 5 Jan. 7 Jan. 9 Jan. 10 Jan. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 14 Jan. 25 Jan. 26

at Piedmont at Carson-Newman Piedmont Catawba Tusculum + Earlham + Erskine + Campbell ^ Erskine ^ at Lenoir-Rhyne Atlantic Christian at Guilford at High Point Appalachian State Newberry Carson-Newman at Catawba at Pfeiffer at Atlantic Christian

W L W W W W W W W L W W L W W W L W W

86 49 100 40 71 83 52 81 79 59 82 28 33 59 93 35 56 64 94

65 53 58 39 39 46 35 60 71 70 66 24 35 51 66 32 60 51 81

The 1962-63 Western Carolina Men’s Basketball team – inducted into the WCU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003 – reached the NAIA National Title game. Pictured (l-r): Bruce Peterson, Bill Benson, Gaston Seal, John Britnall, Darrell Murray, Tommy Lavelle, Bill Gustafson, Dave Greene, Mel Gibson, Bill Horne and Danny Tharpe. Not Pictured: Charlie McConnell

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1966-67

Dec. 5 Dec. 8 Dec. 9 Dec. 10 Dec. 15 Dec. 25 Dec. 28 Dec. 29 Jan. 2 Jan. 4 Jan. 7 Jan. 10 Jan. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 18 Jan. 21 Jan. 27 Jan. 28 Feb. 1 Feb. 4 Feb. 8 Feb. 11 Feb. 13 Feb. 15 Feb. 18 Feb. 20 Feb. 22 Mar. 2

Overall: 15-13 overall Head Coach: Jim Gudger, 17th season (284-195) Presbyterian W 106 Indiana Tech + W 92 Wofford + L 86 Georgetown (Ky.) + L 83 at Guilford L 88 vs. Bellarmine ^ W 86 vs. St. Benedict’s (Kan.) ^ L 73 vs. Upper Iowa ^ L 91 Carson-Newman L 62 at Lenoir-Rhyne L 56 Atlantic Christian W 109 at High Point (forfeit) W 2 Appalachian State W 75 Pfeiffer W 84 at Catawba L 70 at Newberry L 69 Pfeiffer W 51 at Atlantic Christian L 74 Lenoir-Rhyne W 85 Elon W 83 High Point L 76 Guilford W 72 Newberry W 77 at Appalachian State L 72 at Elon W 75 Catawba W 92 at Presbyterian W 87 Elon # L 62

74 82 87 98 105 80 88 96 77 68 72 0 69 49 81 77 50 82 83 69 90 70 69 77 71 68 82 80

+ - Western Carolina Holiday Classic ^ - Quincy Holiday Tournament (Quincy, Ill.) # - Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament

1967-68

Dec. 2 Dec. 4 Dec. 7 Dec. 8 Dec. 9 Dec. 14 Dec. 28 Dec. 29 Dec. 30 Jan. 3 Jan. 6 Jan. 9 Jan. 11 Jan.13 Jan. 15 Jan. 17 Jan. 22 Jan. 26 Jan. 27 Jan. 31 Feb. 3 Feb. 7 Feb. 14 Feb. 17 Feb. 21 Feb. 24 Feb. 28 Feb. 29 Mar. 1

Overall: 20-9 overall Head Coach: Jim Gudger, 18th season (304-204) – 20-WIN SEASON – Catawba L 83 Presbyterian W 97 Belmont Abbey + W 77 Montclair State + W 120 Union (Ky.) + W 85 at Carson-Newman L 82 vs. Millikin ^ W 101 at Quincy ^ W 116 Lincoln (Mo.) ^ L 85 Lenoir Rhyne W 99 Atlantic Christian W 117 at High Point L 74 at Appalachian State W 95 Pfeiffer W 102 at Newberry L 79 at Catawba L 86 Piedmont W 96 at Pfeiffer W 92 at Atlantic Christian W 73 at Lenoir-Rhyne W 69 at Elon L 75 High Point W 108 Appalachian State W 91 Elon W 103 at Presbyterian W 74 Newberry W 88 High Point # W 84 Catawba # L 88 Pembroke State % W 93

85 53 73 78 81 94 93 101 110 90 77 81 79 62 83 94 74 78 69 67 92 90 66 73 69 72 82 92 76

+ - Western Carolina Holiday Classic ^ - Quincy Holiday Tournaemnt (Quincy, Ill.) # - Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament % - NAIA District Tournament

1968-69

Dec. 2 Dec. 4 Dec. 7 Dec. 13 Dec. 14 Dec. 15 Dec. 27 Dec. 28 Jan. 4 -Jan. 9 Jan. 11 Jan. 13 Jan. 15 Jan. 18 Jan. 24 Jan. 25 Jan. 27 Jan. 29 Feb. 1

Overall: 7-18 overall Head Coach: Jim Gudger, 19th season (311-222) at Presbyterian L 51 Carson-Newman W 103 at Catawba L 80 Winston-Salem State W 95 Oral Roberts L 69 Morris Harvey W 122 Maryland State L 69 Plattsburg State W 94 Atlantic Christian L 90 at High Point L 86 Appalachian State L 67 Pfeiffer W 67 at Newberry L 67 Piedmont L 82 at Lenoir-Rhyne L 66 at Pfeiffer L 63 at Atlantic Christian L 72 Rhode Island L 92 Lenoir-Rhyne L 66 Elon L 71

78 86 97 73 102 118 99 70 103 91 80 61 79 89 89 77 101 96 83 76

Feb. 5 Feb. 10 Feb. 12 Feb. 15 Feb. 19

High Point Catawba at Appalachian State at Elon Presbyterian

L W L L W

74 88 80 73 79

89 67 86 96 54

1969-70

Nov. 24 Nov. 28 Nov. 29 Dec. 1 Dec. 4 Dec. 6 Dec. 11 Dec. 12 Dec. 13 Dec. 17 Dec. 18 Dec. 20 Jan. 2 Jan. 3 Jan. 8 Jan. 10 Jan. 12 Jan. 17 Jan. 20 Jan. 24 Jan. 26 Jan. 28 Jan. 31 Feb. 3 Feb. 7 Feb. 9 Feb. 14 Feb. 21 Feb. 25 Feb. 26 Feb. 28

Overall: 13-18 overall Head Coach: Jim Hartbarger, 1st season (13-18) Peidmont W 109 at Elon & L 86 vs. Catawba & L 77 at East Carolina L 57 at Carson-Newman L 85 at Eastern Kentucky L 73 Tennessee Wesleyan + W 86 Mars Hill + W 90 Chattanooga + W 77 vs. Campbell @ L 82 vs. Guilford @ L 73 Pfeiffer W 72 vs. Illinois State ! W 83 at High Point ! L 75 at Appalachian State L 65 UNC Asheville L 61 Belmont Abbey W 108 Lenoir-Rhyne W 84 Samford (forfeit) W 2 Mars Hill L 76 Baptist W 93 at Lenoir-Rhyne L 62 Elon L 70 Erskine L 73 at UNC Asheville L 53 Carson-Newman L 53 at Elon L 61 Mars Hill W 85 at Erskine L 50 at Belmont Abbey W 83 Appalachian State L 83

81 100 78 102 113 101 77 83 64 84 84 65 77 87 67 74 71 73 0 85 78 70 81 80 66 56 62 80 53 66 87

& - Elon Tournament (Elon, N.C.) + - Western Carolina Holiday Classic (Asheville, N.C.) @ - East Coast Classic (Fayetteville, N.C.) ! - High Point Tournament (High Point, N.C.)

1970-71

Nov. 27 Nov. 28 Dec. 3 Dec. 5 Dec. 12 Dec. 17 Dec. 28 Dec. 29 Jan. 5 Jan. 7 Jan. 9 Jan. 11 Jan. 16 Jan. 18 Jan. 23 Jan. 25 Jan. 27 Jan. 30 Feb. 1 Feb. 6 Feb. 8 Feb. 11 Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 21 Feb. 22 Feb. 25 Feb. 27 Mar. 2 Mar. 3

Overall: 25-5 Head Coach: Jim Hartbarger, 2nd season (38-23) – 20-WIN SEASON – vs. Atlantic Christian + W 86 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne + W 76 Carson-Newman W 97 at UNC-Asheville L 81 Benedict W 118 at Eastern Kentucky L 83 vs. Elon ^ W 77 at Gardner-Webb ^ W 60 at Appalachian State L 73 Lenoir-Rhyne (forfeit) W 2 Belmont Abbey W 112 Phiblant Navy W 100 Appalachian State W 106 at South Carolina State W 97 at Mars Hill W 64 Piedmont W 132 Lenoir-Rhyne (forfeit) W 2 at Elon L 79 South Carolina State W 127 Mars Hill W 83 at Carson-Newman W 95 UNC Asheville W 84 at Belmont Abbey W 59 at Benedict W 118 Allen W 96 Allen W 107 College of Charleston W 68 Piedmont W 95 Newberry % W 69 UNC Asheville % L 61

83 66 93 84 93 89 76 59 85 0 82 80 70 89 60 91 0 89 107 69 81 80 50 104 87 61 57 77 68 62

+ - Elon Turkey Classic (Elon, N.C.) ^ - Gardner-Webb Classic (Boiling Springs, N.C.) % - NAIA District 6 Playoffs

1971-72

Nov. 25 Nov. 27 Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Dec. 4 Dec. 13 Dec. 20 Dec. 21 Dec. 27

Overall: 20-16 overall Head Coach: Jim Hartbarger, 3rd season (58-39) – 20-WIN SEASON – vs. Troy State + W 91 vs. Catawba + L 80 Piedmont W 123 at Carson-Newman L 67 UNC Asheville W 102 at Murray State L 75 vs. Milligan ^ L 71 vs. Southern Tech ^ W 96 vs. Bethel (Tenn.) @ L 65

80 87 53 82 94 101 77 94 74

Dec. 28 Dec. 29 Jan. 8 Jan. 14 Jna. 15 Jan. 18 Jan. 22 Jan. 25 Jan. 27 Jan. 29 Jan. 31 Feb. 2 Feb. 5 Feb. 7 Feb. 10 Feb. 12 Feb. 15 Feb. 17 Feb. 22 Feb. 23 Feb. 24 Feb. 25 Feb. 26 Feb. 29 Mar. 6 Mar. 8 Mar. 14

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Georgetown (Ky.) @ vs. Western New Mexico @ at Belmont Abbey Southern Tech at Appalachian State at Allen Mars Hill Baptist Oglethorpe Elon Appalachian State at Voorhees at Mars Hill Carson-Newman at UNC Asheville at Oglethorpe Belmont Abbey Voorhees Allen Gardner-Webb at Baptist at Southern Tech at Piedmont Barber-Scotia Mars Hill % Newberry % Pittsburg State $

L L W L L W W W W L L W L W W L W W W L L L W L W W L

79 83 83 75 79 65 78 93 81 64 70 108 58 93 67 75 83 117 101 85 78 101 98 91 68 84 75

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99 93 74 97 82 59 73 68 52 71 74 76 67 86 60 80 78 58 76 109 81 105 82 93 65 68 98

+ - Salisbury Civitan Club (Salisbury, N.C.) ^ - Asheville Cosmic Club (Asheville, N.C.) @ - Quincy Holiday Tournament (Quincy, Ill.) % - NAIA District 6 Playoffs $ - NAIA National Tournament

1972-73

Overall: 12-13 Head Coach: Jim Hartbarger, 4th season (70-52) Nov. 20 Nov. 29 Nov. 30 Dec. 2 Dec. 7 Dec. 9 Dec. 29 Dec. 30 Jan. 3 Jan. 6 Jan. 10 Jan. 12 Jan. 15 Jan. 20 Jan. 24 Jan. 27 Jan. 31 Feb. 3 Feb. 5 Feb. 8 Feb. 10 Feb. 14 Feb. 17 Feb. 21 Feb. 24

Tennessee Wesleyan Lenoir-Rhyne Carson-Newman at Austin Peay at Johnson C. Smith at East Tennessee State vs. Fort Hayes State + at Gardner-Webb + Belmont Abbey Austin Peay Appalachian State at Mars Hill at UNC Asheville Voorhees Elon (OT) Gardner-Webb at Elon at Belmont Abbey at Carson-Newman UNC Asheville Mars Hill (2OT) Johnson C. Smith at Gardner-Webb at Lenoir-Rhyne at Appalachian State

W W L L W L W L L L W L L W W W L L L W W W L L W

67 70 71 69 64 65 89 71 82 91 98 78 82 106 83 79 61 65 75 81 92 79 88 69 77

63 63 72 106 57 80 67 80 83 97 86 82 95 78 77 66 65 67 83 74 88 76 100 92 74

+ - Gardner-Webb Holiday Classic (Boiling Springs, N.C.)

1973-74

Overall: 11-14 Head Coach: Jim Hartbarger, 5th season (81-66) Dec. 1 Dec. 4 Dec. 8 Dec. 14 Dec. 15 Dec. 17 Dec. 20 Dec. 28 Dec. 29 Jan. 2 Jan. 8 Jan. 10 Jan. 12 Jan. 17 Jan. 19 Jan. 21 Jan. 28 Jan. 31 Feb. 2 Feb. 5 Feb. 9 Feb. 13 Feb. 16 Feb. 20 Feb. 26

at Marshall at Auburn at Lenoir-Rhyne (2OT) W at Appalachian State at Catawba at UNC Asheville vs. Middle Tennessee State + vs. Walsh ^ W vs. Greensboro College ^ W at Tennessee Tech Salem W Carson-Newman W Mars Hill at Tennessee Wesleyan Elon (2OT) W Carson-Newman (OT) UNC Asheville W Belmont Abbey W at Elon at Mars Hill W at Appalachian State (2OT) Catawba (2OT) W at Belmont Abbey Lenoir-Rhyne Pittsburgh-Johnstown W

L L L L L L L L L L L L L L

75 85 93 71 86 80 76 89 104 70 96 106 76 71 110 84 83 64 66 68 73 93 70 82 79

91 95 88 78 87 86 92 68 68 77 85 82 78 74 108 89 71 59 67 63 79 83 73 85 68

+ - played at Marion, N.C. ^ - Belmont Abbey Holiday Tournament (Belmont, N.C.)

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1974-75

Overall: 15-11 overall Coaches: Jim Hartbarger, 5-7, 6th season (86-73) / Fred Conley, 10-4 Nov. 29 Nov. 30 Dec. 4 Dec. 6 Dec. 7 Dec. 9 Dec. 11 Dec. 14 Dec. 16 Jan. 6 Jan.9 Jan.11 Jan.16 Jan.18 Jan.20 Jan.22 Jan.25 Jan.27 Feb. 1 Feb. 10 Feb. 11 Feb. 12 Feb. 19 Feb. 22 Feb. 24 Feb. 25

St. Leo + Southern Tech + Chattanooga vs. East Tennessee State ^ vs. East Texas State ^ at #17 Auburn at Lenoir-Rhyne Austin Peay Tennessee Tech (OT) at Austin Peay at #9 North Carolina State Mars Hill Carson-Newman UNC Wilmington at Chattanooga Belmont Abbey (OT) UNC Asheville at Carson Newman at UNC Asheville (OT) Appalachian State at #9 Marquette at Toledo Lenoir-Rhyne at Appalachian State at East Carolina at UNC Wilimington

W W

83 96 85 92 83 77 72 99 90 85 61 71 86 85 71 81 94 76 84 85 53 73 86 76 76 83

L W W L L W L L L L W W L W W W W W L L W W L W

57 81 96 75 80 85 84 96 96 95 119 78 68 61 79 78 69 66 82 79 63 101 73 72 81 71

+ - WCU Tipoff Tournament ^ - Land of the Sky Classic (Asheville, N.C.)

W L L L L L W W L L L W W W W W W L W W W W L L L

81 76 74 94 94 74 77 84 74 95 54 93 89 121 81 86 100 79 79 95 103 79 83 62 88

78 88 82 103 109 81 74 73 77 109 56 77 80 80 75 71 84 87 69 80 84 77 84 75 104

1976-77

Overall: 8-16 Head Coach: Fred Conley, 3rd season (31-32) – First Year to Play a Southern Conference Schedule –

Mars Hill at East Carolina at Baptist at North Carolina A&T Chattanooga Virginia Commonwealth at North Carolina State Georgia Southern North Carolina A&T Old Dominion South Carolina State at Old Dominion at Lenoir Rhyne at East Tennessee State at Furman Baptist at Mars Hill at Appalachian State East Carolina at Virginia Commonwealth at Georgia Southern at Chattanooga Appalachian State Lenoir Rhyne

W L L W L L L L W L W L L L L W W L W L L L L W

Campbell Carson-Newman at Virginia Commonwealth at North Carolina A&T at Baptist at The Citadel * East Tennessee State Furman (at Asheville) * Davidson (at Charlotte) * North Carolina A&T The Citadel * VMI * Virginia Commonwealth Campbell (at Fayetteville) at Marshall * at Furman * James Madison at Chattanooga * at Carson-Newman at Appalachian State * Marshall * Chattanooga * Baptist Appalachian State * at James Madison at Marshall #

W W L L L W L L L L W L L L L L L L W L W L L W L L

68 73 73 66 78 65 61 91 76 62 73 68 61 44 88 55 63 73 82 68 54 66 64 68 75 56

53 55 94 89 91 64 74 110 82 66 72 77 88 50 95 59 65 84 74 75 52 76 67 54 86 64

Overall: 14-14; SoCon: 5-7 Head Coach: Steve Cottrell, 2nd season (21-33, 9-15 SoCon)

+ - Columbus College Invitational (Columbus, Ga.)

Nov. 29 Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Dec. 7 Dec. 11 Jan. 3 Jan. 5 Jan. 8 Jan. 10 Jan. 12 Jan. 15 Jan. 17 Jan. 20 Jan. 26 Jan. 29 Jan. 31 Feb. 1 Feb. 3 Feb. 5 Feb. 7 Feb. 12 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Feb. 26

Nov. 29 Dec. 1 Dec. 3 Dec. 6 Dec. 8 Dec. 10 Dec. 12 Dec. 17 Dec. 19 Jan. 9 Jan. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Jan. 18 Jan. 21 Jan. 23 Jan. 25 Jan. 28 Feb. 2 Feb. 5 Feb. 6 Feb. 11 Feb. 13 Feb. 15 Feb. 18 Feb. 25

1978-79

Overall: 13-12 Head Coach: Fred Conley, 2nd season (23-16) Mars Hill #17 Auburn at Chattanooga at Marshall at #13 North Carolina State vs. Valdosta State + vs. North Georgia + Lenoir-Rhyne North Carolina A&T at Tennessee Tech at Carson-Newman UNC Wilmington at Lenoir-Rhyne Roanoke Carson-Newman at UNC Asheville at Mars Hill at Roanoke Appalachian State UNC Asheville Chattanooga at North Carolina A&T at Appalachian State (OT) at East Carolina at UNC Wilmington

Feb. 13 Feb. 16 Feb. 23

* - Southern Conference Game # - Southern Conference Tournament

1975-76

Dec. 1 Dec. 3 Dec. 6 Dec. 9 Dec. 13 Dec. 15 Dec. 16 Jan. 5 Jan. 10 Jan. 12 Jan. 15 Jan. 19 Jan. 21 Jan. 24 Jan. 26 Jan. 31 Feb. 2 Feb. 4 Feb. 9 Feb. 11 Feb. 14 Feb. 16 Feb. 18 Feb. 23 Feb. 24

1977-78

Overall: 7-19; SoCon: 4-8 Head Coach: Steve Cottrell, 1st season (7-19, 4-8 SoCon) – First Year to Compete for Southern Conference Championship –

80 62 56 70 100 66 49 72 105 79 91 58 79 74 83 75 67 51 66 63 74 80 63 77

73 70 68 52 76 79 107 88 60 96 87 85 88 88 106 91 63 65 53 69 82 89 70 75

Nov. 28 Nov. 30 Dec. 1 Dec. 5 Dec. 8 Dec. 9 Dec. 11 Dec. 16 Jan. 6 Jan. 11 Jan. 13 Jan. 15 Jan. 16 Jan. 18 Jan. 20 Jan. 22 Jan. 24 Jan. 27 Jan. 30 Feb. 1 Feb. 3 Feb. 5 Feb. 8 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 19 Feb. 24 Feb. 25

Baptist Carson-Newman Maryville Appalachian State * vs. Mercer + vs. St. Peter’s + (OT) Presbyterian at Clemson UNC Greensboro Georgia Tech Chattanooga * at The Citadel * at Baptist at Furman * Marshall * at Appalachian State * East Tennessee State at VMI * Furman * at Georgia Tech Davidson * at Chattanooga * at Presbyterian at Marshall * The Citadel * at South Carolina Marshall # vs. Appalachian State # !

W W W L L L W L W L W L W W L W W W L L W L W L L L W L

109 73 78 69 71 68 65 56 104 50 65 58 79 67 54 50 56 76 68 75 87 70 62 68 69 75 67 45

70 55 70 80 83 69 58 71 74 72 60 74 63 61 69 49 54 65 70 100 74 73 58 80 70 87 50 63

+ - Florida Citrus Invitational (Lakeland, Fla.) * - Southern Conference Game # - First Round of SoCon Tournament (Cullowhee, N.C.) # ! - Second Round of SoCon Tournament (Roanoke, Va.)

