2011-12 Men's Basketball Yearbook by Western Carolina University Athletics

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GE ENER N E R A L I NF 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. David O. Belcher (Furman, 1979) Athletics Director: .............. Randy Eaton (UT-San Antonio, 1990) 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: ..........................................................82 All-Time Record: ........................................ 1,117 – 1,064 (.512) NCAA Postseason Appearances (Div. I):............................1 (0-1) .................................Lost to Purdue, 73-71 (1996 West Region) NIT Appearances: .............................................................. None

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INTRODUCTION / GENERAL INFORMATION ..............1-8 Table of Contents / Quick Facts ........................... 1 General Information ............................................ 2 Directions to WCU ............................................... 3 Media Information / CSN .................................4-5 2011-12 Season Outlook .................................... 6 2011-12 Roster .................................................. 7 Role / Mission / Vision ....................................... 8 CATAMOUNT PLAYER PROFILES .............................9-30 Thumbnail Scouting Reports ........................ 10-11 Keaton Cole, Senior .....................................12-13 Harouna Mutombo, R-Senior ........................14-15 Sam Smithson, Senior.................................. 16-17 Trey Sumler, R-Sophomore ...........................18-19 Brandon Boggs, Sophomore.........................20-21 Tawaski King, Sophomore.............................22-23 Ishmael Hollis, Sophomore ..........................24-25 Preston Ross, Sophomore ............................26-27 Tom Tankelewicz, R-Sophomore......................... 28 Dillon Dunford, R-Sophomore............................ 29 Kenneth Hall / James Sinclair, Freshmen ........... 30 WCU COACHES PROFILES ...................................31-40 Head Coach Larry Hunter..............................32-35 Hunter’s Career Year-by-Year ............................. 35 Anquell McCollum ............................................. 36 Eric Wilson ........................................................ 37 Brigham Waginger............................................. 38 Randy Wood / Jamaal Mayo / Managers ........... 39 Steven Honbarger / Daniel Hooker .................... 40

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2011-12 OPPONENTS .........................................41-46 Opponent Directory ........................................... 42 2011-12 Opponent Series History ................43-46

Returning Starters • Brandon Boggs • Harouna Mutombo • Trey Sumler

Year...................................2010-11 Stats So. ................ 7.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 29 assists R-Sr...............9.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 77 assists R-So............11.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 99 assists

Lettermen Returning/Lost: ................................................ 5 / 4 Returners • Keaton Cole • Tawaski King • Ishmael Hollis • Preston Ross • Sam Smithson

Year...................................2010-11 Stats Sr. ................................. 5.2 ppg, 1.6 rpg So. ................................. 3.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg So. ..................................1.1 ppg, 0.4 rpg So. ................................. 4.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg Sr. .................................. 1.3 ppg, 1.3 rpg

Lost • Blake Gallagher • Richie Gordon • Anthony Phillip • Mike Williams

Reason..............................2010-11 Stats Sr. ................................. 1.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg Sr. ............................... 10.2 ppg, 5.7 rpg Sr. ................................. 1.2 ppg, 0.7 rpg Sr. ............................... 10.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg

WCU ME ED D I A R E L AT I O NS NS 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 • Office Phone: ................................................(828) 227-2458 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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Head Coach:....................................... Larry Hunter (Ohio, 1971) • Head Coaching Record at WCU:.................... 90-100 (6 years) • Overall Record: ........................................ 599-324 (31 years) Basketball Office Phone: ..................................(828) 227-7395 Best Time to Interview Coach: ...................Mornings through SID Assistant Coaches: .................................................................... ......... Anquell McCollum (Western Carolina, 2000) – 8th season .................... Eric Wilson (Western Carolina, 2008) – 3rd season ......... Brigham Waginger (Western Carolina, 2010) – 1st season Dir. of Basketball Operations: ...............Randy Wood, WCU 2008

2011-12 Record: ............................................................. 18-15 Record Breakdown: .............. 11-1 home; 6-11 road; 1-3 neutral 2011-12 SoCon Record (Finish): ................ 12-6 (1st-t in North) Record Breakdown: ..................................... 8-1 home; 4-5 road Starters Returning/Lost:.................................................... 3 / 2

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2010-11 SEASON REVIEW ..................................47-62 2010-11 Season in Review ................................ 48 Results / Leaders.............................................. 49 Season Box Score ............................................. 50 Game Recaps & Box Scores ......................... 51-61 The Cullowhee Experience ................................. 62 WCU RECORDS AND HISTORY ...........................63-106 Individual Records ............................................ 64 Team Single-Game Records............................... 65

Top Single-Game Performances ........................ 66 100-point Games / Vs. Ranked ......................... 67 Individual Single-Season Top 10........................ 68 Annual Pts-Rebs-Ast-Blk-Steal Leaders ............. 69 Individual Career Top 10...............................70-71 WCU in the SoCon Tournament .......................... 72 WCU in the Post-Season .................................... 73 WCU in In-Season Tournaments .................... 74-75 Ramsey Center Records .................................... 76 Homes Prior to Ramsey ..................................... 77 Year-by-Year Results .....................................78-86 Series Records vs. All Opponents....................... 87 Year-by-Year Team W-L Records ......................... 88 WCU Coaching History ...................................... 89 All-time Letterwinners ..................................90-91 All-time Uniform Numbers ............................92-93 WCU All-Southern Conference ......................94-95 WCU Southern Conference Honors .................... 96 WCU’s All-Americans......................................... 97 WCU Athletics Hall of Fame ..........................98-99 WCU Special Recognitions ..............................100-106 1963 NAIA National Runner-Up ....................... 100 1996 SoCon Championship Team ................... 101 Retired Jerseys .........................................102-103 Kevin Martin ................................................... 104 Ronnie Carr - NCAA’s 1st 3-pointer .................. 105 Catamounts in Professional Basketball ........... 106 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY ...................107-128 This is... Western Carolina ........................108-109 Campus Life............................................. 110-111 Chancellor Dr. David Belcher ....................112-113 Randy Eaton, WCU AD .............................. 114-115 Todd Lawing / Dr. Knotts / Dr. Brown ............... 116 Staff Directory .................................................117 WCU Basketball Facilities......................... 118-119 Home Court Advantage ............................120-121 Catamount Spirit, Pride, Tradition............ 122-123 Home of True Student-Athletes ........................ 124 WCU’s Academic All-Americans ....................... 125 THE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE .........................126-127 WCU RADIO / TELEVISION CHART........................... 128

The 2011-12 Western Carolina Men’s Basketballl Yearbook 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 thank you to Greg Lautzenheiser and Bryan Powell for their help in the production of this guide. 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 – Keaton Cole, Harouna Mutombo and Sam Smithson (Photos by Mark Haskett)

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WESTERN CAROLINA MEDIA RELATIONS

Denise Gideon Director of Media Relations

Daniel Hooker, Western Carolina ‘01 Assistant Athletic Director / 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

Bryan Powell – Asst. Director of Media Relations

WCU PRESS ROW / GAME DAY STAFF MBK Game Day Admin.: ............................. Jamaal Mayo Scorebook: ........................Hayley Henson, Mike Stewart Scoreboard/Game Clock: ............................. Phil Woody Shot Clock: ..............................Clay Cantler, Corey Minor Public Address: .......................... Jeff Bryson, Ryan Hipps Statistics: ............................ Bryan Powell, Walter Turner Game Day Assistants: ............... Chris Downey, Matt Herr ...........................................Andrew Wirick, Ivy Woodruff

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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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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.

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From Charleston, S.C.: Take I-26 West to Asheville; follow the same directions as listed above. 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.

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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.

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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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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

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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 Two stations across Western North Carolina are again slated to carry broadcasts of the Catamount Sports Network (CSN) for the 2011-12 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 920 AM WPTL in Canton.

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

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WWCU-FM also offers streaming audio of the games its web site at www.WWCUFM.com. Also, Catamount Athletics has again partnered with Stretch Internet and will have live audio of every Catamount Sports Network broadcast online through its official web site, www. CatamountSports.com.

WLOS-TV (ABC) Stan Pamfilis, Sports Director 110 Technology Drive Asheville, NC 28803 (828) 651-4563 - phone (828) 651-4618 - FAX sports@wlos.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.

WSPA-TV (CBS) Pete Yanity, Sports Director Box 1717 Spartanburg, SC 29304 (864) 587-5452 - phone (864) 587-5430 - FAX

Ayers has been behind the play-by-play microphone for WCU’s football and basketball games in 25 of the past 26 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.

WYFF-TV (NBC) Geoff Hart, Sports Director Box 788 Greenville, SC 29602 (864) 240-5264 - phone (864) 240-5305 - FAX

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) Student General Manager Western Carolina University Old Student Union Cullowhee, NC 28723 (828) 227-7173 - phone (828) 227-7099 - 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 play-by-play announcer, Gary Ayers, interviewing WCU head coach Larry Hunter following a home game in the Ramsey Center.

CATAMOUNT SPORTS NETWORK Gary Ayers, Play-by-Play PO Box 571 Balsam, NC 28707 (828) 452-5315 ayers5315@bellsouth.net

2011-12 MBK CSN AFFILIATES WWCU-FM, Power 90dot5 – Cullowhee, N.C. Flagship Station of Catamount Athletics Listen Live: www.WWCUFM.com

WAYNESVILLE ENTERPRISE-MOUNTAINEER Chuck Fiebernitz, Sports Editor Drawer 19 Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-0661 - phone (828) 452-0665 sports@themountaineer.com

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2011-12 CATAMOUNT BASKETBALL PREVIEW Larry Hunter, entering his seventh season in Cullowhee, is excited about the prospects of the upcoming season. The Catamounts have posted three-consecutive winning seasons in Cullowhee and have shared the SoCon North Division crown in two of the past three years. Including an 11-1 home record last season, WCU has won 38 of its last 44 home games including 26 of its last 30 Southern Conference games. All told over the past three seasons, the Catamounts are 36-5 at home – an 87.8% winning percentage, tops among SoCon teams. WCU enters 2011-12 with just three seniors including Harouna Mutombo, Keaton Cole and Sam Smithson (pictured at right). Otherwise, the squad is made up of underclassmen including seven redshirt and true sophomores with a pair of true freshmen. “I like my team in terms of I’ve got hard-working players that are very committed to what we’re doing,” said Hunter during the SoCon’s preseason teleconference. “We’ve got some athleticism. We’re not overly big; and we’re not overly experienced with just the three upper classmen and the rest sophomores or freshmen - although some of those sophomores played an integral role and grew up for us a year ago.” Hunter added, “We’ve had a great off-season. Perhaps the best off-season of any group since I’ve been here at Western Carolina, so that was a plus. Guys have gotten better.” All told, the Catamounts return three of their top five scorers in Trey Sumler (11.5 ppg), Mutombo (10.1 ppg) and sophomore Brandon Boggs (7.7 ppg). Mutombo and Cole were selected as co-captains during the preseason and according to Hunter have really bought into that role for the team, commenting that “both are in really good mindsets.” Sumler garnered both top first-year player honors from both the SoCon head coaches and the media association a season ago. He is the second WCU rookie to receive top freshman honors in the past three seasons as teammate Mutombo was the Freshman of the Year in 2008-09. Sumler was also named to the 2011 Mid-Major Freshman All-America team, as selected by CollegeInsider.com. Sumler ranked second on the team in scoring a year ago, averaging 11.5 points per game to rank second among league rookies. His scoring average jumped to 13.4 points per game - tops among league freshmen - in SoCon games only. He averaged three steals per game in taking over at the point guard position early in the year, starting 21 of the 31 games for the Catamounts. Sumler scored 20-or-more twice including a career-high 24 points against Davidson, while also stepping to the free throw line to make the gamewinning charity toss in the home victory over Chattanooga. “The thing I like most about Trey is that he is a terCATAMOUNTBASKETBALL2011-12

Members of Western Carolina’s 2011-12 men’s basketball senior class – (l-r) guard #22 Harouna Mutombo; guard #4 Keaton Cole; and center #44 Sam Smithson rific competitor and he plays both ends of the court - he does not take time off on the basketball court. He has a good motor, plays with a lot of energy and a lot of passion,” Hunter said. Among the second-year class, Hunter is also high on the play of swing man, Brandon Boggs, who averaged right at eight points per game last season. He is flanked by classmates Tawaski King and Preston Ross in forward positions, with Ishmael Hollis moving back to the block to add depth. Sophomore class additions Tom Tankelewicz and Dillon Dunford who both sat out a season ago after transferring will both play as guards for WCU. The Catamounts added a pair of first-year players in Kenneth Hall and James Sinclair – both of which will be counted upon this season for WCU to be successful. Off the court this off-season, Hunter added former point guard Brigham Waginger to his staff to compliment veteran assistant - and 1996 SoCon Player of the Year - Anquell McCollum (1993-96) and Eric Wilson (2004-08) - a move that gives him three former Catamount players on staff. WCU also added Randy Wood to staff as the Director of Basketball Operations, a position Waginger vacated to take the fulltime coaching position. Western Carolina looks to build upon its recent successes while trying to keep its focus on winning the conference tournament and returning to postseason play.

“The guys are hungry. We haven’t accomplished our goals yet completely. I think our guys have bought into what we’re doing pretty good - we’ve just got to keep working and see if we can get better and achieve some of the things we’d like to achieve in our program,” said Hunter. Road trips to regional-rivals South Carolina and North Carolina State, as well as 12 home games at the Ramsey Center highlight the 2011-12 Western Carolina men’s basketball schedule Hunter unveiled. Seven of the Catamounts’ 2011-12 opponents saw post-season play a year ago that includes thirdseeded Purdue and three others that advanced to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Field a season ago. WCU’s 2011-12 schedule culminates with the Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Championship as it makes its return to Asheville, N.C., and the Asheville Civic Center for the first-time since 1995. “We are again fortunate to be able to assemble a very challenging and diverse non-conference schedule this year,” said Hunter, whose squads have won SoCon North Division titles two of the past three seasons. “We play teams from several of the power conferences, along with teams from the Missouri Valley, Mid-American and Big South conferences. This is a schedule that will afford our team room for growth and development as we prepare for the rigors of the Southern Conference schedule.”

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2011-12 Western Carolina Catamount Men’s Basketball Team: Front Row (l-r): Assistant Coach Anquell McCollum, Assistant Coach Eric Wilson, Brandon Boggs, Harouna Mutombo, Keaton Cole, Trey Sumler, Dillon Dunford, James Sinclair, Assistant Coach Brigham Waginger and Head Coach Larry Hunter. Back Row (l-r): Director of Basketball Operations Randy Wood, Tom Tankelewicz, Preston Ross, Tawaski King, Josh Mendenhall, Sam Smithson, Ishmael Hollis and Kenneth Hall. 2011-12 WCU MBK SCHEDULE N

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14 Josh Mendenhall *

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

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Savannah, Ga. (Savannah HS)

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Dublin, Ga. (Dublin HS)

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Flowery Branch, Ga. (Flowery Branch HS)

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6-4 220 So.

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

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Dallas, Texas (South Oak Cliff HS) Cullowhee, N.C. (Lenior-Rhyne / Smoky Mountain HS) Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Eastern Commerce HS) Rocky Mount, N.C. (Nash Central HS) Greenville, S.C. (Waycross CC / Berea HS)

* Sitting out the 2011-12 season after transferring; will take a redshirt

Head Coach:...........................Larry Hunter (Ohio ‘71) • 7th season at WCU; 32nd year as a head coach

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CAPS — indicates home games * — Southern Conference Games # - South Padre Island Invitational – Campus Site games $ - South Padre Island Invitational – South Padre Island Convention Center

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2012 SoCon Men’s Basketball Championship US Cellular Center – Asheville, N.C.

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Assistant Coaches: ...............................Anquell McCollum (Western Carolina ‘00) • 8th season at WCU .......................................................................Eric Wilson (Western Carolina ‘08) • 3rd season at WCU ........................................................... Brigham Waginger (Western Carolina ‘10) • 2nd season at WCU Dir. of Basketball Ops: ................................... Randy Wood (Western Carolina ‘08) • 1st season at WCU Athletic Trainer: ....................................................................Steven Honbarger (Appalachian State ’01) Media Relations (MBK Contact): ...................................................Daniel Hooker (Western Carolina ’01)

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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.

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.

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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.

INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS V ISION 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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Tom Tankelewicz R-Sophomore – Guard Strong outside jump shot and good range ... Good defender who is very athletic ... Will help WCU stretch the floor offensively this season ... Sat out 2010-11 after transferring from Charleston Southern

Ishmael Hollis Sophomore – Forward Long, athletic ... Is stronger than he appears ... Has a lot of basketball savvy and an uncanny knack of filling up a stat sheet ... Skill set makes him a match-up problem

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James Sinclair Freshman – Guard A very skilled guard who has the ability to play either the point or off-guard positions ... Has an excellent feel for the game ... Is long and athletic and can score from behind the arc, as well as off the dribble

Kenneth Hall Freshman – Forward A physical forward who possesses excellent skills, length and athleticism ... Earned a reputation in high school for being an outstanding defensive player and overall competitor

A big, raw talent who has worked on developing his strength and interior presence ... Will see playing time increase through the year as he adds height, strength and depth to the Catamounts’ post play

Keaton Cole Senior – Guard Very quick, solid ball-handler ... Nicknamed “Knock Down” by the coaching staff for his ability to knock down the 3-point shot ... Looking to have a solid senior season after a great off-season

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Tawaski King Sophomore – Forward His length, width and strength allow him to command attention especially around the basket ... Has good hands and likes to compete and bang ... A good technician with his pinning and low post moves, has a variety of ways to score

Trey Sumler R-Sophomore – Guard Athletic guard who joined the WCU basketball team as a walk-on prior to the 2009-10 season ... 2010-11 SoCon Freshman of the Year ... Very solid jump shooter from long range ... Developing in the Catamount offensive system in running the point

Brandon Boggs Sophomore – Guard Motor is constantly running at a high level; plays hard and loves to compete ... Is a very athletic, talented perimeter player who has good feel for the game ... Knows how to score from all over the court and is a good rebounder

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Dillon Dunford R-Sophomore – Guard Transferred to WCU prior to the 2010-11 season from Lenior-Rhyne, sitting out a year by NCAA transfer rules ... A solid guard that will look to add depth to back court for WCU

Preston Ross Sophomore – Forward Great physical presence at either a perimeter or post positions which makes him very versatile ... Is naturally very strong, explosive, and athletic ... Has good mid-range scoring ability and can shoot the 3-pointer

Harouna Mutombo R-Senior – Guard A proven scorer who has an uncanny ability to finish at the basket ... Is an accomplished jump shooter who has worked during his fourplus years in Cullowhee on polishing his jump shot ... Very athletic and exciting player to watch

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5-10 • 170 • SR • 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. CAREER NOTES: Enters his senior season with 382 career points and 88 made 3-pointers, 43 shy of 10th on the WCU career charts. 2010-11 (JUNIOR): Played in all 33 games making seven-straight starts from Nov. 27 through Dec. 12 at Ohio State ... Was a key reserve off the bench most of the season, averaging just under 20 minutes per game ... Averaged his single-season best 5.2 points per game on the year including scoring a career-high 17 points at Chattanooga, matching a career-high with four made 3-pointers ... Posted six double-digit scoring efforts ... Endured a four-game scoreless drought amidst a 1-for20 shooting lull at mid-season before coming off the bench with seven key points in the home win over Appalachian State ... Tallied 10 points to help the Catamounts down UNC Greensboro in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament. 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. CATAMOUNTBASKETBALL2011-12

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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:

17, at Chattanooga (12/4/10) 6, twice: MR - at Chattanooga (12/4/10) 13, at Chattanooga (12/4/10) 4, twice: MR - at Campbell (12/10/10) 11, at Chattanooga (12/4/10) 5, twice: MR - BRADLEY (11/30/10) 6, twice: MR - BRADLEY (11/30/10) 4, twice: MR - at William & Mary (11/28/10) 3, vs. Mercer (11/26/10) 3, four times: MR - at William & Mary (11/28/10) 5, SAMFORD (2/26/09) 4, twice: MR - at Samford (12/2/10) 1, SAMFORD (2/26/09) 37, APPALACHIAN STATE (2/14/09)

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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 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 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 third-straight, double-digit outing with eight points in the road win at UNC Greensboro, adding a career-high four rebounds.

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

17, at Chattanooga (12/4/10) 6, twice: MR - at Chattanooga (12/4/10) 11, at Chattanooga (12/4/10) 4, at Chattanooga (12/4/10) 11, at Chattanooga (12/4/10) 4, twice: MR - APPALACHIAN 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, twice: MR - at Samford (12/2/10) 1, SAMFORD (2/26/09) 37, APPALACHIAN STATE (2/14/09)

MISC. CAREER STATS Double Figure Scoring: 11 Double Figure Rebounding: 0 Double-Doubles: 0 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 1 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 0 Games with 20+ Points: 0

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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GP 29 34 33 96

GS 7 7 7 21

MIN 396 340 652 1388

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3-POI NTERS FG FGA PCT 26 60 .433 23 68 .338 39 124 .315 88 252 .349

FT 19 8 35 62

FTA 23 9 48 80

PCT .826 .889 .729 .775

REB O U NDS OFF DEF TOT 8 19 27 13 18 31 19 33 52 40 70 110

AVG 0.9 0.9 1.6 1.1

PF 17 17 48 82

FO 0 0 1 1

AST 29 17 43 89

TO 18 9 35 62

BLK 1 0 0 1

STL 16 12 30 58

PTS 117 93 172 382

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MUTOMBO 6-4 • 200 • R-SR • GUARD Pickering, ontario, Canada (Pickering HS)

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. – Enters his fourth season for WCU with 1,091 career points to rank 32nd in WCU school history ... Is on pace to threaten WCU’s top 15 in career scoring. 2010-11 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Played in 32 of WCU’s 33 games, missing the road game at the College of Charleston (1/20) due to a back injury - the first game he had missed in his career due to injury ... Started 21 contests including the final 13-straight after moving to the No. 4 forward position ... Named to the second team All-Southern Conference tournament after averaging 18.5 points per game in Chattanooga, recording a double-double in the semifinals against Wofford (3/6) with 17 points and 11 rebounds ... Ranked fourth on the team with a 10.1 points per game average, a mark that jumped to 10.8 ppg in SoCon games ... Recorded 13 double-digit scoring efforts on the year ... Finished second on the team with a 5.6 rebound per game average ... Tallied a double-double with 12 points and a career-high 12 rebounds in a home win over UNC Greensboro (2/5) ... Became the 39th Catamount all-time to score 1,000 points in their WCU career, and the third in the past three seasons for WCU ... Eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau in a home win over Eastern Kentucky (2/19) in the ESPN BracketBusters game, doing so on a layup inside the final 30 seconds of the first half. 2009-10 (REDSHIRT 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 Alltournament after he averaged 16 points per game in the two CATAMOUNTBASKETBALL2011-12

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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:

29, UNC GREENSBORO (1/8/09) 11, at Col. of Charleston (2/11/09) 20, at Col. of Charleston (2/11/09) 4, twice - MR: at Clemson (11/12/10) 7, twice: MR - BINGHAMTON (11/24/09) 8, twice: MR - at Wofford (2/23/09) 12, twice: MR - at Wofford (2/23/09) 12, UNC GREENSBORO (2/5/11) 6, at UNC Greensboro (2/15/10) 7, four times: MR - UNC GREENSBORO (2/5/11) 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:

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. 2008-09 (REDSHIRT 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 ... Scored a dozen points at No. 23 Marquette while also dishing out a career-high tying four assists ... 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, doubledigit scoring string snapped a nine games with nine points

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) 12, UNC GREENSBORO (2/5/11) 6, at UNC Greensboro (2/15/10) 7, twice: MR - UNC GREENSBORO (2/5/11) 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: 51 Double Figure Rebounding: 5 Double-Doubles: 4 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 23 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 17 Games with 20+ Points: 8

in the road loss at The Citadel ... Scored 14 points, including two on a one-handed tomahawk slam dunk in the second half against the College of Charleston ... Put together a string of three-consecutive, 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 at WCU ... 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. CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM

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GP 31 34 32 97

GS 31 23 21 75

MIN 944 966 858 2768

AVG 30.5 28.4 26.8 28.5

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3-POI NTERS FG FGA PCT 29 93 .312 28 90 .311 17 70 .243 74 253 .292

FT FTA PCT 84 135 .622 41 99 .414 36 83 .434 161 317 .508

RE OFF 55 50 65 170

B O U DEF 87 108 113 308

NDS TOT 142 158 178 478

AVG 4.6 4.6 5.6 4.9

PF 74 69 71 214

FO 0 0 4 4

AST TO 68 66 77 69 58 40 203 175

BLK STL PTS AVG 16 56 447 14.4 10 44 321 9.4 18 35 323 10.1 44 135 1091 11.2

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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:

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2010-11 (JUNIOR): Played in a career-best 18 games, all off the bench ... Averaged 1.3 points and 1.3 rebounds per game on the year ... Scored a career-high six points against Warren Wilson (11/22) and matching it with six points at No. 2 Ohio State (12/12) ... Matched a career-high with six rebounds against WWC and finished a perfect 3-for-3 from the floor in the latter ... Played a career-long 14 minutes in Legends Classic Tournament action against Gardner-Webb (11/27), blocking a career-best two shots ... Received the team’s “Scholar-Athlete Award” in the post-season ... Named to the National Basketball Coaches (NABC) 2010-11 Honors Court during the summer of 2011.

MISC. CAREER STATS Double Figure Scoring: 11 Double Figure Rebounding: 0 Double-Doubles: 0 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 1 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 0 Games with 20+ Points: 0

2009-10 (SOPHOMORE): 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 then career-long 14 minutes and pulling down a careerhigh six rebounds. 2008-09 (FRESHMAN): Accepted an invitation as a preferred walk-on to join the Catamount basketball team ... Practiced 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. CATAMOUNTBASKETBALL2011-12

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GP 0 7 18 25

GS 0 0 0 0

MIN 0 37 102 139

AVG 0.0 5.3 5.7 5.6

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

FT 0 3 1 4

FTA PCT 0 .000 9 .333 7 .143 16 .250

REB O U NDS OFF DEF TOT 0 0 0 4 4 8 10 14 24 14 18 32

AVG 0.0 1.1 1.3 1.3

PF 0 4 17 21

FO 0 0 0 0

AST 0 0 2 2

TO 0 5 9 14

BLK 0 1 3 4

STL 0 2 3 5

PTS 0 11 23 34

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175 • R-SO • GUARD Rocky Mount, N.C. (Nash Central HS)

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2010-11 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in all 33 games including 23 starts with 21-consecutive appearances in the starting lineup to conclude the season ... Averaged 31.3 minutes of playing time per game ... Ranked second on the team - and 22nd in the Southern Conference - with an 11.5 points per game average, recording 20 double-digit scoring outings ... Averaged 13.4 points per game against SoCon foes, tied for 16th in the league ... Selected as the “Mr. Hustle Spirit Award” winner by the coaching staff ... Boarded a career-high eight three times, finishing with a 4.0 rebound per game average ... Ranked third in the SoCon with a 43.7% 3-point field goal percentage and was ninth with a 79.4% seasonal free throw percentage ... Named Southern Conference Freshman of the Year by both the league’s head coaches and voting members of the media and was named to the SoCon’s All-Freshman team ... He is the second Catamount in the past three years to garner the conference’s top rookie honor, joining Harouna Mutombo who earned the award in 2009 ... Saw his first collegiate action at Clemson in the 2010-11 season opener, entering the game at the 13:47 mark of the first half ... Connected on his first collegiate field goal at the 13:12 mark - a 3-pointer just 35 seconds into his college career leading the Catamounts with a career-high 16 points on a perfect 4-for-4 shooting night in the opener ... Made his first collegiate start on Dec. 4 at Chattanooga, finishing with eight points ... Posted double-digit scoring in a career-best eight-straight games from Dec. 12 at Ohio State through the road game at the College of Charleston - twice scoring 20-or-more points including 23 in the road win at Georgia Southern and a career-high 24 in the home victory over Davidson ... Connected on the game-winning free throws in the home victory over Chattanooga (2/11/11).

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24, DAVIDSON (1/8/11) 8, at Georgia Southern (1/5/11) 15, ELON (1/13/11) 5, UNC GREENSBORO (2/5/11) 7, twice: MR - UNC GREENSBORO (2/5/11) 6, DAVIDSON (1/8/11) 8, DAVIDSON (1/8/11) 8, three times: MR - UNC GREENSBORO (2/5/11) 3, DAVIDSON (1/8/11) 8, UNC GREENSBORO (2/5/11) 8, CHATTANOOGA (2/11/11) 3, three times: MR - at Georgia Southern (1/5/11) 1, BRADLEY (11/30/10) 39, three times: MR - COL. OF CHARLESTON (2/26/11)

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:

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 careerbest 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, DAVIDSON (1/8/11) 8, at Georgia Southern (1/5/11) 15, ELON (1/13/11) 5, UNC GREENSBORO (2/5/11) 7, UNC GREENSBORO (2/5/11) 6, DAVIDSON (1/8/11) 8, DAVIDSON (1/8/11) 8, twice: MR - UNC GREENSBORO (2/5/11) 3, DAVIDSON (1/8/11) 8, UNC GREENSBORO (2/5/11) 8, CHATTANOOGA (2/11/11) 3, at Georgia Southern (1/5/11) 39, twice: MR - COL. OF CHARLESTON (2/26/11)

MISC. CAREER STATS Double Figure Scoring: 18 Double Figure Rebounding: 0 Double-Doubles: 0 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 7 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 4 Games with 20+ Points: 2

2009-10 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted ... Received the squad’s “Most Improved” award from the WCU coaching staff for his continued hard work on the practice court.

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GP 33 33

GS 23 23

MIN 1033 1033

AVG 31.3 31.3

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T O T A L FG FGA PCT 121 261 .464 121 261 .464

3-POI NTERS FG FGA PCT 52 119 .437 52 119 .437

FT FTA PCT 85 107 .794 85 107 .794

RE OFF 28 28

B O U DEF 105 105

NDS TOT AVG 133 4.0 133 4.0

PF 70 70

FO 2 2

AST 99 99

TO 78 78

BLK 1 1

STL 37 37

PTS 379 379

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190 • SO • GUARD Greenville, S.C. (J.L. Mann HS)

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2010-11 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 33 games starting 30 as a true freshman ... Received the team’s “Catamount Attitude Award” from the coaching staff ... Ranked fifth on the team in scoring with a 7.7 point per game average while boarding 3.7 rebounds per contest ... Made his first career start in his first-ever career game at Clemson, playing 22 minutes ... Scored in double figures 11 times during his rookie season ... Shot 42-percent from the field on the year ... Averaged 1.4 steals in Southern Conference games to rank tied for 11th in the league ... Connected on his first collegiate field goal at the 3:39 mark of the first half at Clemson on a jump shot ... Was a perfect 5-for-5 from the field against No. 2 Ohio State (12/12) ... Scored a career-high 20 points in the road win over Appalachian State (2/17), burying a crucial 3-pointer with the game tied inside the final 90 seconds as WCU pulled out the five-point victory.

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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:

20, at Appalachian State (2/17/11) 8, at Appalachian State (2/17/11) 14, twice: MR - at Appalachian State (2/17/11) 2, four time: MR - EASTERN KENTUCKY (2/19/11) 5, at UTEP (11/20/10) 4, at College of Charleston (1/20/11) 6, at College of Charleston (1/20/11) 9, at College of Charleston (1/20/11) 6, at College of Charleston (1/20/11) 6, twice: MR - at Georgia Southern (1/5/11) 2, four times: MR - at Elon (2/2/11) 3, three times: MR - at UNC Greensboro (2/21/11) 3, EASTERN KENTUCKY (2/19/11) 36, twice: MR - at Appalachian State (2/17/11)

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:

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-State, 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.

20, at Appalachian State (2/17/11) 8, at Appalachian State (2/17/11) 14, twice: MR - at Appalachian State (2/17/11) 2, at Appalachian State (2/17/11) 4, at Appalachian State (2/17/11) 4, at College of Charleston (1/20/11) 6, at College of Charleston (1/20/11) 9, at College of Charleston (1/20/11) 6, at College of Charleston (1/20/11) 6, at Georgia Southern (1/5/11) 2, three times: MR - at Elon (2/2/11) 3, three times: MR - at UNC Greensboro (2/21/11) 2, twice: MR - UNC GREENSBORO (2/5/11) 36, twice: MR - at Appalachian State (2/17/11)

MISC. CAREER STATS Double Figure Scoring: 11 Double Figure Rebounding: 0 Double-Doubles: 0 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 2 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 3 Games with 20+ Points: 1

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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GP 33 33

GS 30 30

MIN 863 863

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3-POI NTERS FG FGA PCT 15 60 .250 15 60 .250

FT 29 29

FTA PCT 45 .644 45 .644

REB O U OFF DEF 40 82 40 82

NDS TOT AVG 122 3.7 122 3.7

PF 64 64

FO 1 1

AST 29 29

TO 49 49

BLK 15 15

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2010-11 (FRESHMAN): Played in 32 of WCU’s 33 games on the season making sixconsecutive starts between the end of November and midDecember ... Averaged 3.7 points and 3.4 rebounds per game as a rookie ... Made his collegiate debut at Clemson, entering the game as a substitution at the 16:09 mark of the first half in the season-opener ... Struggled against the Tigers, fouling out after only nine minutes of playing time ... In the second game at DePaul, connected on his first collegiate field goal on a lay-up at the 16:41 mark of the first half - just 13 seconds after entering the game as a sub ... Twice recorded double-digit rebounds with 10 against Bradley (11/30) and a career-best 12 at Chattanooga (12/4), scoring a career-high nine points in the latter.

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9, at Chattanooga (12/4/10) 4, three times: MR - at Chattanooga (12/4/10) 7, twice: MR - at No. 2 Ohio State (12/12/10)

5, vs. Gardner-Webb (11/27/10) 8, vs. Gardner-Webb (11/27/10) 12, at Chattanooga (12/4/10) 5, at Chattanooga (12/4/10) 7, twice: MR - at Chattanooga (12/4/10) 1, at Chattanooga (12/4/10) 2, vs. Mercer (11/26/10) 1, at College of Charleston (1/20/11) 23, twice: MR - at Chattanooga (12/4/10)

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:

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 AllRegion and All-Middle Georgia selection, while additionally garnering second team All-3-A Regional Tournament accolades ... Played AAU basketball with the Georgia Stars.

9, at Chattanooga (12/4/10) 4, at Chattanooga (12/4/10) 6, at Chattanooga (12/4/10)

2, three times: MR - APPALACHIAN STATE (1/15/11) 4, CHATTANOOGA (2/11/11) 12, at Chattanooga (12/4/10) 5, at Chattanooga (12/4/10) 7, at Chattanooga (12/4/10) 1, at Chattanooga (12/4/10) 1, three times: MR - ELON (1/13/11) 1, at College of Charleston (1/20/11) 23, at Chattanooga (12/4/10)

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

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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GP 32 32

GS 6 6

MIN 438 438

AVG 13.7 13.7

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

FT 25 25

FTA PCT 48 .521 48 .521

REB O U OFF DEF 46 62 46 62

NDS TOT AVG 108 3.4 108 3.4

PF 68 68

FO 3 3

AST 4 4

TO 42 42

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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:

7, WARREN WILSON (11/22/10) 3, WARREN WILSON (11/22/10) 2, at Clemson (11/12/10) 1, twice: MR - WARREN WILSON (11/22/10) 1, three times: MR - FURMAN (1/27/11) 3, FURMAN (1/27/11) 2, FURMAN (1/27/11) 1, WARREN WILSON (11/22/10) 2, FURMAN (1/27/11) 1, three times: MR - WARREN WILSON (11/22/10) 1, at Georgia Southern (1/5/11) 13, WARREN WILSON (11/22/10)

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:

2, at Georgia Southern (1/5/11) 1, at Georgia Southern (1/5/11) 1, twice: MR - at College of Charleston (1/20/11)

1, FURMAN (1/27/11) 3, FURMAN (1/27/11) 2, FURMAN (1/27/11) 1, at College of Charleston (1/20/11)

1, at Georgia Southern (1/5/11) 6, at College of Charleston (1/20/11)

MISC. CAREER STATS 2010-11 (FRESHMAN): Saw action off the bench in 10 games during his rookie season ... Finished with 11 points, tallying a career-best seven against Warren Wilson (11/22) in his most extensive action of the year ... Made his collegiate debut at Clemson (11/12), entering the game as a substitution at the 2:38 mark of the season-opener ... Scored his first collegiate points on a free throw at UTEP (11/20) with 23 seconds remaining in regulation ... Recorded his first collegiate field goal on a jumper with five seconds remaining in the first half against Warren Wilson College in the home opener.

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 AllRegion 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.

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

PERSONAL: Full name is Ishmael Maurice Hollis ... Teammates and coaches call him “Ish” ... Named is pronounced “IS-mail.”

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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

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GP 10 10

GS 0 0

MIN 38 38

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3-POI NTERS FG FGA PCT 0 2 .000 0 2 .000

FT 3 3

FTA PCT 8 .375 8 .375

REB O U NDS OFF DEF TOT AVG 1 3 4 0.4 1 3 4 0.4

PF 4 4

FO 0 0

AST 0 0

TO 3 3

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STL 3 3

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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:

12, WARREN WILSON (11/22/10) 3, six times: MR - SAMFORD (2/12/11) 6, three: MR - at UNC Asheville (12/28/10) 2, CHATTANOOGA (2/11/11) 2, three times: MR - CHATTANOOGA (2/11/11) 6, WARREN WILSON (11/22/10) 8, WARREN WILSON (11/22/10) 7, at No. 2 Ohio State (12/12/10) 3, at No. 2 Ohio State (12/12/10) 6, DAVIDSON (1/8/11) 2, WARREN WILSON (11/22/10) 4, WARREN WILSON (11/22/10) 2, WARREN WILSON (11/22/10) 26, at Dayton (12/18/10)

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:

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 SeventyFirst to a 26-3 overall record and an appearance in the sectional finals ... Was tabbed second team both in the AllCape 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 as the East beat the West by one, 99-98.

8, DAVIDSON (1/8/11) 3, three: MR - SAMFORD (2/12/11) 5, ELON (1/13/11) 2, CHATTANOOGA (2/11/11) 2, twice: MR - CHATTANOOGA (2/11/11) 4, DAVIDSON (1/8/11) 5, DAVIDSON (1/8/11) 6, twice: MR - at College of Charleston (1/20/11) 2, twice: MR - ELON (1/13/11) 6, twice: MR - at College of Charleston (1/20/11) 1, three times: MR - FURMAN (1/27/11) 2, at Chattanooga (12/4/10) 1, twice: MR - DAVIDSON (1/8/11) 21, at College of Charleston (1/20/11)

MISC. CAREER STATS Double Figure Scoring: 1 Double Figure Rebounding: 0 Double-Doubles: 0 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 0 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 2 Games with 20+ Points: 0

PERSONAL: Is the son of Preston, Jr., and Warrenette Ross ... Has one sibling, Quartney.

