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GENERAL INFORMATION: School: ......................................................Western Carolina University Location: ...........................................................Cullowhee, NC 28723 Founded: .................................................................................... 1889 Enrollment: ................................................................................ 9,608 Nickname: ........................................................................ Catamounts Colors: ........................................................................ Purple and Gold Facility: .................................Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center Capacity: ................................................................................... 7,826 Affiliation: .....................................................................NCAA Division I Conference: ...........................................................................Southern Chancellor: ...................................Dr. David O. Belcher (Furman, 1979) Director of Athletics: ....................Randy Eaton (UT-San Antonio, 1990) Athletic Dept. Phone: ..................................................(828) 227-7338 Ticket Office Phone: .................................................. (800) 34-GOWCU

PROGRAM HISTORY: First Year of Basketball:..................................... 1928-29 (84 seasons) Overall All-time Record: .........................................1,134-1,082 (.512) NCAA Appearances: .................... 1 (1995-96) — Lost to Purdue, 73-71 NIT Appearances: ...............................................................................0 SoCon Division Titles:.............3 (South, 1996; co-North, 2009 & 2011) SoCon Tournament Titles:....................................................... 1 (1996)

WCU COACHING STAFF: Head Coach: ........................Larry Hunter (Ohio, 1971 - B.S. Education) Record at WCU:........................................................ 107-118 (7 years) Career Record: ....................................................... 616-342 (32 years) Basketball Office: .......................................................(828) 227-7338 Best Time to Reach Coach:................................. Mornings Through SID Assistant Coaches: ........................................ Anquell McCollum (Western Carolina, 2000) ....................................................Eric Wilson (Western Carolina, 2008) .......................................... Brigham Waginger (Western Carolina, 2010) Director of Basketball Ops:......Randy Wood II (Western Carolina, 2008) Strength/Conditioning: .................................Evan Barr (Tennessee, ‘09) Athletic Trainer:............................Steven Honbarger (Appalachian, ‘01)

TEAM INFORMATION: 2011-12 Record: .................17-18 (9-4 home; 4-12 away; 4-2 neutral) 2011-12 SoCon Record: .............................8-10 (6-3 home; 2-7 away) Final National Ranking: .................................................................. n/a Starters Returning / Lost: ............................................................ 3 / 2 Lettermen Returning / Lost: ......................................................... 7 / 5 Newcomers:.................................................6 (1 R-Junior, 5 Freshmen)

ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS: Asst. AD/Media Relations (MBK Contact): ...................... Daniel Hooker Office Phone: .........................................................(828) 227-2339 Home Phone: .........................................................(828) 508-2494 E-mail: .......................................................dhooker@email.wcu.edu Media Relations Director:...............................................Denise Gideon Office Phone: .........................................................(828) 227-2336 E-mail: .......................................................dgideon@email.wcu.edu Asst. Director of Media Relations:..................................... Bryan Powell Office Phone: .........................................................(828) 227-2458 E-mail: ................................................ bryanpowell@email.wcu.edu Media Relations Video Coordinator: ....................................Will Adams Office Phone: .........................................................(828) 227-2513 E-mail: ..................................................... rwadams@email.wcu.edu Office Fax:...................................................................(828) 227-7688 Website: ................................................... www.CatamountSports.com Press Row: ..................................................................(828) 227-2129 Mailing/Overnight Address: .......................Western Carolina University 92 Catamount Road Ramsey Center - Athletics Cullowhee, NC 28723

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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 2012-13 Season Outlook ........................................6 2012-13 Roster ......................................................7 Role / Mission / Vision............................................8 CATAMOUNT PLAYER PROFILES............................... 9-28 Thumbnail Scouting Reports............................ 10-11 Tom Tankelewicz, R-Junior ............................... 12-13 Trey Sumler, R-Junior ....................................... 14-15 Brandon Boggs, Junior .................................... 16-17 Tawaski King, Junior ........................................ 18-19 Preston Ross, Junior ........................................ 20-21 Josh Mendenhall, R-Junior.................................... 22 Kenneth Hall, Sophomore..................................... 23 James Sinclair, Sophomore ...................................24 Mike Brown, Rhett Harrelson ................................ 25 Torrion Brummitt, Brandon Littlejohn .................... 26 Ethan Freeman, Justin Browning ............................27 Class Photos ........................................................ 28 WCU COACHES PROFILES .....................................29-38 Head Coach Larry Hunter .................................30-33 Hunter’s Career Year-by-Year................................. 33 Anquell McCollum ................................................ 34 Eric Wilson ........................................................... 35 Brigham Waginger ................................................ 36 Randy Wood / Managers .......................................37 Steven Honbarger / Daniel Hooker ....................... 38 2012-13 OPPONENTS ..........................................39-44 Opponent Directory .............................................. 40 2012-13 Opponent Series History ................... 41-44 2011-12 SEASON REVIEW ....................................45-60 2011-12 Season in Review ................................... 46 Results / Season Box Score ..................................47 Game Recaps & Box Scores.............................48-59 The Cullowhee Experience .................................... 60

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WCU RECORDS AND HISTORY ............................. 61-104 Individual Records ............................................... 62 Team Single-Game Records .................................. 63 Top Single-Game Performances............................ 64 100-point Games / Vs. Ranked ............................ 65 Individual Single-Season Top 10........................... 66 Annual Pts-Rebs-Ast-Blk-Steal Leaders ................ 67 Individual Career Top 10 ..................................68-69 WCU in the SoCon Tournament ............................. 70 WCU in the Post-Season ........................................71 WCU in In-Season Tournaments .......................72-73 Ramsey Center Records.........................................74 Homes Prior to Ramsey ........................................ 75 Year-by-Year Results ........................................ 76-84 Series Records vs. All Opponents .......................... 86 Year-by-Year Team W-L Records .............................87 WCU Coaching History...........................................87 All-time Letterwinners .....................................88-89 All-time Uniform Numbers ............................... 90-91 WCU All-Southern Conference .........................92-93 WCU Southern Conference Honors........................ 94 WCU’s All-Americans ............................................ 94 WCU Athletics Hall of Fame ............................. 96-97 WCU Special Recognitions ................................100-106 1963 NAIA National Runner-Up ............................ 98 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 .....................105-128 We Are... Western ........................................105-109 Dr. David Belcher ........................................ 110-111 WCU AD, Randy Eaton ................................. 112-113 Athletic Department Executive Staff ....................114 Athletics Staff .....................................................115 Basketball Facilities .....................................116-117 The Ramsey Center...................................... 118-119 Catamount Spirit, Pride & Tradition .............120-121 WCU – Home of True Student-Athletes ................ 122 WCU’s Academic All-America ............................. 123 Southern Conference...................................124-125

2012-13 WESTERN CAROLINA PLAYER INFORMATION: STARTERS RETURNING (3): 5 Trey Sumler 24 Brandon Boggs 32 Tawaski King

Pos. G G F

Ht. 6-2 6-5 6-7

GP–GS 35–35 35–31 35–35

PPG 11.5 10.0 7.7

RPG 4.0 3.8 5.8

Steals 37 34 29

Assists 99 36 14

ADDITIONAL RETURNING (4): 0 Tom Tankelewicz 1 Kenneth Hall 25 James Sinclair 40 Preston Ross

Pos. G F G F

Ht. 6-5 6-7 6-2 6-4

GP–GS 27–0 35–1 32–2 35-16

PPG 2.1 1.6 2.1 4.0

RPG 1.0 2.1 1.9 3.0

Steals 5 7 19 19

Assists 4 14 18 10

STARTERS LOST (2): 4 Keaton Cole 22 Harouna Mutombo

Pos. G G

Ht. 5-10 6-4

GP–GS 35–21 35–31

PPG 12.8 13.9

RPG 1.6 5.9

Steals 46 50

Assists 52 68

ADDITIONAL LOST (3): 2 Dillon Dunford 33 Ishmael Hollis 44 Sam Smithson

Pos. G G C

Ht. 5-11 6-8 6-9

GP–GS 6–0 29–3 17–0

PPG 2.1 3.3 1.3

RPG 0.0 2.2 1.3

Steals 5 12 3

Assists 1 7 2

NEWCOMERS (6): 2 Mike Brown 3 Rhett Harrelson 4 Torrion Brummitt 13 Brandon Littlejohn 14 Josh Mendenhall 23 Justin Browning

Pos. G G F G F F

Ht. 6-3 5-10 6-7 5-11 6-8 6-4

Wt. 175 170 220 175 190 175

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Hometown Charlotte, N.C. (West Charlotte HS) Enterprise, Ala. (Enterprise HS) Columbus, Ga. (Shaw HS) Lawndale, N.C. (Burns HS) Greenville, S.C. (Waycross CC) Sylacauga, Ala. (Sylacauga HS)

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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 Scoreboard/Game Clock: ............................. Phil Woody Shot Clock: ..................................................Clay Cantler Public Address: .......................... Jeff Bryson, Ryan Hipps Statistics: ............................ Bryan Powell, Walter Turner Game Day Assistants: ............. Ross Brown, Kaylie Dean, ..................... Chris Downey, Royce Dunnivan, David Fox, ....................Alisha Lambert, Brad North, Andrew Wirick

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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 December of 2012, 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.

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.

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

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

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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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PRIMARY MEDIA OUTLETS ASSOCIATED PRESS Joedy McCreary, Sports Editor 4020 W. Chase Blvd., Suite 300 Raleigh, NC 27606-3933 (919) 510-8937 - phone (919) 783-9184 - FAX

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

ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES Bob Berghaus, Sports Editor Keith Jarrett, WCU FB Columnist Tyler Norris Goode, WCU Beat Writer 14 O’Henry Avenue Asheville, NC 28802 (828) 232-5866 - phone (828) 232-0429 - FAX

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

FRANKLIN PRESS Andy Scheidler, Sports Editor PO Box 350 Franklin, NC 28734 (828) 524-2010 - phone (828) 524-8821 - FAX HENDERSONVILLE TIMES-NEWS Ron Wagner, Sports Editor PO Box 490 Hendersonville, NC 28739 (828) 692-0505 - phone (828) 692-2319 - FAX 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 Phillips, Sports Editor Box 307 Sylva, NC 28779 (828) 586-2611 - phone (828) 586-2637 - FAX WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER Chuck Fiebernitz, Sports Editor Drawer 19 Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-0661 - phone (828) 452-0665

ELECTRONIC MEDIA OUTLETS WLOS-TV (ABC) Stan Pamfilis, Sports Director Jared Fialko, Sports Reporter 110 Technology Drive Asheville, NC 28803 (828) 651-4563 - phone (828) 651-4618 - FAX

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WRGC RADIO (540 AM) Roy Burnette, Andy Bryan Box 1044 Sylva, NC 28779 (828) 586-2221 - phone (828) 586-6834 - FAX WWNC RADIO (570 AM) Brian Hall, Peter Clay 13 Summerlin Road Asheville, NC 28806 (828) 253-3835 - phone WPTL RADIO (920 AM) Bill Reck PO Box 909 Canton, NC 28716 (828) 648-3576 - phone (828) 648-3577 - FAX WFSC RADIO (1050 AM) Sean Gibson, General Manager Keith Giles, News Director George Young, Operations Director PO Box 470 Franklin, NC 28744 (828) 524-4418 - phone (828) 524-2788 - FAX

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Five stations across Western North Carolina are again slated to carry broadcasts of the Catamount Sports Network (CSN) for the 2012-13 Catamount basketball season. WWCU-FM, 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 are long-time network affiliate, 540 AM WRGC in Sylva, and 920 AM WPTL in Canton. Extending its parternship from the coverage of Catamount Football in the fall of 2012, ESPN Radio 1310 and 970 AM of Asheville/Canton was added to the network for the 2012-13 season. 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. 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. 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. The Catamount Sports Network broadcasts using the Tie-Line i-Mix G3 unit, with network breaks transmitted on-location. Segments and interviews are mixed using the Adobe Audition editing software.

WISE (1310 AM) Bill McClement, Pat Ryan - WISE Guys 90 Lookout Road Asheville, NC 28804 (828) 259-9695 - phone WTZQ (1600 AM) Mark Warwick 418 Duncan Road Flat Rock, NC 28731 (828) 692-1600 - phone (828) 697-1416 - FAX WWCU RADIO (90.5 FM) Ben Rutz, Student General Manager Western Carolina University Old Student Union Cullowhee, NC 28723 (828) 227-7173 - phone (828) 227-7099 - FAX

Catamount Sports Network play-by-play announcer, Gary Ayers, interviewing WCU head coach Larry Hunter following a home game in the Ramsey Center.

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2012-13 CATAMOUNT BASKETBALL OUTLOOK As Western Carolina’s men’s basketball team officially opened preparations for the 2012-13 season, the squad looked to pick up from where it left off in the 2012 Southern Conference Tournament Championship Game. Anticipation stemming from the magical four days in Asheville had the word “basketball” buzzing around the Cullowhee Valley early in the fall. Closing out the 2011-12 season, Western Carolina won seven-straight games and made a run at the SoCon Championship title before falling in a thrilling double-overtime game in a purple-clad U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville – again the site of the nation’s longest running basketball post-season tournament in early March. Expectations with a largely intact program returning for 2012-13 are very high. WCU has posted winning seasons in three of the last four years, coming off an 17-18 record last season. WCU head coach Larry Hunter, who is entering his eighth year at the helm, has a mixture of both new and old players on an overall young squad; but will miss a couple things he had on last year’s team – senior leadership. Two central cogs in last year’s machine were seniors Harouna Mutombo and Keaton Cole. Mutombo provided instant offense and a versatility to play anywhere on the floor, while Cole became an invaluable sharp shooter, breaking the school’s 16-year old single-season 3-pointers made record held by current assistant, Anquell McCollum. Those two Canadian-born standard-bearers have passed the proverbial torch on to a solid returning nucleus of upperclassmen in juniors for the 2012-13 Catamounts. Poised to take the torch is redshirt junior guard Trey Sumler. A preseason All-Southern Conference selection, Sumler has the skill set to challenge for league Player of the Year honors. He’s a talented scorer that has a knack for putting the ball in the hoop while also managing a game. Including Sumler, the Catamounts return seven players from the squad that electrified a fan-base, a town and a region with their inspired play a year ago. Four of the top six leading scorers from a season ago are back led by Sumler who averaged 13.5 points per game to rank second on the squad in 2011-12. Junior Brandon Boggs also averaged double-digit scoring at 10.0 ppg, while post Tawaski King averaged 7.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per contest last season. Another junior, Preston Ross (7.5 ppg in 2011-12) will factor into the starting lineup as WCU establishes roles on the team. It is expected that sharp-shooting transfer Tom Tankelewicz who sat out a season ago will also help stretch the defense by adding a legitimate long-range threat on every offensive trip. 2012-13 CATAMOUNT BASKETBALL

Larry Hunter is excited about the prospects of the upcoming season. Over the last five years, the Catamounts are 42-9 at home – an 82.4% winning percentage – including having won 32 of its last 39 SoCon games. Taking care of the home court is something Hunter preaches and the team prides itself on.

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“We have good basketball players in our program. Our junior class with Trey Sumler, Tawaski King, Brandon Boggs, Preston Ross, Tom Tankelewicz and Josh Mendenhall is really a very good, talented class. Skill wise, athletically, they are very strong. We have some good basketball players there. Then, our sophomores and freshmen are going to add to that.”

• Void of a senior, the Catamount roster boasts six juniors,

“We’re excited to have some potential depth on our team, and hopefully it can all come together and we can play some solid basketball.” Some of that depth in which Hunter referred to includes the maturation of sophomore James Sinclair – who is expected to be a regular starter in 2012-13 – and post Kenneth Hall. The overall success of the team hinges upon the meshing of the returning players with the influx of new talent to the floor. Guard Mike Brown is expected to add athleticism to the court while post Torrion Brummitt provides a solid inside presence and shold be two of the more active bench players for WCU. Contributions from the starting five and the reserves goes well beyond the court and the scoreboard, though. Hunter believes that work in practice makes players better, while competition for reps and subsequent playing time can also create a good atmosphere at practice. Hunter’s coaching staff from last season remains the same with three former Catamount players on staff. McCollum, 1996 SoCon Player of the Year, is the most veteran of the three assistants with Eric Wilson (2004-08) and former WCU point guard Brigham Waginger rounding out the assistants. Randy Wood begins his second season as the Director of Basketball Operations.

• Eighth-year head coach Larry Hunter and the Catamounts

return seven players from the 2011-12 squad including AllSoCon Tournament team selections in guard Trey Sumler and post Tawaski King ... WCU’s four players on the all-tournament team were the most since putting six on the squad following the 1996 tournament championship; two sophomores and a group of five talented freshmen; • Four of the top six leading scorers from a season ago are

back led by Trey Sumler who averaged 13.5 points per game to rank second on the squad in 2011-12 ... Junior Brandon Boggs also averaged double-digit scoring at 10.0 ppg, while Tawaski King averaged 7.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per contest last season; • Western Carolina was picked to finish third in the SoCon North Division by the league’s head coaches and tabbed second in the SoCon Sports Media Association (SCSMA) media tabulation; • Guard Trey Sumler was named to the preseason All-

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WCU 2012-13 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE: Nov. 9 NOV. 11

at UNC Asheville MARS HILL

Asheville, N.C. CULLOWHEE

Nov. 15 Nov. 17 Nov. 20 Nov. 21

– 2012 CANCUN CHALLENGE – at Wichita State % Wichita, Kansas at Western Kentucky % Bowling Green, Ky. vs. Austin Peay State % Cancun, Mexico vs. Gardner-Webb/Howard % Cancun, Mexico

Nov. 28 Dec. 1 Dec. 4 DEC. 8 Dec. 15 Dec. 21 DEC. 31 Jan. 5 JAN. 7 JAN. 12 JAN. 14 Jan. 17 Jan. 19 JAN. 24 JAN. 26 Feb. 2 Feb. 7 Feb. 9 FEB. 11 Feb. 14 Feb. 16 FEB. 20 FEB. 23 FEB. 28 MAR. 2 Mar. 8-11

at Furman * at Eastern Kentucky at Illinois APPALACHIAN STATE * at Georgetown at Tennessee LIBERTY at The Citadel * WARREN WILSON UNCG * ELON * at Samford * at Chattanooga * DAVIDSON * GEORGIA SOUTHERN * at Appalachian State * at Davidson * at Georgia Southern * WOFFORD * at UNCG * at Elon * COL. OF CHARLESTON * ESPN BRACKETBUSTER CHATTANOOGA * SAMFORD * (DH) SoCon Championships

Greenville, S.C. Richmond, Ky. Champaign, Ill. CULLOWHEE Washington, D.C. Knoxville, Tenn. CULLOWHEE Charleston, S.C. CULLOWHEE CULLOWHEE CULLOWHEE Birmingham, Ala. Chattanooga, Tenn. CULLOWHEE CULLOWHEE Boone, N.C. Davidson, N.C. Statesboro, Ga. CULLOWHEE Greensboro, N.C. Elon, N.C. CULLOWHEE CULLOWHEE CULLOWHEE CULLOWHEE Asheville, N.C.

BOLD — Home Games * — Southern Conference Games % – Cancun Challenge game - All times listed are EASTERN - All times and dates are subject to change -

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2012-13 WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNT MEN’S BASKETBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER 0 Tom Tankelewicz

6-4

180 R-Jr.

1 Kenneth Hall

6-7

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Dallas, Texas (South Oak Cliff HS)

2 Mike Brown

6-3

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Charlotte, N.C. (West Charlotte HS)

3 Rhett Harrelson

G 5-10 170

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Enterprise, Ala. (Enterprise HS)

4 Torrion Brummitt

6-7

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Columbus, Ga. (Shaw HS)

5 Trey Sumler

6-2

175 R-Jr. Fr.

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

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

13 Brandon Littlejohn

G 5-11 175

Lawndale, N.C. (Burns HS)

14 Josh Mendenhall

6-8

180 R-Jr.

21 Ethan Freeman

6-1

175

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Marion, N.C. (McDowell HS)

23 Justin Browning

6-4

175

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Sylacauga, Ala. (Sylacauga HS)

24 Brandon Boggs

6-5

190

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

25 James Sinclair

6-3

180

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Savannah, Ga. (Savannah HS)

32 Tawaski King

6-8

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Dublin, Ga. (Dublin HS)

40 Preston Ross

6-4

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

Greenville, S.C. (Waycross CC / Berea HS)

Head Coach:........................... Larry Hunter (Ohio ‘71) • 8th season at WCU; 33rd year as a head coach Assistant Coaches: ............................... ...............................Anquell Anquell McCollum (Western Carolina ‘00) • 9th season at WCU ....................................................................... .......................................................................Eric Eric Wilson (Western Carolina ‘08) • 4th season at WCU ............................................................ ............................................................Brigham Brigham Waginger (Western Carolina ‘10) • 3rd season at WCU Dir. of Basketball Ops: .................................. ..................................Randy Randy Wood (Western Carolina ‘08) • 2nd season at WCU Managers: ................. Austin Davis, Al DeGraffenreid, Shawn Dholakia, Stephen McDonald & Matt Pino Athletic Trainer: .................................................................... ....................................................................Steven Steven Honbarger (Appalachian State ’01) Media Relations (MBK Contact): ................................................... ...................................................Daniel Daniel Hooker (Western Carolina ’01 ’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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#32 Tawaski King Junior – Forward

#24 Brandon Boggs Junior – Forward

#0 Tom Tankelewicz R-Junior – Guard

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 ... Added a mid-range jumper

Motor is constantly running at a high level; plays hard and loves to compete ... Is a very athletic, talented player that can play on the perimeter ... Has good feel for the game ... Knows how to score from all over the court and is a good rebounder ... Moved to 4-man forward position for 2012-13 season

Strong outside jump shot and good range ... Good defender who is athletic ... Will help Western Carolina stretch the floor offensively this season ... Sat out 2010-11 after transferring from Charleston Southern

#5 Trey Sumler R-Junior – Guard

#40 Preston Ross Junior – Forward

An 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 ... Natural scorer that has ability of finishing at the basket

Great physical presence at either a perimeter or post position which makes him very versatile ... Is naturally very strong, explosive, and athletic – nicknamed “Lift Off” for his leaping ability ... Has good mid-range scoring ability and can shoot the 3-pointer

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#14 Josh Mendenhall R-Junior – Forward Says 2011-12 was the toughest year of his basketball career, having to sit-out do to transfer rules ... Long, athletic and versatile forward that knows how to score ... Highenergy player with strong enthusiasm

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#23 Justin Browning Freshman – Guard

#3 Rhett Harrelson Freshman – Guard

#2 Mike Brown Freshman – Guard

Can impact the game in a lot of ways ... Scores, passes, rebounds and defends well ... Had to play in the post some for his high school team, adding to his versatility ... Clever scorer around the basket

Called “one of the more talented guards I’ve ever recruited” by WCU head coach Larry Hunter ... Highly skilled with the ball, great poise and feel for the game with good shooting touch ... Has a natural leadership and toughness ... Unselfish

Very talented, athletic guard who plays to win ... Has a good feel for the game and knows how to score ... Shoots the ball with range, but is also good off the dribble ... Plays at very hard and at a high level all of the time

#25 James Sinclair Sophomore – Guard

#4 Torrion Brummett Freshman – Forward

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

Gifted big man with soft hands and a shooting touch ... Has good size, length and natural strength ... Comfortable banging inside but has the versatility to step to the perimter and shoot ball or to put the ball on flooor

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#13 Brandon Littlejohn Freshman – Guard Came to WCU to play both football and basketball – was going to be redshirted by football, joined the basketball team in mid-fall prior to the 2012-13 season ... Quick, shifty and very athletic guard that can score

#1 Kenneth Hall Sophomore – Forward A physical forward with good length and defensive prowess ... One of the team’s best shot blockers ... Nickname is “Buddy”

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TANKELEWICZ 6-4

180 • R-JR • GUARD Apex, N.C. (Charleston Southern / Apex HS) •

NOTES: Transferred to Western Carolina from Charleston Southern prior to the fall of 2010 ... Due to NCAA transfer rules, sat out the 2010-11 season. 2011-12 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Saw action in 27 games, all coming off the bench ... Finished with 58 points, averaging 2.1 points on 6.4 minutes averaged per game ... Shot 29.6-percent from the field including 25-percent from beyond the 3-point arc ... Had five steals and four assists on the year ... Made his WCU debut in the season-opener at South Carolina, subbing in at the 16:35 mark and playing 14 minutes, scoring six points and pulling down four rebounds ... Connected on his first field goal as a Catamount on a three-point play at 13:26 of the first half against the Gamecocks ... Came off the bench for his best all-around game against UNC Asheville where he was perfect from the field (2-2) including nailing a key 3-pointer as the Catamounts held off UNCA (12/28) ... Scored his WCU career-high 11 points in the home win over Toccoa Falls (1/17) including a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line ... Made a pair of 3-pointers including a bankedshot late in overtime at UNCG (1/28) for a SoCon-best eight points ... Made three crucial free throws and pulled down three rebounds helping secure the home win over Chattanooga (2/2).

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11, TOCCOA FALLS (1/17/12) 3, at UNCG (1/28/12) 8, TOCCOA FALLS (1/17/12) 2, at UNCG (1/28/12) 5, MONTREAT (11/15/11) 6, TOCCOA FALLS (1/17/12) 6, TOCCOA FALLS (1/17/12) 5, TOCCOA FALLS (1/17/12) 2, at South Carolina (11/11/11) 4, twice: MR - TOCCOA FALLS (1/17/12) 1, twice: MR - TOCCOA FALLS (1/17/12) 1, four times: MR - TOCCOA FALLS (1/17/12) 1, four times: MR - GEORGIA SOUTHERN (2/4/12) 19, TOCCOA FALLS (1/17/12)

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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.

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

8, at UNCG (1/28/12) 3, at UNCG (1/28/12) 4, at UNCG (1/28/12) 2, at UNCG (1/28/12) 3, twice: MR - at UNCG (1/28/12) 3, CHATTANOOGA (2/2/12) 4, CHATTANOOGA (2/2/12) 3, CHATTANOOGA (2/2/12) 1, at Appalachian State (1/21/12) 3, CHATTANOOGA (2/2/12) 1, CHATTANOOGA (2/2/12) 1, GEORGIA SOUTHERN (2/4/12) 1, GEORGIA SOUTHERN (2/4/12) 10, at UNCG (1/28/12)

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: 0 Games with 20+ Points: 0

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Played in 20 games as a reserve at Charleston Southern during the 2009-10 season, making three starts ... Averaged 5.5 points per game while shooting 37-percent from beyond the arc with 23 made 3-pointers ... Scored a careerhigh 14 points against Stetson ... Suffered a sprained MCL, missing four games before returning – then suffered a season-ending broken hand. HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 19 points, six rebounds and three assists per game at Middle Creek HS ... Was a McDonald’s All-American nominee and named first-team all-conference, as well as academic all-conference as a senior ... Shot 43-percent from behind the 3-point arc in making a school-record 87

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GP 27 27

GS 0 0

MIN 174 174

AVG 6.4 6.4

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3-POINTERS FG FGA PCT 9 36 .250 9 36 .250

FT FTA PCT 17 22 .773 17 22 .773

REBOU OFF DEF 6 22 6 22

N D S TOT AVG 28 1.0 28 1.0

PF 27 27

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

CAREER NOTES: Enters his third collegiate season already at 851 career points, just 149 shy of the 1,000 point plateau ... Has 244 career assists and is just 87 shy of moving onto WCU’s career top 10 list. 2011-12 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Started in all 35 of the Catamounts’ games on the season ... Scored 472 points on the year to rank second on the team with a 13.5 point per game average which ranked 12th in the Southern Conference ... Reached double-digit scoring in 29 of the 35 games on the season ... Also averaged 4.9 rebounds per game to rank third on the team while pacing the squad with 145 assists, an average of 4.1 per game which ranked him fifth in the SoCon ... Ranked third in the league with an average of 36.3 minutes played per game ... Recorded his first career double-double with 16 points and a career-high 10 rebounds in the road win over Presbyterian (11/17) ... Suffered a broken finger against Kent State (12/10), but still managed to play 37 minutes of the game and score 19 points in the home loss ... Had surgery to repair the finger with a pair of small screws during WCU’s exam week (12/12-12/16), returning to the line-up at Bradley (12/20), playing 39 minutes and scoring 11 points including eight from the free throw line ... Dished out a career-high 12 assists in the road loss at Chattanooga (1/5) ... the 12 assists were the most in a single-game by a Catamount since 2000 when Casey Rogers also dished out a dozen dimes in a home win over UNCG ... Scored a career-high 27 points in the home win over Appalachian State (2/25) ... Averaged 16 points, 6.5 rebounds and five assists per game in four contests in the SoCon Tournament to earn first team all-tournament team honors in Asheville ... Early in the season, was named to the Bob Cousy Award Watch List ... Was the lone Catamount named to the preseason All-Southern Conference team.

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

27, APPALACHIAN STATE (2/25/12) 9, APPALACHIAN STATE (2/25/12) 17, at Elon (2/18/12) 5, UNC GREENSBORO (2/5/11) 11, at Chattanooga (1/5/12) 11, at Samford (12/1/11) 12, twice: MR - ELON (1/26/12) 11, at Samford (12/1/11) 4, at Samford (12/1/11) 8, twice: MR - WOFFORD (1/7/12) 12, at Chattanooga (1/5/12) 5, TOCCOA FALLS, 1/17/12) 1, twice: MR - UNCG (12/3/11) 45, at Elon (2/18/12)

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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). 2009-10 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted ... Received the squad’s “Most Improved” award for his hard work on the practice court. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Walked on to the Western Carolina men’s basketball team following a prep career at Nash Central High School in Rocky Mount, N.C. ... An athletic wing who averaged 23.6 points per outing as a senior for the Bulldogs ... Was selected as the NEW-6 Conference’s Boys

27, APPALACHIAN STATE (2/25/12) 9, APPALACHIAN STATE (2/25/12) 17, at Elon (2/18/12) 5, UNC GREENSBORO (2/5/11) 11, at Chattanooga (1/5/12) 11, at Samford (12/1/11) 12, twice: MR - ELON (1/26/12) 11, at Samford (12/1/11) 4, at Samford (12/1/11) 8, twice: MR - WOFFORD (1/7/12) 12, at Chattanooga (1/5/12) 3, three times: MR - at Elon (2/18/12) 1, UNCG (12/3/11) 45, at Elon (2/18/12)

MISC. CAREER STATS Double Figure Scoring: 49 Most Consecutive Double-Figure Scoring: 10 Double Figure Rebounding: 2 Double-Doubles: 3 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 16 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 7 Games with 20+ Points: 5 Co-Player of the Year, sharing the award with Wilson Fike’s Jeremy Atkinson ... Sumler helped the Bulldogs reach the Round of 16 of the Class 3-A State Playoffs, where NCHS was edged in the final minute by defending state champion Kinston ... Sumler collected 36 points in that outing ... Sumler scored a career-best 40 points against Bunn ... For his career, he tallied 1,921 points and was a first-team AllConference 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 N.C.–S.C. All-Star Game.