1979-80

Overall: 17-10 ; SoCon: 9-7 Head Coach: Steve Cottrell, 3rd season (38-43, 18-22 SoCon) Nov. 30 Dec. 1 Dec. 4 Dec. 5 Dec. 8 Dec. 10 Dec. 15 Dec. 17 Jan. 3 Jan. 5 Jan. 7 Jan. 9 Jan. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Jan. 19 Jan. 21 Jan. 23 Jan. 26 Jan. 28 Jan. 31 Feb. 2 Feb. 9 Feb. 11

Maryville Baptist Carson-Newman Presbyterian at Indiana State at Davidson * at Appalachian State * at Furman * UNC Greensboro at Baptist Furman * at Georgia Tech at The Citadel * at Chattanooga * Bluefield Marshall * VMI * The Citadel * at East Tennessee State * Davidson * at Carson-Newman Appalachian State * at Marshall * at VMI *

W W W W L W W L W L L L L L W W L W W W W W L L

93 116 107 82 56 74 77 90 77 82 83 60 73 71 91 76 71 79 77 75 56 61 75 73

62 76 78 58 78 62 75 96 66 93 92 70 85 84 59 67 72 60 72 53 40 42 86 78

East Tennessee State * Chattanooga * Appalachian State #

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80 71 67

* - Southern Conference Game # - First Round of SoCon Tournament (Cullowhee, N.C.)

1980-81

Overall: 18-10; SoCon: 9-7 Head Coach: Steve Cottrell, 4th season (56-53, 27-29 SoCon) Nov. 28 Nov. 29 Dec. 1 Dec. 6 Dec. 12 Dec. 15 Dec. 17 Jan. 5 Jan. 7 Jan. 10 Jan. 13 Jan. 17 Jan. 19 Jan. 24 Jan. 27 Jan. 29 Jan. 31 Feb. 2 Feb. 5 Feb. 7 Feb. 9 Feb. 12 Feb. 14 Feb. 18 Feb. 21 Feb. 23 Feb. 28 Mar. 6

at Georgia Tech Middle Tennessee State Averett Baptist Carson-Newman at Alabama at Furman * (OT) Limestone at Davidson * East Tennessee State * Central Wesleyan at The Citadel * Davidson * at Middle Tennessee State Chattanooga * Campbell at VMI * at Marshall * at Appalachian State * VMI * Marshall * at Chattanooga * at East Tennessee State * Furman * The Citadel * Appalachian State * at East Tennessee State # vs. Chattanooga # !

W W W W W L L W L W W L W L W W W L L W W L L W W W W L

88 77 84 80 95 57 81 95 68 93 108 59 82 52 72 100 86 74 68 91 80 74 88 97 70 68 91 70

77 70 75 44 67 67 85 71 77 87 79 61 78 66 66 65 71 82 81 75 78 90 95 78 62 61 80 79

* - Southern Conference Game # - First Round of SoCon Tournament (Johnson City, Tenn.) # ! - Second Round of SoCon Tournament (Roanoke, Va.)

1981-82

Overall: 19-8; SoCon: 11-5 Head Coach: Steve Cottrell, 5th season (75-61, 38-34 SoCon) Nov. 28 Nov. 29 Nov. 30 Dec. 5 Dec. 11 Dec. 12 Dec. 19 Jan. 4 Jan. 9 Jan. 11 Jan. 16 Jan. 18 Jan. 21 Jan. 23 Jan. 25 Jan. 27 Jan. 29 Feb. 1 Feb. 3 Feb. 6 Feb. 8 Feb. 13 Feb. 18 Feb. 20 Feb. 22 Feb. 26 Mar. 3

Methodist Averett UNC Greensboro Maryland-Eastern Shore vs. LaSalle + at Brigham Young + at South Carolina at Davidson * at Furman * Central Wesleyan at VMI * at Marshall * VMI * Furman * East Tennessee State * (OT) at Appalachian State * at The Citadel * at Campbell Chattanooga * Appalachian State * Davidson * at Chattanooga * at East Tennessee State * Marshall * The Citadel * Campbell The Citadel # (OT)

W W W W W L L L L W W W W W L W W W W W W L W L W W L

103 104 91 84 58 63 72 51 59 95 72 74 99 66 92 56 58 87 60 68 90 61 100 83 83 64 62

69 51 57 59 55 86 96 54 61 77 57 71 69 56 94 55 53 60 65 63 69 85 91 92 75 53 66

+ - BYU Cougar Classic (Provo, Utah) * - Southern Conference Game # - First Round of SoCon Tournament (Cullowhee, N.C.)

1982-83

Overall: 17-12; SoCon: 9-7 Head Coach: Steve Cottrell, 6th season (92-73, 47-41 SoCon) Nov. 27 Nov. 29 Dec. 1 Dec. 4 Dec. 6 Dec. 11 Dec. 17 Jan. 10 Jan. 17 Jan. 19 Jan. 22 Jan. 24 Jan. 27 Jan. 29 Jan. 31 Feb. 5 Feb. 7

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W L L L W W W L W W W W W L W W L

111 66 67 68 79 78 61 78 72 78 67 77 70 77 75 64 88

65 103 71 81 70 60 46 93 65 42 66 57 68 82 55 50 93

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W W L L W W L L W L W L

62 87 61 80 55 65 83 62 92 73 86 75

54 76 63 80 53 55 102 74 74 76 62 77

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1983-84

Overall: 15-13; SoCon: 9-7 Head Coach: Steve Cottrell, 7th season (107-86, 56-48 SoCon) Nov. 28 Dec. 2 Dec. 3 Dec. 5 Dec. 7 Dec. 16 Dec. 17 Jan. 9 Jan. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Jan. 18 Jan. 21 Jan. 24 Jan. 26 Jan. 28 Jan. 30 Feb. 2 Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Feb. 9 Feb. 12 Feb. 18 Feb. 20 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Feb. 27 Mar. 2

Milligan at Arizona State + vs. St. Mary’s (CA) + Mars Hill at #8 North Carolina State vs. Louisiana Tech ^ vs. Montana State ^ at East Tennessee State * Lynchburg at Campbell The Citadel * Appalachian State * at Furman * Chattanooga * (OT) Campbell at Marshall * at VMI * (OT) East Tennessee State * VMI * Davidson * Chattanooga * Methoidst at Appalachian State * Furman * (2OT) Marshall * (OT) at The Citadel * at Davidson * vs. Furman #

W L W W L L L L W L W W L W W L L W W W L W L W W L W L

95 67 82 93 61 48 60 76 95 68 82 82 45 83 87 70 65 74 86 76 71 107 74 88 102 101 67 67

67 82 77 72 82 72 77 81 54 74 74 76 55 81 78 82 68 65 82 71 86 72 76 85 100 106 61 71

+ - Fiesta Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) ^ - Volunteer Classic (Knoxville, Tenn.) * - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (Asheville, N.C.)

1984-85

Overall: 14-14; SoCon: 8-8 Head Coach: Steve Cottrell, 8th season (121-100, 64-56 SoCon) Nov. 26 Nov. 30 Dec. 1 Dec. 8 Dec. 15 Dec. 18 Jan. 3 Jan. 7 Jan. 9 Jan. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Jan. 19 Jan. 21 Jan. 23 Jan. 26 Jan. 28 Jan. 31 Feb. 2 Feb. 7 Feb. 9 Feb. 14 Feb. 16 Feb. 18 Feb. 21 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Mar. 1

Milligan vs. UNC Wilmington + vs. Appalachian State + at #10 North Carolina State Methodist Guilford at Augusta at #11 Kansas at Chattanooga * Furman * at East Tennessee State * Campbell at VMI * at Marshall * Augusta Appalachian State * (OT) Radford Davidson * at Appalachian State * The Citadel * at Furman * Chattanooga * at The Citadel * VMI * East Tennessee State * at Davidson * Marshall * vs. VMI #

W W L L W W L L L W W W L L W W L W W L L L L W W W L L

79 69 66 67 93 57 85 62 69 66 86 84 57 69 95 79 77 58 63 70 63 66 85 61 95 78 68 63

43 68 77 103 62 54 90 79 81 61 65 63 60 83 59 73 81 57 60 73 69 69 91 54 74 68 78 65

+ - UNC Charlotte Holiday Classic (Charlotte, N.C.) * - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (Asheville, N.C.)

1985-86

Overall: 14-14; SoCon: 8-8 Head Coach: Steve Cottrell, 9th season (135-114, 72-64 SoCon) Nov. 25 Dec. 4 Dec. 7 Dec. 9 Dec. 14 Dec. 20 Jan. 2 Jan. 6

at #17 North Carolina State at #7 Kansas at Florida State UNC Charlotte Radford W Atlantic Christian W at Augusta at Radford W

L L L L L

56 79 83 76 69 100 70 58

80 101 91 95 61 71 85 54

Jan. 8 Jan. 11 Jan. 13 Jan. 18 Jan. 20 Jan. 22 Jan. 25 Jan. 27 Jan. 30 Feb. 1 Feb. 3 Feb. 6 Feb. 8 Feb. 10 Feb. 15 Feb. 17 Feb. 20 Feb. 22 Feb. 24 Mar. 2

Methodist at Furman * at Davidson * East Tennesee State * Appalachian State * at Chattanooga * at VMI * at Marshall * Davidson * Chattanooga * at The Citadel * Furman * at Appalachian State * at East Tenn. State * (OT) Marshall * VMI * (OT) Augusta The Citadel * Campbell Appalachian State # (OT)

W W L L L L W L L L L W L W W W W W W L

106 70 71 69 64 62 57 74 59 70 68 79 53 89 84 99 60 72 61 62

45 53 92 78 66 74 55 82 62 81 69 71 67 84 59 96 59 71 59 63

* - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (Asheville, N.C.)

1986-87

Overall: 10-19; SoCon: 4-12 Head Coach: Steve Cottrell, 10th season (145-133, 76-76 SoCon) – First Year in the Ramsey Center – Dec. 2 Dec. 6 Dec. 8 Dec. 10 Dec. 13 Dec. 16 Jan. 3 Jan. 5 Jan. 8 Jan. 10 Jan. 12 Jan. 17 Jan. 19 Jan. 22 Jan. 24 Jan. 26 Jan. 29 Jan. 31 Feb. 2 Feb. 4 Feb. 7 Feb. 9 Feb. 12 Feb. 14 Feb. 16 Feb. 21 Feb. 23 Feb. 27 Feb. 28

at Florida #18 North Carolina State UNC Asheville at UNC Charlotte Furman * Florida State at Campbell Tusculum at UNC Asheville at Furman * Davidson * East Tennessee State * at Appalachian State * Chattanooga * VMI * Marshall * at Davidson * at Chattanooga * The Citadel * Campbell Appalachian State * at East Tennessee State * Bryan at Marshall * at VMI * at The Citadel * Ferrum Chattanooga # (OT) vs. Davidson #

L L L L L L W W L L L W W L L L L L L W L L W L W W W W L

68 75 67 63 65 76 79 80 60 49 57 74 63 53 56 69 73 70 78 71 55 58 86 78 64 75 68 73 76

116 96 85 80 79 101 63 58 74 71 61 57 55 61 65 75 73 81 95 49 61 59 51 104 62 70 62 72 85

* - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (Asheville, N.C.)

1987-88

Overall: 8-19; SoCon: 2-14 Head Coach: Herb Krusen, 1st season (8-19, 2-14 SoCon) Dec. 1 Dec. 3 Dec. 5 Dec. 7 Dec. 9 Dec. 17 Jan. 2 Jan. 7 Jan. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Jan. 18 Jan. 20 Jan. 23 Jan. 25 Jan. 28 Jan. 30 Feb. 1 Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Feb. 8 Feb. 13 Feb. 15 Feb. 20 Feb. 22 Feb. 27 Feb. 29

Tusculum #16 Kansas at North Carolina A&T at UNC Asheville Bluefield at Tennessee Campbell Ferrum UNC Asheville North Carolina A&T Furman * at Davidson * Greenboro College East Tennesee State * Appalachian State * at Chattanooga * at VMI * at Marshall * Davidson * Chattanooga * at The Citadel * at Appalachian State * at East Tennessee State * The Citadel * at Furman * Marshall * VMI *

W L L L W L W W W L L L W L L L W L L L L L L W L L L

99 63 73 71 86 69 69 111 74 69 73 67 81 64 65 48 80 74 74 56 64 85 74 73 72 73 69

72 68 97 76 78 87 68 89 69 83 76 86 58 72 66 71 79 103 76 65 67 100 82 67 85 86 75

* - Southern Conference Game

1988-89

Overall: 12-16; SoCon: 4-10 Head Coach: Dave Possinger, 1st season (12-16, 4-10 SoCon) Nov. 25 Dec. 3 Dec. 5 Dec. 10

at Western Kentucky Mars Hill UNC Asheville (2OT) at Kentucky

L W L L

64 93 91 60

84 68 94 78

Dec. 17 Dec. 30 Dec. 31 Jan. 5 Jan. 8 Jan. 9 Jan. 11 Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Jan. 21 Jan. 23 Jan. 26 Jan. 28 Jan. 30 Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Feb. 11 Feb. 13 Feb. 18 Feb. 20 Feb. 22 Feb. 25 Feb. 27 Mar. 3

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Coastal Carolina vs. Montavello + at Xavier (La.) + at Campbell at East Tennesee State * at Appalachian State * Augusta VMI * Marshall * at Clemson Chattanooga * at UNC Asheville at Furman * at The Citadel * Appalachian State * (2OT) East Tennessee State * at Marshall * at VMI * at Chattanooga * Elon at Augusta The Citadel * Furman * vs. Chattanooga #

W L W W L L W W L L L W W L L W L L L W W W L L

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64 64 76 66 74 57 90 75 57 60 58 76 80 51 91 93 73 66 64 81 82 64 65 63

57 66 72 53 83 60 80 71 64 77 59 72 68 79 94 77 79 79 72 63 71 61 70 72

+ - Gold Rush Classic (New Orleans, La.) * - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (Asheville, N.C.)

1989-90

Overall: 10-18; SoCon: 3-11 Head Coach: Greg Blatt, 1st season (10-18, 3-11 SoCon) Nov. 29 Dec. 2 Dec. 7 Dec. 16 Dec. 20 Dec. 28 Dec. 29 Jan. 6 Jan. 8 Jan. 13 Jan. 15 Jan. 17 Jan. 20 Jan. 22 Jan. 25 Jan. 27 Jan. 29 Feb. 3 Feb. 5 Feb. 7 Feb. 10 Feb. 12 Feb. 17 Feb. 18 Feb. 22 Feb. 24 Feb. 26 Mar. 2

Mars Hill W at Augusta W at UNC Asheville Pfeiffer W at Tennessee at South Florida + vs. Coastal Carolina + East Tennessee State * Appalachian State * VMI * W at Marshall * at Clemson at Chattanooga * at Coastal Carolina W Campbell W Furman * W The Citadel * W at Appalachian State * at East Tennessee State * Wofford W Marshall * at VMI * Chattanooga * Methodist W UNC Asheville at The Citadel * at Furman * vs. East Tennessee State #

L L L L L L L L L

89 80 70 77 66 67 63 73 78 72 60 61 62 85 85 83 72 72 88 72 62 56 86 116 83 72 77 60

76 65 78 74 92 78 67 92 80 66 86 92 65 79 73 68 62 90 99 65 74 70 95 75 96 80 79 75

+ - Tampa Tribune Holiday Classic (Tampa, Fla.) * - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (Asheville, N.C.)

1990-91

Overall: 11-17; SoCon: 3-11 Head Coach: Greg Blatt, 2nd season (21-35, 6-22 SoCon) Nov. 26 Nov. 29 Dec. 1 Dec. 5 Dec. 8 Dec. 10 Dec. 20 Dec. 22 Jan. 2 Jan. 5 Jan. 7 Jan. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Jan. 19 Jan. 21 Jan. 26 Jan. 28 Jan. 30 Feb. 2 Feb. 6 Feb. 9 Feb. 11 Feb. 16 Feb. 18 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Mar. 1

St. Andrews at UNC Asheville at North Carolina State Mars Hill Augusta Newberry Coastal Carolina at Tennessee Tech Gardner-Webb Chattanooga * at Campbell at VMI * at Marshall * at Clemson East Tennessee State * Appalachian State * at Furman * at The Citadel * Tennessee Tech at Chattanooga * UNC Asheville Marshall * VMI * at Appalachian State * at East Tennessee State * Furman * The Citadel * vs. Chattanooga #

W W L W W W L L W W L L W L L L L W W L W L W L L L L L

87 81 84 89 100 80 74 87 88 83 73 74 93 82 76 93 73 74 83 67 86 77 86 90 78 76 76 83

82 79 119 84 72 78 80 107 83 62 85 85 91 103 93 95 88 72 78 98 77 90 64 91 102 78 89 74

* - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (Asheville, N.C.)

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1991-92

Overall: 11-17; SoCon: 5-9 Head Coach: Greg Blatt, 3rd season (32-52, 11-31 SoCon) Nov. 23 Nov. 26 Nov. 30 Dec. 6 Dec. 7 Dec. 10 Dec. 21 Dec. 30 Jan. 2 Jan. 8 Jan. 11 Jan. 13 Jan. 18 Jan. 20 Jan. 25 Jan. 27 Jan. 29 Feb. 1 Feb. 5 Feb. 8 Feb. 10 Feb. 15 Feb. 17 Feb. 19 Feb. 22 Feb. 25 Feb. 29 Mar. 1

Eckerd UNC Asheville at North Carolina State vs. Grambling State + at Ball State + Erskine College of Charleston at UNC Greensboro (OT) Fayetteville State UNC Greensboro VMI * Marshall * at East Tennessee State * at Appalachain State * Furman * The Citadel * Clemson Chattanooga * at UNC Asheville at Marshall * at VMI * Appalachian State * East Tennessee State * Gardner-Webb at The Citadel * at Furman * at Chattanooga * vs. Appalachian State #

W W L W L W L L L L L W L L L W L L W W W L L W W L L L

96 100 79 112 59 73 70 79 75 55 74 93 66 61 81 88 71 83 83 94 89 79 76 102 89 73 73 69

76 85 101 87 86 68 79 81 76 65 79 80 102 86 94 71 81 98 75 86 88 82 96 90 69 94 94 86

+ - Ball State/Cardinal Varsity Club Classic (Muncie, Ind.) * - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (Asheville, N.C.)

1992-93

Overall: 6-21; SoCon: 2-16 Head Coach: Greg Blatt, 4th season (38-73, 13-47 SoCon) Dec. 1 Dec. 5 Dec. 8 Dec. 19 Dec. 29 Jan. 2 Jan. 6 Jan. 9 Jan. 10 Jan. 13 Jan. 16 Jan. 23 Jan. 24 Jan. 27 Jan. 30 Jan. 31 Feb. 3 Feb. 6 Feb. 7 Feb. 13 Feb. 14 Feb. 17 Feb. 20 Feb. 24 Feb. 27 Feb. 28 Mar. 4

Mars Hill at Virginia Tech at UNC Asheville at Tennessee St.Andrews at College of Charleston Davidson * at VMI * at Marshall * Furman * Chattanooga * at The Citadel * at Georgia Southern * Appalachian State * at Furman * at Davidson * Lander at Appalachian State * at East Tennessee State * Marshall * (OT) VMI * East Tennessee State * at Chattanooga * UNC Asheville Georgia Southern * The Citadel * vs. Appalachian State #

L L W L W L L L L L L L L L L L W L L L W W L W L L L

74 47 73 55 73 49 81 56 65 66 66 73 52 80 65 63 73 71 76 81 84 85 66 82 81 70 73

86 55 46 97 46 70 69 67 86 67 93 83 80 89 74 82 53 84 79 85 51 77 85 69 90 79 84

Feb. 26 Feb. 28 Mar. 4 Mar. 5

at Georgia Southern * at The Citadel * vs. East Tennesse State # vs. Davidson #

L W W L

78 58 79 89

87 51 78 93

* - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (Asheville, N.C.)

1994-95

Overall: 14-14; SoCon: 8-6 Head Coach: Benny Dees, 2nd season (26-30, 16-16 SoCon) Nov. 26 Nov. 28 Dec. 1 Dec. 5 Dec. 10 Dec. 18 Dec. 20 Jan. 4 Jan. 7 Jan. 9 Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Jan. 21 Jan. 24 Jan. 26 Jan. 28 Jan. 30 Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Feb. 11 Feb. 13 Feb. 18 Feb. 21 Feb. 25 Feb. 27 Mar. 3 Mar. 4 Mar. 5

at Georgia Milligan at #20 Georgia Tech at Louisville East Carolina at Iowa State at Iowa Presbyterian Union (Ky.) Belmont Abbey VMI * Chattanooga * Furman * Georgia Southern * at South Carolina at The Citadel * (OT) Appalachian State * at Davidson * at Marshall * The Citadel * at Chattanooga * at Furman * at Georgia Southern * East Tennessee State * at Appalachian State * vs. Davidson # vs. Appalachian State # vs. Chattanooga #

L W L L L L L W W W W W W W L L L W L L L L W W W W W L

67 102 63 76 69 66 60 68 61 104 90 69 80 77 68 90 85 69 65 68 65 72 83 76 97 78 74 61

94 88 89 108 78 99 85 48 60 63 77 68 66 62 90 98 94 68 73 69 76 83 76 72 78 74 64 63

* - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (Asheville, N.C.)