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Started for head coach David Simmons at Seventy-First HS ... An All-Midsoutheastern Conference selection, averaged

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GP 33 33

GS 3 3

MIN 495 495

AVG 15.0 15.0

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3-POI NTERS FG FGA PCT 12 29 .414 12 29 .414

FT 23 23

FTA PCT 36 .639 36 .639

REB O U NDS OFF DEF TOT AVG 30 68 98 3.0 30 68 98 3.0

PF 66 66

FO 4 4

AST 10 10

TO 21 21

BLK 9 9

STL 19 19

PTS 131 131

AVG 4.0 4.0

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TANKELEWICZ 6-4

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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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DUNFORD 5-11

170 • R-SO • GUARD Cullowhee, N.C. (Lenoir-Rhyne / Smoky Mountain HS) •

NOTES: Transferred to Western Carolina prior to the fall of 2010 ... Sat out the 2010-11 season due to NCAA transfer rules ... Walked-on to the WCU men’s basketball team. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: 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 junior ... Went through rehab to return to AAU basketball, but suffered a torn ACL in his other leg ...

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HALL 6-7

205 • FR. • FORWARD Dallas, Texas (South Oak Cliff HS) •

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was a four-year letter winner for head coach Tim Jordan at Savannah HS ... Since his sophomore season, the versatile guard has been among the starting five, averaging 10 points, four boards, three steals and nearly three assists per game for a squad which won the region championship

as a junior ... Averaged 16 points per game with eight rebounds, six steals and six assists as a junior, earning All North/South Georgia accolades ... Played AAU basketball with the Seaport Shockers out of Savannah during the summer of 2010.

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HUNTER HEAD BASKETBALL COACH 7TH SEASON AT WCU, 31ST OVERALL (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 uptempo 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 26 of his 31 seasons as a head coach, entered the 2011-12 season boasting an overall record of 599-324 – tied with Louisville’s Rick Pitino for the 11th winningest active coach in the country.

Hunter recruit in Richie Gordon again earned top defensive player honors. 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 –

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During his time as a head coach, Hunter has made 11 overall NCAA tournament appearances, while making seven as an assistant coach. He also guided Western Carolina to its first post-season appearance since 1996 in at the end of the 2009-10 season, traveling to Marshall in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Post-Season Tournament. In addition, Hunter has led Western Carolina to just its second and third Southern Conference divisional titles, sharing both the 2008-09 and 2010-11 North Division crowns with Chattanooga. He also led the Catamounts in setting a Ramsey Center record with 14 home wins in 2009-10. Hunter has also recruited and coached both 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 – and Trey Sumler in 2010-11. 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. A year later, a

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COACH, SCHOOL.....................................WON

Mike Krzyzewski, Duke .............................900

Jim Boeheim, Syracuse ............................856

Jim Calhoun, Connecticut.........................855

Bob Huggins, West Virginia ...................... 691

Roy Williams, North Carolina ....................643

Jerry Slocum, Youngstown State ...............638

Bo Ryan, Wisconsin .................................625

Cliff Ellis, Coastal Carolina....................... 614

Mike Montgomery, California ................... 611

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Rick Byrd, Belmont .................................. 610

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LARRY HUNTER, WESTERN CAROLINA ......599 Rick Pitino, Louisville ...............................599

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Gary Trent (1993, ‘94 and ‘95) and Brandon Hunter (2003). Trent – who had his jersey retired at OU during the 2011-12 season – 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. 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

Ben Braun, Rice .......................................584

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Bobby Cremins, Col. of Charleston ...........567

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John Beilein, Michigan .............................543

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Stew Morrill, Utah State ...........................542

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Rick Barnes, Texas ................................... 524

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Dave Bike, Sacred Heart ..........................505

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Rick Majerus, Saint Louis ......................... 491

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Don Maestri, Troy .....................................480

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 allconference 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.

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POSITION Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Two Seasons

COLLEGE Marietta College Marietta College

RECORD 6-17 10-15 16-32

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Wittenberg Univ.

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

66-17 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

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. 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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1977-78 1978-79 1979-80

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1983-84 1984-85

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1985-86 1986-87

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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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Ohio Univ. Ohio Univ. Ohio Univ. Ohio Univ. Ohio Univ. 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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Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina

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2009-10 2010-11

Head Coach Head Coach Six seasons

Western Carolina Western Carolina

22-12 18-15 90-100

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 SoCon North Division Co-Champs; Sumler FR of YR

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; rewrote the record in 2009-10 with a school-record 274 made 3-pointers; • Harouna Mutombo was named SoCon Freshman of the Year with he and Brandon Giles named All-SoCon in ‘08-09. • Trey Sumler was Hunter’s second player named SoCon Freshman of the Year ... Mike Williams named All-SoCon and Richie Gordon was named Defensive Player of the Year.

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

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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.

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MCCOLLUM ASSISTANT BASKETBALL COACH 8TH 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 CATAMOUNTBASKETBALL2011-12

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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

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). McCollum’s career got off to an impressive start as he was named to the SoCon All-Freshman team for the 199293 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. 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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WILSON ASSISTANT BASKETBALL COACH 3RD 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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 Operations 2009-10 Truett McConnell College, Assistant Coach 2008-09

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.

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. Following his graduation, Wilson took his first coaching position with NAIA-member Truett McConnell College in

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WAGINGER ASSISTANT BASKETBALL COACH 2ND SEASON AT WCU (WESTERN CAROLINA, 2010)

Former point guard for the Western Carolina men’s basketball team, Brigham Waginger was promoted to full-time assistant coach on Larry Hunter’s staff on July 1, 2011. Waginger spent the 2010-11 season as the Director of Basketball Operations. With Waginger’s addition to Hunter’s full-time staff, all three of his current assistants are WCU alum joining Anquell McCollum (1993-96) and Eric Wilson (2004-08) - who like Waginger played for Hunter in the Purple & Gold. As the Director of Basketball Operations, Waginger was primarily responsible for many of the dayto-day operations of the team including travel while also assisting in video exchange. Known for his tough, hard-nosed play on the court during his four-year career at WCU, Waginger finished with 810 points including 27 double-digit scoring outings. He shattered the school’s career benchmark for steals by 64, finishing with 285 career thefts, well above the previous record of 221 steals held by WCU Hall of Famer, Henry Logan. His 285 career steals rank third in SoCon history.

straight season - the first player to ever do so and just the second player to lead the SoCon in steals three-times in a four-year career. He was additionally selected to the 2010 CollegeInsider.com MidMajor Defensive All-America team as he helped guide WCU to 22 seasonal victories - the most since moving to NCAA Division I - and returned the Catamounts back to post-season play for the first time since 1996. During his junior year in 2008-09, Waginger helped the Catamounts to a share of the SoCon North Division Crown. He scored a career-high 22 points including nailing a career-best seven 3-pointers in the home finale victory over Chattanooga which secured the share of the divisional title.

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BRIGHAM WAGINGER – AT A GLANCE: NAME: Brigham Kyle Waginger BORN: August, 1987 in Huntington, W.Va EDUCATION: Western Carolina – BS in Education (2010) PLAYING EXPERIENCE: Western Carolina University, 2006-10 COACHING EXPERIENCE: Western Carolina, Assistant Coach 2011-pres. Western Carolina, Director of Basketball Operations 2010-11

Prior to coming to Western Carolina, Waginger guided South Webster HS to an Ohio State Championship as a senior, garnering Southern Ohio Conference Player of the Year accolades in the process after averaging 18.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 5.3 steals per game.

A native of South Webster, Ohio, Waginger finished his WCU career as both the school’s career and single-season (90) steals leader with his name occupying three of the top four single-season steals performances. Offensively, Waginger connected on 165 3-pointers to rank sixth on WCU’s career 3-pointers made ledger at the time of his graduation. He additionally finished his career ranked ninth in career assists with 398 over his four years in Cullowhee. As a senior, Waginger earned third team AllSouthern Conference honors from the voting media and was named the SoCon’s co-Defensive Player of the Year after pacing the league in steals for a thirdCATAMOUNTBASKETBALL2011-12

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Director of Basketball Operations (Western Carolina, 2010)

Basketball Game Day Administrator (Western Carolina, 2005) Jamaal Mayo is entering his fourth year as a member of the Western Carolina University Department of Athletics, serving most recently as the Assistant Athletics Director for Academic Services.

Randy W. Wood II joined the Catamount men’s basketball staff as the Director of Basketball Operations during the off-season prior to 2011-12. His duties include overseeing all aspects of the team’s travel as well as film exchange. He also works with the Catamount youth basketball camps. Wood is a 2008 graduate of Western Carolina where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education with a minor in health. During his time as an undergraduate, he served as the head boys basketball coach at both the Cullowhee Valley and Waynesville Middle Schools. Following his graduation, Wood accepted a position as an assistant varsity coach and head JV basketball coach at Eastern Randolph High School in Ramseur, N.C., where he served from 2008 until returning to Cullowhee in 2011. Wood was born in Hammondsport, N.Y., where he lived until moving to Tobaccoville, N.C., in 1996. He is a graduate of North Forsyth High.

He serves as the sport administrator for both Catamount volleyball and women’s tennis. In addition, Mayo serves as the gameday administrator for the men’s basketball program. In his role as Assistant Athletic Director for Academic Services, Mayo ovesees the day-to-day operations of the Student-Athlete Academic Support Program. Prior to being promoted to his current role, Mayo served as the Coordinator of Student-Athlete Academic Support. The Hillsborough, N.C.-native also coordinates the NCAA Student-Athlete Affairs Program - formerly known as CHAMPS Life Skills - for the athletic department. A 2003 graduate of Western Carolina University, Mayo earned his bachelor’s degree in Sport Management while also playing football for the Catamounts. Mayo returned to his alma mater in August of 2007 after a brief stint with the Durham Bulls as the team’s group ticket sales associate. Mayo is also pursuing his master’s degree in College Student Personnel from WCU.

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Asst. AD for Media Relations (Western Carolina, 2001) Daniel Hooker is amidst his eighth season working in the Western Carolina Athletics Department, and his fifth full season as the primary sport contact for Catamount Men’s Basketball after taking over midway through the 2006-07 season.

Steven Honbarger is in his seventh year in the Western Carolina athletic training room – and his second as the primary athletic trainer contact for Catamount men’s basketball after serving as the primary contact for WCU football for three seasons. Honbarger came to Cullowhee during the summer of 2005 and served as the athletic trainer for Catamount women’s 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.

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. 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. Hooker started his career in athletics with a pair internships, first with the Thomasville HiToms – 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 200102 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 alongside “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/Track & Field)

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

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

Brian Angelotti, MS, LAT, ATC Assistant Athletic Trainer (Cross Country / Softball)

Mary Jackaway, LAT, ATC Athletic Trainer Intern (Women’s Basketball, Tennis & Golf)

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

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Northern Iowa

Nov. 22

Colin McDonough

(319) 273-5456

colin.mcdonough@uni.edu

Northern Colorado

Nov. 25

Scott Ward

(970) 351-2522

scott.ward@unco.edu

Florida A&M

Nov. 26

Ronnie Johnson

(850) 599-3200

ronnie.johnson@famu.edu

Southern

Nov. 26

OFFICIAL WEBSITE Cyclones.com UNIPanthers.com UNCBears.com FAMUAthletics.com

Non-Conference Opponents OPPONENT

DATE

CONTACT

PHONE

E-MAIL

OFFICIAL WEBSITE

South Carolina

Nov. 11

Emily Feeney

(803) 777-8501

efeeney@mailbox.sc.edu

GamecocksOnline.com MontreatCavaliers.com

Montreat

Nov. 15

Janel Cox

(828) 669-3751

jcox@montreat.edu

Presbyterian

Nov. 17

Simon Whitaker

(864) 833-8252

swhitaker@presby.edu

GoBlueHose.com

Purdue

Dec. 7

Cory Walton

(765) 494-3201

cdwalton@purdue.edu

PurdueSports.com

Kent State

Dec. 10

Todd Vatter

(330) 672-8467

tvatter1@kent.edu

KentStateSports.com

Bradley

Dec. 20

Bobby Parker

(309) 677-2624

bparker@bradley.edu

BradleyBraves.com

UNC Asheville

Dec. 28

Mike Gore

(828) 251-6923

mgore@unca.edu

UNCABulldogs.com

NC State

Dec. 31

Dwayne Harrison

(919) 514-2102

dwayne_harrison@ncsu.edu

Toccoa Falls

Jan. 17

GoPack.com TFC.edu/athletics

Southern Conference Opponents OPPONENT

DATE

CONTACT

PHONE

E-MAIL

Appalachian State

Jan. 21 (A)

Charles Cochrum

(828) 262-7602

cochruimca@appstate.edu

Jim Horten

(423) 425-2350

James-Horten@utc.edu

OFFICIAL WEBSITE GoASU.com

Feb. 25 (H) Chattanooga

Jan. 5 (A)

GoMocs.com

Feb. 2 (H) The Citadel

Feb. 16 (H)

Jon Cole

(843) 953-2138

jon.cole@citadel.edu

College of Charleston

Feb. 9 (A)

Marlene Navor

(843) 953-5465

navormu@cofc.edu

Davidson

Jan. 12 (A)

Marc Gignac

(704) 894-2123

magignac@davidson.edu

Jan. 26 (H)

Erica Roberson

(336) 278-6711

eroberson2@elon.edu

Jordan Caskey

(864) 294-3065

Jordan.Caskey@furman.edu

Elon

CitadelSports.com CofCSports.com DavidsonWildcats.com ElonPhoenix.com

Feb. 18 (A) Furman

Jan. 27 (H)

FurmanPaladins.com

Feb. 11 (A) Georgia Southern

Feb. 4 (H)

A.J. Henderson

(912) 478-5288

ajhenderson@georgiasouthern.edu

UNC Greensboro

Dec. 3 (H)

Cris Belvin

(336) 334-4148

gcbelvinv@uncg.edu

GeorgiaSouthernEagles.com 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

Jan. 28 (A) Samford

Dec. 1 (A)

Wofford

Jan. 7 (H)

Feb. 23 (H) athletics.wofford.edu

Jan. 30 (A) Southern Conference

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2011-12 A P PA L A C H I A N S TAT E at ASU: 21-58 1927-28 1928-29 1928-29 1929-30 1929-30 1929-30 1930-31 1930-31 1931-32 1931-32 1934-35 1935-36 1936-37 1937-38 1938-39 1938-39 1939-40 1939-40 1940-41 1941-42 1941-42 1941-42 1942-43 1945-46 1945-46 1946-47 1946-47 1947-48 1947-48 1/11/49 2/17/49 1949-50 1949-50 1950-51 1950-51 1/22/52 1951-52 1/14/53 2/18/53 1/13/54 2/17/54 1/12/55 2/16/55 1955-56 1955-56 1/16/57 1956-57 1/15/58 2/19/58 1/14/59 2/18/59 1/14/60 1959-60 1/12/61 2/15/61 1/11/62 2/14/62 1961-62 1/10/63 2/13/63 1/16/64 2/19/64 1/14/65 2/17/65 1/13/66 2/16/66 2/25/66 1/12/67 2/15/67 1/11/68 2/14/68 1/9/69 2/12/69 1/8/70 2/28/70 1/5/71 1/16/71 1/15/72 1/31/72 1/10/73 12/14/73 2/9/74 2/10/75 2/22/75

WCU TRAILS, 63-110 (L-2) Neutral: 4-11 Appalachian State Western Carolina Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Western Carolina Appalachian State Appalachian State Western Carolina Western Carolina Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Western Carolina Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Western Carolina Appalachian State Appalachian State Western Carolina Appalachian State Western Carolina Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Western Carolina Appalachian State Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Appalachian State Appalachian State Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Appalachian State Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Western Carolina Western Carolina Appalachian State Appalachian State Western Carolina Western Carolina Appalachian State Western Carolina Appalachian State Appalachian St. (Carolinas) Western Carolina Appalachian State Western Carolina Western Carolina Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Western Carolina Appalachian State Appalachian State Western Carolina Appalachian State Appalachian State Western Carolina Western Carolina

57-19 30-26 36-31 31-15 85-72 29-25 40-24 57-56 37-35 65-63 38-35 36-31 36-32 62-28 48-31 35-24 46-34 50-48 59-28 49-47 77-75 64-46 59-41 43-38 45-35 53-48 59-58 56-43 75-48 59-57 58-39 63-51 90-64 82-66 90-80 84-80 102-58 84-77 108-70 73-63 87-64 91-73 86-70 74-67 89-87 84-62 93-87 61-60 65-60 78-60 67-58 76-63 71-60 64-58 85-75 75-73 86-69 66-56 59-51 66-62 62-58 77-54 71-61 85-72 85-66 57-56 65-63 75-69 77-72 95-79 91-66 80-67 86-60 67-65 87-83 85-73 106-70 82-79 74-70 77-74 78-71 79-73 85-79 76-72

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at WCU: 38-41 at Boone at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Boone at Cullowhee at Boone at Boone at Cullowhee Neutral at Cullowhee at Boone at Cullowhee at Boone at Boone at Cullowhee at Boone at Cullowhee at Boone at Cullowhee at Boone at Boone at Boone at Boone at Cullowhee at Boone at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Boone at Cullowhee at Boone at Boone at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Boone at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Boone at Cullowhee at Boone at Cullowhee at Boone at Cullowhee at Boone at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Boone at Cullowhee at Boone at Boone at Cullowhee at Boone at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Boone at Boone at Boone at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Boone at Boone at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Boone at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Boone at Boone at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Boone at Boone at Cullowhee at Boone at Cullowhee at Boone at Cullowhee at Boone at Boone at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Boone

OPPONENT 2/9/76 2/18/76 2/3/77 2/23/77 2/5/78 2/15/78 12/5/78 1/22/79 2/25/79 12/15/79 2/2/80 2/23/80 2/5/81 2/23/81 1/27/82 2/6/82 2/19/83 1/18/84 2/18/84 12/1/84 1/26/85 2/2/85 1/20/86 2/8/86 3/2/86 1/19/87 2/7/87 1/25/88 2/13/88 1/9/89 2/4/89 1/8/90 2/3/90 1/21/91 2/16/91 1/20/92 2/15/92 3/1/92 1/27/93 2/6/93 3/4/93 1/26/94 2/5/94 1/30/95 2/27/95 3/4/95 1/29/96 2/26/96 3/1/96 1/11/97 2/8/97 2/28/97 1/21/98 2/2/98 1/18/99 2/15/99 1/24/00 2/26/00 1/20/01 2/5/01 1/14/02 1/28/02 1/21/03 2/3/03 2/13/04 2/28/04 2/7/05 2/22/05 1/9/06 2/13/06 1/15/06 2/19/07 3/1/07 2/2/08 3/1/08 1/24/09 2/14/09 1/23/10 2/6/10 1/15/11 2/17/11

Western Carolina Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Western Carolina Appalachian State Western Carolina Appalachian State (SoCon) Western Carolina Western Carolina Appalachian State (SoCon) Appalachian State Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Appalachian State Appalachian State Western Carolina Western Carolina Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Western Carolina Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State (SoCon) Appalachian State Appalachian State App. State (SoCon) Appalachian State Western Carolina Appalachian State Western Carolina Western Carolina (SoCon) Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina (SoCon) Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State (SoCon) Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Western Carolina Appalachian State Western Carolina Appalachian State Western Carolina Western Carolina Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State (SoCon) Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Western Carolina Appalachian State Appalachian State Western Carolina Western Carolina

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 79-78 80-75

at Cullowhee at Boone at Boone at Cullowhee at Boone at Cullowhee at Boone at Cullowhee Roanoke, Va. at Boone at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Boone at Cullowhee at Boone at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Boone at Charlotte (N) at Cullowhee at Boone at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Boone at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Boone at Boone at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Boone at Cullowhee at Boone at Boone at Cullowhee at Asheville at Cullowhee at Boone at Asheville at Boone at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Boone Asheville at Boone at Cullowhee at Greensboro at Cullowhee at Boone at Greensboro at Boone at Cullowhee at Boone at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Boone at Boone at Cullowhee at Boone at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Boone at Boone at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Boone at Boone at Cullowhee at Boone at Cullowhee at Charleston at Cullowhee at Boone at Boone at Cullowhee at Boone at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Boone

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, 2-0 (W-2) Neutral: 0-0 Western Carolina Western Carolina

at WCU: 1-0

75-67 66-65

at Peoria at Cullowhee

Most WCU Points: ............................................................... 75 (12/7/09) Most BU Points: .................................................................. 67 (12/7/09) Fewest WCU Points:........................................................... 66 (11/30/10) Fewest BU Points: ............................................................. 65 (11/30/10) Largest WCU Victory: ..................................................8 (75-67, 12/7/09) Largest BU Victory: .............................................................................. n/a Longest WCU Win Streak: ........................................................... 2, current Longest BU Win Streak: ....................................................................... n/a

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON at CofC: 1-8 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 1/20/11 2/26/11

WCU TRAILS, 7-16 (W-1) Neutral: 0-2

at WCU: 6-6

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 College of Charleston 93-64 Western Carolina 70-62

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 at Charleston 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)

C H AT TA N O O G A at UTC: 2-31 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

WCU TRAILS, 18-53 (W-1) Neutral: 1-6 Western Carolina Chattanooga Western Carolina Chattanooga Chattanooga Chattanooga Chattanooga Western Carolina Chattanooga Chattanooga Western Carolina Western Carolina Chattanooga Chattanooga (SoCon) Western Carolina Chattanooga Chattanooga Chattanooga Chattanooga (SoCon) Western Carolina Chattanooga Chattanooga

77-64 82-74 103-84 100-76 89-80 84-73 76-66 65-60 73-70 84-71 73-71 72-66 90-74 79-70 65-60 85-61 74-62 76-73 77-75 (OT) 83-81 (OT) 86-71 81-69

at WCU: 16-17 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

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2011-12 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 12/4/10 2/11/11

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 Chattanooga 67-65 Western Carolina 69-68

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 at Chattanooga at Cullowhee

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)

T H E C I TA D E L at CIT: 8-21 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

WCU TRAILS, 25-34 (L-5) Neutral: 1-0 Western Carolina Western Carolina The Citadel The Citadel The Citadel Western Carolina The Citadel Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina The Citadel (SoCon) Western Carolina The Citadel Western Carolina The Citadel The Citadel The Citadel The Citadel Western Carolina The Citadel Western Carolina The Citadel Western Carolina

65-64 73-72 74-58 70-69 85-73 79-60 61-59 70-62 58-53 83-75 66-62 (OT) 87-76 83-80 (OT) 82-74 106-101 73-70 91-85 69-68 72-71 95-78 75-70 67-64 73-67

at WCU: 17-13 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

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OPPONENT 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 1/22/11 2/24/11

SERIES

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 The Citadel 68-48 The Citadel 70-62

at Char…leston 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 at Charleston at Cullowhee

Most WCU Points: ............................................................. 101 (2/25/84) Most CIT Points: ................................................................ 106 (2/25/84) Fewest WCU Points:............................................................. 48 (1/22/11) 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: ...................................................... 5 gms (current)

D AV I D S O N 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

WCU TRAILS, 20-36 (W-1) Neutral: 4-3 Davidson Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Davidson Western Carolina Davidson Western Carolina Davidson Western Carolina Western Carolina (SoCon) Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Davidson Davidson Davidson Davidson Davidson (SoCon) Davidson Davidson Davidson Davidson Davidson Davidson Davidson (SoCon) Western Carolina Western Carolina (SoCon) Davidson Western Carolina (SoCon) Davidson Davidson Davidson Davidson Davidson Western Carolina (SoCon) Davidson Western Carolina

82-76 87-74 74-62 75-53 77-68 82-78 54-51 90-69 63-61 92-74 86-62 76-71 67-61 58-57 78-68 92-71 62-59 61-57 84-73 85-76 86-67 76-74 81-69 82-63 68-64 90-85 93-89 69-68 78-74 98-85 69-60 80-71 79-57 79-73 96-59 73-55 82-77 83-78 82-72

at WCU: 9-15 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

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H I S T O RY 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 1/8/11

Davidson Davidson Davidson Western Carolina Davidson Davidson Davidson Davidson Western Carolina Davidson Davidson Davidson Davidson Davidson Western Carolina Davidson Western Carolina

73-57 69-63 74-71 70-67 (OT) 83-66 67-57 76-62 80-57 77-70 79-59 92-59 86-73 82-67 89-65 77-67 72-75 81-73

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 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)

E LO N at ELON: 9-25 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 1/29/72 1/24/73 1/331/73

WCU TRAILS, 36-41 (W-3) Neutral: 3-4

at WCU: 25-13

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

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2011-12 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 1/13/11 2/2/11

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. Western Carolina 70-63 at Cullowhee Western Carolina 74-58 at Elon

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

FURMAN 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 1/20/07

WCU TRAILS, 24-35 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 Furman

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 79-67

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at WCU: 16-12 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 at Greenville

OPPONENT 1/3/08 1/10/08 1/3/09 1/29/09 12/5/09 1/27/11

Furman Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina

SERIES 64-60 73-65 68-57 63-54 64-57 65-41

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

Most WCU Points: ....................................................................... 97, twice Most FUR Points:..............................................................110 (12/17/77) Fewest WCU Points:............................................................. 45 (1/21/84) Fewest FUR Points:...............................................................41 (1/27/11) Largest WCU Victory: ................................................ 20 (77-57, 1/24/83) Largest FUR Victory: ...............................................23 (106-83, 1/29/77) Longest WCU Win Streak: .......................................................... 5 (current) Longest FUR Win Streak: ........................................................ 8 (1990-94)

WCU TRAILS, 12-18 (W-1) Neutral: 0-2

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 1/5/11

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 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 81-58

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 at Statesboro

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)

at IAST: 0-2 12/18/94 12/30/00

Iowa State #25 Iowa State

99-66 91-53

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89-84 ot

at Kent, Ohio

Most WCU Points: ............................................................... 89 (12/5/08) Most KENT Points: ................................................................ 84 (12/5/08 Fewest WCU Points:............................................................. 72 (2/20/10) Fewest KENT Points: .............................................................74 (2/20/10) Largest WCU Victory: ............................................................. 5 (12/5/08) Largest KENT Victory: .............................................................2 (2/20/10) Longest WCU Win Streak: .................................................................. 1 gm Longest KENT Win Streak:.................................................................. 1 gm

MONTREAT 11/29/04 11/30/05

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

at WCU: 0-0

94-66 76-59

at Cullowhee at Cullowhee

Most WCU Points: ............................................................. 94 (11/29/04) Most MTRT Points: ............................................................ 66 (11/29/04) Fewest WCU Points:........................................................... 76 (11/30/05) Fewest MTRT Points:.......................................................... 59 (11/30/05) Largest WCU Victory: ......................................................... 28 (11/29/04) Largest MTRT Victory: .......................................................................... n/a Longest WCU Win Streak: .................................................................2 gms Longest MTRT Win Streak: ................................................................... n/a

NORTH CAROLINA STATE at NCST: 0-2 1/9/75 12/13/75 1/5/1977 11/29/82 12/7/83 12/8/84 11/25/85 12/6/86 12/1/90 11/30/91 1/2/96 12/30/99 12/28/07

WCU TRAILS, 2-0 (W-2) Neutral: 0-0 North Carolina State North Carolina State North Carolina State North Carolina State North Carolina State North Carolina State North Carolina State North Carolina State North Carolina State North Carolina State North Carolina State North Carolina State North Carolina State

at WCU: 0-0

119-61 109-94 107-49 103-66 82-61 103-67 80-56 96-75 119-84 101-79 102-71 79-53 74-62

at Raleigh at Raleigh at Raleigh at Raleigh at Raleigh at Raleigh at Raleigh at Cullowhee at Raleigh at Raleigh at Raleigh at Raleigh at Raleigh

Most WCU Points: ............................................................. 94 (12/13/75) Most NCSU Points: .................................................................... 119, twice Fewest WCU Points:........................................................... 53 (12/30/99) Fewest NCSU Points .......................................................... 79 (12/30/99) Largest WCU Victory: ........................................................................... n/a Largest NCSU Victory .................................................................. 58, twice Longest WCU Win Streak: .................................................................... n/a Longest NCSU Win Streak:.................................................13 (1975-pres.)

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IOWA STATE WCU TRAILS, 2-0 (L-2) Neutral: 0-0

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at MTRT: 0-2

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Most WCU Points: ............................................................. 66 (12/18/94) Most IAST Points: .............................................................. 99 (12/18/94) Fewest WCU Points:........................................................... 53 (12/30/00) Fewest IAST Points: ........................................................... 91 (12/30/00) Largest WCU Victory: ........................................................................... n/a Largest IAST Victory: ......................................................... 38 (12/30/00) Longest WCU Win Streak: .................................................................... n/a Longest IAST Win Streak: .................................................... 2 gms (current)

11/20/05

WCU TRAILS, 0-1 (L-1) Neutral: 0-1 Northern Iowa

68-46

at WCU: 0-0 Des Moines, Iowa

Most WCU Points: ............................................................. 46 (11/20/05) Most UNI Points: ............................................................... 68 (11/20/05) Fewest WCU Points:........................................................... 46 (11/20/05) Fewest UNI Points: ............................................................ 68 (11/20/05) Largest WCU Victory: ........................................................................... n/a Largest UNI Victory: ........................................................... 22 (11/20/05) Longest WCU Win Streak: .................................................................... n/a Longest UNI Win Streak: .......................................................1 gm (current)

PRESBYTERIAN KENT STATE SERIES TIED, 1-1 (L-1) Neutral: 0-0

at KENT: 0-2 2/20/10

Kent State

74-72

at PC: 3-1 at WCU: 0-0 at Kent, Ohio

12/5/66 2/22/67 12/4/67 2/21/79

WCU LEADS, 11-1 (W-7) Neutral: 0-0 Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina

106-74 87-82 97-53 74-69

at WCU: 8-0 at Cullowhee at Clinton at Cullowhee at Clinton

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Presbyterian Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina

78-51 79-54 65-58 62-58 82-58 68-48 68-64 60-57

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Most WCU Points: ............................................................. 106 (12/5/66) Most PC Points:..................................................................... 82 (2/2267) Fewest WCU Points:........................................................... 60 (12/27/07) Fewest PC Points:.................................................................. 48 (1/4/95) Largest WCU Victory: .............................................. 32 (106-74, 12/5/66) Largest PC Victory: ................................................... 27 (78-51, 12/2/68) Longest WCU Win Streak: ............................................... 7 games (current) Longest PC Win Streak: ..................................................................1 game

PURDUE WCU TRAILS, 0-2 (L-2) Neutral: 0-1

at PUR: 9-11 3/14/96 11/17/06

Purdue Purdue

73-71 82-57

12/12/61 1/20/70 1/15/09 2/26/09 1/30/10 2/25/10 12/2/10 2/12/11

Western Carolina Western Carolina (forfeit) Samford Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina

72-48 2-0 76-64 65-58 62-50 61-44 63-58 85-63

at WCU: 5-0 at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Birmingham at Cullowhee at Birmingham at Cullowhee at Birmingham at Cullowhee

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

SOUTH CAROLINA at USC: 0-6 2/19/79 12/19/81 12/1/82 1/26/95 11/21/04 11/18/05 1/3/07

WCU TRAILS, 0-7 (L-&) Neutral: 0-0 South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina

87-75 96-72 71-67 90-68 87-61 87-62 67-53

WCU LEADS, 5-0 (W-5) Neutral: 0-0

at TFC: 0-0 11/26/01 11/23/02 11/28/05 11/27/06 11/20/08

Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina

133-58 119-58 96-37 117-58 120-62

at WCU: 5-0 at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Cullowhee

Most WCU Points: ........................................................... 120 (11/20/08) Most TFC Points: ............................................................... 62 (11/20/08) Fewest WCU Points:........................................................... 96 (11/28/05) Fewest TFC Points: ...............................................................37 (11/2/06) Largest WCU Victory: ........................................................................... n/a Largest TFC Victory: ............................................................................. n/a Longest WCU Win Streak: .................................................................... n/a Longest TFC Win Streak: ..................................................................... n/a

at WCU: 0-0

SAMFORD WCU LEADS, 7-1 (W-5) Neutral: 0-0

SERIES

TOCCOA FALLS

UNC ASHEVILLE

Alburquerque, NM West Lafayette

Most WCU Points: ................................................................71 (3/14/96) Most Purdue Points: ...........................................................82 (11/17/06) Fewest WCU Points:............................................................57 (11/17/06) Fewest Purdue Points: ......................................................... 73 (3/14/96) Largest WCU Victory: ........................................................................... n/a Largest Purdue Victory: ......................................................25 (11/17/06) Longest WCU Win Streak: .................................................................... n/a Longest Purdue Win Streak: ............................................... 2 gms (current)

at SAM: 2-1

OPPONENT

at WCU: 0-1 Columbia Columbia Columbia Columbia Columbia Cullowhee Columbia

Most WCU Points: ............................................................... 75 (2/19/79) Most USC Points: .............................................................. 96 (12/19/81) Fewest WCU Points: ...............................................................53 (1/3/07) Fewest USC Points: ................................................................67 (1/3/07) Largest WCU Victory: .......................................................................... n/a Largest USC Victory: ....................................................... 26 (87-61, 2004) Longest WCU Win Streak: .................................................................... n/a Longest USC Win Streak: ..............................................7 gms (1979-pres.)

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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 12/28/10

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 UNC Asheville 85-79 (OT)

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 at Asheville

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

UNC GREENSBORO at UNCG: 7-9 1/6/79 1/3/80 11/30/81 12/30/91 1/8/92 1/19/98

WCU LEADS, 22-15 (W-7) Neutral: 1-2 Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina UNC Greensboro UNC Greensboro Western Carolina

104-74 77-66 91-57 81-79 (OT) 65-55 75-61

at WCU: 14-4 at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Greensboro at Cullowhee at Cullowhee

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Western Carolina UNC Greensboro (SoCon) Western Carolina UNC Greensboro Western Carolina UNC Greensboro UNC Greensboro Western Carolina UNC Greensboro (SoCon) Western Carolina UNC Greensboro Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina UNC Greensboro UNC Greensboro UNC Greensboro Western Carolina Western Carolina UNC Greensboro (SoCon) Western Carolina UNC Greensboro UNC Greensboro UNC Greensboro Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina

65-62 60-59 64-63 68-50 87-81 75-53 95-81 63-58 91-69 87-77 80-75 63-62 75-63 78-73 78-65 66-54 79-76 87-76 67-53 69-65 57-54 79-68 74-62 60-55 80-75 69-56 79-69 75-70 83-73 70-66 86-72

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 at Cullowhee at Greensboro at Chattanooga

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

WOFFORD at WOF: 6-6 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 1/29/11 3/6/11

WCU LEADS, 21-16 (L-3) Neutral: 4-3 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 Wofford 66-75 Wofford 86-72

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 at Spartanburg at Chattanooga

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)

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2010-11 SEASON IN REVIEW Western Carolina finished the season 18-15 overall – the program’s third-straight winning season, the longest run of above .500 finishes since five-consecutive winning seasons from 1979 through ‘84. The Catamounts claimed a schoolrecord 12 victories in Southern Conference play en route to the program’s third divisional title – and second in the past three seasons – sharing the SoCon North Division crown. WCU also took care of the home court in the Ramsey Center, boasting an 11-1 record in Cullowhee. The Catamounts scored their second-straight victory over a Big East Conference foe, following up the Louisville win of two years ago with this season’s first win over a storied DePaul program to highlight the schedule. WCU also shut down William & Mary, limiting the Tribe to just 39 points – the fewest allowed to a NCAA Division I team since moving to the highest level of competition in 1976. “I was extremely pleased with the young men in our program from the stand point of how we improved the entire season,” said head coach Larry Hunter. “I knew with the early schedule; the number of road games and the caliber of competition we were playing early, with seven new guys we would have some growing pains. But, I really liked this team from day one. I liked our skill level, I liked our athleticism, I liked our competitiveness.” He added, “The only disappointment I have is that we didn’t win the conference tournament and didn’t get a bid into one of the post-season tournaments. But, that’s just the way it is - we’ll deal with that and come back, try a little harder next year.” Like momentum in games can swing, WCU’s 2010-11 season was a tale of two halves. The tough road slate that greeted the Catamounts – 13 of its first 15 games away from the friendly confines of the Ramsey Center – took its toll early while the squad flourished at home the second half of the year, winning eight of its final nine games to win a share of the divisional crown. “We played well early on in November and December. We weren’t able to get many wins, but we got better and played some good teams very, very well. But we continued to stay the course, our chemistry kept getting better. Individually, guys got better and we got better as a team,” said Hunter. Hunter felt the team’s mindset as it returned from Christmas was crucial in the squad turning its fortunes the second half of the year in the bulk of conference play. “I thought we became a very competitive basketball team in January and February. We really rallied around our defense. We got better offensively, started scoring more points because we got better in transition. We rebounded the ball more consistently and established some inside offense, especially with Richie (Gordon), Tawaski (King) and Preston Ross, so we had more balance to our offense. Mike Williams got healthy, that was probably as key as anything. And then I think Harouna Mutombo really grabbed a hold of our ‘four’ position and was very, very productive at that spot,” Hunter added. The Catamounts capped the season with a seven-game win streak in February, closing the season with victories in eight of their final nine games. Utilizing its energetic youth and role players, Western Carolina won games in 2010-11. But, it was the play of its seniors – guard Mike Williams and post Richie Gordon in particular – that sparked the second half turnaround. “There is no question that those two guys - Williams and Gordon - were the hub of our team,” said Hunter of two of his four senior class members. “Richie I thought had a great year, and a great career. He was a terrific defensive player especially inside for us. He probably fouled too much and had some short comings, but he had great energy and was a CATAMOUNTBASKETBALL2011-12

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a double-double against Wofford in the semifinals (17 pts, 11 rebs); – Mutombo is the first player since current assistant coach Anquell McCollum to earn multiple all-tournament team honors ... He is also just the sixth different Catamount to earn multiple all-tournament team recognition during their career joining Greg Dennis (1980, ‘81); Terry Boyd (1991, ‘92); Frankie King (1994, ‘95); Kevin Kullum (1995, ‘96) and McCollum (1994, ‘95, ‘96); – Harouna Mutombo became the 39th different Catamount to score over 1,000 points in their WCU playing career, doing so in his redshirt junior year ... He currently has 1,091 points to rank 32nd all-time, just 11 points shy of 31stplace Howard Wilson (1,102 pts from 1971-73); – Western Carolina senior guard Mike Williams was named All-Southern Conference by the league’s head coaches and second team All-SoCon by the media, while senior post Richie Gordon was named SoCon Defensive Player of the Year – the second-straight season a Catamount has garnered that honor, joining Brigham Waginger who shared the honor in 2009-10; – Redshirt freshman Trey Sumler was named Southern Conference Freshman of the Year by both the league’s head coaches and voting members of the media ... He is the second Catamount in the past three years to garner the conference’s top rookie honor, joining Mutombo who earned the award in 2009; – Mike Williams was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division I All-District 22 team for 2011 ... He garnered second team All-District 22 honors, joining nine others from the SoCon ... Williams joined former Catamounts Brandon Giles and Jake Robinson, who both earned all-district in 2009-10; – The 2010-11 Catamounts drew many parallels with its 1995-96 counterparts that won the school’s first SoCon Tournament in this, the 15-year anniversary: the 1996 squad opened the season 4-10 through 14 games - with the six-game losing skid in the month of December, the 201011 team was 4-10 through its first 14 games ... the team in ‘96 rallied to win the SoCon South Division, winning eight of its final nine regular season games including the season finale to clinch the division - this year, the Catamounts won eight of their final nine regular season games to rally for the North Division title, clinching the shared championship with the victory over CofC in the finale; – WCU’s stretch of seven-straight road games that spanned the month of December into January represented the longest such stretch since the Catamounts joined the Southern Conference ... It was the second-longest stretch of games away from home since playing 10-straight away from Cullowhee in 1973-74 (seven road, three neutral court).