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 free throw 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

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GP 33 35 68

GS MIN 23 1033 35 1269 58 2302

AVG 31.3 36.3 33.9

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O T A L FGA PCT 261 .464 357 .420 618 .439

3-POINTERS FG FGA PCT FT FTA 52 119 .437 85 107 49 127 .386 123 148 101 246 .411 208 255

PCT .794 .831 .816

RE OFF 28 37 65

BOU DEF 105 133 238

N D S TOT AVG 133 4.0 170 4.9 303 4.5

PF 70 76 146

FO 2 0 2

AST TO 99 78 145 114 244 192

BLK 1 2 3

STL 37 48 85

PTS 379 472 851

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BOGGS 6-5

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

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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:

35, vs. Northern Colorado (11/25/11) 12, vs. Northern Colorado (11/25/11) 23, vs. Northern Colorado (11/25/11) 5, twice: MR - CHATTANOOGA (2/2/12) 12, CHATTANOOGA (2/2/12) 6, vs. Northern Colorado (11/25/11) 7, vs. Northern Colorado (11/25/11) 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) 4, UNC ASHEVILLE (12/28/11) 4, vs. The Citadel (3/2/12) 3, EASTERN KENTUCKY (2/19/11) 39, at Samford (12/1/11)

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nior, earning All-Stat, All-County and All-Region honors ... Averaged 16 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals per game as a junior, again garnering all-conference plaudits ... Was additionally named All-3-A Region 2 for his on-court performance ... scored a game-high 24 points in the South Carolina North-South All-Star game held at North Myrtle Beach High on Saturday, March 20, 2010 ... Boggs played on the North squad which lost 113-104 in overtime. PERSONAL: Full name is Brandon Kyle Boggs ... Is the son of Anita Boggs ... Has four siblings: Delis Boggs, Jabari Beeks, Asata Beeks and Nia Beeks.

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

21, CHATTANOOGA (2/2/12) 8, at Appalachian State (2/17/11) 17, at College of Charleston (2/9/12) 5, CHATTANOOGA (2/2/12) 12, CHATTANOOA (2/2/12) 4, three times: MR - at College of Charleston (2/9/12) 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, five times: MR - at Appalachian State (1/21/12) 3, three times: MR - at UNC Greensboro (2/21/11) 2, four times: MR - at Davidson (1/12/12) 39, at Samford (12/1/11)

MISC. CAREER STATS Double Figure Scoring: 23 Most Consecutive Double-Figure Scoring Games: 3 Double Figure Rebounding: 0 Double-Doubles: 0 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 4 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 4 Games with 20+ Points: 3

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. 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 se-

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GP 33 35 68

GS MIN 30 863 31 956 61 1819

AVG 26.2 27.3 26.8

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O T A L FGA PCT 249 .422 362 .362 611 .386

3-POINTERS FG FGA PCT 15 60 .250 42 122 .344 57 182 .313

FT FTA PCT 29 45 .644 47 70 .671 76 115 .661

REBOU OFF DEF 40 82 47 85 87 167

N D S TOT AVG 122 3.7 132 3.8 254 3.7

PF 64 85 149

FO 1 3 4

AST TO 29 49 36 53 65 102

BLK 15 16 31

STL 33 34 67

PTS AVG 254 7.7 351 10.0 605 8.9

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245 • JR • FORWARD Dublin, Ga. (Dublin HS)

2011-12 (SOPHOMORE): One of only two Catamounts to start all 35 games during the season ... Averaged a career-best 7.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, ranking second on the team in the latter ... Shot 50.7-percent from the floor, making 109 of his 215 shot attempts ... Scored in double-digits 11 times including a stretch of five-straight in late January, early February ... Recorded his first collegiate double-figure scoring outing against Montreat College (11/15) finishing with 14 points ... Scored 16 points in 34 minutes on a perfect 8-for-8 shooting in the road win over Presbyterian (11/17) ... Posted his first collegiate double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds at home against Elon (1/26), following it up with a second double-double with 12 points and 11 boards at UNCG (1/28) ... Pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds in the home win over The Citadel including a career-best 12 defensive boards ... Averaged 10.5 points and 7.8 rebounds per game during the four-game run in the Southern Conference Tournament to earn second team All-Tournament team accolades ... Scored a career-high 20 points with 10 rebounds in the double-overtime championship game against Davidson (3/5).

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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, vs. Davidson (3/5/12) 8, at Presbyterian (11/19/11) 10, three times: MR - Wofford (3/3/12)

10, vs. Davidson (3/5/12) 12, vs. Davidson (3/5/12) 15, THE CITADEL (2/16/12) 7, three times: MR - CHATTANOOGA (2/2/12) 12, THE CITADEL (2/16/12) 3, vs. Florida A&M (11/26/11) 4, ELON (1/26/12) 2, ELON (1/26/12) 43, vs. Davidson (3/5/12)

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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. 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 Kin

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

20, vs. Davidson (3/5/12) 6, at Furman (2/11/12) 10, twice: MR - THE CITADEL (2/16/12)

10, vs. Davidson (3/5/12) 12, vs. Davidson (3/5/12) 15, THE CITADEL (2/16/12) 7, twice: MR - CHATTANOOGA (2/2/12) 12, THE CITADEL (2/16/12) 1, three times: MR - at Davidson (1/12/12) 4, ELON (1/26/12) 2, ELON (1/26/12) 43, vs. Davidson (3/5/12)

MISC. CAREER STATS Double Figure Scoring: 11 Consecutive Double-Figure Scoring: 5 Double Figure Rebounding: 7 Double-Doubles: 4 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 1 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 10 Games with 20+ Points: 0

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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GP 32 35 67

GS MIN 6 438 35 931 41 1369

AVG 13.7 26.6 20.4

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O T A L FGA PCT 101 .455 215 .507 316 .491

3-POINTERS FG FGA PCT 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000

FT FTA PCT 25 48 .521 50 74 .676 75 122 .615

RE OFF 46 85 131

BOU DEF 62 117 179

N D S TOT AVG 108 3.4 202 5.8 310 4.6

PF 68 105 173

FO 3 4 7

AST TO 4 42 14 58 18 100

BLK 3 8 11

STL 14 29 43

PTS AVG 117 3.7 268 7.7 385 5.7

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ROSS 6-4

220 • JR • FORWARD Fayetteville, N.C. (Seventy-First HS) (S

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2011-12 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in all 35 games on the season making 16 starts including 11-straight from mid-January through early February ... Averaged 4.5 points and 3.1 rebounds per game ... Scored in double figures six times ... Pulled down five-ormore rebounds 11 times during the season ... Led WCU by scoring a career-high 19 points in the home win over Montreat College (11/15), doing so in just 16 minutes of court time ... Scored 13 points in the neutral court win over Florida A&M (11/26) in the South Padre Island Invitational after being re-inserted into the starting lineup ... Pulled down a career-high eight rebounds at home against Elon (1/26) ... Averaged 6.5 points including coming off the bench to score 11 against Wofford (3/3) and 10 against UNCG (3/4) during the Catamounts’ run to the Southern Conference Championship game.

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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:

19, MONTREAT (11/15/11) 6, vs. Florida A&M (11/26/11) 10, vs. Florida A&M (11/26/11) 2, CHATTANOOGA (2/11/11) 2, four times: MR - MONTREAT (11/15/11) 8, MONTREAT (11/15/11) 10, MONTREAT (11/15/11) 8, ELON (1/26/12) 4, three times: MR - ELON (1/26/12) 6, DAVIDSON (1/8/11) 3, twice: MR - TOCCOA FALLS (1/17/12) 4, WARREN WILSON (11/22/10) 2, WARREN WILSON (11/22/10) 33, vs. Florida A&M (11/26/11)

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Coaches Association (NCBCA) All-District-4 ... Was nominated for the McDonald’s All-American ... Played with the CP-3 AAU program. ... Scored 19 points for the East squad in North Carolina’s East-West All-Star game held in Greensboro, N.C., on July 19, 2010 ... the 6-4, 210-lbs. rookie from Fayetteville was the second leading scorer as the East beat the West by one, 99-98. PERSONAL: Is the son of Preston, Jr., and Warrenette Ross ... Has one sibling, Quartney.

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

11, vs. Wofford (3/3/12) 5, WOFFORD (1/7/12) 8, WOFFORD (1/7/12) 2, CHATTANOOGA (2/11/11) 2, twice: MR - CHATTANOOGA (2/11/11) 4, DAVIDSON (1/8/11) 5, DAVIDSON (1/8/11) 8, ELON (1/26/12) 4, twice: ELON (1/26/12) 6, twice: MR - at College of Charleston (1/20/11) 1, four times: MR - at Chattanooga (1/5/12) 3, at Chattanooga (1/5/12) 1, four times: MR - THE CITADEL (2/16/12) 30, WOFFORD (1/7/12)

MISC. CAREER STATS Double Figure Scoring: 6 Double Figure Rebounding: 0 Double-Doubles: 0 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 1 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 3 Games with 20+ Points: 0

2010-11 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in all 33 games on the season making three appearances in the starting lineup in mid-to-late December ... Averaged 4.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game as a key reserve in the low post ... Twice led the Catamounts in rebounding in a game ... Shot 44-percent from the floor including 41-percent from beyond the 3-point arc ... Made his collegiate debut at Clemson, entering the game as a substitution at the 10:37 mark of the first half ... Connected on the first field goal of his career with a 3-pointer at the 2:37 mark of the second half against the Tigers ... Scored a career-high 12 points against Warren Wilson (11/22) ... Made his first collegiate start at second-ranked Ohio State (12/12), pulling down a career-high seven rebounds. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Started for head coach David Simmons at Seventy-First HS ... An All-Midsoutheastern Conference selection, averaged 18 points, eight rebounds as a senior and 14 points, five rebounds and three assists per game as a junior, connecting on 55-percent of his field goal attempts in leading Seventy-First to a 26-3 overall record and an appearance in the sectional finals ... Was tabbed second team both in the All-Cape Fear Region and North Carolina Basketball

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GP 33 35 68

GS MIN 3 495 16 510 19 1005

AVG 15.0 14.6 14.8

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O T A L FGA PCT 108 .444 120 .500 228 .474

3-POINTERS FG FGA PCT 12 29 .414 4 20 .200 16 49 .327

FT FTA PCT 23 36 .639 33 47 .702 56 83 .675

REBOU OFF DEF 30 68 52 57 82 125

N D S TOT AVG 98 3.0 109 3.1 207 3.0

PF FO 66 4 69 1 135 5

AST 10 18 28

TO 21 27 48

BLK 9 7 16

STL 19 26 45

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180 • R-JR • FORWARD Greenville, S.C. (Waycross CC / Berea HS) •

2011-12 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Sat out the 2011-12 season after transferring to Western Carolina in the fall prior to the season ... Took a redshirt and enters 2012-13 as a redshirt junior with two years of eligibility. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Played for head coach Corey Baldwin at Waycross Community College in Waycross, Ga., after concluding his prep career at Berea HS in Greenville, S.C. ... At Waycross, named to the list of Top 150 Players in the Southeast in Junior College by the Juco Journal ... Finished his freshman season in 2009-10 averaging eight points and six rebounds per game,

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2011-12 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 35 games on the season, making one appearance among the starting five ... Finished with 56 points and 75 rebounds, averaging 1.6 points and 2.1 rebounds per game ... Finished with 33 blocked shots, just three shy of moving onto the WCU single-season chart ... Named the team’s Most Improved Player by the coaching staff at the post-season gathering ... Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener at South Carolina, playing four minutes ... Recorded his first collegiate points on a lay-up at the 10:23 mark of the second half against Montreat College (11/15) ... Played a career-long 23 minutes against Northern Colorado (11/25) in the South Padre Island Invitational ... Made his first collegiate start at home against Kent State - ended up being his only start of the season - responding with a then career-high four blocked shots against the Golden Flashes ... In just 13 minutes off the bench, blocked a career-high fve shots against UNC Asheville (12/28) ... Halted an 0-for-4 - and a 2-for-9 - shooting stretch from the floor with a 4-for-5 showing against Toccoa Falls

(1/17), posting the first double-digit scoring outing of his career with 10 points. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Played for head coach James May at South Oak Cliff HS, a renowned basketball school in Dallas, Texas ... As a junior, averaged 10 points, eight rebounds and five blocks per game, garnering All-District plaudits as well as being named the District Defensive Player of the Year ... Played AAU basketball with the DFW Urban Elite out of Dallas during the summer of 2010. PERSONAL: Is the son of Angela and Kenneth Hall ... Goes by the nickname of “Buddy.”

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404 404

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3-POINTERS FG FGA PCT 0 0

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FT FTA PCT 8 8

14 14

.571 .571

REBOUN D S OFF DEF TOT AVG 34 34

41 41

75 75

2.1 2.1

AST

66 66

0 0

14 14

13 13

BLK STL PTS AVG 33 33

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2001-12 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in 32 of WCU’s 35 games on the season, twice making appearances in the starting lineup ... Scored 68 points on the year, averaging 2.1 points per game ... Scored his first collegiate points with 33 seconds remaining in the season-opener at South Carolina (11/11) by converting an Ishmael Hollis steal into a fast-break jumper on his first collegiate attempt ... Turned in a career-best performance in the record-setting win over Toccoa Falls (1/17), posting his first collegiate double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds ... Made his first collegiate start at UNC Greensboro (1/28), starting back-to-back games ... Pulled down a SoCon-best five rebounds in the tournament victory over Wofford (3/3) ... Stepped up to make a big 3-pointer in WCU’s championship run against the Davidson Wildcats (3/5), scoring eight points off the bench.

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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43 43

60 60

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PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Scored 775 points in his first three high school seasons including a career-best 512 as a junior ... As the squad’s co-captain, he helped guide West Charlotte High and head coach Baronton Terry to the North Carolina 4-A State Championship with a 28-2 overall record in 2011, earning Most

Valuable Player honors of the title game ... WCHS defeated Raleigh Millbrook, 78-69, in the championship game in Chapel Hill. PERSONAL: Is the son of Wayne and Angelia Brown.

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HARRELSON 5-10

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PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Finished his high school career as Enterprise High’s all-time leading scorer with 2,322 career points, boasting a 16.0 point per game average .... He is the all-time leading scorer in Alabama State 6-A history - 16th best in state history at all levels - while also ranking fourth best in career free throw percentage (87%), seventh-best in single-season free throw percentage (88%) and eighth-highest career 3-point percentage (38%) ... Guided Enterprise HS to a pair of region championships under the tutelage of head coach Kenny Hill ...

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Wildcats boasting a school-record 4,683 career yards including 3,433 yards through the air and 36 combined touchdowns ... A fouryear starter, he also owns the school’s single-season passing mark as well ... Played alongside fellow WCU signee, Justin Browning, with the Alabama Celtics AAU team. PERSONAL: Is the son of Rick and Connie Harrelson

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PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Averaged 12.1 points and 9.0 rebounds per game as a junior for the Raiders and head coach Anthony Jenkins ... As a sophomore, was named Defensive Player of the Year and team MVP ... Over his amateur career, he has played AAU basketball for the Georgia Blazers and the Atlanta Knicks.

PERSONAL: Is the son of William Brummitt, III and Carla Thornton

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LITTLEJOHN 5-11

175 • FR • GUARD Lawndale, N.C. (Burns HS)

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ship game ... Amassed 2,225 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior, adding 682 rushing yards and 13 TDs on the ground ... Selected to the second team offense of the All-Region team by the Charlotte Observer ... Played in the North-South Shrine Bowl ... Earned PrepInsiders.com Player of the Week in mid-September of his senior year after throwing for 163 yards in a win over Q Foundation which put him over 6,000 yards passing for his career ... As a junior, threw for

2,827 yard and 39 touchdowns, slightly better than his 2,638 yards and 34 touchdowns as a sophomore earning SMAC Offensive Player of the Year plaudits. PERSONAL: Full name is Brandon G. Littlejohn ... Is the son of Cynthia Littlejohn.

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FREEMAN 6-1

175 • FR • GUARD Marion, N.C. (McDowell HS) (M

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BROWNING 6-4

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ing - the son of Kimberly Browning - as “a gifted athlete” who claimed the state 5-A high jump championship as a junior with a leap of 6-foot,4-inches ... Played alongside fellow WCU signee, Rhett Harrelson, with the Alabama Celtics AAU team during the summer. PERSONAL: Is the son of Kimberly Browning.

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HUNTER HEAD BASKETBALL COACH 8TH SEASON AT WCU, 33RD 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 32 seasons as a head coach, entered the 2012-13 season boasting an overall record of 616-342 – 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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snapping Davidson’s 19-game home winning streak which was the third longest in the NCAA at the time; and defeating SoCon North Champion Elon late in the season - setting up a battle for a first-round bye at the league tournament. Western Carolina has rewritten the school record books under Hunter. The Catamounts have set school records for 3-pointers made (274 in 2009-10); attempted (753 in 2009-10) and 3’s per game (8.06 in 09-10) in a season, as well as making at least 12, 3-pointers in a game 11 times, including a school-record 17 treys on two different occasions, both during the 2009-10 season. Hunter came to Western Carolina after four years as an assistant coach at North Carolina State, the final three serving as associate head coach. In his first season at N.C. State (2002), the Wolfpack reached the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship game and received their first NCAA Championship bid since 1991. N.C. State would go on to reach at least the ACC Tournament semifinals in each the last three years as well as receiving bids to the NCAA Championship. In 2004, Hunter coached Julius Hodge, who was tabbed ACC Player of the Year and consensus All-America. In 2005, the Wolfpack made an impressive run at season’s end and defeated defending NCAA Champion Connecticut to reach the Sweet 16. N.C. State was just one of 21 teams in the nation to play in the NCAA Championship in each of the last four years. Hunter spent 12 years (1989-2001) as head coach at Ohio University prior to his stint in Raleigh. Five years after taking over the Bobcat basketball program (1993-94), he led Ohio to a 25-8 record and was tabbed the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Coach of the Year, winning both the league’s regular season and tournament titles. The following year, the Bobcats won the preseason National Invitation Tournament (NIT), went 24-10 and reached the second round of the postseason NIT. At Ohio, he coached 16 All-MAC performers and four first-team Academic All-MAC selections. Among those standout players were Player of the Year honorees Dave Jamerson (1990),

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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NCAA ACTIVE WINNINGEST HEAD COACHES NO. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 21. 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

COACH, SCHOOL.....................................WON Mike Krzyzewski, Duke ............................. 927 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse ............................890 Bob Huggins, West Virginia ...................... 710 Roy Williams, North Carolina ....................675 Jerry Slocum, Youngstown State ...............655 Bo Ryan, Wisconsin ................................. 651 Rick Byrd, Belmont .................................. 637 Mike Montgomery, California ...................635 Cliff Ellis, Coastal Carolina.......................633 Rick Pitino, Louisville ...............................629 LARRY HUNTER, WESTERN CAROLINA ...... 616 Ben Braun, Rice .......................................603 John Beilein, Michigan .............................567 Stew Morrill, Utah State ...........................563 Rick Barnes, Texas ...................................544 Dave Bike, Sacred Heart .......................... 519 John Calipari, Kentucky ............................505 Lon Kruger, Oklahoma..............................494 Tubby Smith, Minnesota...........................490 Jim Larranaga, Miami (Fla.) ......................490 Don Maestri, Troy .....................................490

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

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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

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1981-82 1982-83

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1983-84 1984-85

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1987-88 1988-89

Head Coach Head Coach 13 Seasons

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Head Coach

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1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01

Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach 12 Seasons

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2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05

Assistant Coach Associate Head Associate Head Associate Head Four seasons

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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

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

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12

Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach

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22-12 18-15 17-18

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 Won seven-straight games at end of season Advanced to SoCon Championship game

Seven seasons

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 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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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.

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. 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. 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. 2012-13 CATAMOUNT BASKETBALL

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MCCOLLUM ASSISTANT BASKETBALL COACH 9TH 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 2012-13 CATAMOUNT BASKETBALL

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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 4TH 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 3RD 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 alumni 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 third2012-13 CATAMOUNT BASKETBALL

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RA N DY W O O D Director of Basketball Operations (Western Carolina, 2010) 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.

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director of sports medicine (Appalachian State, 2001)

Asst. AD for Media Relations (Western Carolina, 2001) Daniel Hooker is amidst his eighth season working in the Western Carolina Athletics Department, and his sixth 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)

Jessica Webster, LAT, ATC Athletic Trainer Intern (Women’s Basketball, Football Assistant)

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

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Wichita State

Nov. 15

Larry Rankin

(316) 978-3221

lrankin@goshockers.com

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Western Kentucky

Nov. 17

Michael Schroeder

(270) 745-5045

michael.schroeder@wku.edu

WKUSports.com

Austin Peay

Nov. 20

Brad Kirtley

(931) 221-6561

kirtleyb@apsu.edu

APSUGovernors.com

Howard

Nov. 21

Edward Hill Jr.

(202) 806-7184

ehill@howard.edu

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Gardner-Webb

Nov. 21

Marc Rabb

(704) 406-4355

mrabb@gardner-webb.edu

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E-MAIL

UNC Asheville

Nov. 9

Mike Gore

(828) 251-6923

mgore@unca.edu

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Mars Hill

Nov. 11

Rick Baker

(828) 689-1373

rbaker@mhc.edu

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Eastern Kentucky

Dec. 1

Kevin Britton

(859) 622-2006

kevin.britton@eku.edu

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Illinois

Dec. 4

Derrick Burson

(217) 333-0933

burson@illinois.edu

Georgetown

Dec. 15

Mike Carey

(202) 687-2475

mbc32@georgetown.edu

Tennessee

Dec. 21

Tom Satkowiak

(865) 974-1212

tomsid@utk.edu

Liberty

Dec. 31

Eric Brown

(434) 582-2292

eqbrown@liberty.edu

Warren Wilson

Jan. 7

Greg Neeley

(828) 771-3770

gneeley@warren-wilson.edu

Coastal Carolina

Feb. 23

Sean Forrester

(843) 349-2840

sforreste@coastal.edu

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Appalachian State

Dec. 8 (H)

Charles Cochrum

(828) 262-7602

cochruimca@appstate.edu

Jim Horten

(423) 425-2350

James-Horten@utc.edu

Jon Cole

(843) 953-2138

jon.cole@citadel.edu

OFFICIAL WEBSITE GoASU.com

Feb. 2 (A) Chattanooga

Jan. 19 (A)

GoMocs.com

Feb. 28 (H) The Citadel

Jan. 5 (A)

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College of Charleston

Feb. 20 (H)

Marlene Navor

(843) 953-5465

navormu@cofc.edu

Davidson

Jan. 24 (H)

Joey Beeler

(704) 894-2123

jobeeler@davidson.edu

CofCSports.com

Dan Wyar

(336) 278-6711

dwyar@elon.edu

Jordan Caskey

(864) 294-3065

Jordan.Caskey@furman.edu

A.J. Henderson

(912) 478-5288

ajhenderson@georgiasouthern.edu

Matt McCollester

(336) 334-5615

matt.mccollester@uncg.edu

UNCGSpartans.com

Zac Schrieber

(205) 726-2802

zdschrie@samford.edu

SamfordSports.com

Brent Williamson

(864) 597-4093

williamsondb@wofford.edu

Jason Yaman

(864) 591-5100

jyaman@socon.org

DavidsonWildcats.com

Feb. 7 (A) Elon

Jan. 26 (H)

Furman

Jan. 27 (H)

Georgia Southern

Jan. 26 (H)

ElonPhoenix.com

Feb. 18 (A) FurmanPaladins.com

Feb. 11 (A) GeorgiaSouthernEagles.com

Feb. 9 (A) UNC Greensboro

Jan. 12 (H)

Samford

Jan. 17 (A)

Wofford

Jan. 7 (H)

Feb. 14 (A) March 2 (H) athletics.wofford.edu

Jan. 30 (A) Southern Conference

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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 1/21/12 2/25/12

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 Appalachian State Western Carolina

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 82-74 83-75

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 at Boone at Cullowhee

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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COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON at CofC: 1-9 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 2/9/12

WCU TRAILS, 7-16 (L-1) Neutral: 0-2 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 College of Charleston 62-58

at WCU: 6-6 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 at Charleston

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: 2-32 12/13/69 12/6/75 2/14/76 12/11/76 2/16/77 1/28/78 2/11/78 1/13/79 2/5/79 1/14/80 2/16/80 1/27/81 2/12/81 3/6/81 2/3/82 2/13/82 2/26/83 3/5/83 3/11/83 1/24/84 2/9/84 1/9/85 2/14/85 1/22/86 2/1/86 1/22/87 1/31/87 2/27/87 1/28/88 2/6/88 1/23/89 2/18/89 3/3/89 1/20/90 2/17/90 1/5/91 2/2/91 3/1/91 2/1/92 2/29/92 1/16/93 2/20/93

WCU TRAILS, 19-54 (W-1) Neutral: 1-6 Western Carolina 77-64 Chattanooga 82-74 Western Carolina 103-84 Chattanooga 100-76 Chattanooga 89-80 Chattanooga 84-73 Chattanooga 76-66 Western Carolina 65-60 Chattanooga 73-70 Chattanooga 84-71 Western Carolina 73-71 Western Carolina 72-66 Chattanooga 90-74 Chattanooga (SoCon) 79-70 Western Carolina 65-60 Chattanooga 85-61 Chattanooga 74-62 Chattanooga 76-73 Chattanooga (SoCon) 77-75 (OT) Western Carolina 83-81 (OT) Chattanooga 86-71 Chattanooga 81-69 Chattanooga 69-66 Chattanooga 74-62 Western Carolina 71-68 Chattanooga 61-53 Chattanooga 81-70 Western Carolina (SoCon) 73-72 (OT) Chattanooga 71-48 Chattanooga 65-56 Chattanooga 59-58 Chattanooga 72-64 Chattanooga (SoCon) 72-63 Chattanooga 65-62 Chattanooga 95-86 Chattanooga 83-62 Chattanooga 98-67 Chattanooga (SoCon) 84-83 Chattanooga 98-83 Chattanooga 94-73 Chattanooga 93-66 Chattanooga 85-66

at WCU: 17-17 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 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

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Chattanooga Western Carolina Western Carolina Chattanooga Chattanooga (SoCon) Chattanooga Western Carolina Chattanooga Western Carolina Chattanooga Chattanooga Western Carolina Chattanooga (SoCon) Chattanooga Chattanooga Chattanooga Chattanooga Chattanooga Chattanooga Chattanooga Chattanooga Western Carolina Chattanooga Chattanooga Western Carolina Chattanooga Western Carolina Chattanooga Western Carolina Chattanooga Western Carolina Chattanooga Western Carolina

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SOUTHERN CONFERENCE 78-68 86-62 69-68 76-65 63-61 84-70 81-76 87-60 68-66 73-64 67-54 75-68 90-75 76-71 91-71 83-75 109-79 73-71 81-61 75-66 71-67 73-67 75-72 85-55 70-64 82-75 86-77 67-80 78-70 67-65 69-68 78-62 82-76

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 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 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

WCU TRAILS, 27-34 (L-5) Neutral: 2-1 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 The Citadel Western Carolina Western Carolina The Citadel Western Carolina The Citadel Western Carolina Western Carolina The Citadel The Citadel The Citadel Western Carolina The Citadel The Citadel Western Carolina 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 79-51 64-61 72-62 80-72 74-72 89-76 88-71 89-69 83-73 79-70 71-67 58-51 98-90 69-68 88-74 74-73 82-62 76-57

at WCU: 18-13 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 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

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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 2/16/12 3/2/12

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 Western Carolina 70-53 Western Carolina 68-56

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 at Cullowhee at Asheville

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

WCU TRAILS, 20-36 (L-2) Neutral: 4-4 Davidson 82-76 Western Carolina 87-74 Western Carolina 74-62 Western Carolina 75-53 Davidson 77-68 Western Carolina 82-78 Davidson 54-51 Western Carolina 90-69 Davidson 63-61 Western Carolina 92-74 Western Carolina (SoCon) 86-62 Western Carolina 76-71 Western Carolina 67-61 Western Carolina 58-57 Western Carolina 78-68 Davidson 92-71 Davidson 62-59 Davidson 61-57 Davidson 84-73 Davidson (SoCon) 85-76 Davidson 86-67 Davidson 76-74 Davidson 81-69 Davidson 82-63 Davidson 68-64 Davidson 90-85 Davidson (SoCon) 93-89 Western Carolina 69-68 Western Carolina (SoCon) 78-74 Davidson 98-85 Western Carolina (SoCon) 69-60 Davidson 80-71 Davidson 79-57 Davidson 79-73 Davidson 96-59 Davidson 73-55 Western Carolina (SoCon) 82-77 Davidson 83-78 Western Carolina 82-72 Davidson 73-57 Davidson 69-63 Davidson 74-71 Western Carolina 70-67 (OT) Davidson 83-66 Davidson 67-57 Davidson 76-62 Davidson 80-57 Western Carolina 77-70 Davidson 79-59 Davidson 92-59 Davidson 86-73 Davidson 82-67 Davidson 89-65 Western Carolina 77-67 Davidson 72-75

at WCU: 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 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

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Western Carolina Davidson Davdson

81-73 88-67 93-91 2OT

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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: 10-25 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 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

WCU TRAILS, 37-42 (W-1) Neutral: 3-4

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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 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

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SOUTHERN CONFERENCE 72-60 74-67 72-66 83-81 76-81 68-57 70-63 74-58 71-63 78-76 ot

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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: 9-20 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 1/3/08 1/10/08 1/3/09 1/29/09 12/5/09 1/27/11 1/14/12 2/11/12

WCU TRAILS, 24-37 (L-2) 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 Furman Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Furman 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 64-60 73-65 68-57 63-54 64-57 65-41 58-55 80-66

at WCU: 16-13 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 at Greenville at Cullowhee at Greenville at Cullowhee at Greenville at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Greenville

Most WCU Points: ....................................................................... 97, twice Most FUR Points:..............................................................110 (12/17/77) Fewest WCU Points:............................................................. 45 (1/21/84) Fewest FUR Points:...............................................................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)

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

WCU TRAILS, 12-19 (L-1) Neutral: 0-2 Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Western Carolina Georgia Southern Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Georgia Southern Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Georgia Southern Western Carolina Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Georgia Southern (SoCon) Georgia Southern Western Carolina Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Western Carolina Georgia Southern Western Carolina Western Carolina Georgia Southern

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 68-65

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 SAM: 2-2 12/12/61 1/20/70 1/15/09 2/26/09 1/30/10 2/25/10 12/2/10 2/12/11 12/1/11 2/23/12

WCU LEADS, 7-1 (W-5) Neutral: 0-0 Western Carolina Western Carolina (forfeit) Samford Western Carolina Western Carolina 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 75-71 79-77

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UNC GREENSBORO at UNCG: 7-10 1/6/79 1/3/80 11/30/81 12/30/91 1/8/92 1/19/98 2/9/98 2/26/98 1/9/99 2/20/99 1/15/00 2/14/00 2/10/01 2/24/01 3/2/01 1/19/02 2/2/02 1/27/03 2/8/03 1/19/04 2/23/04 1/15/05 2/26/05 1/16/05 2/21/06 3/2/06 1/6/07 2/14/07 2/21/08 3/3/08 1/8/09 2/21/09 1/14/10 2/15/10 2/5/11 2/21/11 3/5/11 12/3/11 1/28/12