1995-96

Overall: 17-13; SoCon: 10-4 Head Coach: Phil Hopkins, 1st season (17-13, 10-4 SoCon) – Southern Conference South Division Champions – – Southern Conference Tournament Champions – Nov. 24 Nov. 25 Nov. 29 Dec. 2 Dec. 6 Dec. 16 Dec. 20 Jan. 2 Jan. 4 Jan. 10 Jan. 13 Jan. 15 Jan. 20 Jan. 22 Jan. 27 Jan. 29 Feb. 3 Feb. 5

vs. Mercer + vs. Texas-Arlington + at Georgia Coker at Tennessee Presbyterian at #21 Duke at North Carolina State Wofford Lincoln Memorial at Georgia Tech at Chattanooga * Furman * at Georgia Southern * The Citadel * at Appalachian State * Davidson * Marshall *

L L L L L W L L W W L L L W W W L W

83 83 71 58 51 68 67 71 92 94 78 70 86 81 88 93 85 125

87 92 91 60 63 64 107 102 67 47 91 84 97 71 74 83 98 104

Feb. 8 Feb. 10 Feb. 12 Feb. 14 Feb. 17 Feb. 19 Feb. 24 Feb. 26 Mar. 1 Mar. 2 Mar. 3 Mar. 14

L L W W L L L L W W L L L W L W L W L W L W L

82 55 64 67 78 61 67 67 64 68 71 64 68 67 86 66 93 85 74 89 73 76 86 73

72 73 76 90 85 64 91 72 66 93 60 73

1996-97

Nov. 23 Nov. 26 Nov. 30 Dec. 2 Dec. 14 Dec. 15 Dec. 17 Dec. 21 Dec. 30 Jan. 4 Jan. 6 Jan. 9 Jan. 11 Jan. 13 Jan. 18 Jan. 20 Jan. 25 Jan. 27 Feb. 1 Feb. 3 Feb. 6 Feb. 8 Feb. 10 Feb. 15 Feb. 17 Feb. 22 Feb. 28

at #1 Cincinnati Bryan Anderson Limestone at #24 Alabama at Auburn at Mercer at Austin Peay at #13 Duke Wofford The Citadel * at Wofford Appalachian State * at Davidson * at Marshall * The Citadel * at Chattanooga * Furman * at Georgia Southern * East Tennessee State * at Kentucky at Appalachian State * VMI * Chattanooga * at Furman * Georgia Southern * vs. Appalachian State #

L W W W L L W W L W L W L L L W L W L W L L W W W W L

72 91 99 120 48 55 93 76 54 93 68 93 76 71 76 76 60 85 71 65 55 66 84 68 68 67 68

99 46 50 76 100 80 84 69 104 78 82 78 81 80 96 57 87 76 93 54 82 68 65 66 61 49 87

* - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.)

1997-98

Overall: 12-15; SoCon: 6-9 Head Coach: Phil Hopkins, 3rd season (43-41, 23-20 SoCon) Nov. 14 Nov. 16 Nov. 20 Nov. 25 Nov. 28 Nov. 29 Dec. 2 Dec. 5

1993-94

84 74 81 73 97 83 93 91 74 97 69 71

Overall: 14-13; SoCon: 7-7 Head Coach: Phil Hopkins, 2nd season (31-26, 17-11 SoCon)

Overall: 12-16; SoCon: 8-10 Head Coach: Benny Dees, 1st season (12-16, 8-10 SoCon) Erskine at #17 Georgia Tech at Georgia Coker at Tennessee at #15 Minnesota at #3 Duke at East Carolina at Davidson * VMI * Marshall * at Furman * at Chattanooga * The Citadel * Georgia Southern * at Appalachian State * Furman * Davidson * Appalachian State * East Tennessee State * at Marshall * at VMI * Chattanooga * at East Tennesse State *

CATA M O U N T S

+ - New Mexico Lobo Classic (Albuquerque, N.M.) * - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.) $ - NCAA Tournament (West Region, Albuquerque, N.M.) ^ - NOTE: Game versus Purdue was later ruled a forfeit by the NCAA as the Boilermakers used an ineligible player.

* - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (Asheville, N.C.)

Nov. 29 Dec. 2 Dec. 4 Dec. 6 Dec. 17 Dec. 19 Dec. 30 Jan. 3 Jan. 5 Jan. 8 Jan. 10 Jan. 13 Jan. 15 Jan. 22 Jan. 24 Jan. 26 Jan. 29 Jan. 31 Feb. 5 Feb. 7 Feb. 12 Feb. 14 Feb. 19 Feb. 23

at Wofford W at The Citadel * W Chattanooga * W at VMI * at Furman * W Georgia Southern * W at East Tennesee State * W Appalachian State * W vs. Appalachian State # W vs. VMI # W vs. Davidson # W vs. #4 Purdue $ ^ - SEE NOTE

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at Kansas State at Missouri Belmont Abbey Austin Peay vs. UNC Wilmington + vs. Charleston Southern + Bryan at Minnesota

L L W W L W W L

74 64 92 71 60 79 84 46

93 85 75 57 72 68 60 63

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Mercer Davidson * at Chattanooga * Furman * at Wofford * VMI * UNC Greensboro * Appalachian State * Davidson * East Tennessee State * at VMI * Appalachian State * (OT) at Georgia Southern * at UNC Greensboro * at Clemson The Citadel * (OT) at East Tennessee State * Anderson vs. UNC Greensboro #

W L L W W L W L L W L L W W L L L W L

71 57 64 95 65 78 75 64 73 76 80 77 81 65 67 65 69 95 59

65 79 73 78 54 80 61 79 79 71 94 81 69 62 102 73 81 65 60

+ - Fayetteville Coca-Cola Classic (Fayetteville, N.C.) * - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.)

1998-99

Overall: 8-21; SoCon: 2-14 Head Coach: Phil Hopkins, 4th season (51-62, 25-34 SoCon) Nov. 4 Nov. 19 Nov. 21 Nov. 27 Nov. 28 Nov. 30 Dec. 7 Dec. 10 Dec. 12 Dec. 28 Jan. 2 Jan. 5 Jan. 9 Jan. 11 Jan. 13 Jan. 16 Jan. 18 Jan. 23 Jan. 25 Jan. 30 Feb. 1 Feb. 6 Feb. 8 Feb. 13 Feb. 15 Feb. 20 Feb. 25 Feb. 26 Feb. 27

at #6 Maryland at #24 Clemson Anderson at Oklahoma + vs. Arkansas-Little Rock + at #25 Tennessee at #23 Arkansas Newberry Tennessee Wesleyan at College of Charleston * Chattanooga * at East Tennessee State * at UNC Greensboro * VMI * Tusculum at Davidson * at Appalachian State * at VMI * Georgia Southern * East Tennesse State * Davidson * at Furman * Wofford * at The Citadel * Appalachian State * UNC Greensboro * vs. Wofford # vs. Davidson # vs. College of Charleston #

L L W L L L L W W L L L W L W L L L W L L L L L L L W W L

46 56 86 51 54 41 54 92 80 48 54 48 64 72 97 59 59 73 61 66 55 68 85 82 55 50 67 82 49

113 82 74 102 73 84 90 78 66 77 67 88 63 91 81 96 77 85 57 74 73 79 90 86 68 68 64 77 80

+ - IGA SuperThrift Sooner Holiday Classic (Norman, Okla.) * - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.)

1999-2000

Overall: 14-14; SoCon: 7-9 Head Coach: Phil Hopkins, 5th season (65-76, 32-43 SoCon) Nov. 19 Nov. 21 Nov. 23 Nov. 27 Dec. 1 Dec. 3 Dec. 4 Dec. 11 Dec. 18 Dec. 21 Dec. 30 Jan. 3 Jan. 8 Jan. 10 Jan. 15 Jan. 19 Jan. 22 Jan. 24 Jan. 29 Feb. 2 Feb. 5 Feb. 7 Feb. 12 Feb. 14 Feb. 19 Feb. 21 Feb. 26 Mar. 2

at Southeast Missouri State at Missouri Lees-McRae Anderson UNC Asheville at Nebraska + vs. Columbia + Queens at Northwestern at Mercer at North Carolina State at Chattanooga * at Wofford * The Citadel * UNC Greensboro * at Davidson * East Tennessee State * Appalachian State * at Georgia Southern * at East Tennessee State * at VMI * Furman * Davidson * at UNC Greensboro * VMI * College of Charleston * at Appalachian State * vs. Chattanooga #

+ - Ameritas Classic (Lincoln, Neb.) * - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (Greenville, S.C.)

L L W W W W W W L W L W L L W L L L L L W W W L W W L L

69 68 87 94 94 74 83 92 54 85 53 75 71 63 87 78 84 82 83 58 85 75 82 53 88 74 83 75

93 85 67 81 86 72 81 83 78 78 79 68 75 67 81 83 92 102 92 68 82 72 72 75 71 78 101 90

2000-01

Overall: 6-25; SoCon: 3-13 Head Coach: Steve Shurina, 1st season (6-25, 3-13 SoCon) Nov. 17 Nov. 18 Nov. 19 Nov. 21 Nov. 27 Dec. 2 Dec. 4 Dec. 7 Dec. 9 Dec. 12 Dec. 20 Dec. 30 Jan. 2 Jan. 6 Jan. 8 Jan. 10 Jan. 13 Jan. 15 Jan. 20 Jan. 22 Jan. 27 Jan. 29 Feb. 3 Feb. 5 Feb. 10 Feb. 12 Feb. 17 Feb. 19 Feb. 24 Mar. 1 Mar. 2

vs. St. Joseph’s + at Vanderbilt + vs. South Carolina State + Lee St. Mary’s (Md.) at Clemson at UNC Asheville Stetson at Belmont Mercer at Marquette at #25 Iowa State Davidson * at VMI * at The Citadel * (OT) Belmont East Tennessee State * at College of Charleston * at Appalachian State * Georgia Southern * VMI * at Furman * at East Tennessee State * Appalachian State * at UNC Greensboro * at Davidson * Chattanooga * Wofford * UNC Greensboro * vs. The Citadel # vs. UNC Greensboro #

L L L L W L L W L L L L L L L L L L L W W L L L L L L L W W L

53 63 58 75 75 52 69 74 74 63 66 53 57 69 54 75 55 57 75 88 82 47 47 59 81 63 71 76 63 67 69

103 85 61 80 68 87 79 64 85 66 78 91 73 70 56 88 62 67 87 65 62 67 98 63 95 69 76 90 58 57 91

+ - America’s Youth Classic (Nashville, Tenn.) * - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (Greenville, S.C.)

2001-02

Overall: 12-16; SoCon: 6-10 Head Coach: Steve Shurina, 2nd season (18-41, 9-23 SoCon) Nov. 19 Nov. 24 Nov. 26 Nov. 28 Dec. 1 Dec. 6 Dec. 8 Dec. 11 Dec. 19 Dec. 21 Dec. 29 Jan. 2 Jan. 5 Jan. 7 Jan. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 19 Jan. 21 Jan. 26 Jan. 28 Feb. 2 Feb. 4 Feb. 9 Feb. 11 Feb. 16 Feb. 18 Feb. 23 Feb. 28

Tennessee Wesleyan at Coastal Carolina Toccoa Falls Emmanuel UNC Asheville at Stetson (2OT) at Florida State Guilford at Kansas State at Wichita State at Eastern Michigan at VMI * Davidson * Furman * The Citadel * (2OT) at Appalachian State * UNC Greensboro * at Georgia Southern * at Davidson * (OT) Appalachian State * at UNC Greensboro * East Tennessee State * VMI * (OT) College of Charleston * at East Tennessee State * at Wofford * at Chattanooga * vs. Furman #

W L W W L L W W W L L W L W L W W L W L L L L L L W L L

66 73 133 94 66 102 79 77 66 73 59 90 71 77 97 79 87 67 70 62 75 76 91 64 77 77 71 61

58 79 58 61 72 104 69 73 64 102 72 80 74 67 105 71 77 96 67 66 80 86 97 81 91 71 91 65

* - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (North Charleston, S.C.)

2002-03

Overall: 9-19; SoCon: 6-10 Head Coach: Steve Shurina, 3rd season (27-60, 15-33 SoCon) Nov. 22 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 Dec. 2 Dec. 7 Dec. 10 Dec. 18 Dec. 20 Dec. 23 Dec. 31 Jan. 5 Jan. 7 Jan. 11 Jan. 13 Jan. 18 Jan. 21 Jan. 25 Jan. 27 Feb. 1

Coastal Carolina Toccoa Falls Southeastern College at UNC Asheville at Liberty North Greenville at West Virginia at Marshall at Tennessee at DePaul VMI * Reinhardt at Davidson * at Furman * at The Citadel * Appalachian State * Georgia Southern * at UNC Greensboro * Davidson *

L W W L L W L L L L W L L L L W L W L

72 119 95 72 63 96 55 68 61 62 78 63 66 67 69 70 82 63 57

77 58 55 77 66 81 82 83 79 82 56 64 83 71 83 69 87 62 67

Feb. 3 Feb. 8 Feb. 10 Feb. 15 Feb. 17 Feb. 22 Feb. 24 Mar. 1 Mar. 5

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at Appalachian State * UNC Greensboro * at East Tennessee State * at VMI * at College of Charleston * East Tennessee State * Wofford * Chattanooga * vs. Georgia Southern #

L W L W L L W L L

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69 75 71 61 63 86 86 75 81

99 63 89 58 79 89 77 83 89

* - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (North Charleston, S.C.)

2003-04

Overall: 13-15; SoCon: 6-10 Head Coach: Steve Shurina, 4th season (40-75, 21-43 SoCon) Nov. 21 Nov. 25 Dec. 2 Dec. 6 Dec. 15 Dec. 17 Dec. 22 Dec. 29 Dec. 30 Jan. 3 Jan. 7 Jan. 10 Jan. 13 Jan. 17 Jan. 19 Jan. 24 Jan. 26 Jan. 31 Feb. 2 Feb. 7 Feb. 9 Feb. 13 Feb. 16 Feb. 21 Feb. 23 Feb. 28 Mar. 3

at Georgia at Virginia Tech Milligan High Point at Wofford * Averett at Arkansas (OT) vs. SE Louisiana + (OT) at Montana State + North Greenville College of Charleston * Elon * at Davidson * at East Tennessee State * UNC Greensboro * at Chattanooga * The Citadel * East Tennessee State * Piedmont Chattanooga * at Georgia Southern * at Appalachian State * Furman * at Elon * at UNC Greensboro * Appalachian State * vs. Furman #

L L W L W W W W L W L W L L W L W L W L L W L L L W L

67 59 91 64 93 120 62 72 69 106 61 81 62 82 78 79 71 65 94 71 65 64 63 53 65 86 68

78 61 55 66 79 46 59 71 84 61 84 72 76 95 73 109 42 79 43 73 68 62 72 68 78 69 73

+ - Holiday Stores/Big R Classic (Bozeman, Mont.) * - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (North Charleston, S.C.) 2004-05 Overall: 8-22; SoCon: 3-13 Head Coach: Steve Shurina, 5th season (48-97, 24-56 SoCon) Nov. 14 at Marquette % L Nov. 15 vs. Penn State L Nov. 16 vs. Jacksonville State % L Nov. 19 at #18 Alabama L Nov. 21 at South Carolina L Nov. 23 Emmanuel W Nov. 29 Montreat W Dec. 1 Liberty W Dec. 4 at UNC Asheville L Dec. 7 East Carolina (OT) W Dec. 9 Atlanta Christian W Dec. 18 at #16 Iowa L Dec. 21 at The Citadel * L Dec. 27 at Wisconsin L Jan. 3 Georgia Southern * L Jan. 8 at Chattanooga * L Jan. 10 East Tennessee State * L Jan. 15 at UNC Greensboro L Jan. 19 Davidson * L Jan. 22 at Wofford* W Jan. 29 Elon * W Jan. 31 at Furman * L Feb. 3 at College of Charleston * L Feb. 7 Appalachian State * L Feb. 12 at Elon * W Feb. 14 at East Tennessee State * L Feb. 17 Chattanooga * L Feb. 22 at Appalachian State * L Feb. 26 UNC Greensboro * L Mar. 2 vs. Georgia Southern # L % - Black Coaches Association Classic (Milwaukee, Wis.) * - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (Chattanooga, Tenn.)

64 63 74 66 61 108 94 75 71 77 93 75 60 49 76 61 70 54 57 80 71 66 68 71 54 83 66 54 76 57

2005-06

Overall: 13-17; SoCon: 7-7 Head Coach: Larry Hunter, 1st season (13-17, 7-7 SoCon) Nov. 10 vs. Bowling Green % W 56 Nov. 12 vs. Radford % L 56 Nov. 13 at Virginia Tech % L 40 Nov. 18 South Carolina L 62 Nov. 20 vs. Northern Iowa $ L 46 Nov. 22 Atlanta Christian W 110 Nov. 26 at High Point L 66 Nov. 28 Toccoa Falls W 96

w w w . c ata m o u n t s p o rt s . c o m

75 78 90 97 87 64 66 63 85 72 50 88 65 89 85 81 76 66 80 75 67 73 77 74 49 92 75 72 79 69

50 69 54 87 68 51 73 37

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Montreat UNC Asheville at #17 Maryland at East Carolina The Citadel * Gardner-Webb (OT) at Georgia at Mississippi at Appalachian State * Chattanooga * at UNC Greensboro * at Elon * College of Charleston * at Wofford * Furman * at Davidson * at Georgia Southern * Appalachian State * Elon * (OT) UNC Greensboro * at Chattanooga * vs. UNC Greensboro #

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W W L W W L L L L W W L L L W W L L W W L L

76 80 57 56 83 83 65 59 53 74 87 48 59 57 85 77 67 66 85 67 67 65

59 64 87 48 57 90 89 65 68 56 76 50 67 76 76 70 72 83 78 53 71 69

% - NABC Classic (Blacksburg, Va.) $ - Two Rivers Shootout (Wells Fargo Center, Des Moines, Iowa) * - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (North Charleston, S.C.)

2006-07

Overall: 11-20; SoCon: 7-11 Head Coach: Larry Hunter, 2nd season (24-37, 14-18 SoCon) Nov. 11 Nov. 17 Nov. 20 Nov. 27 Nov. 29 Dec. 2 Dec. 9 Dec. 16 Dec. 18 Dec. 21 Dec. 23 Dec. 28 Dec. 29 Jan. 3 Jan. 6 Jan. 8 Jan. 15 Jan. 20 Jan. 22 Jan. 27 Jan. 29 Feb. 3 Feb. 5 Feb. 10 Feb. 12 Feb. 14 Feb. 17 Feb. 19 Feb. 22 Feb. 28 Mar. 1

at UNC Asheville at Purdue Atlanta Christian Tocca Falls at Wofford * at Xavier at Gardner-Webb (OT) at Dayton The Citadel * College of Charleston * at #22 Clemson at Saint Mary’s % vs. Rice % at South Carolina UNC Greensboro * at Chattanooga * at Appalachian State * at Furman * Elon * at Davidson * Wofford * (OT) at The Citadel * at College of Charleston * Georgia Southern * Chattanooga * at UNC Greensboro * Davidson * Appalachian State * at Elon * vs. Elon # vs. Appalachian State #

W L W W W L L L W L L L L L W W L L L L W W L W L L L L L W L

61 57 105 117 81 61 73 55 82 75 60 82 62 53 57 73 91 67 64 59 77 78 64 69 72 68 59 65 65 69 59

46 82 40 58 75 95 74 66 63 82 103 93 67 67 54 67 100 79 77 79 74 68 76 57 75 79 92 76 74 65 78

Feb. 28 Mar. 1 Mar. 3 Mar. 7

Wofford * at Appalachian State * at UNC Greensboro * vs. Wofford #

W L L L

62 63 55 49

57 74 60 58

% - Peggy Cronin Classic (Cincinnati, Ohio) * - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (North Charleston, S.C.)