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Western Carolina................................................64 at Clemson.............................................................. 87

Western Carolina............................................... 69 at DePaul..................................................................64

Western Carolina............................................... 65 at UTEP ........................................................................77

November 12, 2010 • Littlejohn Coliseum – Clemson, S.C.

November 16, 2010 • Allstate Arena – Chicago, Ill.

November 20, 2010 • Don Haskins Center – El Paso, Texas

CLEMSON, S.C. - Devin Booker scored a career-high 16 points to lead four Tigers in double figures as Clemson used a strong start to the first half to hold off Western Carolina, 87-64, in the seasonopener for both squads Friday night at Littlejohn Coliseum.

ROSEMONT, ILL. - Harouna Mutombo led all scorers with a gamehigh 17 points as Western Carolina led start-to-finish, upending DePaul, 69-64, Tuesday night at the Allstate Arena. The Catamounts built a 21-point second half lead before hanging on down the stretch against the Blue Demons’ full-court pressure to score the victory. Coupled with last season’s road win over Louisville in Freedom Hall, Tuesday’s win was WCU’s second-straight over teams currently in the Big East Conference. WCU is now 2-11 all-time against current Big East teams. WCU won the battle on the glass, outrebounding DePaul, 48to-34, including a 17-to-7 edge in offensive boards in the winning effort. The Blue Demons forced 17 Catamount turnovers while only committing 12, but the Catamounts recorded six blocked shots - two inside the closing moments of the game. In addition to Mutombo’s 17 points, senior guard Mike Williams poured in a season-high 13 points for the Catamounts while freshman Brandon Boggs posted his first career double-digit scoring outing with a career-best 10 points including a pair of 3-pointers and a game-high seven rebounds. Senior Richie Gordon and redshirt freshman Trey Sumler - who in addition to Williams was charged with handling the Blue Demons’ full-court pressure - both chipped in eight points with Gordon adding a pair of blocked shots. Freshman Tawaski King scored seven points in big minutes off the bench for WCU. Back-to-back buckets by Gordon including a one-handed slam dunk in transition sparked the Catamounts to an 11-to-2 run to open the game, taking a lead they would never relinquish. The Blue Demons closed to within four points, 19-15, with 7:44 remaining in the first half, but WCU outscored DePaul 16-to-8 to close the half with a 12-point, 35-23, edge at the break. Western Carolina (1-1) opened the second half like it did the first with an 11-to-2 spurt, capped by a 3-pointer by Williams to take a game-high, 21-point lead three and a half minutes into the frame. The Catamount edge remained double digits until the final four minutes with Brandon Young took over the DePaul, scoring eight-straight points. WCU’s lead was trimmed to five points four times inside the final four minutes, but each time the Catamounts were able to answer. Two free throws by Young trimmed the margin to five at the threeminute mark. The Catamounts failed to answer immediately, but a blocked shot by Mutombo on the opposite end kept the score where it was with Boggs nailing a jumper to stretch the advantage back to seven. Young led two DePaul players in double figures with 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting, while Krys Faber tallied 10 points in the loss.

EL PASO, TEXAS - Mike Williams posted his third-straight, doubledigit scoring effort with a season-best 18 points for Western Carolina, but it was not enough as UTEP downed the Catamounts, 77-65, in the Legends Classic Regional Round meeting Saturday night at the Don Haskins Center.

Western Carolina, which fell to 0-11 all-time against Clemson, put three players in double figures, led by redshirt freshman Trey Sumler with a career-best 16 points. The Rocky Mount, N.C., native was a perfect 4-for-4 shooting from the floor including three, 3-pointers and 5-of-7 shooting from the free throw line. Redshirt junior Harouna Mutombo finished with 12 points, all coming on 3-pointers including the game’s first points to hand WCU its largest lead of the night. Senior Mike Williams added 10 points to round out WCU’s double-digit scorers. In addition to Sumler, Catamount newcomers Brandon Boggs (2) - who got the starting nod on Friday - and Preston Ross (5) both secured their first collegiate points. “We’re a very young team. We’re evolving and getting better. This was a tall order for us to start with. We graduated five seniors and we’re just re-tooling,” said sixth-year head coach Larry Hunter during post-game comments. “I’m not really pleased, but I’m not too discouraged.” With Western Carolina leading by two early 5-3, the Tigers scored 12-straight points to build a lead it would not relinquish. Clemson held the Catamounts off the scoreboard for just over five minutes during the 12-point spurt before Sumler drained his first career 3-pointer from the win to end the drought. WCU was able to pull within eight, 20-12, midway through the opening stanza, but the Tigers took a 19-point lead late in the half and carried that margin into the halftime locker room, 43-24. Clemson (1-0) steadily pulled ahead of the Catamounts in the second half, taking a game-high lead of 31 points on a pair of Milton Jennings free throws at the 5:47 mark, 80-49. WCU managed to outscore the Tigers by a 15-to-7 count over the final five minutes including eight-straight points to narrow the margin in the closing minutes to 20. Behind Booker’s 6-of-8 shooting night, fellow post player Jennings finished with 14 points and four assists while guards Tanner Smith and Andre Young finished with 12 and 10, respectively. Clemson used a strong inside performance, outscoring the Catamounts 42-to-14 in the paint in the win while also outrebounding WCU, 37-29.

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

GALLAGHER, Blake GORDON, Richie WILLIAMS, Mike MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon PHILLIP, Anthony COLE, Keaton SUMLER, Trey KING, Tawaski HOLLIS, Ishmael ROSS, Preston SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

50 12 22 24 03 04 05 32 33 40 44

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

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f f g g g

2-2 2-4 5-11 4-10 1-6 1-6 1-4 4-4 0-2 0-2 2-4 1-2

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

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37.5% 44.4% 66.7%

8-23

2nd half: 14-33 2nd half: 4-14 2nd half: 8-16

1-2 1-2 0-2 0-3 0-0 3-3 0-0 5-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 10-19

42.4% 28.6% 50.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 1 2 5 0 4 4 3 1 1 2 2 1 4 5 0 1 0 1 3 1 2 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 3 3 2 5 10 19 29 32

Game: 23-57 Game: 8-23 Game: 10-19

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Grant, Jerai Booker, Devin Stitt, Demontez Smith, Tanner Young, Andre Johnson, Noel Anderson, Zavier Baize, Jonah Baciu, Catalin Stanton, Cory Narcisse, Bryan Jennings, Milton Team Totals

31 02 05 11 01 03 04 10 12 21 24

FG % 1st Half: 15-26 3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 FT % 1st Half: 9-16

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

f c g g g

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

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

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

5 5 10 12 2 5 2 16 0 0 5 2

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

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

64 13 14

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Player

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

15 32 31 26 22 11 11 16 9 7 14 6

GALLAGHER, Blake GORDON, Richie WILLIAMS, Mike MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon PHILLIP, Anthony COLE, Keaton SUMLER, Trey KING, Tawaski ROSS, Preston Team Totals

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

Deadball Rebounds 6

28-47

6-17

25-46

2nd half: 13-21 2nd half: 2-7 2nd half: 16-30

61.9% 28.6% 53.3%

3 1 4 3 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 4 1 6 7 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 3 1 5 6 11 26 37 24

Game: 28-47 Game: 6-17 Game: 25-46

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

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2nd

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40 44

64 87

12 22 24 03 04 05 32 40

FG % 1st Half: 14-37 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 FT % 1st Half: 4-5

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19 25 12 34 21 19 11 3 9 18 8 21

87 16 11

7 200

11 20 00 12 15 22 23

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

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Fast Break 2 12

Bench 30 33

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

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

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5-20

14-21

2nd half: 11-28 2nd half: 2-12 2nd half: 10-16

39.3% 16.7% 62.5%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

WCU leading scorer Harouna Mutombo was held to just five points on 2-of-9 shooting while senior Richie Gordon was limited to two points with him and freshman Preston Ross tying for the teamleading six rebounds. Despite holding just a one rebound edge, 33-to-32, UTEP scored well in the painted area, leading WCU by a 48-to-14 tally. WCU on the other hand forced UTEP into 23 turnovers, converting those into 25 points in the losing effort. The Catamounts also held a commanding 16-to-8 edge in offensive rebounds.

3 3 6 5 1 5 6 4 0 2 2 4 1 3 4 4 3 4 7 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 6 1 1 2 3 2 2 4 6 0 5 1 6 17 31 48 22

Game: 25-65 Game: 5-20 Game: 14-21

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1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1

5 28 25 29 25 8 12 31 17 20

7 200

MUTOMBO, Harouna GALLAGHER, Blake WILLIAMS, Mike BOGGS, Brandon GORDON, Richie PHILLIP, Anthony COLE, Keaton SUMLER, Trey KING, Tawaski HOLLIS, Ishmael ROSS, Preston SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

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0 8 13 17 10 1 3 8 7 2

1 1 2 2 2 0 1 3 0 0

0 3 4 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 1 69 12 17

34 12 24 50 03 04 05 32 33 40

38.5% 25.0% 66.7%

Deadball Rebounds 3

8-21 1-8 6-15

f f c g g

38.1% 12.5% 40.0%

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

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

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

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2-13

20-32

2nd half: 13-32 2nd half: 1-5 2nd half: 14-17

40.6% 20.0% 82.4%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 2 2 0 1 3 4 3 0 3 3 2 0 4 4 4 0 2 2 3 0 1 1 3 1 2 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 6 4 1 3 4 2 2 2 4 7 27 34 22

Game: 21-53 Game: 2-13 Game: 20-32

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7 1 10 8 16 4 5 2 5 6

0 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 1

9 12

3 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 2

1st

2nd

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35 23

34 41

69 64

Points WCU DPL

Stl

Min

0 1 0 2 3 1 2 0 1 0

16 18 24 32 32 16 10 14 21 17

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

FG % 1st Half: 13-29 3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 FT % 1st Half: 0-0

Deadball Rebounds 6

Last FG - WCU 2nd-01:54, DPL 2nd-00:01. Largest lead - WCU by 21 2nd-16:30, DPL None.

Off T/O 12 18

2nd Chance 15 10

Fast Break 4 12

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

Bench 21 22

f f g g g

44.8% 40.0% 0.0%

2-9 3-6 7-16 2-8 1-4 0-1 3-5 1-5 0-4 0-0 2-3 1-1

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

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

22-62

8-24

13-17

2nd half: 9-33 2nd half: 4-14 2nd half: 13-17

27.3% 28.6% 76.5%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 1 2 2 3 1 4 1 0 3 3 3 2 2 4 0 4 2 6 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 3 3 6 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 16 16 32 25

Game: 22-62 Game: 8-24 Game: 13-17

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5 7 18 5 2 1 10 7 2 1 5 2

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

2 0 4 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 65 11 16

Stl

Min

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

25 23 31 15 20 4 15 25 20 3 19 0

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

1 10 200

35.5% 33.3% 76.5%

Deadball Rebounds 3

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WILLIAMS, Jeremy BOHANNON, John CULPEPPER, Randy STONE, Julyan POLK, Christian GORDON, Isaac McCULLEY, Gabriel PEREZ, Michael MUNOZ, Eric BRITTEN, Claude Team Totals

21 03 05 41 20 23 24 31

2 10 200

39.6% 15.4% 62.5%

In Paint 32 36

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

Stl

Officials: Tim Higgins, Karl Hess, Lamar Simpson Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. DePaul-None. Attendance: 7021 Score by periods Western Carolina DePaul

Off T/O 18 18

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

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Min

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

Deadball Rebounds 10

f f g g g

37.8% 37.5% 80.0%

Stl

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

59.6% 35.3% 54.3%

In Paint 14 42

Senior Blake Gallagher and redshirt freshman Trey Sumler both added in seven points for the Catamounts which concluded their three-game road swing to open the season.

DePaul 64 • 1-1

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

Officials: Jamie Luckie, Louie Andrakakos, Ron Tyburski Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Clemson-Grant, Jerai. Attendance: 7920 Score by periods Western Carolina Clemson

6 200

40.4% 34.8% 52.6%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

WCU’s Williams finished 7-for-16 shooting with a pair of 3-pointers and three steals. He was joined in double figures by junior Keaton Cole with 10 points. The Toronto, Ontario, native bounced back from a 1-for-9 shooting performance at DePaul with a 3-for-5 night and was a perfect 3-for-3 from long-range.

Western Carolina 65 • 1-2 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

Clemson 87 • 1-0 ##

“I was pleased with the way we hung in there and the way we competed - the score is not indiciative of the way the game went with the intensity,” said Larry Hunter. “I feel we executed better than we did in the DePaul game, we just didn’t knock down any shots. This team just keeps getting better each time out on the court.”

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs UTEP 11/20/10 7:05 p.m. at El Paso, Texas (Don Haskins Center)

Western Carolina 69 • 1-1

Western Carolina 64 • 0-1

Player

Three other Miners scored in double figures. Jeremy Williams and Julyan Stone chipped in with 11 points each and Christian Polk added 10. Stone has scored in double figures in three-straight games for the second-time in his UTEP career, tying his personal best streak in the process.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs DePaul 11/16/10 7:30 pm at Rosemont, Ill. (Allstate Arena)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Clemson 11/12/10 8:00 PM at Clemson, SC (Littlejohn Coliseum)

UTEP’s Randy Culpepper made all four of his 3-point attempts en route to scoring 24 points to lead the Miners to the victory. Culpepper triggered a 14-0 run with eight-straight points as UTEP (2-1) scored the last five points of the first half and the first nine of the second, turning a 32-30 lead into a 46-30 cushion.

FG % 1st Half: 12-26 3FG % 1st Half: 2-3 FT % 1st Half: 11-13

f c g g g

46.2% 66.7% 84.6%

3-6 1-3 7-14 3-5 4-8 0-0 0-0 3-3 0-0 3-6

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

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

24-45

4-6

25-34

2nd half: 12-19 2nd half: 2-3 2nd half: 14-21

63.2% 66.7% 66.7%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 5 7 2 2 3 5 3 0 2 2 1 1 4 5 1 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 3 3 1 4 8 25 33 20

Game: 24-45 Game: 4-6 Game: 25-34

A TO Blk

11 3 24 11 10 0 2 7 0 9

0 3 2 6 3 0 1 1 0 2

Stl

Min

4 5 0 3 4 1 1 2 0 2

3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 2 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0

27 26 32 28 30 3 21 17 1 15

77 18 22

9 200

53.3% 66.7% 73.5%

Deadball Rebounds 6

Officials: Tim Gattis, Charels Robinson, Tim O'Neill, Jr. Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. UTEP-None. Attendance: 3489 Legends Classic Regional Round Score by periods Western Carolina UTEP

1st

2nd

Total

30 37

35 40

65 77

Last FG - WCU 2nd-02:53, UTEP 2nd-04:13.

Points WCU UTEP

In Paint 10 38

Off T/O 16 21

2nd Chance 15 9

Fast Break 12 15

Bench 28 18

Score tied - 2 times.

Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 1 time.

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Warren Wilson ..................................................... 47 vs. Western Carolina ......................................... 97

Western Carolina............................................... 66 vs. Mercer.................................................................71

Western Carolina............................................... 65 vs. Gardner-Webb ................................................71

November 22, 2010 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

November 26, 2010 • Kaplan Arena – Williamsburg, Va.

November 27, 2010 • Kaplan Arena – Williamsburg, Va.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Richie Gordon recorded his first career doubledouble, leading a balanced Catamount attack with a career-high tying 23 points and career-best 10 rebounds as Western Carolina soared past Warren Wilson, 97-47, Monday night in nonconference action in the Ramsey Center. All 11 Catamounts that saw action on Monday night scored points with 10 tallying points before intermission. Five players established career-highs for points in a game with two tallying their career bests in rebounds in the victory. “I was proud of our guys. I thought we had really good energy all night long,” said WCU head coach Larry Hunter during post-game comments on the Catamount Sports Network post-game report. “I felt Mike (Williams) and Richie (Gordon) in the first half really set the tempo. And we were able to let our freshmen play some, get a little confidence and to execute under game fire. Gordon was joined in double figures by freshman Preston Ross with a career-best 12 points with four steals while redshirt freshman Trey Sumler poured in 11 points off the bench for WCU. Senior Mike Williams had his string of double-digit scoring games snapped at three, finishing with nine points while freshman Tawaski King was a perfect 4-for-4 from the floor for eight points, adding a career-best eight rebounds. Freshman Ishmael Hollis scored his first collegiate field goal in the win, posting a career-best seven points off the bench while redshirt sophomore center Sam Smithson established career benchmarks with six points and six rebounds. All told, the Catamounts dominated the paint, outscoring the out-matched Owls, 66-to-10, while also commanding the glass to the tune of 51-to-32 with 20 offensive rebounds. After WCU (2-2) raced out to a 5-0 lead, the Owls connected on consecutive buckets to close back to within a point, 5-4, at the 16:35 mark of the first half. The Catamounts then scored nine-straight points as a part of a 24-to-4 run to push its advantage into doubledigits which is where it would remain the rest of the game. WCU stretched its lead to as many as 29 in the opening half, leading 49-20 at intermission. Harouna Mutombo’s lay-up at the 16:42 mark of the second half ballooned the Catamount advantage over 30 points for good with WCU taking a game-high 50-point lead inside the final minute of regulation. Warren Wilson (3-5) was paced by the double-double effort of Rashad Ali who finished with 17 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. Timur Oktay and Patrick Albright both added seven points for the Owls who were playing their third game in the past four days.

WILLIAMSBURG, VA. - Mike Williams led four Catamounts in double figures with 16 points, 14 of which came in the second half, but clutch free throw shooting in the closing minutes for Mercer led the Bears to a 71-66 win over Western Carolina in the sub-regional round of the Legends Classic Friday evening at the Kaplan Arena.

WILLIAMSBURG, VA. - Gardner-Webb erased a 17-point first half deficit and held on from the free throw line to down Western Carolina, 71-65, in the 2010 Legend’s Classic Saturday evening at the Kaplan Arena. WCU’s Mike Williams matched a career-high with 24 points to lead the Catamounts, but the Runnin’ Bulldogs scored 24 points from the charity stripe, connecting on 7-of-8 free throws inside the final minute to secure the victory. Western Carolina will wrap-up play in the 2010 Legend’s Classic on Sunday afternoon by facing the host William & Mary Tribe at 4:30 pm in the tournament finale. Sunday’s game will be broadcast by the Catamount Sports Network with a 4:00 pm air time. Williams opened the game a perfect 4-for-4 shooting including a pair of 3-pointers to score 12 of the Catamounts’ first 15 points. The Baton Rouge, La., native reached double-digit scoring for the fifth time in the first six games just seven minutes into the contest. Redshirt freshman Trey Sumler then came on and scored 10-straight points for WCU in less than two minutes as the Catamounts used a 20-to-2 run to erase a one-point deficit and build a 17-point edge, 25-8, midway through the opening half. However, the Catamounts cooled from the field the final five minutes as Gardner-Webb chipped away at the WCU advantage. Brandon Boggs connected on a jumper at the 4:51 mark to give the Catamounts a 13-point, 34-21, edge over Gardner-Webb. But, after the freshman’s field goal, WCU missed its final four shots from the floor, committed two turnovers and scored its only points on 3-of6 shooting from the free throw line. Gardner-Webb rallied to tie the game, converting an old-fashioned three-point play inside the final second to knot the game at 37 at the break. Out of the halftime locker room, Gardner-Webb pulled out to a six-point lead four minutes in only to see the Catamounts’ Williams rattle off five-straight points to close within one, 48-47. But the Runnin’ Bulldogs managed to maintain the advantage until Preston Ross took a pass from Harouna Mutombo and drained a 3-pointer at the top of the key to knot the game at 54. Yet, eight unanswered points by Gardner-Webb gave the Runnin’ Bulldogs their largest lead of the game, 62-54, with four and a half minutes remaining in the game. WCU was only able to close within three twice in the closing moments as GWU held the Catamounts at bay from the free throw line. Williams, who led the team with six rebounds, was joined in double figures by Sumler with 12 points while Keaton Cole, who made his first start of the season, chipped in eight points.

A layup from Williams with 47 seconds remaining in regulation pulled WCU back to within a point, 66-65, but the Bears hit 7-of- 8 free throws down the stretch to seal the win, snapping a three-game slide. It also halted WCU’s three-game winning streak in the headto-head series. “I thought overall tonight, we played young, played inexperienced,” said WCU head coach Larry Hunter during post-game comments on the Catamount Sports Network. “With some of their traps and some of the things they were doing defensively, they sped us up to where we weren’t making good decisions. And then, they hit big free throws down the stretch as we were trying to lengthen the game by fouling.” Williams, who was saddled with foul trouble most of the second half, was joined in double figures by freshman Brandon Boggs with a career-best 12 points and seven rebounds, with junior Keaton Cole and senior Richie Gordon chipping in 11 and 10 points, respectively. The Bears were paced by the double-double effort of Brian Mills who finished with a career-high 21 points and 11 rebounds. Jeff Smith added 18 points with Mark Hall scoring 10 off the bench. Neither team was able to ever pull away from the other in a game that saw nine lead changes and the score tied a combine eight times. The largest lead for either squad was just six points - WCU in the first half and Mercer after intermission. A fast-break dunk by Harouna Mutombo and pair of free throws by Cole midway through the opening 20 minutes gave the Catamounts a six-point, 17-11, lead. However, it was quickly erased by a 9-0 spurt by Mercer to give the designated visiting team a threepoint lead, carrying a one-point, 29-28, lead into the break. Gordon gave the Catamounts what proved to be their final lead of the game, tipping in missed field goal at the 16:11 mark of the second half, but Mills answered with an offensive rebound tip-in on the ensuing possession and Hall buried a 3-pointer at the 14:55 mark to hand the Bears the lead for good, 39-36. A pair of Cole free throws with six and a half minutes showing on the game clock knotted the game at 50 marking the eighth tie of the contest. WCU was able to pull to within a point four times inside the final three minutes, but the Bears responded from the free throw line to pull out the win.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Warren Wilson vs Western Carolina 11/22/10 7 p.m. at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center) Warren Wilson 47 • 3-5 ##

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11 23 34 44 50 01 02 03 10 12 15 22 32 33 42

Spasovski, A. Jackson, Dan Oktay, Timur Albright, Patrick Ali, Rashad Steptoe, Devin Jankov, Viktor Gaza, James Kantor, Matt Janjic, Stefan Bruin, Luke Love, Raysean Rulong, Patrick Dorough, Sanders Christ, Gabe Team Totals FG % 1st Half: 3FG % 1st Half: FT % 1st Half:

8-24 3-8 1-2

Western Carolina 65 • (2-4)

Mercer 71 • (2-3)

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Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA 2-11 2-8 0-1 1-7 0-3 0-0 3-9 1-2 0-0 3-4 1-1 0-0 6-11 0-0 5-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-7 0-3 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-0 19-57

33.3% 37.5% 50.0%

4-18

2nd half: 11-33 2nd half: 1-10 2nd half: 4-7

5-9

33.3% 10.0% 57.1%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF 1 1 2 4 0 3 3 4 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 1 4 8 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 5 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 11 21 32 20

Game: 19-57 Game: 4-18 Game: 5-9

TP 6 2 7 7 17 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 47

A TO Blk 1 3 0 6 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11

Stl 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Min 33 35 25 20 35 1 3 1 1 1 20 20 3 1 1

200

33.3% 22.2% 55.6%

Deadball Rebounds 0

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

Player

MOORE, Brandon CECIL, Justin MILLS, Brian SMITH, Jeff HALL, Langston O'SHAUGHNESSEY, Davi CANEVARI, Kevin THOMAS, Bud HALL, Mark GOLLON, Jake SMITH, Chris LARSEN, Paul Team Totals

15 25 12 21 01 03 05 10 20 23 50

FG % 1st Half: 11-23 3FG % 1st Half: 1-4 FT % 1st Half: 6-12

f f f g g

47.8% 25.0% 50.0%

12 22 24 34 50 04 05 32 33 40 44

Player WILLIAMS, Mike MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon GALLAGHER, Blake GORDON, Richie COLE, Keaton SUMLER, Trey KING, Tawaski HOLLIS, Ishmael ROSS, Preston SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals FG % 1st Half: 22-42 3FG % 1st Half: 2-11 FT % 1st Half: 3-7

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Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA 4-9 1-3 0-0 3-10 0-4 0-3 3-8 0-3 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-2 10-15 0-0 3-4 2-6 2-5 0-0 4-6 1-2 2-3 4-4 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-1 1-2 3-6 0-0 6-8 3-4 0-0 0-3 40-74

52.4% 18.2% 42.9%

4-18

2nd half: 18-32 2nd half: 2-7 2nd half: 10-20

13-27

56.3% 28.6% 50.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF 2 1 3 3 3 4 7 1 2 2 4 2 5 1 6 0 5 5 10 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 6 8 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 2 0 6 6 2 0 0 0 20 31 51 15

Game: 40-74 Game: 4-18 Game: 13-27

TP 9 6 7 2 23 6 11 8 7 12 6 97

A TO Blk 3 0 1 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 19

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

Min 17 18 23 18 18 18 26 18 13 19 12

200

54.1% 22.2% 48.1%

Deadball Rebounds 7

1st

2nd

Total

20 49

27 48

47 97

Last FG - WWL 2nd-00:31, WCU 2nd-00:04. Largest lead - WWL None, WCU by 50 2nd-00:43.

Points WWL WCU

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

2-4 0-0 2-4 6-10 6-6 0-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 2-2 2-4

23-50

3-10

22-34

44.4% 33.3% 72.7%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 5 5 2 0 0 0 1 4 7 11 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 6 6 12 1 1 1 2 13 23 36 20

Game: 23-50 Game: 3-10 Game: 22-34

A TO Blk

8 2 21 18 6 0 0 0 10 0 2 4

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

Min

Player

30 16 31 32 33 4 7 5 21 2 3 16

KING, Tawaski GORDON, Richie COLE, Keaton WILLIAMS, Mike BOGGS, Brandon SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna HOLLIS, Ishmael ROSS, Preston SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

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

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

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

71 13 14

8 200

46.0% 30.0% 64.7%

Deadball Rebounds 6

Western Carolina 66 • (2-3) Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

MUTOMBO, Harouna GALLAGHER, Blake GORDON, Richie WILLIAMS, Mike BOGGS, Brandon COLE, Keaton SUMLER, Trey KING, Tawaski ROSS, Preston SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

34 50 12 24 04 05 32 40 44

FG % 1st Half: 12-33 3FG % 1st Half: 1-11 FT % 1st Half: 3-4

f f f g g

36.4% 9.1% 75.0%

3-9 0-1 3-5 6-15 6-13 2-10 0-3 3-3 1-2 0-1

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

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

24-62

3-24

15-21

2nd half: 12-29 2nd half: 2-13 2nd half: 12-17

41.4% 15.4% 70.6%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 0 0 1 0 3 3 4 4 2 6 5 1 2 3 4 1 6 7 5 3 0 3 1 1 2 3 2 4 2 6 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 18 20 38 27

Game: 24-62 Game: 3-24 Game: 15-21

A TO Blk

6 0 10 16 12 11 0 6 4 1

2 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0

In Paint 10 66

Off T/O 8 37

2nd Chance 6 15

Fast Break 0 26

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

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Score by periods Mercer Western Carolina

1st

2nd

Total

29 28

42 38

71 66

Points MER WCU

Last FG - MER 2nd-01:10, WCU 2nd-00:47. Largest lead - MER by 6 2nd-09:56, WCU by 6 1st-08:49.

50 04 12 24 05 22 33 40 44

FG % 1st Half: 11-27 3FG % 1st Half: 5-6 FT % 1st Half: 10-15

Player

JOHNSON, Stefon BYRON, Mike DAVIS, Luke BUGGS, Laron McNAIR, Brian BROWN, David BURRELL, Bryan BUTLER, Santoine MANLEY, Keith HENLEY, Josh MOORE, Jon Team Totals

Min

18 14 23 28 29 26 23 15 17 7

0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 1

66 10 14

9 200

38.7% 12.5% 71.4%

Deadball Rebounds 3

f f g g g

0-1 1-6 2-8 8-17 2-5 4-5 1-3 0-0 2-6 0-0 20-51

40.7% 83.3% 66.7%

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

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

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

9-17

16-23

9-24 4-11 6-8

37.5% 36.4% 75.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 2 3 1 2 2 4 4 2 0 2 5 2 4 6 5 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 3 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 11 18 29 26

Game: 20-51 Game: 9-17 Game: 16-23

A TO Blk

5 4 8 24 5 12 2 0 5 0

0 3 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0

Stl

Min

1 0 3 4 1 3 2 0 1 0

0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2

0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0

16 26 31 33 22 23 13 0+ 22 14

65 11 15

6 200

39.2% 52.9% 69.6%

Deadball Rebounds 4

Gardner-Webb 71 • (4-3)

Stl

0 1 1 2 5 0 2 2 1 0

15 24 03 11 31 33 34 35

FG % 1st Half: 12-25 3FG % 1st Half: 2-5 FT % 1st Half: 11-13

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

f c g g g

48.0% 40.0% 84.6%

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

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

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

21-51

5-10

24-31

2nd half: 9-26 2nd half: 3-5 2nd half: 13-18

34.6% 60.0% 72.2%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 2 3 1 2 5 7 2 0 2 2 4 1 5 6 4 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 4 1 5 1 1 2 3 4 7 2 9 17 23 40 19

Game: 21-51 Game: 5-10 Game: 24-31

A TO Blk

7 10 7 12 2 6 0 5 0 10 12

1 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 2 3 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 9 17

Stl

Min

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

27 22 30 30 20 7 4 7 5 17 31

5 200

41.2% 50.0% 77.4%

Deadball Rebounds 2

Officials: Haywood Bostic, Tim Ebersole, Jeff Wagner Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Gardner-Webb-None. Attendance: 1011 LEGENDS CLASSIC - WILLIAMSBURG SUBREGIONAL ROUND - GAME 3

In Paint 38 22

Off T/O 14 14

2nd Chance 12 20

Fast Break 6 2

Score tied - 8 times. Lead changed - 9 times.

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

Stl

Officials: Tim Clougherty, Scott Smith, Gary Pucino Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 1224 LEGENDS CLASSIC - WILLIAMSBURG SUBREGIONAL ROUND - GAME 1

Officials: Charlie Balunek, Kyle Barnes, Chris King Technical fouls: Warren Wilson-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 1343 Score by periods Warren Wilson Western Carolina

3-6 1-2 9-16 6-11 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-5 0-0 0-1 1-7

2nd half: 12-27 2nd half: 2-6 2nd half: 16-22

Western Carolina 97 • 2-2 ##

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Gardner-Webb 11/27/10 3:30 pm at Williamsburg, Va. (Kaplan Arena)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Western Carolina 11/26/10 5:00 pm at Williamsburg, Va. (Kaplan Arena)

Bench 16 22

Score by periods Western Carolina Gardner-Webb

1st

2nd

Total

37 37

28 34

65 71

Last FG - WCU 2nd-00:07, GAWB 2nd-01:12. Largest lead - WCU by 17 1st-10:26 GAWB by 8 2nd-04:28

Points WCU GAWB

In Paint 12 26

Off T/O 19 16

2nd Chance 13 14

Fast Break 6 2

Bench 19 33

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Western Carolina................................................64 at William & Mary ............................................... 39

Bradley .................................................................... 65 at Western Carolina ......................................... 66

Western Carolina............................................... 58 at Samford ............................................................. 63

November 28, 2010 • Kaplan Arena – Williamsburg, Va.

November 30, 2010 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

December 2, 2010 • Pete Hanna Center – Birmingham, Ala.

WILLIAMSBURG, VA. - Western Carolina used a quick start combined with a strong team defensive effort to score a 64-39 rout of Legend’s Classic sub-regional host, William & Mary, Sunday afternoon at the Kaplan Arena. Senior guard Mike Williams paced the squad with 16 points while dishing out five assists and swiping five steals as the Catamounts led start-to-finish and held a double-digit lead for nearly 29 total minutes. All told, WCU led by as many as 27 on the afternoon in halting a two-game slide. On the strength of three-straight, double-digit scoring efforts, Williams garnered Legend’s Classic All-tournament team honors. He averaged 18.7 points, five rebounds and 3.3 assists while converting all 11 free throw opportunities on the weekend. It is the secondstraight season that Williams has earned all-tournament team honors at an in-season tournament. Last year, the Baton Rouge, La., native garnered MVP honors at the O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic sub-regional hosted in Cullowhee. Williams was joined in double figures on Sunday by senior forward Richie Gordon with 11, while Harouna Mutombo chipped in nine off the bench on three, 3-pointers with junior Keaton Cole and freshman Tawaski King - both of which made their second-straight start of the season - scoring eight points apiece. William & Mary (2-4) only had one player score in double figures as Kyle Gaillard finished with 11 on 4-of-6 shooting. Tribe leading scorers Marcus Kitts and Quinn McDowell, both of which entered the game averaging double-digit points, were held to six points apiece by the WCU defense. Spurred by an 8-0 start, Western Carolina (3-4) jumped on top early in the first half. The Tribe closed to within five at the 12:35 mark, 12-7, but the Catamounts responded with a 22-to-6 run over the next 10 minutes to take a 21-point, 34-13, lead just before the break. WCU carried a 19-point, 36-17, edge into the locker room. A second-consecutive 3-pointer by freshman Brandon Boggs handed the Catamounts a 22-point edge before the Tribe mounted its biggest threat since early in the game. A lay-up by Matt Rum and a trey from Gaillard coupled with six empty trips for WCU allowed William & Mary to pull within 17, 50-33, midway through the second half. However, the Catamounts closed the game by outscoring the Tribe, 14-to-6 over the final 10 minutes to cruise to the road victory. All told, the Tribe was held to just 38 shot attempts and a seasonlow 39 points. The Catamounts won the battle on the boards, 34-to26, including a 12-to-4 edge in offensive rebounding.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Senior guard Mike Williams led three Catamounts in double figures as Western Carolina rallied past the visiting Bradley Braves, 66-65, in the Ramsey Center. Williams and classmate Richie Gordon combined for nine made free throws inside the game’s final three minutes as the Catamounts overcame doubledigit deficits in both halves. Trailing 58-47 with 9:51 to play, WCU outscored the Braves 14to-2 to take the lead for good, 61-60, as Gordon capped the spurt on two free throws with 2:43 to play. The Catamounts then went 5-for-6 from the free-throw line the rest of the way with Bradley’s Anthony Warren banking in a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the final margin. Williams finished with 16 points while dishing out a career-high six assists with two steals. Junior guard Keaton Cole scored 11 of his 14 points during the opening 20 minutes while Gordon scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half including 7-of-8 from the free throw line as the Catamounts shot 12-of-13 from the stripe in the second half. Gordon added seven rebounds WCU drained 19-of-23 charity tosses on the night for a seasonbest 82.6-percent for the game. Harouna Mutombo chipped in seven points, eight rebounds and matched his career-high with six assists. It is the second-straight season that Mutombo has recorded six helpers against the Braves, establishing his career benchmark in Peoria, Ill., a season ago. Freshman post Tawaski King pulled down a career-best 10 rebounds as the Catamounts turned a one-rebound deficit at halftime into a 17 board final margin. WCU, which trailed 17-16 in rebounding at intermission, dominated the glass in the second half to the tune of 28-10 including 12 offensive boards, three by Blake Gallagher. Bradley (4-3) scored the game’s first 10 points in taking a double-digit lead out of the starting blocks on Tuesday night. The lead ballooned to a dozen at both the 13:39 mark, 16-4, and again at 23-11 midway through the first half. Over the next eight minutes, though, the Catamounts turned up the defensive pressure and outscored the Braves 22-to-10 to knot the game for the first time on a Trey Sumler 3-pointer, 33-33, with 2:27 showing on the game clock. Bradley managed to stretch it back to a four-point, 38-34, edge at intermission. Brandon Boggs capped a 10-to-4 Western Carolina spurt out of the halftime locker room with a 3-pointer from the right wing to hand the Catamounts their first lead of the game, 44-42 at the 16:45 mark. However, the Braves responded with a 14-0 run to reclaim control of the game, building another 12-point cushion, 56-44, at the 11:44 mark of the second half before the Catamounts were able to rally.