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Western Carolina 104-74 Western Carolina 77-66 Western Carolina 91-57 UNC Greensboro 81-79 (OT) UNC Greensboro 65-55 Western Carolina 75-61 Western Carolina 65-62 UNC Greensboro (SoCon) 60-59 Western Carolina 64-63 UNC Greensboro 68-50 Western Carolina 87-81 UNC Greensboro 75-53 UNC Greensboro 95-81 Western Carolina 63-58 UNC Greensboro (SoCon) 91-69 Western Carolina 87-77 UNC Greensboro 80-75 Western Carolina 63-62 Western Carolina 75-63 Western Carolina 78-73 UNC Greensboro 78-65 UNC Greensboro 66-54 UNC Greensboro 79-76 Western Carolina 87-76 Western Carolina 67-53 UNC Greensboro (SoCon) 69-65 Western Carolina 57-54 UNC Greensboro 79-68 UNC Greensboro 74-62 UNC Greensboro 60-55 Western Carolina 80-75 Western Carolina 69-56 Western Carolina 79-69 Western Carolina 75-70 Western Carolina 83-73 Western Carolina 70-66 Western Carolina 86-72 Western Carolina 73-69 UNC Greensboro 89-86 ot

at WCU: 15-4 at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Greensboro at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Greensboro at Greensboro at Greensboro at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Greensboro at Greensboro at Cullowhee at Greenville at Cullowhee at Greensboro at Greensboro at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Greensboro at Greensboro at Cullowhee at Greensboro at Cullowhee at Charleston at Cullowhee at Greensboro at Cullowhee at Greensboro at Cullowhee at Greensboro at Cullowhee at Greensboro at Cullowhee at Greensboro at Chattanooga at Cullowhee at Greensboro

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

at WOF: 6-7 at WCU: 6-0 at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Birmingham 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

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WCU LEADS, 23-17 (W-1) Neutral: 5-3 Wofford Wofford Western Carolina Wofford Wofford Wofford Western Carolina Wofford Western Caro. (NAIA Dist. 6) Wofford Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Wofford Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Wofford Western Carolina (SoCon) Wofford Wofford Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina

70-42 61-44 69-57 66-56 77-65 75-61 84-83 88-67 74-58 67-55 84-68 62-61 94-93 87-86 72-65 92-67 84-72 93-78 93-78 65-54 90-85 67-64 75-71 90-76 77-71 86-77 93-79 80-75

at WCU: 12-7 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

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2012-13 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 1/7/12 1/30/12 3/3/12

Wofford Western Carolina Western Carolina Wofford Western Carolina Western Carolina Wofford (SoCon) Wofford Wofford Western Carolina Wofford Western Carolina

76-57 81-75 77-74 (OT) 83-73 62-57 72-67 58-77 66-75 86-72 67-57 82-56 82-59

at Spartanburg at Spartanburg at Cullowhee at Spartanburg at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Charlotte at Spartanburg at Chattanooga at Cullowhee at Spartanburg at Asheville

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)

EASTERN KENTUCKY WCU TRAILS, 1-2 (W-1) Neutral: 0-0

at EKU: 0-2 12/6/69 12/17/70 2/19/11

Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Western Carolina

101-73 89-83 81-74

at WCU: 1-0 at Richmond at Richmond at Cullowhee

Most WCU Points: ............................................................. 83 (12/17/70) Most EKU Points:............................................................... 101 (12/6/69) Fewest WCU Points:............................................................. 73 (12/6/69) Fewest EKU Points:...............................................................74 (2/19/11) Largest WCU Victory: ..............................................................7 (2/19/11) Largest EKU Victory: ............................................................ 28 (12/6/69) Longest WCU Win Streak: .................................................................. 1 gm Longest EKU Win Streak: ..................................................................2 gms

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

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Illinois

58-35

at WCU: 0-0 at Champaign

Most WCU Points: ..............................................................35 (12/17/07) Most ILL Points: .................................................................58 (12/17/07) Fewest WCU Points:............................................................35 (12/17/07) Fewest ILL Points:...............................................................58 (12/17/07) Largest WCU Victory: ........................................................................... n/a Largest ILL Victory: .............................................................23 (12/17/07) Longest WCU Win Streak: .................................................................... n/a Longest ILL Win Streak: ..................................................................... 1 gm

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at MHC: 2-1 1945 1945 1947 1947 12/12/69 1/24/70 2/21/70 1/23/71 2/6/71 1/22/72 2/5/72 1/12/73 2/5/74 1/11/75 12/1/75 11/29/76 12/5/83 12/3/88 11/29/89 12/5/90 12/1/92

Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Mars Hill Western Carolina Mars Hill Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Mars HIll Mars Hill Western Carolina Mars Hill Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Mars Hill

21-16 32-26 50-46 48-47 90-83 85-76 85-80 64-60 83-69 78-73 67-58 78-76 68-63 78-71 81-78 80-73 93-72 93-68 89-76 89-84 86-74

at WCU: 9-4 n/a n/a n/a n/a at Asheville at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Mars Hill at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Mars Hill at Cullowhee at Mars Hill at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Cullowhee at Cullowhee

Most WCU Points: ............................................................. 83 (12/17/70) Most MHC Points: ............................................................. 101 (12/6/69) Fewest WCU Points:............................................................. 73 (12/6/69) Fewest MHC Points: .............................................................74 (2/19/11) Largest WCU Victory: ..............................................................7 (2/19/11) Largest MHC Victory: ........................................................... 28 (12/6/69) Longest WCU Win Streak: .................................................................. 1 gm Longest MHC Win Streak: .................................................................2 gms

WCU TRAILS 1-6 (L-3) Neutral: 0-0

at UT: 1-6

Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Western Carolina Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee

87-69 92-66 97-55 78-71 63-51 84-41 79-61

at WCU: 0-0 at Knoxville at Knoxville at Knoxville at Knoxville at Knoxville at Knoxville at Knoxville

Most WCU Points: ............................................................. 78 (12/17/93) Most UT Points: ................................................................. 97 (12/19/92) Fewest WCU Points:........................................................... 55 (12/19/93) Fewest UT Points: ................................................................ 63 (12/1/95) Largest WCU Victory: ............................................................7 (12/17/11) Largest UT Victory: .............................................................. 42 (12/19/9) Longest WCU Win Streak: .................................................................. 1 gm Longest UT Win Streak: ........................................................... 3 gms, twice

UNC ASHEVILLE LIBERT Y at LU: 0-1 12/7/02 12/1/04

WCU TRAILS, 1-1 (W-1) Neutral: 0-0 Liberty Western Carolina

66-63 75-62

at UNCA: 9-11 at WCU: 0-0 at Lynchburg at Cullowhee

Most WCU Points: ............................................................... 75 (12/1/04) Most LU Points: ................................................................... 66 (12/7/02) Fewest WCU Points:............................................................. 63 (12/7/02) Fewest LU Points: ................................................................ 62 (12/1/04) Largest WCU Victory: ........................................................... 13 (12/1/04) Largest LU Victory: ................................................................ 3 (12/7/02) Longest WCU Win Streak: .................................................................. 1 gm Longest LU Win Streak:...................................................................... 1 gm

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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 12/28/11

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

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)

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

Western Carolina UNC Asheville UNC Asheville Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina Western Carolina UNC Asheville UNC Asheville UNC Asheville Western Carolina UNC Asheville Western Carolina Western Carolina UNC Asheville UNC Asheville Western Carolina UNC Asheville Western Carolina

76-72 78-70 96-83 81-79 86-77 100-85 83-75 73-46 82-69 94-86 79-69 72-66 77-72 81-70 85-71 80-64 64-46 83-73 81-78 87-76 85-79 (OT) 86-67

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 at Cullowhee

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

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at WWC: 0-2

12/17/87 12/20/89 12/19/92 12/17/93 12/1/95 11/30/98 12/23/02

ILLINOIS at ILL: 0-1

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at WCU: 1-0

97-47

at Cullowhee

Most WCU Points: ..............................................................97 (11/22/10) Most WWC Points: ................................................................. 53 (1/7/13) Fewest WCU Points:............................................................... 78 (1/7/13) Fewest WWC Points: ...........................................................47 (11/22/10) Largest WCU Victory: ...........................................................50 pts (97-47) Largest WWC Victory: .......................................................................... n/a Longest WCU Win Streak: ................................................... 2 gms (current) Longest WWC Win Streak:.................................................................... n/a

WESTERN KENTUCKY at WKU: 0-1 11/25/88

WCU TRAILS, 0-1 (L-1) Neutral: 0-0 Western Kentucky

84-64

at WCU: 0-0 at Bowling Green

Most WCU Points: ............................................................. 64 (11/25/88) Most WKU Points:......................................................... 84 64 (11/25/88) Fewest WCU Points:...................................................... 64 64 (11/25/88) Fewest WKU Points:...................................................... 84 64 (11/25/88) Largest WCU Victory: .......................................................................... n/a) Largest WKU Victory: ......................................................... 20 (11/25/88) Longest WCU Win Streak: .................................................................... n/a Longest WKU Win Streak: .................................................................. 1 gm

WICHITA STATE at WSU: 0-1 12/21/01

WCU TRAILS, 0-1 (L-1) Neutral: 0-0 Wichita State

102-73

at WCU: 0-0 at Wichita

Most WCU Points: ............................................................. 73 (12/21/01) Most WSU Points:............................................................ 102 (12/21/01) Fewest WCU Points:........................................................... 73 (12/21/01) Fewest WSU Points:.........................................................102 (12/21/01) Largest WCU Victory: ........................................................................... n/a Largest WSU Victory: ......................................................... 29 (12/21/01) Longest WCU Win Streak: .................................................................... n/a Longest WSU Win Streak: .................................................................. 1 gm

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2011–12 SEASON IN REVIEW – A GRITTY, DETERMINED ENDING . . . FEBRUARY 11, 2012. Western Carolina has just dropped a tough road game at Timmons Arena to the Furman Paladins – falling behind by as much as 27 in the second half before rallying to within seven points only to come up short. . . . FINAL SCORE SCORE:: Furman 80, Western Carolina 66. Not only was it a gut-wrenching 14-point road loss, but it was the third-consecutive defeat – and the seventh in a span of eight games for a reeling basketball team. The Catamounts were left holding an overall record of 10-17 with just four wins in 14 conference games. And then, something clicked. Behind senior leadership of Harouna Mutombo and Keaton Cole – and a team full of players that had bought in and adopted the mantra “refuse to lose” – Western Carolina embarked on a tremendous run, spanning nearly a month without a loss to claw back into contention in the competitive Southern Conference. The Catamount men’s basketball team won seven of its final eight games of the year including its last four of the regular season before marching to the SoCon title game and nearly making history. WCU won three games in three days in the Southern Conference’s return to Asheville – veritably in its own back yard – to plow their way in to the title game with top-seeded Davidson. But the miraculous was far from over. The same team that was left at 10-17 again found itself backed into a corner. Having held a double-digit lead in the first half, feeding off a raucous purpleand-gold clad crowd that encompassed nearly threequarters of the arena, WCU watched as Davidson had weathered every punch and counter-punch like a prize fighter and kept pressing forward. The Wildcats entered the final three minutes of regulation with a commanding 13-point lead; the red and black faithful in attendance were already spit-shining their “dancing shoes” in anticipation of a return to the Big Dance. Summonsing the will to win, Western Carolina erased the 13-point deficit over the final 2:47 of regulation, the final three points chipped away by three distinct free throws by senior Keaton Cole to knot the game at 78. Again, in the extra session, Davidson seized control and appeared to be on its way until another Catamount senior, Harouna Mutombo, stepped up from the foul line and hit two shots to help force a second extra frame. In that second overtime, neither team was able to build more than a one-possession advantage. Davidson just happened to gain the final one-possession edge as Clint Mann found himself unguarded on the right wing after a Catamount defensive switch, dribble drove and slammed home what proved to be the winning basket with 1:04 remaining. 2012-13 CATAMOUNT BASKETBALL

The combatants ultimately traded missed shots and the Catamounts had the ball with 14 seconds left. Holding their collective breath, everyone waited to see what the kids from Cullowhee could do for a double-overtime encore. With the clock running down, WCU got its single-season 3-pointers made record holder, Keaton Cole, a good look from 22 feet. The shot bounced off the rim. Mann then grabbed the board and got the outlet pass to the wing as the buzzer sounded. “My hat is off to Larry Hunter and the Western Carolina Catamounts,” opened Davidson head coach Bob McKillop during the post-game press conference, still seemingly out of breath from the events that transpired just a few hundred yards from where he spoke. “(Western Carolina) had one of the greatest tournament runs in my tenure in the Southern Conference. They never quit. They had their backs against the wall and they were relentless with their willingness to fight to the end.” When WCU head coach Larry Hunter had his time at the podium, he, too, spoke of the will to win; the toughness and grit of his squad to battle through their fourth game in four nights – and to play as the lower seed in three, not to mention the two overtime sessions in the finale. “I’ve been a college coach for 41 years now. I told the guys in the locker room that I’ve never had a team spill their guts like that team did tonight,” said Hunter. “They gave me everything they had - we had breakdowns, but it wasn’t because of what was in our chest (heart).” From the moment WCU made its comeback from 13 down and 2:47 to play, it made all 16 free throw attempts including all eight in the bonus 10 minutes – this from a team that had averaged below 70 percent as a team for the season. The way the 2011-12 season ended will provide fuel for a returning Catamount squad in 2012-13 – and this year, ‘Whee Want It All.

POST-SEASON NOTES: • Western Carolina finished with an overall record of 17-18 on the year, winning its last four regular season games and its first three games in the Southern Conference tournament to make a run to the championship game ... WCU has won double-digit games in seven-straight season – every year under head coach Larry Hunter ... Nonconference victories were highlighted by a road win at perennial Missouri Valley Conference foe, Bradley, and a home win over eventual Big South Champion – and mountain-rival – UNC Asheville; • Four players finished the season averaging double-digit scoring with the Catamounts averaging over 71 points per outing; • Western Carolina did not have any players land on the post-season All-Southern Conference team either from the coaches or voting media; • Four players did make the SoCon All-tournament team led by first-team selections Harouna Mutombo and Trey Sumler, as well as second team honorees Keaton Cole and Tawaski King; • Keaton Cole set a Western Carolina single-season record for 3-pointers made in a year, burying 116 3-pointers during 2011-12 ... Cole broke WCU’s previous single-season mark of 99 by Anquell McCollum during the 1995-96 season by 17 treys; • Trey Sumler earned Southern Conference Player of the Week honors in the final week of the regular season ... Sumler nearly averaged a triple-double, finishing the week with a team-best 19.5 points, eight rebounds and eight assists as the Catamounts closed the regular season with fourstraight victories including wins over divisional foes, Samford and Appalachian State; • Redshirt senior Harouna Mutombo was selected to the 2011-12 University Division All-State Men’s Basketball team by the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA); • During the team’s post-season awards program, three underclassmen were recognized with awards – James Sinclair was enshrined with the “Mr. Hustle Spirit Award” for his work ethic on the court, while classmate Kenneth Hall was dubbed “Most Improved” from the start of individual workouts through the final whistle of 2011-12 ... Tawaski King was selected as the “Catamount Attitude Award” recipient. CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM

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RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

Player

gp-gs

22 05 04 24 32 40 33 02 00 25 01 44

MUTOMBO, Harouna SUMLER, Trey COLE, Keaton BOGGS, Brandon KING, Tawaski ROSS, Preston HOLLIS, Ishmael DUNFORD, Dillon TANKELEWICZ, Tom SINCLAIR, James HALL, Kenneth SMITHSON, Sam Team Total.......... Opponents......

35-31 1047 29.9 173-406 .426 35-35 1269 36.3 150-357 .420 35-21 1055 30.1 143-335 .427 35-31 956 27.3 131-362 .362 35-35 931 26.6 109-215 .507 35-16 510 14.6 60-120 .500 29-3 316 10.9 37-91 .407 6-0 26 4.3 6-12 .500 27-0 174 6.4 16-54 .296 32-2 323 10.1 25-70 .357 35-1 404 11.5 24-41 .585 17-0 89 5.2 11-27 .407

Score by Periods Western Carolina Opponents

35 35

avg

7100 7100

OT OT2 41 5 42 7

OPP 2459 70.3 852-1883 .452 224-623 .360 6.4 531-799 .665 15.2 1239 35.4 445 12.7 531 15.2 0.8 218 6.2 121 3.5 100987 16-5112 6-3200 Totals 2503 2459

24-85 49-127 116-274 42-122 0-0 4-20 11-44 1-4 9-36 7-35 0-0 0-1

.282 .386 .423 .344 .000 .200 .250 .250 .250 .200 .000 .000

AWAY 4-12 2-7 2-5

F-Throw ft-fta ft%

$ $ % % * *

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ^ ^ ^ ^

117-191 123-148 47-67 47-70 50-74 33-47 11-14 2-4 17-22 11-23 8-14 4-7

Date 11/11/11 11/15/11 11/17/11 11/20/11 11/22/11 11/25/11 11/26/11 12/01/11 12/03/11 12/07/11 12/10/11 12/20/11 12/28/11 12/31/11 01/05/12 01/07/12 01/12/12 01/14/12 01/17/12 01/21/12 01/26/12 01/28/12 01/30/12 02/02/12 02/04/12 02/09/12 02/11/12 02/16/12 02/18/12 02/23/12 02/25/12 03/02/12 03/03/12 03/04/12 03/05/12

.613 .831 .701 .671 .676 .702 .786 .500 .773 .478 .571 .571

off

63 37 16 47 85 52 23 0 6 17 34 21 59 885-2090 .423 263-748 .352 470-681 .690 460 852-1883 .452 224-623 .360 531-799 .665 385

WCU 2503 71.5 +1.3 885-2090 .423 263-748 .352 7.5 470-681 .690 13.4 1240 35.4 +0.0 380 10.9 459 13.1 +2.1 0.8 284 8.1 107 3.1 24942 13-1919 -

1st 2nd 1157 1300 1100 1310

HOME 9-4 6-3 3-1

Total 3-Point fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game

min

OVERALL 17-18 8-10 9-8

NEUTRAL 4-2 0-0 4-2

Rebounds def tot

143 133 39 85 117 57 40 0 22 43 41 6 54 780 854

206 170 55 132 202 109 63 0 28 60 75 27 113 1240 1239

avg

pf dq

pts

avg

2 68 77 11 50 487 0 145 114 2 48 472 1 52 52 0 46 449 3 36 53 16 34 351 4 14 58 8 29 268 1 18 27 7 26 157 2 7 13 10 12 96 0 1 1 0 5 15 0 4 8 4 5 58 1 18 17 10 19 68 0 14 13 33 7 56 0 3 7 6 3 26 19 35.4 667 14 380 459 107 284 2503 35.4 609 10 445 531 121 218 2459

to blk stl

13.9 13.5 12.8 10.0 7.7 4.5 3.3 2.5 2.1 2.1 1.6 1.5

5.9 84 4.9 76 1.6 60 3.8 85 5.8 105 3.1 69 2.2 45 0.0 1 1.0 27 1.9 31 2.1 66 1.6 18

Opponent at South Carolina MONTREAT at Presbyterian at Iowa State at Northern Iowa vs Northern Colorado vs Florida A&M at Samford UNC GREENSBORO at Purdue KENT STATE at Bradley UNC ASHEVILLE at NC State at Chattanooga WOFFORD at Davidson FURMAN TOCCOA FALLS at Appalachian State ELON at UNC Greensboro at Wofford CHATTANOOGA GEORGIA SOUTHERN at College of Charleston at Furman THE CITADEL at Elon SAMFORD APPALACHIAN STATE vs The Citadel vs Wofford vs UNC Greensboro vs Davidson

L W W L L L W W W L L W W L L W L L W L L Lot L W L L L W Wot W W W W W Lo2

Score 50-75 109-63 80-73 60-92 39-59 57-74 62-46 75-71 73-69 60-65 56-58 68-67 86-67 55-82 62-78 67-57 67-88 55-58 141-39 72-84 63-71 86-89 56-82 82-76 65-68 58-62 66-80 70-53 78-76 79-77 83-75 68-56 82-59 82-77 91-93

71.5 70.3

Att. 9316 1322 684 10922 3620 305 125 821 1637 13904 1565 7147 1511 13429 2554 2257 3293 2847 1431 3476 1521 3585 1655 2047 1607 3637 2584 1872 1163 1097 4228 5254 7464 0 6049

$ = South Padre Island Invitational - On-Campus Rounds % = South Padre Island Invitational - SPI Convention Center / SPI Texas * = Southern Conference game ^ = Southern Conference Tournament - US Cellular Center / Asheville, N.C.

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Western Carolina ............................................50 at South Carolina .............................................75

Montreat ..............................................................63 at Western Carolina ....................................109

Western Carolina ............................................80 at Presbyterian..................................................73

November 11, 2011 • Colonial Life Arena – Columbia, S.C.

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

November 17, 2011 • Templeton Center – Clinton, S.C.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Harouna Mutombo and Trey Sumler paced the Catamounts with 11 points apiece on Friday night, but South Carolina put three players in double figures and scored 46 of its points in the paint in handing Western Carolina a 75-50 loss in the seasonopener for both squads Friday night at the Colonial Life Arena. The Gamecocks used a strong inside game to score the victory, out rebounding WCU, 37-29, and tallying 20 second-chance points. USC was also opportunistic in converting 19 Catamount turnovers into 22 points, employing an effective full-court press. In addition to his 11 points, Mutombo added a team-high eight rebounds while Sumler dished out four assists but committed five turnovers. Senior Keaton Cole chipped in eight points including a pair of 3-pointers with three of WCU’s eight steals and three assists against while also committing five giveaways. Needing a boost on the interior, senior Sam Smithson added two blocked shots off the bench for the Catamounts. South Carolina (1-0) used a game-high 14 points from Anthony Gill, who finished 6-of-7 from the floor in the win. Transfer Brenton Williams added 13 points and five steals off the bench, and Malik Cooke added 10 points as all 10 Gamecock players who played scored. Neither team started strong from the floor as South Carolina missed six of its first seven shots while WCU was equally as cold from the field, misfiring on seven of its first nine offerings. The Gamecocks broke the fourth tie of the first half with eight-straight points coming mostly off its press defense to lead 16-8, prompting a Catamount timeout. After the stoppage, WCU got consecutive 3-pointers by Sumler and Cole with an offensive rebound slam dunk by Brandon Boggs knotting the game back at 16 on an 8-0 spurt for the purple and gold. Boggs finished with seven points on 3-of-8 shooting. South Carolina managed to stem the tide with three-straight buckets in the paint as a part of closing the opening half on a 19-to9 run to lead by 10 at intermission, 35-25. In the second half, the Gamecocks lead hovered in the teens with South Carolina answering each counter-punch by WCU. A fast-break dunk by R.J. Slawson pushed the margin to 20 for the first-time in the game and the Gamecocks would lead by as many as 27 in the final 20 minutes in handing the Catamounts their eighth-straight defeat in the all-time series (0-8). Four Catamounts made their debut on Friday night as transfers Tom Tankelewicz and Dillon Dunford - both of whom sat out a season ago due to NCAA rules - got into the action with freshmen Kenny Hall and James Sinclair also seeing the court. Tankelewicz scored six points and pulled down four rebounds in his debut while Sinclair drained a mid-range jumper for his first collegiate points.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Sparked by an 11-0 start off the opening tip, Western Carolina put five players in double figures as it cruised past Montreat College, 109-63, Tuesday night in nonconference action the Ramsey Center. In addition to securing its first victory of the 2011-12 season for the Catamounts, the win was also the 600th in career of head coach Larry Hunter. It was the first-time the Catamounts had reached the century mark since lighting the scoreboard for 100 points in the thrilling 100-90 home victory over the College of Charleston on Jan. 25, 2010 - two seasons ago. The win also extended WCU’s home-court win streak over nonconference foes to 10. Sophomore post Preston Ross scored a team and career-high 19 points off the bench for the Catamounts who saw all 12 players record both minutes and points. Ross tallied eight his points from the free throw line, shooting 8-of-10 from the stripe. Second-year players Trey Sumler and Tawaski King both added 14 points with Sumler also dishing out six assists while King netted his career-best scoring performance. Brandon Boggs – who was the first to double-digits on Tuesday night – chipped in 13 points while senior Keaton Cole scored 11 in the sixth-straight, home-opening victory for WCU. Harouna Mutombo added eight points and four helpers while freshman James Sinclair scored a career-high eight including a pair of 3-pointers. Western Carolina (1-1) connected on four of its first five shots including three, 3-pointers as a part of the 11-0 spurt out of the gates. Montreat tallied its first points on 1-of-2 free throws at the 17:24 mark of the first half, posting its first field goal less than 20 seconds later. All told, the Catamounts blitzed the Cavaliers with a 21-to-5 start just six minutes into the game. Montreat closed the deficit to 13, 21-to-8, after three-straight free throws, but it would prove to be as close as it would get the remainder of the game. A 12-0 run headlined by two players - classmate Ross and Boggs - stretched the margin into the 20s for the first time and where it would stay until the closing minutes of the opening half. Leading by 26 points, 49-23, the Catamounts closed the half on a 10-to-2 spurt to lead by 34 at the break. In the second half, WCU continued to methodically pull away, cresting the 40-point margin five minutes into the half and building it to as high as 46 with a minute remaining in the contest. Ross toed the free throw line for a pair of successful attempts with 4:59 remaining on the clock to put WCU into triple-digits and again igniting the Ramsey Center crowd. Western Carolina outrebounded the Cavaliers, 47-to-35, and held a 20-point advantage in the paint with 40 points over Montreat’s 20 in the three-second area.

CLINTON, S.C. – Redshirt senior Harouna Mutombo led four Catamounts in double figures with a game-high 20 points as Western Carolina out-gunned Presbyterian, 80-73, on Thursday night in nonconference action at the Templeton Center. WCU (2-1) built a game-high 13-point lead twice inside the game’s final five minutes, but the home standing Blue Hose would not go away. Presbyterian trimmed the margin to five points on two separate occasions in the closing moments, but the Catamounts converted all eight free throw attempts to secure the victory - the eighth-straight in the overall series while improving to 12-1 all-time. Sophomore Tawaski King finished a perfect 8-for-8 from the floor for a career-best 16 points while senior Keaton Cole drained three, 3-pointers as a part of his dozen points, matching his season-high with three steals to pace the Catamounts. King’s career performance nearly mirrored Presbyterian’s leading scorer, Al’Lonzo Coleman, who finished with 18 points as the two battled in the paint. Trey Sumler, who was quiet during the opening 20 minutes, rounded out WCU’s double-digit scorers by recording his first career double-double with 16 points and a career-high 10 rebounds. He scored 14 points and boarded six misses after halftime, while also dishing out three assists in the winning effort. After trailing by a bucket early, King gave the Catamounts the lead for what proved to be for good on the third lead change of the game off a jumper at the 17:39 mark of the first half. WCU led by as many as seven, 31-24, as Cole buried a trey just inside the twominute mark before intermission with the Catamounts carrying a 3428 lead into the locker room. Presbyterian (2-2) managed to cut the Catamount lead down to one point four times in the opening eight minutes of the second half including 34-33 just 1:12 out of the locker room and at 51-50 on a pair of Khalid Mutakabbir free throws at the 12:09 mark. Following the second such one-point deficit, WCU methodically pulled away over the next seven minutes by using a 16-to-4 run to take a gamehigh lead of 13 points with five minutes to play. Preston Ross scored five of his seven points during that stretch for WCU, adding seven rebounds in the win, while Brandon Boggs tallied eight of his nine points after the break. Coleman and Josh Johnson both recorded 18 points in the loss for Presbyterian with Johnson connecting on 4-of-6 from beyond the 3-point arc. Pierre Miller scored 17 points with six rebounds while Mutakabbir rounded out four in double figures with 14 points. Both teams shot well in the up-tempo contest, connecting on an identical 16-of-29 from the field in the second half with the Catamounts outscoring PC, 46-45, after the break. The Blue Hose held a slim, 38-36, advantage on points in the paint while WCU outrebounded PC, 28-to-24.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs South Carolina 11/11/11 7 p.m. at Columbia, S.C. (Colonial Life Arena)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Montreat vs Western Carolina 11/15/11 7:00 p.m. at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Presbyterian 11/17/11 7:45 pm at Clinton, S.C. (Templeton Center)

Western Carolina 50 • 0-1

Player

KING, Tawaski ROSS, Preston SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon TANKELEWICZ, Tom HALL, Kenny DUNFORD, Dillon COLE, Keaton SINCLAIR, James HOLLIS, Ishmael SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

40 05 22 24 00 01 02 04 25 33 44

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

Montreat 63 • 1-6,0-0 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

9-22 2-8 5-9

f f g g g

40.9% 25.0% 55.6%

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

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

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

17-47

6-18

10-16

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

8-25 4-10 5-7

32.0% 40.0% 71.4%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 1 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 2 3 5 8 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 4 13 16 29 17

Game: 17-47 Game: 6-18 Game: 10-16

Stl

Min

Player

1 1 5 3 3 0 0 1 5 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0

29 12 35 30 28 14 4 1 28 3 10 6

10 14 25 30 32 01 02 03 04 11 12 22 40

50 10 19

8 200

LaBris Adams Cameron Hayes Dustin Harris Tyler Buff Mutombo Yombo Giles Mack Brandon Dockery Jarquise Lucas Ian McVay Terrell Mosley Daniel Kehler Tyler Hawkins Christian Tonkins Team Totals

A TO Blk

4 1 11 11 7 6 0 0 8 2 0 0

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

36.2% 33.3% 62.5%

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

Player

GILL, Anthony COOKE, Malik HARRIS, Damontre JACKSON, Lakeem LEONARD, Damien WILLIAMS, Brenton RICHARDSON, Brian SMITH, Eric SLAWSON, RJ GEATHERS, Carlton Team Totals

24 30 32 01 02 05 33 45

FG % 1st Half: 15-30 3FG % 1st Half: 1-4 FT % 1st Half: 4-6

f f f g g

50.0% 25.0% 66.7%

6-7 3-8 1-4 2-4 2-10 5-8 2-4 4-6 3-4 2-4

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

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

30-59

5-12

10-17

2nd half: 15-29 2nd half: 4-8 2nd half: 6-11

51.7% 50.0% 54.5%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 2 4 2 5 2 7 0 1 0 1 4 2 8 10 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 1 5 6 0 2 0 2 18 19 37 14

Game: 30-59 Game: 5-12 Game: 10-17

A TO Blk

14 10 3 5 5 13 5 9 7 4

1 1 0 5 0 1 1 4 1 0

1 3 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 75 14 12

Stl

Min

0 0 0 3 1 5 1 0 1 0

23 23 19 21 22 17 19 19 21 16

0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1

5 11 200

50.8% 41.7% 58.8%

Deadball Rebounds 1,2

Officials: Mike Kitts, Brian Shey, Carlos Gonzalez Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. South Carolina-None. Attendance: 9316 2011-12 Season Opener Score by periods Western Carolina South Carolina

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA 4-11 0-0 4-7 1-4 0-2 0-0 7-11 0-0 2-6 7-12 4-7 2-3 1-7 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-5 0-1 1-1 0-1 0-1 2-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0 22-59

32.3% 20.0% 66.7%

4-13

2nd half: 12-28 2nd half: 3-8 2nd half: 11-21

15-27

42.9% 37.5% 52.4%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF 6 2 8 3 1 2 3 1 1 6 7 4 1 5 6 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 4 13 22 35 22

Game: 22-59 Game: 4-13 Game: 15-27

TP 12 2 16 20 4 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 2 63

A TO Blk 4 5 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 28 0

Stl 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Min 31 17 34 30 11 4 16 5 5 18 10 3 16

200

37.3% 30.8% 55.6%

Deadball Rebounds 7

1st

2nd

Total

25 35

25 40

50 75

Last FG - WCU 2nd-00:33, USC 2nd-01:11. Largest lead - WCU by 3 1st-13:26, USC by 27 2nd-01:11.