2008-09

Overall: 16-15; SoCon: 11-9 Head Coach: Larry Hunter, 4th season (50-73, 31-41 SoCon) – Co-Southern Conference North Division Champions – Nov. 14. Nov. 20 Nov. 27 Nov. 28 Nov. 29 Dec. 6 Dec. 15 Dec. 17 Dec. 19 Dec. 31 Jan. 3 Jan. 8 Jan. 10 Jan. 15 Jan. 17 Jan. 19 Jan. 22 Jan. 24 Jan. 29 Jan. 31 Feb. 2 Feb. 5 Feb. 7 Feb. 11 Feb. 14 Feb. 19 Feb. 21 Feb. 23 Feb. 26 Feb. 28 Mar. 7

at #2 Connecticut Toccoa Falls W vs. San Diego State % vs. Louisiana Tech % W vs. Northern Illinois % W at Kent State W ot Tennessee Wesleyan W Gardner-Webb at #23 Marquette at UNC Asheville at Furman * W UNC Greensboro * W Elon * W at Samford * at Chattanooga * Georgia Southern * W at The Citadel * at Appalachian State * Furman * W Wofford * W at Davidson * College of Charleston * W The Citadel * at College of Charleston * Appalachian State * W at Elon * at UNC Greensboro * W at Wofford * Samford * W Chattanooga * W vs. College of Charleston #

L L

L L L

L L L L L L L L L L

55 120 58 76 71 89 110 90 77 78 68 80 74 64 75 89 52 70 63 77 65 70 66 67 89 66 69 66 65 86 48

81 62 59 62 67 84 67 96 94 81 57 75 67 76 82 75 66 76 54 65 89 68 75 78 84 72 56 81 58 77 67

Dec. 5 Dec. 7 Dec. 10 Dec. 12 Dec. 22 Dec. 30 Jan. 5 Jan. 9 Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Jan. 20 Jan. 23 Jan. 25 Jan. 28 Jan. 30 Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Feb. 8 Feb. 13 Feb. 15 Feb. 18 Feb. 20 Feb. 25 Feb. 27 Mar. 6 Mar. 7 Mar. 16

2009-10

W L W W W W W

65 41 70 73 83 75 72

41 73 44 44 77 59 67

% - Saint Mary’s Shamrock Invitational (Moraga, Calif.) * - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (North Charleston, S.C.)

2007-08

Overall: 10-21; SoCon: 6-14 Head Coach: Larry Hunter, 3rd season (34-58, 20-32 SoCon) Nov. 9 Nov. 10 Nov. 11 Nov. 14 Nov. 20 Nov. 27 Dec. 1 Dec. 5 Dec. 15 Dec. 17 Dec. 27 Dec. 29 Jan. 3 Jan. 5 Jan. 10 Jan. 12 Jan. 21 Jan. 24 Jan. 26 Jan. 28 Feb. 2 Feb. 4 Feb. 7 Feb. 14 Feb. 16 Feb. 21 Feb. 23

vs. Bowling Green % at Cincinnati % vs. Belmont % Methodist UNC Asheville at Elon * College of Charleston * North Carolina Central at #13 Indiana at Illinois Presbyterian at North Carolina State at Furman* at Davidson * Furman * at Chattanooga * Davidson * Elon * at Wofford * Georgia Southern * Appalachian State * Chattanooga * at Georgia Southern * at The Citadel * at College of Charleston * UNC Greensboro * The Citadel *

W L L W L L L W L L W L L L W L L W L L L W L L W L W

63 64 70 87 73 49 84 84 52 35 60 62 60 73 73 55 73 72 73 58 64 70 63 51 65 62 61

L W W L W W W L W L W W L L L W L L W W W L L

64 75 66 91 57 87 124 76 79 83 77 74 100 67 62 83 77 76 72 75 56 72 61 78 68 58 88

57 67 59 83 79 76 53 81 69 81 67 87 90 80 50 68 89 81 75 70 73 74 44 70 57 77 90

* Numbers next to opponents represent National Rankings. The Associated Press Men’s Basketball Poll began in 1949 and was a Top 10 poll until the 1968-69 seasn when it was expanded to include the Top 20. It remained a Top 20 poll until the 1989-90 season when it expanded to a Top 25 poll. The polls ran weekly and concluded after the NCAA tournament until 1975-76 when the final poll was released the Monday prior to the start of the NCAA tournament.

Overall: 22-12; SoCon: 11-7 Head Coach: Larry Hunter, 3rd season (72-85, 31-39 SoCon) – Bid to CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament – – 20-win Season – St. Catharine College at #3 Texas % Arkansas-Monticello % Binghamton % Duquesne % at Gardner-Webb Wofford *

W W W W

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% - O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic - Austin, Texas $ - O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic Sub-regional - Cullowhee, N.C. * - Southern Conference Game ^ - ESPN BracketBusters game - Kent, Ohio # - SoCon Tournament (Chattanooga, Tenn.) & - CollegeInsider.com Post-season Tournament - Huntington, W.Va.

% - Great Alaska Shootout (Anchorage, Alaska) * - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (Chattanooga, Tenn.)

Nov. 14. Nov. 18 Nov. 23 Nov. 24 Nov. 25 Nov. 28 Dec. 2

at Furman * at Bradley Campbell at #29 Louisville at #23 Clemson UNC Asheville Berea at Georgia Southern * UNC Greensboro * Elon * at Davidson * at Appalachian State * Col. of Charleston * at Chattanooga * at Samford * Georgia Southern * Appalachian State * at Elon * Davidson * at UNC Greensboro * at The Citadel * at Kent State ^ Samford * Chattanooga * vs. Elon # vs. Wofford # at Marshall &

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WCU Opponent Alabama Allen American Enka Anderson APPALACHIAN STATE Arizona State Arkansas Arkansas-Little Rock Arkansas-Monticello Asheville Bombers Asheville Waste Paper Athens State Atlanta Christian Auburn Augusta Austin Peay Averett Baltimore Ball State Barber-Scotia Barton Bartow AFB Bellermine Belmont Belmont Abbey Benedict Berea (Ky.) Bethel (Tenn.) Binghamton Bluefield Bowling Green BRADLEY Brevard Brigham Young Bryan CAMPBELL Canterbury (Ind.) Canton YMCA Carson-Newman Catawba Central Wesleyan Charleston (W.Va) Charleston AFB COL. OF CHARLESTON Charleston Southern CHATTANOOGA Cincinnati THE CITADEL City Electric CLEMSON Coastal Carolina Coker Columbia Concord Connecticut Cumberland (Ky.) DAVIDSON DAYTON Dayton Rubber DEPAUL Duke Duquesne East Carolina East Tennessee State East Texas State EASTERN KENTUCKY Eastern Michigan Eastern Montana Earlham Eckerd ELON Emmanuel Emory & Henry Erskine Fairmont State Fayeteville State Ferrum Florida Florida State Fort Hayes State

W 0 4 5 4 63 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 6 3 3 0 0 0 31 2 1 0 11 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 4 0 3 20 0 2 40 32 2 1 3 6 9 18 0 26 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 19 0 2 0 0 1 15 22 1 0 0 1 1 1 35 2 1 7 1 0 2 0 1 2

L 3 0 4 0 110 1 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 4 2 3 0 1 1 1 17 0 0 3 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 20 18 0 0 0 15 4 53 2 32 0 10 4 1 0 0 1 0 36 1 1 1 3 0 25 42 0 2 1 0 0 0 42 0 0 7 0 1 0 1 2 0

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1st Mtg Last Mtg 1981 2004 1971 1972 1949 1954 1997 1999 1928 2010 1984 1984 1998 2004 1998 1998 2009 2009 1947 1947 1946 1947 1966 1966 2004 2006 1974 1997 1985 1991 1973 1998 1981 2004 1960 1960 1992 1992 1972 1972 1948 1971 1957 1958 1967 1967 2000 2007 1955 1998 1971 1971 2010 2010 1972 1972 2009 2009 1980 1988 2005 2007 2009 2009 1946 1947 1982 1982 1987 1988 1962 2009 1947 1947 1947 1947 1946 1980 1946 1974 1981 1983 1969 1969 1955 1957 1953 2010 1970 1998 1970 2010 1996 2007 1977 2010 1948 1948 1979 2009 1989 2002 1994 1996 1999 1999 1966 1966 2008 2008 1964 1964 1977 2010 2006 2006 1946 1947 2002 2002 1994 1997 2009 2009 1948 2006 1931 2005 1975 1975 1970 1971 2001 2001 1963 1963 1963 1963 1992 1992 1947 2010 2002 2004 1983 1983 1948 1994 1964 1964 1992 1992 1987 1988 1987 1987 1986 2001 1963 1973

Opponent FURMAN GARDNER-WEBB Georgetown (Ky.) Georgia Military Georgia GEORGIA SOUTHERN Georgia Tech Grambling State Greensboro College Groat’s All-Stars Guilford High Point Huntingdon Illinois Illinois State Indiana Indiana State Indiana Tech Iowa Iowa State Jacksonville (Fla.) Jacksonville State Johnson C. Smith James Madison Kansas Kansas State Kentucky Kent State King LaSalle Lamar Lander Lee Lees-McRae Lenoir-Rhyne Lewis & Clark Liberty Limestone Lincoln Memorial Lincoln (Mo.) Louisiana Tech Louisville Lynchburg Marquette Mars Hill Marshall Maryland Maryland-Eastern Shore Maryville (Tenn.) McCrary Eagles MERCER Methodist Middle Tennessee State Miles Milligan Millikin Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Monroe Montana State Montclair State Montevallo Montreat Moore Hospital Morehead State Murray State Nebraska Newberry North Carolina UNC ASHEVILLE UNC Charlotte UNC GREENSBORO UNC Wilmington North Carolina A&T North Carolina Central North Carolina State North Georgia Northern Illinois Northern Iowa

SERIES W 24 5 0 2 0 12 1 1 2 0 27 19 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 33 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 19 13 0 1 3 1 3 6 1 1 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 13 0 23 0 19 4 3 1 0 20 1 0

L 35 5 3 0 5 18 6 0 0 1 10 36 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 38 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 4 7 20 2 1 4 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 18 2 15 2 6 0 13 1 0 1

1st Mtg Last Mtg 1977 2009 1971 2009 1959 1972 1947 1947 1994 2006 1949 2010 1979 1996 1992 1992 1974 1988 1952 1952 1946 2001 1946 2006 1960 1960 2007 2007 1970 1970 2007 2007 1980 1980 1967 1967 1995 2004 1995 2001 1961 1961 2004 204 1973 1973 1978 1978 1985 1988 1998 2001 1989 1997 2008 2010 1958 1958 1982 1982 1965 1965 1993 1993 2001 2001 1999 1999 1946 1977 1993 1993 2002 2004 1981 1997 1955 1996 1968 1968 1984 2008 1995 2009 1984 1984 1975 2008 1946 1993 1976 2010 1998 2006 1969 1982 1948 1980 1957 1957 1979 1999 1981 2007 1974 1981 1963 1963 1955 2004 1968 1968 1994 1998 2006 2006 1998 1999 1949 1949 1984 1984 1968 1968 1989 1989 2004 2006 1946 1946 1983 1983 1972 1972 1999 1999 1948 1998 1957 1957 1966 2009 1986 1987 1979 2010 1975 1998 1966 1988 2007 2007 1975 2007 1948 1976 2008 2008 2006 2006

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H I S T O RY Opponent North Greenville Northwestern Oglethorpe OHIO STATE Oklahoma Old Dominion Oral Roberts Orlando AFB Pan American Peerless Woolens Pembroke State Penn State Pfeiffer Phiblant Navy Piedmont Pittsburg State Pittsburgh-Johnstown Plattsburg State Presbyterian Purdue Queens College Quincy Rhode Island Radford Reinhardt Rice Rio Grande Roanoke Rollins St. Andrews St. Benedict’s (Kan.) St. Catharine (Ky.) St. Joseph’s St. Leo St. Mary’s (Calif.) St. Mary’s (Md.) St. Peter’s Salem SAMFORD [HOWARD] San Diego State South Carolina South Carolina State Southeast Missouri State Southeastern College Southeastern Louisiana South Florida Southern Tech Southwestern (La.) Stetson Tampa Tennessee Tennessee Tech Tennessee Wesleyan Texas Texas-Arlington Toccoa Falls Toledo Tusculum Troy State Union (Ky.) Upper Iowa UTEP Valdosta State Vanderbilt Virgina Commonwealth VMI Virginia Tech Voorhees Walsh WARREN WILSON West Virginia Western Kentucky Western New Mexico Wichita State WILLIAM & MARY Winston-Salem State Wisconsin WOFFORD Xavier (La.) Xavier (Ohio)

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L 0 1 1

0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 19 1 37 0 1 1 11 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 2 4 0 0 6 0 6 1 2 0

1 2 1 0 2 2 1 1 4 0 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 2 6 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 1

0 0 0 29 0 3 1

1 2 4 20 3 0 0

0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1

1 0 22 1 0

0 1 16 0 2

1st Mtg Last Mtg 2003 2004 1999 1999 1972 1972 FIRST MEETING EVER 1998 1998 1977 1977 1969 1969 1957 1957 1963 1965 1950 1953 1968 1968 2004 2004 1960 1990 1971 1971 1949 2004 1972 1972 1974 1974 1969 1969 1966 2007 1996 2006 1999 1999 1968 1968 1969 1969 1985 2006 2002 2002 2006 2006 1965 1965 1976 1976 1956 1961 1991 1993 1967 1967 2009 2009 2001 2001 1975 1975 1984 2006 2001 2001 1979 1979 1974 1974 1962 2010 2008 2008 1979 2006 1971 2001 1999 1999 2002 2002 2004 2004 1990 1990 1972 1975 1965 1965 1956 2002 1956 1959 1988 2002 1942 1991 1970 2008 2009 2009 1996 1996 2001 2008 1975 1975 1947 1999 1961 1972 1960 1995 1967 1967 FIRST MEETING EVER 1976 1976 1983 2001 1977 1978 1978 2003 1993 2006 1972 1973 1974 1974 FIRST MEETING EVER 2002 2002 1989 1989 1972 1972 2001 2001 FIRST MEETING EVER 1969 1969 2004 2004 1948 2010 1989 1989 2006 2006

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Y E A R - BY - Y E A R Overall

SoCon

Year

Won – Lost

Record

Finish

1928-29

13 – 6

1929-30

12 – 8

1930-31

10 – 8

1931-32

12 – 5

1932-33

12 – 6

TEAM

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RECORDS Overall

SoCon

Year

Won – Lost

Record

Finish

Pete Plemmons

1970-71

25 – 5

Pete Plemmons

1971-72

20 – 16

Jim Hartbarger

Pete Plemmons

1972-73

12 – 13

Jim Hartbarger

C.C. Poindexter

1973-74

11 – 14

Jim Hartbarger

C.C. Poindexter

1974-75

15 – 11

Jim Hartbarger (5-7)

Head Coach

Head Coach Jim Hartbarger

1933-34

11 – 11

C.C. Poindexter

1934-35

15 – 8

C.C. Poindexter

1975-76

13 – 12

Fred Conley (10-4) Fred Conley

1935-36

14 – 10

Ralph James

1976-77

– 16

Fred Conley

1936-37

12 – 9

Ralph James

1977-78

– 19

1937-38

11 – 10

Ralph James

1978-79

14 – 14

– 7

4th

Steve Cottrell

1938-39

10 – 10

James Whatley

1979-80

17 – 10

– 7

3rd

Steve Cottrell

1939-40

13 – 6

James Whatley

1980-81

18 – 10

– 7

4th-t

Steve Cottrell

1940-41

12 – 6

James Whatley

1981-82

19 – 8

11 – 5

2nd

Steve Cottrell

– 8

6th

Steve Cottrell

1941-42

– 6

James Whatley

1982-83

17 – 12

– 7

4th

Steve Cottrell

1942-43

10 – 6

Pete McDonald

1983-84

15 – 13

– 7

3rd

Steve Cottrell

1943-44

– 5

Pete McDonald

1984-85

14 – 14

– 8

4th

Steve Cottrell

1944-45

– 8

Ralph Seals

1985-86

14 – 14

– 8

5th-t

Steve Cottrell

1945-46

13 – 7

Marion McDonald

1986-87

10 – 19

– 12

7th

Steve Cottrell

1946-47

15 – 15

Marion McDonald

1987-88

– 19

– 14

9th

Herb Krusen

1947-48

15 – 11

Tuck McConnell

1988-89

12 – 16

– 10

8th

Dave Possinger

1948-49

16 – 13

Tuck McConnell

1989-90

10 – 18

– 11

8th

Greg Blatt

1949-50

– 19

Tuck McConnell

1990-91

11 – 17

– 11

7th

Greg Blatt

1950-51

– 20

Jim Gudger

1991-92

11 – 17

– 9

5th

Greg Blatt

1951-52

13 – 14

Jim Gudger

1992-93

– 21

– 16

10th

Greg Blatt

1952-53

22 – 8

Jim Gudger

1993-94

12 – 16

– 10

5th

Benny Dees

1953-54

16 – 9

Jim Gudger

1994-95

14 – 14

– 6

2nd S

Benny Dees

1954-55

11 – 16

Jim Gudger

1995-96

17 – 13

10 – 4

1st S

Phil Hopkins

1955-56

15 – 14

Jim Gudger

1996-97

14 – 13

– 7

2nd S

Phil Hopkins

1956-57

21 – 11

Jim Gudger

1997-98

12 – 15

– 9

4th-t N

Phil Hopkins

1957-58

18 – 10

Jim Gudger

1998-99

– 21

– 14

6th N

Phil Hopkins

1958-59

24 – 4

Jim Gudger

1999-2000

14 – 14

– 9

5th N

Phil Hopkins

1959-60

14 – 13

Jim Gudger

2000-01

– 25

– 13

6th N

Steve Shurina

1960-61

– 20

Jim Gudger

2001-02

12 – 16

– 10

4th N

Steve Shurina

1961-62

21 – 8

Jim Gudger

2002-03

– 19

– 10

4th N

Steve Shurina

1962-63

28 – 7

Jim Gudger

2003-04

13 – 15

– 10

5th N

Steve Shurina

1963-64

20 – 6

Jim Gudger

2004-05

– 22

– 13

6th N

Steve Shurina

1964-65

14 – 13

Jim Gudger

2005-06

13 – 17

– 7

3rd N

Larry Hunter

1965-66

19 – 9

Jim Gudger

2006-07

11 – 20

– 11

3rd N

Larry Hunter

1966-67

15 – 13

Jim Gudger

2007-08

10 – 21

– 14

5th N

Larry Hunter

1967-68

20 – 9

Jim Gudger

2008-09

16 – 15

11 – 9

3rd N

Larry Hunter

1968-69

– 18

Jim Gudger

2009-10

22 – 12

11 – 7

2nd N

Larry Hunter

1969-70

13 – 18

Jim Hartbarger

1099 – 1049

209 – 310

Totals

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H I S T O RY

GREG BLATT – 1989-93

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JIM GUDGER – 1950-69

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Seasons

Pct.

First Year Last Year

Pete Plemmons

35 22 .614

1928-29 1930-31

C.C. Poindexter

50 30 .625

1931-32 1934-35

Ralph James

39 .546

1935-36 1938-39

James Whatley

33 18 .647

1939-40 1941-42

Marion McDonald

28 22 .560

1945-46 1946-47

Tuck McConnell

37 43 .436

1947-48 1949-50

Jim Gudger

311 222 .583

1950-51 1968-69

Jim Hartbarger

5.5

86 73 .541

1969-70 1974-75

Fred Conley

2.5

32 .492

1974-75 1976-77

Steve Cottrell

145 133 .521

1977-78 1986-87

Herb Krusen

19 .296

1987-88 1987-88

Dave Possinger

16 .429

1988-89 1988-89

Greg Blatt

38 73 .342

1989-90 1992-93

Benny Dees

26 30 .464

1993-94 1994-95

Phil Hopkins

65 76 .461

1995-961999-2000

Steve Shurina

48 97 .331

2000-01 2004-05

Larry Hunter

72 85 .459

2005-06

Present

DAVE POSSINGER – 1988-89

JIM HARTBARGER – 1969-75

BENNY DEES – 1993-95

PHIL HOPKINS – 1995-2000

STEVE SHURINA – 2000-05

STEVE COTTRELL spent 10 seasons as WCU head men’s basketball coach, garnering Southern Conference Coach of the Year accolades for the 1979-80 season.

LARRY HUNTER – 2006-PRES.