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. - Mike Williams scored his first career doubledouble, pacing the Catamounts with a game-high 20 points and 10 rebounds as Western Carolina rallied from a double-digit deficit but just fell short as Samford held on for the 63-58 win in the Southern Conference opener for both squads at the Pete Hanna Center. Trailing by a game-high 12 points, Western Carolina held Samford scoreless for over 12 minutes spanning the final 5:15 of the first half and the opening seven minutes after intermission as a part of a 16-to-0 run. WCU was able to match its largest lead of the game at four, 29-25, and setting the stage for a see-saw game in the second half with neither team able to lead by more than six until the closing minute. Williams scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half while also dishing out three assists and matching teammate Keaton Cole’s game-high four steals. The Baton Rouge, La., native pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds as a part of his first career double-double. Senior Richie Gordon added eight points while Harouna Mutombo scored seven off the bench and boarded eight misses including four on the offensive end. Samford put four players in double figures led by a career-high 14 from Gregg Wooten, who tallied 10-straight points in the second half for the Bulldogs off the bench. Josh Davis and Jeffrey Merritt both tallied 12 points with Andy King finishing with 11 in the winning effort. After taking an early 4-0 lead on buckets by posts Gordon and Tawaski King, the Catamounts went stone cold from the floor while Samford raced to a 12-point lead on a 20-to-4 run. WCU’s comeback began inside the final minute of the first half as Gordon and Cole both scored inside the last 60 seconds to pull the Catamounts to within eight at intermission, 25-17. All told, the Catamounts shot an anemic 6-of-27 or 22-percent from the field in the first half with two of the six made baskets coming inside the final minute of the opening stanza. Holding the Bulldogs off the scoreboard for just over seven minutes out of the halftime locker room, the Catamounts continued their run, knotting the game at 25 on a Williams’ jumper with Brandon Boggs connecting on one of two free throws to give WCU the lead, 26-25. With the Cats leading by four, Wooten took over, driving against Western Carolina’s tight man-to-man defense to score 10-straight points for the Bulldogs to answer the Catamounts in the back-and-forth battle. The game was tied six times with 12 lead changes in the second half with Merritt handing Samford the lead for good with a pair of free throws with 3:27 remaining. Samford made 11-of-12 free throws over the final 3:27 with a pair of timely 3-pointers to hold off the Catamounts.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs William & Mary 11/28/10 4:30 pm at Williamsburg, Va. (Kaplan Arena)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Bradley vs Western Carolina 11/30/10 7:00 pm at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Samford 12/02/10 7:00 p.m. at Birmingham, Ala. (Pete Hanna Center)

Western Carolina 64 • (3-4)

Player

KING, Tawaski GORDON, Richie COLE, Keaton WILLIAMS, Mike BOGGS, Brandon SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna GALLAGHER, Blake ROSS, Preston SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

50 04 12 24 05 22 34 40 44

Bradley 65 • 4-3 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

FG % 1st Half: 15-33 3FG % 1st Half: 4-8 FT % 1st Half: 2-4

f f g g g

45.5% 50.0% 50.0%

4-7 5-12 2-6 6-15 2-4 0-1 3-7 0-1 3-4 0-0

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

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

25-57

7-15

7-10

2nd half: 10-24 2nd half: 3-7 2nd half: 5-6

41.7% 42.9% 83.3%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 0 2 2 2 3 5 3 1 3 4 1 2 4 6 1 1 1 2 1 2 4 6 2 1 3 4 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 12 22 34 15

Game: 25-57 Game: 7-15 Game: 7-10

Western Carolina 58 • 4-5, 0-1 SoCon Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

Min

Player

0 3 3 5 0 0 2 0 0 0

16 33 28 35 21 14 21 18 10 4

Egolf, Will Thompson, Anthony Dunson, Dodie Warren, Andrew Simms-Edwards, D. Woods, Charonn Eastman, Jake Lemon Jr., Walt Knezevic, Milos Prosser, Jordan Team Totals

A TO Blk

8 11 8 16 6 0 9 0 6 0

0 1 2 5 2 2 1 0 0 0

0 3 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1

0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

64 13

3 13 200

43.9% 46.7% 70.0%

41 01 24 32 00 04 25 34 44

FG % 1st Half: 12-25 3FG % 1st Half: 3-7 FT % 1st Half: 11-15

Deadball Rebounds 1

f c g g g

48.0% 42.9% 73.3%

3-9 0-1 5-8 7-20 3-6 0-1 0-0 2-4 0-1 3-3

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

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

23-53

5-14

14-20

2nd half: 11-28 2nd half: 2-7 2nd half: 3-5

39.3% 28.6% 60.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 2 3 4 1 1 2 2 0 3 3 4 2 6 8 2 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 4 1 1 2 6 21 27 21

Game: 23-53 Game: 5-14 Game: 14-20

A TO Blk

6 2 14 22 7 0 0 7 0 7

2 0 1 4 2 0 2 1 0 0

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

Stl

Min

Player

33 15 33 36 25 9 14 16 3 16

KING, Tawaski GORDON, Richie COLE, Keaton WILLIAMS, Mike BOGGS, Brandon SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna GALLAGHER, Blake ROSS, Preston Team Totals

2 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 2

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 1

65 12 10

8 200

43.4% 35.7% 70.0%

50 04 12 24 05 22 34 40

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

Deadball Rebounds 0

6-27 1-10 4-4

f f g g g

22.2% 10.0% 100.0%

1-2 4-9 1-9 6-16 1-3 3-7 2-6 0-1 1-1

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

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

19-54

8-22

12-17

2nd half: 13-27 2nd half: 7-12 2nd half: 8-13

48.1% 58.3% 61.5%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 3 7 10 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 3 4 4 8 4 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 13 22 35 22

Game: 19-54 Game: 8-22 Game: 12-17

A TO Blk

4 8 2 20 5 9 7 0 3

0 0 3 3 1 2 2 0 0

2 2 3 5 1 0 2 1 1

58 11 17

Stl

Min

0 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 0

8 29 34 37 22 20 29 9 12

0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1

4 10 200

35.2% 36.4% 70.6%

Deadball Rebounds 2

Samford 63 • 5-3, 1-0 SoCon William & Mary 39 • (2-4)

Player

McDowell,Quinn Gaillard, Kyle Kitts, Marcus Brown, Kendrix Rum, Matt Boatner, Julian Britt, Brandon Pavloff, Andrew Rusthoven, Tim Heldring, Fred Ludwick, JohnMark Team Totals

23 45 01 04 02 12 13 22 24 33

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

Western Carolina 66 • 4-4 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

6-16 1-7 4-7

f f f g g

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

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

14-38 37.5% 14.3% 57.1%

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

3-16 8-22 2-9 4-4

2-2 2-2 2-3 0-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 8-11

36.4% 22.2% 100.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 3 3 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 4 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 22 26 13

Game: 14-38 Game: 3-16 Game: 8-11

A TO Blk

6 11 6 0 7 4 0 0 0 2 3

0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 3 1

3 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 2

9 19

Min

Player

0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

30 23 25 21 24 23 10 2 16 14 12

KING, Tawaski GORDON, Richie COLE, Keaton WILLIAMS, Mike BOGGS, Brandon SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna GALLAGHER, Blake ROSS, Preston SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

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

36.8% 18.8% 72.7%

3 200 Deadball Rebounds 1

1st

2nd

Total

36 17

28 22

64 39

Points WCU WM

Last FG - WCU 2nd-00:51, WM 2nd-00:27. Largest lead - WCU by 27 2nd-00:51, WM None.

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In Paint 22 20

Off T/O 27 5

50 04 12 24 05 22 34 40 44

FG % 1st Half: 11-26 3FG % 1st Half: 5-10 FT % 1st Half: 7-10

f f g g g

42.3% 50.0% 70.0%

3-6 3-5 3-11 5-15 1-6 1-2 3-6 0-1 1-2 0-0

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

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

20-54

7-21

19-23

2nd half: 9-28 2nd half: 2-11 2nd half: 12-13

32.1% 18.2% 92.3%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

3 7 10 4 2 5 7 3 1 1 2 3 2 3 5 3 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 6 8 3 4 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 16 28 44 19

Game: 20-54 Game: 7-21 Game: 19-23

A TO Blk

7 13 14 16 3 3 7 0 3 0

0 1 0 6 1 1 6 0 0 0

Score by periods Bradley Western Carolina 2nd Chance 15 5

Fast Break 6 0

1st

2nd

Total

38 34

27 32

65 66

Points BRAD WCU

Last FG - BRAD 2nd-00:01, WCU 2nd-03:50.

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

Player

Stl

Min

23 23 30 34 24 13 25 9 12 7

DAVIS, Josh WINDLER, Drew BERMUDEZ, Gaby MERRITT, Jeffrey BEDWELL, Josh PETERSON, John JOHNSON, Kaylin WOOTEN, Gregg COOK, Will KING, Andy Team Totals

1 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 0 3

0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0

0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0

66 15 16

4 200

37.0% 33.3% 82.6%

Deadball Rebounds 1,2

02 05 10 12 14 21 24 32

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

9-22 4-13 3-3

f c g g g

40.9% 30.8% 100.0%

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

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

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

19-42

7-21

18-24

2nd half: 10-20 2nd half: 3-8 2nd half: 15-21

50.0% 37.5% 71.4%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 1 1 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 7 8 2 1 3 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 1 1 0 4 4 3 2 0 2 6 25 31 13

Game: 19-42 Game: 7-21 Game: 18-24

A TO Blk

12 4 0 12 0 2 8 14 0 11

2 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 2

Stl

Min

5 3 1 2 1 1 3 1 0 1

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0

29 15 12 33 23 10 17 27 8 26

63 13 18

6 200

45.2% 33.3% 75.0%

Deadball Rebounds 1

Officials: Anthony Greene, Matthew Potter and Brian Shey. Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Samford-None. Attendance: 550

Officials: Zelton Steed, William Covington Sr., William Covington Technical fouls: Bradley-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 1872

Officials: Bernard Clinton, Louie Andrakakos, Sean Casady Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. William & Mary-None. Attendance: 1126 LEGENDS CLASSIC - WILLIAMSBURG SUBREGIONAL ROUND - GAME 6 WILLIAMSBURG SUBERGIONAL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER - MARCUS KITTS, W&M WILLIAMSBURG SUBREGIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM - MIKE WILLIAMS (WCU), JON MOORE (GARDNER-WEBB), QUINN MCDOWELL (W&M), JEFF SMITH (MERCER) Score by periods Western Carolina William & Mary

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

Stl

In Paint 30 18

Off T/O 16 11

2nd Chance 4 11

Score tied - 3 times.

Fast Break 12 4

Bench 14 13

Score by periods Western Carolina Samford

1st

2nd

Total

17 25

41 38

58 63

Last FG - WCU 2nd-00:00, SAM 2nd-01:25. Largest lead - WCU by 4 1st-17:26, SAM by 12 1st-08:33.

Points WCU SAM

In Paint 10 20

Off T/O 19 18

2nd Chance 10 5

Fast Break 0 0

Bench 19 35

Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 13 times.

Bench 15 9

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

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Western Carolina............................................... 65 at Chattanooga..................................................... 67

Western Carolina............................................... 50 at Campbell ............................................................ 73

Western Carolina............................................... 60 at #2 Ohio State................................................... 85

December 4, 2010 • McKenzie Arena – Chattanooga, Tenn.

December 10, 2010 • Gore Arena – Buies Creek, N.C.

December 12, 2010 • St. John Arena – Columbus, Ohio

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. - Three-consecutive 3-pointers out of the halftime locker room helped Western Carolina overcome a dismal first half shooting performance, but the Catamounts ran out of steam down the stretch as Chattanooga claimed its second-straight in Southern Conference play, 67-65, Saturday afternoon at the McKenzie Arena. The loss was the second-straight for the Catamounts, who drop to 4-6 on the year and 0-2 in SoCon play. Senior guard Mike Williams led two Catamounts in double-figures with a game-high 21 points while also matching his career-best with six assists. Junior Keaton Cole finished with a career-high 17 points with three assists while freshman Tawaski King finished with nine and a career-high 12 rebounds including five of WCU’s 14 offensive boards. Redshirt freshman Trey Sumler, who made his first career start, added eight points for WCU. Chattanooga (4-5, 2-0 SoCon) put three players in double figures led by 13 points from Keegan Bell, who scored five from the free throw line. Chris Early tallied a dozen points while Ricky Taylor scored seven of his 11 points from the charity stripe, shooting a perfect 7-for-7. Combined, Taylor scored nine of his 11 in the final 4:53 of the game for the Mocs. Despite only converting five field goals in the first 20 minutes, the Catamounts defensive effort kept them in it, only trailing by a gamehigh nine points late in the opening half. WCU forced Chattanooga into 13 first half turnovers, while also converting nine offensive rebounds into 10 points. A two-handed slam dunk by King and 1-of-2 free throws by Williams gave the Catamounts their largest lead of the day, 30-26, at the 16:04 mark of the second half, capping a 14-to-3 run by WCU. Sumler matched the four-point margin at 34-30 on a jumper at 14:50, setting up a see-saw affair for the remainder of the half. Tied at 38, the Mocs used 3-pointers from Early and Troy Cage as a part of an 8-0 spurt to pull ahead, 46-38, only to see the Catamounts answer right back, knotting the game at 48 on a pair of Sumler free throws. However, an old-fashioned three-point play for Taylor handed Chattanooga a lead it would not relinquish just inside of five minutes remaining as the Mocs sealed the win from the free throw line. In the final minute, Chattanooga connected on 9-of-10 free throws to hold off the Catamounts. All told, the second half saw a combined three ties and six lead changes.

BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Campbell put four players in double-figures led by the double-double of Marvelle Harris with 10 points and 14 rebounds as the Fighting Camels downed Western Carolina, 73-50, Friday night in nonconference action at the Gore Arena.

COLUMBUS, OHIO - Second-ranked Ohio State used an 11-0 first half run to break the game’s only tie, blitzing Western Carolina in the first half to stay perfect on the season with an 85-60 win over the Catamounts at historic, on-campus St. John Arena.

The loss was the third-straight for the Catamounts, relegating WCU to 4-7 overall on the season while Campbell (5-3) picked up its third-straight victory.

The Buckeyes (8-0) put five players in double figures including 17 from freshman Jared Sullinger who tallied nine from the free throw line as OSU scored 30 points in the paint and 22 from the charity stripe. Ohio State also forced 20 Catamount turnovers, scoring 20 points off of those miscues in the win.

WCU freshman Brandon Boggs buried a 3-pointer near the top of the key at the 8:30 mark of the second half to pull the Catamounts back within six points, 56-50. However, it was the last points the Catamounts would put on the scoreboard the remainder of the game as the Camels closed with a 17-to-0 run to provide the final margin. Over the final 8:30, Western Carolina missed its final nine field goals and two free throws while also committing three turnovers during Campbell’s decisive run. Junior Keaton Cole was the lone Catamount to score in double figures, connecting on four 3-pointers for 12 points to lead the squad. Richie Gordon scored six of WCU’s first nine points from the floor and finished with nine points and a team-best six rebounds, while both Trey Sumler and Harouna Mutombo both added nine points in the loss. WCU leading scorer Mike Williams was held to a season-low two points on 1-for-7 shooting. He did, however, match his career-high with six assists and swiped four of the Catamounts’ 11 steals. In addition to Harris’ 10 points and 14 boards, Martell Jackson added 15 points and Lorne Merthie had 12 for the Camels. Campbell took a 35-30 lead into halftime, then widened the gap to 42-30 while holding the Catamounts scoreless the first 2:40 of the second half. Western Carolina got to 46-43, but Campbell used a 10-2 run to regain the momentum ahead of the decisive run over the final 8:30. Campbell shot 50 percent from the field (24 of 48), including 54.5 percent in the second half (12 of 22). Western Carolina was 18 of 55 for the game (32.7 percent) and 6 of 24 in the second half (25 percent).

KING, Tawaski GORDON, Richie COLE, Keaton SUMLER, Trey WILLIAMS, Mike MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon GALLAGHER, Blake ROSS, Preston SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

50 04 05 12 22 24 34 40 44

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

5-33 2-15 4-9

f f g g g

15.2% 13.3% 44.4%

4-6 2-7 6-13 2-8 6-19 0-7 0-1 0-0 1-3 0-1

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

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

21-65

9-32

14-26

2nd half: 16-32 2nd half: 7-17 2nd half: 10-17

50.0% 41.2% 58.8%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

5 7 12 4 0 2 2 5 0 2 2 2 1 2 3 4 0 1 1 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 4 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 5 2 1 0 1 1 2 4 6 14 26 40 26

Game: 21-65 Game: 9-32 Game: 14-26

A TO Blk

EARLY, Chris SAFFORE, Jeremy WATTAD, Omar BELL, Keegan TAYLOR, Ricky HAMPTON, Dontay ODEM, Josh CAGE, Troy BURROUGHS, Jahmal JEFFERSON, DeAntre WATSON, Sam Team Totals

53 00 03 22 02 10 12 32 34 44

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

8-21 2-9 5-8

f c g g g

38.1% 22.2% 62.5%

9 4 17 8 21 0 0 2 4 0

1 1 3 2 6 1 0 0 1 0

Min

Player

23 24 32 27 31 19 10 7 21 6

KING, Tawaski GORDON, Richie COLE, Keaton SUMLER, Trey WILLIAMS, Mike MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon GALLAGHER, Blake ROSS, Preston SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1

0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0

65 15 10

8 200

32.3% 28.1% 53.8%

50 04 05 12 22 24 34 40 44

FG % 1st Half: 12-31 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 FT % 1st Half: 4-5

Deadball Rebounds 4

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

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

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

18-50

5-17

26-37

2nd half: 10-29 2nd half: 3-8 2nd half: 21-29

34.5% 37.5% 72.4%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 6 7 4 4 3 7 0 2 2 4 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 3 4 1 0 11 11 4 0 2 2 2 2 4 6 12 38 50 21

Game: 18-50 Game: 5-17 Game: 26-37

A TO Blk

12 3 7 13 11 0 3 5 4 7 2

0 0 1 6 0 0 1 1 1 1 1

Stl

Min

Player

20 16 28 38 23 2 17 12 12 23 9

HARRIS, Marvelle JACKSON, Martell CELESTIN, Amir HARTLEY, Junard MERTHIE, Lorne DEWEY, Cole FERGUSON, Rico HORTON, Anthony GRIFFIN, Eric Team Totals

1 2 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 2 3

0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1

67 12 16

6 200

36.0% 29.4% 70.3%

Deadball Rebounds 5

Officials: Charles Davis, Robbie Robinson, Jeremy Mosier Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Chattanooga-None. Attendance: 2602 Jefferson ties career high with 11 rebounds. Score by periods Western Carolina Chattanooga

The Buckeyes led by as many as 35 points in the second half before the Catamounts were able to trim the deficit back to 25 with a Boggs dunk inside the closing seconds to provide the final tally.

f f g g g

38.7% 22.2% 80.0%

0-1 4-8 4-9 3-10 1-7 4-8 1-7 1-1 0-4 0-0

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

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

18-55

6-23

8-16

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

6-24 4-14 4-11

25.0% 28.6% 36.4%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

3 1 4 0 3 3 6 5 0 1 1 1 1 3 4 3 0 1 1 3 2 3 5 2 0 4 4 1 2 1 3 2 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 13 17 30 22

Game: 18-55 Game: 6-23 Game: 8-16

A TO Blk

1 9 12 9 2 9 6 2 0 0

0 0 2 3 6 3 1 0 1 0

1 2 3 0 4 3 2 0 1 0

50 16 16

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

Stl

Min

Player

1 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0

18 18 31 34 30 23 17 8 18 3

GORDON, Richie COLE, Keaton WILLIAMS, Mike MUTOMBO, Harouna ROSS, Preston SUMLER, Trey BOGGS, Brandon KING, Tawaski SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

04 12 22 40 05 24 32 44

1 11 200

32.7% 26.1% 50.0%

FG % 1st Half: 10-20 3FG % 1st Half: 3-4 FT % 1st Half: 2-3

Deadball Rebounds 1

f g g g g

50.0% 75.0% 66.7%

1st

2nd

Total

16 23

49 44

65 67

Last FG - WCU 2nd-00:00, UTC 2nd-01:23. Largest lead - WCU by 4 2nd-16:04, UTC by 9 1st-01:29.

Points WCU UTC

In Paint 22 20

Off T/O 3 5

2nd Chance 16 6

Fast Break 2 4

22 02 12 25 00 03 10 21

FG % 1st Half: 12-26 3FG % 1st Half: 5-8 FT % 1st Half: 6-9

f c g g g

46.2% 62.5% 66.7%

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

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

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

24-48

6-10

19-26

2nd half: 12-22 2nd half: 1-2 2nd half: 13-17

54.5% 50.0% 76.5%

6 8 14 2 2 5 7 0 0 2 2 3 0 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 0 5 5 4 1 0 1 11 30 41 14

Game: 24-48 Game: 6-10 Game: 19-26

1st

2nd

Total

30 35

20 38

50 73

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

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

24-57

7-15

5-7

37.8% 36.4% 75.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 5 6 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 5 5 3 3 4 7 2 0 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 4 4 8 4 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 1 14 25 39 22

Game: 24-57 Game: 7-15 Game: 5-7

A TO Blk

0 0 22 2 2 12 11 5 6

3 1 5 1 0 3 0 1 0

Stl

Min

1 5 5 4 1 2 0 2 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

22 19 38 26 19 26 22 21 7

60 14 20

2 200

42.1% 46.7% 71.4%

Deadball Rebounds 1

Ohio State 85 • 8-0

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

A TO Blk

10 15 9 7 12 0 3 6 11

0 0 3 8 3 0 0 0 1

4 1 2 3 1 0 1 1 3

Player

Stl

Min

0 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 2

32 20 29 35 34 2 10 11 27

Sullinger,Jared Lauderdale,Dallas Lighty,David Diebler,Jon Buford,William Thomas,Deshaun Sibert,Jordan Craft,Aaron Days,Eddie Weatherspoon,J.D. Smith Jr.,Lenzelle Team Totals

5 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2

23 33 44 01 02 04 10 15 32

73 15 16 10

50.0% 60.0% 73.1%

9 200 Deadball Rebounds 3,1

Officials: Tim Gattis, Bruce Benedict, James Barker Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Campbell-None. Attendance: 1298 Campbell ends game on 17-0 run Score by periods Western Carolina Campbell

Bench 6 21

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

0-6 0-5 8-18 1-4 1-5 4-4 5-5 2-7 3-3

2nd half: 14-37 2nd half: 4-11 2nd half: 3-4

Campbell 73 • 5-3 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

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Ohio State took advantage of Western Carolina turning the ball over on 11 of its first 18 possessions and finished the first half with a 14-0 advantage in points off turnovers coming on WCU’s 14 giveaways. The Buckeyes did not turn the ball over in the first half and led at the break, 42-25.

Western Carolina 60 • 4-8 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

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Chattanooga 67 • 4-5, 2-0 SoCon ##

Williams was joined in double figures by redshirt freshman Trey Sumler with 12 points and 11 from true freshman Brandon Boggs as WCU’s bench outscored Ohio State, 34-to-26. Sam Smithson matched his career-best with six points, while Tawaski King paced the team with a game-high eight rebounds and classmate Preston Ross pulled down seven including three on the offensive end.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Ohio State 12/12/10 2:03 p.m. at Columbus, Ohio (St. John Arena)

Western Carolina 50 • 4-7

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

WCU senior Mike Williams led a trio of Catamounts in double figures with a game-high 22 points, also dishing out five assists and making two steals. It was the fourth-time this year that Williams had scored 20-or-more points in game, while also marking the seventh time this year Williams has paced the team in scoring.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Campbell 12/10/10 7:00 p.m. at Buies Creek, NC (Pope Center/Gore Arena

Western Carolina 65 • 4-6, 0-2 SoCon

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He added, “I was pleased with a few things. We had good player movement, good ball movement; we made the extra pass, threw it inside and shot it a little bit better. I was really pleased with our offensive rebounding and that we out-rebounded them by 13 today.”

Western Carolina continued its strong performance on the boards, outrebounding the taller Buckeyes by 13, 39-to-26, including 14 offensive boards.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Chattanooga 12/04/10 12:00 PM at Chattanooga, Tenn. (The McKenzie Arena)

“We’ve not been a team with a lot of turnovers this year,” opened WCU head coach Larry Hunter during post-game comments with the media. “I think our guys know a lot of (Ohio State’s) freshmen class from AAU, and we almost gave them too much respect. We were aggressive on the boards. We have some athletic guys, we’re just not big.”

FG % 1st Half: 13-27 3FG % 1st Half: 4-9 FT % 1st Half: 12-16

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

f c g g g

48.1% 44.4% 75.0%

4-8 6-7 2-3 3-5 6-12 2-7 2-5 0-1 0-1 3-4 0-1

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

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

28-54

7-15

22-30

2nd half: 15-27 2nd half: 3-6 2nd half: 10-14

55.6% 50.0% 71.4%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

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

Game: 28-54 Game: 7-15 Game: 22-30

A TO Blk

Stl

Min

2 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0

17 13 6 10 13 13 6 0 0 7 0

1 0 4 3 5 1 1 1 0 0 3

0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1

0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0

22 24 21 25 25 25 18 21 1 9 9

85 19

8 200

51.9% 46.7% 73.3%

Deadball Rebounds 3

Officials: Mike Kitts, Tom Eades, Antonio Perry Technical fouls: Western Carolina-TEAM. Ohio State-None. Attendance: 6905 Points WCU CAMP

Last FG - WCU 2nd-08:30, CAMP 2nd-01:46. Largest lead - WCU by 4 1st-19:02, CAMP by 23 2nd-00:08.

In Paint 20 26

Off T/O 14 20

2nd Chance 16 7

Fast Break 6 8

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

Bench 17 20

Score by periods Western Carolina Ohio State

1st

2nd

Total

25 42

35 43

60 85

Last FG - WCU 2nd-00:15, OSU 2nd-02:04. Largest lead - WCU None, OSU by 35 2nd-07:43.

Points WCU OSU

In Paint 22 30

Off T/O 9 20

2nd Chance 7 8

Fast Break 12 2

Bench 34 26

Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 0 times.

Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 9 times.

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Western Carolina................................................ 79 at UNC Asheville - ot .......................................... 85

Western Carolina................................................ 81 at Georgia Southern ......................................... 58

December 18, 2010 • UD Arena – Dayton, Ohio

December 28, 2010 • Justice Center – Asheville, N.C.

January 5, 2011 • Hanner Fieldhouse – Statesboro, Ga.

DAYTON, OHIO - Richie Gordon scored six-straight points as a part of a 12-to-4 Western Carolina spurt that erased an 11-point deficit, pulling the Catamounts to within three, 61-58, with four minutes remaining in regulation. However, Dayton responded with 10 unanswered points including 8-of-10 from the free throw line to hold off the Catamounts, 71-60, at the UD Arena.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Richie Gordon led a trio of Catamounts in double figures with 21 points, but the home standing UNC Asheville Bulldogs overcame a second half deficit to force overtime and then outscored Western Carolina 12-to-6 in the extra frame to claim their 13th-consecutive home win, 85-79, in the Justice Center. The overtime game was WCU’s first since upending Kent State in Dec. of 2008, and just the third extra session between WCU and UNC Asheville all-time, the first in the head-to-head series since 1988. Western Carolina, which dropped its sixth-straight road contest, had two chances to close the game in regulation from the free throw line, but could not convert the front-ends of 1-and-1 opportunities. Trey Sumler hit a pair of free throws with 25 seconds remaining in regulation to give the Catamounts a three-point, 73-70, edge. But J.P. Primm drew a foul four seconds later, nailing both free throws to again cut the advantage back to one, 73-72. The Bulldogs then fouled Gordon at the 19-second mark, but the senior could not connect on the front-end of the one-and-bonus situation. Coming off the free throw line, Gordon snared the rebound and was again fouled, going back to the line for a 1-and-1. However, Gordon’s charity toss rimmed out with D.J. Cunningham pulling down the rebound for UNCA and was subsequently fouled in the process. With two shots, Cunningham missed the first free throw but sank the second to knot the game at 73 inside of 15 seconds. On the ensuing possession, WCU had two chances for the game-winning bucket as Mike Williams’ heavily contested runner missed with Keaton Cole coming up with an offensive rebound, but his stick-back at the buzzer just missed. The Bulldogs pulled ahead by four, 79-75, early in the extra session before a Brandon Boggs transition slam dunk cut the lead Asheville lead to 80-79 with 1:32 left. However, WCU would not score again as a jumper from Jaron Lane gave the Bulldogs an 82-79 lead and two free throws from Primm with 15 seconds left sealed the victory. In addition to his 21 points, Gordon added six rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals, while Sumler finished with career-highs of 18 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Williams finished with 15 points for the Catamounts, with freshmen Preston Ross and Boggs both adding eight points apiece. Primm scored seven of his career-high tying 26 points in the overtime session to pace four Bulldogs in double-figures with Chris Stephenson scoring 18. Guard Matt Dickey scored 17 while Cunningham finished with 16. Western Carolina (4-10) overcame an eight-point first half deficit to pull out to a one-point, 30-29, halftime edge against its mountain-rival.

STATESBORO, GA. - Trey Sumler led four Catamounts in double figures with a career-high 23 points as Western Carolina cruised to an 81-58 victory over Georgia Southern in Southern Conference action at the Hanner Field House.

Dayton’s Chris Wright matched a career-high with 30 points including 10 from the free throw line to lead two Flyers in double figures in securing the win, improving to 7-1 at home on the year. WCU dropped its fifth-straight amidst its current seven-game road swing, matching its longest winless drought since the 2006-07 season. Consecutive 3-pointers by redshirt freshman Trey Sumler and redshirt junior Harouna Mutombo sparked the Catamount run, with Gordon then taking over. After a turnover on an inbounds play, Gordon was whacked across the jaw by Wright who was attempting to start the Flyer fast break. Upon further review, the officials charged Wright with an intentional foul putting Gordon on the free throw line. Gordon buried both free throws, and then converted consecutive jumpers to close the deficit to just three, 61-58, with 3:53 showing on the game clock. However, the Catamounts would only manage one additional field goal the remainder of the game while the Flyers pulled away from the free throw line. Sumler scored 13 points in the second half to pace a trio of Catamounts in double figures with 15 points, adding a team-high tying five rebounds and swiping three steals. Gordon and senior Mike Williams both finished with a dozen points apiece with Williams, who also dished out three assists and made a pair of steals, reaching double figures for the 11th time in the first 13 games. Harouna Mutombo chipped in eight points and three assists while freshman Brandon Boggs finished with seven points and five boards after returning to the WCU starting lineup. In addition to Wright, Dayton (8-3) got 15 points and seven rebounds from Chris Johnson while Josh Benson and Juwan Staten both tallied eight points with the latter dishing out nine assists. Western Carolina (4-9) jumped out to a 5-0 lead out of the blocks before the Flyers managed to knot the game for the first time at nine. The game remained close with neither team able to build more than a five-point lead and the game was tied at 27 at intermission. After the break, the Flyers seized control of the see-saw affair, taking the lead for good at the 17-minute mark. Dayton took its first double-digit lead at the 7:24 mark, setting up WCU’s rally before closing the game from the charity stripe. All told, the game was tied eight times and saw five lead changes.

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

ROSS, Preston GORDON, Richie SUMLER, Trey WILLIAMS, Mike BOGGS, Brandon COLE, Keaton MUTOMBO, Harouna KING, Tawaski GALLAGHER, Blake SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

50 05 12 24 04 22 32 34 44

FG % 1st Half: 11-26 3FG % 1st Half: 1-6 FT % 1st Half: 4-6

f f g g g

1-3 5-7 5-11 6-19 3-11 0-4 2-4 1-1 0-0 0-1

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

23-61

42.3% 16.7% 66.7%

5-20

2nd half: 12-35 2nd half: 4-14 2nd half: 5-8

2-4 2-4 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 9-14

34.3% 28.6% 62.5%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 2 4 2 1 2 3 5 1 4 5 5 2 2 4 3 2 3 5 4 0 1 1 2 3 0 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 3 13 17 30 26

Game: 23-61 Game: 5-20 Game: 9-14

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Player

JOHNSON, Chris WRIGHT, Chris SEARCY, Devin STATEN, Juwan WILLIAMS, Paul OLIVER, Devin PARKER, Josh FABRIZIUS, Luke SPEARMAN, Brandon KAVANAUGH, Matt BENSON, Josh Team Totals

33 34 03 22 05 12 23 32 35 44

FG % 1st Half: 8-22 3FG % 1st Half: 1-6 FT % 1st Half: 10-18

f f f g g

36.4% 16.7% 55.6%

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

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

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

23-46

2-11

23-33

2nd half: 15-24 2nd half: 1-5 2nd half: 13-15

62.5% 20.0% 86.7%

4 12 15 12 7 0 8 2 0 0

0 1 2 3 0 3 3 0 0 0

0 3 4 3 4 0 0 0 0 0

60 12 14

Min

Player

0 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 0

26 20 34 33 28 18 21 8 2 10

GORDON, Richie SUMLER, Trey WILLIAMS, Mike BOGGS, Brandon ROSS, Preston COLE, Keaton MUTOMBO, Harouna GALLAGHER, Blake SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

05 12 24 40 04 22 34 44

8 200

37.7% 25.0% 64.3%

FG % 1st Half: 14-37 3FG % 1st Half: 1-6 FT % 1st Half: 1-3

Deadball Rebounds 1

3 4 7 1 3 5 8 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 3 1 4 5 2 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 5 0 0 2 2 1 1 4 5 12 29 41 15

f g g g g

37.8% 16.7% 33.3%

1st

2nd

Total

27 27

33 44

60 71

Player

Stl

Min

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

32 27 15 29 24 8 12 5 15 9 24

STEPHENSON, Chris JACKSON, Quinard CUNNINGHAM, D.J. DICKEY, Matt PRIMM, J.P. LANE, Jaron WILLIAMS, John HARTMAN, Toles MEYER, Trent Team Totals

71 15 17

7 200

A TO Blk

15 30 2 8 5 0 0 0 3 0 8

1 1 0 9 0 0 3 0 0 0 1

50.0% 18.2% 69.7%

Points WCU DAYT

Last FG - WCU 2nd-00:13, DAYT 2nd-00:36. Largest lead - WCU by 5 1st-19:12, DAYT by 13 2nd-00:21.

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10-16 7-14 6-15 4-9 3-6 0-3 2-8 0-1 2-3

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

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

34-75

3-15

8-16

2nd half: 18-29 2nd half: 2-5 2nd half: 5-11

62.1% 40.0% 45.5%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 4 6 5 2 6 8 5 1 2 3 3 2 3 5 2 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 5 7 5 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 1 1 6 7 13 30 43 26

OT: OT: OT:

Deadball Rebounds 4

In Paint 26 34

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

0 2 0 2 3 1 2 1 2 4 0

Officials: Dwayne Gladden, Damon Williams, Mark Schnur Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Dayton-None. Attendance: 12338 Score by periods Western Carolina Dayton

Freshman Brandon Boggs rounded out the four in double figures with 10 points and a team-best six rebounds. GSU’s Ben Drayton connected on three free throws after being fouled behind the arc to close the Eagles to within six, 25-19, with six minutes remaining before intermission. But the Catamounts embarked on a 19-to-5 run over a four-minute stretch and combined to outscore GSU 23-to-9 to close the half to lead by 20. Out of the halftime locker room, Jelani Hewitt buried a 3-pointer to pull the Eagles back within 17, 50-33, but it would be as close as Georgia Southern would get as the Catamounts used a 14-to-2 spurt to pull out to a game-high 29-point, 64-35, advantage with 15:21 remaining in regulation. Western Carolina’s lead would never dip below 22 points the remainder of the game. Freshman Eric Ferguson led two Eagles in double figures with 21 points including nine from the free throw line while Drayton chipped in 11 points. WCU shot a season-high 55-percent (31-of-56) from the field as it handed Georgia Southern its fifth loss in six games, forcing the Eagles into 21 turnovers.

2-9 0-4 2-2

22.2% 0.0% 100.0%

Min

Player

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0

36 39 39 34 19 15 30 4 9

7 225

MUTOMBO, Harouna GALLAGHER, Blake GORDON, Richie SUMLER, Trey BOGGS, Brandon COLE, Keaton WILLIAMS, Mike KING, Tawaski HOLLIS, Ishmael ROSS, Preston SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

A TO Blk

21 18 15 8 8 0 5 0 4

3 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0

1 3 7 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 79 14 18 Game: 34-75 Game: 3-15 Game: 8-16

Off T/O 19 21

2nd Chance 13 12

Fast Break 15 10

33 02 03 05 23 24 55

FG % 1st Half: 11-28 3FG % 1st Half: 2-5 FT % 1st Half: 5-11

34 50 05 24 04 12 32 33 40

45.3% 20.0% 50.0%

Deadball Rebounds 1

39.3% 40.0% 45.5%

7-13 2-5 6-13 4-11 9-12 1-3 0-2 0-1 0-2

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

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

29-62

3-12

24-36

2nd half: 15-29 2nd half: 1-7 2nd half: 13-18

51.7% 14.3% 72.2%

3 5 8 1 2 5 7 2 0 6 6 4 0 9 9 5 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 6 9 10 35 45 17

OT: OT: OT:

3-5 0-0 6-7

60.0% 0.0% 85.7%

A TO Blk

18 4 16 17 26 4 0 0 0

2 0 1 6 4 0 2 0 1

3 2 5 1 2 2 1 1 0

Stl

Min

1 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 0

35 36 35 38 37 13 14 5 12

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

FG % 1st Half: 18-32 3FG % 1st Half: 4-8 FT % 1st Half: 8-11

Game: 29-62 Game: 3-12 Game: 24-36

2 10 225 46.8% 25.0% 66.7%

Deadball Rebounds 5

1st

2nd

Total

30 29

43 44

6 12

79 85

Last FG - WCU OT-01:26, UNCA OT-00:56. Largest lead - WCU by 6 2nd-07:51, UNCA by 8 1st-12:17.

f f f g g

56.3% 50.0% 72.7%

3-5 1-2 6-11 8-13 4-7 0-2 4-7 2-2 1-1 2-4 0-2

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

0-1 0-0 6-6 5-5 2-2 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-0

31-56

6-15

13-19

2nd half: 13-24 2nd half: 2-7 2nd half: 5-8

54.2% 28.6% 62.5%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

3 1 4 5 0 0 0 4 1 4 5 3 2 0 2 1 0 6 6 2 1 1 2 1 0 3 3 3 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 1 1 2 3 10 20 30 27

Game: 31-56 Game: 6-15 Game: 13-19

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6 2 18 23 10 0 12 4 2 4 0

0 3 1 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 0

0 1 2 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 81 14 15

Stl

Min

1 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 0

15 21 25 38 34 14 24 13 2 10 4

1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

4 11 200

55.4% 40.0% 68.4%

Deadball Rebounds 3

Georgia Southern 58 • 4-12, 0-3 SoCon ##

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SPENCER, Rory FERGUSON, Eric DRAYTON, Ben HEWITT, Jelani JAMES, Zuri BAYNHAM. Marvin BUSSEY, Tré MIKE, Sam Team Totals

03 00 05 12 10 11 45

85 16 17

Officials: Rick Ridenhour, Matt Potter, Dan Stryffeler Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. UNC Asheville-None. Attendance: 1072 JP Primm ties career-high for points with 26 Score by periods Western Carolina UNC Asheville

Bench 10 11

f f c g g

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

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

Stl

UNC Asheville 85 • 6-6

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Game: 23-46 Game: 2-11 Game: 23-33

For Sumler, it was his fourth-straight, double-digit scoring outing. The Rocky Mount, N.C., native also dished out a career-best six assists and swiped three of WCU’s 11 steals. Senior Richie Gordon finished with 18 points and five boards, while classmate Mike Williams scored a dozen off the bench with two steals and a pair of assists.

Western Carolina 81 • 5-10, 1-2 SoCon Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

Dayton 71 • 8-3 ##

“I thought we had a really good first half. Our guys came out with really good energy and I felt that our defense over the entire opening half was very, very solid,” said WCU head coach Larry Hunter during post-game comments on the Catamount Sports Network. “I thought Trey Sumler had a terrific ball game tonight. He is running our ball club really well and is making big plays at both ends of the floor.”

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Georgia Southern 01/05/11 7:00 pm at Hanner Fieldhouse (Statesboro, Ga.)

Western Carolina 79 • 4-10

Western Carolina 60 • 4-9

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Wednesday night’s win not only snapped WCU’s six-game seasonal winless drought, but also halted a six-game slide against Georgia Southern in Statesboro. The victory represented the Catamounts’ first road victory over the Eagles since 1998.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs UNC Asheville 12/28/10 7:00 pm at Asheville, N.C. (Justice Center)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Dayton 12/18/10 7:00 pm ET at UD Arena (Dayton, OH)

Harouna Mutombo banked home a lay-up with five minutes remaining in the first half to hand WCU a double-digit lead it would never relinquish the remainder of the game.

FG % 1st Half: 7-15 3FG % 1st Half: 1-3 FT % 1st Half: 13-18

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

f f g g g

46.7% 33.3% 72.2%

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

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

1-3 9-11 5-9 0-2 3-4 1-3 1-5 0-0

18-43

2-8

20-37

2nd half: 11-28 2nd half: 1-5 2nd half: 7-19

39.3% 20.0% 36.8%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

4 2 6 4 4 2 6 1 1 2 3 3 0 3 3 3 1 3 4 2 5 3 8 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 15 18 33 17

Game: 18-43 Game: 2-8 Game: 20-37

A TO Blk

7 21 11 3 3 7 6 0

0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0

2 1 5 4 3 3 2 0 1 6 21

Stl

Min

2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 2 2 2 2 1 0 0

27 28 38 19 37 22 24 5

9 200

41.9% 25.0% 54.1%

Deadball Rebounds 7

Officials: Terry Gilbert, Nathan Quick, Damon Williams Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Georgia Southern-None. Attendance: 1163 Points WCU UNCA

In Paint 52 48

Off T/O 14 24

2nd Chance 10 8

Fast Break 12 12

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

Bench 9 4

Score by periods Western Carolina Georgia Southern

1st

2nd

Total

48 28

33 30

81 58

Last FG - WCU 2nd-01:03, GSU 2nd-00:41. Largest lead - WCU by 29 2nd-15:21, GSU by 2 1st-19:21.