Player

04 05 22 24 32 00 01 02 25 33 40 44

COLE, Keaton SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon KING, Tawaski TANKELEWICZ, Tom HALL, Kenny DUNFORD, Dillon SINCLAIR, James HOLLIS, Ishmael ROSS, Preston SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals FG % 1st Half: 19-39 3FG % 1st Half: 7-16 FT % 1st Half: 14-20

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Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA 3-7 3-6 2-2 6-9 2-4 0-0 3-7 1-1 1-1 5-9 1-3 2-2 6-8 0-0 2-4 1-6 0-5 2-3 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 3-7 2-6 0-2 1-5 0-3 3-4 5-6 1-2 8-10 2-6 0-0 2-4 38-74

48.7% 43.8% 70.0%

10-30

2nd half: 19-35 2nd half: 3-14 2nd half: 9-14

23-34

54.3% 21.4% 64.3%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 3 3 4 7 0 1 3 4 1 3 2 5 2 0 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 2 3 5 2 2 4 6 3 4 1 5 3 1 2 3 18 29 47 19

Game: 38-74 Game: 10-30 Game: 23-34

TP 11 14 8 13 14 4 4 3 8 5 19 6 109

A TO Blk 2 2 0 6 1 0 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 17

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

Min 23 23 21 17 15 17 16 9 15 14 16 14

200

51.4% 33.3% 67.6%

Deadball Rebounds 7

Player

KING, Tawaski COLE, Keaton SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon TANKELEWICZ, Tom HALL, Kenny SINCLAIR, James ROSS, Preston SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

04 05 22 24 00 01 25 40 44

FG % 1st Half: 14-29 3FG % 1st Half: 4-8 FT % 1st Half: 2-5

In Paint 18 46

Off T/O 15 22

2nd Chance 9 20

Fast Break 10 19

Bench 16 38

Score tied - 5 times. Lead changed - 3 times.

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1st

2nd

Total

25 59

38 50

63 109

Points MTRT WCU

Last FG - MTRT 2nd-05:13, WCU 2nd-00:21. Largest lead - MTRT None, WCU by 46 2nd-00:21.

In Paint 28 48

Off T/O 15 33

2nd Chance 17 21

Fast Break 8 10

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

f g g g g

48.3% 50.0% 40.0%

8-8 4-8 5-9 7-14 3-10 0-2 0-1 0-0 3-6 0-0

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

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

30-58

6-15

14-17

2nd half: 16-29 2nd half: 2-7 2nd half: 12-12

55.2% 28.6% 100.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 4 5 0 0 2 2 3 3 7 10 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 4 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 18 28 16

Game: 30-58 Game: 6-15 Game: 14-17

A TO Blk

Stl

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16 12 16 20 9 0 0 0 7 0

0 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

3 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

34 34 36 33 30 10 5 2 15 1

3 200

51.7% 40.0% 82.4%

Deadball Rebounds 2,2

Presbyterian 73 • 2-2 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

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COLEMAN, Al'Lonzo REYNOLDS, Jay MILLER, Pierre JOHNSON, Josh MUTAKABBIR, Khalid CLYBURN, Josh DEIHL, Tyler McCRAY, Russell HARGRAVE, Ryan TRUSS, William McTAVISH, Ryan WASHINGTON, Eric Team Totals

44 03 11 24 01 02 04 05 13 20 33

FG % 1st Half: 11-22 3FG % 1st Half: 1-5 FT % 1st Half: 5-6

f c g g g

50.0% 20.0% 83.3%

7-9 0-2 8-15 7-10 4-12 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

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

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

27-51

5-19

14-19

2nd half: 16-29 2nd half: 4-14 2nd half: 9-13

55.2% 28.6% 69.2%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 7 7 4 0 0 0 5 3 3 6 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 19 24 17

Game: 27-51 Game: 5-19 Game: 14-19

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Stl

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18 0 17 18 14 3 0 0 1 0 0 2

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

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

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

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

39 12 31 30 38 17 6 0+ 11 1 6 9

8 11

4 200

52.9% 26.3% 73.7%

Deadball Rebounds 4

Officials: Geoff Brooks, Matt DiPiro, Jamie Luckie Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Presbyterian-None. Attendance: 684

Officials: Barry Mathis, Kyle Barnes, Tim Andrews Technical fouls: Montreat-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 1322 Western Carolina head coach Larry Hunter won his 600th career game. Points WCU USC

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

Western Carolina 109 • 1-1,0-0

South Carolina 75 • 1-0

FG % 1st Half: 10-31 3FG % 1st Half: 1-5 FT % 1st Half: 4-6

Deadball Rebounds 3,1

Western Carolina 80 • 2-1

* * * * *

Bench 9 49

Score by periods Western Carolina Presbyterian

1st

2nd

Total

34 28

46 45

80 73

Last FG - WCU 2nd-01:21, PC 2nd-00:00. Largest lead - WCU by 13 2nd-05:08, PC by 2 1st-19:09.

Points WCU PC

In Paint 36 38

Off T/O 7 13

2nd Chance 10 6

Fast Break 2 8

Bench 7 6

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Western Carolina ............................................60 at Iowa State ......................................................92

Western Carolina ............................................39 at Northern Iowa ..............................................59

Western Carolina .............................................57 vs. Northern Colorado ....................................74

November 20, 2011 • Hilton Coliseum – Ames, Iowa

November 22, 2011 • McLeod Center – Cedar Falls, Iowa

November 25, 2011 • SPI Convention Center – South Padre Island, Texas

AMES, IOWA – Iowa State shot a sizzling 76-percent from the floor in the second half, outscoring the Catamounts 54-to-26 to break-open a four-point game at halftime to hand Western Carolina a 92-60 setback Sunday afternoon at the Hilton Coliseum in the opening round of the South Padre Island Invitational. Redshirt senior Harouna Mutombo paced a pair of Catamounts in double figures with 19 points including 16 in the opening 20 minutes, while Trey Sumler recorded his sixth-straight, double-digit scoring outing with 14 points including a dozen in the second half. Iowa State (2-1) was hot early from beyond the 3-point arc, forging a 10-point lead, 25-15, midway through the opening 20 minutes. ISU’s Chris Babb started 3-for-3 while Tyrus McGee was 2-for-2 from long-range to help ISU build its lead. However, the Catamounts kept chipping away, tying the game at 32-32 with 3:20 left in the first half as Mutombo converted a pass from sophomore Brandon Boggs. ISU went five minutes with one field goal and Mutombo scored three hoops during the run to help close the gap. Babb, who scored 13 of his 18 points before halftime, hit his fourth trey of the first half at the 1:11 mark to help ISU go into the break with a 38-34 lead. In the second half, Iowa State led by just six points (52-46) early until a decisive 12-0 run gave the Cyclones a 64-46 lead with 11:06 remaining in the game. McGee hit a pair of treys and Babb connected on one in the run to help put the game out of reach. The Cyclones held a 34-16 advantage on the glass and shot 65.3 percent from the field for the game.

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA – Harouna Mutombo paced Western Carolina with a game-high 21 points while Trey Sumler chipped in 10, but that was nearly the extent of the Catamounts’ offensive output on Tuesday night. Northern Iowa never trailed in handing WCU a 59-39 loss at the McLeod Center as a part of the on-campus portion of the South Padre Island Invitational. Leading by 12 at the break, 29-17, UNI scored the first 10 points of the second half to build a 22-point lead it would never relinquish as the Panthers held WCU scoreless for over four and a half minutes out of the second half locker room. The Catamounts missed their first six shots from the field and turned the ball over twice before Mutombo connected on a jumper at the 15:18 mark of the half. The Panthers’ lead grew to as much as 35 points in the closing 20-minutes, but the Catamounts never gave in, scoring the game’s final 15 points and keeping UNI off the scoreboard over the last 7:20 to provide the final tally. Mutombo finished 8-of-15 from the floor and 5-of-6 from the free throw line, adding five rebounds on the night. Sumler scored seven of his 10 points in the second half, netting both of WCU’s season-low two 3-pointers. All told, the Catamounts shot a season-worst 29.8-percent from the field and just 12-percent from long-range in the loss. Sophomore Preston Ross came off the bench to lead the team with seven rebounds including three on the offensive end while classmate Brandon Boggs scored five points and boarded five missed shots. Nine of the 12 Panthers that saw action recorded points for UNI (3-1) with freshman Seth Tuttle leading the way with a career-high 14 points and seven boards. Jake Koch finished with nine points and nine rebounds, adding four of UNI’s five blocked shots and three steals and three assists. Tied at six early in the first half, UNI used a 15-to-2 run to surge ahead by 13, 21-8. Eight of the Panthers’ points during the run came in the paint. A short-lived, 7-to-1 spurt by the Catamounts closed the deficit to seven with possession of the basketball, but a missed jumper by Boggs was capitalized on by UNI and Koch with a 3-pointer to push the margin back to double-digits where it would remain. UNI outscored the Catamounts 32-to-10 in the paint and held a slim, 32-26, edge in rebounding overall.

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TEXAS - Brandon Boggs scored a careerhigh 35 points including 31 in the second half alone to lead Western Carolina, but Northern Colorado pulled away in the second half to hand the Catamounts a 74-57 loss in the 2011 South Padre Island Invitational held at the SPI Convention Center. Connor Osborne scored a career-high 16 points while Mike Proctor and Tate Unruh added 10 points apiece for Northern Colorado which scored its first victory of the season. Boggs connected on a career-best 12 shots including a benchmark-setting five 3-pointers for Western Carolina, which dropped its third-straight game in the Invitational. He was the only Catamount to reach double figures as post classmate Tawaski King finished with seven points and seven rebounds. Senior Keaton Cole chipped in six points while Kenneth Hall - playing in his home state of Texas blocked a pair of shots in the post. The Catamounts’ leading scorers entering the game - Harouna Mutombo and Trey Sumler - were limited to just seven points on 3-of21 shooting in the loss. Sumler did swipe four steals and dish out a pair of assists. Western Carolina (2-4) managed a three-point, 7-4, lead at the 16:16 mark of the first half on a jumper by Boggs. However, it would be the only Catamount field goal for nearly eight full minutes until Cole drained a 3-pointer with 8:23 remaining in the opening half. Northern Colorado used a 12-0 run during that same span, allowing the Bears to build a nine-point cushion. During the eight-minute WCU drought, the Catamounts missed eight shots and committed three turnovers. Yet, Cole’s trey closed the gap to just a six point deficit. Northern Colorado outscored WCU, 10-to-6, to close the half with a 10-point, 26-16, edge at halftime. In the second half, Northern Colorado methodically stretched its advantage, pulling out by 19 points just five minutes into the closing 20 minutes. WCU only managed to trim the deficit to 14 on three separate occasions, but the Bears had the answers to prevent the would-be rallies. Boggs connected on a jump shot with 8:13 left on the game clock to pull with 14, 52-38. However, UNC countered with a 13-to-6 spurt to take a game-high, 21-point lead three minutes later, and continued to hold off the Catamounts to score the victory. WCU was outrebounded Friday afternoon 43-to-34, and were outscored in the paint, 36-to-6.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Northern Iowa 11/22/11 7:00 PM at Cedar Falls, Iowa (McLeod Center)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Northern Colorado 11/25/11 2:30 pm at SPI, Texas (SPI Convention Center)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Iowa State 11/20/11 12:30 p.m. at Ames, Iowa (Hilton Coliseum) Western Carolina 60 • 2-2 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

COLE, Keaton SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon KING, Tawaski TANKELEWICZ, Tom HALL, Kenneth SINCLAIR, James HOLLIS, Ishmael ROSS, Preston SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

05 22 24 32 00 01 25 33 40 44

FG % 1st Half: 14-29 3FG % 1st Half: 3-11 FT % 1st Half: 3-3

* * * * *

2-7 5-7 8-12 3-9 2-4 1-4 1-2 0-1 0-4 1-3 1-2

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

24-55

48.3% 27.3% 100.0%

4-19

2nd half: 10-26 2nd half: 1-8 2nd half: 5-8

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

38.5% 12.5% 62.5%

Western Carolina 39 • 2-3

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 7

0 0 1 2 2 1 2 4 2 2 3 1 1 1 5 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 9 16 19

Game: 24-55 Game: 4-19 Game: 8-11

A TO Blk

6 14 19 6 4 3 2 0 1 3 2

2 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 2 1 3 2 0 2 4 0 0 0

60 10 14

Stl

Min

1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0

30 30 28 29 20 9 12 5 11 18 8

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

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

Player

Babb, Chris Ejim, Melvin Allen, Chris Christopherson,Scott White, Royce Railey, Jordan Palo, Bubu Sledge, Tavon McBeth, Austin Booker, Anthony Gibson, Percy McGee, Tyrus Team Totals

03 04 11 30 00 01 05 12 22 24 25

FG % 1st Half: 12-23 3FG % 1st Half: 7-12 FT % 1st Half: 7-10

* * * * *

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

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

32-49

52.2% 58.3% 70.0%

11-18

2nd half: 20-26 2nd half: 4-6 2nd half: 10-15

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

43.6% 21.1% 72.7%

Deadball Rebounds 2,1

17-25

76.9% 66.7% 66.7%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 4 6 0 2 6 8 3 1 3 4 3 0 2 2 2 2 5 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 9 25 34 12

Game: 32-49 Game: 11-18 Game: 17-25

A TO Blk

18 8 13 9 17 0 4 2 0 7 2 12

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

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

92 25 16

Stl

Min

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

28 23 33 30 32 4 14 4 2 12 4 14

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

65.3% 61.1% 68.0%

8 200 Deadball Rebounds 6

Officials: Rick Randall, Hal Lusk, Keith Kimble Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Iowa State-None. Attendance: 10922 Fouled out: #32 WCU King @ 8:12 Score by periods Western Carolina Iowa State

1st

2nd

Total

34 38

26 54

60 92

COLE, Keaton SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon KING, Tawaski TANKELEWICZ, Tom HALL, Kenneth ROSS, Preston Team Totals

22 24 32 00 01 40

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

7 200

Iowa State 92 • 2-1 ##

Player

04 05

Points WCU IAST

Last FG - WCU 2nd-00:00, IAST 2nd-00:22. Largest lead - WCU by 3 1st-16:43, IAST by 34 2nd-00:22.

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Off T/O 13 23

2nd Chance 9 6

Fast Break 6 8

Bench 11 27

7-25 1-6 2-4

* * * * *

28.0% 16.7% 50.0%

0-3 3-11 8-15 2-9 0-4 0-3 1-1 0-1

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

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

14-47

2-17

9-12

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

7-22 1-11 7-8

31.8% 9.1% 87.5%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 1 2 3 0 0 0 3 1 4 5 1 0 5 5 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 0 3 4 7 0 2 0 2 9 17 26 13

Game: 14-47 Game: 2-17 Game: 9-12

Min

Player

0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0

23 4038 29 22 12 17 19

4 200

MUTOMBO, Harouna KING, Tawaski COLE, Keaton SUMLER, Trey BOGGS, Brandon TANKELEWICZ, Tom HALL, Kenneth SINCLAIR, James HOLLIS, Ishmael ROSS, Preston Team Totals

A TO Blk

0 10 21 5 0 0 2 1

0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2

1 4 0 1 6 0 0 0 1 4 13

Player

Mitchell, Deon Tuttle, Seth Moran, Johnny Koch, Jake James, Anthony Rank, Chip Singleton, Marvin Morrison, Matt Sonnen, Marc Martino, Max Pehl, Austin Lange, Tyler Team Totals

10 13 20 52 04 12 21 23 24 33 34

FG % 1st Half: 10-23 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 FT % 1st Half: 7-10

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

32 04 05 24 00 01 25 33

29.8% 11.8% 75.0%

Deadball Rebounds 3

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43.5% 25.0% 70.0%

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

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

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

23-47

5-17

8-11

2nd half: 13-24 2nd half: 3-9 2nd half: 1-1

54.2% 33.3% 100.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 2 2 1 3 4 7 1 1 0 1 1 0 9 9 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 8 24 32 15

Game: 23-47 Game: 5-17 Game: 8-11

A TO Blk

6 14 6 9 6 4 3 0 8 0 0 3

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

Stl

Min

22 21 26 24 24 13 12 9 22 15 4 8

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

0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

59 12 12

6 200

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

Deadball Rebounds 2

1st

2nd

Total

22 30

39 59

Points WCU NIO

Last FG - WCU 2nd-03:39, NIO 2nd-07:20. Largest lead - WCU None, NIO by 35 2nd-07:20.

In Paint 10 32

Off T/O 5 17

2nd Chance 8 9

Fast Break 0 0

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

Bench 3 18

6-28 2-11 2-5

f f g g g

21.4% 18.2% 40.0%

2-10 2-5 2-7 1-11 12-23 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-3

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

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

20-62

7-24

10-16

2nd half: 14-34 2nd half: 5-13 2nd half: 8-11

41.2% 38.5% 72.7%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 2 4 2 2 5 7 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 2 2 4 6 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 4 3 2 5 14 20 34 17

Game: 20-62 Game: 7-24 Game: 10-16

A TO Blk

Stl

Min

4 7 6 3 35 0 0 0 2 0

1 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0

1 2 1 4 1 1 0 1 1 1

1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1

1 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0

27 31 24 32 33 1 23 6 4 19

8 13

8 200

32.3% 29.2% 62.5%

Deadball Rebounds 3

Northern Colorado 74 • 1-4 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

HUSKISSON, Tim OSBORNE, Connor PROCTOR, Mike GARNICA, Paul UNRUH, Tate SVIHOVEC, Tevin LLOYD, Elliott HAWK-HARRIS, Aaron KEANE, Brendan ADDO, Emmanuel DOUVIER, Bryce Team Totals

34 41 03 15 05 11 13 21 24 25

48.9% 29.4% 72.7%

Officials: Frank Raposo, Scott Smith, Jeremy Mosier Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Northern Iowa-None. Attendance: 3620

17 29

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

Stl

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Northern Iowa 59 • 3-1

Score by periods Western Carolina Northern Iowa In Paint 28 34

Western Carolina 57 • 2-4 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

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

9-26 2-5 6-6

f c c g g

34.6% 40.0% 100.0%

3-6 6-7 4-7 2-8 4-6 3-10 2-3 0-3 0-2 3-5 0-1

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

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

27-58

5-11

15-17

2nd half: 18-32 2nd half: 3-6 2nd half: 9-11

56.3% 50.0% 81.8%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 3 5 0 1 2 3 3 2 5 7 0 1 4 5 4 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 2 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 6 8 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 3 12 31 43 16

Game: 27-58 Game: 5-11 Game: 15-17

A TO Blk

7 16 10 9 10 7 6 0 0 9 0

2 0 2 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 1

Stl

Min

0 2 2 4 2 1 3 0 0 1 0

0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0

17 17 29 28 22 18 24 9 10 22 4

74 14 15

5 200

46.6% 45.5% 88.2%

Deadball Rebounds 1

Officials: Pat Boeh, Jason Baker, Alfred Smith Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Northern Colorado-None. Attendance: 305 Game 2 of South Padre Island Invitational Score by periods Western Carolina Northern Colorado

1st

2nd

Total

16 26

41 48

57 74

Last FG - WCU 2nd-00:50, NCO 2nd-01:33. Largest lead - WCU by 3 1st-18:08, NCO by 21 2nd-05:03.

Points WCU NCO

In Paint 6 36

Off T/O 12 11

2nd Chance 4 6

Fast Break 0 4

Bench 2 22

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

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Florida A&M.........................................................46 at Western Carolina ......................................62

Western Carolina .............................................75 at Samford ........................................................... 71

UNC Greensboro...............................................69 at Western Carolina .......................................73

November 26, 2011 • SPI Convention Center – South Padre Island, Texas

December 1, 2011 • Hanna Center – Birmingham, Ala.

December 3, 2011 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TEXAS - Western Carolina used a balanced attack offensively including 14 points from countrymen Harouna Mutombo and Keaton Cole, while also controlling the boards at both ends to set the tone early en route to a 62-46 victory over Florida A&M in its finale of the 2011 South Padre Island Invitational. Following Saturday afternoon’s game, WCU sophomore Brandon Boggs was named to the South Padre Invitational All-tournament team for his performance including averaging 21.5 points per game including a career-best 35 to lead the Catamounts against Northern Colorado. Mutombo shot 5-of-9 from the floor including a pair of 3-pointers while Cole was 4-of-8 from beyond the arc with a pair of made free throws to account for his 14 points. Sophomore Preston Ross finished with 13 points including 10 in the opening 20 minutes to lead the Catamounts at the break, adding six rebounds. Boggs chipped in eight points and six rebounds while Tawaski King recorded a very solid stat line. The second-year forward out of Dublin, Ga., scored seven points while pulling down a career-high 13 rebounds including six on the offensive end. King also dished out three assists and swiped two steals in an all-around performance. After falling behind by two just a minute and a half into the contest, Western Carolina (3-4) used a 13-to-2 run to build a nine-point lead which it held the majority of the opening 20 minutes and would never trail again. WCU would manage an 11-point lead with four minutes to play before halftime on a Ross jumper, with Cole connecting on his two, first half 3-pointers in the closing moments of the stanza to give the Catamounts a 12-point, 35-23, lead at halftime. WCU maintained the double-digit lead as the second half unfolded until five-straight points by the Rattlers erased a 13-point cushion, trimming the Catamount edge to just eight, 43-35, with nine minutes to play. However, Western Carolina responded with consecutive buckets by freshman James Sinclair and Mutombo in transition to push the margin back to double-digits where it would remain through the final gun. Florida A&M (0-6) put two players in double figures including a team-high 14 points from Reggie Lewis who was held to just three points after intermission. Post Yannick Crowder scored a doubledouble with 11 points and 11 boards, seven on the defensive end. The Rattlers’ leading scorer entering the game, Avery Moore, was held to eight points on 3-of-12 shooting. Thanks in part to King’s career-day on the glass, WCU outrebounded FAMU, 43-to-32, including 16 offensive boards. The Catamounts shot 41-percent from the field including 35-percent (7-20) from beyond the 3-point arc while limiting Florida A&M to 33-percent from the field in the win.

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. – Western Carolina put four players in double figures led by Harouna Mutombo with 18 and the second career double-double by Trey Sumler on Thursday night in its Southern Conference opener at Samford. But it wasn’t until a late 3-pointer by Keaton Cole sparked a game-winning run that the Catamounts were able to celebrate the 75-71 road victory in the Pete Hanna Center. Samford whittled away a seven-point WCU edge with three minutes remaining in regulation, closing to within one point, 66-65, on a Devin McNeil drive and lay-up. On the ensuing possession, Cole curled to the top of the key, took a pass from Sumler and drained a long 3-pointer with just over a minute remaining in the game. Cole’s triple sparked a 7-0 spurt by the Catamounts, and Sumler connected on all six free throw opportunities down the stretch to seal the victory. Mutombo, who during a second half stretch scored four of five Catamount baskets on lay-ups, overcame some early shooting woes to finish 8-of-13 including 5-of-7 in the second half alone. Sumler scored 11 of his 15 points from the free throw line, adding a careerhigh 11 rebounds including four on the offensive end and five assists. Cole knocked down four, 3-pointers in scoring 15 off the bench for WCU. Sophomore Brandon Boggs rounded out the four double-digit scorers for WCU, recording the first nine points of the game for the Catamounts and finishing with 17 points and six rebounds. Tawaski King, who was saddled with early foul trouble, scored six in just 13 minutes on the court. Neither team was able to pull away in a game that was tied nine times and saw 11 lead changes. The Catamounts managed a gamehigh eight point lead while Samford led by as many as five, both coming in the second half. Western Carolina (4-4, 1-0 SoCon) broke the eighth tie of the first half with five-straight points before a pair of Boggs’ free throws with 1:40 showing before halftime handed the Catamounts their largest lead of the opening stanza at seven, 40-33. The Bulldogs scored the final five points of the half to cut WCU’s lead at the break to two, 40-38. Out of the halftime locker room, Samford slowed the pace and methodically chipped away, taking a five-point edge over WCU at both the 12 and nine minute marks. But, that is when the Mutombo took over. Mutombo converted an old-fashioned, three-point play and followed it up with a steal he passed ahead for a transition dunk by Sumler to erase the deficit, tying the game at 53. He then scored eight of WCU’s next 12 points ahead of Cole’s crucial 3-pointer.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Redshirt senior Harouna Mutombo led four Catamounts in double figures with 18 points for the second-straight game as Western Carolina opened the home portion of its Southern Conference schedule with a 73-69 victory over UNC Greensboro Saturday afternoon in the Ramsey Center. With the game still hanging in the balance inside of a minute to play, freshman post Kenneth Hall converted a dish from Trey Sumler on a reverse lay-up and later added a defensive rebound on a missed free throw and 1-of-2 charity tosses at the other end to help seal the victory, WCU’s third-straight on the season. Mutombo scored nine of his points from the free throw line on 9-of-11 shooting from the stripe, adding seven rebounds and two steals for the Catamounts. Sophomore Brandon Boggs added 17 points including four 3-pointers with eight rebounds, while senior Keaton Cole nailed a career-high five 3-pointers to account for his 15 points. Cole has 12 made treys in his past three outings. Western Carolina (5-4, 2-0 SoCon) fell behind early as UNCG opened up a seven-point edge, 17-10, over the opening seven minutes of the game as the Spartans buried three, 3-pointers on their opening three made field goals. Cole’s second made shot from beyond the arc helped WCU reclaim the lead with a triple by Boggs giving the Catamounts their largest lead of the opening 20 minutes at four, 23-19. Tied at 28, the Spartans out-scored WCU, 8-to-6, to carry a twopoint, 36-34, lead into halftime. Neither team was able to manage a double-digit lead on Saturday in a game that was tied four times and saw nine lead changes. UNCG took its largest lead of the game at seven points with five-straight points out of the halftime locker room while the Catamounts built a nine-point edge inside the final five minutes of the second half. UNCG (2-6, 0-2) led by one, 44-43, before the Catamounts got a go-ahead jumper by Boggs with 14:10 to play and never relinquished the lead. A 10-to-3 spurt that included Cole’s fifth 3-pointer after UNCG had closed to within one, 49-48, stretched the WCU advantage to eight points midway through the half. The two squads essentially traded buckets until five-straight points by Aaron Brackett inside the final two minutes pulled UNCG to within three, 70-67. However, Hall’s heroics inside the final minute with the lay-up, board and free throw helped the Catamounts hold off the Spartans and score the victory. Western Carolina outrebounded the Spartans 40-37 and outscored them 14-10 on second-chance points. Brackett recorded a double-double to lead UNCG, finishing with 13 points and 13 rebounds including 11 on the defensive end alone. Drew Parker added 14 points and four assists while Derrell Armstrong scored 13 and Trevis Simpson added 12 points.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Samford 12/01/11 7:00 p.m. at Birmingham, Ala. (Pete Hanna Center)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics UNC Greensboro vs Western Carolina 12/3/11 4:30 p.m. at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Florida A&M 11/26/11 1:00 pm at SPI, Texas (SPI Convention Center) Western Carolina 62 • 3-4 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

MUTOMBO, Harouna KING, Tawaski COLE, Keaton BOGGS, Brandon ROSS, Preston TANKELEWICZ, Tom HALL, Kenneth DUNFORD, Dillon SUMLER, Trey SINCLAIR, James HOLLIS, Ishmael SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

32 04 24 40 00 01 02 05 25 33 44

FG % 1st Half: 14-35 3FG % 1st Half: 5-14 FT % 1st Half: 2-4

f f g g g

5-9 3-11 4-8 3-11 6-10 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-4 1-3 0-1 0-0

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

24-58

40.0% 35.7% 50.0%

7-20

2nd half: 10-23 2nd half: 2-6 2nd half: 5-12

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

43.5% 33.3% 41.7%

Western Carolina 75 • 4-4, 1-0 SoCon

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 3 4 1 7 7 14 3 1 2 3 1 1 5 6 4 4 2 6 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 17 27 44 18

Game: 24-58 Game: 7-20 Game: 7-16

A TO Blk

14 7 14 8 13 0 0 0 4 2 0 0

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

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

62 17 18

Stl

Min

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

29 31 27 22 33 2 13 1 25 14 2 1

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

12 42 04 15 32 01 11 21 33

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

Player

41.4% 35.0% 43.8%

Deadball Rebounds 5

LEWIS,Reggie CROWDER,Yannick KENNINGS,Jeffrey BULLARD,D'Andre ROSE,Vaughn MOORE,Avery BROWN,Isaac TEAL,Markee DRAYTON,Nathaniel Team Totals FG % 1st Half: 3FG % 1st Half: FT % 1st Half:

9-22 4-10 1-5

f f g g g

5-14 2-4 1-4 2-5 0-2 3-12 1-3 1-3 1-1

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

16-48

40.9% 40.0% 20.0%

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

6-19 7-26 2-9 7-12

0-0 7-10 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-2 8-17

26.9% 22.2% 58.3%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 2 3 1 4 7 11 1 3 2 5 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 4 1 2 3 11 20 31 17

Game: 16-48 Game: 6-19 Game: 8-17

14 11 3 4 0 8 2 2 2 46

A TO Blk

0 0 0 3 0 2 3 0 0

3 2 2 4 2 2 1 2 3

8 21

Stl

0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3

33.3% 31.6% 47.1%

0 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 2

Min

37 35 16 18 16 27 22 14 15

9 200 Deadball Rebounds 5

1st

2nd

Total

35 23

27 23

62 46

Last FG - WCU 2nd-01:32, FAMU 2nd-00:44. Largest lead - WCU by 19 2nd-01:20, FAMU by 2 1st-18:39.