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WESTERN –A–

Howard Ainsley................................................ 1974-76 Nick Aldridge...................................................2006-07 Robert Anderson .................................................. 1999 Nathan Arthur ......................................................1964 Emre Atsur ......................................................2001-04 Greg Avery ...................................................... 2008-09

–B–

Tom Ballou ........................................................... 1943 J.B. Barham ....................................................1990-91 Howard Barnhorst ...........................................1946-48 Willie Battle ......................................................... 1989 Bobby Baucom ................................................1973-74 Dale Beaver.....................................................1965-66 Jim Beel ............................................................... 1968 Alex Bell ............................................................... 1977 Quinton Bell ......................................................... 1976 Tony Bell .............................................................. 1973 James Bennett ..................................................... 1951 Bill Benson......................................................1961-63 Brian Benson ....................................................... 1994 Eric Berg .........................................................1966-67 David Berghoefer............................................ 2003-06 John Bloom .................................................... 1964-67 Charles Bouie.......................................................2006 Bill Bowen .......................................................1956-57 Terry Boyd .......................................................1991-92 Scott Bradley ..................................................1992-95 Rans Brempong (redshirted 2004) ....................2001-05 Henry Brinkman ................................................... 1969 John Brintnall ..................................................1963-66 Paul Brintnall .......................................................1964 Larry Brooks .........................................................1964 Chris Brown.......................................................... 1985 Kenny Brown ........................................................ 1988 Mal Brown.......................................................1967-70 Ramon Brown....................................................... 1993 Brian Brunson ................................................ 1984-85 Joey Bryson .......................................... 1996, 1998-99 Paul Buchanan ................................................1929-30 Monty Bumper...................................................... 1991 Steve Burnett .................................................. 1974-76 Jack Burrell .......................................................... 1968 Paul Burton .......................................................... 1953 William Butler .................................................1996-97

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Larry Caldwell .................................................1978-81 O.V. Cagle .......................................................1951-52 Forrest Callaway ..............................................1978-80 Brian Campbell .................................................... 1988 Rick Campbell .................................................1971-73 Brett Carey ......................................................1997-98 Ronnie Carr .....................................................1980-82 Reggie Carson ...................................................... 1991 Artis Carter .....................................................1948-51 Lazarus Chennault ...........................................1996-97 Glymph Childress ............................................1972-73 Antoine Childs .................................................2008-10 John City .........................................................1957-58 Mario Claytor........................................................ 1997 Dallas Cloer ......................................................... 1956 Cedric Cokely ..................................................1982-85 KEATON COLE............................................ 2008-PRES. Caldwell Coleman .......................................... 1983-84 Harold Collins ...................................................... 1943 Max Collins .....................................................1948-49 Craig Cordes ........................................................ 1982 Ray Cox ................................................................ 1950 Ronald Craig ........................................................ 1962 Charles Crawford.................................................. 1960 John Crawford ...................................................... 1930 Jack Cunningham ...........................................1950, 54 Paul Cuthberston ................................................. 1998

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LETTERWINNERS

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Eric Dailey .......................................................1990-91 Joe Daniels........................................................... 1960 Greg Dates ........................................................... 1992 Leon Davis .................................................1998, 2000 Ray Davis ............................................................. 1948 Jimmy Dean.....................................................1969-70 Josh Dees ........................................................2006-07 Bobby Dellinger .................................................... 1959 Greg Dennis ....................................................1979-82 Blaine Denton ...................................................... 1930 Clarence Des Bordes .......................................1978-81 Bill Dewitt ............................................................ 1967 Gus Dillahunt ....................................................... 1973 George Dixon........................................................ 1982 Harry Dolan .....................................................1978-80 David Donerlson ..............................................1989-90 George Dotkin ........................................... 1974, 76-77 Derrick Drummond ............................................... 1998

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Dave Edwards..................................................1982-83 Dave Ehle ........................................................1959-60 Tommy Ellis .......................................................... 1946 Dave Elmore ....................................................1958-60 Cary Elvington .................................................1967-68 Stacy Ervin ......................................................1998-99

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Todd Feller ........................................................... 1970 Arthur Fincannon .............................................1929-30 Henry Finch .......................................................... 1972 Bill Fleming .......................................................... 1973 Joel Fleming ....................................................1995-98 Tim Ford ..........................................................1992-95 Buddy Foster ........................................ 1949, 1951-52 Joe Fountain....................................................1948-50 Charles Fowler...................................................... 1951 Swede Frauson ................................................1958-59 Willie Freeman ................................................2001-02 Bobby Frier ........................................................... 1973 A.W. Furr .............................................................. 1953

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Roger Hamilton .................................................... 1980 Willie Hamilton ................................................1975-77 Dennis Hamlett .................................................... 1968 Jim Hammond ...................................................... 1967 Mike Haskett ........................................................ 1969 Kori Hatcher ................................................... 2000-03 Bruce Hawkins ............................................... 1983-84 Hal Hawkins ......................................................... 1974 Jarvis Hayes .........................................................2000 Jonas Hayes .........................................................2000 Ricky Head ........................................................... 1978 Sam Henson......................................................... 1930 Joe Higgins ........................................................... 1956 Robert Hill .......................................................1986-89 Bob Holcombe ................................................1955-56 Mike Holt ............................................................. 1979 Dwanye Hood ....................................................... 1999 Ronnie Hoover ...................................................... 1978 Trey Hopkins ................................................... 2005-06 Tony Hope .......................................................1966-67 Bill Horne ........................................................1961-64 John Howard ...................................................1975-76 Vance Hughes ...................................................... 1977 Chris Hunter ....................................................1993-94 Robert Hutchinson ..........................................1986-88

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Ben Jackson ......................................................... 1953 Pat Jarvis ............................................................. 1970 Jamar Jenkins.......................................................2006 Charlie Johnson ...............................................1951-52 James Johnson ............................................... 2003-04 Maurice Johnson .............................................1986-89 Stan Johnson ..................................................2006-07 Dave Jones ......................................................1957-60 Jimmy Jordan ..................................................1953-56

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Colin Kearns ............................................... 1999-2000 Richard Kemp ...................................................... 1962 Willard Kendrick ................................................... 1970 Frankie King ....................................................1994-95 Greg Kinman ........................................................ 1969 George Kirby ..............................................1955, 1957 J.B. Kiser ........................................................ 1964-65 Pearl Kitchens ...................................................... 1930 Reggie Kitchens ..............................................1972-73 Jack Knighten ................................................. 1954-55 Kevin Kullum ...................................................1995-96

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Hal Lackey............................................................ 1955 Burt Lane ........................................................1948-49 Scott Langford ..................................................... 1974 Cory Largent............................................... 1999-2002 Jay Lassiter......................................................1975-77 Tommy Lavelle .................................................1961-64 Barry Ledbetter .................................................... 1971 John Lewis............................................................ 1999 Myron Lewis ....................................................1987-90 Paul Litz ..........................................................1968-70 Dan Lloyd ........................................................1975-76 L.T. Lockett ...........................................................2003 Henry Logan ....................................................1965-68 Quinton Lytle ...................................................1981-85

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Mitch Madden ...................................................... 1988 Tim Magowan ..................................................2007-09 Mike Manis .......................................................... 1971 Kevin Martin................................................... 2002-04 Numa Martin ...................................................1951-54 Paul Martin ..........................................................1954

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WESTERN Larry Mayo ......................................................1996-97 Jimmy McCallister ...........................................1977-80 Anquell McCollum ...........................................1993-96 Charles McConnell ..........................................1963-66 Gene McConnell ..............................................1967-70 Cecil McCormick .................................................. 1953 Mike McFarlane...............................................1981-84 Bob McGinn ....................................................1948-50 Robbie McGinn .................................................... 1967 Dan McHan ..........................................................1984 Negus McKenna ............................................. 2005-08 Bob McNeal ......................................................... 1958 Mike Meadows ................................................1975-76 Bert Medford........................................................ 1974 Tony Migiaolo ..................................................1955-57 Camden Miller......................................................2008 Jim Miller ............................................................. 1966 Terry Miller ......................................................1989-90 Ike Mims .........................................................1976-77 Ben Mitchell ......................................................... 1977 Herb Moore .......................................................... 1965 Quentin Moore ................................................1981-84 Tommy Mosely ...................................................... 1999 Corey Muirhead .............................................. 2003-06 Cornelius Mulller .............................................1989-90 Darrell Murray .................................................1961-64 HAROUNA MUTOMBO ................................ 2008-PRES.

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Jerry Nesbitt ......................................................... 1965 Scott Newman ...................................................... 1992 Kevin Nipper......................................................... 1978 Lunzaya Nlandu .............................................. 2004-05 Cory Norman ........................................................ 1995

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Kevin O’Brien ....................................................... 1992 Greg O’Conner ...................................................... 1989 Ike Olson ........................................................1943, 45 Alex Osipovitch ............................................... 2002-04 Jared Outing ................................................... 2003-06 Bob Owen............................................................. 1967 Charles Owenby...............................................1966-67

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Pat Padgett .....................................................1960-61 Bryant Pagan ....................................................... 1979 Jim Pardue ......................................................1949-51 Raymond Person .................................................. 1979 Bruce Peterson................................................1961-63 ANTHONY PHILLIP...................................... 2009-PRES. Al Phillips ............................................................. 1946 Bobby Phillips .................................................1997-98 Tommy Pittman .................................................... 1966 Gary Plamondon................................................... 1978 Michael Plavich .................................................... 1999 Doug Plemmons .........................................1978, 1980 Michael Porrini .....................................................2008 Brent Poston ........................................................ 1990 Clyde Pressley .................................................1948-50 Billy Proctor ......................................................... 1972 Benny Pryor .......................................................... 1948 Bucky Pryor .....................................................1959-60 Floyd Pryor ........................................................... 1958 Harris Pryor .....................................................1955-58 Buddy Pullium .................................................1951-54

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Domnique Quarles.......................................... 2008-09

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Neil Rasnake ........................................................ 2001 Bob Ray ............................................... 1952-54; 1957 Sammy Ray .......................................................... 1956

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Lee Reavis ............................................................ 1993 Max Rhodes ......................................................... 1949 Raymond Rhodes ................................................. 1943 Vernon Rhodes ................................................1948-50 Jerry Rice .......................................................1943, 46 Carey Rich ............................................................ 1991 Tommy Roach ..................................................1970-71 Robin Roberts ...................................................... 1990 Dave Roberts.................................................. 1954-55 Greg Robison ..................................................1969-70 Jake Robinson .................................................2006-10 Ralph Robinson .................................................... 1943 Casey Rogers ............................................. 1999-2002 Conley Rogers .................................................1929-30 Cory Rogers.......................................................... 1995 Owen Rogers ...................................................1955-56 Richard Rogers................................................1984-87 Ronald Rogers.................................................1950-53 Tres Rogers .....................................................1994-95 Lorenza Ross ........................................................ 1994 Ed Rudden ......................................................1958-60 Antonio Russell ...............................................2005-07 Kendall Russell ...............................................2008-10 Terry Rutherford ..............................................1978-79

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Sam Sapp .......................................................1968-69 Scott Scholtz ...................................................1994-97 Doug Schutz ......................................................... 1989 Johnny Scott ......................................... 1993-95, 1997 Carl Scruggs ....................................................1949-50 Gaston Seal ....................................................1960-62 Herman Seawell ..............................................1968-69 Todd Seibert............................................... 1999-2001 Joe Sexton............................................................ 1948 Herman Shamel ..............................................1952-55 Pat Sharp ........................................................1981-84 Versile Shaw......................................................... 1995 Randall Shields ...............................................1954-57 Floyd Showers .................................................1986-87 Richard Sides ....................................................... 1950 Ralph Simmerman................................................ 1987 Si Simmons .....................................................1980-83 Dwaine Simpson .............................................1951-54 Harmon Simpson.................................................. 1953 Jan Sisk.......................................................... 1953-54 Dennis Sluder................................................. 1954-55 Sylvester Smalls ................................................... 1991 David Smith ......................................................... 1972 Ike Smith.............................................................. 1943 Jon Smith ............................................................. 1995 Mike Smith........................................................... 1968 Paul Smith ..................................................... 1954-55 SAM SMITHSON ........................................ 2009-PRES. Rod Snyder......................................................1968-72 Lamont Speaks ....................................................2002 Joe Stafford ....................................................1996-97 Jim “Poss” Stevens ....................................1951-52, 54 E.F. Stewart .......................................................... 1948 Zip Stowe ................................................... 1974, 1978 Ned Straehla ...................................................1950-53 Mike Stump...........................................1970, 1973-74 Gary Sutton .......................................................... 1930 Tim Swain ............................................................ 1971 Ronnie Swartzel ..............................................1954-57

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Roy Tharpe ........................................................... 1962 B.J. Thompson .................................................1991-94 Bob Thompson ............................................... 1964-67 Kirby Thurston .................................................1974-75 Zac Thurwalker ................................................1990-91 Chris Tipton .....................................................1984-87 Don Tomberlin .................................................1948-49 Albert Toomer ..................................................1972-75 Christian Tonkins ............................................ 2008-09 Kenny Trimier...................................................1980-83 Forrest Tuff ........................................................... 1994 Randy Turbyfill .................................................1966-69 Lamont Turner ...................................................... 1991 Mark Tveter .......................................................... 1986

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Charlie Underwood ............................................... 1948 Bill Utley .............................................................. 1981

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Jeff VanDeMark ...............................................1992-94 Ray Volrath ........................................................... 1953

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Clifford Waddy ................................................1983-86 Brigham Waginger ...........................................2006-10 Vincent Walker ................................................1984-87 Chad Wall........................................................1998-99 Clay Ward ............................................................. 1967 Charlie West ......................................................... 1957 Tommy Wheeler .................................................... 1951 Val White .........................................................1948-51 Dondrell Whitmore ..........................................1997-00 Homer Wike.......................................................... 1951 Corey Williams ................................................1993-94 Maurice Williams.............................................1992-93 MIKE WILLIAMS......................................... 2009-PRES. Tommy Williams ..............................................1954-57 Boo Williamson ...............................................1949-51 Bill Wilson ............................................ 1955, 1957-58 Thomas “Bubba” Wilson ..................................1975-78 Eric Wilson ..................................................... 2005-06 Homer Wilson ..................................................1929-30 Howard Winston ..............................................1971-73 Greg Wittman ..................................................1966-69 Joe Wolfe ........................................................1970-73 Scott Wood .......................................................... 1985 Terrence Woodyard ......................................... 2002-05 Ronny Worsham ..............................................1966-67 Kerry Wright ....................................................1996-97 Woody Wright ..................................................1968-70 Kelvin Wylie ..........................................................2002

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Jim Yates .........................................................1985-88 Eric Young .......................................................1979-80 Greg Young ......................................................1980-83 Kevin Young.....................................................1979-82 Roy Young ............................................................ 1985

NOTE: This list has been compiled from available records. If you are a former player and have been left off, please contact the WCU Athletics Department. Also, all former athletes are invited to join the Cats “W” Club, which will allow us to update our records more accurately. Special thanks to Ronald Rogers for all his historical literature to assist in this list and the record book.

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–0– Ricky Gandy * .........................................2001 Jared Outing * ...................................2003-05 TOM TANKELEWICZ....................... 2010-PRES. –1– Josh Dees *............................................ 2006 Brandon Giles ................................... 2007-10 DILLON DUNFORD ........................ 2010-PRES. –2– Kendall Russell ................................. 2008-10 –3– Bruce Hawkins ..................................1983-84 Chris Brown............................................ 1985 Maurice Johnson * ............................ 1987-89 Eric Dailey * ...................................... 1990-91 Ramon Brown ........................................ 1993 Frankie King ...................................... 1994-95 Cory Largent ..................................... 2001-02 Corey Muirhead.................................2003-06 Michael Porrini ....................................... 2008 Antoine Childs................................... 2008-10 ANTHONY PHILLIP *.................... 20010-PRES. –4– Vincent Walker .................................. 1984-87 Willie Battle ........................................... 1989 Robin Roberts ........................................ 1990 Carey Rich...............................................1991 Maurice Williams .............................. 1992-93 David Berghoefer * ...........................2004-06 Arnold Gore ....................................... 2007-08 KEATON COLE.......................... 2008-PRESENT –5– Bob Holcombe .................................. 1955-56 J.B. Kiser ...........................................1964-65 Mal Brown ........................................ 1967-70 Willie Hamilton ** ..................................1976 Joel Fleming * ................................... 1996-98 James Johnson ..................................2002-04 Antonio Russell ................................. 2005-07 Camden Miller ....................................... 2008 Greg Avery.........................................2008-09 TREY SUMLER ......................... 2009-PRESENT –6– Ronnie Swartzel ................................ 1954-57 – 10 – Bob McGinn ...................................... 1948-50 Danny Tharpe .................................... 1961-64 Henry Logan ...................................... 1965-68 Tony Bell .................................................1973 Michael Plavich ...................................... 1999 Neil Rasnake * ....................................... 2000 – 11 – Bill Horne .......................................... 1961-64 Herbert Moore........................................ 1965 Randy Turbyfill................................... 1966-69 Billy Proctor ............................................1972 Jimmy McCallister ............................. 1977-80 Quentin Moore .................................. 1981-84 Robert Hill......................................... 1986-89

ALL-TIME

UNIFORM

Bo Greenwood ....................................... 1990 Scott Bradley .................................... 1992-95 William Butler ................................... 1996-97 Chad Wall ......................................... 1998-99 Kori Hatcher ......................................2000-03 Trey Hopkins......................................2005-06 Omar Thomas ..........................................2007 Anthony Phillip .................................. 2009-10 – 12 – Dave Ehle .......................................... 1959-60 Dale Beaver ...................................... 1965-66 Larry Grant ........................................ 1970-73 Dennis Sluder ................................... 1973-75 Alfred Graham .........................................1976 Greg Dennis ...................................... 1979-82 Caldwell Coleman .............................1983-84 Ken Gibson ....................................... 1994-97 Derrick Drummond ................................. 1998 Casey Rogers .................................... 1999-02 Charles Bouie *...................................... 2006 Josh Dees *.............................................2007 MIKE WILLIAMS ...................... 2009-PRESENT – 13 – Bruce Peterson ................................. 1961-63 Ronnie Worsham ............................... 1966-67 Ronnie Hoover .........................................1978 Mike Holt ................................................1979 Ron Young .............................................. 1983 Kevin Kullum * ....................................... 1996 Brett Carey ........................................ 1997-98 Tommy Mosley........................................ 1999 Rans Brempong ............................. 2001-05 + Brigham Waginger ............................. 2006-10 – 14 – Vance Randell .........................................1961 Roy Tharpe ............................................. 1962 Wilson Scott ...................................... 1971-73 Zip Stowe * .............................................1974 John Howard ..................................... 1975-76 Russell Gibbs * .......................................1977 Kevin Nipper ...........................................1978 Quinton Lytle ..................................... 1982-85 Maurice Johnson * ................................. 1986 Myron Lewis ...................................... 1987-90 Reggie Carson.........................................1991 Scott Newman........................................ 1992 Larry Mayo ........................................ 1996-97 Kenny Garner ......................................... 1998 Robert Anderson * ................................. 1999 Eryon Ford.............................................. 2000 Emre Atsur ........................................ 2001-04 – 15 – Bucky Pryor ....................................... 1959-60 John Britnall ...................................... 1963-66 Cary Elvington ................................... 1967-68 Ronald Rogers .................................. 1950-53 Neil Rasnake * ........................................2001 – 16 – Bill Bowen......................................... 1956-57 Floyd Pryor ............................................. 1958 Charles Crawford ................................... 1960

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– 17 – Tommy Williams ................................ 1954-57 – 19 – Harris Pryor ....................................... 1955-58 – 20 – Mel Gibson ....................................... 1960-63 Rick Campbell................................... 1970-73 Scott Langford ........................................1974 Vance Hughes .........................................1977 Russell Gibbs * .......................................1976 Eric Young ......................................... 1979-80 Cedric Cokely .................................... 1982-85 Robert Hutchison .............................. 1986-88 Brent Poston .......................................... 1990 J.B. Barham * .........................................1991 Tim Ford............................................ 1992-95 Lazarus Chennault............................. 1996-97 Robert Anderson * ................................. 1998 – 21 – Dave Greene ..................................... 1961-63 Nathan Arthur ........................................ 1964 Jerry Nesbitt ........................................... 1965 Tony Hope ......................................... 1966-67 Forrest Callaway ................................ 1978-80 Pat Sharp .......................................... 1981-84 Mark Tveter ............................................ 1986 Keith Gray ......................................... 1989-90 Forrest Tuff ............................................. 1994 Cory Rogers ........................................... 1995 Danny Gorelick ........................................1997 Paul Cuthbertson ................................... 1998 John Lewis ............................................. 1999 Zebulon Reid .......................................... 2000 Corey Wells .............................................2001 Alex Osipovitch..................................2002-04 Negus McKenna ................................2005-08 – 22 – Pat Padgett ....................................... 1960-61 Ronald Craig .......................................... 1962 Charles McConnell ............................ 1963-66 Jack Gilbert .......................................1964-67 Tommy Roach .................................... 1970-71 David Smith ............................................1972 Gus Dillahunt ..........................................1973 Lee Gibbs ...........................................1974-76 Doug Plemmons ......................................1978 Raymond Person ............................... 1978-79 Ronnie Carr ....................................... 1980-83 Roy Young .............................................. 1985 John Cunningham....................................1987 Doug Schutz........................................... 1989 Robert Gaines ................................... 1990-93 Jon Smith * ............................................ 1994 Joel Fleming * ........................................ 1995 Lunzaya Nlandu.................................2004-05 HAROUNA MUTOMBO.............. 2008-PRESENT – 23 – Randall Shields ................................. 1954-57 Swede Frauson.................................. 1958-59 Bill Gustafson ................................... 1961-64 Bob Thompson .................................. 1965-67 Zip Stowe * .............................................1978