Points WCU GSU

In Paint 30 20

Off T/O 29 8

2nd Chance 13 10

Fast Break 2 0

Bench 22 13

Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 3 times.

Score tied - 8 times. Lead changed - 5 times.

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Davidson .................................................................. 73 at Western Carolina .......................................... 81

Elon ............................................................................ 63 at Western Carolina .......................................... 70

Appalachian State .............................................. 78 at Western Carolina .......................................... 79

January 8, 2011 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

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January 15, 2011 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Trey Sumler posted his fifth-straight double-digit scoring outing, finishing with a career-high 24 points including 4-of6 from beyond the 3-point arc to lead a trio of Catamounts in double figures as Western Carolina upended Davidson, 81-73, Saturday afternoon in Southern Conference action in the Ramsey Center.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Western Carolina used strong guard play to stretch its current winning streak to three games, shooting past the Elon Phoenix, 70-63, in the Ramsey Center. Senior Mike Williams paced three backcourt mates in double figures with a game-high tying 19 points in his 15th double-digit scoring outing of the season. WCU, which won for the sixth-straight time at home dating back to last season, snapped Elon’s three-game road winning streak. It was also the Catamounts’ fourth-straight home win in the head-tohead series with the Phoenix. Williams added five rebounds and a pair of steals to compliment his 19 points, while redshirt freshman Trey Sumler finished with 18 points for his sixth-straight, double-digit scoring performance. Sumler dished out a pair of assists, pulled down four rebounds and had a steal in the win. A third guard, Harouna Mutombo, tallied 10 points with seven rebounds and four assists in the win. Western Carolina (7-10, 3-2 SoCon) took control of the see-saw affair midway through the first half. The back-and-forth opening 20 minutes witnessed five ties and seven lead changes before intermission, with the Catamounts using a 7-to-1 spurt including five points by Williams to claim the lead for good at the 8:24 mark, and pull out to a five-point edge, 22-17, with seven and a half to play before half. Elon pulled back within a point, 22-21, a minute and a half later, but WCU closed the half by outscoring the Phoenix, 10-to-4, to lead by seven at the break, 32-25. Both teams came out of the halftime locker room shooting, trading buckets through the first five minutes of the second stanza as the WCU lead hovered between four-to-seven points. The two squads even traded 3-point baskets on four-straight possessions with the Catamount advantage ballooning to a game-high nine points in the process. The Phoenix would not go away, though, as consecutive buckets by Drew Spradlin closed the margin down to just two, 58-56, with six and a half minutes to play in regulation. However, with leading scorer Williams on the bench with foul trouble, Sumler scored the next seven points for WCU to stem the tide and maintain the advantage. Chris Long sank his lone 3-pointer of the contest with 1:43 remaining to close the deficit to four, but that was as close as Elon would get as WCU managed to hang on from the free throw line, making 3-of-4 in the closing seconds for the victory. Elon (8-9, 2-4 SoCon) put two players in double figures as Spradlin matched Williams with 19 points including 3-of-6 shooting from behind the 3-point arc. Lucas Troutman chipped in 10 points off the bench with freshman Jack Isenbarger scoring eight while Long - Elon’s leading scorer entering the game - finished with just five points along with eight assists.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Mike Williams sank a 15-foot buzzer-beating jumper from the right wing on Saturday afternoon to lift Western Carolina to a one-point, 79-78, victory over arch-rival Appalachian State in Southern Conference action in the Ramsey Center. Williams went eight minutes and 40 seconds between field goals in the second half, but came through in the clutch to post his 16th double-digit scoring effort in the 18 games this season, finishing with 10 points and a career-high tying six assists. The win - WCU’s fourth-straight overall on the year - halted a twogame drought for the Catamounts against the rival Mountaineers and pushed the Catamounts into sole possession of second place ahead of ASU in the SoCon North Division race behind Chattanooga. WCU improved to 8-10 overall on the year and 4-2 in league play. Appalachian State’s Marcus Wright gave the Mountaineers a one-point edge, 78-77, just inside of two minutes to play in regulation. Neither team was able to take advantage of good looks at the basket, combining to miss five shots prior to Williams’ game winner. Richie Gordon and Williams both had looks from short range but couldn’t find the bottom of the net. On the other end, post Andre Williamson missed two shots in the paint keeping the margin at just one point for the visitors. Inside the final eight seconds, Gordon misfired from close-in on a would-be, go-ahead bucket, but redshirt junior Harouna Mutombo was able to force a jump ball tie-up on the offensive rebound and WCU retained possession with just over four seconds remaining. Following a timeout, WCU lobbed the inbounds pass to Mutombo in the lane where he quickly fired a pass to the right wing to Williams. The Baton Rouge, La., native pump faked from beyond the arc to get his defender in the air, and then took two dribble steps and fired the mid-range jumper that swished through the bucket as the final horn sounded, sending the nearly 4,000 fans into a frenzy. Redshirt freshman Trey Sumler led the Catamounts with 17 points including a pair of 3-pointers while Gordon finished with 16 points and nine rebounds, one shy of the double-double. The Atlanta, Ga., native also added a pair of assists and two steals. Rounding out WCU’s double-digit scorers were Mutombo with a dozen and freshman Brandon Boggs with 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting. With both starting guards Williams and Sumler battling foul trouble on the afternoon, junior Keaton Cole came off the bench to score seven points on 2-of-3 shooting for the Catamounts. The game saw 17 lead changes and 11 combined ties. Neither team was able to pull away with the largest lead on the afternoon of seven points for the Apps midway through the second half. Western Carolina used consecutive 3-pointers by Sumler to take a five-point edge, its largest lead of the day, early in the first half.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Elon vs Western Carolina 01/13/11 7:00 pm at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Appalachian State vs Western Carolina 01/15/11 2:00 pm at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Sumler, who posted his second-consecutive, 20-point scoring performance, helped WCU halt a seven-game slide in games against the Wildcats in Cullowhee. The Catamounts also evened their SoCon record on the year at 2-2, improving to 6-10 on the season while Davidson dropped to 7-8 overall, 1-3 in league games. Davidson’s Jake Cohen sank a jumper to pull the Wildcats to within five points, 62-57, with seven minutes remaining in regulation. However, that was as close as the visitors would get as Western Carolina managed its lead, pulling ahead by a dozen on a slam dunk by Harouna Mutombo with just over a minute left in the game. WCU connected on six of eight free throws inside the closing moments to seal the win, its second-straight on the year and fifthconsecutive at home dating back to last season. Senior Mike Williams tallied 13 points and four assists off the bench for WCU, while Harouna Mutombo also scored 13 in the winning effort for the Catamounts. Freshman Tawaski King and Preston Ross both finished with eight points and combined for nine boards, six by Ross. Western Carolina broke an early 3-3 tie with 10-straight points including five by Mutombo to race out to a 13-3 lead. The Wildcats were able to close to within four, 21-17, before the Catamounts mounted a 14-to-3 run to take a game-high lead of 15, 35-20, two and a half minutes before the break. WCU led by 11 at intermission, 38-27. Davidson outscored the Catamounts, 8-2, out of the halftime locker room to pull back within five points, 40-35, three minutes into the final stanza. The Wildcats would trim WCU’s edge to five on four separate occasions, including the final time on Cohen’s jumper with seven minutes left in the contest. Davidson put three in double figures led by J.P. Kuhlman and Nik Cochran with 13 points apiece while De’Mon Brooks posted a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds. v The Catamounts shot 50-percent from the floor (26-of-52) including 6-of-15 (40%) from beyond the arc while limiting Davidson to 41-percent shooting and seven made 3-pointers.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Davidson vs Western Carolina 01/08/11 12:00 pm at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center) Davidson 73 • 7-8, 1-3 SoCon

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COHEN, Jake MANN, Clint MCKILLOP, Brendan KUHLMAN, JP DRONEY, Tom COCHRAN, Nik REIGEL, Will BROOKS, De'Mon DOWNING, Jordan BEN-EZE, Frank CZERAPOWICZ, Chris ALLISON, Ben Team Totals

40 01 05 23 12 20 24 31 34 35 42

FG % 1st Half: 10-28 3FG % 1st Half: 4-12 FT % 1st Half: 3-13

Elon 63 • 8-9, (2-4 SoCon) Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

f f g g g

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

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

23-56

35.7% 33.3% 23.1%

7-24

2nd half: 13-28 2nd half: 3-12 2nd half: 17-19

2-4 3-4 0-0 3-4 1-4 4-4 0-0 5-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-5 20-32

46.4% 25.0% 89.5%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 4 6 5 0 0 0 5 1 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 1 3 4 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 5 7 12 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 3 14 22 36 26

Game: 23-56 Game: 7-24 Game: 20-32

A TO Blk

6 9 9 13 3 13 0 11 5 0 0 4

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

4 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 73 13 14

Min

Player

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

20 10 33 30 24 22 4 18 10 6 5 18

DUGAS,Roger GRABLE,Scott SPRADLIN,Drew BIRDETTE,Terrance LONG,Chris ISENBARGER,Jack BEAUMONT,Ryley WATTS,Daniel KOCH,Sebastian TROUTMAN,Lucas POPE,Gary Team Totals

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

33 01 02 13 20 21 22 24 31 50

8 200

41.1% 29.2% 62.5%

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

Deadball Rebounds 5

Appalachian State 78 • 7-9, 3-3 SoCon Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

9-28 2-11 5-8

f f g g g

32.1% 18.2% 62.5%

Player

GALLAGHER, Blake GORDON, Richie SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon COLE, Keaton WILLIAMS, Mike KING, Tawaski ROSS, Preston Team Totals

50 05 22 24 04 12 32 40

FG % 1st Half: 13-27 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 FT % 1st Half: 10-11

f f g g g

1-2 2-4 7-13 5-7 1-5 1-3 4-11 3-5 2-2

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

26-52

48.1% 25.0% 90.9%

6-15

2nd half: 13-25 2nd half: 4-7 2nd half: 13-20

2-2 2-3 6-8 1-3 1-2 0-0 5-6 2-2 4-5 23-31

52.0% 57.1% 65.0%

1 3 4 2 1 2 3 5 3 2 5 3 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 4 5 3 0 3 3 2 0 6 6 4 0 1 1 9 26 35 22

A TO Blk

1st

2nd

Total

27 38

46 43

73 81

Last FG - DAV 2nd-00:09, WCU 2nd-01:08. Largest lead - DAV None, WCU by 15 1st-02:34.

Points DAV WCU

22-56

8-25

11-15

46.4% 42.9% 85.7%

2 4 6 2 6 1 7 3 1 2 3 3 0 2 2 0 1 3 4 2 0 3 3 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 1 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 3 1 4 18 24 42 15

Game: 22-56 Game: 8-25 Game: 11-15

4 6 24 13 3 2 13 8 8

0 2 3 3 2 1 4 0 0

0 5 2 0 0 0 2 2 2

81 15 13

Player GALLAGHER, Blake GORDON, Richie SUMLER, Trey WILLIAMS, Mike BOGGS, Brandon COLE, Keaton MUTOMBO, Harouna KING, Tawaski ROSS, Preston Team Totals

Min

0 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0

17 14 38 30 25 13 29 20 14

0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3

50.0% 40.0% 74.2%

7 200 Deadball Rebounds 3

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

Stl

Player

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0

18 20 31 13 35 21 22 4 20 16 0+

WILLIAMSON, Andre HAUSLEY, Petey SIMS, Donald CARTER, Omar WOODS, Mitch HEALY, Nathan WRIGHT, Marcus BOOTH, Jeremi Team Totals

6 200

5 3 19 0 5 8 6 2 5 10 0

0 1 2 0 8 1 1 0 0 0 0

1 3 2 1 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 63 13 18

39.3% 32.0% 73.3%

Deadball Rebounds 0

05 12 24 04 22 32 40

FG % 1st Half: 13-36 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 FT % 1st Half: 4-6

f f g g g

36.1% 22.2% 66.7%

0-1 4-9 7-15 7-15 2-7 0-3 3-8 2-3 2-5

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

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

27-66

6-17

10-15

2nd half: 14-30 2nd half: 4-8 2nd half: 6-9

46.7% 50.0% 66.7%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Game: 27-66 Game: 6-17 Game: 10-15

In Paint 26 24

Off T/O 12 16

2nd Chance 12 9

Fast Break 4 4

Bench 33 31

Score by periods Elon Western Carolina

1st

2nd

Total

25 32

38 38

63 70

Points ELON WCU

Last FG - ELON 2nd-01:43, WCU 2nd-03:10. Largest lead - ELON by 3 1st-17:42, WCU by 9 2nd-14:39.

54 00 21 33 11 12 15

FG % 1st Half: 14-32 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 FT % 1st Half: 6-9

A TO Blk

0 8 18 19 5 0 10 4 6

0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 1

0 2 3 2 0 0 1 1 0

In Paint 28 28

Off T/O 9 17

2nd Chance 7 12

GALLAGHER, Blake GORDON, Richie SUMLER, Trey WILLIAMS, Mike BOGGS, Brandon COLE, Keaton MUTOMBO, Harouna KING, Tawaski ROSS, Preston Team Totals

0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 0

11 26 38 30 22 11 30 13 19

7 200

Fast Break 2 0

24 04 22 32 40

FG % 1st Half: 15-30 3FG % 1st Half: 4-8 FT % 1st Half: 1-1

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

4-7 3-4 6-8 4-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

28-58

5-14

17-24

2nd half: 14-26 2nd half: 3-5 2nd half: 11-15

53.8% 60.0% 73.3%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 2 4 1 1 2 3 3 1 2 3 4 1 7 8 3 0 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 8 20 28 15

Game: 28-58 Game: 5-14 Game: 17-24

A TO Blk

14 9 18 19 0 4 10 4

0 0 2 2 1 1 2 0

0 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 9

Stl

Min

0 1 2 1 1 0 5 0

35 21 32 34 26 18 24 10

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

1 10 200

48.3% 35.7% 70.8%

Deadball Rebounds 3

f f g g g

50.0% 50.0% 100.0%

0-1 6-14 5-11 4-14 5-7 2-3 5-6 0-0 2-3

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

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

29-59

4-14

17-17

2nd half: 14-29 2nd half: 0-6 2nd half: 16-16

48.3% 0.0% 100.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 2 4 3 4 5 9 1 0 2 2 3 0 3 3 4 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 3 2 3 5 1 0 3 3 1 0 3 3 2 1 3 4 10 26 36 19

Game: 29-59 Game: 4-14 Game: 17-17

A TO Blk

0 16 17 10 10 7 12 2 5

1 2 1 6 0 0 2 0 0

Stl

Min

2 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 1

0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0

1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0

13 32 31 33 29 16 29 8 9

79 12 13

6 200

49.2% 28.6% 100.0%

Deadball Rebounds 0

Officials: William Cheek, Billy Dunlap, Jeremy Mosier Technical fouls: Appalachian State-HEALY, Nathan. Western Carolina-WILLIAMS, Mike. Attendance: 3884 Score by periods Appalachian State Western Carolina

Bench 31 20

5-13 3-7 5-11 7-14 0-2 2-2 4-5 2-4

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

Player

Min

Deadball Rebounds 2

43.8% 22.2% 66.7%

Stl

40.9% 35.3% 66.7%

f f g g g

Western Carolina 79 • 8-10, 4-2 SoCon

0 2 2 0 6 2 8 5 2 2 4 0 1 4 5 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 3 4 7 3 4 1 5 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 4 20 21 41 17

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

Min

A TO Blk

Officials: Anthony Greene, Timothy Nestor, Frankie Bordeaux Technical fouls: Elon-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 2071

Officials: Steve Coleman, Greg Fogelman, Jason Page Technical fouls: Davidson-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 1044 WCU was issued a technical foul for dunking during pregame warmups. Score by periods Davidson Western Carolina

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

Stl

Western Carolina 70 • 7-10, (3-2 SoCo)

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Game: 26-52 Game: 6-15 Game: 23-31

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

2nd half: 13-28 2nd half: 6-14 2nd half: 6-7

Western Carolina 81 • 6-10, 2-2 SoCon Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

2-5 1-1 7-15 0-1 2-8 2-8 2-4 1-3 2-4 3-7 0-0

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1st

2nd

Total

36 35

42 44

78 79

Last FG - ASU 2nd-01:54, WCU 2nd-00:00. Largest lead - ASU by 7 2nd-11:33, WCU by 5 1st-16:26.

Points ASU WCU

In Paint 38 34

Off T/O 14 14

2nd Chance 8 13

Fast Break 4 8

Bench 18 26

Score tied - 11 times. Lead changed - 17 times.

Score tied - 5 times. Lead changed - 7 times.

Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 0 times.

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Western Carolina................................................46 at The Citadel ....................................................... 68

Furman .......................................................................41 at Western Carolina ......................................... 65

January 20, 2011 • Carolina First Arena – Charleston, S.C.

January 22, 2011 • McAlister Field House – Charleston, S.C.

January 27, 2011 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Andrew Goudelock led four Cougars in double figure scoring with a game-high 29 points en route to becoming the College of Charleston’s all-time leading scorer in a 93-64 victory over Western Carolina Thursday night in Southern Conference action at the Carolina First Arena.

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Poor first half shooting by Western Carolina coupled with an offensive explosion by The Citadel over the first 20 minutes resulted in a 68-46 win for the Bulldogs over the Catamounts in Southern Conference action at the McAlister Field House. Cameron Wells led three Bulldogs in double figures with a game-high 27 points as The Citadel claimed its third-straight victory overall. Western Carolina was outshot by 46-percent (68%-to-22%) in the opening half as the Bulldogs opened up a 30-point cushion before withstanding the Catamount counter punches in the second stanza. Yet, the first half hole dug by WCU was too much to overcome, relegating the squad to its second-straight loss. Returning to the line-up after missing Thursday night’s tilt at the College of Charleston because of a back injury, redshirt junior Harouna Mutombo was the lone Catamount in double figures with 13 points. The Pickering, Ontario native had been sidelined with back spasms that forced him to miss his first career game due to injury. Mutombo shot 6-of-10 with five rebounds in the loss for the Catamounts. WCU’s prolific scoring guard tandem of Mike Williams and Trey Sumler, who entered the game leading the team averaging doubledigits, were limited to a combined 17 points. Sumler finished with nine points and a game-high seven rebounds and three assists while Williams recorded eight points. Junior Keaton Cole chipped in seven points off the bench. Western Carolina (8-12, 4-4 SoCon) connected on its first two field goals of the game to take an early, 4-0, lead over the Bulldogs just inside of the first two minutes of play. However, the Catamounts would only manage three additional field goals the remainder of the half while The Citadel scorched the nets with 68-percent shooting to lead by 28 at halftime, 43-15. The Catamounts managed to outscore the Bulldogs in the second stanza, 31-to-25, and would close within 16 with seven minutes to play. Williams completed an old-fashioned three-point play with a free throw to cap nine-unanswered WCU points to shrink the deficit to 57-41. But, a 7-to-1 spurt by The Citadel including five points from the free throw line pushed the margin back to 22 and it would not dip below the 20-point mark the rest of the way. Helping to mount the second half comeback effort, WCU forced the Bulldogs into 14 turnovers after intermission and slowed the Cadets march to the basket. The Citadel, which had 19 first half field goals, only managed six shots from the floor and were limited to 25 total points. Wells was joined in double figures by post Mike Groselle with 15 points and Austin Dahn with 13 including a pair of 3-pointers. Zach Urbanus scored six points adding six assists for the Bulldogs.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Western Carolina broke open a one-point game with a 23-to-3 first half run and never looked back, holding Furman to just 27-percent shooting from the floor in the convincing 65-41 win over the Paladins Thursday night in the Ramsey Center. The win snaps a two-game slide for the Catamounts while also halting Furman’s four-game winning streak.

Goudelock buried consecutive first half 3-pointers as a part of scoring eight-straight points for the Cougars as the home squad broke open a four-point, 17-13, game to take a double-digit lead it would never relinquish at the 12:50 mark of the opening stanza. Western Carolina (8-11, 4-3 SoCon) put three players in double figures led by the career-high of freshman Brandon Boggs. The Greenville, S.C., native just missed a double-double with a careerbest 19 points and nine rebounds including six on the offensive end, adding three steals on the defensive end. Senior Mike Williams scored 18 points with three steals while backcourt mate Trey Sumler finished with 11 points in the loss. Turnovers and inconsistency on both ends of the court plagued the Catamounts which saw its four-game winning streak snapped with its first loss of 2011. WCU committed a season-high 23 giveaways while witnessing the Cougars shoot the second-best percentage from the field by a Catamount opponent at 57.1-percent. After trailing by 20 at halftime, 48-28, Western Carolina was able to claw back with 17 on a 3-pointer by Williams just over a minute into the second half, and to within 18 on a Williams triple at the 12:55 mark. However after the latter, the Cougars effectively put the game out of reach with a 12-0 run to stretch the lead to 30, with CofC leading by as many as 36 in the second half. Goudelock was joined in double figures by classmates Jeremy Simmons with 20 points and Donovan Monroe with 10 while Willis Hall also chipped in 10 points. Andrew Lawrence scored eight while dishing out seven assists

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Col. of Charleston 01/20/11 7:00 pm at Charleston, S.C. (Carolina First Arena)

GALLAGHER, Blake GORDON, Richie SUMLER, Trey WILLIAMS, Mike BOGGS, Brandon COLE, Keaton KING, Tawaski HOLLIS, Ishmael ROSS, Preston SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

50 05 12 24 04 32 33 40 44

FG % 1st Half: 12-31 3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 FT % 1st Half: 2-2

f f g g g

0-0 2-6 5-13 7-15 7-12 2-4 1-3 0-1 1-4 0-1

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

25-59

38.7% 28.6% 100.0%

8-17

2nd half: 13-28 2nd half: 6-10 2nd half: 4-11

0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 4-6 2-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-13

46.4% 60.0% 36.4%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 3 3 0 1 0 1 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 1 6 3 9 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 6 6 0 1 1 2 0 3 2 5 12 22 34 11

Game: 25-59 Game: 8-17 Game: 6-13

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Player

SIMMONS, Jeremy WIGGINS, Antwaine HALL, Willis MONROE, Donavan GOUDELOCK, Andrew LAWRENCE, Andrew JOHNSON, Nori BENTON, Bart CARLTON, James SCOTT, Jordan TUROK, Jordan CAMPBELL, Garrett WIEDEMAN, Trent Team Totals

30 53 01 03 04 11 14 25 32 35 41 44

FG % 1st Half: 19-36 3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 FT % 1st Half: 6-7

f f f g g

8-11 0-5 5-9 5-10 12-16 3-3 1-2 0-1 1-4 3-3 0-1 0-1 2-4

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

40-70

52.8% 40.0% 85.7%

7-20

2nd half: 21-34 2nd half: 3-10 2nd half: 0-1

61.8% 30.0% 0.0%

4-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-8

0 4 11 18 19 8 2 0 2 0

0 2 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 1

0 2 7 6 2 0 2 1 2 1

Min

Player

0 4 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 2

10 22 34 30 34 16 18 6 24 6

SUMLER, Trey WILLIAMS, Mike BOGGS, Brandon GALLAGHER, Blake GORDON, Richie COLE, Keaton MUTOMBO, Harouna KING, Tawaski HOLLIS, Ishmael ROSS, Preston SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0

12 24 34 50 04 22 32 33 40 44

64 13 23

5 13 200

42.4% 47.1% 46.2%

Deadball Rebounds 3

4 1 5 0 1 3 4 3 0 6 6 2 1 2 3 1 0 4 4 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 4 10 26 36 12

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20 0 10 10 29 8 2 0 2 8 0 0 4

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

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

Stl

Min

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

25 22 26 25 27 26 5 1 7 10 4 4 18

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

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

1st

2nd

Total

28 48

36 45

64 93

5-23 1-9 4-6

* * * * *

21.7% 11.1% 66.7%

3-13 3-13 1-4 0-1 3-7 1-4 6-10 0-0 0-1 0-3 0-0

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

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

17-56

3-18

9-17

2nd half: 12-33 2nd half: 2-9 2nd half: 5-11

36.4% 22.2% 45.5%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 5 7 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 2 0 3 3 3 3 2 5 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 19 29 16

Game: 17-56 Game: 3-18 Game: 9-17

93 20 16

5 12 200

57.1% 35.0% 75.0%

Deadball Rebounds 0

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

Player

URBANUS, Zach WELLS, Cameron DAHN, Austin GROSELLE, Mike HOLSTON, Bo CONLEY, Nathan REYNOLDS, John WRIGHT, DeVontae DEJWOREK, Mike STREETER, Bryan PANDAK, Philip EYKYN, Daniel CLARK, Matt Team Totals

22 24 31 34 01 04 11 12 21 30 33 45

Officials: Ted Valentine, Bryan Kersey and Tony Whisnant Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Col. of Charleston-None. Attendance: 3957 A. Goudelock became CofC's all time scoring leader at 2:12 in the 1st half with his 2,137 career point. Score by periods Western Carolina Col. of Charleston

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Last FG - WCU 2nd-00:10, COFC 2nd-00:48. Largest lead - WCU by 2 1st-19:49, COFC by 36 2nd-04:34.

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Furman (15-6, 7-3 SoCon) was held without a double-digit scorer with 11 of the 12 players that saw the court recording points. Amu Saaka, who came into the contest ranked fourth in the league at 17.2 points per game, led the Paladins with seven while Charlie Reddick added six off the bench. The Paladins finished just 2-for-21 from beyond the arc, a season-low. WCU commanded the three-second area, outscoring Furman in the paint, 30-to-18 in the win.

9 8 3 0 6 7 13 0 0 0 0

3 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

8 14

2 3 3 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0

FG % 1st Half: 19-28 3FG % 1st Half: 4-6 FT % 1st Half: 1-3

* * * * *

67.9% 66.7% 33.3%

1-8 9-13 5-6 7-9 0-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0

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

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

25-43

5-12

13-17

2nd half: 6-15 2nd half: 1-6 2nd half: 12-14

40.0% 16.7% 85.7%

Min

Player

1 0 2 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 0

39 28 29 16 22 18 24 6 1 16 1

STATES, Noah SEBIRUMBI, Brandon SAAKA, Amu DEHM, Justin EVANS, Darryl DUVAL, Neil BROWN, Richard REDDICK, Charlie AUSTIN, Bobby BARNES, Bryson REDDICK, Colin TOLER, Chris Team Totals

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

24 31 01 05 02 03 12 22 32 43 44

1 11 200

30.4% 16.7% 52.9%

Deadball Rebounds 3

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

In Paint 24 50

Off T/O 19 23

2nd Chance 13 12

Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 1 time.

Fast Break 4 8

Bench 12 24

Score by periods Western Carolina The Citadel

1st

2nd

Total

15 43

31 25

46 68

0 3 3 1 0 5 5 1 0 6 6 2 2 4 6 2 0 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 32 35 17

A TO Blk

6 27 13 15 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 0

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

Stl

Min

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

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

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

39 39 35 22 20 2 1 1 0 15 1 24 1

68 17 20

8 200

58.1% 41.7% 76.5%

Deadball Rebounds 0,1

In Paint 24 24

Off T/O 13 17

2nd Chance 6 2

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

2-10 2-3 2-5 1-5 1-7 0-2 0-1 2-4 1-1 1-7 2-7 1-4 15-56

25.0% 8.3% 50.0%

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

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

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

2-21

9-17

9-32 1-9 6-11

28.1% 11.1% 54.5%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 3 4 2 1 2 3 3 0 3 3 3 0 3 3 2 1 4 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 3 1 2 3 2 2 1 3 1 1 3 4 10 27 37 21

Game: 15-56 Game: 2-21 Game: 9-17

4 5 7 3 2 2 0 6 3 2 5 2 41

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Stl

Min

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

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

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

20 15 28 26 25 5 20 13 10 13 15 10

4 12

2 200

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

26.8% 9.5% 52.9%

Deadball Rebounds 3

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

Player

GORDON, Richie SUMLER, Trey WILLIAMS, Mike MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon PHILLIP, Anthony COLE, Keaton KING, Tawaski HOLLIS, Ishmael GALLAGHER, Blake ROSS, Preston SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

05 12 22 24 03 04 32 33 34 40 44

FG % 1st Half: 14-28 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 FT % 1st Half: 4-8

f g g g g

50.0% 22.2% 50.0%

3-9 5-7 6-15 4-7 2-5 0-0 3-4 2-4 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1

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

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

26-54

3-11

10-20

2nd half: 12-26 2nd half: 1-2 2nd half: 6-12

46.2% 50.0% 50.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

3 3 6 3 1 7 8 3 1 3 4 2 1 3 4 0 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 5 6 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 5 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 8 35 43 17

Game: 26-54 Game: 3-11 Game: 10-20

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12 11 12 8 4 0 9 5 1 1 2 0

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

Stl

Min

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

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

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

19 30 27 29 29 2 21 17 3 4 16 3

65 13 10

8 200

48.1% 27.3% 50.0%

Deadball Rebounds 4

Officials: Gary Maxwell, Zelton Steed, John Corio Technical fouls: Furman-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 2083

Points WCU CIT

Last FG - WCU 2nd-02:08, CIT 2nd-00:18. Largest lead - WCU by 4 1st-18:56, CIT by 30 1st-00:50.

6-24 1-12 3-6

f f f g g

Western Carolina 65 • 9-12, 5-4

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Game: 25-43 Game: 5-12 Game: 13-17

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

Stl

Officials: Gary Wall, Ty Huffner, Bradford Corriher Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. The Citadel-None. Attendance: 2143

Points WCU COFC

The Catamounts took a game-high lead of 32 points twice on free throws by Gordon and a jumper by Greenville, S.C., native Brandon Boggs with five and a half minutes remaining in the game. Freshman Ishmael Hollis made a free throw in the closing moments to provide the final tally, 65-41.

The Citadel 68 • 8-13, 4-5 SoCon

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Game: 40-70 Game: 7-20 Game: 6-8

The Paladins closed to within 16 on three separate occasions in the second half, the final of which coming at the 17:16 mark on a free throw by Brandon Sebirumbi. WCU responded with eight-consecutive points to push the lead back over 20 which is where it would stay the remainder of the night.

Furman 41 • 15-6, 7-3

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

Stl

Col. of Charleston 93 • 13-6, 6-1 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

WCU, which won its eighth-straight home game, took a commanding 34-16 lead into the halftime locker room after limiting Furman to 6-of-24 shooting from the field in the in opening 20 minutes including a dismal 1-for-12 performance behind the 3-point arc. The Paladins entered the game ranked second in the SoCon in 3-point field goal percentage (39.7%).

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Furman vs Western Carolina 01/27/11 7:00 pm at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Western Carolina 46 • 8-12, 4-4 SoCon Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

Redshirt freshman Trey Sumler capped the double-digit scorers with 11 points, adding a game-high eight rebounds as the Catamounts outrebounded Furman, 43-to-37. Junior Keaton Cole chipped in nine points off the bench including a pair of 3-pointers while Harouna Mutombo scored eight in the win.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs The Citadel 01/22/11 7:05 pm at Charleston, S.C. (McAlister Field House)

Western Carolina 64 • 8-11, 4-3 ##

Three Catamounts scored in double figures with seniors Richie Gordon and Mike Williams pacing the way with 12 points apiece. Gordon was a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line and pulled down six rebounds with a pair of steals and two blocks while Williams added three assists.

Fast Break 8 4

Bench 20 7

Score by periods Furman Western Carolina

1st

2nd

Total

16 34

25 31

41 65

Last FG - FUR 2nd-01:03, WCU 2nd-05:29. Largest lead - FUR None, WCU by 32 2nd-07:30.

Points FUR WCU

In Paint 18 30

Off T/O 10 9

2nd Chance 8 5

Fast Break 4 6

Bench 20 18

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

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Western Carolina............................................... 66 at Wofford ............................................................... 75

Western Carolina................................................ 74 at Elon ....................................................................... 58

UNC Greensboro................................................... 73 at Western Carolina ......................................... 83

January 29, 2011 • Benjamin Johnson Arena – Spartanburg, S.C.

February 2, 2011 • Alumni Gymnasium – Elon, N.C.

February 5, 2011 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Western Carolina erased all but four points of Wofford’s first half double-digit lead after intermission, cutting it to a two-possession game in the second half. However, the a late scoring surge by the Terriers and a game-high 34 points by Noah Dahlman led the Terriers over the Catamounts in Southern Conference action Saturday night at the Benjamin Johnson Arena. Wofford (12-10, 9-2 SoCon) held WCU scoreless during a three-minute stretch in the opening 20 minutes, outscoring the Catamounts 10-to-0 to grab a double-digit lead it would maintain until late in the second half. Trailing by as many as 13 in the second stanza, WCU senior Mike Williams completed an old-fashioned three-point play to pull the Catamounts to within four points, 59-55, with five minutes remaining in the game. However, the senior-laden Wofford squad responded with an 11to-2 spurt - including five points from Dahlman - to stretch the lead back to 13 and effectively ending the Catamount threat. The Terriers connected on just enough free throws - 5-of-8 - in the closing minute to score their sixth win in their last seven games. “I told the team after the game, I was proud of their competitiveness at the end of the first half and in the second,” said WCU head coach Larry Hunter during post-game comments on the Catamount Sports Network. “Wofford is a very good basketball team and I don’t want to take anything away from them. But we could have folded, tucked our tails and run in that first half. But we didn’t and I was proud of the way we fought back and continued to play hard.” Redshirt freshman Trey Sumler led three Catamounts in double figures with 16 points while redshirt junior Harouna Mutombo added 15 on 7-of-9 shooting and senior Richie Gordon added 10 points and a team-best six rebounds. Williams, who leads the team in scoring on the season, was held to seven points, but matched a careerhigh with six assists and three steals. Freshmen Preston Ross and Tawaski King both chipped in seven points apiece off the bench for the Catamounts who lost their thirdstraight road game at Wofford. Dahlman, who shot 15-of-17 from the field in the win, was joined in double figures by Cameron Rundles, who tallied 12 of his 19 points in the first half and three of his seven in the second half during the final two minutes. Brad Loesing added seven points and eight assists for Wofford. The Catamounts forced the normally sure-handed Terriers into 16 turnovers, four above their SoCon-leading seasonal average entering the game. Wofford shot a solid 57.7-percent from the floor on the night including 62-percent in the second half. On the contrary, WCU shot just 26-of-56 from the field, 46-percent.

ELON, N.C. - Western Carolina put four players in double figures led by 20 points from senior Mike Williams and the second career double-double for his classmate Richie Gordon as the Catamounts led wire-to-wire in the 74-58 road Southern Conference victory at the Alumni Gymnasium. With the victory, WCU sweeps the regular season series with Elon, the first since 2005. WCU used a strong defensive effort to limit the Phoenix to a season-low 29.8-percent shooting from the floor and just a 4-for-25 (16-percent) showing beyond the 3-point arc to score its first road victory since Jan. 5. Elon, which dropped its third straight game, entered the game ranked atop the SoCon - and fourth in the nation averaging nearly 10 made 3-pointers per contest. Williams converted half of his shot opportunities in the win, shooting 8-of-16 with two 3-pointers and two assists to pace the Catamounts. Gordon scored 17 points with 10 rebounds for the double-double, adding three assists and a pair of steals. Freshman Brandon Boggs finished with 13 points while Harouna Mutombo tallied 11 to round out WCU’s double-digit scorers, just missing a double-double with nine rebounds. Preston Ross added seven points while Trey Sumler scored six and dished out five assists. Western Carolina (10-13, 6-5 SoCon) took advantage of a sluggish shooting start by the Phoenix to grab a seven-point, 15-8, lead inside the game’s first 10 minutes. Elon opened the game just 3-of15 from the floor before freshman Jack Isenbarger connected on consecutive 3-pointers to make it a three-point game, 17-14. Holding Elon to just one field goal over a near four-minute stretch, the Catamounts managed to pull ahead 32-20 with 4:12 to go before the break, taking an eight-point, 37-29, lead into the halftime locker room. Drew Spradlin drained a 3-pointer to open the second half to pull Elon within five points, 37-32, but the Catamounts answered with an eight-point spurt to regain a double-digit advantage, 45-32, at the 16:46 mark. The Phoenix counterpunched with six-straight points to close back with seven, 45-38, but Western Carolina outscored the home squad 16-to-5 to take an 18-point advantage on a Williams’ jumper at the 8:51 mark. Elon managed a 12-3 run capped by a 3-pointer to trim the Catamount edge to single digits, 64-55, with 5:25 remaining, but the Catamounts were able to hold off the challenge, making 6-of-8 free throws over the final two minutes to seal the victory. Freshman forward Lucas Troutman led Elon with a career-high 23 points including nine from the free throw line on 9-of-15 shooting from the stripe. Spradlin and Chris Long added 10 points apiece for Elon in the loss.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Five players scored in double figures led by 19 points from redshirt freshman Trey Sumler and a double-double effort by Harouna Mutombo as Western Carolina held off UNC Greensboro, 83-73, in Southern Conference action in the Ramsey Center. Sumler, who dished out six of WCU’s 18 assists, set a career-high with 5-of-7 shooting from beyond the 3-point arc to pace the Catamounts, while true freshman Brandon Boggs scored 17 with seven rebounds as WCU claimed its ninth-straight home victory. Western Carolina (11-13, 7-5 SoCon) used a 15-to-2 run capped by a 3-pointer by Mike Williams early in the second half to take a three-point game and stretch it to a game-high 16 points, 60-44, with 14:12 remaining. However, sparked by a run of 10-straight points by Brandon Evans, UNCG responded with a 15-to-0 run to close the gap to just one, 60-59, with 8:49 remaining in regulation. All told, Evans scored 12 of the 15 points during the spurt for the Spartans while WCU was held off the scoreboard completely for six and a half minutes before a pair of Mutombo free throws halted the drought. The Catamounts went seven and a half minutes between field goals until Sumler connected for three from the top of the key to push the Catamount edge back to six, 65-59. WCU was able to balloon the advantage back to double-figures on a pair of Richie Gordon free throws at the 3:06 mark, with Gordon converting an inbounds pass into a streaking slam dunk thirty seconds later to keep it a double-digit game. Boggs likewise added a highlight reel dunk in the closing moments as the Catamounts were able to maintain the edge through the final horn. Williams finished with 14 points including four 3-pointers with five assists and a pair of steals in the winning effort. His classmate Gordon scored 12 with a career-high tying four steals with Mutombo posting his fourth career double-double with a dozen points and a career-high 12 rebounds. Western Carolina, which led start-to-finish, held a 10-point lead twice in the first half on Saturday afternoon against the Spartans. With the margin nine, 34-25, with 4:36 to play in the opening 20 minutes, UNCG (4-18, 4-8 SoCon) twice pulled to within one point on slam dunks - one by Trevis Simpson and the second by Aaron Brackett. However, both times, the Catamounts were able to respond with scoring spurts, using buckets by Mutombo and a buzzer-beating jumper by Boggs at the end of the first half to lead 40-35 at halftime. Evans led four Spartans in double figures with a game-high 21 points including 12-of-13 from the free throw line. Brackett posted a double-double with 14 points - 12 of which came in the first half and 10 rebounds. Simpson finished with a dozen points while Brian Cole chipped in 10 including two 3-pointers.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Wofford 01/29/11 7:00 pm at Spartanburg, SC - Benjamin Johnson Arena

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Elon 02/02/11 7:00 p.m. at Elon, N.C. (Alumni Gym)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics UNC Greensboro vs Western Carolina 02/05/11 2:00 p.m. at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Western Carolina 66 • 9-13, 5-5

Player

MUTOMBO, Harouna GORDON, Richie SUMLER, Trey WILLIAMS, Mike BOGGS, Brandon COLE, Keaton KING, Tawaski ROSS, Preston Team Totals

50 05 12 24 04 32 40

FG % 1st Half: 12-26 3FG % 1st Half: 1-6 FT % 1st Half: 5-7

Western Carolina 74 • 10-13, 6-5 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

f f g g g

7-9 3-5 6-11 2-13 2-2 0-7 3-5 3-4

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

26-56

46.2% 16.7% 71.4%

2-13

2nd half: 14-30 2nd half: 1-7 2nd half: 7-13

1-3 4-4 3-5 3-4 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-2 12-20

46.7% 14.3% 53.8%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 1 3 5 2 4 6 5 0 4 4 1 1 2 3 5 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 4 3 1 2 3 1 6 1 7 12 20 32 24

Game: 26-56 Game: 2-13 Game: 12-20

A TO Blk

15 10 16 7 4 0 7 7

1 0 0 6 2 0 0 0

2 2 5 3 4 1 1 0

Min

Player

1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0

27 22 38 35 25 17 18 18

GORDON, Richie SUMLER, Trey WILLIAMS, Mike MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon COLE, Keaton KING, Tawaski GALLAGHER, Blake ROSS, Preston Team Totals

0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1

05 12 22 24 04 32 34 40

9 18

7 200

46.4% 15.4% 60.0%

Deadball Rebounds 2

FG % 1st Half: 16-34 3FG % 1st Half: 2-6 FT % 1st Half: 3-8

Wofford 75 • 12-10, 9-2 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

JOHNSON, Tim DAHLMAN, Noah RUNDLES, Cameron DIGGS, Jamar LOESING, Brad GILTNER, Kevin CROWELL, Drew MARTIN, Terry Team Totals

42 01 05 35 10 21 50

FG % 1st Half: 17-31 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 FT % 1st Half: 3-5

f f g g g

1-5 15-17 7-13 2-5 2-4 2-5 0-0 1-3

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

30-52

54.8% 37.5% 60.0%

3-12

2nd half: 13-21 2nd half: 0-4 2nd half: 9-18

0-0 4-5 2-6 1-2 3-4 1-4 0-0 1-2 12-23

61.9% 0.0% 50.0%

5 2 7 4 2 2 4 2 0 4 4 3 0 4 4 5 0 2 2 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 2 2 5 7 9 24 33 22

A TO Blk

2 34 19 5 7 5 0 3

4 3 2 0 8 0 0 2

3 0 0 3 4 2 0 4

Stl

Min

1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1

24 34 34 32 31 23 5 17

0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0

1st

2nd

Total

30 40

36 35

66 75

Last FG - WCU 2nd-00:03, WOF 2nd-01:04. Largest lead - WCU by 1 1st-16:51, WOF by 16 1st-09:26.