05 22 24 01 04 25 33

FG % 1st Half: 12-27 3FG % 1st Half: 4-9 FT % 1st Half: 12-17

f f g g g

44.4% 44.4% 70.6%

2-3 1-3 2-9 8-15 6-12 0-1 4-9 0-0 1-3

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

2-3 0-0 11-12 1-3 3-5 0-0 3-5 0-0 0-0

24-55

7-18

20-28

2nd half: 12-28 2nd half: 3-9 2nd half: 8-11

42.9% 33.3% 72.7%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 1 2 4 1 3 4 2 4 7 11 1 2 3 5 2 2 4 6 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 3 1 6 7 12 27 39 16

Game: 24-55 Game: 7-18 Game: 20-28

Min

Player

0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 1

13 23 38 36 39 10 22 2 17

8 200

SIMPSON, Trevis BRACKETT, Aaron WILLIAMS, David PARKER, Drew ARMSTRONG, Derrell VAN DUSSEN, Korey RANDALL, Kyle HENRY, Aloysius PAULOS, Nicholas HOFFER, Taylor Team Totals

A TO Blk

6 2 15 18 17 0 15 0 2

1 2 5 2 2 0 0 1 0

0 1 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 75 13 11

Points WCU FAMU

In Paint 12 12

Off T/O 10 12

2nd Chance 19 8

Fast Break 2 2

Bench 6 14

41 00 01 03 11 12 13 31 51

43.6% 38.9% 71.4%

Deadball Rebounds 4

FG % 1st Half: 13-32 3FG % 1st Half: 6-11 FT % 1st Half: 4-5

Samford 71 • 1-4, 0-1 SoCon ##

Player

PETERSON, John WINDLER, Drew MERRITT, Jeffrey KELLY, Raijon COOK, Will HAYMAN, Brandon JOHNSON, Kaylin FRIDAY, Matthew McNEIL, Devin BARNES, Levi HOOD, Tyler Team Totals

01 05 11 24 02 14 23 25 33 35

FG % 1st Half: 11-28 3FG % 1st Half: 4-13 FT % 1st Half: 12-17

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

f c g g g

39.3% 30.8% 70.6%

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

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

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

24-58

9-28

14-22

2nd half: 13-30 2nd half: 5-15 2nd half: 2-5

43.3% 33.3% 40.0%

Score by periods Western Carolina Samford

1st

2nd

Total

40 38

35 33

75 71

f f g g g

40.6% 54.5% 80.0%

4-11 5-9 3-3 4-5 4-15 3-5 1-3 0-1 0-2 0-1

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

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

24-55

7-18

14-20

2nd half: 11-23 2nd half: 1-7 2nd half: 10-15

47.8% 14.3% 66.7%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 4 4 3 2 11 13 3 1 5 6 4 0 2 2 2 2 3 5 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 3 10 27 37 20

Game: 24-55 Game: 7-18 Game: 14-20

A TO Blk

12 13 6 14 13 9 2 0 0 0

1 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0

Stl

Min

1 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 1

0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

30 37 20 26 29 25 18 2 8 5

69 10 12

3 200

43.6% 38.9% 70.0%

Deadball Rebounds 1

Western Carolina 73 • 5-4, 2-0 SoCon

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 2 3 3 2 5 7 3 2 6 8 4 0 0 0 3 2 3 5 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 4 13 23 36 24

Game: 24-58 Game: 9-28 Game: 14-22

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

Stl

0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

A TO Blk

5 20 0 2 12 3 0 2 19 0 8

1 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0

Stl

Min

1 5 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0

0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

22 28 27 19 30 3 13 9 31 3 15

71 11 13

4 200

41.4% 32.1% 63.6%

Deadball Rebounds 2

Officials: Ron Groover, Kyle Chambers and John Heatly Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Samford-None. Attendance: 821

Officials: Toby Martinez, Roland Simmons, Jason Baker Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Florida A&M-None. Attendance: 125 Game 5 of the South Padre Island Invitational Score by periods Western Carolina Florida A&M

KING, Tawaski ROSS, Preston SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon HALL, Kenneth COLE, Keaton SINCLAIR, James HOLLIS, Ishmael Team Totals

2 10 200

Florida A&M 46 • 0-6 ##

Player

32 40

UNC Greensboro 69 • 2-6, 0-2 SoCon

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

Player

KING, Tawaski ROSS, Preston SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon TANKELEWICZ, Tom HALL, Kenneth COLE, Keaton SINCLAIR, James HOLLIS, Ishmael Team Totals

40 05 22 24 00 01 04 25 33

FG % 1st Half: 12-28 3FG % 1st Half: 7-15 FT % 1st Half: 3-7

f f g g g

42.9% 46.7% 42.9%

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

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

0-0 0-0 4-4 9-11 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-0

24-61

10-24

15-20

2nd half: 12-33 2nd half: 3-9 2nd half: 12-13

36.4% 33.3% 92.3%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 1 3 4 3 2 5 4 2 7 9 4 3 4 7 2 3 5 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14 26 40 20

Game: 24-61 Game: 10-24 Game: 15-20

A TO Blk

4 4 10 18 17 0 3 15 0 2

0 0 8 2 2 0 1 0 0 0

73 13

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

Stl

Min

0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0

0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1

25 14 39 32 30 3 20 26 3 8

5 200

39.3% 41.7% 75.0%

Deadball Rebounds 1

Officials: Sam Croft, Todd Austin, Scott Smith Technical fouls: UNC Greensboro-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 1637

Points WCU SAM

Last FG - WCU 2nd-01:10, SAM 2nd-00:00. Largest lead - WCU by 8 2nd-00:21, SAM by 5 2nd-12:34.

In Paint 22 20

Off T/O 12 10

2nd Chance 6 15

Fast Break 0 0

Score tied - 9 times. Lead changed - 11 times.

Bench 17 32

Score by periods UNC Greensboro Western Carolina

1st

2nd

Total

36 34

33 39

69 73

Last FG - UNCG 2nd-00:14, WCU 2nd-00:16. Largest lead - UNCG by 7 1st-13:31, WCU by 9 2nd-04:50.

Points UNCG WCU

In Paint 28 22

Off T/O 10 15

2nd Chance 10 14

Fast Break 6 8

Bench 11 20

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

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

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December 7, 2011 • Mackey Arena – West Lafayette, Ind.

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December 20, 2011 • Carter Arena – Peoria, Ill.

WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. – Balanced scoring and a strong defensive effort in the first half led Western Carolina to an eight-point edge halfway through Wednesday night’s nonconference tilt with Purdue. However, a 10-0 spurt out of the halftime locker room by the Boilermakers erased the Catamounts’ edge and Purdue held off upsetminded WCU for a 65-60 win at Mackey Arena. WCU limited Purdue to just 23-percent (7-of-30) shooting over the open 20 minutes, while also holding the Boilermakers to their fewest first half points of the season with a 29-21 edge. Purdue, which has won 23-straight home games, outscored the Catamounts, 44-to-31, in the second half en route to the victory. Redshirt senior Harouna Mutombo led three Catamounts in double figures with his first double-double of the season, tallying 18 points for the third-straight game and adding a career-high tying 12 rebounds. The Pickering, Ontario, native finished with eight points from the free throw line and paced the squad with three steals. Redshirt sophomore Trey Sumler and senior Keaton Cole both recorded 15 points apiece, both draining three, 3-pointers. Sumler added eight boards including three on the offensive end, while Cole dished out three assists. Preseason All-America selection Robbie Hummel led the Boilermakers with 19 points, adding seven rebounds and four assists. Lewis Jackson chipped in 15 points including nine from the charity stripe. Ryne Smith added nine points on three made 3-pointers, finishing 3-of-7 as a part of the team’s collective 6-of-18 (33.3%). Trailing by five, 11-6, WCU outscored Purdue 21-to-9 including five-straight points to initially tie the game at 11 in the opening stanza to take a seven-point lead, 27-20, with two minutes to play until the break. Sumler then hit his patented mid-range floating jumper as time expired on the first half clock to give the Catamounts the 29-21 edge at halftime. WCU’s eight-point edge over Purdue at the half marked the largest intermission deficit of the season for the Boilermakers. However, out of the halftime locker room, Purdue scored the first 10 points while holding WCU off the scoreboard until just before the 15 minute mark to reclaim the lead, 31-29. During the Boilers’ run, WCU missed all four shots it attempted while also committing four costly turnovers that prevented the squad from even getting a look at the basket to try and stop the run. Mutombo made 1-of-2 free throws at the 15:08 mark for WCU’s first points of the second half. A Sumler 3-pointer off a feed by Cole gave the Catamounts a short-lived advantage at 37-35, but an Anthony Johnson lay-up at the 10:39 mark handed the Boilermakers the lead for what proved to be for good.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Harouna Mutombo led all scorers with a season-high tying 21 points and Trey Sumler chipped in a seasonbest 19, but it was not enough as Kent State slipped past Western Carolina, 58-56, Saturday afternoon in nonconference action at the Ramsey Center. Kent State (7-1) won its sixth-straight game to improve to 7-1 on the year while the Catamounts suffered their second-consecutive setback to drop to 5-6 overall. Tom Tankelewicz drained a 3-pointer with 2:36 to play to cap a 14-to-4 WCU run that erased a six-point deficit and handed the Catamounts a four-point edge, 55-51 - its largest lead of the second half. However, Kent State guard Michael Porrini, who began his collegiate career at WCU, scored five of the final seven Golden Flashes points in earning the victory. Porrini put three on the board the old-fashioned way with a lay-up and free throw to pull Kent State back within one, 55-54. On the ensuing possession, the Catamounts were called for an offensive foul, turning the ball back over to the visitors where Justin Greene scored two of his dozen points on a lay-up to put the Golden Flashes back on top, 56-55. The lead was stretched to three, 58-55, after two additional Porrini free throws. On the ensuing possession, Sumler misfired on a long 3-point attempt to tie the game, but a turnover on the defensive rebound gave the ball back to WCU with three seconds to play. With fouls to give and a three-point lead, Kent State put Mutombo on the line where he made the first free throw and missed the second looking for a tip at the buzzer, but it was not to be as the Golden Flashes held on for the two-point win. All told, the Catamounts were outscored 7-to-1 over the final two and a half minutes after building the four-point edge following the triple by Tankelewicz. Mutombo finished 7-of-11 from the floor with a pair of 3-pointers to post his third 20-point scoring performance of the season - and the 11th of his Catamount career. Sumler also made seven field goals, adding a team-best eight rebounds and five assists. Senior Keaton Cole added nine points on three made 3-pointers while freshman Kenneth Hall blocked a career-best four shots. Kent State’s Carlton Guyton scored 13 with Greene and Porrini finishing with 12 and 11 points, respectively. Greene added a teambest nine rebounds for the Golden Flashes.

PEORIA, ILL. – Keaton Cole drained a floating runner on the left side of the lane with 5.7 seconds remaining Tuesday night to lift Western Carolina over Bradley, 68-67, in nonconference action. The tightly contested game featured 15 ties and eight lead changes, and was not decided until the final horn in the Carter Arena. Trailing by six points (62-56) at the four minute mark, WCU outscored the Braves 12-to-5 to close the game to rally for the victory. Redshirt sophomore Trey Sumler started the rally after being fouled on a 3-pointer attempt, stepping to the line to bury all three free throws to close back within three. Following a missed shot on the defensive end, Cole tied the game at 62 with his third 3-pointer of the game. Knotted again at 64 following an offensive rebound slam dunk by Ishmael Hollis, the Flowery Branch, Ga., native then came up with a steal on the other end with less than 90 seconds to play. On offense, WCU worked the ball inside to sophomore Tawaski King who made a power move past Bradley post Jordan Prosser for two of his six points to push the Catamounts ahead, 66-64. Prosser exacted a bit of revenge inside the game’s final 30 seconds, dunking a missed shot on an offensive rebound to give Bradley a one-point, 67-66, lead at the 28-second mark. After a series of timeouts, WCU ended up with the ball in Cole’s hands. With 5.7 seconds showing on the clock, the Toronto, Ontario, native worked his way into the paint and got off a floating runner that found the range for the one-point Catamount edge. On the ensuing possession, Bradley guard Walt Lemon Jr., took the inbounds pass amidst Catamount pressure and drove up the court. Just inside the 3-point line, Lemon fumbled the basketball forward, nearly losing it out of bounds. Instead, it ended up in the hands of Dyricus Simms-Edwards who launched an off-balance jumper from the left wing as time expired, clanging it long off the back-side iron. Both Cole and Sumler were held scoreless in the opening 20 minutes, but combined to record 24 of WCU’s 37 second half points. Cole led four in double figures with a team-high 13 points while Sumler added 11 points, eight of which came from the free throw line. Redshirt senior Harouna Mutombo – WCU’s catalyst for much of the first half – scored 11 points with nine rebounds and four assists in the win while Brandon Boggs finished with 10. Hollis, making his first collegiate start, responded with career highs of nine points and 10 rebounds including three on the offensive end. Bradley (5-6) likewise put four in double figures with SimmsEdwards pacing the squad with 17 points and both of the Braves’ 3-pointers. Prosser finished with 15 points and eight boards, while Lemon Jr., and Taylor Brown scored 11 and 10, respectively.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Kent State vs Western Carolina 12/10/11 2:00 p.m. at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Bradley 12/20/11 7:05 p.m. at Peoria, Ill. (Carver Arena)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Purdue 12/07/11 7:30 pm at West Lafayette, Ind. (Mackey Arena) Western Carolina 60 • 5-5 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

KING, Tawaski SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon ROSS, Preston TANKELEWICZ, Tom HALL, Kenneth COLE, Keaton SINCLAIR, James HOLLIS, Ishmael Team Totals

05 22 24 40 00 01 04 25 33

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

f g g g g

44.4% 44.4% 100.0%

0-3 6-14 5-11 2-7 0-2 0-1 1-2 6-10 0-1 1-6

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

0-0 0-0 8-13 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0

21-57

8-21

10-17

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

9-30 4-12 9-16

30.0% 33.3% 56.3%

0 0 0 1 3 5 8 2 4 8 12 4 1 2 3 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 5 4 1 2 3 5 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 3 2 5 17 22 39 24

Game: 21-57 Game: 8-21 Game: 10-17

A TO Blk

Stl

Min

0 15 18 5 0 2 2 15 0 3

0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 2

1 4 3 3 1 0 2 5 0 0

0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0

0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1

26 40 33 17 9 1 20 30 12 12

9 19

8 200

36.8% 38.1% 58.8%

Player

Hummel, Robbie Barlow, Kelsey Jackson, Lewis Smith, Ryne Marcius, Sandi Johnson, Terone Johnson, Anthony Byrd, D.J. Lawson, Jacob Carroll, Travis Team Totals

12 23 24 55 00 01 21 34 50

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

7-30 2-10 5-10

* * * * *

6-16 2-8 3-6 3-7 0-1 3-8 1-3 0-0 2-3 0-0

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

20-52 23.3% 20.0% 50.0%

6-18

2nd half: 13-22 2nd half: 4-8 2nd half: 14-26

5-6 2-4 9-12 0-0 0-0 0-3 1-3 0-0 2-7 0-1 19-36

59.1% 50.0% 53.8%

3 4 7 3 6 3 9 5 0 4 4 1 1 5 6 1 2 1 3 0 1 3 4 3 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 18 21 39 20

A TO Blk

19 6 15 9 0 7 3 0 6 0

4 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0

3 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 1

65 10 15

Stl

Min

1 2 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 0

35 27 24 33 8 25 15 6 21 6

2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0

7 10 200

38.5% 33.3% 52.8%

Deadball Rebounds 7,1

Officials: Mike Eades, Bill Ek, Frank Spencer Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Purdue-None. Attendance: 13904 Score by periods Western Carolina Purdue

1st

2nd

Total

29 21

31 44

60 65

Points WCU PUR

Last FG - WCU 2nd-00:30, PUR 2nd-03:08. Largest lead - WCU by 8 1st-00:14, PUR by 9 2nd-06:50.

Player

GREENE, Justin MANNS, Justin GAINES, Eric PORRINI, Michael HOLT, Randal EVANS, Chris GUYTON, Carlton HENNIGER, Mark BREWER, Kris JACKSON, Patrick Team Totals

33 01 02 03 05 11 13 15 23

FG % 1st Half: 10-21 3FG % 1st Half: 4-6 FT % 1st Half: 4-5

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

f c g g g

47.6% 66.7% 80.0%

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

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

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

21-52

4-15

12-16

2nd half: 11-31 2nd half: 0-9 2nd half: 8-11

35.5% 0.0% 72.7%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

3 6 9 1 2 3 5 3 1 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 6 8 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 6 0 2 2 4 12 26 38 11

Game: 21-52 Game: 4-15 Game: 12-16

Min

Player

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1

31 14 24 29 23 25 31 2 6 15

7 200

KING, Tawaski HOLLIS, Ishmael SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon TANKELEWICZ, Tom HALL, Kenneth COLE, Keaton SINCLAIR, James ROSS, Preston SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

A TO Blk

12 2 7 11 4 6 13 0 0 3

0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0

5 1 0 2 2 3 2 0 1 4 1 6 21

In Paint 0 0

Off T/O 7 19

2nd Chance 16 14

Fast Break 0 0

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

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

Player

HALL, Kenneth KING, Tawaski SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon TANKELEWICZ, Tom COLE, Keaton SINCLAIR, James HOLLIS, Ishmael ROSS, Preston SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

32 05 22 24 00 04 25 33 40 44

FG % 1st Half: 11-28 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 FT % 1st Half: 2-2

f f g g g

39.3% 22.2% 100.0%

0-2 1-5 7-12 7-11 0-7 1-2 3-8 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-1

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

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

20-50

8-22

8-10

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

9-22 6-13 6-8

40.9% 46.2% 75.0%

Score by periods Kent State Western Carolina

1st

2nd

Total

28 26

30 30

58 56

22 24 00 01 04 25 40

FG % 1st Half: 13-28 3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 FT % 1st Half: 3-5

f f g g g

46.4% 28.6% 60.0%

3-7 4-6 1-8 5-12 4-9 0-0 1-1 5-11 0-0 2-2 0-0

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

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

25-56

7-21

11-14

2nd half: 12-28 2nd half: 5-14 2nd half: 8-9

A TO Blk

0 2 19 21 0 3 9 0 0 0 2

1 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 4 3 4 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 4 7 20

Stl

Min

4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0

2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

20 31 37 33 26 6 27 5 10 1 4

6 200

40.0% 36.4% 80.0%

Deadball Rebounds 0

In Paint 32 14

Off T/O 27 20

2nd Chance 14 6

Fast Break 4 6

Score tied - 7 times. Lead changed - 14 times.

0 1 1 4 3 7 10 5 1 2 3 1 2 7 9 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 5 12 21 33 18

Game: 25-56 Game: 7-21 Game: 11-14

Bench 22 14

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

Player

Brown, Taylor Shayok, Shayok Prosser, Jordan Simms-Edwards, D. Lemon Jr., Walt Woods, Charonn Eastman, Jake Crawford, Jalen Knezevic, Milos Thompson, Anthony Team Totals

23 44 01 25 00 04 05 14 41

FG % 1st Half: 13-25 3FG % 1st Half: 1-5 FT % 1st Half: 4-7

f f c g g

52.0% 20.0% 57.1%

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

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

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

26-51

2-7

13-23

2nd half: 13-26 2nd half: 1-2 2nd half: 9-16

A TO Blk

6 9 11 11 10 0 2 13 0 6 0

0 1 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0

Stl

Min

1 3 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

25 25 39 35 24 2 2 22 7 12 7

68 11 17

9 200

44.6% 33.3% 78.6%

Deadball Rebounds 0

50.0% 50.0% 56.3%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 2 4 1 1 1 2 3 5 3 8 2 0 5 5 1 0 6 6 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 9 22 31 12

Game: 26-51 Game: 2-7 Game: 13-23

A TO Blk

10 8 15 17 11 0 4 0 2 0

2 0 3 3 1 0 5 0 0 0

Stl

Min

2 0 1 4 3 0 3 0 1 0

0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 0

33 16 32 35 32 5 27 9 3 8

67 14 14

8 200

51.0% 28.6% 56.5%

Deadball Rebounds 5

Officials: John Higgins, Rick Hartzell, Kelly Self Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Bradley-None. Attendance: 7147 Bradley head coach Geno Ford (1993-97) played for Western Carolina head coach Larry Hunter at Ohio and also served in his first assistant coaching position under Hunter at Ohio (1998-2001). Score by periods Western Carolina Bradley

1st

2nd

Total

31 31

37 36

68 67

Last FG - WCU 2nd-00:06, BRAD 2nd-00:28. Largest lead - WCU by 6 2nd-16:43, BRAD by 6 2nd-04:56.

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42.9% 35.7% 88.9%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Bradley 67 • 5-6

1 0 1 2 0 3 3 2 2 6 8 1 1 4 5 4 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 7 21 28 13

Points KENT WCU

Last FG - KENT 2nd-00:53, WCU 2nd-02:36. Largest lead - KENT by 8 2nd-13:52, WCU by 6 1st-12:44.

Deadball Rebounds 2

Officials: Jaime Ferrari, Greg Langsdorf, Bill Covington Technical fouls: Kent State-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 1565 Bench 22 16

40.4% 26.7% 75.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Game: 20-50 Game: 8-22 Game: 8-10

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

Stl

Western Carolina 56 • 5-6

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Game: 20-52 Game: 6-18 Game: 19-36

Deadball Rebounds 4,2

Purdue 65 • 8-2 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Western Carolina 68 • 6-6

Kent State 58 • 7-1

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Points WCU BRAD

In Paint 28 42

Off T/O 12 23

2nd Chance 14 7

Fast Break 2 12

Bench 21 6

Score tied - 15 times. Lead changed - 8 times.

2012-13 CATAMOUNT BASKETBALL

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GAME 15

UNC Asheville .....................................................67 at Western Carolina ......................................86

Western Carolina ............................................55 at N.C. State .........................................................82

Western Carolina ............................................62 at Chattanooga ..................................................78

December 28, 2011 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

December 31, 2011 • RBC Center – Raleigh, N.C.

January 5, 2012 • McKenzie Arena – Chattanooga, Tenn.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Redshirt senior Harouna Mutombo posted a double-double with 18 points and a career-high 13 rebounds to pace four Catamounts in double figures as Western Carolina surged past mountain-rival UNC Asheville, 86-67, Wednesday night in nonconference action in the Ramsey Center. Mutombo scored 12 of his team-high 18 points in the second half, recording his seventh-straight, double-digit scoring outing and sixth career double-double. Sophomore Brandon Boggs got the Catamounts off to a strong start with 14 first half points, finishing with 17 including a pair of 3-pointers. Both Boggs and Mutombo dished out four assists apiece. Senior Keaton Cole came off the bench to score 13 points for the Catamounts. The Toronto, Ontario, native continued his solid shooting from beyond the arc, draining three 3-pointers to stretch his streak of three-or-more treys in a game to seven-straight. Sophomore Ishmael Hollis recorded his first career double-digit scoring outing with 10 points, making his second career start - both coming in the past two games. Trey Sumler, who was saddled with early foul trouble, and Tom Tankelewicz both finished with eight points in the win with Tankelewicz recorded his career-high off the bench while Sumler also added four assists. WCU (7-6) used a 14-to-0 run in the first half to take a doubledigit lead in the opening 20 minutes. The Catamounts stretched the advantage to as many as 18 in the opening stanza on a Cole 3-pointer from the left wing, and carried a 15-point cushion at 40-25 into the halftime locker room. All told, the Catamounts rallied from an early 9-7 deficit with a 26-to-7 run to build a 33-16 lead with 3:50 remaining before the half. The Bulldogs chipped away at WCU’s lead early in the second half, trimming the deficit to nine, 44-35, just over three minutes into the final frame. However, with every UNCA run, the Catamounts had an answer. The closest the Bulldogs were able to pull was eight points on three separate occasions. Matt Dickey led UNCA with a game-high 23 points including 14 in the first half. Jeremy Atkinson added 16 points and Chris Stephenson recorded a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Bulldogs. Guard J.P. Primm, who scored 26 points in last year’s 85-79 overtime game between the two, was held to just six points on 2-of-11 shooting. Western Carolina shot a season-high 54.4-percent (31-of-57) from the field for the game and 52.9-percent (9-of-17) from beyond the arc. UNC Asheville shot just 38.6 percent (22-of-57) from the field and a dismal 18.8 (3-of-16) from long distance.

RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina State put its starting five players in double figures and shot nearly 58-percent for the game in handing Western Carolina an 82-55 setback on Saturday afternoon at the RBC Center. C.J. Williams led the Wolfpack to its fourth-straight seasonal victory with 21 points, snapping the two-game win streak for the Catamounts. NCSU (10-4) claimed its 14th-straight win over WCU in the overall head-to-head series with all but one of those victories coming in Raleigh - three in the RBC Center. Senior Keaton Cole was the lone Catamount to reach double figures, scoring a dozen off the bench including a pair of 3-pointers. Brandon Boggs and Trey Sumler both finished with eight points while Harouna Mutombo was limited to seven points on just 2-of-9 shooting. Sophomore Preston Ross led the Catamounts with six rebounds as NCSU out rebounded Western Carolina, 39-to-31. A dozen of WCU’s rebounds came on the offensive end. Williams scored 15 of his game-high 21 points in what proved to be a decisive first half. Lorenzo Brown and C.J. Leslie scored 14 points apiece with Brown dishing out eight assists. Post Richard Howell recorded a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds with Scott Wood rounding out the double-digit scorers with 11 points including three 3-pointers for the `Pack. WCU was limited to 30.8-percent (20-of-65) shooting on the afternoon - its second-lowest percentage of the season - and was outscored 34-to-4 on fast-break points including 20-to-0 in the first half alone. Both teams struggled through the early going on Saturday afternoon as it took nearly five full minutes for the first field goal. Williams broke the drought with a lay-up that ignited a 14-to-6 Wolfpack run and a 12-point, 19-7, lead for the home squad. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Sumler and Boggs pulled the Catamounts back within six, 19-13, and prompting a NCSU timeout. It would be as close as Western Carolina would get the remainder of the game, though, as North Carolina State responded out of the stoppage with a 17-to-2 run that opened with nine-straight points. N.C. State led 47-24 at halftime and scored the first nine points of the second half. WCU trailed by as many as 41 points in the second half, but used a 19-to-7 run during a five-minute stretch during the final 10 minutes to trim the margin back to 29, 79-50, on a second 3-pointer by Cole. Dillon Dunford’s 3-pointer inside the final minute provided the final margin at 27 points, 82-55.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. – Western Carolina erased an eight-point second half deficit to pull ahead by two, 60-58, on an offensive rebound and put-back by Tawaski King with seven minutes remaining in the game Thursday night. However, the Catamounts would only manage two more points the rest of the way as the Chattanooga Mocs rode a 20-to-2 run to the closing horn en route to a 78-62 victory in Southern Conference play at the McKenzie Arena. WCU (7-8, 2-1 SoCon) made a season-high 12 of its schoolrecord 35 3-point field goal attempts, but could only manage 1-for-9 shooting during UTC’s decisive over the final seven minutes. Senior Keaton Cole scored a career-high 18 points by netting a career-best six 3-pointers to pace the Catamounts. Cole, a native of Toronto, Ontario, scored a dozen points in the first half alone. He additionally moved into 10th-place on WCU’s career 3-pointers made chart, now with 132 career treys including a single-season careerbest 44 this year. Redshirt sophomore Trey Sumler recorded a double-double with 13 points and a career-high 12 assists without committing a turnover to lead WCU. Sophomore Ishmael Hollis chipped in nine points off the bench while Harouna Mutombo and Preston Ross both scored seven in the losing effort for WCU. Western Carolina made nine 3-pointers in the first half and took a two-point, 38-36, edge into the halftime locker room. In the second half, a 9-0 spurt by the Mocs including consecutive 3-pointers by senior Keegan Bell gave UTC an eight-point edge four minutes into the final frame Trailing by the same margin with 12:30 remaining, the Catamounts embarked on a 12-to-2 run that included 3-pointers from both Sumler and Cole, as well as buckets from Ross and Mutombo. King’s offensive rebound and lay-up off the window capped the rally, putting WCU up a pair, 60-58. However, the Mocs closed the game by outscoring the Catamounts by 18 including all six free throws in the final minute to secure the win. Serbian post Drazen Zlovaric led four Mocs players in double figures with a career-highs in a double-double effort, 19 points and 12 rebounds while Ricky Taylor score 15 with eight boards. Omar Wattad scored nine of his 12 points from beyond the 3-point arc with Dontay Hampton scoring 11 points and Z. Mason adding nine points and nine rebounds, both off the bench. Bell finished with eight points and 12 assists for Chattanooga. WCU trailed by eight early in Thursday night’s contest as the Mocs connected on six of their first nine field goal attempts including a pair of 3-pointers by Wattad. The Catamounts fought back, though, outscoring Chattanooga by a count of 14-to-5 during a four-minute span midway through the half, taking its first lead on a triple by Cole with just under eight to play before intermission.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs NC State 12/31/11 2:00pm at RBC Center

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Chattanooga 01/05/12 7:05 p.m. at Chattanoota, Tenn. (McKenzie Arena)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics UNC Asheville vs Western Carolina 12/28/11 6:00 p.m. at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center) UNC Asheville 67 • 6-6 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

ATKINSON, Jeremy JACKSON, Quinard HARN, Jeremy DICKEY, Matt HORNSBY, Keith PRIMM, J.P. STEPHENSON Chris LITTLEJOHN, Corey ROBERTS, Jaleel MEYER, Trent Team Totals

32 50 02 23 03 04 22 45 55

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

8-25 2-9 7-13

f f f g g

32.0% 22.2% 53.8%

4-9 0-1 2-3 8-15 0-2 2-11 5-13 0-0 0-1 1-2

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

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

22-57

3-16

20-31

2nd half: 14-32 2nd half: 1-7 2nd half: 13-18

43.8% 14.3% 72.2%

4 2 6 3 0 1 1 2 1 5 6 2 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 4 5 8 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 12 21 33 22

Game: 22-57 Game: 3-16 Game: 20-31

A TO Blk

Stl

Min

16 1 4 23 0 6 15 0 0 2

1 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 1

0 1 0 3 1 5 4 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

39 20 16 38 11 25 34 1 8 8

9 15

4 200

38.6% 18.8% 64.5%

Player

05 22 24 32 33 00 01 02 04 25 40 44

SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon KING, Tawaski HOLLIS, Ishmael TANKELEWICZ, Tom HALL, Kenneth DUNFORD, Dillon COLE, Keaton SINCLAIR, James ROSS, Preston SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

Deadball Rebounds 4

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

Western Carolina 86 • 7-6 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

KING, Tawaski HOLLIS, Ishmael SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon TANKELEWICZ, Tom HALL, Kenneth COLE, Keaton SINCLAIR, James ROSS, Preston SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

33 05 22 24 00 01 04 25 40 44

FG % 1st Half: 17-31 3FG % 1st Half: 6-11 FT % 1st Half: 0-1

f f g g g

54.8% 54.5% 0.0%

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

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

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

31-57

9-17

15-22

2nd half: 14-26 2nd half: 3-6 2nd half: 15-21

53.8% 50.0% 71.4%

1 1 2 5 1 2 3 2 0 2 2 4 3 10 13 3 2 2 4 3 0 4 4 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 2 2 0 2 2 1 1 2 11 31 42 28

A TO Blk

6 10 8 18 17 8 1 13 0 5 0

0 0 4 4 4 0 1 3 1 0 2

Stl

Min

2 0 5 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 1

0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0

18 17 22 32 29 15 13 28 3 14 9

86 19 17

7 200

54.4% 52.9% 68.2%

Deadball Rebounds 2

1st

2nd

Total

25 40

42 46

67 86

Last FG - UNCA 2nd-01:06, WCU 2nd-00:57. Largest lead - UNCA by 3 1st-17:55, WCU by 19 2nd-00:20.