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CA R O L I N A

Bryant Pagan ..........................................1979 Greg Young........................................ 1980-83 Brian Brunson ...................................1984-85 Monty Bumper .................................. 1991-92 Mario Claytor ..........................................1997 Stacy Ervin ........................................ 1998-99 Ricky Gandy * ........................................ 2000 L.T. Lockett........................................2002-03 Eric Wilson ........................................2005-08 Joey Parker............................................. 2009 – 24 – Dave Elmore ...................................... 1958-60 Bill Benson ....................................... 1961-63 Mike Manis .............................................1971 Rob Snyder .............................................1972 Howard Ainsley.................................. 1973-76 Willie Hamilton ** ..................................1977 Larry Caldwell ................................... 1978-81 Craig Cordes .......................................... 1982 Floyd Showers ................................... 1986-87 David Donerlson ................................ 1989-91 Anquell McCollum ............................. 1993-96 Dewayne Hood ....................................... 1999 Jarvis Hayes ........................................... 2000 Willie Freeman .................................. 2001-02 David Berghoefer * ................................ 2003 Charles Bouie *...................................... 2005 Nick Aldridge ..........................................2007 BRANDON BOGGS........................ 2010-PRES. – 25 – Bill Wilson ......................................... 1957-58 Darrell Murray ................................... 1961-64 Gene McConnell................................ 1967-70 Thomas “Bubba” Wilson * ................. 1977-78 Kevin Young....................................... 1979-82 Clifford Waddy .................................. 1983-86 B.J. Thompson................................... 1991-94 Jarvis Graham ................................... 1995-98 Domnique Quarles ............................2008-09 – 30 – Gaston Seal ...................................... 1960-62 John Bloom .......................................1964-67 Paul Litz ............................................ 1969-71 Glymph Childress .............................. 1972-73 Bert Medford ..........................................1974 Dan Lloyd .......................................... 1975-76 George Dodkin * .....................................1977 Terry Rutherford ................................ 1978-79 Kenny Trimier .................................... 1980-83 Eric Dailey * ........................................... 1990 Terry Boyd ......................................... 1991-92 Kelvin Wylie....................................... 2001-02 Jamar Jenkins ...................................2005-06 – 31 – Tommy Lavelle ................................... 1961-64 Greg Whittman .................................. 1966-69 Alex Bell ..................................................1977 Clarence DesBordes .......................... 1978-81 Dave Edwards ................................... 1982-83 Adrian Gailliard ................................. 2008-10

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UNIFORM

– 32 – Jim Hammond ........................................ 1967 Joe Wolf *** ...........................................1971 Mike Stump ...................................... 1973-74 Jay Lassiter ....................................... 1975-77 Gary Plamondon .....................................1978 Eric Taylor................................................1979 Mike Macfarlane ............................... 1981-84 Chris Tipton * ..........................................1987 Cornelius Muller ................................ 1989-90 Greg Dates ........................................ 1992-93 Tres Rogers ............................................ 1994 Kevin Kullum * ....................................... 1995 Todd Seibert ..................................... 1999-01 Kevin Martin .....................................2002-04 Stan Johnson .................................... 2006-07 Tim Magowan.................................... 2007-09 TAWASKI KING.............................. 2010-PRES. – 33 – Reggie Kitchens ................................ 1972-73 Ike Mims * ..............................................1977 Ricky Head ........................................ 1978-79 Si Simmons....................................... 1980-83 Leroy Gasque .................................... 1985-87 Bennie Goettie .................................. 1988-89 Zac Thurwalker .................................. 1990-91 Corey Williams .................................. 1993-94 Jon Smith * ............................................ 1995 Kerry Wright ...................................... 1996-97 Cory Largent *................................... 1999-00 Terrence Woodyard ............................2002-05 ISHMAEL HOLLIS .......................... 2010-PRES. – 34 – Howard Winston ................................ 1971-73 Kirby Thurston ................................... 1974-75 Ike Mims * ..............................................1976 Ben Mitchell............................................1977 Harry Dolan ....................................... 1978-80 Bill Utley .................................................1981 George Dixon ......................................... 1982 Bobby Getter ..................................... 1991-92 Joey Bryson ....................................... 1996-99 Jonas Hayes ........................................... 2000 Jared Outing * ........................................ 2006 BLAKE GALLAGHER ................. 2007-PRESENT – 40 – Bobby Frier..............................................1973 Thomas “Bubba” Wilson * ................. 1975-76 Sylvester Smalls ......................................1991 Lee Reavis.............................................. 1993 Brian Benson ......................................... 1994 Cory Norman .......................................... 1995 Johnny Scott *.........................................1997 Colin Kearns...................................... 1999-00 Kyle Greathouse ................................ 2004-07 Christian Tonkins ...............................2008-09 PRESTON ROSS............................ 2010-PRES. – 41 – Scott Wood ............................................ 1985 Scott Scholtz * .................................. 1994-95 Dondrell Whitmore ............................ 1998-00

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– 42 – Clay Ward.......................................... 1971-73 Hal Hawkins ............................................1974 Willie Hamilton ** ..................................1975 Quinton Bell ............................................1976 David Mchan .......................................... 1984 Andre Gault ....................................... 1985-88 Terry Miller ........................................ 1986-90 Lamont Turner .........................................1991 Johnny Scott *................................... 1993-95 James Ford ............................................ 1996 Bobby Phillips ................................... 1997-98 Lamont Speaks ...................................... 2002 Jake Robinson ................................... 2006-10 – 44 – Tim Swain ...............................................1971 Albert Toomer.................................... 1972-75 Mike Meadows * .....................................1976 Elgie Green ....................................... 1985-86 Greg O’Connor ....................................... 1989 J.B. Barham * ........................................ 1990 Kevin O’Brien ......................................... 1992 Chris Hunter ...................................... 1993-94 Versile Shaw .......................................... 1995 Scott Scholtz * .................................. 1996-97 Leon Davis ........................................ 1998-00 SAM SMITHSON ...................... 2009-PRESENT – 45 – Jeff VanDemark ................................. 1992-94 Tres Rodgers * ....................................... 1995 – 50 – Barry Ledbetter .......................................1971 Bill Fleming .............................................1973 Mike Meadows * .....................................1975 Richard Rogers ................................. 1984-87 Brian Campbell ................................. 1988-89 Michael Green........................................ 1999 RICHIE GORDON ..................... 2007-PRESENT – 52 – Henry Finch .............................................1972 Joe Wolfe *** .........................................1973 Steve Burnette ...................................1974-76 Chris Tipton * ....................................1984-86 – 53 – Ralph Simmerman ..................................1987 – 54 – Joe Wolfe *** .........................................1972 Bobby Baucom .................................. 1973-74 George Dodkin * ................................1974-76 – 55 – Jim Yates ........................................... 1985-88 Taylor Yanchar ...................................2003-04 * .... denotes different numbers worn in different seasons +Rans Brempong took a red-shirt during the 2004 season

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CONFERENCE

NICK ALDRIDGE

TERRY BOYD

DAVID BERGHOEFER

GREG DENNIS

ROBERT GAINES

L E ROY GASQUE

BENNIE GOETTIE

JARVIS HAYES

1989 2nd Team (C)

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BRANDON GILES

1986 1st Team (C)

2008 All-SoCon (C) & 2nd Team (M) 2009 3rd Team (M) 2010 All-SoCon (C & M)

FRANKIE KING

CORY L ARGENT

1994 1st Team (C) & 1st Team (M) 1995 1st Team (C) & 1st Team (M)

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KEVIN MARTIN

ANQUELL M C COLLUM

HAROUNA MUTOMBO

BOBBY PHILLIPS

JAKE ROBINSON

KENNY TRIMIER

2002 1st Team (C) & 2nd Team (M) 2003 1st Team (C) & 1st Team (M) 2004 1st Team (C) & 1st Team (M)

1995 1st Team (C) & 1st Team (M) 1996 1st Team (C) & 1st Team (M)

1997 1st Team (C) & 2nd Team (M) 1998 1st Team (C) & 1st Team (M)

BRIGHAM WAGINGER

2010 3rd Team (M) 2010 SoCon Co-Defensive Player of the Year

2009 All-SoCon (C) & 2nd Team (M)

2010 3rd Team (M)

DONDRELL WHITMORE 2000 3rd Team (M)

BUBBA WILSON 1978 2nd Team (C)

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TERRY BOYD

FRANKIE KING

ANQUELL McCOLLUM

BOBBY PHILLIPS

1992 Southern Conference Player of the Year (Media)

1994 Southern Conference Player of the Year (Media) 1995 Southern Conference Player of the Year (Coaches) 1994 SoCon Tournament MVP

1996 Southern Conference Player of the Year (Coaches & Media)

1998 Southern Conference Player of the Year (Coaches)

1996 SoCon Tournament MVP

SOCON ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM

WESTERN CAROLINA’S ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE SELECTIONS 1977-78 .... Bubba Wilson .......................2nd 1978-79 .... Raymond Person ..................2nd 1979-80 .... Greg Dennis .......................... 1st .................. Kenny Trimier........................2nd 1980-81 .... Ronnie Carr ........................... 1st .................. Greg Dennis .........................2nd 1981-82 .... Ronnie Carr ........................... 1st .................. Greg Dennis .......................... 1st 1982-83 .... Kenny Trimier......................... 1st 1983-84 .... Quinton Lytle ........................2nd 1984-85 .... Quinton Lytle ......................... 1st 1985-86 .... Leroy Gasque ........................ 1st 1988-89 .... Bennie Goettie ...................... 1st

1990-91 .... Terry Boyd ............. C-1st; M-2nd 1991-92 .... Terry Boyd ...............C-1st, M-1st .................. Robert Gaines ....................C-1st 1992-93 .... Robert Gaines ...... C-1st; M-2nd 1993-94 .... Frankie King ............C-1st; M-1st 1994-95 .... Frankie King ............C-1st; M-1st .................. Anquell McCollum ....C-1st; M-1st 1995-96 .... Anquell McCollum ....C-1st; M-1st 1996-97 .... Bobby Phillips ....... C-1st; M-2nd 1997-98 .... Bobby Phillips .........C-1st; M-1st 1999-00 .... Jarvis Hayes ..................... M-3rd 2000-01 .... Cory Largent.....................M-2nd 2001-02 .... Kevin Martin.......... C-1st; M-2nd

2002-03 .... Kevin Martin............C-1st; M-1st 2003-04 .... Kevin Martin............C-1st; M-1st 2004-05 .... David Berghoefer.............. M-3rd 2006-07 .... Nick Aldridge...........C-1st; M-1st 2007-08 .... Brandon Giles ...........1st; M-2nd 2008-09 .... Harouna Mutombo ....1st; M-2nd 2008-09 .... Brandon Giles .................. M-3rd 2009-10 .... Brandon Giles ... Coaches; Media 2009-10 .... Jake Robinson .................. Media 2009-10 .... Brigham Waginger ............ Media KEY: .....................................C - Coaches / M - Media

WCU’S SoCon FRESHMEN OF THE YEAR

Greg Dennis .........................................1979 Ronnie Carr .........................................1980 Kenny Trimier .......................................1980 Cedric Cokely.......................................1982 Clifford Waddy ....................................1983 Richard Rogers ....................................1984 Andre Gault .........................................1985 Floyd Showers .....................................1986 David Donerlson ..................................1989 Eric Dailey ...........................................1990 Carey Rich ...........................................1991 Tim Ford ..............................................1992 Anquell McCollum ...............................1993 Stacy Ervin...........................................1998 Casey Rogers .......................................1999 Jarvis Hayes .........................................2000 Rans Brempong ...................................2001 Kevin Martin ........................................2002 Trey Hopkins ........................................2005 Nick Aldridge .......................................2007 Jake Robinson .....................................2007 Harouna Mutombo...............................2009

CAREY RICH 1990-91 (Media) ~ (not pictured) ~ CASEY ROGERS 1998-99 (Coaches & Media) JARVIS HAYES 1999-2000 (Coaches & Media)

CASEY ROGERS

JARVIS HAYES

HAROUNA MUTOMBO

1999 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year (C & M)

2000 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year (C & M)

2009 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year (C & M)

HAROUNA MUTOMBO 2008-09 (Coaches & Media)

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1963 – NAIA First Team All-America

1963 – NAIA Second Team All-America

1965 – NAIA Third Team All-America 1966 & ‘67 – NAIA First Team All-America 1967 – Second Team Converse All-American (All-Divisions) 1967 – Associated Press College Division All-America 1968 – NAIA First Team All-America 1968 – Associated Press College Division All-America 1968 – Second Team National Association of Basketball Coaches

WESTERN CAROLINA’S ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS

WESTERN CAROLINA MEN’S BASKETBALL ALUMNI WESTERN CAROLINA’S ALL-TIME SOUTHERN CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 1977-78... Bubba Wilson ............... Week 11 1979-80 .. Ronnie Carr .................... Week 2 ................ Greg Dennis ................... Week 5 ................ Greg Dennis ................... Week 9 ................ Greg Dennis ................. Week 11 1980-81 .. Larry Caldwell................. Week 8 1981-82 .. Ronnie Carr .................... Week 6 ................ Greg Dennis ................... Week 7 1982-83 .. Kenny Trimier.................. Week 7 1983-84 .. Quinton Lytle .................. Week 1 ................ Quinton Lytle ................ Week 11 1985-86 .. Leroy Gasque ............... Week 11 ................ Clifford Waddy .............Week 12

1988-89 .. Bennie Goettie ............... Week 5 ................ David Donerlson ............. Week 8 ................ Bennie Goettie .............Week 12 1989-90 .. David Donerlson ............. Week 3 1990-91 .. Terry Boyd ...................... Week 7

1994-95 .. Frankie King ................... Week 2 ................ Frankie King ................... Week 7 1995-96 .. Anquell McCollum .......... Week 9 ................ Anquell McCollum ........ Week 10 ................ Anquell McCollum ........ Week 11

2003-04 .. Kevin Martin................... Week 1 ................ Kevin Martin................... Week 3 ................ David Berghoefer............ Week 6 ................ Kevin Martin................... Week 7 2004-05 .. David Berghoefer............ Week 9

1991-92 .. Maurice Williams............ Week 1 ................ Robert Gaines ................ Week 5 ................ Terry Boyd .................... Week 11

1996-97 .. Bobby Phillips ................ Week 2

2005-06 .. Kyle Greathouse ............. Jan. 17

1997-98 .. Bobby Phillips ................ Week 8

2006-07 .. Nick Aldridge....................Feb. 6

1999-00 .. Jarvis Hayes ................... Week 1

2008-09 .. Harouna Mutombo ......... Jan. 13

1993-94 .. Frankie King ................... Week 3 ................ Frankie King ................... Week 8 ................ Frankie King ................... Week 9 ................ Frankie King ................. Week 10

2001-02 .. Kevin Martin................... Week 2

2009-10 .. Mike Williams................ Dec. 15

2002-03 .. Rans Brempong.............. Week 8 ................ Kevin Martin................. Week 10

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Western Carolina University’s Athletics Hall of Fame was established in 1990 to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of former student-athletes, coaches and administrators. Inductees are selected by a 10-member committee composed of representatives from the University’s alumni association, former athletes association, faculty athletics committee, administration, athletics department, the Catamount Club and area media representatives. NAME (INDUCTED) .......................YEARS AT WCU

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ARDREY, Sam (1997) ............................1937-40 .................. Baseball, Men’s Basketball, Football

GREEN, Judy (1990) ............................. 1980-84 .............Women’s Basketball, Softball, Volleyball

McGINN, Bob (1992) ............................1947-50 ................................................Men’s Basketball

SETZER, Bobby (1992) ..........................1951-92 ......................... Football, Coach & Administrator

ARLEDGE, Jayne (1992) ........................1976-79 ........................................... Women’s Basketball

GREENE, George “Tiger” (1998) ............1981-84 ..............................................................Football

McINTOSH, Otis (1997) .........................1968-71 ..............................................................Football

BEVERLIN, Jason (2008) ...................... 1992-94 .............................................................Baseball

GRIFFIN, Odell (1992) .......................... 1939-40 ................................................Men’s Basketball

McKENNIE, Tony (2008) ....................... 1986-90 .......................................................Track & Field

BIASUCCI, Dean (1997) ....................... 1980-83 ..............................................................Football

GRUNDY, Phillip (2005).........................1991-93 .............................................................Baseball

MILLER, Brett D. (2001) ....................... 1984-86 ..........................................................Men’s Golf

BODINE, Tom (2010) .............................1991-94 ..............................................................Football

GUDGER, Jim (1990) ............................ 1940-69 ................................................. Athlete & Coach

MORGAN, Ken (1998) .......................... 1960-63 ............................................ Football & Baseball

BROWN, Regina (1998)........................ 1987-92 ...........................Volleyball, Women’s Basketball

HAILEY, Freddie (1999) ........................ 1984-87 .............................................................Baseball

MURRAY, Darrell (2006) ....................... 1960-64 ................................................Men’s Basketball

BYRD, Art (1990) ................................. 1946-49 ..............................................................Football

HAMILTON, Hugh “Pee Wee” (1992) ......1947-50 ..............................................................Football

PEELE, Betty (1997) ............................. 1963-96 ..........................................Coach, Administrator

CARPENTER, Wille (1994) .....................1976-80 ............................................ Football & Baseball

HARP, Gerald (1992) .............................1977-80 ..............................................................Football

PERSONS, Susan (2005)...................... 1969-75 .................................................................Coach

CARMICHAEL, Alonzo (2008) ............... 1983-86 ..............................................................Football

HARTBARGER, Jim (2000) .................... 1969-75 .................................................................Coach

PETERSON, Bruce (2001) ..................... 1960-64 ......... Football, Men’s Basketball & Men’s Tennis

CARR, Ronnie (1999) ........................... 1980-83 ................................................Men’s Basketball

HARTSELL, Susan B. (1994) .................1973-76 .........................................................Gymnastics

POINDEXTER, C.C. (1991)..................... 1930-35 ....................................Athletic Director & Coach

WIKE, Johnny (2009) ........................ 1964-2004 ...............Football, Men’s & Women’s Golf Coach

CHEUNG, Patrick (1990) .......................1970-73 ......................................................Men’s Soccer

HASTINGS, Rebecca Twiner (2010) ....... 2000-04 ..................................................... Women’s Golf

PRYOR, Harris (1994) ........................... 1956-59 .................................Men’s Basketball, Baseball

WILLIAMS, Denny (2004) ..................... 1955-60 ..............................................................Football

CHILDERS, Tobe (2010).........................1957-60 ..............................................................Football

HAYES, Kerry (2010)..............................1991-94 ..............................................................Football

RALEIGH, Matt (2004).......................... 1989-92 .............................................................Baseball

WILLIAMS, Jim (1992) .......................... 1964-66 ..............................................................Football

COOPER, Louis (2005) ..........................1981-84 ..............................................................Football

HAYWOOD, Bill (1996) ..........................1969-81 .................................................. Baseball Coach

RASHEED, Eric (2000) ...........................1981-84 ..............................................................Football

DALTON, Don (1995) .............................1966-81 ....................................Football (Player & Coach)

HOLLIDAY, Emily (1996) ....................... 1982-86 ...........................Women’s Basketball, Volleyball

RATCLIFFE, Carl (1992) ........................ 1933-36 ..............................................................Football

DENNIS, Greg (1997) ............................1979-82 ................................................Men’s Basketball

HOOVER, Brad (2008) .......................... 1996-99 ..............................................................Football

RAY, Dr. Bob (2009) ..............................1951-92 ..................... Basketball, Coach & Administrator

DODSON, Clinton F. (1991) .................. 1934-69 ..................................................... Administrator

HOWELL, Charles “Babe” (1998) .......... 1950-53 ............................................ Football & Baseball

REED, Jerry (1994) ................................1974-77 .............................................................Baseball

DOWELL, Jean (1992) .......................... 1963-66 ........................................... Women’s Basketball

JAMES, Anthony (1991) .........................1979-83 ........................................ Football, Track & Field

ROACH, Kirk (1996) ............................. 1984-87 ..............................................................Football

DURR, Walter J. (1991)..........................1951-98 ...................................................Team Physician

JONES, Paul (2002) ........ 1967-68 and 1969-81 .. Cross Country/Track & Field (player and coach)

ROBINSON, Dan (1990) ....................... 1946-68 ................................................. Athlete & Coach

FAIREY, Clint (1998) ............................. 1986-89 .............................................................Baseball

LAVELLE, Tommy (2000) ....................... 1961-64 ................................................Men’s Basketball

ROGERS, Ronald (1990)...................... 1950-53 ................................................Men’s Basketball

FERGUSON, Mark (2006) ......................1970-73 ..............................................................Football

LeCLAIR, Keith (2002)..... 1985-88 and 1992-97 ...............................Basetball (player and coach)

ROSS, Devondia (2205) ....................... 1990-93 ........................................Women’s Track & Field

FINCH, Nora Lynn (1991) ...................... 1967-70 ..................... Women’s Basketball, Field Hockey, ................................................ Tennis, Volleyball

LEGGETT, Jack (2001) ...........................1983-91 .................................................. Baseball Coach

RUTA, John (2008) .............................. 1962-65 ..............................................................Football

LIPFORD, Darrell (2004)........................1974-77 ..............................................................Football

SALTZ Simmons, Cindi (2000) ...............1979-82 ........................................... Women’s Basketball

LIVESAY, Robyn Keeler (1995) .............. 1980-84 ..............................................Softball, Volleyball

SANDERS Peterson, Karen (2001) ........ 1962-64 .......................................................Men’s Tennis