7-13 1-3 8-16 5-7 5-11 0-2 0-1 0-3 3-4

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

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

29-60

3-9

13-23

2nd half: 13-26 2nd half: 1-3 2nd half: 10-15

50.0% 33.3% 66.7%

4 6 10 3 1 5 6 2 1 3 4 1 3 6 9 4 2 4 6 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 5 3 0 2 2 5 0 3 3 14 33 47 23

Game: 29-60 Game: 3-9 Game: 13-23

A TO Blk

17 6 20 11 13 0 0 0 7

3 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0

GRABLE,Scott ERVIN,Brett SPRADLIN,Drew BIRDETTE,Terrance LONG,Chris DUGAS,Roger ISENBARGER,Jack BEAUMONT,Ryley KOCH,Sebastian TROUTMAN,Lucas POPE,Gary Team Totals

44 01 02 13 05 20

75 19 16

57.7% 25.0% 52.2%

4 200 Deadball Rebounds 4

24 31 50

In Paint 38 50

Off T/O 7 17

2nd Chance 17 9

Fast Break 0 0

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

Bench 14 8

9-29 2-14 9-16

Min

Player

31 37 34 21 31 16 9 7 14

WILLIAMS, David VAN DUSSEN, Korey RANDALL, Kyle EVANS, Brandon BRACKETT, Aaron PARKER, Drew HENRY, Aloysius SIMPSON, Trevis COLE, Brian Team Totals

0 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 1

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1

74 12 10

7 200

48.3% 33.3% 56.5%

f f g g g

31.0% 14.3% 56.3%

1-3 0-1 3-10 0-0 3-11 0-3 2-8 0-3 1-5 7-12 0-1

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

1-2 0-0 3-5 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-5 9-15 0-0

17-57

4-25

20-31

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

28.6% 18.2% 73.3%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 1 2 0 1 1 2 2 1 4 5 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 3 0 6 6 2 1 2 3 1 3 6 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 25 34 19

Game: 17-57 Game: 4-25 Game: 20-31

1st

2nd

Total

37 29

74 58

Points WCU ELON

Last FG - WCU 2nd-03:03, ELON 2nd-02:31. Largest lead - WCU by 18 2nd-08:51, ELON None.

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11 12 22 41 01 13 15 50

FG % 1st Half: 10-27 3FG % 1st Half: 3-6 FT % 1st Half: 12-13

Deadball Rebounds 3

* * * * *

37.0% 50.0% 92.3%

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

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

2-4 0-0 0-0 12-13 4-4 0-0 3-4 5-5 0-0

21-51

5-13

26-30

2nd half: 11-24 2nd half: 2-7 2nd half: 14-17

45.8% 28.6% 82.4%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 1 1 4 0 3 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 1 9 10 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 4 6 2 0 2 2 1 1 2 3 6 27 33 15

Game: 21-51 Game: 5-13 Game: 26-30

A TO Blk

Stl

Min

Player

3 0 10 0 10 0 6 0 6 23 0

0 0 0 0 6 0 1 2 1 0 0

0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

15 4 30 14 39 2 24 23 22 25 2

SUMLER, Trey WILLIAMS, Mike MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon GORDON, Richie COLE, Keaton KING, Tawaski GALLAGHER, Blake ROSS, Preston Team Totals

58 10

4 200

29.8% 16.0% 64.5%

Deadball Rebounds 8

In Paint 36 18

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

Officials: William Cheek, Sean Casady, Chuck Ellstrom Technical fouls: Western Carolina-BOGGS, Brandon. Elon-TEAM. Attendance: 1083 Score by periods Western Carolina Elon

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

Stl

A TO Blk

2 4 3 21 14 0 7 12 10

0 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 0

7 18

0 1 1 5 2 1 2 4 2

Stl

Min

2 1 0 3 1 0 1 2 0

17 19 21 32 25 23 22 29 12

0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1

4 10 200

41.2% 38.5% 86.7%

Deadball Rebounds 3

Western Carolina 83 • 11-13, 7-5 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

FG % 1st Half: 3FG % 1st Half: FT % 1st Half: Points WCU WOF

47.1% 33.3% 37.5%

Officials: Greg Fogleman, Dan Stryffeler, Scott Smith Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Wofford-None. Attendance: 2026 Score by periods Western Carolina Wofford

f g g g g

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Elon 58 • 10-13, 4-8

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Game: 30-52 Game: 3-12 Game: 12-23

UNC Greensboro 73 • 4-18, 4-8 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

Off T/O 12 8

2nd Chance 17 5

Fast Break 8 0

12 22 24 50 04 32 34 40

FG % 1st Half: 16-37 3FG % 1st Half: 5-10 FT % 1st Half: 3-4

43.2% 50.0% 75.0%

6-9 5-16 5-11 7-14 5-9 2-4 1-2 0-0 0-2

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

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

31-67

11-21

10-13

2nd half: 15-30 2nd half: 6-11 2nd half: 7-9

50.0% 54.5% 77.8%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 8 8 3 1 2 3 4 5 7 12 2 3 4 7 3 2 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 12 25 37 20

Game: 31-67 Game: 11-21 Game: 10-13

A TO Blk

19 14 12 17 12 6 2 0 1

6 5 3 1 1 2 0 0 0

2 1 0 2 2 1 5 0 1

83 18 14

Stl

Min

1 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 1

35 34 33 36 22 11 14 3 12

0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1

4 10 200

46.3% 52.4% 76.9%

Deadball Rebounds 0

Officials: Rick Ridenhour, Shawn Carpenter, Nathan Quick Technical fouls: UNC Greensboro-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 3112 Score by periods UNC Greensboro Western Carolina

Bench 7 35

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1st

2nd

Total

35 40

38 43

73 83

Last FG - UNCG 2nd-00:05, WCU 2nd-00:54. Largest lead - UNCG None, WCU by 16 2nd-14:12.

Points UNCG WCU

In Paint 24 34

Off T/O 17 26

2nd Chance 6 13

Fast Break 10 16

Bench 29 9

Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 0 times.

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

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Chattanooga ......................................................... 68 at Western Carolina ......................................... 69

Samford ................................................................... 63 at Western Carolina ......................................... 85

February 11, 2011 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

February 12, 2011• Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

February 17, 2011 • Holmes Convocation Center – Boone, N.C.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Western Carolina redshirt freshman Trey Sumler sank a free throw with one second remaining on the game clock to lift the Catamounts to a thrilling, 69-68, home win over Southern Conference North Division-leading Chattanooga in the Ramsey Center. Tied at 68 after Chattanooga’s Ricky Taylor drove the left baseline to knot the game with lay-up, the Catamounts put the ball in the hands of Sumler in the closing seconds. Amidst heavy defensive pressure by the Mocs, Sumler maneuvered to the left elbow of the free throw line and got a shot off before the buzzer, but was fouled on the arm by UTC’s Dontay Hampton with one second showing. Following a timeout by UTC, Sumler - who leads the Catamounts in free throw shooting at 79-percent on the season - calmly sank the front end of the two-shot foul for the one-point, 69-68, lead. He then intentionally clanged the second free throw off the front iron and grabbed his own rebound to allow the final second to expire in regulation, preventing the Mocs from getting a final possession. Sumler finished with 15 points and a career-high eight assists as the Catamounts won for the third-straight time on the season, and claimed their 10th-straight victory at home. Senior Mike Williams led all scorers with a game-high 22 points, adding five rebounds and four steals. Freshman Brandon Boggs and redshirt junior Harouna Mutombo both scored eight for WCU. Taylor finished with 14 points in the defeat for Chattanooga (1412, 10-4 SoCon), while DeAntre Jefferson scored 13 points with eight boards and Jahmal Burroughs chipped in 10 points. Guard Troy Cage just missed a double-double with eight points and a game-high 11 rebounds including eight on the defensive glass. Western Carolina (12-13, 8-5 SoCon) started out the game cold from the floor, missing its first four shots with a pair of turnovers in its opening seven possessions. Capitalizing on Western’s 2-for-8 start and five Catamount turnovers, the Mocs flew out to a 10-point, 16-6, lead midway through the opening 20 minutes. The Catamounts then closed the half by outscoring Chattanooga, 29-to-11, to erase the 10-point deficit and carry an eight-point, 35-27, lead into the halftime locker room. Williams, who scored 10 points during the run, converted a defensive rebound into a fastbreak lay-up with 3:48 remaining in the first half to hand the Catamounts their first lead. From that point on, WCU would never trail the remainder of the game. In the second half, the Catamounts were able to build the lead to 14 within two minutes after the break on a fast-break lay-up by Williams who leaked out ahead of the play and was found by a pin-point pass by Richie Gordon for the deuce. Gordon had four assists to go along with four points on just 2-of-5 shooting.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Richie Gordon and Harouna Mutombo both scored 16 points while backcourt mates Mike Williams and Trey Sumler recorded 14 apiece as Western Carolina cruised past Samford, 85-63, in Southern Conference action in the Ramsey Center. Gordon added four rebounds including three on the offensive end while Mutombo pulled down a game-high eight boards with three assists for the Catamounts who won their second game in as many days. Williams and Sumler combined for 13 of WCU’s season-high tying 19 assists, doling out seven and six helpers, respectively. Senior Blake Gallagher came off the bench to score six on 3-for3 shooting while freshman Preston Ross also added six points as a reserve. “I was really pleased with how our guys absorbed a lot of information in a short period of time,” WCU coach Larry Hunter told the Asheville Citizen-Times during post-game interviews. “(Samford) is much different than playing some other teams. We executed pretty well at both ends of the court and had a lot of energy for coming off a short turnaround.” Including three made 3-pointers on consecutive possessions, Western Carolina (13-13, 9-5 SoCon) connected on its first five field goal attempts in pulling out to a double-digit lead inside the opening two and a half minutes on Saturday afternoon. With the Catamount advantage at 13-2, back-to-back buckets by the Bulldogs trimmed the margin to seven, 13-6, at the 14:52 mark of the first half. But as it would turn out, that would be as close as Samford would get the remainder of the contest. The Catamounts used a 14-to-2 run over a five and a half minute stretch midway through the opening 20 minutes to take a 20-point lead, 32-12, before carrying a 16-point cushion into intermission following a Jeffrey Merritt 3-pointer in the closing seconds. WCU managed a double-digit margin throughout the final half, maintaining at least a 13-point edge with a game-high lead of 24 coming at the 2:34 mark as Mutombo converted a Sumler steal into an uncontested lay-up. Samford (12-14, 4-10 SoCon), which lost for the sixth time in its last seven game, was led by Merritt with 17 points. Western Carolina posted its second-best shooting performance of the season, finishing at 55.2-percent from the floor for the game. Samford likewise shot well from the field, making half of its shot attempts - the difference coming in the sheer numbers as WCU was 37-of-67 while the Bulldogs were just 23-of-46, a difference of 21 shot attempts. The Catamounts also outscored the methodical Bulldogs, 32-to12, in the paint and controlled the boards to the tune of 33-to-26 including an 11-to-5 edge in offensive rebounds.

BOONE, N.C. - Four Catamounts scored in double figures including 20 points apiece from Brandon Boggs and Mike Williams as Western Carolina pulled out a five-point, 80-75, road victory over arch-rival Appalachian State Thursday night at the Holmes Center. Boggs buried a clutch 3-pointer from the left wing to break the game’s sixth tie with 1:24 remaining in regulation, giving the Catamounts a 75-72 lead. On the ensuing possession, Trey Sumler stripped ASU’s Omar Carter and Williams was put on the foul line with a chance to put the game away. Williams made 1-of-2 free throws for a four-point edge, but ASU’s Donald Sims drove the bucket and was fouled, completing the old-fashioned three-point play to close the margin back to one, 76-75, with 28 seconds to play. With the Mountaineers pressuring the inbounds, Williams was again fouled where he sank two more charity tosses to give WCU a three-point lead, 78-75, with 25 ticks remaining. The Mountaineers then played for the final shot on what proved to be their last possession, but Williams - who buried the 15-footer to defeat the Mountaineers in Cullowhee back in January - stripped Sims of the basketball on the near sideline in front of the ASU bench, and then stepped to the free throw line and sank two shots to stretch it out to a five-point edge, providing the final tally. All told, Williams made 5-of-6 free throws down the stretch to hand the Catamounts their fifth-straight victory. With the win, the Catamounts earn the regular season sweep of the Mountaineers for the first-time since 2004. It also pulls WCU into a first-place tie with Chattanooga, which was idle on Thursday night, with identical 10-5 league records. Western Carolina also secured a first-round bye in next month’s SoCon tournament for the thirdconsecutive season. Boggs’s 20 points were his career high, while Williams scored 20-or-more for the eighth-time in his career. WCU is now 4-4 when Williams reaches the 20-point plateau. Senior post Richie Gordon scored 19 points for the Catamounts, while Sumler chipped in 11 with three assists and a pair of steals. Harouna Mutombo added eight points for the Catamounts, six of which came in the first half. The opening 20 minutes on Thursday night witnessed four ties and a combined 14 lead changes with Appalachian building a fourpoint edge inside the first five minutes and WCU taking a three-point lead with less than five to play before intermission. The Catamounts took a two-point, 37-35, lead into the halftime locker room. WCU won the battle of the boards, 34-to-29, including a commanding 13-to-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. The Catamounts also edged ASU in points in the paint, 36-to-30.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Chattanooga vs Western Carolina 02/11/11 7:00 p.m. at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Samford vs Western Carolina 02/12/11 3:00 p.m. at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Appalachian State 02/17/11 7:00 pm at Boone, N.C. (Holmes Center)

Chattanooga 68 • 14-12, 10-4

Player

HAMPTON, Dontay CAGE, Troy TAYLOR, Ricky BURROUGHS, Jahmal SAFFORE, Jeremy WATTAD, Omar BELL, Keegan SMITH, Jeff JEFFERSON, DeAntre Team Totals

12 22 32 53 00 03 14 34

FG % 1st Half: 10-26 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 FT % 1st Half: 4-6

Samford 63 • 12-14,4-10 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

* * * * *

4-9 3-9 5-12 2-4 2-2 3-7 0-3 0-2 6-8

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

25-56

38.5% 33.3% 66.7%

7-23

2nd half: 15-30 2nd half: 4-14 2nd half: 7-11

0-1 1-2 1-2 5-6 1-1 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-2 11-17

50.0% 28.6% 63.6%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 3 4 2 3 8 11 0 0 4 4 2 0 3 3 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 1 4 4 8 5 2 2 4 13 27 40 17

Game: 25-56 Game: 7-23 Game: 11-17

A TO Blk

9 8 14 10 5 9 0 0 13

5 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1

4 2 2 2 1 3 0 2 4 1 68 13 21

Stl

Min

Player

1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

32 29 38 22 17 12 10 17 23

WINDLER, Drew BERMUDEZ, Gaby MERRITT, Jeffrey PETERSON, John JOHNSON, Kaylin DAVIS, Josh BEDWELL, Josh WOOTEN, Gregg FRIDAY, Matthew COOK, Will KING, Andy Team Totals

0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

02 05 12 14 04 10 21 23 24

4 200

44.6% 30.4% 64.7%

Deadball Rebounds 3

FG % 1st Half: 10-23 3FG % 1st Half: 1-10 FT % 1st Half: 5-8

Western Carolina 69 • 12-13, 8-5 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

SUMLER, Trey WILLIAMS, Mike MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon GORDON, Richie COLE, Keaton KING, Tawaski ROSS, Preston Team Totals

12 22 24 50 04 32 40

FG % 1st Half: 13-29 3FG % 1st Half: 5-11 FT % 1st Half: 4-6

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3-9 9-17 4-10 3-6 2-5 2-7 0-2 2-2

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

25-58

44.8% 45.5% 66.7%

7-19

2nd half: 12-29 2nd half: 2-8 2nd half: 8-12

7-9 2-2 0-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-0 12-18

41.4% 25.0% 66.7%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 3 4 2 1 4 5 4 2 2 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 5 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 3 4 1 3 3 6 10 21 31 14

Game: 25-58 Game: 7-19 Game: 12-18

A TO Blk

15 22 8 8 4 5 1 6

8 2 1 1 4 2 0 0

4 5 0 2 3 1 1 0

Stl

Min

2 4 0 0 1 2 0 2

38 27 27 29 28 21 12 18

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

1 11 200

43.1% 36.8% 66.7%

Deadball Rebounds 2

Score by periods Chattanooga Western Carolina

1st

2nd

Total

27 35

41 34

68 69

Points UTC WCU

Last FG - UTC 2nd-00:12, WCU 2nd-02:16. Largest lead - UTC by 10 1st-11:14, WCU by 14 2nd-18:05.

In Paint 26 22

Off T/O 16 21

2nd Chance 10 6

Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 1 time.

Fast Break 4 16

Bench 22 12

43.5% 10.0% 62.5%

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

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

2-2 0-0 3-6 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-0

23-46

6-18

11-17

2nd half: 13-23 2nd half: 5-8 2nd half: 6-9

56.5% 62.5% 66.7%

0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 2 1 1 2 0 0 3 3 3 0 2 2 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 3 4 3 0 0 0 5 21 26 12

Game: 23-46 Game: 6-18 Game: 11-17

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Player

SUMLER, Trey WILLIAMS, Mike MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon GORDON, Richie PHILLIP, Anthony COLE, Keaton KING, Tawaski HOLLIS, Ishmael GALLAGHER, Blake ROSS, Preston SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

12 22 24 50 03 32 33 34 40 44

Officials: Bill Humes, Scott Smith, Greg Fogleman Technical fouls: Chattanooga-WATTAD, Omar. Western Carolina-GORDON, Richie. Attendance: 1471

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Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

FG % 1st Half: 17-33 3FG % 1st Half: 4-9 FT % 1st Half: 4-5

Player

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

17 11 33 14 25 18 19 26 5 13 19

MUTOMBO, Harouna GORDON, Richie SUMLER, Trey WILLIAMS, Mike BOGGS, Brandon COLE, Keaton KING, Tawaski ROSS, Preston Team Totals

2 200

9 2 17 5 9 3 2 6 2 2 6

3 1 1 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 3

50.0% 33.3% 64.7%

Deadball Rebounds 2

* * * * *

51.5% 44.4% 80.0%

4-7 6-12 8-14 2-7 7-13 0-1 2-3 1-2 0-0 3-3 3-4 1-1

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

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

37-67

6-15

5-8

2nd half: 20-34 2nd half: 2-6 2nd half: 1-3

58.8% 33.3% 33.3%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 3 4 0 0 3 3 3 2 6 8 0 1 4 5 2 3 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 22 33 15

Game: 37-67 Game: 6-15 Game: 5-8

1st

2nd

Total

26 42

37 43

63 85

50 05 12 24 04 32 40

FG % 1st Half: 15-37 3FG % 1st Half: 2-5 FT % 1st Half: 5-6

A TO Blk

14 14 16 4 16 0 5 2 0 6 6 2

6 7 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0

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

85 19

4-11 6-9 3-6 6-16 8-14 0-1 1-7 0-0

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

0-0 7-9 4-4 7-8 2-2 0-0 0-2 0-0

28-64

4-9

20-25

2nd half: 13-27 2nd half: 2-4 2nd half: 15-19

WILLIAMSON, Andre SIMS, Donald WRIGHT, Marcus BOOTH, Jeremi CARTER, Omar HEALY, Nathan WOODS, Mitch BREEZE, Anthony HAUSLEY, Petey Team Totals

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

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

37 30 33 26 24 2 21 6 3 5 10 3

8 200

21 11 33 45 54

FG % 1st Half: 12-25 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 FT % 1st Half: 8-12

f g g g g

Last FG - SAM 2nd-01:24, WCU 2nd-00:43. Largest lead - SAM None, WCU by 24 2nd-02:34.

In Paint 28 46

Off T/O 4 19

2nd Chance 2 8

Fast Break 2 10

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 4 6 1 2 2 4 4 0 4 4 2 1 5 6 3 3 2 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 5 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 2 13 21 34 16

Game: 28-64 Game: 4-9 Game: 20-25

48.0% 37.5% 66.7%

5-6 9-15 1-2 2-8 6-9 0-0 1-2 1-3 2-5

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

6-6 8-10 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1

27-50

6-16

15-19

2nd half: 15-25 2nd half: 3-8 2nd half: 7-7

A TO Blk

8 19 11 20 20 0 2 0

2 0 3 8 1 2 0 0

1 3 3 2 4 0 0 0

80 16 13

Stl

Min

2 2 2 2 3 0 3 0

34 26 35 33 36 13 14 9

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 14 200

43.8% 44.4% 80.0%

Deadball Rebounds 3

60.0% 37.5% 100.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 3 3 3 0 3 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3 3 1 2 7 9 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 4 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 4 25 29 16

Game: 27-50 Game: 6-16 Game: 15-19

A TO Blk

16 30 2 5 14 0 2 2 4

2 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0

Stl

Min

1 3 4 1 7 0 1 2 1

3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1

25 38 22 26 36 3 24 11 15

75 10 20

6 200

54.0% 37.5% 78.9%

Deadball Rebounds 2

Officials: Tim Comer, Brian Shey, Barry Mathis Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Appalachian State-None. Attendance: 2186 Score by periods Western Carolina Appalachian State

1st

2nd

Total

37 35

43 40

80 75

Last FG - WCU 2nd-01:24, ASU 2nd-00:28. Largest lead - WCU by 5 2nd-06:55, ASU by 8 2nd-11:37.

Points SAM WCU

48.1% 50.0% 78.9%

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

Player

Min

Deadball Rebounds 1

40.5% 40.0% 83.3%

Stl

55.2% 40.0% 62.5%

f f g g g

Appalachian State 75 • 12-14, 8-8 SoCon

Officials: Gary Wall, Mark Chafin, Anthony Franklin Technical fouls: Samford-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 1638 Score by periods Samford Western Carolina

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A TO Blk

1 1 2 0 2 1 0 4 1 1 3 1 63 15 17

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

Stl

Western Carolina 85 • 13-13, 9-5

69 18 16

Western Carolina 80 • 14-13,10-5 SoCon Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Western Carolina ............................................. 80 at Appalachian State........................................ 75

Points WCU ASU

In Paint 36 30

Off T/O 32 13

2nd Chance 13 4

Fast Break 8 10

Bench 2 8

Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 20 times.

Bench 21 21

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

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Eastern Kentucky ................................................ 74 at Western Carolina .......................................... 81

Western Carolina................................................ 70 at UNC Greensboro ............................................ 66

February 19, 2011 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

February 21, 2011 • Greensboro Coliseum – Greensboro, N.C.

February 24, 2011 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Four Catamounts scored in double figures for the second-consecutive game as Western Carolina was able to fend off Eastern Kentucky on Saturday for the 81-74 victory in the ESPN Sears BracketBusters game in the Ramsey Center. The Catamounts led by as many as 18 points and held a doubledigit advantage most of the afternoon, but the Colonels shot 59-percent from the field in the second half to draw within four, 76-72, inside the game’s final 96 seconds on the fourth 3-pointer by Justin Stommes who led all scorers with 24 points. On the ensuing possession after the Stommes triple, Richie Gordon was fouled as he drove to the basket before stepping to the line to hit a key free throw with 1:23 left. EKU then missed a pair of free throws and a 3-pointer attempt that allowed Mike Williams to seal the victory with four made free throws in the final minute of play. Combined, WCU made 7-of-8 free throws in closing minutes to secure the victory, its sixth-straight on the season and 12th-consecutive at home. Williams paced the squad with 18 points - his 24th double-figure scoring performance of the season -adding five assists and a pair of steals for the Catamounts. Freshman Brandon Boggs scored 16 points while Harouna Mutombo finished with 14, eclipsing the 1,000 career point plateau on the day. Mutombo is the 39th different Catamount to score 1,000-or-more points for the Purple & Gold. The Pickering, Ontario, native notched his 1,001st point inside the final 30 seconds of the opening stanza. Gordon rounded out WCU’s double-figure scorers by recording his third career double-double with 14 points and a career-high tying 10 rebounds with a solid all-around performance. The Atlanta, Ga., native shot 5-of-7 from the floor while swiping four steals and blocking three shots. Keaton Cole added eight points off the bench for WCU including a pair of 3-pointers. Western Carolina (15-13) only trailed once after EKU’s Josh Daniel buried a 3-pointer early in the first half for a 3-2 Colonel lead. The Catamounts responded with a 25-to-6 run over the next eight minutes to grab an 18-point, 27-9, advantage at the 8:20 mark of the first half. Williams scored 10 of WCU’s points during the run while Gordon added six. The Catamounts carried a double-digit lead into the halftime break, 39-26. Eastern Kentucky (15-13) steadily chipped away at the WCU lead in the second half, riding 6-7 guard Stommes who delivered 19 of his 24 points in the second half. His free throws with 5:47 left in the second half cut the WCU lead to single digits for the first time since the 5:31 mark in the first half.

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Western Carolina seniors Mike Williams and Richie Gordon combined for four made free throws inside the final three seconds as the Catamounts held off the upset bid from UNC Greensboro, 70-66, Monday night at the Greensboro Coliseum. UNCG (5-22, 5-11 SoCon) chipped away at the Catamounts’ game-high 15-point lead in the second half, taking its lone lead of the second half on a four-point play by Brandon Evans with 3:30 to play. WCU managed to regain the lead, stretching it back to three on an offensive stick-back by Harouna Mutombo. But Evans sank his fourth 3-pointer of the game less than 30 seconds later to knot things at 66 with 88-seconds remaining. Following a WCU miss and a Spartan defensive rebound, the Catamount defense then came up huge on consecutive possessions as freshman Brandon Boggs intercepted a would-be entry pass to the low blocks with 37 seconds remaining. WCU held for what it hoped would be the final shot of the game with Williams weaving his way through the lane for a lay-up that missed, but he was fouled. The New Orleans, La., native hit both of his charity tosses for a two-point lead, 68-66, with 2.8 seconds remaining. On the ensuing inbounds pass, Gordon intercepted the courtlength heave and was fouled, stepping to the line and making both free throws to make it a two-possession game with two seconds showing on the clock, providing the final tally. Western Carolina (16-13, 11-5 SoCon) won its seventh-straight game on the year to match a school-record with its 11th victory in league play. The Catamounts kept pace with co-divisional leader, Chattanooga, which won at home over Furman, 75-59, to remain deadlocked at 11-5 with two games remaining. The win was also the sixth-straight for WCU over UNCG in the head-to-head series and the third-straight road victory for the Catamounts this season. Williams struggled from the floor on the night, but finished with 11 points and five assists. Gordon likewise had troubles finding the bottom of the basket, scoring six, but contributed five rebounds, four assists and four steals in the win. Mutombo led the Catamounts with 20 points and eight rebounds, adding three steals with Boggs scoring 10. Redshirt freshman Trey Sumler shooting a perfect 6-for-6 from the floor in the first half, scoring 15 of his 16 points before intermission as WCU took a nine-point, 40-31, edge into the locker room. WCU pulled out to a game-high 15 point lead early in the second half before the resurgent Spartans rallied back thanks to offensive rebounds and second-chance points. The game was tied five times in the second half with the two lead changes. Brandon Evans scored a game-high 23 points in his final home game for the Spartans.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Cameron Wells scored a game-high 21 points and post Mike Groselle recorded a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds as The Citadel Bulldogs erased a 21-point second half deficit in handing Western Carolina a 70-62 setback in Southern Conference action in the Ramsey Center. The loss was WCU’s first this season inside the Ramsey Center, and the first since Feb. 13, 2010, halting a 12-game home winning streak. It also ended the Catamounts seven-game seasonal win streak – all coming in the month of February. WCU, which has already secured a bye in next week’s SoCon tournament, dropped back into a tie with Chattanooga atop the North Division at 11-6 in league play with one game remaining. Western Carolina led by as many as 19 in the opening 20 minutes, beginning the game with a 21-to-2 run over the first seven and a half minutes capped by a 3-pointer by SoCon Freshman of the Year candidate, Trey Sumler. The Citadel managed to keep pace with the Catamounts the remainder of the half, though, outscoring WCU by two, 18-16, over the final 11:24 to trail at the break by 17, 37-20. The Catamounts extended the lead to a game-high 21 points just two and a half minutes into the second half, but could never put the Bulldogs completely away. A 19-to-5 run by the Cadets over an eight minute span pulled The Citadel to within seven, 50-43, with nine minutes to play in regulation. Freshman Brandon Boggs converted an offensive rebound into a lay-up at the 5:28 mark to give WCU a six-point edge - 57-51 - but would unfortunately also represent the lone points for the home squad nearly over the next five minutes as The Citadel used a 15-to0 run to erase the final six points of the Catamount lead and take a nine-point edge with under a minute to play. During the Bulldog run, WCU was 0-for-6 from the floor and 0-for-1 from the free throw line. Senior Mike Williams was one of two Catamounts in double figures, scoring 20 points with four steals to accompany his three assists. Classmate Richie Gordon just missed a double-double with 13 points and eight boards, blocking two shots to move into a tie with Tommy Lavelle (1961-64) for second on the school’s all-time career blocked shots list with 112. Wells scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half as the Bulldogs shot 61.5-percent from the field after intermission. Joining him and Groselle in double figures was Bryan Streeter with 15 off the bench on 5-of-7 shooting, adding nine rebounds. Western Carolina shot a sizzling 68-percent (15-of-22) from the floor including 5-of-9 (55.6%) from the beyond the 3-point arc in the first half while playing solid defense that restricted the Bulldogs to just 20 points.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Eastern Kentucky vs Western Carolina 02/19/11 2:00 p.m. at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs UNC Greensboro 02/21/11 7:00 pm at Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Coliseum)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics The Citadel vs Western Carolina 02/24/11 7:00 p.m. at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Eastern Kentucky 74 • 15-13 ##

Player

JONES, Joshua DANIEL, Josh JOHNSON, Jeff STOMMES, Justin PERRIN, Spencer CRUZ, Willie NEWBY, Jabs JONES, Jaron ALLGOOD, Jeff FILIPEK, Taylor Team Totals

22 24 31 32 01 12 15 20 41

FG % 1st Half: 10-24 3FG % 1st Half: 3-7 FT % 1st Half: 3-5

Western Carolina 70 • 16-13, 11-5 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

* * * * *

4-8 2-5 2-4 7-13 5-11 2-3 2-3 1-1 1-2 1-3

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

27-53 41.7% 42.9% 60.0%

9-18

2nd half: 17-29 2nd half: 6-11 2nd half: 8-12

0-2 0-0 0-0 6-6 3-4 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 11-17

58.6% 54.5% 66.7%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 1 1 3 0 2 2 1 0 3 3 5 0 2 2 3 2 9 11 2 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 2 2 4 6 23 29 21

Game: 27-53 Game: 9-18 Game: 11-17

A TO Blk

9 5 5 24 14 5 5 2 3 2

2 0 0 2 5 0 2 0 0 0

2 0 3 4 2 1 4 0 0 0

74 11 16

Min

Player

0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1

29 33 21 31 35 8 14 9 7 13

MUTOMBO, Harouna GORDON, Richie SUMLER, Trey WILLIAMS, Mike BOGGS, Brandon COLE, Keaton KING, Tawaski GALLAGHER, Blake ROSS, Preston Team Totals

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

50 05 12 24 04 32 34 40

6 200

50.9% 50.0% 64.7%

FG % 1st Half: 18-35 3FG % 1st Half: 4-9 FT % 1st Half: 0-2

Deadball Rebounds 2

f f g g g

51.4% 44.4% 0.0%

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

Player

SUMLER, Trey WILLIAMS, Mike MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon GORDON, Richie COLE, Keaton KING, Tawaski ROSS, Preston Team Totals

12 22 24 50 04 32 40

FG % 1st Half: 16-32 3FG % 1st Half: 4-9 FT % 1st Half: 3-6

* * * * *

50.0% 44.4% 50.0%

1-10 5-16 6-7 6-11 5-7 2-3 1-1 2-3

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

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

28-58

6-14

19-27

2nd half: 12-26 2nd half: 2-5 2nd half: 16-21

46.2% 40.0% 76.2%

2 4 6 4 0 4 4 2 1 3 4 3 1 4 5 3 5 5 10 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 3 1 0 1 11 24 35 20

A TO Blk

2 18 14 16 14 8 4 5

4 5 0 1 0 1 0 1

2 1 1 1 5 2 0 0 1 81 12 13

1st

2nd

Total

26 39

48 42

74 81

Last FG - EKU 2nd-00:08, WCU 2nd-03:11. Largest lead - EKU by 1 1st-17:43, WCU by 18 1st-08:20.

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

27-63

4-12

12-18

32.1% 0.0% 75.0%

5 3 8 1 0 5 5 4 0 3 3 1 3 2 5 2 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 2 4 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 16 22 38 16

Game: 27-63 Game: 4-12 Game: 12-18

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

Player

Stl

Min

1 2 1 0 4 2 0 0

31 34 35 32 32 17 5 14

HENRY, Aloysius SIMPSON, Trevis BRACKETT, Aaron RANDALL, Kyle EVANS, Brandon WILLIAMS, David PARKER, Drew VAN DUSSEN, Korey COLE, Brian Team Totals

0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0

8 10 200

48.3% 42.9% 70.4%

Deadball Rebounds 5

Officials: Rick Shoulders, John Campbell, James Hicks Technical fouls: Eastern Kentucky-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 3216 Score by periods Eastern Kentucky Western Carolina

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

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

A TO Blk

20 6 16 11 10 1 0 6 0

0 4 2 5 1 1 0 0 0

1 0 2 4 2 1 2 0 2

Min

Player

3 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 0

34 25 33 33 33 15 12 10 5

URBANUS, Zach WELLS, Cameron DAHN, Austin GROSELLE, Mike HOLSTON, Bo CONLEY, Nathan MORABBI, Cosmo WRIGHT, DeVontae STREETER, Bryan EYKYN, Daniel Team Totals

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

24 31 34 01 03 11 21

0 11 200

42.9% 33.3% 66.7%

Deadball Rebounds 4

41 12 22 00 01 11 50

FG % 1st Half: 11-31 3FG % 1st Half: 2-10 FT % 1st Half: 7-10

f f f g g

35.5% 20.0% 70.0%

3-10 5-13 1-3 1-4 7-11 2-2 2-3 0-2 4-10

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

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

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

25-58

6-19

10-15

2nd half: 14-27 2nd half: 4-9 2nd half: 3-5

51.9% 44.4% 60.0%

2 4 6 2 3 2 5 4 3 6 9 3 0 1 1 1 2 4 6 2 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 15 21 36 15

Game: 25-58 Game: 6-19 Game: 10-15

In Paint 36 30

Off T/O 14 18

2nd Chance 12 14

Fast Break 4 8

Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 2 times.

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Bench 17 17

Score by periods Western Carolina UNC Greensboro

1st

2nd

Total

40 31

30 35

70 66

A TO Blk

Stl

Min

10 12 2 2 23 4 4 0 9

0 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 0

2 2 3 1 0 3 3 1 2

1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1

1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0

26 30 28 17 32 17 23 12 15

7 17

5 200

43.1% 31.6% 66.7%

Deadball Rebounds 1,1

In Paint 32 24

Off T/O 27 12

2nd Chance 8 14

Fast Break 8 2

Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 7 times.