Player

01 02 05 15 21 00 03 10 11 13 20 25 30 34

Howell,Richard Brown,Lorenzo Leslie,CJ Wood,Scott Williams,CJ Painter,DeShawn Johnson,Alex Raymond,Jaqawn Johnson,Patrick Thaey,Thomas de Lewis,Jay Smith,Kendall Battle,Staats Harris,Tyler Team Totals FG % 1st Half: 17-28 3FG % 1st Half: 3-6 FT % 1st Half: 10-11

Officials: Lee Cassell, Ron Groover, Samuel Croft Technical fouls: UNC Asheville-JACKSON, Quinard. Western Carolina-SUMLER, Trey; TEAM. Attendance: 1511 Score by periods UNC Asheville Western Carolina

9-31 2-11 4-6

Points UNCA WCU

* * * * *

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA 2-9 2-6 2-2 2-9 0-2 3-4 3-10 1-2 1-2 2-7 0-0 0-0 1-3 1-2 0-0 1-3 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-1 0-0 4-11 2-7 2-2 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-7 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 20-65

29.0% 18.2% 66.7%

7-23

2nd half: 11-34 2nd half: 5-12 2nd half: 4-4

8-10

32.4% 41.7% 100.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF 1 1 2 0 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 1 4 5 3 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 4 6 2 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 12 19 31 20

Game: 20-65 Game: 7-23 Game: 8-10

TP 8 7 8 4 3 2 2 3 12 4 2 0 55

A TO Blk 1 2 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 12 0

Stl 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0

Min 32 31 21 20 9 12 11 1 24 10 21 8

200

30.8% 30.4% 80.0%

In Paint 36 36

Off T/O 15 13

2nd Chance 10 12

Fast Break 8 8

Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 1 time.

Score by periods Western Carolina NC State

* * * * *

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA 6-9 0-0 0-0 7-8 0-0 0-0 4-9 0-1 6-7 3-5 3-5 2-2 8-10 2-3 3-3 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-2 1-2 2-3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-5 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 30-52

60.7% 50.0% 90.9%

6-15

2nd half: 13-24 2nd half: 3-9 2nd half: 6-10

16-21

54.2% 33.3% 60.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF 1 13 14 1 0 3 3 1 0 5 5 2 0 5 5 1 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 4 5 34 39 9

Game: 30-52 Game: 6-15 Game: 16-21

1st

2nd

Total

24 47

31 35

55 82

KING, Tawaski ROSS, Preston SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon TANKELEWICZ, Tom HALL, Kenneth COLE, Keaton SINCLAIR, James HOLLIS, Ishmael SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

40 05 22 24 00 01 04 25 33 44

FG % 1st Half: 14-29 3FG % 1st Half: 9-20 FT % 1st Half: 1-2

TP 12 14 14 11 21 2 5 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 82

A TO Blk 4 3 0 8 2 1 3 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25

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

Min 22 28 24 34 32 19 18 3 2 10 1 2 2 3

f f g g g

48.3% 45.0% 50.0%

1-1 3-4 5-16 3-7 1-7 1-1 0-1 6-16 0-1 4-6 0-0

0-0 0-0 3-11 1-2 0-1 1-1 0-0 6-16 0-1 1-3 0-0

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

24-60

12-35

2-8

2nd half: 10-31 2nd half: 3-15 2nd half: 1-6

32.3% 20.0% 16.7%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 2 4 2 1 2 3 4 1 0 1 3 0 4 4 4 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 18 26 20

Game: 24-60 Game: 12-35 Game: 2-8

200

57.7% 40.0% 76.2%

Deadball Rebounds 3

In Paint 22 36

Off T/O 8 16

2nd Chance 8 5

Fast Break 4 34

Bench 25 10

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

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WATTAD, Omar ZLOVARIC, Drazen BURROUGHS, Jahmal BELL, Keegan TAYLOR, Ricky HAMPTON, Dontay WHITE, Ronrico MASON, Z. BRYANT, Jared Team Totals

20 32 03 22 02 11 30 34

FG % 1st Half: 12-27 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 FT % 1st Half: 9-16

A TO Blk

Stl

Min

3 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0

0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0

1 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

18 14 40 29 18 6 19 29 5 19 3

62 17 10

7 200

2 0 7 1 13 12 7 2 3 1 3 0 0 0 18 1 0 0 9 0 0 0

40.0% 34.3% 25.0%

Deadball Rebounds 4

f f f g g

44.4% 37.5% 56.3%

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

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

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

28-59

6-16

16-27

2nd half: 16-32 2nd half: 3-8 2nd half: 7-11

50.0% 37.5% 63.6%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

3 3 6 4 8 12 4 1 5 1 3 4 0 8 8 2 1 3 0 0 0 4 5 9 0 0 0 2 1 3 20 30 50

Game: 28-59 Game: 6-16 Game: 16-27

Stl

Min

0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2

12 2 19 2 4 1 8 12 15 1 11 0 0 1 9 0 0 0

A TO Blk

6 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0

35 30 19 37 32 11 5 23 8

78 19 12

5 200

47.5% 37.5% 59.3%

Deadball Rebounds 4

Officials: Gary Maxwell, Chris King, John Hampton Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Chattanooga-None. Attendance: 2554 Score by periods Western Carolina Chattanooga

Points WCU NCST

Last FG - WCU 2nd-00:51, NCST 2nd-03:51. Largest lead - WCU by 1 1st-17:41, NCST by 41 2nd-08:25.

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Chattanooga 78 • 7-9, 1-2 SoCon

Officials: Mike Eades, William Humes, Bill Covington Jr. Technical fouls: Western Carolina-KING, Tawaski. NC State-None. Attendance: 13429 Bench 23 27

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

Deadball Rebounds 1

NC State 82 • 10-4

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Game: 31-57 Game: 9-17 Game: 15-22

Western Carolina 62 • 7-8, 2-1 SoCon

Western Carolina 55 • 7-7

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1st

2nd

Total

38 36

24 42

62 78

Last FG - WCU 2nd-00:31, UTC 2nd-01:23. Largest lead - WCU by 7 1st-06:23, UTC by 16 2nd-00:39.

Points WCU UTC

In Paint 16 42

Off T/O 8 13

2nd Chance 9 17

Fast Break 4 10

Bench 30 20

Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 8 times.

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

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Wofford ..................................................................57 at Western Carolina .......................................67

Western Carolina .............................................67 at Davidson .........................................................88

Furman ..................................................................58 at Western Carolina ......................................55

January 7, 2012 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

January 12, 2012 • Belk Arena – Davidson, N.C.

January 14, 2012 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Keaton Cole matched his career-high with six made 3-pointers, pacing four Catamounts in double figures as Western Carolina downed the Wofford Terriers, 67-57, on Saturday afternoon in Southern Conference action in the Ramsey Center. The win halted a two-game slide for the Catamounts, while also ending Wofford’s two-game win streak which included victories at Wake Forest and over South Division favorite, the College of Charleston. Cole’s six made 3-pointers - four coming in the first half - were all the Catamounts would get on 6-of-13 (46.2%) shooting from beyond the arc. Cole added four free throws for a career-best 22 points while redshirt sophomore Trey Sumler chipped in a dozen wit eight defensive rebounds and four assists. Harouna Mutombo and Preston Ross scored 11 and 10, respectively, while Brandon Boggs just missed double figures with nine points, adding four boards with sophomore Tawaski King pulling down nine rebounds to pace the Catamounts on the afternoon. Western Carolina (8-8, 3-1 SoCon) never trailed on Saturday afternoon and led for all but 27 seconds after Wofford’s Karl Cochran tied the game with a 3-pointer just two minutes into Saturday’s contest. The Catamounts built a double-digit lead at 10 points, 19-9, midway through the opening stanza. Cole’s fourth trey of the opening half handed WCU a nine-point edge with seven to play before intermission, carrying an eight-point, 34-26, edge into halftime. WCU pulled out to a 12-point lead after back-to-back slam dunks from Ross and Mutombo inside the opening moments of the second half. But the Terriers used a 9-to-1 spurt to claw back within three, 41-38, on a steal and slam by Cochran. The Catamounts were able to put the clamps on the Terrier run and rebuild a double-digit edge, matching its game-high lead of 12 points, 55-43, on a Mutombo jumper with seven minutes remaining in regulation. Wofford was only able to get within five points down the stretch as the Catamounts connected on 8-of-11 from the charity stripe to score the victory. Wofford (9-7, 2-2 SoCon) put two players in double figures as Cochran and Brad Loesing both scored 20 points. Kevin Giltner scored eight points on just 3-of-14 shooting with just two other Terriers scoring in the loss. Despite being outrebounded by four, 38-to-34, the Catamounts outscored the Terriers in the paint, 30-16.

DAVIDSON, N.C. - Jake Cohen led four Davidson players in doublefigures with 26 points as the Southern Conference South-Division leading Wildcats led wire-to-wire to hand Western Carolina an 8867 loss Thursday night at the Belk Arena. Davidson (11-4, 5-0 SoCon) knocked down 10 3-pointers for 30 points while also recording 30 points from the free throw line on 30-of-38 shooting to pick-up the victory, its fourth-straight on the season. Redshirt senior Harouna Mutombo led the Catamounts (8-9, 3-2 SoCon) with 17 points and eight rebounds while Brandon Boggs chipped in 14 points off the bench. Sophomore Tawaski King just missed a double-double with nine points and eight rebounds and freshman James Sinclair matched his career-high with eight points including four from the free throw line. Needing just 13 points to reach 1,000 for his Davidson career, Cohen wasted little time in reaching the milestone by recording the Wildcats first 13 points as a part of a 16-to-9 start for the home squad. WCU’s Trey Sumler converted a back-door, give-and-go pass from King into an easy lay-up to trim the Davidson lead to two, 1816, midway through the opening half. However, it would prove to be as close as WCU would get the remainder of the game. Davidson quickly stretched its first half advantage back to seven points. With the Catamounts back within five, 25-20, the Wildcats erupted for a 12-to-2 spurt to take a half-high lead of 15 points, 3722, just inside the six minute mark. Western Carolina was able to whittle the deficit back to within six points, 43-37, on a Boggs 3-pointer, but the Wildcats closed the opening stanza with six-straight points to lead by a dozen, 49-37, at the break. Cohen had 18 points at intermission, matched by 12 from WCU’s Mutombo. In the second half, the Catamounts were only able to get within 11 points on two separate occasions, the second coming after senior Keaton Cole’s second made 3-pointer of the game. Davidson responded with a decisive 15-to-2 run to push the lead over 20 points, taking a game-high advantage of 27 at the 7:26 mark en route to the 21-point victory. Cohen was joined in double figure scoring by Chris Czerapowicz with 13 points, J.P. Kuhlman with 12, and Clint Mann with 11. WCU held a 38-to-28 edge in points scored in the paint. There were just a combined 13 turnovers in the game with Davidson converting nine WCU miscues into 20 points while the Catamounts only managed to force four giveaways by the Wildcats, scoring four points off those turnovers. Rebounding was even at 42 apiece with WCU holding a 20-to-16 edge on the offensive glass.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Trey Sumler drove the right side of the lane and connected on a game-tying lay-up with eight seconds remaining on Saturday afternoon. However, Furman’s Charlie Reddick sank his only field goal of the day on a game-winning 3-pointer with just under two seconds showing on the Ramsey Center clock as the Paladins nipped Western Carolina, 58-55, in Southern Conference action. Following Sumler’s running lay-up, the Catamounts nearly came away with a steal as the Paladins pushed the ball up the bench sidelines. Sumler and senior Keaton Cole trapped the ball-handler just over the mid-court stripe, but the basketball rolled out of bounds with possession whistled to Furman. On the ensuing possession, the Paladins in-bounded the ball to Reddick who took a step towards the 3-point arc against WCU’s zone defense and swished the go-ahead shot with 1.8 showing on the game clock. Reddick was 0-for-11 from the floor including 0-for-7 from longrange prior to his final shot heroics. WCU never got a last-second opportunity as the court-length in-bounds pass went out of bounds and Furman was able to regain possession and close out the final seconds for the victory, snapping the Catamounts’ five-game winning streak over the Paladins in the head-to-head series. The loss was also halted a four-game home win streak in the series with Furman. Sumler paced Western Carolina with 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting including a pair of 3-pointers. The Rocky Mount, N.C., native also dished out a game-high three assists, playing all 40 minutes. Harouna Mutombo finished with 11 points and five rebounds before fouling out at the 1:41 mark while Brandon Boggs recorded nine points and three steals. Furman (8-9, 2-4 SoCon) led the entire game with the score tied just three times, twice in the second half. The Paladins scored 14 of their 32 first half points from the charity stripe, shooting 93.3-percent on 14-of-15 from the line to lead by 13 at the break, 32-19. Out of the break, Western Carolina used a 9-to-2 spurt to close within six points, 34-28, but the Paladins continued to hold the Catamounts at arm’s length. Mutombo pulled WCU to within three, 41-38, on a jumper midway through the half and later closed the deficit to just one, 43-42, on a pair of free throws. But the Catamounts could never claw to the lead as costly turnovers hurt the home squad. With just under five minutes remaining, Boggs knotted the game at 47 with a pair of charity tosses, but the Catamounts were still unable to get on top of the visiting Paladins. With the margin at four points following a pair of Bryson Barnes free throws, WCU’s Keaton Cole drained his lone 3-pointer of the game with 25 seconds remaining to pull the Catamounts within one, 54-53. Barnes made 1-of-2 free throws on a subsequent possession, setting up the heroics first by Sumler and finally by Reddick.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Davidson 01/12/12 7:00 p.m. at Davidson, N.C. (Belk Arena)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Furman vs Western Carolina 01/14/12 2:00 p.m. at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Wofford vs Western Carolina 1/7/12 at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center) Wofford 57 • 9-7, 2-2 SoCon Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

SMITH, Aerris CROWELL, Drew COCHRAN, Karl GILTNER, Kevin LOESING, Brad SWINTON, John BYRD, Jarell STEELMAN, Matt TECKLENBURG, Joseph SKINNER, Lee RINKSALIS, Domas Team Totals

21 02 10 35 03 05 15 25 34 53

FG % 1st Half: 10-27 3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 FT % 1st Half: 2-2

f f g g g

37.0% 40.0% 100.0%

1-2 1-5 8-15 3-14 7-18 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-2 0-0

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

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

21-59

8-25

7-8

2nd half: 11-32 2nd half: 4-15 2nd half: 5-6

34.4% 26.7% 83.3%

0 0 0 0 4 5 9 2 0 9 9 5 0 0 0 3 2 4 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 9 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 14 24 38 18

Game: 21-59 Game: 8-25 Game: 7-8

A TO Blk

2 4 20 8 20 0 0 0 0 3 0

0 2 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0

Stl

Min

0 0 4 2 4 0 1 0 1 3 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

16 36 35 34 39 1 9 1 1 26 2

57 10 15

8 200

35.6% 32.0% 87.5%

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

Player

KING, Tawaski ROSS, Preston COLE, Keaton SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna HALL, Kenneth BOGGS, Brandon HOLLIS, Ishmael Team Totals

40 04 05 22 01 24 33

FG % 1st Half: 14-30 3FG % 1st Half: 4-7 FT % 1st Half: 2-2

f f g g g

1-10 5-8 6-7 4-7 4-11 0-1 3-7 0-1

0-0 0-0 6-7 0-0 0-4 0-0 0-1 0-1

23-52

46.7% 57.1% 100.0%

6-13

2nd half: 9-22 2nd half: 2-6 2nd half: 13-20

1-2 0-0 4-4 4-6 3-7 0-0 3-3 0-0 15-22

40.9% 33.3% 65.0%

2 7 9 3 4 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 8 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 9 25 34 10

A TO Blk

3 10 22 12 11 0 9 0

1 0 0 4 2 0 1 0

3 0 2 3 1 2 1 0

8 12

Stl

Min

2 2 1 0 3 0 0 0

32 30 33 36 32 8 19 10

0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2

44.2% 46.2% 68.2%

8 200 Deadball Rebounds 3

1st

2nd

Total

26 34

31 33

57 67

Points WOF WCU

Last FG - WOF 2nd-00:19, WCU 2nd-04:00. Largest lead - WOF None, WCU by 12 2nd-18:58.

KING, Tawaski ROSS, Preston COLE, Keaton SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna TANKELEWICZ, Tom HALL, Kenneth BOGGS, Brandon SINCLAIR, James HOLLIS, Ishmael SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

40 04 05 22 00 01 24 25 33 44

FG % 1st Half: 14-28 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 FT % 1st Half: 7-10

f f g g g

50.0% 25.0% 70.0%

4-6 1-4 2-8 2-8 5-15 1-2 0-1 5-10 2-4 2-5 0-0

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

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

24-63

4-19

15-26

2nd half: 10-35 2nd half: 2-11 2nd half: 8-16

28.6% 18.2% 50.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

5 3 8 5 1 1 2 3 2 2 4 3 1 1 2 0 0 8 8 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 4 3 1 2 3 4 2 2 4 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 20 22 42 24

Game: 24-63 Game: 4-19 Game: 15-26

In Paint 16 30

Off T/O 13 8

2nd Chance 19 17

Fast Break 6 6

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

Bench 3 9

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

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COHEN, Jake BROOKS, De'Mon KUHLMAN, JP COCHRAN, Nik DRONEY, Tom MEJRI, Youssef ARCHIE II, Mason KALINOSKI, Tyler TORMEY, Clay REIGEL, Will ATKINSON, AJ CZERAPOWICZ, Chris MANN, Clint Team Totals

24 05 12 23 01 02 04 14 20 25 35 40

Officials: Jeffrey Smith, Barron Searles, Mark Chafin Technical fouls: Wofford-None. Western Carolina-KING, Tawaski. Attendance: 2257 Score by periods Wofford Western Carolina

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FG % 1st Half: 13-25 3FG % 1st Half: 6-11 FT % 1st Half: 17-23

Min

Player

1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0

0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0

27 12 25 33 32 2 10 30 13 14 2

SEBIRUMBI, Brandon TOLER, Chris LOYD, Jordan REDDICK, Charlie AUSTIN, Bobby BROWN, David IRWIN, Bryant BARNES, Bryson EARLY, Dominic REDDICK, Colin Team Totals

3 200

A TO Blk

9 2 6 4 17 2 1 13 8 5 0

1 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0

1 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0

38.1% 21.1% 57.7%

Deadball Rebounds 4

f f g g g

52.0% 54.5% 73.9%

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

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

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

24-58

10-21

30-38

2nd half: 11-33 2nd half: 4-10 2nd half: 13-15

33.3% 40.0% 86.7%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

3 3 6 0 4 2 6 4 1 4 5 1 0 3 3 2 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 4 0 4 3 2 4 6 16 26 42 21

44 10 12 22 11 15 32 35 43

FG % 1st Half: 8-23 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 FT % 1st Half: 14-15

f f g g g

Game: 24-58 Game: 10-21 Game: 30-38

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

1st

2nd

Total

37 49

30 39

67 88

Player

Stl

Min

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

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

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

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

27 19 34 29 17 1 1 21 1 4 2 28 16

KING, Tawaski ROSS, Preston SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon HALL, Kenneth COLE, Keaton SINCLAIR, James HOLLIS, Ishmael Team Totals

88 18

3 200

05 22 24 01 04 25 33

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

5-20 3-9 6-9

f f g g g

25.0% 33.3% 66.7%

Last FG - WCU 2nd-01:23, DAV 2nd-01:44. Largest lead - WCU None, DAV by 27 2nd-07:26.

In Paint 38 28

Off T/O 4 20

2nd Chance 18 11

Fast Break 2 9

3-15

23-31

8-14 1-6 9-16

57.1% 16.7% 56.3%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

6 3 9 4 1 2 3 3 0 2 2 3 0 2 2 1 0 5 5 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 4 9 21 30 19

Game: 16-37 Game: 3-15 Game: 23-31

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

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

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

17-43

6-18

15-19

2nd half: 12-23 2nd half: 3-9 2nd half: 9-10

A TO Blk

19 1 10 6 7 2 2 9 2 0

1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0

6 2 5 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 21

Stl

Min

2 1 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0

30 18 25 36 29 17 6 26 11 2

0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

3 10 200

43.2% 20.0% 74.2%

Deadball Rebounds 3

52.2% 33.3% 90.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 1 1 4 1 2 3 4 0 2 2 3 0 5 5 5 2 0 2 4 1 2 3 3 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 1 2 3 6 17 23 29

Game: 17-43 Game: 6-18 Game: 15-19

A TO Blk

6 0 18 11 9 0 6 2 3

1 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 0

0 2 5 4 2 1 1 1 0 3 8 19

Stl

Min

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 0

31 16 40 33 26 11 22 7 14

7 200

39.5% 33.3% 78.9%

Deadball Rebounds 3

Officials: Scott Smith, Barry Mathis, Kevin Scott Technical fouls: Furman-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 2847 Score by periods Furman Western Carolina

1st

2nd

Total

32 19

26 36

58 55

Last FG - FUR 2nd-00:05, WCU 2nd-00:08. Largest lead - FUR by 13 1st-00:08, WCU None. Points WCU DAV

11-15 1-2 0-0 3-4 1-2 2-2 0-0 3-4 2-2 0-0

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

A TO Blk

Deadball Rebounds 4

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

Western Carolina 55 • 8-10, 3-3 SoCon

26 8 12 8 2 0 0 6 0 2 0 13 11

41.4% 47.6% 78.9%

4-6 0-1 4-4 1-12 3-4 0-1 1-1 3-7 0-1 0-0 16-37

34.8% 22.2% 93.3%

Officials: Kerry Sitton, Kyle Chambers, Mark Schnur Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Davidson-None. Attendance: 3293 Score by periods Western Carolina Davidson

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Stl

Davidson 88 • 11-4, 5-0 SoCon

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Game: 23-52 Game: 6-13 Game: 15-22

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

Deadball Rebounds 1

Western Carolina 67 • 8-8, 3-1 SoCon ##

Furman 58 • 8-9, 2-4 SoCon

Western Carolina 67 • 8-9, 3-2 SoCon

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Points FUR WCU

In Paint 22 12

Off T/O 12 23

2nd Chance 14 7

Fast Break 2 2

Bench 15 11

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

Bench 29 32

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Toccoa Falls .......................................................39 at Western Carolina .....................................141

Western Carolina .............................................72 at Appalachian State .....................................84

Elon .......................................................................... 71 at Western Carolina ......................................63

January 17, 2012 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

January 21, 2012 • Holmes Center – Boone, N.C.

January 26, 2012 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Trey Sumler led nine Catamounts in double figures with a game-high 18 points Tuesday night as Western Carolina set a school single-game scoring record, cruising past the Toccoa Falls Eagles, 141-39, in the Ramsey Center. WCU scored the first 18 points of the game and led wire-to-wire en route to snapping a two-game slide. In addition to breaking the single-game scoring record by eight points (141 over 133), Tuesday night’s margin of victory (102) and points scored in the 72-17 first half were also records for the Catamounts. The 102-point win additionally ranks as the third-largest margin of victory in NCAA history. Of the nine Catamounts in double figures, a combined six set career-highs in scoring in the victory. Sumler finished 6-of-9 from the floor including a pair of 3-pointers and six assists in addition to his game-high point total. True freshman guard James Sinclair recorded his first career double-double with career bests of 16 points and 13 rebounds, adding five assists and three steals in the winning effort. The Savannah, Ga., native pulled down 10 defensive boards and blocked three shots for WCU. Seniors Keaton Cole and Sam Smithson both scored 14 in the win with Cole draining four 3-pointers to give him 145 in his WCU career, moving him into ninth on the school’s career charts. Smithson just missed a double-double, adding a career-best nine rebounds including six offensive boards. Ishmael Hollis tallied 13 points off the bench while Tom Tankelewicz chipped in 11 including a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line. Sophomores Tawaski King (5-of-7), Preston Ross (4-of-4) and freshman Kenneth Hall (4-of-5) all finished with 10 points apiece to round out the nine double-digit scorers. Dillon Dunford scored nine off the bench and Brandon Boggs posted seven in the victory for the purple and gold. WCU’s seasonal leader in scoring - senior Harouna Mutombo missed double figures, finishing with nine points on 17 minutes of playing time. He did, however, move into 18th in school history in scoring, by-passing Bubba Wilson (1975-78) now with 1,354 career points. Toccoa Falls guard Josh Barrett led the Eagles with a17 points including four 3-pointers, three of which came in the second half. The Catamounts recorded a season-high 24 assists on its 51 made baskets, while holding a commanding 62-to-16 rebounding advantage including a 26-to-3 edge on the offensive boards for 36 second chance points. WCU scored 70 points in the paint and converted the 27 Eagle turnovers into a combined 50 points

BOONE, N.C. - Western Carolina erased a 14-point second half deficit to tie the game at 59 with six and a half minutes remaining on Saturday afternoon. However, Appalachian State used clutch free throw shooting, nailing all 16 charity tosses over the final 2:13 to hold off the Catamounts in an 84-72 win Saturday afternoon in Southern Conference North Division play at the Holmes Center. ASU outscored the Catamounts 25-to-13 over the final six minutes including the perfect showing from the foul line to halt WCU’s two-game winning streak in the head-to-head series. Down by 14, 52-38, Western Carolina used a feverish secondhalf rally to claw back into the game, forcing the game’s fourth tie at 59 points apiece with 6:24 to play. The run was bookended by layups by Harouna Mutombo, who scored six during the rally. Redshirt sophomore Trey Sumler pumped in 10 points during the comeback, while sophomore Brandon Boggs chipped in five including one of his three 3-pointers. All told, the Catamount run totaled out at 21-to-7 with WCU shooting 8-for-10 from the floor and 4-for-4 from the foul line. After tying the game, though, WCU missed its next three field goal attempts and turned the ball over once while the Mountaineers capitalized with seven-straight points to retake the lead it would never relinquish. Tawaski King made one of two free throws to pull WCU back within six points, but that was as close as the Catamounts would get the remainder of the game as ASU managed to secure the victory from the free throw line. Sumler led four Catamounts in double figures with 17 points including 13 in the second half alone, while Boggs got 11 of his 16 points after intermission. King and Mutombo both scored 13 points with the latter pacing the team with seven rebounds. Western Carolina took the first advantage of the afternoon, erasing a three-point, 12-9, ASU lead with a 14-to-3 run midway through the opening 20 minutes to take its biggest lead of the game at eight points, 23-15. However, the Mountaineers closed the first half by outscoring WCU, 18-to-6, which included holding the Catamounts off the scoreboard for a three-minute span to take a four-point, 3329, edge at the break. Out of the halftime locker room, the Catamounts tied the game at 33 on a Boggs’ triple, but quickly found themselves again trailing as Carter answered with a 3-pointer of his own. The Mountaineers scored nine-straight points to take a double-digit lead, stretching the advantage to 14 on the fifth-straight point from Isaac Butts off the bench. WCU then embarked on its comeback, falling just short in the rivalry game. Appalachian State put five players in double figures with Jamaal Trice and Omar Carter finishing with 21 and 20 points, respectively. Butts scored 11 points off the bench.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Three Catamounts scored in double figures including the first career double-double by sophomore post Tawaski King, but Western Carolina had no answer for Elon’s Jack Isenbarger as the Phoenix escaped the Ramsey Center with a 71-63 Southern Conference victory Thursday night. Isenbarger knocked down five 3-pointers including four in the first half as a part of his 26-point performance as Elon picked up back-to-back wins for the first time since the beginning of December. Elon (10-9, 5-3 SoCon), which had only won once prior in the Ramsey Center - WCU’s home since 1986 - snapped a three-game slide to the Catamounts in the overall head-to-head series while also halting a four-game drought in games played in Cullowhee. WCU dropped its fourth-straight in league play and second-consecutive home game. Redshirt sophomore Trey Sumler led the Catamounts with 18 points, adding seven rebounds and four assists. King finished with 14 points - just two shy of his career-high set earlier this season in a road win over Presbyterian - and pulled down 11 rebounds including seven on the offensive end. The Dublin, Ga., native added a careerbest four steals and a pair of blocked shots. Senior Keaton Cole rounded out the double-digit scorers with 13 points off the bench, knocking down a pair of 3-pointers on 2-of-9 shooting and matched his career-high with four steals. Sophomore Preston Ross added eight points and eight rebounds. In addition to Isenbarger’s 26 points - 16 of which came in the first half alone - Elon guard Austin Hamilton scored 13 including six from the free throw line while Sebastian Koch chipped in a dozen for the Phoenix. Ryley Beaumont pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds for Elon. Western Carolina (9-12, 3-5 SoCon) took an early six-point lead on six points in the paint between Ross and Mutombo, twice scoring on offensive rebounds. However, 3-pointers by Isenbarger quickly melted that advantage with Drew Spradlin knotting the game for the first time at 10 apiece at the 12:48 mark of the first half. Midway through the opening stanza, Elon erased a seven-point deficit with 10-straight points including five by Isenbarger to rally from down 22-15 to take a three-point, 25-22, edge with four and a half minutes remaining before the break. Isenbarger added his fourth 3-pointer of the opening 20 minutes with 14 seconds showing on the clock to stake Elon to a three-point, 29-26, lead at intermission. The Phoenix led at the break despite being outshot by WCU. The Catamounts hit 40-percent of their field goal attempts while the Phoenix was just 38.5 percent from the floor. However, WCU was held without a first half 3-point field goal (0-for-5) while Elon was able to take the lead by tallying 15 points from long range.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Appalachian State 01/21/12 3:00 p.m. at Boone, N.C.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Elon vs Western Carolina 01/26/12 7:00 p.m. at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Toccoa Falls vs Western Carolina 01/17/12 7:00 p.m. at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center) Toccoa Falls 39 • 3-6 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

WESTFALL, Derek BARRETT, Josh SINCLAIR, Johnny McGARVEY, Andrew BROWN, David MILLER, Johnny RILEY, Joequan STICE, Phil MARTIN, Dustin GRIFFIN, Andrew Team Totals

10 14 30 32 12 22 24 40 50

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

7-26 2-11 1-2

f g g g g

26.9% 18.2% 50.0%

1-6 6-17 0-1 2-5 2-4 0-0 2-7 0-0 0-4 2-9

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

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

15-53

7-21

2-6

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

8-27 5-10 1-4

29.6% 50.0% 25.0%

0 4 4 2 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 3 13 16 21

Game: 15-53 Game: 7-21 Game: 2-6

A TO Blk

Stl

Min

3 17 0 6 4 0 5 0 0 4

2 1 2 11 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 4 1 2 1 0

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

19 35 19 35 18 6 24 10 11 23

39 11 27

2 200

28.3% 33.3% 33.3%

KING, Tawaski ROSS, Preston SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon TANKELEWICZ, Tom HALL, Kenneth DUNFORD, Dillon COLE, Keaton SINCLAIR, James HOLLIS, Ishmael SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

40 05 22 24 00 01 02 04 25 33 44

FG % 1st Half: 26-43 3FG % 1st Half: 5-12 FT % 1st Half: 15-20

f f g g g

60.5% 41.7% 75.0%

5-7 4-4 6-9 3-6 3-8 2-8 4-5 4-8 5-6 5-8 4-10 6-9

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

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

51-88

9-26

30-37

2nd half: 25-45 2nd half: 4-14 2nd half: 15-17

55.6% 28.6% 88.2%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 5 7 4 1 5 0 2 2 0 4 4 0 2 2 1 4 5 4 3 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 10 13 2 1 3 6 3 9 4 0 4 26 36 62

Game: 51-88 Game: 9-26 Game: 30-37

A TO Blk

10 10 18 9 7 11 10 9 14 16 13 14

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

0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

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

9 141 24

7 20 200

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

Stl

Min

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

11 16 18 17 15 19 17 13 11 27 18 18

58.0% 34.6% 81.1%

Deadball Rebounds 5

Officials: Robbie Adams, Mike Hefner, Kenny Pate Technical fouls: Toccoa Falls-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 1431 Score by periods Toccoa Falls Western Carolina

Player

KING, Tawaski ROSS, Preston MUTOMBO, Harouna SUMLER, Trey BOGGS, Brandon HALL, Kenneth COLE, Keaton TANKELEWICZ, Tom SINCLAIR, James Team Totals

40 00 05 24 01 02 14 25

FG % 1st Half: 13-29 3FG % 1st Half: 1-9 FT % 1st Half: 2-4

f f g g g

44.8% 11.1% 50.0%

5-8 1-3 6-13 6-12 6-16 0-1 1-4 0-0 3-7

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

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

28-64

4-16

12-19

2nd half: 15-35 2nd half: 3-7 2nd half: 10-15

42.9% 42.9% 66.7%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

4 1 5 4 0 3 3 3 1 6 7 4 1 4 5 3 2 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 3 5 5 3 1 4 14 19 33 26

Game: 28-64 Game: 4-16 Game: 12-19

1st

2nd

Total

17 72

22 69

39 141

Last FG - TOCC 2nd-02:06, WCU 2nd-00:54. Largest lead - TOCC None, WCU by 102 2nd-00:43.