GAINES, Jerry (1991).............................1970-75 .......................Football, Track & Field & Baseball GARDNER-MAYHORN, Susie (2004) ..... 1989-93 ................ Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country GAY, Scott (2006) ................................ 1983-85 .............................................................Baseball GIBSON, Mel (1992) ............................ 1960-63 ................................................Men’s Basketball GILBERT, Jeff (2000) .............................1981-84 ..............................................................Football

LOGAN, Henry (1990)........................... 1965-68 ................................................Men’s Basketball LUNDY, Ralph (2006) ............................1970-71 ......................................................Men’s Soccer LYONS Wilson, Lori (2002) ................... 1990-93 ........................................... Women’s Basketball McCOLLUM, Anquell (2010) ................. 1992-96 .................................... Men’s Basketball, Coach

SCHRADER, Dr. Charles (1998) ............ 1968-93 ........................................... Men’s Soccer Coach SEAL, Gaston (2010) ............................ 1959-63 ................................................Men’s Basketball SELZER, Tommy “Bromo” (1995) .......... 1948-52 ...............................................Football, Baseball

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SIMMONS, Clyde (2002) ...................... 1982-85 ..............................................................Football SPRADLING, Steve (2009).................... 1967-70 ..............................................................Football STANKUNAS, Frank (1992) ................... 1960-63 ..............................................................Football STROUD, Judy (1999) ............................1973-76 ........................................... Women’s Basketball WESTMORELAND Suhre, Betty (1990) .... 1965-79 .................................................................Coach THARPE, Danny (1991) ......................... 1960-64 .... Men’s Basketball, Baseball, Football & Tennis TOLLESON, Wayne (1990) .....................1974-78 ............................................ Football & Baseball WATERS, Bob (1993)............................ 1969-88 ...................... Football Coach & Athletic Director WELLMON, Laura Echols (2009) ....... 1999-2002 ........................................... Women’s Basketball

WILLIAMS, Steve (1996) .......................1968-71 ..............................................................Football WILLIAMS, Willie (2006) ...................... 1990-92 ..............................................................Football WILSON, Thomas “Bubba” (2002) .........1975-78 ................................................Men’s Basketball WITTMAN, Greg (1996) ......................... 1966-69 ................................................Men’s Basketball WHITE, Steve (1999) .............................1970-98 ..................................................... Administrator YATES, Steve (2009).............................. 1971-74 ..............................................................Football YOUNG, Tom (1990) ............................ 1946-68 ....................................Athletic Director & Coach 1983 FOOTBALL TEAM (2003) 1963 MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM (2003) 1969 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM (2003) 1949 FOOTBALL TEAM (2007)

PAT R O N A W A R D 1992 ..................................... Ralph Sutton 1993 ........ E.J. Whitmire & Dr. Wallace Hyde 1994............................Dr. Quinn Constantz 1995.......................................Alice Benton 1996................................. Dr. Jim Hamilton 1998..........................Dr. Gurney Chambers 1999..................................Jimmy Childress 2004 ..................................Larry Stanberry 2005 ....................................Nathan Arthur

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HENRY LOGAN – (1965-68) Henry Logan is the most heralded athlete in Western Carolina’s history. He was four-time NAIA and Associated Press All-America Selection from 1965-1968. He owns virtually every school scoring and assist record, and ranks ninth on the all-time college basketball scoring list with 3,290 points. He averaged a phenomenal 30.7 points for every game played and scored 60 points in a 1967 game. He was the first black to play at a predominately white college in the southeast and opened the door for integration of athletic programs in the region. He is also an inductee in the Western North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame ... Inducted in 1990 ANQUELL MCCOLLUM - (1992-96) Was a two-time, first-team All-Southern Conference selection. Named 1996 SoCon Player of the Year after leading the league - and ranking sixth nationally - in scoring and guiding WCU to its first SoCon title. Was selected to WCU’s All-20th Century Team. Finished his career as WCU’s all-time career 3-pointers made leader with 245, scoring 1,777 points and entered the Hall as the only three-time SoCon All-tournament team selection. Also served as an assistant men’s basketball coach. Inducted in 2010 BOB MCGINN – (1947-50) Robert McGinn was a two-time All-North State basketball selection in the post World War II years and became the second Catamount to ever earn the coveted All-North Carolina honors in 1948 which included players from present ACC-members. He was a key performer for the 1947 Catamounts that advanced to the NAIA national tournament and never played on a team that posted a losing record. He later enjoyed a distinguished career as a corporate executive and public official. He served two terms on the WCU Board of Trustees, 1979-87 ... Inducted in 1992 DARRELL MURRAY – (1960-64) Murray was a starting forward for Western on the 1962-63 team, which was elected into the WCU Hall of Fame in 2003. An AllCarolinas Conference selection, Murray started more games (117) than any other player in WCU history and played a role in Western winning 45-consecutive home games from 1962-65. Murray ended his career fourth on Western’s all-time scoring list with 1,471, a total which currently ranks 12th, and ranks third on the all-time rebounding list with 1,208 boards. Murray, along with Tommy Lavelle and Greg Wittman, is just one of three Catamounts to accumulate 1,000 points and rebounds in a career. Murray is additionally one of just four Catamounts to average double figures in scoring (12.6 ppg) and rebounding (10.3 rpg) for a career. As a senior, Murray led Western to a 20-6 record, was tabbed AllCarolina’s Conference and a second-place finish in the league. As a junior, Murray averaged over 11 points and 11 rebounds on the 192-63 team which posted a 28-7 record and reach in the NAIA Championship game. In 1961-62, Murray helped the Catamounts to a 21-8 record and a Carolina’s Conference Championship. As a freshman, Murray was named to the North State Conference All-Freshman team after setting a school season record of 155 offensive rebounds ... Inducted in 2006 BRUCE PE TERSON – 1960-64 One of the most versatile athletes in WCU history, lettered and started in three sports followed by a hall of fame high school coaching career. He started three positions – quarterback, half back and defensive back – for the 1954-61 football teams. He was a frequent starting guard on the 1960-63 basketball teams and helped the 1963 Catamounts to the NAIA National Championship Game. He was the number one singles player on the 1963 tennis team. In addition he was two-time football team captain, two time tennis captain, captain of the 1963 basketball team and was player-coach of the 1963 tennis team. As a high school coach, he won eight conference championships at Asheville High, was selected to coach the East-West All-Star and Shrine Bowl Games, was named North Carolina High School Coach of the Year twice and elected to the North Carolina High School Athletics Association Hall of Fame ... Inducted in 2001 HARRIS PRYOR – (1956-59) A two sport all-star in the late 1950’s, he started four seasons, 1956-1959, on the basketball and baseball teams and was allconference in both sports. As the starting point guard for four seasons, he led WCU to four-consecutive winning records and averaged scoring in double figures each of those seasons. He was

an all-conference selection twice and was named to the conference all-tournament team three times. In 1959 he led Western to its first Norht State Conference championship and was conference tournament’s MVP and was named All-NAIA District 26. In baseball he was a two time all conference selection and in his senior season posted an 11-4 record with 12 complete games while leading the team in hitting and home runs. He was voted 1959 Western North Carolina Athlete of the Year ... Inducted in 1994 RONALD ROGERS – (1950-53) Ronald Rogers was Western Carolina’s first basketball All-America selection and was honored with that distinction three different seasons (1950-53). He was the first NAIA player to be named AllAmerica for three consecutive seasons. He averaged better than 20 points per game for his career and held all of the school’s scoring records for 20 years. His 44 points in a 1953 game was a record for 23 seasons. He also broke North State Conference scoring records for a game, season and career. He ranks third on Western’s career scoring list. He was the first Western basketball player to have his jersey and number–15–retired ... Inducted in 1990 GASTON SE AL - (1959-63) Was a four-year starter on WCU’s 1962 Carolina’s Conference championship and 1963 NAIA National Runner-Up teams. Entered the Hall sixth on WCU’s record books with 681 career rebounds. Was a member of the Catamount Club Board of Directors for over 12 years. Inducted in 2010 DANNY THARPE – 1960-64 Danny Tharpe is arguably the most versatile athlete in the history of WCU athletics as he started in four sports. He was a four year starter in basketball as point guard, and led the Catamounts to three 20 win seasons, a Carolina’s conference championship and the championship game in the NAIA National Tournament in 1963. He averaged in double figures in all four seasons. He was a regular on the tennis team for two seasons. He led the 1964 baseball team in hitting. He started at line backer for the 1964 football team before suffering a mid-season injury. He also excelled in the class room with 3.0 and he was a double major in biology and physical education ... Inducted in 1991 THOMAS “BUBBA” WILSON – (1975-79) Anchored the men’s basketball team as it made the transition from NAIA competition to NCAA and Southern Conference during mid 1970’s. In 1978, Wilson became first All-Southern Conference selection. During that season he was SoCon’s second leading scorer with 23.5 ppg. He also finished the year in the top 10 in rebounding, steals, blocked shots, and field goal percentage. At the time of his induction, he ranked 14th on the Catamounts all-time scoring list, while ranking second in steals and blocked shots. Wilson was drafted by the Golden State Warriors in the 1978 NBA draft ... Inducted in 2002 GREG WIT TMAN – (1966-69) The leading rebounder in WCU basketball history and No. 8 on the Catamounts’ all time scoring list. He started in over 100 games in the 1966 through 1969 season and is the programs all-time combination leader in scoring and rebounding with 1,354 rebounds and 1,626 points and owns career averages of 15.1 points and 12.3 rebounds in each of his four seasons. His 15.4 rebounds per game in the 1967-68 season was the second best in the nation and a WCU season record. He was named All Carolina’s Conference All-tournament twice and helped the Catamounts to three winning seasons. He played for three seasons in the American Basketball Association in Denver, Miami and Dallas ... Inducted in 1996 THE 1963 MEN’S BASKE TBALL TE AM The 1962-63 men’s basketball team, under leadership of Jim Gudger, posted a 28-7 record, won the Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tourneyand NAIA District title. WCU then ran off wins on consecutive days versus Eastern Montana, Miles, Lewis & Clark and Fort Hayes State before falling in NAIA championship game to Texas Pan American. The ‘63 team featured All-Americans Mel Gibson and Tommy Lavelle, as well as Danny Tharpe, who ranks 10th among the school’s all-time scorers, and Charlie McConnell, who scored 1,018 career leaders for rebounds in Darrell Murray (third), Gaston Seal (sixth) and John Brittnall (ninth) ... Inducted in 2003

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* NOTE: In 1968, the American Basketball Association (ABA – 1967-76) did not document their draft picks. However, it was documented that HENRY LOGAN was the first guard taken in the 1968 ABA draft and is considered a first-round pick. Logan, who signed one of the richest contracts of his time, was drafted in the first round by, and played for, the Oakland Oaks, which became the Washington Capitols and later the Virginia Squires.

ADDITIONAL CATAMOUNTS IN PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL In addition to Kevin Martin with the Houston Rockets, currently seven former Catamounts are playing professional basketball overseas and in various league around the United States: Rans Brempong (2001-05) – who played for Team Canada in trying to help the Canadian National Team qualifiy for the Beijing Olympic games – is currently playing in Holland; Brandon Giles (2006-10) is paying in Germany; Adrian Gailliard (2008-10) is playing in South America in Brazil; Corey Muirhead (200306) is playing the the Czech Republic; Antonio Russell (2005-07) is playing in Norway; and Terrence Woodyard (2002-05) is playing in Japan.

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Destination Distances: Cherokee – 20 miles Asheville – 55 miles Greenville, S.C. – 2 hours Knoxville, Tenn. – 2 hours Hickory, N.C. – 2.25 hours Atlanta, Ga. – 2.5 hours Charlotte, N.C. – 2.75 hours

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DR. JOHN W. BARDO CHANCELLOR, Western Carolina University During his tenure as Western Carolina University’s chancellor, Dr. John W. Bardo has propelled Western into the national spotlight as a university that is preparing students to face the challenges of the 21st century. Bardo has announced that he will step down as University Chancellor effective June, 2011, ending his 16-year stint in that post. Since becoming the 10th chief executive officer in Western’s history, Dr. Bardo has been a driving force in the University’s growing status across North Carolina and the nation as a leader in the application of the tools of technology to teaching and learning. During his decade of leadership, student enrollment has soared 21.8 percent, the average SAT scores of entering freshmen have risen by 62 points and student retention rates are higher than ever. At Dr. Bardo’s suggestion, the university community agreed to require incoming freshmen to have networkable computers, and in 1997 Western became the first institution in the University of North Carolina system to adopt that requirement, and is now moving to increase wireless networking capabilities on campus.

Prior to his appointment at WCU, Dr. Bardo had been vice president for academic

Similarly, it was at Dr. Bardo’s urging that Western established a residential Honors

affairs at Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts since 1990. He assumed the

College, the first in the UNC system. The Honors College, which began in 1997 with

dual role of provost of the public institution in 1993. Like Western Carolina, Bridgewater

about 70 students, now enrolls more than 900 high-achieving students who welcome the

State was founded in the 19th century as a normal school for the training of teachers

challenge of advanced academic classes and competition for national and international

and today is a state-supported regional, comprehensive institution.

scholarships. More recently, Dr. Bardo has emphasized the importance of service

Before moving to Massachusetts, Dr. Bardo held senior administrative posts at

learning, which encourages faculty and staff to incorporate service to the community

the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, serving as assistant to the president

in many forms as a part of students’ academic experiences at Western.

for planning and as provost and vice president for academic affairs. A sociologist, he

A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Dr. Bardo also has engineered a university wide effort to “raise the bar” of academic standards at Western. Faculty members have increased their

had previously accumulated a decade of teaching and administrative experience at Southwest Texas State University and Wichita State University.

expectations of student performance, and students are rising to meet those expectations.

Dr. Bardo graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1970 with a degree in

That emphasis on increased academic quality is earning the attention of some of North

economics. He holds a master’s degree in sociology from Ohio University, and earned

Carolina’s brightest young scholars, increasing the number of National Merit finalists

a doctorate in the field from The Ohio State University. A graduate of the Institute for

and high school valedictorians interested in Western.

Educational Management at Harvard University, he also has been a Fulbright Visiting

Under Dr. Bardo’s leadership, the university has increasingly turned its attention toward reaching out to the citizens of Western North Carolina and promoting economic

Scholar at Monash University in Australia and a guest visiting professor at the University College of Wales at Swansea.

development as a means of improving the quality of life for the area’s residents. Western’s

He has written extensively and lectured widely on urban and community sociology,

new $8 million Center for Applied Technology is designed to address critical labor force

higher education, organizational behavior, economic development, quantitative

issues facing the region by providing educational programs that will support emerging

methods, and the educational applications of technology. Dr. Bardo is currently amidst a four-term term of service on the NCAA’s Minority

high-tech, “new economy” industries. Recently developed programs include undergraduate and graduate degrees in

Opportunities and Interests Committee. The 12-member committee is charged with

entrepreneurship, a degree in construction management, and approval for joint programs

conducting reviews of issues related to the interests of ethnic minority student-athletes,

in electrical and computer engineering with Charlotte.

NCAA minority programs and NCAA policies that affect ethnic minorities.

In addition, the university has formed strategic partnerships with several regional

In fall 2004, Dr. Bardo was appointed to serve one year as chairman of the committee

universities in the fields of biotechnology, bioinformatics and micro-optics. As

on economic and work force development for the American Association of State Colleges

construction is completed on Western’s new “signature” building, a $30 million Fine

and Universities. The committee, composed of presidents and chancellors of AASCU

and Performing Arts Center, the university has taken numerous steps to boost heritage

member institutions, is one of six established by the association’s board of directors

and cultural tourism in the mountain region, including the establishment of a new

to advance its work in the arena of public higher education.

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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS, Western Carolina University Western Carolina Chancellor Dr. John W. Bardo announced on August 23, 2004 the selection of Chip Smith as the Catamounts’ Director of Athletics. His first year on the job at Western was an eventful one as Western’s football team won the Old Mountain Jug with a 30-27 victory over Appalachian State in the fall of 2004, the Lady Catamount basketball team won the 2005 Southern Conference tournament championship and the WCU soccer team won the 2005 SoCon tournament title. In the spring, Western hosted the 2005 SoCon Outdoor Track & Field Championships, which was lauded for its organization and atmosphere. In 2006-07 under Smith’s watch, Western won the Women’s Golf Tournament, a share of the Women’s Basketball regular season title, Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship, and a share of the Baseball regular season title before garnering an at large bid to the NCAA Field of 64, advancing to the Chapel Hill Regional Final. Most recently, the men’s golf team garnered its first-ever, at-large bid to the NCAA Championship tournament while the track & field teams took three of the four titles. In addition to overseeing the start of a new program (softball and the construction

field, in addition to accumulating 1,537 hours of community service, Catamount

of the program’s new stadium), Smith laid the foundation for the success of three

student-athletes have posted a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.01 for

sports, hiring head coaches for men’s basketball, volleyball and soccer during

their careers.

2005. A review of Western Carolina’s 2005-06 athletic year shows that foundation

Smith came to Western after two years as athletics director at Morehead State.

was solid. In addition to winning Southern Conference championships in soccer,

He additionally was director of athletics at Eastern Kentucky University, as well as

men’s indoor track & field, men’s outdoor track & field and softball, Western played

holding positions in the athletics departments at Virginia Military Institute, UNC

for a share of the SoCon title in football, falling to eventual national champion

Charlotte and University of North Carolina.

Appalachian State in the final regular-season game, and the Catamount baseball

A native of Greensboro who grew up in Siler City, Smith earned his bachelor’s

team was the only school in the nation to have non-conference road wins over two

degree in education at North Carolina in 1978, where he played football for four

2006 College World Series teams (Clemson and Georgia). WCU student-athletes

years under legendary coach Bill Dooley. He earned his master’s degree in athletics

earned a league-best 118 All-SoCon honors on the field, not including numerous

administration at North Carolina in 1989.

SoCon academic honors and four SoCon Coach of the Year selections. Off the

He began his career in athletics as a high school teacher and coach, first at Hickory High School and then at Garinger High School in Charlotte. He worked as ticket manager for the Durham Bulls baseball club before joining the Educational Foundation Inc., at North Carolina in 1983 as assistant to the executive director of the athletics fund-raising organization also known as the Rams Club. Smith was a member of the athletics department administration at UNC Charlotte from 1984 though 1991, first as business and ticket manager, then as assistant athletic director for development. He joined the staff of Southern Conference member VMI in 1991 as assistant athletics director, advancing to associate athletics director. He joined the administration at Eastern Kentucky University in 1999, rising to the position of director of athletics in 2001. He has served as director of athletics at Morehead State since August 2002. Smith is married to the former Gale Thompson, who swam collegiately at North Carolina. They have two children; daughter Chesley (23), who is a 2009 graduate of UNC Greensboro, and a son, Cort (19), who graduated from Smoky Mountain High School and is currently enrolled at UNC-Chapel Hill.

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Senior Associate Athletic Director / Basketball Administrator Fred Cantler is entering his 33rd year as a member of the Western Carolina University Department of Athletics, serving most recently as the Senior Associate Athletics Director for internal relations. He is also the primary sport administrator for football, women’s soccer, men’s basketball and baseball. In addition, Cantler serves as the department’s compliance and eligibility officer, a duty he’s held since taking the position in 1996. Other facets of Cantler’s responsibilities include game-day management, scheduling and overseeing the maintenance of athletic facilities, summer camp organization, serving as a liaison between athletics and other departments on campus, and overseeing the athletic training and weight rooms as well as the equipment room. Cantler also served as the interim athletic director for WCU in 2004.

During his time as a sport administrator, Cantler was a part of overseeing the addition of the Catamount women’s soccer program from scratch in 1999. Two years later in 2001, the program captured its first of three Southern Conference tournament championships. Also, the Catamount baseball team won both the regular season and tournament titles in 2003 and won the regular season in 2007, advancing to the NCAA Wilson and Chapel Hill regional tournaments, respectively. Additionally, Cantler has also served as the floor director at the annual SoCon men’s basketball tournament, served on the conference’s officials committee and the SoCon basketball tournament committee as well as on various NCAA committees. A 1978 graduate of Western Kentucky University, Cantler came to Western Carolina in August of that same year as the department’s athletic trainer – a position in which he held for 18 years prior to moving into athletic administration. Cantler, who will retire at the conclusion of the 2010-11 basketball season, is married to the former Katrina Hipp, who is a teacher at Sylva’s Smoky Mountain High School. The couple has two children – Natalie Cantler Canter and Clay – and a granddaughter, Emery.

DR. JENNIFER BROWN

SENIOR WOMAN ADMINISTRATOR, Western Carolina University Dr. Jennifer Brown was appointed to the position as Western Carolina’s fifth Senior Woman Administrator (SWA) on July 1, 2005. A native of Eden, N.C., Brown is in her eighth year at WCU, coming to Cullowhee in August of 2001 as the Director of Academic Support Services for StudentAthletes. In that capacity, Brown was responsible for overseeing all of the of the academic support programs for Catamount athletics which includes the Academic Enhancement Program (AEP). As the Senior Woman Administrator, Brown has continued her supervision of AEP, with the addition of sport administration for women’s volleyball, women’s basketball, women’s tennis, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s track & field and softball. She also coordinates the CHAMPS / Life Skills programs and serves as the athletic department advisor to WCU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC).