36.0% 0.0% 66.7%

2-6 7-13 2-7 6-10 0-1 0-0 1-3 1-3 5-7 1-1

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

3-4 6-7 0-0 3-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 5-6 0-0

25-51

3-13

17-23

2nd half: 16-26 2nd half: 3-6 2nd half: 15-20

61.5% 50.0% 75.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 3 4 2 0 5 5 0 2 2 4 2 3 8 11 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 5 4 9 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 11 28 39 13

Game: 25-51 Game: 3-13 Game: 17-23

A TO Blk

Stl

Min

8 21 4 15 0 0 2 2 15 3

2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

2 0 3 1 0 0 1 3 3 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0

32 38 25 30 4 2 8 15 33 13

6 13

4 200

49.0% 23.1% 73.9%

Deadball Rebounds 4

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

Player

SUMLER, Trey WILLIAMS, Mike MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon GORDON, Richie COLE, Keaton KING, Tawaski ROSS, Preston Team Totals

12 22 24 50 04 32 40

FG % 1st Half: 15-22 3FG % 1st Half: 5-9 FT % 1st Half: 2-3

* * * * *

2-8 8-17 2-6 3-11 6-11 2-3 1-2 0-2 24-60

68.2% 55.6% 66.7%

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

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

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

6-17

8-13

9-38 1-8 6-10

23.7% 12.5% 60.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 3 3 3 0 0 0 4 2 3 5 3 2 3 5 2 4 4 8 5 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 3 3 0 3 3 0 2 2 13 17 30 23

Game: 24-60 Game: 6-17 Game: 8-13

A TO Blk

7 20 9 6 13 5 2 0

4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0

Stl

Min

2 3 0 1 2 1 3 1

0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0

0 4 0 1 1 2 0 1

38 36 36 30 28 12 8 12

62 10 13

9 200

40.0% 35.3% 61.5%

Deadball Rebounds 0

Officials: Sean Hull, Michael Terry, Dan Stryffeler Technical fouls: The Citadel-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 1573

Points WCU UNCG

Last FG - WCU 2nd-01:53, UNCG 2nd-01:28. Largest lead - WCU by 15 2nd-15:10, UNCG by 3 1st-16:08.

9-25 0-7 2-3

* * * * *

Western Carolina 62 • 16-14, 11-6

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Officials: Bryan Kersey, Roger Ayers, Tim Nestor Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. UNC Greensboro-None. Attendance: 3161

Points EKU WCU

70 13 14

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

Stl

UNC Greensboro 66 • 5-22, 5-11

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Game: 28-58 Game: 6-14 Game: 19-27

8-13 2-6 6-9 3-14 5-11 0-2 0-2 3-4 0-2

2nd half: 9-28 2nd half: 0-3 2nd half: 12-16

Western Carolina 81 • 15-13 ##

The Citadel 70 • 10-20,6-11 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

The Citadel ............................................................ 70 at Western Carolina .........................................62

Bench 7 17

Score by periods The Citadel Western Carolina

1st

2nd

Total

20 37

50 25

70 62

Last FG - CIT 2nd-01:28, WCU 2nd-00:35. Largest lead - CIT by 9 2nd-00:49, WCU by 21 2nd-17:29.

Points CIT WCU

In Paint 34 24

Off T/O 12 16

2nd Chance 19 5

Fast Break 0 8

Bench 22 7

Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 1 time.

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#2S Wofford......................................................... 86 vs. #1N Western Carolina .............................. 72

February 26, 2011 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

March 5, 2011 • McKenzie Arena – Chattanooga, Tenn.

March 6, 2011 • McKenzie Arena – Chattanooga, Tenn.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Senior Mike Williams led a trio of Catamounts in double figures with 18 points while classmate Richie Gordon scored a double-double as Western Carolina used a strong defensive effort to upend the College of Charleston, 70-62, in the regular season finale Saturday afternoon in the Ramsey Center, earning a share of the Southern Conference’s North Division title. It is the second time in the past three seasons that WCU has won the divisional title, and the third time in school-history since joining the league in 1977. Finishing tied with Chattanooga - which won in overtime at Samford on Saturday, 77-72 - atop the divisional standings, WCU garners the top seed by virtue of its two-game regular season sweep of third-place Appalachian State. Western Carolina (17-14, 12-6 SoCon) used stifling defense over the opening 20 minutes, limiting the South Division-leading College of Charleston to 28-percent (10-of-36) shooting from the floor in taking a 12-point, 36-24, halftime advantage. With WCU ahead by a game-high 15 points early in the second half, the Cougars used a 15-to-4 run to trim the deficit to four, 4945, with 9:19 remaining. But the Catamounts responded, spurred by six-straight points by Gordon to rebuild the lead back up to 13 points over the next six minutes to put the game out of reach. Williams added six assists to go along with his 18 points while Gordon finished with 16 points, a career-high 14 rebounds, four blocked shots and three steals in his final regular season home game in the Ramsey Center. Harouna Mutombo also scored 16 points and pulled down nine rebounds for the Catamounts, who have won eight of their past nine games. SoCon Freshman of the Year front-runner Trey Sumler scored eight points, adding six rebounds and four assists in the winning effort. Willis Hall drained a 3-pointer at the 6:50 mark of the first half to give Charleston a one-point, 21-20 lead. However, Mutombo scored 10 of WCU’s next 12 points as the Catamounts used a 12-to-0 run over the next four and a half minutes to grab an 11-point lead, 32-21. Sumler’s runner at the halftime buzzer found the bottom of the net to give WCU the 12-point, 36-24, edge at intermission. Sumler would again find the range to give WCU a game-high 15 point lead, 45-30, at the 16:41 mark, and the Catamount advantage would not dip below eight points until the midway point of the final stanza. The Cougars mounted a 15-to-4 spurt, capped by an offensive rebound stick back by Hall to close the gap to four, 49-45, with 9:19 to play. Gordon then took over to stretch the advantage back to 10, 5545, and the lead never got below five points the remainder of the game.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. - Harouna Mutombo led four Catamounts in double figures with 20 points as North Division top-seed Western Carolina advanced to Sunday’s semifinal round with a 77-66 victory over the North’s sixth seed UNC Greensboro on Saturday afternoon at the McKenzie Arena. Western Carolina (18-14) led from start-to-finish, breaking open a one-point ball game in the first half with a 12-to-0 spurt to grab a double-digit advantage. After rebuilding a double-digit lead midway through the second half, the Catamounts led by 10-or-more until late when the Spartans closed the margin to within seven, 69-62, with three and a half minutes to play. However, back-to-back buckets by senior Mike Williams pushed the margin back to double-figures with the Catamounts holding on for the 11-point victory. Sunday evening’s game will be televised on SportSouth beginning at 6:00 pm, with the Catamount Sports Network broadcast slated for a 5:30 pm pregame show. Fans can hear the game locally on WWCU-FM, Power 90dot5 in Cullowhee, 680 AM WRGC in Sylva and 920 AM WPTL in Canton as well as online at www.CatamountSports.com. “I am really proud of our team,” WCU sixth-year head coach Larry Hunter opened during his post-game press conference comments. “I did not think that Mike Williams or Trey (Sumler) were particularly good today; either one of those guards has really carried us most of the year. We had Richie (Gordon) in foul trouble early, but we got really good play from our guys off the bench.” Mutombo shot 9-of-12 from the floor, scoring 15 of his 20 points in the second half while also leading the squad with eight rebounds. He was joined in double figures by Williams with 13, while SoCon Freshman of the Year Trey Sumler added a dozen points, all coming on his four made 3-pointers. Williams dished out five of the Catamounts’ 17 assists while also recording four steals while Sumler had three helpers in the winning effort. Junior Keaton Cole came off the WCU bench to score 10 points including a pair of 3-pointers, with senior Richie Gordon scoring all eight of his points in the second half, adding five boards, a block and a steal. UNCG (7-24) finished with four players in double figures as freshman Trevis Simpson scored 17 while Brandon Evans tallied a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Rounding out the double-digit scorers were Aloysius Henry and Aaron Brackett, both with 10 points apiece. The Catamounts were deadly from long-range, knocking down 9-of-17 (53 percent) from behind the three-point arc. WCU also turned 21 UNCG turnovers into 29 points.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. - Mike Williams scored a career-high 25 points and junior Harouna Mutombo posted a double-double to lead Western Carolina, but a first half run by Wofford - the South division’s second seed - handed the Terriers a lead they would never relinquish in an 86-72 win over the Catamounts in the semifinal round of the 2011 Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Championship at the McKenzie Arena. Wofford used a 13-to-1 first half run to take a double-digit lead and was efficient from the field, hitting on 26-of-48 field goal attempts. The Terriers consistently got to the foul line, hitting a seasonhigh 28 free throws at an 80 percent clip. The loss -- WCU’s third-straight overall to the Terriers and secondconsecutive in the SoCon semifinals - relegated the Catamounts to 18-15 overall while Wofford advances to Monday night’s tournament championship game against the South’s top-seed, College of Charleston, who dispatched Furman in the second semifinal. Williams made a career-best 11 field goals on Sunday including a pair of 3-pointers in scoring a career-high 25 points. Mutombo recorded his fifth-career double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds, dishing out a team-high three assists for WCU. SoCon Freshman of the Year Trey Sumler was a third Catamount in double figures with a dozen points including a pair of 3-pointers while true freshman Brandon Boggs finished with nine. Senior Richie Gordon struggled from the floor and with foul trouble, shooting 0-for-5 from the floor and just 2-for-6 from the free throw line. The Atlanta, Ga., native was tagged with five fouls in only 17 minutes on the court, seeing a mere nine minutes in the first half Wofford (20-12) had three players score in double figures led by senior Noah Dahlman with 18 points including eight from the free throw line. Guards Cameron Rundles and Jamar Diggs both added 17, with Terry Martin (9), Kevin Giltner (8) and Nathan Parker (7) combined for 24 points off the bench for the Terriers. The Terriers shot 59-percent in the first half, draining 16-of-27 field goals and 11-of-12 free throws (92 percent) in the opening 20 minutes. At the 11:35 mark of the first half, Nathan Parker ignited the 13-to-1 Terrier spurt when his jumper gave Wofford the lead back as the Terriers stretched it to 11, 26-15, with 8:22 to play before the break. Gordon, the SoCon Defensive Player of the Year, was whistled for his third foul with 9:33 to go with the Catamounts down just four. From that point forward, the Terriers began to stretch their lead. Wofford led by as many as 16 points in the first half before WCU countered with a quick 12-to-3 run of its own to stay within striking distance. The Catamounts closed to within seven inside the final minute of the first half.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Col. of Charleston vs Western Carolina 02/26/11 4:30 p.m. at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics UNC Greensboro vs Western Carolina 03/05/11 2:00 P.M. at Chattanooga, Tenn. (The McKenzie Arena)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Wofford vs Western Carolina 03/06/11 6:00 P.M. at Chattanooga, Tenn. (The McKenzie Arena)

Col. of Charleston 62 • 22-9, 14-4

Player

MONROE, Donavan GOUDELOCK, Andrew WIGGINS, Antwaine WIEDEMAN, Trent HALL, Willis LAWRENCE, Andrew JOHNSON, Nori CARLTON, James SCOTT, Jordan Team Totals

03 30 44 53 04 11 25 32

FG % 1st Half: 10-36 3FG % 1st Half: 2-10 FT % 1st Half: 2-2

UNC Greensboro 66 • 7-24 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

* * * * *

27.8% 20.0% 100.0%

4-12 4-19 0-5 4-11 10-16 4-9 0-1 0-0 0-1

0-3 1-8 0-2 1-1 1-1 2-6 0-1 0-0 0-0

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

26-74

5-22

5-7

2nd half: 16-38 2nd half: 3-12 2nd half: 3-5

42.1% 25.0% 60.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 3 4 4 0 2 2 2 1 5 6 1 6 2 8 4 10 8 18 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 2 7 23 24 47 16

Game: 26-74 Game: 5-22 Game: 5-7

Min

Player

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

1 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0

32 37 21 35 37 26 1 7 4

8 200

HENRY, Aloysius BRACKETT, Aaron RANDALL, Kyle SIMPSON, Trevis EVANS, Brandon WILLIAMS, David PARKER, Drew VAN DUSSEN, Korey COLE, Brian Team Totals

A TO Blk

8 12 0 11 21 10 0 0 0

2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 7 0 2 1 0 0 1 0

9 16

35.1% 22.7% 71.4%

SUMLER, Trey WILLIAMS, Mike MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon GORDON, Richie PHILLIP, Anthony COLE, Keaton KING, Tawaski HOLLIS, Ishmael GALLAGHER, Blake ROSS, Preston SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

12 22 24 50 03 04 32 33 34 40 44

FG % 1st Half: 16-37 3FG % 1st Half: 1-6 FT % 1st Half: 3-7

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43.2% 16.7% 42.9%

2-5 8-13 8-13 0-5 7-16 0-1 0-1 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0

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

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

27-61

2-14

14-20

2nd half: 11-24 2nd half: 1-8 2nd half: 11-13

45.8% 12.5% 84.6%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 5 6 2 1 1 2 3 3 6 9 2 0 2 2 1 6 8 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 12 28 40 11

22 00 01 11 50

FG % 1st Half: 10-27 3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 FT % 1st Half: 9-18

37.0% 28.6% 50.0%

3-8 4-8 2-11 5-10 6-12 1-3 0-2 0-2 0-1

0-0 0-1 1-6 2-2 1-5 1-2 0-0 0-2 0-0

4-6 2-2 4-5 5-9 0-4 0-0 1-2 1-2 2-4

21-57

5-18

19-34

2nd half: 11-30 2nd half: 3-11 2nd half: 10-16

36.7% 27.3% 62.5%

2 0 2 2 3 6 9 3 1 5 6 3 4 4 8 3 3 8 11 0 1 0 1 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 2 1 3 1 3 0 3 22 25 47 17

Game: 21-57 Game: 5-18 Game: 19-34

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1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0

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JOHNSON, Tim DAHLMAN, Noah RUNDLES, Cameron DIGGS, Jamar LOESING, Brad PARKER, Nathan GILTNER, Kevin CROWELL, Drew MARTIN, Terry Team Totals

A TO Blk

10 10 9 17 13 3 1 1 2

1 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0

3 1 4 5 1 4 1 1 0 1 7 21

Game: 27-61 Game: 2-14 Game: 14-20

Min

Player

1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

39 34 32 18 33 1 28 7 0+ 1 7 0+

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70 13 15

9 200

A TO Blk

8 18 16 0 16 0 3 2 0 4 3 0

4 6 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

44.3% 14.3% 70.0%

Deadball Rebounds 3

1st

2nd

Total

24 36

38 34

62 70

Points COFC WCU

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Off T/O 12 14

2nd Chance 16 8

Fast Break 6 6

50 05 12 24 04 32 34 40

FG % 1st Half: 16-32 3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 FT % 1st Half: 4-9

36.8% 27.8% 55.9%

Bench 10 12

42 01 05 35 02 10 21 50

Deadball Rebounds 9

f f g g g

50.0% 40.0% 44.4%

9-12 3-7 4-6 5-17 3-9 2-5 2-2 0-0 1-4

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

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

29-62

9-17

10-18

2nd half: 13-30 2nd half: 5-7 2nd half: 6-9

43.3% 71.4% 66.7%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 7 8 4 2 3 5 4 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 4 0 1 1 3 3 2 5 0 3 0 3 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 12 20 32 22

Game: 29-62 Game: 9-17 Game: 10-18

A TO Blk

20 8 12 13 6 10 5 0 3

3 1 3 5 3 2 0 0 0

4 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 77 17 12

FG % 1st Half: 16-27 3FG % 1st Half: 2-4 FT % 1st Half: 11-12

f f g g g

59.3% 50.0% 91.7%

2-3 5-11 6-9 5-9 1-4 3-5 3-4 1-2 1-3

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

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

27-50

4-8

28-35

2nd half: 11-23 2nd half: 2-4 2nd half: 17-23

47.8% 50.0% 73.9%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 2 4 4 0 4 4 1 0 5 5 2 1 6 7 2 0 1 1 2 4 3 7 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 3 4 7 4 0 1 1 11 27 38 18

Game: 27-50 Game: 4-8 Game: 28-35

1st

2nd

Total

31 40

35 37

66 77

Points UNCG WCU

Last FG - UNCG 2nd-00:01, WCU 2nd-01:54. Largest lead - UNCG None, WCU by 15 1st-05:07.

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

Stl

Min

Player

3 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 0

33 25 36 31 28 26 11 2 8

MUTOMBO, Harouna GORDON, Richie SUMLER, Trey WILLIAMS, Mike BOGGS, Brandon COLE, Keaton KING, Tawaski ROSS, Preston Team Totals

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 12 200

46.8% 52.9% 55.6%

Deadball Rebounds 4

A TO Blk

4 18 17 17 4 7 8 2 9

0 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 1

Stl

Min

1 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 2

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2

17 34 34 28 33 12 19 6 17

86 10 13

6 200

54.0% 50.0% 80.0%

Deadball Rebounds 2

50 05 12 24 04 32 40

FG % 1st Half: 14-29 3FG % 1st Half: 2-6 FT % 1st Half: 6-9

f f g g g

48.3% 33.3% 66.7%

6-13 0-5 4-7 11-22 4-5 1-5 0-3 1-3

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

5-7 2-6 2-2 1-1 1-1 0-0 1-2 1-2

27-63

5-14

13-21

2nd half: 13-34 2nd half: 3-8 2nd half: 7-12

38.2% 37.5% 58.3%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

4 7 11 5 2 2 4 5 1 4 5 3 2 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 2 3 13 17 30 25

Game: 27-63 Game: 5-14 Game: 13-21

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Stl

Min

17 2 12 25 9 3 1 3

3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0

2 1 2 1 0 1 2 0

1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1

33 17 37 37 23 26 15 12

9 200

42.9% 35.7% 61.9%

Deadball Rebounds 4

Officials: Raymie Styons, Antinio Petty, Steve Pyatt Technical fouls: Wofford-None. Western Carolina-SUMLER, Trey. Attendance: SoCon Men's Basketball Tournament Game 9

Officials: Rick Ridenhour, William Covington, Jeremy Mosier Technical fouls: UNC Greensboro-None. Western Carolina-GORDON, Richie. Attendance: SoCon Men's Basketball Tournament Game 5 Score by periods UNC Greensboro Western Carolina

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

Stl

Western Carolina 72 • 18-15 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

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

Officials: William Covington, Sr., Jeremy Mosier, Quintin Murphy Technical fouls: Col. of Charleston-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 3471 Score by periods Col. of Charleston Western Carolina

f f g g g

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Western Carolina 77 • 18-14 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

Deadball Rebounds 0

Western Carolina 70 • 17-14, 12-6 ##

Wofford 86 • 20-12 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Stl

In Paint 24 36

Off T/O 14 29

2nd Chance 20 20

Fast Break 2 10

Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 0 times.

Bench 7 18

Score by periods Wofford Western Carolina

1st

2nd

Total

45 36

41 36

86 72

Last FG - WOF 2nd-00:26, WCU 2nd-00:18. Largest lead - WOF by 17 2nd-04:33, WCU by 5 1st-19:25.

Points WOF WCU

In Paint 32 36

Off T/O 12 18

2nd Chance 16 13

Fast Break 6 6

Bench 26 7

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

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

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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:................. 278, Jake Robinson (2006-10)

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, 1970-73 Most Games Played: ............................. 36, Wilson Scott, 1971-72 ........................................................... 36, Albert Toomer, 1971-72

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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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INDIVIDUAL SCORING Pts. 60 58 57 55 53 52 46 45 44

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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

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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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WCU SCORES 100-POINT IN A GAME (107-3) Nov. 29, 1948 American Enka

100 68

Feb. 1, 1971

127 107

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

101 59

Dec. 1, 1971

Piedmont

123 53

Piedmont

South Carolina State

1974-75

N.C. State

Raleigh, N.C.

61 119

Jan. 19, 1953 East Carolina

102 97

Dec. 4, 1971

UNC Asheville

102 94

1974-75

Marquette

Milwaukee, Wisc.

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

1975-76

Auburn

1975-76

N.C. State

Cullowhee

Raleigh, N.C.

94 109

Feb. 18, 1953 Appalachian State

108 70

Feb. 25, 1972 at Southern Tech

Feb. 21, 1953 Tusculum

109 72

Jan. 20, 1973

106 78

Jan. 4, 1954

1982-83

N.C. State

Raleigh, N.C.

66 103

1983-84

N.C. State

Raleigh N.C.

1984-85

N.C. State

Raleigh, N.C.

67 103

1985-86

N.C. State

1985-86

Kansas

1986-87

N.C. State

1987-88

Kansas

1993-94

Georgia Tech

1993-94

Minnesota

1993-94

Duke

1994-95

Georgia Tech

1995-96

Duke

1995-96

Purdue

Piedmont

Voorhees

107 89

Dec. 28, 1973 vs. Greensboro College W

104 68

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

at Mars Hill

100 84 103 84

Piedmont

Raleigh, N.C.

Jan. 15, 1955 Milligan

101 95

Feb. 2, 1976

Lawrence, Kansas

79 101

Jan. 19, 1957

McCrary

105 93

Feb. 14, 1976 Chattanooga

Cullowhee

Dec. 6, 1957

at North Georgia

100 67

Jan. 10, 1977

105 60

Jan. 28, 1958 North Georgia

109 55

Nov. 28, 1978 Baptist

109 70

Dec. 6, 1962

104 74

Cullowhee

Atlanta, Ga.

Piedmont

North Carolina A&T

100 58

Jan. 6, 1979

UNC Greensboro

Mar. 13, 1963 vs. Miles

107 86

Dec. 1, 1979

Baptist

116 76

Mar. 15, 1963 vs. Fort Hayes State

100 84

Dec. 4, 1979

Carson-Newman

107 78

Minneapolis, Minn.

Nov. 30, 1963 at Piedmont

100 38

Jan. 13, 1981

Central Wesleyan

108 79

Durham, N.C.

Dec. 4, 1963

107 47

Jan. 29, 1981

Campbell

100 65

Atlanta, Ga.

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

Durham, N.C.

67 107

Alberquerque, N.M.

Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio

Dec. 15, 1964 Newberry

102 59

Feb. 23, 1984 Marshall (OT)

1996-97

Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

48 100

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

Duke

1998-99

Piedmont

Durham, N.C.

54 104

Maryland

College Park, Md.

46 113

Clemson

Clemson, S.C.

1998-99

Tennessee

Knoxville, Tenn.

1998-99

Arkansas

Little Rock, Ark.

2000-01

Iowa State

Ames, Iowa

2004-05

Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

2004-05

Iowa

Des Moines, Iowa

88 87

2005-06

Maryland

2006-07

Clemson

2007-08

Indiana

2008-09

Connecticut

2008-09

Marquette

2009-10

Texas

101 105

Jan. 20, 1954 North Georgia

1996-97

College Park, Md.

102 100 L

101 106

100 71 106 45

Nov. 20, 1965 Piedmont

124 65

Jan. 8, 1986

Methodist

Dec. 4, 1965

Catawba

105 81

Jan. 7, 1987

Ferrum

111 89

Jan. 8, 1966

Atlantic Christian

113 92

Feb. 18, 1990 Methodist

116 75

Jan. 15, 1966 Pfeiffer

109 84

Dec. 8, 1990

100 72

Jan. 29, 1966 at Atlantic Christian

115 87

Nov. 26, 1991 UNC Asheville

100 85

Feb. 5, 1966

Elon

106 92

Dec. 6, 1991

112 87

Dec. 5, 1966

Presbyterian

106 74

Feb. 19, 1992 Gardner-Webb

102 90

Jan. 7, 1967

Atlantic Christian

109 72

Nov. 28, 1994 Milligan

102 88

Dec. 8, 1967

Montclair State

120 78

Jan. 9, 1995

Belmont-Abbey

104 63

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

Atlantic Christian

Augusta

vs. Grambling State

133 58

Clemson, S.C.

60 103

Jan. 13, 1968 Pfeiffer

102 62

Dec. 6, 2001

Bloomington, Ind.

52 100

Feb. 7, 1968

108 90

Nov. 23, 2002 Toccoa Falls

119 58

103 73

Dec. 17, 2003 Averett

120 46

High Point

Feb. 17, 1968 Elon

at Stetson (2OT)

102 104

Storrs, Conn.

103 86

Jan. 3, 2004

106 61

Milwaukee, Wisc.

Dec. 15, 1968 Morris Harvey

122 118

Nov. 23, 2004 Emmanuel

108 64

Austin, Texas

Nov. 24, 1969 Piedmont

109 81

Nov. 23, 2005 Atlanta Christian

110 51

Jan. 12, 1970

108 71

Nov. 20, 2006 Atlanta Christian

105 40

Dec. 4, 1968

Carson-Newman

Belmont-Abbey

North Greenville

2009-10

Louisville

Louisville, Ky.

Dec. 12, 1970 Benedict

118 93

Nov. 27, 2006 Tocca Falls

117 58

2009-10

Clemson

Clemson, S.C.

Jan. 9, 1971

112 82

Nov. 20, 2008 Toccoa Falls

120 62

2010-11

Ohio State

Columbus, Ohio

OVERALL RECORD: 1-35 CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM

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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

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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

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Season 1967-68 1962-63 1967-68 1962-63 1971-72 1959-60 1964-65 1973-74 1966-67 1960-61

C H A RT S

Rebs. 446 433 405 401 395 395 369 348 320 317

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. 10.

Player Rans Brempong Rans Brempong Rans Brempong Rans Brempong Kirby Thurston Tommy Lavelle Richie Gordon Ike Mims Richie Gordon Jeff VanDeMark Leroy Gasque

Season 2000-01 2004-05 2001-02 2002-03 1974-75 1962-63 2010-11 1975-76 2009-10 1993-94 1985-86

Blks. 93 83 66 65 60 43 41 38 37 36 36

STEALS IN A SEASON

REBOUNDS IN A SEASON Player Greg Wittman Tommy Lavelle Bob Thompson Darrell Murray Wilson Scott Dave Jones John Brintnall Kirby Thurston Greg Wittman Darell Murray

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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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Player Brigham Waginger Brigham Waginger Lee Gibbs Brigham Waginger Bubba Wilson Mike Williams Henry Logan Frankie King Jay Lassiter Bubba Wilson

Season 2009-10 2008-09 1975-76 2007-08 1974-77 2010-11 1997-68 1993-94 1975-76 1975-76

Steals 90 81 72 69 66 64 62 61 61 61

SEASON REBOUNDING AVERAGE 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

Avg. 15.4 14.6 14.0 13.9 13.7 12.3 12.2 11.7 11.5 11.5 CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM

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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 2010-11

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POINTS

REBOUNDS

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) Mike Williams (490, 15.3 ppg)

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) Richie Gordon (183, 5.7 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) Mike Williams (125, 3.9 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) Mike Williams (64) Richie Gordon (41)

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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

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

25.

Bob Ray

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David Berghoefer

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HAROUNA MUTOMBO

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1,091

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Lee Gibbs

1974-76

1,082

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Bennie Goettie

1988-89

1,078

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Bill Bowen

1956-57

1,055

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Dave Elmore

1958-60

1,044

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Corey Muirhead

2003-06

1,025

38.

Charlie McConnell

1963-66

1,018

39.

Wilson Scott

1971-73

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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

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

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.

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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

Pct. .497 .460 .460 .446 .440 .405 .397 .383 .379 .374

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

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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 HAROUNA MUTOMBO

Seasons 2006-10 1965-68 1975-78 1999-2002 1982-85 1993-96 1978-81 1979-82 1990-93 2008-PRES.

Steals 285 221 179 170 169 147 144 142 136 135

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VS. CURRENT MEMBERS IN THE SoCon TOURNAMENT 65 - 43 67 - 66 (OT) 63 - 62 (OT) 86 - 69 84 - 73 74 - 64 74 - 66 87 - 68 78-59

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1979 1980 1986 1992 1993 1995 1996 1997 2007

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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

1982 2001

first first

86 - 62 85 - 76 93 - 89 78 - 74 69 - 60 82 - 77

1983 1987 1994 1995 1996 1999

first semis semis quarters championship quarters

69-65 68-57

2007 2010

first quarters

• THE CITADEL (1-1) L W

66 - 62 67 - 57

• DAVIDSON (4-2) W L L W W W • ELON (2-0) W W

• FURMAN (0-3) L L L

71 - 67 61 - 65 68 - 73

1984 2002 2004

first first first

• GEORGIA SOUTHERN (0-2) L L

89 - 81 69 - 57

2003 2005

first first

• SAMFORD (0-0) • UNC GREENSBORO (1-3) L L L W

60 - 59 91 - 69 69 - 65 77 - 66

1998 2001 2006 2011

first quarters first quarters

• WOFFORD (1-3) W L L L

67 - 64 44 - 58 58-77 72 - 86

1999 2008 2010 2011

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Opponent (Site)

WCU

Opp.

Feb. 25, 1978

First

at Marshall (Huntington, W.Va.)

Feb. 24, 1979 Feb. 25, 1979

First Semifinal

Marshall (Cullowhee, N.C.) vs. Appalachian State (Roanoke, Va.)

67 43

50 65

91 70

80 79

(OT)

W/L L W L

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.)

Feb. 28, 1982

First

The Citadel (Cullowhee, N.C.)

(OT)

Mar. 10, 1983 Mar. 10, 1983

First Semifinal

vs. Davidson (Charleston, W.Va.) vs. Chattanooga (Charleston, W.Va.)

(OT)

86 75

62 77

Mar. 3, 1984

First

vs. Furman (Asheville, N.C.)

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

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L W L

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.)

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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

Mar. 5, 2011 Mar. 6, 2011

Quarterfinal Semifinal

vs. UNC Greensboro (Chattanooga, Tenn.) vs. Wofford (Chattanooga, Tenn.

77 72

66 86

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TOURNAMENT HISTORY North State/ Carolinas Southern Conference Conference Overall ......................16-16 16-32 First Round ............... 9-10 7-19 Quarterfinals ............ 6-4 Semifinals ................ 4-5 2-8 Championship .......... 3-1 1-1

Total 32-48 16-29 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 2011 ............. Harouna Mutombo .................2nd ...................... Mike Williams ........................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

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64 - 56 67 - 50

1978 1979

first first

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L 65 - 63 (OT) 97 - 93 1996

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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

1999-2000 – Ameritas Classic Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 3 Dec. 4

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

Knoxville, Tenn. Dec. 16 Dec. 17

Western Carolina 51 Western Carolina 54

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Louisiana Tech 72 Montana State 77

Western Carolina 48 Western Carolina 60

1995-96 – New Mexico Lobo Classic

1981-82 BYU Cougar Classic

Albuquerque, N.M.

Provo, Utah

Nov. 24 Nov. 25

Dec. 6 Dec. 7

Mercer 87 Texas-Arlington 92

Western Carolina 83 Western Carolina 83

Dec. 11 Dec. 12

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

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.

Dec. 30 Dec. 31

South Florida 78 Coastal Carolina 67

Western Carolina 67 Western Carolina 63

Dec. 15 Dec. 16

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

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.

Dec. 2 Dec. 3

Western Carolina 74 North Georgia 74

1988-89 – Gold Rush Classic

1984-85 – UNC Charlotte Holiday Classic Nov. 30 Dec. 1

Valdosta State 81 Western Carolina 77

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

Western Carolina 89 Western Carolina 104

Walsh 68 Greensboro Col. 68

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Quincy Holiday Tournament

Spindale Rotary Tournament

Boiling Springs, N.C.

Quincy, Ill.

Spindale, N.C.

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Western Carolina 89 Gardner-Webb 80

Fort Hays State 67 Western Carolina 71

1971-72 – Salisbury Civitan Club Salisbury, N.C. Nov. 25 Nov. 27

Western Carolina 91 Catawba 87

Troy State 80 Western Carolina 80

Asheville Cosmic Club

Dec. 28 Dec. 29 Dec. 30

1966-67– Western Carolina Holiday Classic Asheville, N.C. Dec. 8 Dec. 9 Dec. 10

Asheville, N.C. Dec. 20 Dec. 21

Milligan 77 Western Carolina 96

Quincy, Ill. Dec. 27 Dec. 28 Dec. 29

Bethel (Tenn.) 74 Georgetown (Ky.) 99 W. New Mexico 93

Dec. 25 Dec. 28 Dec. 29

Western Carolina 86 Western Carolina 76

Greensboro, N.C. Dec. 17 Dec. 18

Boiling Springs, N.C. Dec. 28 Dec. 29

Western Carolina 77 Western Carolina 60

Elon 76 Gardner-Webb 59

1969-70 – Elon Tournament Elon College, N.C. Nov. 28 Nov. 29

Elon 100 Catawba 78

Cullowhee, N.C. Dec. 11 Dec. 12 Dec. 13

Western Carolina 86 Western Carolina 90 Western Carolina 77

Tenn. Wesleyan 77 Mars Hill 83 Chattanooga 64

East Coast Classic Fayetteville, N.C. Dec. 17 Dec. 18

Campbell 84 Guilford 84

High Point, N.C. 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

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Campbell 74 Wofford 93

1964-65 – Western Carolina Holiday Classic Asheville, N.C. Dec. 10 Dec. 11 Dec. 12

Western Carolina 73 Western Carolina 85 Union (Ky.) 81

Rio Grande 65 Campbell 53 Western Carolina 76

Lafayette, La. Dec. 30 Dec. 31

Lamar 104 SW Louisiana 105

Western Carolina 96 Western Carolina 94

1963-64 – Western Carolina Holiday Classic Cullowhee, N.C. Dec. 12 Dec. 13 Dec. 14

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

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.

Cajun Classic

Western Carolina 82 Western Carolina 73

High Point Tournament Jan. 2 Jan. 3

Dec. 31 Jan. 1

Western Carolina 81 Western Carolina 79

1961-62 – Western Carolina Holiday Classic Cullowhee, N.C.

Western Carolina 79 Western Carolina 71

Spindale, N.C.

Western Carolina 86 Western Carolina 77

Western Carolina Holiday Classic

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

Elon College, N.C. Nov. 27 Nov. 28

Indiana Tech 82 Western Carolina 86 Western Carolina 83

Quincy, Ill.

Western Carolina 65 Western Carolina 79 Western Carolina 83

1970-71 – Elon Turky Classic

Western Carolina 92 Wofford 87 Georgetown (Ky.) 98

Dec. 28 Dec. 29

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Western Carolina 71 Southern Tech 94

Quincy Holiday Tournament

Western Carolina 101 Millikin 93 Western Carolina 116 Quincy 101 Lincoln (Mo.) 110 Western Carolina 85

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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

Georgetown (Ky.) 72 Western Carolina 64

Western Carolina 67 East Carolina 58

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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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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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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

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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

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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

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# - 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

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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

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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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 #

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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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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

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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

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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

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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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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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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 %

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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.) +

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88 109 78 73 85 76

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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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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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68 57 67 65 53 81

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Emory & Henry at #16 North Carolina State at South Carolina at Vanderbilt Central Wesleyan Methodist Campbell at Morehead State at Appalachian State * Milligan at East Tennessee State * Furman * Morehead State at Marshall * at VMI * VMI * Marshall *

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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at Furman * (OT) The Citadel * at Davidson * at The Citadel * (OT) Appalachian State * at Campbell East Tennessee State * Chattanooga * Davidson * at Chattanooga * vs. Davidson # vs. Chattanooga # (OT)

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

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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

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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

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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84 74 81 73 97 83 93 91 74 97 69 71

72 73 76 90 85 64 91 72 66 93 60 73

+ - 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.

1996-97

Overall: 14-13; SoCon: 7-7 Head Coach: Phil Hopkins, 2nd season (31-26, 17-11 SoCon) 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

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

* - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (Asheville, N.C.)

1993-94

Overall: 12-16; SoCon: 8-10 Head Coach: Benny Dees, 1st season (12-16, 8-10 SoCon) 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

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 *

W 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

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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 #

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

+ - Ameritas Classic (Lincoln, Neb.) * - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (Greenville, S.C.)

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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

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

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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

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

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

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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

% - 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

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60 66 79 76 83 59 86 64 100 58 57 74 64 86 65 85 86 60 83 69 69 64 72 57 57 74 42

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

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2010-11

Overall: 18-15; SoCon: 12-6 Head Coach: Larry Hunter, 6th season (72-85, 31-39 SoCon) – Co-Southern Conference North Division Champions – Nov. 12 Nov. 16 Nov. 20 Nov. 22 Nov. 26 Nov. 27 Nov. 28 Nov. 30 Dec. 2 Dec. 4 Dec. 10 Dec. 12 Dec. 18 Dec. 28 Jan. 5 Jan. 8 Jan. 13 Jan. 15 Jan. 20 Jan. 22 Jan. 27 Jan. 29 Feb. 2 Feb. 5 Feb. 11 Feb. 12 Feb. 17 Feb. 19 Feb. 21 Feb. 24 Feb. 26 Mar. 5 Mar. 6

at Clemson at DePaul at UTEP % Warren Wilson vs. Mercer $ vs. Gardner-Webb $ at William & Mary $ Bradley at Samford * at Chattanooga * at Campbell at Ohio State at Dayton at UNC Asheville at Georgia Southern * Davidson * Elon * Appalachian State * at College of Charleston * at The Citadel * Furman * at Wofford * at Elon * UNC Greensboro * Chattanooga * Samford * at Appalachian State * Eastern Kentucky at UNC Greensboro * The Citadel * College of Charleston * vs. UNC Greensboro # vs. Wofford #

L W L W L L W W L L L L L L ot W W W W L L W L W W W W W W W L W W L

64 69 65 97 66 65 64 66 58 65 50 60 60 79 81 81 70 79 64 46 65 66 74 83 69 85 80 81 70 62 70 77 72

87 64 77 47 71 71 39 65 63 67 73 85 71 85 58 73 63 78 93 68 41 75 58 73 68 63 75 74 66 70 62 66 86

% - Legend’s Classic Regional (El Paso, Texas) $ - Legend’s Classic Sub-Regional (Williamsburg, Va.) * - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (Chattanooga, Tenn.) * 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.

% - Great Alaska Shootout (Anchorage, Alaska) * - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (Chattanooga, Tenn.)

2009-10

Overall: 22-12; SoCon: 11-7 Head Coach: Larry Hunter, 5th season (72-85, 31-39 SoCon) – Bid to CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament – – 20-win Season – Nov. 14. Nov. 18 Nov. 23 Nov. 24 Nov. 25 Nov. 28 Dec. 2 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

St. Catharine College at #3 Texas % Arkansas-Monticello % Binghamton % Duquesne % at Gardner-Webb Wofford * 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 &

W L W W W W W W W W W L W W L W W W L W L W W L L L W L L W W W L L

65 41 70 73 83 75 72 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

41 73 44 44 77 59 67 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

% - 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.