Points TOCC WCU

In Paint 6 70

Off T/O 0 50

2nd Chance 0 36

Fast Break 0 24

Player

HEALY, Nathan WILLIAMSON, Andre HAMILTON, Tab TRICE, Jamaal NEAL, Mike VILARINO, G.J. CARTER, Omar OKAM, Brian BUTTS, Isaac WOODS, Mitch Team Totals

50 02 13 23 03 21 24 32 33

FG % 1st Half: 12-25 3FG % 1st Half: 4-13 FT % 1st Half: 5-5

Min

Player

0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0

28 13 34 36 34 8 15 2 30

7 200

BEAUMONT, Ryley TROUTMAN, Lucas HAMILTON, Austin ISENBARGER, Jack KOCH, Sebastian BONNEY, Josh SPRADLIN, Drew BLAKE, Kevin EDOMWONYI, Egheosa ERVIN, Brett Team Totals

A TO Blk

13 3 13 17 16 0 3 0 7

1 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 1

2 1 2 5 2 0 2 0 0

8 14

f f g g g

48.0% 30.8% 100.0%

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

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

3-3 2-2 2-4 5-5 3-5 0-0 12-12 0-0 3-5 0-0

24-47

6-17

30-36

2nd half: 12-22 2nd half: 2-4 2nd half: 25-31

54.5% 50.0% 80.6%

1st

2nd

Total

29 33

43 51

72 84

20 24 00 01 11 23

FG % 1st Half: 10-26 3FG % 1st Half: 5-10 FT % 1st Half: 4-10

f f g g g

38.5% 50.0% 40.0%

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

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

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

21-57

8-17

21-38

2nd half: 11-31 2nd half: 3-7 2nd half: 17-28

35.5% 42.9% 60.7%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

4 6 10 4 2 5 7 3 0 2 2 3 1 5 6 3 2 4 6 0 0 2 2 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 3 2 0 3 3 13 31 44 20

Game: 21-57 Game: 8-17 Game: 21-38

A TO Blk

6 5 13 26 12 0 7 0 1 1

0 2 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0

Stl

Min

2 2 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 0

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

33 27 23 32 31 8 24 4 6 12

71 13 12

5 200

36.8% 47.1% 55.3%

Deadball Rebounds 7

Western Carolina 63 • 9-12, 3-5 SoCon

2 2 4 2 2 9 11 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 9 1 1 0 1 1 1 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 26 33 17

A TO Blk

7 10 5 21 10 0 20 0 11 0

0 2 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 0

Stl

Min

1 3 1 2 5 1 0 0 1 0

1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0

0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0

13 29 27 35 34 9 30 5 14 4

84 10 14

7 200

51.1% 35.3% 83.3%

Deadball Rebounds 2

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

Player

KING, Tawaski ROSS, Preston SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon TANKELEWICZ, Tom HALL, Kenneth COLE, Keaton SINCLAIR, James Team Totals

40 05 22 24 00 01 04 25

FG % 1st Half: 12-30 3FG % 1st Half: 0-5 FT % 1st Half: 2-4

f f g g g

40.0% 0.0% 50.0%

5-6 4-7 5-14 1-6 1-10 1-3 0-0 4-13 0-1

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

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

21-60

4-18

17-26

2nd half: 9-30 2nd half: 4-13 2nd half: 15-22

30.0% 30.8% 68.2%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

7 4 11 3 4 4 8 5 1 6 7 4 0 3 3 3 0 4 4 4 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 2 1 4 5 13 32 45 24

Game: 21-60 Game: 4-18 Game: 17-26

A TO Blk

Stl

Min

14 8 18 3 4 3 0 13 0

0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1

2 0 3 3 1 1 0 4 2

2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0

4 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

33 26 39 22 24 5 7 28 16

6 16

9 200

35.0% 22.2% 65.4%

Deadball Rebounds 4

Officials: Mark Chafin, Jeffrey Smith, Landon Brandes Technical fouls: Elon-None. Western Carolina-TEAM. Attendance: 1521

Points WCU ASU

Last FG - WCU 2nd-00:19, ASU 2nd-03:22. Largest lead - WCU by 8 1st-06:14, ASU by 15 2nd-00:45.

Deadball Rebounds 3,1

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Game: 24-47 Game: 6-17 Game: 30-36

43.8% 25.0% 63.2%

Officials: Barry Mathis, Dennis Cowart, Timothy Andrews Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Appalachian State-None. Attendance: 3476 Score by periods Western Carolina Appalachian State

Bench 9 87

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

Stl

Appalachian State 84 • 8-10, 4-4 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

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

Deadball Rebounds 3

Western Carolina 141 • 9-10 ##

Elon 71 • 10-9, 5-3 SoCon

Western Carolina 72 • 9-11, 3-4

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

In Paint 36 34

Off T/O 17 24

2nd Chance 15 11

Fast Break 6 10

Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 7 times.

Bench 10 31

Score by periods Elon Western Carolina

1st

2nd

Total

29 26

42 37

71 63

Last FG - ELON 2nd-01:53, WCU 2nd-00:08. Largest lead - ELON by 12 2nd-01:53, WCU by 7 1st-08:05.

Points ELON WCU

In Paint 20 28

Off T/O 15 10

2nd Chance 9 18

Fast Break 4 6

Bench 9 16

Score tied - 5 times. Lead changed - 3 times.

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

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Western Carolina ............................................56 at Wofford ...........................................................82

Chattanooga .......................................................76 at Western Carolina ......................................82

January 28, 2012 • Greensboro Coliseum – Greensboro, N.C.

January 30, 2012 • Benjamin Johnson Arena – Spartanburg, S.C.

February 2, 2012 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Senior Keaton Cole calmly drained three free throws in the closing seconds of regulation to erase a three-point deficit and force overtime on Saturday afternoon at the Greensboro Coliseum. However, UNC Greensboro shot a perfect 11-for-11 from the foul line in the extra session to hold off the Catamounts, snapping an eight-game winless drought against WCU with their sixthstraight victory, 89-86. Four Catamounts scored in double figures led by 22 points from Trey Sumler and 18 from Cole who buried five 3-pointers for the second-straight game against UNCG. Sophomore Tawaski King posted his second-straight double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds while Harouna Mutombo scored 14 points, coming off the bench for the first time this season. Trevis Simpson scored six of his 26 points in the extra session while Derrell Armstrong finished with 23 points pacing the Spartans. Armstrong scored eight of his points from the free throw line as the Spartans scored 30 points from the stripe on 30-of-37 shooting or 81.1 percent. Drew Parker rounded out the three Spartans in double figures with 11 points. UNCG closed the first half with an 18-to-2 run, holding the Catamounts to just one field goal the final seven minutes of the opening stanza after WCU has pulled out to its game-high lead of six points. The Spartans led at the break, 41-31. WCU erased the double-digit deficit after intermission with ninestraight points as a part of a 14-to-1 spurt by the Catamounts to take a five-point, 61-56, lead with five minutes remaining in regulation. However, UNCG answered with a run of its own and managed a fourpoint lead inside the final 30 seconds of regulation. Down four, 67-63, Cole buried his fifth 3-pointer of the game to close the margin back to one with Simpson draining a pair of charity tosses to stretch the margin back to three inside of 10 seconds. Looking for the equalizing 3-pointer, Cole was fouled by Williams just to the right of the top of the key after offering a long-range shot. With 1.9 showing on the clock, Cole sank all three free throw attempts, tying the game at 69 and forcing overtime. Sumler gave the Catamounts the early edge in overtime with a running lay-up in the lane to go ahead, 71-69, but an alley-oop dunk and jumper from the win by Simpson gave the lead back to UNCG. The Spartans managed to pull out to an overtime-best lead of seven points three times including 87-80 with 24 seconds remaining. Sumler then converted an old-fashioned three-point play and Tankelewicz banked home his second 3-pointer of the day to again pull within one, 87-86, with nine seconds showing. However, Armstrong nailed both free throw attempts and the Catamounts only got a desperation 3-point shot by Cole at the buzzer in suffering its thirdstraight defeat.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Wofford managed nearly 60-percent shooting from the field while frustrating the Catamounts on the defensive end en route to claiming is sixth-straight victory, upending Western Carolina, 82-56, in Southern Conference action Monday night at the Benjamin Johnson Arena. Both teams were playing their third game in five days Four Catamounts scored in double figures for WCU led by 13 from redshirt sophomore Trey Sumler. The Rocky Mount, N.C., native finished 4-of-9 from the floor and pulled down a team-leading six rebounds to go along with a pair of steals. Sophomore Tawaski King posted his third-straight, double-digit scoring effort with 12 points, adding four boards. Guards Keaton Cole and Brandon Boggs both scored 10 to round out WCU’s double-figure scorers. Cole recorded two 3-pointers in the losing effort - the only two long-range shots the Catamounts would get, finishing 2-of-14 from beyond the arc. Preston Ross chipped in seven points. Drew Crowell led four Terriers in double figures with 19 points on 9-of-11 shooting including one of the Terriers’ 10 made 3-pointers. Freshman Karl Cochran finished with 16 points and four assists while Brad Loesing recorded a double-double with 14 points and 10 assists. Kevin Giltner rounded out Wofford’s double-digit scorers with 13 points with three 3-pointers. Slow out of the opening gates, Western Carolina (9-14, 3-7 SoCon) found itself down seven at the 15:17 mark after a Crowell lay-up. The Catamounts missed their first seven shots from the floor and committed four turnovers before a Sumler lay-up gave WCU its first bucket of the game. WCU was able to twice tie the game at both eight and 10 midway through the opening half despite struggling to find points. With the Catamounts back within a bucket, 16-14, following a King jumper, Wofford seized control of the game by closing the half on a 15-to-5 run to take a 12-point, 31-19, lead into intermission. WCU was limited to 19 points on eight made field goals in the first half with the final basket coming on a Cole lay-up inside of the final 20 seconds. The Catamounts were able to claw within eight points of the Terriers in the opening minutes of the second half on two buckets from Ross and a lay-up by King. However, consecutive 3-pointers by Cochran and Loesing on consecutive possessions and both coming late in the shot clock pushed the margin back to double figures where it would remain. Wofford took its first 20-point lead in the game on the strength of a 17-to-7 push midway through the half and cruised to its fourth-straight home win over WCU. Wofford (15-8, 8-3 SoCon) converted 17 Catamount turnovers into 20 points and held a 38-to-22 advantage in points in the paint.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Brandon Boggs scored 21 points and Keaton Cole added 18 as Western Carolina held off Chattanooga, 82-76, Thursday night in Southern Conference action in the Ramsey Center. The Catamounts knocked down a season-high 15 3-pointers including 12 in the first half alone to snap a four-game losing skid and halt a six-game drought in league play. Chattanooga, which dropped its sixth-straight overall, erased a 16-point second half deficit with a 13-to-1 run to close within four points with two minutes remaining in regulation. However, the Catamounts were able to halt the rally and hold on for the victory by draining 6-of-8 from the free throw line inside the final minute. WCU head coach Larry Hunter also scored his 100th victory as the Catamounts head coach and his 609th all-time. Both Cole and Boggs matched their career highs for 3-pointers with six and five, respectively, in the victory. Boggs paced four Catamounts in double figures with 21 while Cole added four assists to go along with his 18 points. Trey Sumler and Harouna Mutombo recorded 14 points apiece with both just missing double-doubles. Sumler dished out eight assists against just one turnover while Mutombo pulled down nine rebounds and three steals. Tawaski King finished with eight points and a game-high 14 rebounds, matching his career-best. King saw his streak of fivestraight double-figure scoring games snapped, but continues his improved play as he held UTC post Drazen Zlovaric - who scored 19 in the first meeting in Chattanooga - scoreless on the night. Western Carolina’s first six field goals on Thursday night came from beyond the 3-point arc with Mutombo adding three free throws to stake the Catamounts to a six-point lead, 21-15, midway through the first half. With the Mocs within four points, 31-27, WCU outscored Chattanooga 14-to-5 over the final four and a half minutes to take a 13-point, 45-32, lead into intermission. Out of the halftime locker room, the Catamounts stretched its advantage to a game-high 18 points on a jumper by Boggs to lead, 55-37. WCU maintained its double-digit lead until the Mocs rallied over the final five minutes, scoring 11-straight points to pull within four with two minutes to play. The Catamounts got four charity tosses from Sumler and two from Tom Tankelewicz off the bench to ice the victory. Senior Omar Wattad led four UTC players in double figures with 18 points including eight points from the free throw line and a pair of 3-pointers. Keegan Bell and Dontay Hampton scored 13 points apiece with Bell dishing out five assists. Lance Stokes finished with 11 points for the Mocs.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Wofford 01/30/12 7:00 pm at Spartanburg, SC - Benjamin Johnson Arena

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Chattanooga vs Western Carolina 02/02/12 7:00 p.m. at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs UNC Greensboro 01/28/12 2:00 p.m. at Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Coliseum) Western Carolina 86 • 9-13, 3-6 SoCon Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

KING, Tawaski ROSS, Preston COLE, Keaton SUMLER, Trey SINCLAIR, James TANKELEWICZ, Tom HALL, Kenneth MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon HOLLIS, Ishmael SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

40 04 05 25 00 01 22 24 33 44

FG % 1st Half: 10-33 3FG % 1st Half: 4-9 FT % 1st Half: 7-9

f f g g g

30.3% 44.4% 77.8%

4-9 0-1 5-19 6-13 1-3 3-4 0-0 4-11 3-13 0-0 0-0

0-0 0-0 5-15 1-3 1-3 2-3 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0

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

26-73

9-27

25-33

2nd half: 10-30 2nd half: 3-13 2nd half: 15-18

33.3% 23.1% 83.3%

OT: OT: OT:

5 6 11 3 1 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 4 5 2 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 3 1 1 2 0 1 5 6 5 2 3 5 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 3 6 16 27 43 25 6-10 2-5 3-6

60.0% 40.0% 50.0%

A TO Blk

12 2 18 22 3 8 0 14 7 0 0

2 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

8 16

1 2 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 1

Game: 26-73 Game: 9-27 Game: 25-33

Stl

Min

1 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0

33 9 42 42 17 10 8 31 23 5 5

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1

35.6% 33.3% 75.8%

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

Player

WILLIAMS, David BRACKETT, Aaron PARKER, Drew VAN DUSSEN, Korey SIMPSON, Trevis ARMSTRONG, Derrell RANDALL, Kyle HENRY, Aloysius HOFFER, Taylor Team Totals

41 01 11 15 03 12 13 51

FG % 1st Half: 12-28 3FG % 1st Half: 5-9 FT % 1st Half: 12-14

f f g g g

1-2 2-3 2-3 4-6 8-20 7-15 2-4 0-2 0-1 26-56

42.9% 55.6% 85.7%

0-1 0-0 2-3 1-2 2-7 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-0 7-18

2nd half: 10-23 2nd half: 1-8 2nd half: 7-12

5-7 2-2 5-5 0-0 8-9 8-10 0-0 1-2 1-2 30-37

43.5% 12.5% 58.3%

2 16 18 4 0 1 1 3 0 4 4 4 0 1 1 1 2 3 5 4 0 6 6 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 3 1 4 8 35 43 25 80.0% 100.0% 100.0%

1st

2nd

Total

31 41

38 28

17 20

86 89

Points WCU UNCG

Last FG - WCU OT-00:12, UNCG OT-00:59. Largest lead - WCU by 6 1st-07:07, UNCG by 12 1st-01:10.

KING, Tawaski ROSS, Preston COLE, Keaton SUMLER, Trey SINCLAIR, James TANKELEWICZ, Tom HALL, Kenneth MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon HOLLIS, Ishmael SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

40 04 05 25 00 01 22 24 33 44

Deadball Rebounds 4

A TO Blk

7 6 11 9 26 23 5 1 1

3 1 2 3 0 4 0 0 0

5 0 2 1 4 5 1 0 2 1 89 13 21

Game: 26-56 Game: 7-18 Game: 30-37

Stl

Min

1 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 1

38 29 28 23 37 34 13 11 12

3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

6 10 225 46.4% 38.9% 81.1%

Deadball Rebounds 2

Officials: Matt Lee, Kyle Neve, Alan Crosby Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. UNC Greensboro-None. Attendance: 3585 Score by periods Western Carolina UNC Greensboro

Player

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

8-24 1-7 2-4

f f g g g

33.3% 14.3% 50.0%

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

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

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

20-50

2-14

14-18

2nd half: 12-26 2nd half: 1-7 2nd half: 12-14

46.2% 14.3% 85.7%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 3 4 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 2 1 5 6 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 4 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 4 12 17 29 14

Game: 20-50 Game: 2-14 Game: 14-18

In Paint 26 26

Off T/O 28 21

2nd Chance 11 4

Fast Break 10 10

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

## 10 14 21 02 35 00 03 05 13 15 25 34 53

GILTNER, Kevin SMITH, Aerris CROWELL, Drew COCHRAN, Karl LOESING, Brad BROWN, Lucas SWINTON, John BYRD, Jarell WAGENER, Taylor STEELMAN, Matt TECKLENBURG, Joseph SKINNER, Lee RINKSALIS, Domas Team Totals FG % 1st Half: 14-26 3FG % 1st Half: 1-5 FT % 1st Half: 2-4

Bench 29 30

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

Player

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

35 24 31 37 15 8 4 16 25 4 1

WATTAD, Omar STOKES, Lance ZLOVARIC, Drazen BELL, Keegan TAYLOR, Ricky HAMPTON, Dontay BAKER, Drew BARIEKA, Martynas WHITE, Ronrico BRYANT, Jared Team Totals

5 200

12 7 10 13 1 0 0 0 10 3 0

0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

40.0% 14.3% 77.8%

Deadball Rebounds 2

f f f g g

53.8% 20.0% 50.0%

4-8 4-4 9-11 6-12 5-9 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-1 2-2 0-0 1-4 0-0

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

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

32-54

10-19

8-14

2nd half: 18-28 2nd half: 9-14 2nd half: 6-10

64.3% 64.3% 60.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 6 6 3 0 1 1 2 5 1 6 2 0 2 2 1 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 8 20 28 14

Game: 32-54 Game: 10-19 Game: 8-14

A TO Blk

13 1 8 0 19 2 16 4 14 10 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 6 0 0 1 3 4 1 0

Stl

01 20 03 22 02 05 10 11 34

FG % 1st Half: 9-24 3FG % 1st Half: 2-10 FT % 1st Half: 12-13

f f f g g

37.5% 20.0% 92.3%

Player

35 17 28 28 33 3 2 17 2 2 2 29 2

KING, Tawaski ROSS, Preston COLE, Keaton SUMLER, Trey BOGGS, Brandon TANKELEWICZ, Tom HALL, Kenneth MUTOMBO, Harouna SINCLAIR, James HOLLIS, Ishmael Team Totals

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

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

82 26 11

9 200

59.3% 52.6% 57.1%

Deadball Rebounds 3

Score by periods Western Carolina Wofford

1st

2nd

Total

19 31

37 51

56 82

Points WCU WOF

04 05 24 00 01 22 25 33

FG % 1st Half: 15-36 3FG % 1st Half: 12-26 FT % 1st Half: 3-4

Off T/O 8 20

2nd Chance 13 6

Fast Break 0 0

Bench 13 12

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

22-54

6-28

26-35

2nd half: 13-30 2nd half: 4-18 2nd half: 14-22

43.3% 22.2% 63.6%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 3 3 3 3 2 5 1 2 2 4 2 0 5 5 2 0 2 2 2 0 3 3 3 2 1 3 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 3 4 2 5 7 2 1 1 2 12 27 39 22

Game: 22-54 Game: 6-28 Game: 26-35

A TO Blk

Stl

Min

18 11 0 13 4 13 0 0 8 9

2 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0

6 1 1 2 1 1 3 0 1 2

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

34 18 11 38 21 21 17 4 13 23

9 18

4 200

40.7% 21.4% 74.3%

Deadball Rebounds 4

f f g g g

41.7% 46.2% 75.0%

3-6 1-4 6-20 3-10 8-15 0-0 0-0 5-8 0-2 0-0

0-0 0-0 6-19 3-7 5-12 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-2 0-0

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

26-65

15-41

15-22

2nd half: 11-29 2nd half: 3-15 2nd half: 12-18

37.9% 20.0% 66.7%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

7 7 14 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 1 1 2 5 0 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 5 4 9 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 17 21 38 24

Game: 26-65 Game: 15-41 Game: 15-22

A TO Blk

8 2 18 14 21 3 0 14 0 2

0 0 4 8 1 1 0 2 1 0

4 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 82 17 11

Stl

Min

1 1 0 2 0 0 1 3 1 1

26 10 39 38 29 5 9 32 9 3

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

1 10 200

40.0% 36.6% 68.2%

Deadball Rebounds 4

Officials: Anthony Jordan, Chuck Jones, Jerry Heater Technical fouls: Chattanooga-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 2047 Score by periods Chattanooga Western Carolina

In Paint 22 38

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

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

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

4-13 3-3 0-2 5-13 0-7 5-9 0-1 0-1 1-1 4-4

Western Carolina 82 • 10-14, 4-7 SoCon

Min

Officials: Rick Hartzell, Roger Ayers, Karl Hess Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Wofford-None. Attendance: 1655

Last FG - WCU 2nd-00:20, WOF 2nd-00:13. Largest lead - WCU None, WOF by 28 2nd-00:55.

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Min

A TO Blk

0 3 3 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 4 17

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

Stl

Wofford 82 • 15-8, 8-3

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

OT: 4-5 OT: 1-1 OT: 11-11

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

5 13 225

UNC Greensboro 89 • 8-14, 6-4 SoCon ##

Chattanooga 76 • 9-15, 3-8 SoCon

Western Carolina 56 • 9-14, 3-7

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1st

2nd

Total

32 45

44 37

76 82

Last FG - UTC 2nd-00:32, WCU 2nd-05:38. Largest lead - UTC by 3 1st-17:15, WCU by 18 2nd-15:54.

Points UTC WCU

In Paint 30 14

Off T/O 12 18

2nd Chance 15 13

Fast Break 6 2

Bench 30 19

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

Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 0 times.

2012-13 CATAMOUNT BASKETBALL

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WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY – 2012-13 MEN’S BASKETBALL YEARBOOK CATA M O U N T S  CATA M O U N T S  CATA M O U N T S  CATA M O U N T S  CATA M O U N T S  CATA M O U N T S

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GAME 27

Georgia Southern ............................................68 at Western Carolina ......................................65

Western Carolina ............................................58 at College of Charleston .............................62

Western Carolina ............................................66 at Furman.............................................................80

February 4, 2012 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

February 9, 2012 • TD Arena – Charleston, S.C.

February 11, 2012 • Timmons Arena – Greenville, S.C.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Keaton Cole led three Catamounts in double figures with 17 points including five made 3-pointers, but Western Carolina could not find the range in the closing seconds, falling to Georgia Southern, 68-65, in Southern Conference action in the Ramsey Center. GSU’s Willie Powers gave the Eagles the lead for good with a lay-up in the lane with 1:40 remaining in the game. Trailing by one, 66-65, WCU had three shots at a go-ahead field goal inside the final 75 seconds, but could not find the bottom of the basket. GSU’s Eric Ferguson cleaned the glass after the third Catamount attempt and Jelani Hewitt sank both ends of a 1-and-1 with nine seconds to play for a three-point Eagle lead. WCU then maneuvered through a pair of strategic fouls by the Eagles, even trying to get fouled in the act of shooting to draw free throws. However, in the end, WCU got the ball to Preston Ross who had a 3-point attempt from the right corner just rim out as the final buzzer sounded. Cole continued his hot shooting with five made shots from long range as the Catamounts canned nine 3-pointers against the Eagles Harouna Mutombo finished with 16 points, a team-high six rebounds and three steals with Trey Sumler scoring a dozen points while dishing out four assists. Mutombo advanced into a tie for fourth on the school’s career theft chart with Casey Rogers (1999-2002), both with 170 steals in their four-year careers. Sophomore Tawaski King scored eight on a perfect 3-for-3 shooting from the floor and 2-for-2 from the charity stripe, while classmate Brandon Boggs chipped in seven points and four boards. Georgia Southern pulled out to a nine-point first half lead on the strength of a 10-to-2 run midway through the opening 20 minutes. The Catamounts were able to answer, though, with consecutive 3-pointers by Keaton Cole sandwiched around a triple by Hewitt, with Mutombo closing the gap to one, 23-22, by finishing off a steal with an uncontested lay-up. Cole’s third 3-pointer of the first half tied the game at 27 with five minutes before intermission with his fifth triple again closing the gap to one, 31-30, inside the final 90 seconds. Marvin Baynham scored two of his seven points to give the Eagles a three-point, 33-30, edge at halftime. Through the first five minutes of the second half, neither team was able to get breathing room from the other. Cole buried a trey out of the starting block to tie the game and the two squads would trade buckets until the sixth tie of the afternoon at 43 apiece with 15:35 to play.

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Brandon Boggs led three Catamounts in double figures with 15 points, but it wasn’t enough as the College of Charleston escaped the TD Arena with a four-point, 62-58, victory over the Catamounts Thursday night in Southern Conference action. The Cougars led by as many as seven in the closing moments with WCU’s Keaton Cole burying a pair of highly contested 3-pointers to keep the game within striking distance. However, the Cougars managed 8-of-10 from the free throw line including four made tosses inside the final 30 seconds to seal the victory. Boggs added a team-high tying seven rebounds to accompany his 15 points while Cole scored 12 including three 3-pointers. Trey Sumler finished with 11 points and seven boards while Harouna Mutombo chipped in seven. Ishmael Hollis also added seven rebounds off the bench for the Catamounts. Nori Johnson scored 17 points to lead three Cougars in double figures while and Adjehi Baru grabbed a career-high 17 boards. Baru finished with nine points despite 1-for-8 shooting, scoring seven points from the free throw line. Wiggins recorded 15 points and seven rebounds and Andrew Lawrence added 12 points and six rebounds for the Cougars (15-10, 7-7 SoCon). Western Carolina led by as many as nine in the first half, opening the game on a 12-to-3 run through the first six minutes. However, the Cougars erased the early deficit with 14-straight points to take a five-point, 17-12, lead midway through the half. After going seven and a half minutes between field goals, the Catamounts were able to recover and managed a four-point, 28-24, lead into halftime. The Catamounts limited the Cougars to a total of six made field goals including three 3-pointers on just 20-percent shooting in the first half. WCU led by as many as six early in the second stanza as Tawaski King made a strong move in the paint to put the Catamounts on the board first after intermission. But an eight-point swing on a 9-to-1 spurt by the Cougars pushed the home team out in front four minutes into the frame. CofC would manage a five-point cushion midway through the half on a Jordan Scott 3-pointer, 46-41. Mutombo drained an open 3-pointer from the right wing with five minutes to play in regulation to hand Western Carolina a one-point, 48-47, lead. However, after a pair of empty trips for the Catamounts, Charleston retook the advantage a minute later on a trey by Antwaine Wiggins and Baru converted a layup to put Charleston ahead 52-48 with 3:05 left. The Catamounts cut the deficit to 52-51 but Lawrence scored four straight points from the foul line to give the Cougars a 56-51 lead with only 54 seconds left. All told, Thursday’s game saw four ties and 12 lead changes. WCU limited the Cougars to just 27.1 percent (16 of 59) shooting from the field for the game.