Brown earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from North Carolina State University in 1992 and received her Masters of Arts in counselor education in ‘96 from North Carolina Central University. She was awarded her Doctoral degree in counselor education in the spring of 2004 from N.C. State, and began instructing a counseling course in the fall of 2005 in WCU’s college student personnel graduate degree program. Prior to coming to Western Carolina, Brown worked with Academic Support Programs for Student-Athletes at both North Carolina and North Carolina State. She has also served as the program coordinator for the Youth Out of the Edcuation Mainstream Project at the Center for the Prevention of School Violence. Additionally, Brown worked with the North Carolina Association of Educators as the parent coordinator of the North Carolina Foundation for Public School Children. During her tenure in Cullowhee, Brown has garnered numerous accolades. She was named the Most Outstanding Academic Advisor during the 2002-03 academic calendar year, as well as the Last Minute Productions Staff Supporter of the Year during that same time frame. In 2003-04, Brown was awarded the John Fry Advising Award which honors excellence in working and dealing with students.

DR. GIBBS KNOTTS WCU Faculty / Athletics Representative

Dr. Gibbs Knotts accepted the Chancellor’s appointment to become the Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) for the Athletics Department in the spring of 2003. Knotts serves as the Head of WCU’s Political Science and Public Affairs Department, as well as a Professor in the Department of Political Science. While at Western, Knotts has also served as the associate dean of the Graduate School. Knotts represents Western Carolina and the Southern Conference in his role as FAR and serves on a number of conference committees. He is also a member of the NCAA Honors Committee, which selects winners of prestigious awards presented at the annual NCAA Honors Dinner. In the 2003-04 academic year, Knotts was honored by the University as recipient of the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award and the Graduate School’s Teaching-Research Award.

Knotts has a very impressive academic and athletic background. He is originally from Shiloh High School in Lithonia, Ga., where he won seven individual state championships and was a member of two team state championship teams. He was also inducted into the Shiloh High School Hall of Fame on October 15, 2005. Knotts attended North Carolina from 1989-1993, where he ran cross country and indoor/outdoor track, earning three varsity letters. He competed in the 1991 NCAA Cross Country Championships and his team won the 1992 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa at UNC and won several prestigious scholar athlete awards including the ACC’s James H. Weaver PostGraduate Scholarship. He put his past running experience to use when he was selected to be an Olympic Flame Torchbearer for the 2002 Winter Olympics. Among 210,000 hopefuls, he was selected to be one of 11,500 to actually carry the torch as the Olympic committee picked him for his overcoming obstacles after being in a car accident. Knotts received his M.A. and Ph.D. from Emory University in Atlanta. He and his wife Stacy are the parents of one daughter, Whitney.

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Western Carolina Code of Fan Conduct It is the policy of Western Carolina University that all Fans at athletic sporting events must maintain the highest degree of credibility and decorum possible. All fans must make every attempt to conduct themselves in a manner as not to embarrass the institutions by their actions. Behavior by fans that does not meet this standard and which has the potential of harming the reputation of the institution or any of its units is prohibited. Good sportsmanship must be an integral part of every sport sponsored by WCU. The ethical environment of the university must assert and reflect primacy of human dignity, must encourage growth and achievement, and must insist on respect in all interpersonal relations. WCU students and fans must be held accountable for their use of profane and vulgar language, banners, posters, signs, flags, treatment of opponents, and treatment of officials. In respect to NCAA policies, WCU is held accountable for the actions of its fans.

INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ROLE AN D MISSION

The Department of Athletics at Western Carolina University is an integral program of the institution and exists solely to complement the central University mission of teaching and learning. The University seeks to create a community of scholarship in which the activities of its members are consistent with the highest standards of knowledge and practice in their disciplines. The athletics program reflects this commitment to highest standards and shares the responsibility of achieving the goals of the University. The activities of the athletics program provide an environment in which student, coaches, faculty, staff and administrators jointly assume the responsibility for the success on and off the field of play. The athletics program embraces the concept that student-athletes are first and foremost students — possessing academic goals, personal interests, and vocational ambitions not unlike those of any other student. The athletics program complements other University programs by enhancing the educational, social, career and athletic opportunities of the students who participate in athletics. This environment also fosters a commitment to high standards of personal and professional conduct by all members of the athletic community manifested in the highest level of sportsmanship. Western Carolina University is committed to ensuring equitable participation and treatment of men and women of all races and ethnic origins. The athletics program actively promotes an environment in which fair and equitable distribution of athletic opportunities, benefits, and resources are available to all athletics program participants, and in which any person is free from discrimination. The athletics program provides significant contributions to the University by enhancing loyalty to the alma mater, strengthening the pride and enthusiasm of alumni, fostering a strong sense of community, and serving as a positive public relations tool for the University.

Southern Conference Code of Spectator Conduct Southern Conference teams shall be supported with enthusiasm and dedication, for strong spectator support is a vital part of the experience of college competition. We expect good sportsmanship from players and coaches. They have a right to expect the same from spectators. Therefore, we urge Southern Conference students, alumni and friends to cheer their teams to victory while upholding those ideals our colleges and universities have nurtured during the long history of the Southern Conference. Our spectators should be courteous and judicious in choice of expression, and should exhibit good manners and kindness to all others. The scoreboard will reflect the quality of the teams in competitions while the kind of support given by the spectators will reveal the character of Southern Conference fans.

INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS VISION Western Carolina University Athletics’ vision is to be the best place to be a student-athlete in the Southern Conference The first question that this statement causes to surface is, “What does ‘best place’ mean?” For the Athletics Department (Athletics), it means all of the following: • ACADEMICS – Athletics will become the number one program among the public institutions in The Southern Conference (SoCon) for graduation rates for its student-athletes. Athletics is committed to ensuring that every student-athlete graduates. This means giving greater attention to study halls, tutoring, and other means of coping with the additional pressures student-athletes face in balancing their academic and athletics goals. • WINNING – Athletics is committed to upgrading its competitiveness and dominating the SoCon in all sports by competing for and winning Conference championships and post-season competitions. • SUPPORT – Athletics has fostered support (financial and attendance) based on shared ownership among the following groups: University Administration; Faculty/Staff; Student Body; Alumni; Community. • PEOPLE – Athletics personnel includes coaches, administration and support staff are highly skilled at what they do and determined to help the student-athletes realize a meaningful and enjoyable experience during their tenure at WCU. • LIFE SKILLS – Athletics maintains a vibrant Life Skills program which is a model in the SoCon. Support for this program continues to foster the growth of student-athletes by emphasing the following commitments: academic excellence, athletic excellence, personnel development, career development and service. • FACILITIES – Athletic facilities are comparable to or better than any of those within SoCon. • COMPETITION – Athletics has enhanced its level of competition, thereby increasing the quality of play within the SoCon and the possibilities for post-season opportunities. • ATTITUDE – Athletics has developed a winning attitude. This sustained attitude, coupled with real success, has created a new winning tradition for Western. • GENDER AND MINORITY EQUITY – The athletics program reflects its commitment to ensuring equitable participation and treatment of men and women of all races and ethic origins.

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LARRY HUNTER Men’s Basketball

KAREN MIDDLETON Women’s Basketball

KIM CHERRY-BECK Cheerleading

DENNIS WAGNER Football

CARTER CHEVES Men’s Golf

MALLORY HETZEL Women’s Golf

CHAD MILLER Women’s Soccer

CHRISTINE HORNAK Softball

CHRIS WOLLETT Women’s Tennis

DANNY WILLIAMSON XC and Track & Field

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Chip Smith

Fred Cantler

Dr. Jennifer Brown

Brian Frerking

Daniel Hooker

Stacy Miller

Jamaal Mayo

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Senior Assoc. AD / Internal Operations

Associate AD / Senior Woman Administrator

Associate AD / External Operations

Assistant AD / Media Relations

Assistant AD / Compliance

Assistant AD / Academic Support

Denise Gideon

Katharine Koch

Stefanie Conley

Rick Fulton

Cheryl Plemmons

Kim Jamison

Director of Media Relations

Director of Athletics Marketing

Athletics Ticket Manager

Athletics Business Manager

Administrative Assistant to the Athletic Director

Athletic Department Administrative Assistant

Gorham Bradley

Jeremiah Fisher

Bryan Powell

Lindsay Lessing

Julie Miller

Steven Honbarger

Brandon King

Jeff Pitman

Media Relations Assistant

Athletics Marketing Assistant

Catamount Club Assistant

Director of Sports Medicine (MBK Contact)

Head Athletic Trainer (FB Contact)

Head Strength & Conditioning Coordinator

Assistant Director of the Catamount Club

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Athletic Department Mailing Address: Western Carolina University - Name of Person or Sport Ramsey Center – Athletics Cullowhee, NC 28723 Mark Conlin

Clay Cantler

Mike Taylor

Head Grounds / Facility Technician

Assistant Grounds / Facility Technician

Head Athletics Equipment Manager

General Phone Number: (828) 227-7338 Athletics Fax Number: (828) 227-7688 Camp Lab Fax Number: (828) 227-7079 Toll Free Athletics Ticket: (800) 34-GOWCU All Phone Number Extensions have an (828) area code and a 227-prefix Athletic Training Room ........ 2305 Catamount Club ................. 3047 Equipment Room ................ 2042 Football Office .................... 2015 Ramsey Center Office ......... 2047 Ticket Office - Athletics ....... 2401

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WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY . . . A HOME OF TRUE STUDENT-ATHLETES

Western Carolina University is committed to helping its student-athletes both on and off the playing field. WCU treasures its outstanding academic reputation and is equally proud of the tradition of its athletic teams. Realizing the important role that sport plays in the lives of our student-athletes, the Office of Academic Support Services for StudentAthletes, in conjunction with the Office of Academic Advising assist student-athletes with managing their athletic demands without sacrificing their academic careers. WCU Department of Athletics has always understood the primacy of academics and maintains a close working relationship with both offices of academic support. The Office of Academic Support Services for Student-Athletes reports to the Athletic Director and is committed to: (1) Ensuring that each student-athlete at WCU continues to make academic progress towards graduation as well as maintaining athletic eligibility; (2) Ensuring that every student-athlete be provided the necessary resources needed to be academically successful; (3) Striving to assist each student-athlete with reaching their fullest potential as young adults in achieving their career and life goals. The Academic Support Services staff is responsible for monitoring the academic progress and class attendance of all student-athletes and coordinating the Academic Enhancement Program. The Academic Enhancement Program (AEP) offers academic resources to its studentathletes to give them the best opportunity for continued success in the classroom. All first semester freshmen and transfers and are required to participate in the program. Catamount student-athletes are provided with tutorial services and educational and career workshops. The Office of Academic Advising is part of a larger academic support program known as the Office of Advising and Retention Services which has a fundamental responsibility for enhancing the educational experience for all students. All freshmen student-athletes are advised by a specific academic advisor through enrollment in USI 130, Academic and Career Planning, a one-hour elective course. Through this course, students learn about WCU academic programs and policies, NCAA academic regulations, gain a better understanding of the meaning of higher education, learn more about themselves, and make new friends. All student-athletes are advised by the athletic advisor until they formally declare a major. Exemplifying their commitment to academic excellence and emphasis across the department is apparent in the increasing number of student-athletes recognized for scholastic merit. For the 2004-05 year, 112 WCU student-athletes qualified for the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll, which honors student-athletes who have participated in at least one sport and have earned a 3.0 or better grade point average during the past academic year. In 2007-08, a school-record 143 Western Carolina student-athletes were named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll. WCU also possessed

Former Western Carolina men’s basketball forward Arnold Gore participating in WCU Graduation Commencement ceremonies

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Defensive end Nick McNeil (left) and quarterback Brian Gaither (right) are pictured with WCU Chancellor Dr. John Bardo after graduation ceremonies. McNeil, a member of the Washington Redskins’ playoff roster for the 2005 season, and Gaither were both named All-SoCon as seniors and both signed NFL contracts.

four student-athletes who posted a 4.0 grade point average for the entire school year. In 2008-09, between the three seasons in which academic accolades are handed out by the SoCon office – fall, winter and spring – Western Carolina boasted a league-high 80 Academic All-conference team selections including 24 in the fall, 23 in the winter and 33 in the spring. Back in 2007-08, WCU led the conference with 81 student-athletes recognized across the three seasons – 25 in the fall, 22 in the winter and 34 in the spring. Western also had a conference-leading 11 SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week honors a year ago. Since 2000, Western has produced five Academic All-America selections including Ryan Schade (baseball in 2002); Jason Whaley (football in 2003); Yoneko Allen (women’s basketball in 2004); Tyler Sexton (baseball in 2006, ‘07); and Brooke Johnson (women’s basketball in 2008, ‘09). Whaley was also the recipient of an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship from the National Football Foundation. During that same span, a trio of Catamounts (Allen, and men’s basketball players Emre Atsur, and Rans Brempong) were recipients of the Southern Conference’s Mike Wood Former WCU men’s basketball forward, Willie Freeman Postgraduate Scholarship, while track at Western’s graduation commencement ceremonies. athlete Tonya Edmunds was one of 32 NCAA student-athletes to be awarded a postgraduate scholarship through its Ethnic Minority and Women’s Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarship Programs for 2005-06. In 2006, Emily Pierce (women’s soccer) was awarded the SoCon’s David Knight Graduate Scholarship and the WCU soccer team was recognized by the NCAA as the team ranked among the sport’s top 10 percent in Academic Progress Rate (APR). Off the field for the 2008-09 academic year, in addition to accumulating 3,800 hours of community service, Catamount student-athletes posted a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.01 for their careers. Bolstering that GPA were a combined 34, 4.0 GPA’s in the Fall of 2008 and Spring of 2009 semesters and a combined total of 202 Dean’s List honors between the two semesters.

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GREG DENNIS

RICHARD ROGERS

MYRON LEWIS

JAKE ROBINSON

* 1980 Second Team Academic All-America (3.40 GPA, majoring in Biology)

* 1986 Third Team Academic All-America (3.70 GPA, majoring in Chemistry)

* 1990 Second Team Academic All-America (3.76 GPA, majoring in Chemistry / Pre-Med)

* 2010 Third Team Academic All-America (3.40 GPA, majoring in Finance)

* 1982 Third Team Academic All-America (3.43 GPA, majoring in Biology)

* 1986 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Award Winner

* 2010 First Team Academic All-District III * 2009 Coleman Lew Leadership Award Recipient

* 1982 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Award Winner

WESTERN CAROLINA’S BASKETBALL GRADUATES Three Catamounts, including two men’s basketball players, have been awarded the Mike Wood Foundation Graduate Scholarships since 2003. In 2004, men’s basketball guard Emre Atsur was rewarded the Mike Wood Foundation Graduate Scholarship, with women’s basketball counterpart, Yoneko Allen also garner-

ing the Mike Wood Foundation Graduate Scholarship. In March of 2005, The Southern Conference announced that Catamount basketball student-athlete Rans Brempong, then the league’s all-time leader in blocked shots with 308, was awarded the scholarship. The Mike Wood Scholarship, worth $2,000 to pursue a graduate degree at the school of their choice, is awarded to student-athletes competing in men’s basketball, as well as a female athlete with preference given to those participating in basketball. Also, to be eligible, the student-athlete must be a varsity letter-winner. Preference is given to those majoring in business or a related field and they must have demonstrated leadership skills in athletics and/or extra curricular organizations on campus.

WCU’s Emre Atsur was the 2004 Southern Conference Mike Wood Postgraduate Scholarship recipient.

Brempong, who graduated with a B.S. in Communications from Western in August of 2004, began graduate school in the fall of 2005 as he received a medical redshirt to play a fifth season with the Catamounts. The Thornhill, Ontario, native ended the 2004-05 season ranked second in the SoCon and ranking 16th nationally in blocked shots (2.77 avg.). He additionally ranked ninth in the league in field goal percentage (.515) and 14th in rebounding (6.0 avg.). In addition to his academic excellence and his performance on the court, he has served the community by reading to area elementary school children, participating in free basketball clinics for area youth and serving meals to the less fortunate at the Community Table of Sylva.

Rans Brempong (left) is Western Carolina’s all-time leader in blocked shots with 308. Brempong is shown here with WCU FacultyAthletics Representative, Dr. Gibbs Knotts, after being the recipient of the 2005 Southern Conference Mike Wood Postgraduate Scholarship

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The Southern Conference Conference,, which enters its 89th season of intercollegiate competition in 2009, has become known as one of the nation’s leaders in emphasizing the development of the student-athlete and defining the league’s role in helping to build lifelong leaders and role models. The Southern Conference is the nation’s fifth-oldest NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association. Only the Big Ten (1896), the Missouri Valley (1907), the Pacific 10 (1915) and the Southwestern Athletic (1920) conferences are older in terms of origination. The Southern Conference has excelled as the premier Football Championship Subdivision conference since earning that classification in 1981. SoCon member Appalachian State won three-straight Football Championship Subdivision titles. The Conference currently consists of 12 members in four states throughout the Southeast and sponsors 19 varsity sports and championships that produce participants for NCAA Division I Championships. Throughout its history, the Southern Conference has been an innovator in college athletics. The Southern Conference was the first “super conference” with its charter membership including the likes of Alabama, Auburn, and North Carolina. The SoCon, as it has come to be known by headline writers throughout the country, is the league that gave birth to the three-point shot in college basketball at Western Carolina University, and was the college home of such sporting greats as Arnold Palmer, Jerry West and Charlie “Choo Choo” Justice. Academic excellence has been a major part of the Southern Conference’s tradition. League athletes have been recognized countless times on Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-America and district teams. A total of 19 Rhodes-Scholarship winners have been selected from the conference. M EEM MBERS BERS HIP HI P HIS HI S TORY The Southern Conference was formed on February 25, 1921 at a meeting in Atlanta, Ga. Fourteen institutions from the 30-member Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) reorganized as the Southern Conference. Those charter members included Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi State, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Washington & Lee. Athletic competition began in the fall of 1921. In 1922, six more schools - Florida, Louisiana State, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tulane and Vanderbilt - joined the fold. A year later, the University of the South joined the ranks. Virginia Military Institute became a member in 1925 and Duke University came into the fold in 1929. Since then, conference membership has experienced a series of membership changes with 42 institutions having been affiliated with the league. The league has undergone two major transitions during its history. The first occurred in December 1932 when the Southeastern Conference was formed out of the 23-school Southern Conference. The league’s 13 members west and south of the Appalachian Mountains reorganized to help reduce the extensive travel demands that were present in the league at the time. In 1936, the Southern Conference invited The Citadel, William & Mary, Davidson, Furman, Richmond and Wake Forest to join the membership. The second major shift happened in 1953 when Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest officially withdrew from the league to form the Atlantic Coast Conference. This change was brought about due to the desire of many of those schools to schedule a greater number of regular season basketball games against their local rivals. Today, the league continues to thrive with a 12-school membership that spans four Southeastern states. Current league members are Appalachian State, College of Charleston, The Citadel, Davidson, Elon, Furman, Georgia Southern, UNC Greensboro, Chattanooga, Western Carolina and Wofford, with Samford officially joining the league on July 1, 2008. CHAM CHA MPION P I ONS S HIPS HI P S HIS HI S TTORY ORY The first Southern Conference Championship was the league basketball tournament held in Atlanta in 1922. The North Carolina Tar Heels won the tournament to become the first recognized league champion in any sport. The Southern Conference Tournament remains the oldest of its kind in college basketball. The Southern Conference began sponsoring women’s sports during the 1983-84 season. That year, volleyball, basketball and tennis championships were held in the league. Cross country joined the mix in 1985 and the league began holding indoor and outdoor track championships in 1988. Most recently, the conference instituted golf and softball championships in the spring of 1994 and added soccer in the fall of 1994. The Southern Conference currently declares champions in 10 men’s sports - football, soccer, cross country, basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, wrestling, baseball, tennis and golf - and nine women’s sports - soccer, volleyball, cross country, basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, tennis, golf and softball. Women’s sports are relatively young in the league’s history. In 1992-93, the Southern Conference celebrated its 10th Anniversary of women’s athletics. Furman golfer Dottie Pepper was named the SoCon Women’s Athlete-of-the-Decade in conjunction with that event. Appalachian State’s Mary Jayne Harrelson won the NCAA Outdoor title at 1500 meters in 1999 and 2001. Furman’s Brandi Jackson won the NCAA Women’s Golf East Regional in the spring of 2003.

Commissioner:...............................................................................John Iamarino Senior Associate Commissioner: ........................................................Geoff Cabe Associate Commissioner / Internal Affairs:.........................................Sue Arakas Associate Commissioner / Compliance ............................................... Doug King Senior Account Executive / SoCon Sports Properties: ..................... Mike Mitchell Assistant Commissioner / External Affairs: ...................................... Jason Yaman Associate Director of Media Relations: ...................................... Jonathan Caskey Director of Championships: .............................................................Brandon Neff Director of Multimedia Services: ................................................... Jamie Severns Assistant to the Commissioner: ........................................................ Laura Hayes ww w . c a t a m o u n t s p oCalhoun r t s Hipp .com Media Relations Assistant: .............................................................

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