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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 A&M Florida State Fort Hayes State

W 0 4 5 4 65 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 2 4 0 3 20 0 2 40 32 2 1 3 7 9 19 0 26 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 20 0 2 1 0 1 15 22 1 1 0 1 1 1 37 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 5 1 0 20 18 0 0 0 16 4 54 2 32 0 11 4 1 0 0 1 0 36 2 1 1 3 0 25 42 0 2 1 0 0 0 42 0 0 7 0 1 0 1

1ST MTG LAST MTG 1981 2004 1971 1972 1949 1954 1997 1999 1928 2011 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 2010 1946 1947 1982 1982 1987 1988 1962 2010 1947 1947 1947 1947 1946 1980 1946 1974 1981 1983 1969 1969 1955 1957 1953 2011 1970 1998 1970 2011 1996 2007 1977 2011 1948 1948 1979 2010 1989 2002 1994 1996 1999 1999 1966 1966 2008 2008 1964 1964 1977 2011 2006 2010 1946 1947 2002 2010 1994 1997 2009 2009 1948 2006 1931 2005 1975 1975 1970 2011 2001 2001 1963 1963 1963 1963 1992 1992 1947 2011 2002 2004 1983 1983 1948 1994 1964 1964 1992 1992 1987 1988 1987 1987 FIRST MEETING EVER 2 1986 2001 0 1963 1973

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SERIES W 25 5 0 2 0 13 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 22 4 3 1 0 20

L 35 6 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 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 19 2 15 2 6 0 13 1

1 0

1ST MTG LAST MTG 1977 2011 1971 2010 1959 1972 1947 1947 1994 2006 1949 2011 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 2010 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 2010 1986 1987 1979 2011 1975 1998 1966 1988 2007 2007 1975 2007 1948 1976 FIRST MEETING EVER 0 2008 2008 1 2006 2006

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L 0 1 1 1 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 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 2 6 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 4 20 3 0 0

0 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 1 0

1 1 1 1 0 0 1 18 0 2

1ST MTG LAST MTG 2003 2004 1999 1999 1972 1972 2010 2010 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 2011 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 2010 2010 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 2010 2010 1969 1969 2004 2004 1948 2011 1989 1989 2006 2006

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Overall

SoCon

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Record

Finish

TEAM

Head Coach

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RECORDS Overall

SoCon

Year

Won – Lost

Record

Finish

Head Coach

1928-29

13 – 6

Pete Plemmons

1971-72

20 – 16

Jim Hartbarger

1929-30

12 – 8

Pete Plemmons

1972-73

12 – 13

Jim Hartbarger

1930-31

10 – 8

Pete Plemmons

1973-74

11 – 14

Jim Hartbarger

1931-32

12 – 5

C.C. Poindexter

1974-75

15 – 11

Jim Hartbarger (5-7)

1932-33

12 – 6

C.C. Poindexter

1933-34

11 – 11

C.C. Poindexter

1975-76

13 – 12

Fred Conley

1934-35

15 – 8

C.C. Poindexter

1976-77

– 16

Fred Conley

1935-36

14 – 10

Ralph James

1977-78

– 19

1936-37

12 – 9

Ralph James

1978-79

1937-38

11 – 10

Ralph James

1979-80

1938-39

10 – 10

James Whatley

Fred Conley (10-4)

– 8

6th

Steve Cottrell

14 – 14

17 – 10

– 7

4th

Steve Cottrell

– 7

3rd

Steve Cottrell

1980-81

18 – 10

– 7

4th-t

Steve Cottrell

1939-40

13 – 6

James Whatley

1981-82

19 – 8

11 – 5

2nd

Steve Cottrell

1940-41

12 – 6

James Whatley

1982-83

17 – 12

– 7

4th

Steve Cottrell

1941-42

– 6

James Whatley

1983-84

15 – 13

– 7

3rd

Steve Cottrell

1942-43

10 – 6

Pete McDonald

1984-85

14 – 14

– 8

4th

Steve Cottrell

1943-44

– 5

Pete McDonald

1985-86

14 – 14

– 8

5th-t

Steve Cottrell

1944-45

– 8

Ralph Seals

1986-87

10 – 19

– 12

7th

Steve Cottrell

1945-46

13 – 7

Marion McDonald

1987-88

– 19

– 14

9th

Herb Krusen

1946-47

15 – 15

Marion McDonald

1988-89

12 – 16

– 10

8th

Dave Possinger

1947-48

15 – 11

Tuck McConnell

1989-90

10 – 18

– 11

8th

Greg Blatt

1948-49

16 – 13

Tuck McConnell

1990-91

11 – 17

– 11

7th

Greg Blatt

1949-50

– 19

Tuck McConnell

1991-92

11 – 17

– 9

5th

Greg Blatt

1950-51

– 20

Jim Gudger

1992-93

– 21

– 16

10th

Greg Blatt

1951-52

13 – 14

Jim Gudger

1993-94

12 – 16

– 10

5th

Benny Dees

1952-53

22 – 8

Jim Gudger

1994-95

14 – 14

– 6

2nd S

Benny Dees

1953-54

16 – 9

Jim Gudger

1995-96

17 – 13

10 – 4

1st S

Phil Hopkins

1954-55

11 – 16

Jim Gudger

1996-97

14 – 13

– 7

2nd S

Phil Hopkins

1955-56

15 – 14

Jim Gudger

1997-98

12 – 15

– 9

4th-t N

Phil Hopkins

1956-57

21 – 11

Jim Gudger

1998-99

– 21

– 14

6th N

Phil Hopkins

1957-58

18 – 10

Jim Gudger

1999-2000

14 – 14

– 9

5th N

Phil Hopkins

1958-59

24 – 4

Jim Gudger

2000-01

– 25

– 13

6th N

Steve Shurina

1959-60

14 – 13

Jim Gudger

2001-02

12 – 16

– 10

4th N

Steve Shurina

1960-61

– 20

Jim Gudger

2002-03

– 19

– 10

4th N

Steve Shurina

1961-62

21 – 8

Jim Gudger

2003-04

13 – 15

– 10

5th N

Steve Shurina

1962-63

28 – 7

Jim Gudger

2004-05

– 13

6th N

Steve Shurina

1963-64

20 – 6

Jim Gudger

2005-06

13 – 17

– 7

3rd N

Larry Hunter

1964-65

14 – 13

Jim Gudger

2006-07

11 – 20

– 11

3rd N

Larry Hunter

1965-66

19 – 9

Jim Gudger

2007-08

10 – 21

– 14

5th N

Larry Hunter

1966-67

15 – 13

Jim Gudger

2008-09

16 – 15

11 – 9

1st-t N

Larry Hunter

1967-68

20 – 9

Jim Gudger

2009-10

22 – 12

11 – 7

2nd N

Larry Hunter

2010-11

18 – 15

12 – 6

1st-t N

Larry Hunter

TOTALS

1117 – 1064

221 – 316

1968-69

– 18

Jim Gudger

1969-70

13 – 18

Jim Hartbarger

1970-71

25 – 5

Jim Hartbarger

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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

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Dave Possinger

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Greg Blatt

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Benny Dees

26 30 .464

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Phil Hopkins

65 76 .461

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Steve Shurina

48 97 .331

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Larry Hunter

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DAVE POSSINGER – 1988-89

JIM HARTBARGER – 1969-75

BENNY DEES – 1993-95

PHIL HOPKINS – 1995-2000

STEVE SHURINA – 2000-05

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Howard Ainsley................................................ 1974-76 Nick Aldridge...................................................2006-07 Robert Anderson .................................................. 1999 Nathan Arthur ......................................................1964 Emre Atsur ......................................................2001-04 Greg Avery ...................................................... 2008-09

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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 BRANDON BOGGS ......................................2010-PRES. 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 CATAMOUNTBASKETBALL2011-12

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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 Adrian Gailliard ...............................................2008-10 Robert Gaines .................................................1990-93 Blake Gallagher...............................................2007-11 Ricky Gandy ....................................................2000-01 Kenny Garner........................................................ 1998 LeRoy Gasque .................................................1985-87 Andre Gault .....................................................1985-88 Bobby Getter ...................................................1991-92 Lee Gibbs ........................................................ 1974-76 Russell Gibbs ..................................................1976-77 Ken Gibson......................................................1994-97 Mel Gibson......................................................1960-63 Jack Gilbert .................................................... 1964-67 Brandon Giles .................................................2006-10 John Gloyne .......................................................... 1949 Bennie Goettie ................................................1988-89 Richie Gordon .................................................2007-10 Arnold Gore .................................................... 2006-08 Danny Gorelick ..................................................... 1997 Alfred Graham ...................................................... 1976 Jarvis Graham .................................................1995-98 Larry Grant ......................................................1970-73 Keith Gray .......................................................1989-90 Kyle Greathouse ..............................................2004-07 Elgie Green......................................................1985-86 Michael Green ...................................................... 1999 Dave Greene....................................................1961-63 Bob Greenson ...................................................... 1950 Bo Greenwood...................................................... 1990 Leon Gregory ........................................................ 1948 Bill Gustafson .................................................1961-64

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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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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 ISHMAEL HOLLIS ........................................2010-PRES. 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 TAWASKI KING............................................2010-PRES. 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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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 ................................................2009-11 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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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 TREY SUMLER.............................................2010-PRES. Gary Sutton .......................................................... 1930 Tim Swain ............................................................ 1971 Ronnie Swartzel ..............................................1954-57 Bob Tate..........................................................1948-49 Eric Taylor ............................................................. 1979 Paul Taylor.......................................................1951-52 Steve Taylor .......................................................... 1969 Jackie Teague ..................................................1958-60 Gene Tebben ........................................................ 1966

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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 PRESTON ROSS ..........................................2010-PRES. Lorenza Ross ........................................................ 1994 Ed Rudden ......................................................1958-60 Antonio Russell ...............................................2005-07 Kendall Russell ...............................................2008-10 Terry Rutherford ..............................................1978-79

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–U–

Charlie Underwood ............................................... 1948 Bill Utley .............................................................. 1981

–V–

Jeff VanDeMark ...............................................1992-94 Ray Volrath ........................................................... 1953

–W–

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..................................................2009-11 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. CATAMOUNTBASKETBALL2011-12

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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 CATAMOUNTBASKETBALL2011-12

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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 ................................... 2009-11 – 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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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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– 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 ................................ 2007-11 – 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 ................................... 2007-11 – 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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NICK ALDRIDGE

TERRY BOYD

DAVID BERGHOEFER

GREG DENNIS

ROBERT GAINES

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BENNIE GOETTIE

JARVIS HAYES

1989 2nd Team (C)

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1986 1st Team (C)

2008 All-SoCon (C) & 2nd Team (M) 2009 3rd Team (M) 2010 All-SoCon (C & M)

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CORY L ARGENT

1994 1st Team (C) & 1st Team (M) 1995 1st Team (C) & 1st Team (M)

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ANQUELL M C COLLUM

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1995 1st Team (C) & 1st Team (M) 1996 1st Team (C) & 1st Team (M)

2009 All-SoCon (C) & 2nd Team (M)

1979 2nd Team (C)

1997 1st Team (C) & 2nd Team (M) 1998 1st Team (C) & 1st Team (M)

BOBBY PHILLIPS

JAKE ROBINSON

KENNY TRIMIER

BRIGHAM WAGINGER

DONDRELL WHITMORE

MIKE WILLIAMS

BUBBA WILSON

RAYMOND PERSON

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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

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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

CAREY RICH

1991 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year

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

CASEY ROGERS 1999 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year (C & M)

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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 2010-11..... Mike Williams................Coaches KEY: .....................................C - Coaches / M - Media

HAROUNA MUTOMBO 2009 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year (C & M)

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 Trey Sumler............................................... 2011

TREY SUMLER

2011 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year (C & M)

STEVE COTTRELL 1980 SoCon Coach of the Year (Media)

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MEL GIBSON

TOMMY LAVELLE

HENRY LOGAN

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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

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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

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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

GRIFFIN, Odell (1992) .......................... 1939-40 ................................................Men’s Basketball

McINTOSH, Otis (1997) .........................1968-71 ..............................................................Football

SIMMONS, Clyde (2002) ...................... 1982-85 ..............................................................Football

ARLEDGE, Jayne (1992) ........................1976-79 ........................................... Women’s Basketball

GRUNDY, Phillip (2005).........................1991-93 .............................................................Baseball

McKENNIE, Tony (2008) ....................... 1986-90 .......................................................Track & Field

SPRADLING, Steve (2009).................... 1967-70 ..............................................................Football

BEVERLIN, Jason (2008) ...................... 1992-94 .............................................................Baseball

GUDGER, Jim (1990) ............................ 1940-69 ................................................. Athlete & Coach

MILLER, Brett D. (2001) ....................... 1984-86 ..........................................................Men’s Golf

STANKUNAS, Frank (1992) ................... 1960-63 ..............................................................Football

BIASUCCI, Dean (1997) ....................... 1980-83 ..............................................................Football

HAILEY, Freddie (1999) ........................ 1984-87 .............................................................Baseball

MOORE, Chris (2011) ........................... 1996-99 .............................................................Baseball

STROUD, Judy (1999) ............................1973-76 ........................................... Women’s Basketball

BODINE, Tom (2010) .............................1991-94 ..............................................................Football

HAMILTON, Hugh “Pee Wee” (1992) ......1947-50 ..............................................................Football

MOORE, Nardia (2011) .................... 1999-2002 ................................................. Women’s Soccer

WESTMORELAND Suhre, Betty (1990) .... 1965-79 .................................................................Coach

BROWN, Regina (1998)........................ 1987-92 ...........................Volleyball, Women’s Basketball

HARKINS, Toddd (2011) ....................... 1989-92 ..............................................................Football

MORGAN, Ken (1998) .......................... 1960-63 ............................................ Football & Baseball

THARPE, Danny (1991) ......................... 1960-64 .... Men’s Basketball, Baseball, Football & Tennis

BYRD, Art (1990) ................................. 1946-49 ..............................................................Football

HARP, Gerald (1992) .............................1977-80 ..............................................................Football

MURRAY, Darrell (2006) ....................... 1960-64 ................................................Men’s Basketball

TOLLESON, Wayne (1990) .....................1974-78 ............................................ Football & Baseball

CARPENTER, Wille (1994) .....................1976-80 ............................................ Football & Baseball

HARTBARGER, Jim (2000) .................... 1969-75 .................................................................Coach

PEELE, Betty (1997) ............................. 1963-96 ..........................................Coach, Administrator

WATERS, Bob (1993)............................ 1969-88 ...................... Football Coach & Athletic Director

CARMICHAEL, Alonzo (2008) ............... 1983-86 ..............................................................Football

HARTSELL, Susan B. (1994) .................1973-76 .........................................................Gymnastics

PERSONS, Susan (2005)...................... 1969-75 .................................................................Coach

WELLMON, Laura Echols (2009) ....... 1999-2002 ........................................... Women’s Basketball

CARR, Ronnie (1999) ........................... 1980-83 ................................................Men’s Basketball

HASTINGS, Rebecca Twiner (2010) ....... 2000-04 ..................................................... Women’s Golf

PETERSON, Bruce (2001) ..................... 1960-64 ......... Football, Men’s Basketball & Men’s Tennis

WIKE, Johnny (2009) ........................ 1964-2004 ...............Football, Men’s & Women’s Golf Coach

CHEUNG, Patrick (1990) .......................1970-73 ......................................................Men’s Soccer

HAYES, Kerry (2010)..............................1991-94 ..............................................................Football

POINDEXTER, C.C. (1991)..................... 1930-35 ....................................Athletic Director & Coach

WILLIAMS, Denny (2004) ..................... 1955-60 ..............................................................Football

CHILDERS, Tobe (2010).........................1957-60 ..............................................................Football

HAYWOOD, Bill (1996) ..........................1969-81 .................................................. Baseball Coach

PRYOR, Harris (1994) ........................... 1956-59 .................................Men’s Basketball, Baseball

WILLIAMS, Jim (1992) .......................... 1964-66 ..............................................................Football

COOPER, Louis (2005) ..........................1981-84 a............................................................Football

HELMS, Terry (2011) ............................ 1968-72 ................................Cross Country, Track & Field

RALEIGH, Matt (2004).......................... 1989-92 .............................................................Baseball

WILLIAMS, Steve (1996) .......................1968-71 ..............................................................Football

DALTON, Don (1995) .............................1966-81 ....................................Football (Player & Coach)

HOLLIDAY, Emily (1996) ....................... 1982-86 ...........................Women’s Basketball, Volleyball

RASHEED, Eric (2000) ...........................1981-84 ..............................................................Football

WILLIAMS, Willie (2006) ...................... 1990-92 ..............................................................Football

DENNIS, Greg (1997) ............................1979-82 ................................................Men’s Basketball

HOOVER, Brad (2008) .......................... 1996-99 ..............................................................Football

RATCLIFFE, Carl (1992) ........................ 1933-36 ..............................................................Football

WILSON, Thomas “Bubba” (2002) .........1975-78 ................................................Men’s Basketball

DODSON, Clinton F. (1991) .................. 1934-69 ..................................................... Administrator

HOWELL, Charles “Babe” (1998) .......... 1950-53 ............................................ Football & Baseball

RAY, Dr. Bob (2009) ..............................1951-92 ..................... Basketball, Coach & Administrator

WITTMAN, Greg (1996) ......................... 1966-69 ................................................Men’s Basketball

DOWELL, Jean (1992) .......................... 1963-66 ........................................... Women’s Basketball

JAMES, Anthony (1991) .........................1979-83 ........................................ Football, Track & Field

REED, Jerry (1994) ................................1974-77 .............................................................Baseball

WHITE, Steve (1999) .............................1970-98 ..................................................... Administrator

DURR, Walter J. (1991)..........................1951-98 ...................................................Team Physician

JONES, Paul (2002) ........ 1967-68 and 1969-81 .. Cross Country/Track & Field (player and coach)

ROACH, Kirk (1996) ............................. 1984-87 ..............................................................Football

YATES, Steve (2009).............................. 1971-74 ..............................................................Football

FAIREY, Clint (1998) ............................. 1986-89 .............................................................Baseball

LAVELLE, Tommy (2000) ....................... 1961-64 ................................................Men’s Basketball

ROBINSON, Dan (1990) ....................... 1946-68 ................................................. Athlete & Coach

YOUNG, Tom (1990) ............................ 1946-68 ....................................Athletic Director & Coach

FERGUSON, Mark (2006) ......................1970-73 ..............................................................Football

LeCLAIR, Keith (2002)..... 1985-88 and 1992-97 ...............................Basetball (player and coach)

ROGERS, Ronald (1990) ...................... 1950-53 ................................................Men’s Basketball

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FINCH, Nora Lynn (1991) ...................... 1967-70 ..................... Women’s Basketball, Field Hockey, ................................................ Tennis, Volleyball

LEGGETT, Jack (2001) ...........................1983-91 .................................................. Baseball Coach

ROSS, Devondia (2205) ....................... 1990-93 ........................................Women’s Track & Field

LIPFORD, Darrell (2004)........................1974-77 ..............................................................Football

RUTA, John (2008) .............................. 1962-65 ..............................................................Football

LIVESAY, Robyn Keeler (1995) .............. 1980-84 ..............................................Softball, Volleyball

SALTZ Simmons, Cindi (2000) ...............1979-82 ........................................... Women’s Basketball

LOGAN, Henry (1990)........................... 1965-68 ................................................Men’s Basketball

SANDERS Peterson, Karen (2001) ........ 1962-64 .......................................................Men’s Tennis

LUNDY, Ralph (2006) ............................1970-71 ......................................................Men’s Soccer

SCHRADER, Dr. Charles (1998) ............ 1968-93 ........................................... Men’s Soccer Coach

LYONS Wilson, Lori (2002) ................... 1990-93 ........................................... Women’s Basketball

SEAL, Gaston (2010) ............................ 1959-63 ................................................Men’s Basketball

McCOLLUM, Anquell (2010) ................. 1992-96 .................................... Men’s Basketball, Coach

SELZER, Tommy “Bromo” (1995) .......... 1948-52 ...............................................Football, Baseball

McGINN, Bob (1992) ............................1947-50 ................................................Men’s Basketball

SETZER, Bobby (1992) ..........................1951-92 ......................... Football, Coach & Administrator

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 GREEN, Judy (1990) ............................. 1980-84 .............Women’s Basketball, Softball, Volleyball GREENE, George “Tiger” (1998) ............1981-84 ..............................................................Football

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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

C A R E E R AC H I E V E M E N T 2007 ................Dave Bristol & Jim Garrison

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CATA M O U N T B AS K E T B A L L I N W C U H A L L O F FA M E SAM ARDRE Y – 1937-40 A three sport star in the pre-World War II years as he was a standout for the baseball, basketball and football teams in the 1938 and 1940 seasons. He was the baseball teams regular catcher for three seasons and hit a .360 pace as a senior when he captained the 1940 squad. He averaged 14 points a game for his three season basketball career and was a first team All-North State conference selection in his senior season. He was a two way starter for the football team at offensive and defensive end ... Inducted in 1997 RONNIE CARR – (1980-83) An All-Star basketball player in the early 1980’s who had his career cut short by a tragic automobile accident prior to his senior season. He made the first 3-point field goal in college basketball history (Nov. 29, 1980), a feat that is recognized in the National Basketball Hall of Fame. Two-time All-Southern Conference and All-Freshman team selection who averaged 18 points per game as a three-year starter. Led the conference in scoring in 1982 and scored 20 or more points in almost half of his games. He was a key figure on three consecutive winning teams (1980-82) and was drafted by the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks. He received the United States Basketball Writer’s Association 1983 Most Courageous Athletic Award ... Inducted in 1999. GREG DENNIS – (1979-82) One of three WCU players to be name All-Southern Conference three times, 1980-82, while earning academic All-American honors twice and becoming the school’s first NCAA post-graduate scholar in 1992 after completing an undergraduate career with a 3.81 average as a pre-med/biology major. He was also name to the conference All Tournament team three times and ranks fifth on WCU’s all-time scoring chart . As a starter he helped Western to four consecutive non-losing seasons ... Inducted in 1997. MEL GIBSON – (1960-63) Mel Gibson was an all-star on Western Carolina’s most heralded basketball team as he was a first team Associated Press and NAIA All-American selection on the 1963 team that advanced to the NAIA National Championship Game. He ranks second on WCU’s all-time scoring list and averaged over 20 points per game as a junior and senior leading the Catamounts to 49 wins. He was a key player on USA’s gold medal team in the Pan American Games in Brazil in 1963 and was drafted in the second round by the Los Angles Lakers and played extensively as a rookie. He was a successful collegiate coach with 251 wins in 16 seasons at Baptist (SC) College and UNC Wilmington ... Inducted in 1992 JIM GUDGER – 1940-69 Jim Gudger’s athletic career at Western spanned 29 years (194069) as he played and coached three sports – basketball, football and baseball. He played three sports before and after World War II and was an All-conference selection in each. He became head basketball and baseball coach in 1950 and was also assistant football coach. He led the basketball program for 19 seasons winning 311 games and three conference championships. His 1963 team advanced to the NAIA national championship game. He guided the baseball team to nine winning records in 11 seasons and three conference titles. He is also in the NAIA and Western North Carolina halls of fame. Inducted in 1990 JIM HARTBARGER – (1969-75) Served as head basketball coach for fi ve and a half seasons, capturing two NAIA District 6 regular season titles and one tournament championship. His team advanced to the 1972 NAIA Championship Tournament. His teams set school records for points scored in a game and most field goals in a game, longest winning streak, most points in a season, most 100-point games and best field goal percentage. The 1970-71 team compiled a record 25-5 and a winning percentage of .833 ... Inducted in 2000 TOMMY L AVELLE – (1961-64) Named NAIA All-American in 1963, leading the Cats to the national championship game and overall record of 28-7. He finished the season ranked 4th nationally in rebounding, while leading the conference and district. He lead the Carolina’s Conference in rebounding three times. During his three seasons at WCU, the Catamounts posted a combined record of 69-21 with three 20 win seasons, two conference titles and one district championship. He was also a member of the 1963 USA Summer All-Star team that toured South America ... Inducted in 2000

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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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New York Knicks

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Paul LItz

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Frankie King

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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 four other former Catamounts are playing professional basketball overseas: Corey Muirhead (2003-06) is playing the the Czech Republic; Terrence Woodyard (2002-05) is playing in Canada; Richie Gordon (2007-11) is playing in England for the Worcester Wolves in British Basketball League (BBL) and Mike Williams (2009-11) is playing in the Ukraine.

KEVIN MARTIN

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DR. DAVID O. BELCHER Western Carolina University Chancellor David O. Belcher, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock since 2003, was elected chancellor of Western Carolina University by the Board of Governors of the multi-campus University of North Carolina. UNC President Tom Ross placed Belcher’s name in nomination Friday, April 8, 2011, during a regular meeting of the board. Belcher, 53, assumed his new duties July 1, succeeding John W. Bardo, who stepped down after 16 years in the post. In recommending Belcher to the Board of Governors, Ross said: “David Belcher brings to the task more than two decades of academic and leadership experience at highly respected public universities. At each step along the way, he has proven himself to be an energetic and effective leader who encourages strategic thinking, promotes collaboration and inclusiveness, and makes student success a university-wide responsibility. He has also earned a reputation for great integrity, sound decision-making, and a strong commitment to community engagement and outreach. I am convinced that Dr. Belcher has the right mix of experience, skills, and passion needed to take Western Carolina to the next level, and I am thrilled that he has agreed to join our leadership team.” A member of the University of Arkansas System, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a doctoral research university enrolling more than 13,000 students at the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels. Its six colleges and UALR’s William H. Bowen School of Law include more than 100 programs of study. Like Western Carolina, UALR has experienced significant enrollment growth while increasing academic standards and has focused on meeting regional and state needs in education, health-related fields, and strategic areas of research and development. As provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, Belcher is UALR’s chief academic officer. In that role, he has been responsible for overseeing all academic programs, as well as providing leadership for the Offices of Research and Graduate Studies, Innovation and Commercialization, and Extended Programs; UALR’s Ottenheimer Library; student recruitment; the UALR Nanotechnology Center; the Sequoyah National Research Center; the Arkansas Studies Institute; and the Donaghey Scholars Program. A native of Barnwell, S.C., Belcher graduated from Furman University in 1979 with a degree in piano performance. After receiving a master’s degree (1981) in the field at the University of Michigan, he studied in Vienna, Austria, on a Rotary Foundation Graduate Fellowship before earning his doctorate (1989) at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music. While a student at Eastman, he received the Jerald C. Graue Memorial Scholarship for excellence in musicological research.

Belcher began his academic career in 1988 as an assistant professor of music at Missouri State University. During his 15-year tenure at MSU, he rose steadily through the academic and administrative ranks. After serving as coordinator of keyboard studies in MSU’s Music Department (1989-92) and assistant dean of the College of Arts and Letters (1993), he was named dean of the College of Arts and Letters in 1994. He left Missouri in 2003 to join UALR as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. At UALR, Belcher has been credited with leading strategic planning and emphasizing the campus’ institutional mission to be responsive to regional and state priorities. Under his leadership, the campus has launched seven new doctoral degree programs, created an Office of Innovation and Commercialization to capitalize on faculty research and promote economic development, implemented initiatives to improve student retention and graduation rates, earned designation as a Carnegie Community Engaged institution, and begun a thorough review of the undergraduate curriculum. Belcher also is a member of the leadership team for UALR’s first comprehensive development campaign, which reached its $75-million fund-raising goal 1½ years ahead of schedule in summer 2010 and has now been extended to $100 million. Throughout his career, Belcher has appeared widely as a recitalist and chamber musician and been active in civic and community organizations. He currently serves on the boards of directors of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute. A past chair of the Little Rock Arts and Culture Commission, he has previously led the boards of the Springfield (Missouri) Regional Opera and the Springfield Regional Arts Council and has held leadership positions with the National Conference of Governors’ Schools, Missouri Citizens for the Arts, the Missouri Alliance for Arts Education, and the Urban Districts Alliance. Voted 2004 Administrator of the Year by UALR students, he also received the 1999 Ozzie Award from the Springfield Regional Arts Council in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the arts. Belcher is married to Susan Brummell Belcher, who teaches voice at UALR and co-chairs the UALR Music Department Recruitment Committee.

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MR. RANDY EATON

Western Carolina University Director of Athletics Randy Eaton, former senior associate director of athletics at the University of Maryland, was named the director of athletics at Western Carolina University by Chancellor David O. Belcher on Wednesday, Dec. 14. Eaton, brings more than 20 years of athletics administration experience to the post. Eaton’s appointment followed a national search conducted by a 14-member committee working with the assistance of Todd Turner of Collegiate Sports Associates, a North Carolina-based executive search consulting firm. Eaton had been senior associate director of athletics at the University of Maryland and the athletics department’s chief financial officer since June 2008. He joined the Terrapins’ athletics program in 2003 as associate director in charge of business operations. At Maryland, he was the No. 2 administrator in the athletics department and oversaw a $60 million annual operating budget. He served as interim director in 2010, and recently assumed additional responsibility for new revenues, facilities and operations. He also has held positions at the University of Houston, Texas A&M University, East Tennessee State University, Ohio State University and the University of Texas at San Antonio, and with the Ohio Glory of World League Football. Belcher introduced Eaton to the news media, Catamount athletics fans and members of the campus community in a press conference in the in the Peele, Westmoreland Suhre, Hartshorn Hospitality Room of the Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center. “When I talked with the members of search committee last month, I asked them to find someone who is a true leader - someone who has the capacity to hire, retain and mentor excellent coaches, assistant coaches and other athletics staff. I charged them with identifying a director of athletics candidate who shares Western Carolina University’s core values of excellence, student success and external focus. I am extremely pleased that the committee has found just that person in Randy Eaton,” Belcher said. “What impresses me most about Randy is his unwavering commitment to the studentathlete and the fact that he understands that the word `student’ is the most important part of that hyphenated term,” he said. “He is totally committed to the concept that these young people who come to our university are students first, and athletes second. That’s not to say that Randy does not want success on the fields and courts of play, because he shares the same expectations of excellence that I have for all of our sports teams. He has a passion for winning, and for winning the right way. But he also understands the role that athletics plays in the university and that it is not a stand-alone entity apart from the academy.” Eaton also has strong skills in fiscal management and developing athletics program budgets, which will serve WCU well during times of financial constraints, Belcher said. “His strengths will allow him to construct a strategically designed budget, manage our resources

very carefully, and guide the development of new resources through fundraising, increased ticket sales and additional corporate sponsorships,” he said. “He is extremely well-versed in NCAA compliance and issues of gender equity, and has substantial experience in strategic planning. Perhaps best of all, Randy is a great human being with a wonderful personality, and I believe he makes a great addition to our Catamount family.” Eaton’s career includes nearly seven years as part of the athletics department administration at East Tennessee State University, a former member of the Southern Conference, the intercollegiate conference in which WCU competes. “From my days at ETSU, my wife and I have fond memories of trips to Western Carolina for football and basketball games, and how friendly and warm the Catamount fan base was to the fans from ETSU. In addition to the affability of the fans, I was impressed that WCU was always a tough opponent, regardless of the sport,” Eaton said. “What solidified my decision to join the Catamount program was the family atmosphere I found on the entire campus during the interview process. This athletics program and the entire university are poised to take off to, and reach, new heights, and I want to be a part of that journey.” Eaton said he possesses an overarching desire to “win every game, graduate every student-athlete, and do it all with class” that helps him maintain a focus on what is most important - the student-athletes. “Additionally, I believe my years of varied experience within intercollegiate athletics have prepared me for this opportunity and will serve both myself and the entire athletics program well,” he said. “I would also like to think my straightforwardness and outgoing nature will benefit me in leading this department. I told people during my interview ‘what you see is what you get,’ and I meant it.” Eaton was selected from among approximately 75 potential candidates for the position, said Shea Browning, WCU associate general counsel and chair of the athletics director search committee. Seven candidates were interviewed by the search committee in Asheville. “The number of well-qualified candidates in the pool is a testament to how Western Carolina University is viewed beyond these mountains,” Browning said. “I am extremely excited with the selection and hiring of Randy Eaton. I believe his expertise and experience will carry the department of athletics to new heights. I also applaud the effort and the hard work of the search committee. Our task of selecting two finalists to recommend to Chancellor Belcher, from a very strong applicant pool, was a daunting one, especially given our time constraints.” Belcher appointed the search committee on Nov. 4 and tasked the group to find a permanent successor for C. Joseph “Chip” Smith, WCU’s former director of athletics who held the position from September 2004 until Oct. 25 of this year. Fred Cantler, WCU’s longtime senior associate athletic director for internal operations, who retired in March after 33 years of athletics administration, agreed to come out of retirement to serve as interim director of athletics. Belcher assigned the task force an ambitious, fast-track timetable so that a new leader for Catamount athletics could be in place perhaps as early as January. The first major responsibility of the new athletics director will be hiring a head football coach to replace Dennis Wagner, who resigned from the position Nov. 13 after four years in the post. Eaton said he is ready to get to work right away on finding the Catamounts’ next football coach. “I will focus on someone who will come in and concentrate on building a program, not simply a team,” he said. “There will be several qualities I will look for in our next head coach. Among them is a strong commitment to our student-athletes and a proven history of success. I also would like someone with recruiting ties and relationships within this area.” After serving in the U.S. Air Force, Eaton earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1990 and his master’s degree in sports administration from Ohio State in 1992. He and his wife, Jeannette, are parents of one daughter, Alex, who is working in athletics administration at Maryland. Eaton’s boss at Maryland praised WCU for its decision. “He will do a great job as director of athletics,” said Kevin Anderson, director of athletics at Maryland. “In Randy, you get someone with both expertise in college athletics and a person who really cares about the student-athletes.” Deborah A. Yow, director of athletics at North Carolina State University, called Eaton “...a high-energy and results-oriented professional, held in high esteem by his peers,” while James Franklin, head football coach at Vanderbilt University, characterized Eaton as “...a first-class guy with tremendous experience.” “He is one of those I’ve worked with in college athletics that gets it,” Franklin said. “He understands college athletics, revenue and nonrevenue sports and how to make them coexist. He is a guy that will represent the athletics department and the university very well.”

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MR. TODD LAWING

Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations Todd Lawing joined Catamount Athletics in mid-July, 2011 as the Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations, bringing a wealth of collegiate experience to Cullowhee. He most recently served as the Senior Executive Associate Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Director of NCAA Compliance at Division-II member institution, Lenoir-Rhyne, in Hickory, N.C. Lawing’s duties include overseeing all internal operations of the Catamount Athletic Department including the athletic training and weight rooms, compliance, as well as game day operations for football, women’s soccer and baseball. A native of Denver, N.C., Lawing spent seven years at his alma mater, Lenior-Rhyne, working his way up to Senior Executive Associate Athletic Director in the summer of 2010 after serving as Associate Athletic Director the three years prior at L-R. He got his start with the Bears’ athletics department from 2000-2002 while earning his master’s degree,

working as the department’s first-ever athletic marketing intern after lettering for four years on the baseball diamond. Lawing also worked as an Assistant Athletic Director and Director of Special Events from 2004-06. During his tenure at Lenoir-Rhyne, the university hosted one NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball (2009) and three Softball Southeast Regional Tournaments (2009, 2010 and 2011) where Lawing served as tournament director for all three events. He also served as an Associate Trustee for the Piedmont Educational Foundation/Bears Club. Prior to Lenoir-Rhyne, Lawing worked with his family at Ken Lawing Builders, Inc., in Denver, N.C. Lawing received his bachelor’s degree in sports management with a minor in business administration in the spring of 2000 and earned his master’s degree in business administration in 2002, both from Lenoir-Rhyne. Lawing is married to the former Andi Penley, who is also a graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne (‘02) and is originally from nearby Enka, N.C. The couple a daughter, Kenna and son, Grady.

DR. JENNIFER BROWN

Associate Athletic Director / Senior Woman Administrator Dr. Jennifer Brown was appointed to the position as Western Carolina’s fifth Senior Woman Administrator (SWA) on July 1, 2005. She was additionally promoted to the level of Associate Athletic Director in 2010. 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 and is entering his eighth year of service to the athletics department. 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 TeachingResearch Award. CATAMOUNTBASKETBALL2011-12

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 a daughter, Whitney.

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Larry Arbaugh

Gorham Bradley

Daniel Hooker

Assistant AD for Development / Director of the Catamount Club

Julie Miller

Jeremiah Fisher Assistant Director of the Catamount Club

Assistant Director of Marketing & Promotions

Student-Athlete Support Services Assistant

Steven Honbarger

Brandon King

Ryan Waterbury

Bobby Moranda

Assistant Director of the Catamount Club

Director of Sports Medicine

Strength & Conditioning Assistant

Head Athletic Trainer

Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations

Jamaal Mayo

Associate AD for Business Development & Media Relations

Cheryl Plemmons Executive Assistant

Athletic Department Administrative Assistant

Head Grounds / Facility Technician

Brian Angelotti

Andrew Browder

Melanie Dalpias

David Pryor

Mary Jackaway

Alan Beck

Bruce Johnson

Karen Middleton

Tre’ka McMillan

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Head Coach Baseball

Assistant Coach Baseball

Danny Williamson

Mark Speir Head Coach Football

Pat Mills

Carter Cheves

Mallory Hetzel

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Assistant Athletic Trainer

Assistant Baseball

Brad Glenn

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Head Coach Women’s Basketball

Curtis Walker

Assistant Coach Football / Off. Coordinator

Assistant Coach Football / Def. Coordinator

Chad Miller

Todd Herman

Head Coach Women’s Soccer

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Denise Gideon

Katie Moore

Lindsey Lessing

Head Coach Cross Country / Track & Field

Assistant Coach Football

Rick Fulton

Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance

Assistant Coach Cheerleading

Eddie Wells

Stacey Miller

Assistant Athletic Director for Academic Support Services

Kim Jamison

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Director of Media Relations

Mark Conlin

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Jonelle Streed

Stefanie Conley Athletics Ticket Manager

Mike Taylor

Head Athletic Equipment Manager

Jeff Pitman

Bryan Powell

Assistant Director of Media Relations

Kellen Bewsey

Assistant Athletic Equipment Manager

Jadwin Bignon

Head Strength & Conditioning Coordinator

Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coordinator

Hillary Beck

Kim Cherry-Beck

Assistant Coach Women’s Basketball

Mark Rhea

Arketa Banks Assistant Coach Football

Assistant Coach Football / Camp Director

Assistant Coach Football

Jim Clift

Chris Wollett

Karen Glover

John Brannon

Assistant Coach Football / Rec. Coordinator

Head Coach Softball

Head Coach Women’s Tennis

Assistant Coach Women’s Basketball

John Holt

Head Coach Volleyball

Head Coach Cheerleading

Trey Elder

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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

Former Western Carolina men’s basketball forward Arnold Gore participating in WCU Graduation Commencement ceremonies

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Former Western Carolina point guard Mike Williams during graduation ceremonies in the spring of 2011.

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 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 six 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); Brooke Johnson (women’s basketball in 2008, ‘09) and Jake Robinson (men’s basketball in 2010). 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 Brem- Former WCU men’s basketball forward, Willie Freeman pong) were recipients of the Southern at WCU’s graduation commencement ceremonies. Conference’s Mike Wood Postgraduate Scholarship, while track 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 2010-11 academic year, in addition to accumulating 4,00 hours of community service, Catamount student-athletes posted a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.1. Bolstering that GPA were a combined 21, 4.0 GPA’s in the Fall of 2010 and Spring of 2011 semesters and a combined total of 173 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

* 1982 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Award Winner

* 2010 First Team Academic All-District III * 2009 Coleman Lew Leadership Award Recipient

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.

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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.

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Rans Brempong (left) is Western Carolina’s all-time leader in blocked shots with 308. Brempong is shown here with WCU Faculty-Athletics 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 E MBERS HIP HISTORY MEMBERSHIP HIS 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. C H A MPION S HIPS HISTOR CHAMPIONSHIPS HIS T O R Y 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.

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