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Western Carolina erased all but seven points of a 27-point second half deficit against the hot-shooting Furman Paladins on Saturday afternoon, falling 80-66 in Southern Conference action at the Timmons Arena. Furman, which snapped a two-game losing skid, shot 54-percent (27 of 50) from the floor including a season-best 11-of-20 shooting from beyond the 3-point arc to halt the Catamounts’ two-game road win streak in the series. Sophomore Tawaski King led five Catamounts in double figures with 14 points on a perfect 6-for-6 shooting from the field. Harouna Mutombo scored 13 points and Brandon Boggs - playing in his hometown - scored a dozen. Trey Sumler stretched his current double-digit scoring streak to a career-long 10-straight games with 10 points, matched by classmate Ishmael Hollis with 10 points, six rebounds and three steals off the bench for WCU. Charlie Reddick, who drained the game-winning 3-pointer that propelled Furman to the victory in Cullowhee back in mid-January, scored 16 points to lead the Paladins (13-13, 7-8 SoCon). Bryant Irwin added 14 points including four 3-pointers while Bobby Austin had 12 and Jordan Loyd finished with nine points for the Paladins. Including a buzzer-beating long-range 3-pointer by Reddick to end the first half which gave the Paladins a 14-point, 38-24, halftime lead, Furman capitalized on a combined 16-0 run to build a 27-point advantage early in the second half. The home squad scored the first 13 points of the second half before King ended WCU’s drought with a hook-shot in the paint at the 15:28 mark. The Paladins maintained a 60-37 advantage with just under 10 minutes remaining when Mutombo took over for the Catamounts. The senior from Pickering, Ontario, scored nine points in a 20-to-4 Catamount run as WCU turned up the intensity and trimmed the Furman lead to seven, 64-57, on his driving layup with 4:42 left. However, Furman regained its composure as senior post Brandon Sebirumbi - who was limited to just eight points on the afternoon scored in the paint on the next possession, grabbed a rebound off of a Western Carolina miss and converted on a pair of free throws on the other end with 3:36 to play to push the Paladin lead to 68-57. Richard Brown then scored eight points over the final three minutes to increase the Furman lead to 80-62 before the final 14-point tally. Western Carolina managed to out-rebound the Paladins, 35-to32, but was held to just 2-of-18 shooting from 3-point range.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs College of Charleston 02/09/12 8:00 PM at TD Arena - Charleston, S.C.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Furman 02/11/12 4:00 p.m. at Greenville, S.C. (Timmons Arena)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Georgia Southern vs Western Carolina 02/04/12 2:00 p.m. at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center) Georgia Southern 68 • 10-12, 8-4 SoCon Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

FERGUSON, Eric BASKERVILLE, Cameron DRAYTON, Ben HEWITT, Jelani POWERS, Willie PERNELL, Jessie BAYNHAM. Marvin BUSSEY, Tré WADDELL, Chad BROWN, Tyrone DUNNICAN, Kameron Team Totals

32 00 05 50 01 10 11 24 25 34

FG % 1st Half: 13-23 3FG % 1st Half: 4-8 FT % 1st Half: 3-6

f f g g g

56.5% 50.0% 50.0%

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

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

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

28-49

7-16

5-8

2nd half: 15-26 2nd half: 3-8 2nd half: 2-2

57.7% 37.5% 100.0%

3 5 8 3 0 2 2 2 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 3 4 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 4 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 9 22 31 11

Game: 28-49 Game: 7-16 Game: 5-8

A TO Blk

13 2 14 18 9 0 7 5 0 0 0

2 0 3 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 0

3 1 4 0 6 0 2 3 0 0 1 1 68 16 21

Stl

Min

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

1 0 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

31 13 31 34 32 14 24 9 0+ 8 4

9 200

57.1% 43.8% 62.5%

Deadball Rebounds 1

32 40 04 05 24 00 01 22 25 33

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

Player KING, Tawaski ROSS, Preston COLE, Keaton SUMLER, Trey BOGGS, Brandon TANKELEWICZ, Tom HALL, Kenneth MUTOMBO, Harouna SINCLAIR, James HOLLIS, Ishmael Team Totals FG % 1st Half: 11-23 3FG % 1st Half: 6-9 FT % 1st Half: 2-3

f f g g g

47.8% 66.7% 66.7%

3-3 1-3 6-12 4-11 3-9 0-0 1-1 7-14 0-1 0-0

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

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

25-54

9-17

6-8

2nd half: 14-31 2nd half: 3-8 2nd half: 4-5

45.2% 37.5% 80.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 2 3 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 3 2 2 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 5 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 9 14 23 13

Game: 25-54 Game: 9-17 Game: 6-8

8 3 17 12 7 0 2 16 0 0

A TO Blk

0 1 2 4 1 0 1 3 0 0

3 0 0 3 3 2 0 2 1 0 3 65 12 17

Stl

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

0 1 3 2 2 1 1 3 0 0

Min

20 15 37 38 36 3 11 32 7 1

1 13 200

46.3% 52.9% 75.0%

Deadball Rebounds 0

Officials: Dennis Cowart, Sidney Cohen, Alan Spainhour Technical fouls: Georgia Southern-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 1607 Score by periods Georgia Southern Western Carolina

1st

2nd

Total

33 30

35 35

68 65

Last FG - GSU 2nd-01:40, WCU 2nd-02:10. Largest lead - GSU by 9 1st-10:45, WCU by 6 2nd-10:50.

Points GSU WCU

In Paint 36 18

Off T/O 18 22

2nd Chance 4 9

Fast Break 12 4

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

Player

KING, Tawaski COLE, Keaton SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon TANKELEWICZ, Tom HALL, Kenneth HOLLIS, Ishmael ROSS, Preston Team Totals

04 05 22 24 00 01 33 40

FG % 1st Half: 11-29 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 FT % 1st Half: 3-5

f g g g g

37.9% 37.5% 60.0%

2-6 4-9 5-11 3-12 5-17 0-0 1-2 2-6 1-3

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

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

23-66

6-20

6-10

2nd half: 12-37 2nd half: 3-12 2nd half: 3-5

32.4% 25.0% 60.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 0 2 4 2 1 3 3 2 5 7 3 2 3 5 4 4 3 7 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 5 7 5 2 1 3 2 2 3 5 20 23 43 25

Game: 23-66 Game: 6-20 Game: 6-10

Player

0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0

0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 1

16 33 38 23 36 3 16 18 17

7 200

KING, Tawaski COLE, Keaton SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon HALL, Kenneth SINCLAIR, James HOLLIS, Ishmael ROSS, Preston Team Totals

5 12 11 7 15 0 2 4 2

0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1

34.8% 30.0% 60.0%

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

Player

SUNDBERG, Matt WIGGINS, Antwaine BARU, Adjehi LAWRENCE, Andrew JOHNSON, Nori CARLTON, James SCOTT, Jordan Team Totals

30 01 04 11 25 32

f f c g g

04 05 22 24 01 25 33 40

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

Deadball Rebounds 1,1

1-4 5-13 1-8 2-12 5-11 1-6 1-5

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

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

16-59

8-24

22-37

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 1 3 2 4 3 7 3 8 9 17 4 2 4 6 3 3 2 5 3 3 3 6 0 1 1 2 1 4 3 7 27 26 53 16

A TO Blk

3 15 9 12 17 2 4

0 0 1 6 2 0 0

6-30 3-13 9-16

20.0% 23.1% 56.3%

6-6 1-9 4-9 5-15 5-15 0-0 0-0 5-8 0-1

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

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

26-63

2-18

12-17

2nd half: 17-37 2nd half: 1-10 2nd half: 7-11

45.9% 10.0% 63.6%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 6 6 4 1 0 1 3 2 2 4 2 1 2 3 1 3 3 6 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 1 3 3 6 3 0 0 0 2 3 2 5 15 20 35 19

Game: 26-63 Game: 2-18 Game: 12-17

2nd half: 10-29 2nd half: 5-11 2nd half: 13-21

34.5% 45.5% 61.9%

Game: 16-59 Game: 8-24 Game: 22-37

1st

2nd

Total

Player

12 35 37 38 36 25 17

SEBIRUMBI, Brandon TOLER, Chris LOYD, Jordan REDDICK, Charlie AUSTIN, Bobby BROWN, Richard BROWN, David IRWIN, Bryant BARNES, Bryson EARLY, Dominic REDDICK, Colin Team Totals

27.1% 33.3% 59.5%

44 10 12 22 03 11 15

5 200 Deadball Rebounds 7

28 24

30 38

58 62

Points WCU COFC

Off T/O 18 8

2nd Chance 18 19

Fast Break 4 4

Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 12 times.

Bench 12 18

FG % 1st Half: 14-24 3FG % 1st Half: 6-11 FT % 1st Half: 4-6 In Paint 24 14

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

Min

2 0 1 0 0 1 1

Officials: Raymond Styons, William Covington and Byron Evans Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. College of Charleston-None. Attendance: 3637 Score by periods Western Carolina College of Charleston

34.6% 12.5% 83.3%

Stl

1 0 3 1 2 1 3 1 2 0 1 5 0 2 1 9 13 10

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

9-26 1-8 5-6

f g g g g

A TO Blk

Stl

Min

14 4 10 13 12 1 0 10 2

0 1 1 4 1 1 1 0 0

0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 0

36 30 39 28 29 4 7 20 7

8 200

41.3% 11.1% 70.6%

Deadball Rebounds 2

Furman 80 • 13-13, 7-8 SoCon

Last FG - WCU 2nd-00:12, COFC 2nd-00:54. Largest lead - WCU by 9 1st-14:08, COFC by 7 2nd-00:44.

Bench 8 6

f f g g g

58.3% 54.5% 66.7%

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

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

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

27-50

11-20

15-21

2nd half: 13-26 2nd half: 5-9 2nd half: 11-15

50.0% 55.6% 73.3%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 3 4 1 2 3 5 2 2 2 4 4 1 2 3 2 0 5 5 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 25 32 18

Game: 27-50 Game: 11-20 Game: 15-21

A TO Blk

8 0 9 16 12 8 3 14 2 2 6

3 1 3 2 3 2 4 0 0 0 0

Stl

Min

2 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0

0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0

33 15 21 27 31 19 12 21 12 4 5

80 18 10

4 200

54.0% 55.0% 71.4%

Deadball Rebounds 2

Officials: Sam Croft, Alan Cosby, Jason Creek Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Furman-BROWN, David. Attendance: 2584 Score by periods Western Carolina Furman

1st

2nd

Total

24 38

42 42

66 80

Last FG - WCU 2nd-00:15, FUR 2nd-01:19. Largest lead - WCU by 2 1st-15:56, FUR by 27 2nd-15:38.

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A TO Blk

0 1 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 8 13

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

Stl

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Western Carolina 65 • 10-15, 4-8 SoCon ##

Western Carolina 66 • 10-17, 4-10SoCon

Western Carolina 58 • 10-16, 4-9

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Points WCU FUR

In Paint 38 28

Off T/O 13 11

2nd Chance 17 7

Fast Break 13 11

Bench 13 35

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The Citadel..........................................................53 at Western Carolina .......................................70

Western Carolina .............................................78 at Elon - OT ............................................................76

Samford ................................................................. 77 at Western Carolina .......................................79

February 16, 2012 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

February 18, 2012 • Alumni Gym – Elon, N.C.

February 23, 2012 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Harouna Mutombo led Western Carolina with a season-high 24 points and the Catamounts dominated the boards, 55-to-27, en route to a 70-53 victory over The Citadel on Thursday night in Southern Conference action in the Ramsey Center. WCU managed to out rebound the Bulldogs simply on the offensive end, pulling down 28 offensive boards while the Bulldogs had just 27 total rebounds, eight after their own missed shots. The Catamounts, who led start-to-finish on Thursday, attempted 74 shots on the night, matching the second-most in a game this season. Mutombo, was in a zone on Thursday night, scoring a dozen points in both halves while adding seven rebounds - including six on the offensive end alone - and four assists. The Pickering, Ontario, Canada, native had three different instances where he scored fiveconsecutive points for WCU in the win. Classmate countryman Keaton Cole hit five of WCU’s seven 3-pointers to return to double-digit scoring with 15 points and three steals to pace the Catamounts. Sophomore post Tawaski King pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds, just missing a double-double with eight points. Trey Sumler had his career-long streak of 10-straight, double-figure scoring outings snapped, finishing with seven points and three assists in the victory. The Citadel’s Mike Groselle posted his 13th double-double of the season, finishing with 17 points and a team-high 10 rebounds while adding six steals as the Bulldogs suffered their 11th-straight loss. Lawrence Miller chipped in 14 points and four assists off the bench. Despite opening the game on a 13-to-2 run, the Catamounts led by just three following a Miller 3-pointer with 13:15 remaining in the first half. That was as close as the Bulldogs would get, though, as Brandon Boggs tipped away a pass at the top of the key and took it the other way for a break-away slam dunk to extend the margin back to five points midway through the opening 20 minutes. Cole’s fourth 3-pointer of the first half in the closing seconds gave the Catamounts a 13-point, 36-23, edge at intermission. WCU held the Bulldogs to just 28-percent shooting over the opening 20 minutes. In the second half, The Citadel (4-22, 1-14 SoCon)managed to shoot 48-percent, but was unable to keep the Catamounts off the glass, surrendering 32 rebounds including 18 on the offensive end and a combined 13 second-chance points. A Groselle jumper midway through the half pulled the Bulldogs back to within 11 points, 53-42, but The Citadel was unable to take advantage of three possessions - two coming off of WCU turnovers. King slammed home an offensive rebound to push the margin back to 13 and the cushion never got below 12 the remainder of the game with Cole’s final 3-pointer handing WCU its largest lead of the game at 19 points, 68-49, at the 3:34 mark.

ELON, N.C. – Trey Sumlerled four Catamounts in double figures with 22 points including four made free throws in overtime as Western Carolina snapped its road losing drought, outlasting Elon, 78-76, Saturday afternoon in Southern Conference action at Alumni Gymnasium. Tied at 62 at the end of regulation, Elon’s Drew Spradlin missed a crucial bonus free throw, but sophomore Lucas Troutman gave the Phoenix new life with an offensive rebound and possession with 13 seconds showing on the clock. After a timeout, Elon got Spradlin one-last look that rimmed out with Harouna Mutombopulling down the defensive board and starting a fast break the other way. Sumler raced up the floor on the Mutombo feed and had one final look at the buzzer, but his high-arching 3-pointer rattled halfway home before popping out, forcing the extra session. Out of the gates in overtime, Sumler answered Jack Isenbarger’s 3-pointer and set-up a nip-and-tuck finish. Sumler broke the eighth tie of the game by making 1-of-2 free throws with 34 seconds remaining, adding three more down the stretch. With WCU leading by three in the closing seconds, Spradlin was fouled shooting a 3-pointer at the buzzer and was awarded three free throws with 0.5 seconds on the clock. A native of Wheelersburg, Ohio, Spradlin was short on the frontend before sinking the second foul shot which set-up an intentional miss on the third, looking for an offensive tip-in. Mutombo sealed the win for the Catamounts, though, by pulling down the decisive defensive rebound. All told, Sumler made 4-of-6 charity tosses in overtime. Conversely, Spradlin missed four free throws including one intentionally and a lane violation during that same stretch. The Catamounts combined to make 11-of-15 foul shots in the overtime session to pull out the road victory. Sumler, who along with Keaton Coleplayed all 45 minutes of the game, added seven assists and three steals to his game-high tying 22 points. Cole chipped in 19 points including five made 3-pointers with three assists and a pair of steals.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Keaton Cole scored a career-high 28 points, hitting nine of Western Carolina’s 17 3-pointers to lead four Catamounts in double figures on Thursday night. But it wasn’t until Trey Sumler and Harouna Mutombo combined for six free throws inside the final 25 seconds that the Catamounts could celebrate a twopoint, 79-77, victory over Samford in Southern Conference action in the Ramsey Center. The Catamounts led by as many as 14 points in the second half, but Samford methodically chipped away at WCU’s advantage, tying the game at 73 on a back-door cut and lay-up by Jeffrey Merritt with 1:27 remaining in the game. Sumler and Mutombo then combined to hit all six free throws inside the final 25 seconds to hold off the Bulldogs. With the win, WCU captured its third-straight game and swept the regular season series with the Bulldogs for the second time in the past three years. The Catamounts also kept their chances of a second-place finish in the division - and the first-round tournament bye that accompanies it - alive entering Saturday’s regular season finale. Cole’s career night including the nine 3-pointers propelled him to the school single-season record, currently with 100 treys on the season. A native of Toronto, Ontario, Cole by-passed former Catamount standout - and current assistant coach - Anquell McCollum’s benchmark of 99 made during the 1995-96 season. Collectively, the squad’s 17 made 3-pointers matched a school record which was set during the 2009-10 season. Cole was joined in double figures by Mutombo with 19 points while sophomore Brandon Boggs chipped in 14 points with four made 3-pointers. Sumler nearly posted a triple-double, finishing with a double-double of 12 points and 10 assists, adding a teamhigh eight rebounds. Western Carolina trailed for just 22 seconds on the night as Boggs knocked down a 3-pointer at the 18:33 mark of the first half to erase a two-point deficit and foreshadowed events on the recordsetting night. The Catamounts led by six at the break, 41-35, with a combined 12 of Western Carolina’s 13 first half field goals coming from beyond the 3-point arc, shooting 52-percent from long-range in the opening 20 minutes. In the second half, WCU took its first 14 point lead at 51-37 just four minutes into the frame on an 8-to-0 spurt which included treys by Mutombo and Cole and was capped by an offensive rebound and put-back by Tawaski King. The lead was again pushed to 14 at 60-46 with 12:33 to play following a stick-back by Preston Ross. Samford (11-17, 8-9 SoCon) used a 10-0 run over a three-minute stretch to claw back within three, 65-62, and eventually knotted the game for the first-time at 73 on Merritt’s back-door cut and lay-up with 1:27 remaining on the game clock.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Elon 02/18/12 3:00 p.m. at Elon, N.C. (Alumni Gym)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Samford vs Western Carolina 02/23/12 7:00 p.m. at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics The Citadel vs Western Carolina 02/16/12 7:00 p.m. at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center) The Citadel 53 • 4-22, 1-14 SoCon Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

ROBERTSON, Jordan HOLSTON, Bo GROSELLE, Mike HARRIS III, Marshall MOORE, Ashton MORABBI, Cosmo WRIGHT, DeVontae MILLER, Lawrence BRAY, C.J. HORGAN, P.J. Team Totals

34 31 10 12 03 11 24 25 44

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

7-25 3-9 6-7

f f c g g

28.0% 33.3% 85.7%

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

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

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

19-50

6-16

9-15

2nd half: 12-25 2nd half: 3-7 2nd half: 3-8

48.0% 42.9% 37.5%

1 3 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 6 10 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 2 2 0 2 2 4 8 19 27 12

Game: 19-50 Game: 6-16 Game: 9-15

A TO Blk

6 1 17 5 1 2 5 14 2 0

0 0 2 2 0 2 2 4 0 0

2 2 3 1 3 1 2 0 2 1

53 12 17

Stl

Min

0 0 6 0 2 1 0 2 0 0

15 15 37 20 24 13 23 30 20 3

0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

38.0% 37.5% 60.0%

MUTOMBO, Harouna KING, Tawaski COLE, Keaton SUMLER, Trey BOGGS, Brandon TANKELEWICZ, Tom HALL, Kenneth SINCLAIR, James HOLLIS, Ishmael ROSS, Preston SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

32 04 05 24 00 01 25 33 40 44

FG % 1st Half: 14-35 3FG % 1st Half: 5-14 FT % 1st Half: 3-3

f f g g g

40.0% 35.7% 100.0%

MUTOMBO, Harouna KING, Tawaski COLE, Keaton SUMLER, Trey BOGGS, Brandon HALL, Kenneth SINCLAIR, James HOLLIS, Ishmael ROSS, Preston Team Totals

32 04 05 24 01 25 33 40

FG % 1st Half: 12-24 3FG % 1st Half: 4-9 FT % 1st Half: 3-7

Deadball Rebounds 2

9-17 4-10 5-13 2-8 3-13 0-1 3-3 0-2 2-6 0-0 0-1

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

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

28-74

7-26

7-10

2nd half: 14-39 2nd half: 2-12 2nd half: 4-7

35.9% 16.7% 57.1%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

6 1 7 1 3 12 15 4 3 0 3 2 1 3 4 0 5 3 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 1 0 1 1 4 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 4 6 28 27 55 15

Game: 28-74 Game: 7-26 Game: 7-10

A TO Blk

24 8 15 7 6 0 6 0 4 0 0

4 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

8 16

4 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0

Stl

Min

1 1 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0

27 23 36 36 25 2 13 10 17 10 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0

5 11 200

37.8% 26.9% 70.0%

Deadball Rebounds 2

Officials: Gary Maxwell, Tim Gattis, Rick Shoulders Technical fouls: The Citadel-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 1872 Score by periods The Citadel Western Carolina

Player f f g g g

50.0% 44.4% 42.9%

3-10 5-9 5-9 8-17 1-6 0-1 0-1 2-3 1-1

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

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

25-57

9-21

19-28

2nd half: 11-28 2nd half: 4-11 2nd half: 5-6

39.3% 36.4% 83.3%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

3 5 8 3 4 5 9 3 0 1 1 3 1 2 3 4 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 9 18 27 21

OT: 2-5 OT: 1-1 OT: 11-15

40.0% 100.0% 73.3%

Stl

Min

Player

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0

30 42 45 45 30 5 3 22 3

8 225

HOOD, Tyler WINDLER, Drew MERRITT, Jeffrey KELLY, Raijon COOK, Will HAYMAN, Brandon MILLER, Connor FRIDAY, Matthew McNEIL, Devin Team Totals

A TO Blk

10 13 19 22 5 0 0 6 3

1 0 3 7 0 1 1 0 0

3 1 0 3 2 0 1 2 1 1 78 13 14 Game: 25-57 Game: 9-21 Game: 19-28

43.9% 42.9% 67.9%

1st

2nd

Total

23 36

30 34

53 70

Points CIT WCU

Last FG - CIT 2nd-03:23, WCU 2nd-01:37. Largest lead - CIT None, WCU by 19 2nd-03:34.

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Off T/O 14 17

2nd Chance 6 22

Fast Break 4 2

Bench 23 10

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

Player

BEAUMONT, Ryley TROUTMAN, Lucas SPRADLIN, Drew ISENBARGER, Jack KOCH, Sebastian BONNEY, Josh HAMILTON, Austin DUGAS, Roger EDOMWONYI, Egheosa ERVIN, Brett Team Totals

01 20 24 00 10 12 23 44

FG % 1st Half: 13-27 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 FT % 1st Half: 6-9

f f g g g

48.1% 33.3% 66.7%

5-11 5-7 4-11 8-12 2-5 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-2 3-6

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

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

29-57

7-17

11-22

2nd half: 11-23 2nd half: 2-5 2nd half: 3-7

47.8% 40.0% 42.9%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

6 6 12 3 5 5 10 4 2 2 4 4 1 2 3 5 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 3 4 1 0 3 3 16 25 41 26

11 24 02 10 23 25

FG % 1st Half: 13-29 3FG % 1st Half: 6-13 FT % 1st Half: 3-7

44.8% 46.2% 42.9%

4-8 8-15 3-8 4-7 3-6 2-4 1-2 1-2 0-0

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

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

26-52

12-22

13-22

2nd half: 13-23 2nd half: 6-9 2nd half: 10-15

56.5% 66.7% 66.7%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 2 4 2 0 4 4 1 2 4 6 1 0 3 3 3 2 7 9 4 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 23 32 16

Game: 26-52 Game: 12-22 Game: 13-22

OT: OT: OT:

5-7 2-3 2-6

71.4% 66.7% 33.3%

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

Stl

Min

Player

1 3 2 4 4 4 0 1 3 2

0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0

38 24 43 32 41 15 2 1 9 20

76 12 24

8 225

MUTOMBO, Harouna KING, Tawaski COLE, Keaton SUMLER, Trey BOGGS, Brandon TANKELEWICZ, Tom HALL, Kenneth SINCLAIR, James HOLLIS, Ishmael ROSS, Preston Team Totals

A TO Blk

11 12 11 22 5 4 0 0 3 8

3 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1

Game: 29-57 Game: 7-17 Game: 11-22

50.9% 41.2% 50.0%

Deadball Rebounds 5

A TO Blk

Stl

Min

13 27 6 13 9 4 3 2 0

2 1 5 4 3 0 1 1 0

0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

31 33 36 34 29 17 12 8 0+

77 17

2 200

50.0% 54.5% 59.1%

Deadball Rebounds 2

32 04 05 24 00 01 25 33 40

FG % 1st Half: 13-29 3FG % 1st Half: 12-23 FT % 1st Half: 3-4

f f g g g

44.8% 52.2% 75.0%

5-15 1-2 9-12 3-9 5-12 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-2 1-2

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

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

24-57

17-33

14-18

2nd half: 11-28 2nd half: 5-10 2nd half: 11-14

39.3% 50.0% 78.6%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

5 2 7 4 4 3 7 2 0 3 3 1 1 7 8 3 0 5 5 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 14 24 38 20

Game: 24-57 Game: 17-33 Game: 14-18

Stl

Min

19 5 4 0 28 1 12 10 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

A TO Blk

2 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

34 30 36 40 30 2 10 9 3 6

79 18

4 200

42.1% 51.5% 77.8%

Deadball Rebounds 0

Officials: Nathan Quick, Charles Balunek, Billy Dunlap Technical fouls: Samford-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 1097

Officials: Matt Lee, Scott Smith, Keith Fogleman Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Elon-None. Attendance: 1163 Score by periods Western Carolina Elon

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

f c g g g

Western Carolina 79 • 13-17, 7-10SoCon

Deadball Rebounds 7

Elon 76 • 13-14, 8-8

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

Player

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

2 11 200

Western Carolina 70 • 11-17,5-10 SoCon ##

Samford 77 • 11-17, 8-9 SoCon

Western Carolina 78 • 12-17, 6-10

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1st

2nd

Total

31 35

31 27

16 14

78 76

Last FG - WCU OT-02:03, ELON OT-01:33. Largest lead - WCU by 5 2nd-04:07, ELON by 11 1st-07:31.

Points WCU ELON

In Paint 28 38

Off T/O 15 8

2nd Chance 10 17

Fast Break 0 0

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

Bench 9 15

Score by periods Samford Western Carolina

1st

2nd

Total

35 41

42 38

77 79

Last FG - SAM 2nd-00:07, WCU 2nd-04:10. Largest lead - SAM by 2 1st-18:55, WCU by 14 2nd-16:17.

Points SAM WCU

In Paint 28 12

Off T/O 4 4

2nd Chance 10 18

Fast Break 2 2

Bench 9 2

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

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Appalachian State ...........................................75 at Western Carolina ......................................83

The Citadel..........................................................56 vs. Western Carolina .....................................68

Western Carolina ............................................82 vs. Wofford ..........................................................59

February 25, 2012 • Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

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March 3, 2012 • U.S. Cellular Center – Asheville, N.C.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Trey Sumler scored a career-high 27 points as Western Carolina used a strong second half effort to send its three seniors out with a victory, defeating archrival Appalachian State, 83-75, on Saturday afternoon in the regular season finale for both. Western Carolina (14-17, 8-10 SoCon) now awaits its final seeding for the Southern Conference tournament. The Catamounts can finish no lower than fourth in the North Division, and still have a shot at earning the No. 2 seed and first-round bye if both Elon and Samford lose tonight against UNCG and Chattanooga, respectively. ASU, which dropped its third-straight game, was relegated to the No. 5 seed with the loss. Sumler was solid on the afternoon as WCU won its fourth-straight game, its longest winning streak of the season. The Rocky Mount, N.C., native was 9-of-16 from the floor with three 3-pointers, adding six points from the charity stripe on 6-of-7 shooting. Sumler added team highs with eight rebounds, six assists and three steals while playing all but one of the 40-minute game. Playing in their final home game, redshirt senior Harouna Mutombo scored 16 points on 6-of-12 shooting while Keaton Cole scored nine points including two 3-pointers to add to his WCU singleseason record, now with 102. The third senior, Sam Smithson, got in the game late recording a slam dunk to get on the board. Sophomore Brandon Boggs chipped in eight points for the Catamounts while classmate Tawaski King scored five. Freshmen James Sinclair ignited WCU early with six points and Kenneth Hall scored five including a dunk in the winning effort. Western Carolina trailed by as many as 12 in the first half as the Mountaineers were hot out of the gates, connecting on six of their first seven field goal attempts. G.J. Vilarino converted a Mike Neal steal into a slam dunk midway through the half to give ASU its largest advantage, 21-9. Trailing by a dozen points, the Catamounts managed to outscore Appalachian State by a 21-to-9 count over the next seven minutes to tie the game for the first-time on a Cole free throw at 30-30. Sumler’s jumper just before the buzzer sent the teams to the locker room tied. In the second half, WCU broke the game’s eighth tie on a jumper by Mutombo at the 15:42 mark that started a 13-to-2 run and ended with the Catamounts holding an 11-point, 60-49 lead halfway through the final 20 minutes. Western Carolina was able to stretch its advantage to as many as 15 on consecutive 3-pointers by Sumler and Cole at the 3:47 mark. The Mountaineers would not go away, though, whittling the margin down to just five points, 79-74, on 9-to-2 spurt including five points by Vilarino inside the final minute. But Sumler hit both free throws and Smithson iced it with a transition slam dunk as WCU scored the eight-point victory.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Harouna Mutombo led three Catamounts in double figures with a game-high tying 21 points as Western Carolina connected on 12 3-pointers to down sixth-seeded The Citadel, 68-56, Friday afternoon in the first round match-up of the 2012 Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Championship at the U.S. Cellular Center.

Western Carolina (15-17) advances to play the South Divisions second-seed, the Wofford Terriers, in Saturday’s second quarterfinal game. The two teams split the regular season meetings this year, wining on their respective home courts. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:30 pm.

Western Carolina (17-17) claimed its first finals berth since 1996 when it defeated Davidson 69-60 to advance to the Big Dance. The Catamounts enter the championship game riding a season-long, seven-game winning streak including three-straight victories in the conference tournament. WCU will take on the winner of the Davidson-Elon game in Monday’s title game at 9:00 pm, live on ESPN2.

Mutombo’s 21 points were flanked by 18 points from Trey Sumler and 14 from Keaton Cole as both guards hit four 3-pointers apiece. The duo of Sumler and Cole also combined for 12 assists, dishing out six each. The Catamounts never trailed after Mutombo’s 3-pointer gave them a 3-2 lead early in the first. Seven of their eight first-half baskets came from long range as the third seed in the league’s North Division took a 24-17 lead into intermission. The Bulldogs (6-24) twice got within five in the second half. A three-point play by Mike Groselle, who finished with 21 points, made it 37-32 with 13:20 left, but Brandon Boggs, Keaton Cole and Sumler hit 3-pointers on Western Carolina’s next three possessions to boost its lead to 46-34. Each team shot 65.2 percent (15-of-23) in the second half.

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

Player HEALY, Nathan BUTTS, Isaac HAMILTON, Tab NEAL, Mike WOODS, Mitch VILARINO, G.J. TRICE, Jamaal CARTER, Omar WILLIAMSON, Andre Team Totals

32 02 23 33 03 13 21 50

FG % 1st Half: 13-25 3FG % 1st Half: 1-3 FT % 1st Half: 7-9

f c g g g

52.0% 33.3% 77.8%

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

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

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

Western Carolina went up 12 three different times in the second half the last coming with 7:54 to go on Ross’ tip-in of a Mutombo miss. However, the Spartans had an answer each time. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Parker sliced the lead to six before Armstrong made it a four-point game, 69-65, on a jumper with 5:29 left. After a Sumler jumper on the Catamount end, Simpson again made it a four-point deficit at 4:43 with a slicing lay-up. WCU again retook momentum scoring five-straight points capped by a trey by Cole trey from the right corner at 2:15 for a 76-69 lead forcing a UNCG timeout. The Spartans did not wilt. Simpson hit four free throws on consecutive possessions to cut the margin back to five. Armstrong’s circus-shot layup with 1:09 remaining making it a three-point ballgame, 76-73.

27-51

4-10

17-28

2nd half: 14-26 2nd half: 3-7 2nd half: 10-19

53.8% 42.9% 52.6%

3 3 6 1 0 7 7 5 0 2 2 4 1 5 6 4 0 4 4 4 0 5 5 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 8 31 39 22

Game: 27-51 Game: 4-10 Game: 17-28

A TO Blk

11 9 7 11 3 10 4 5 15

1 2 1 6 1 0 0 0 0

Stl

Min

3 1 3 9 0 1 1 1 1

2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

2 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0

25 18 31 33 18 16 19 15 25

75 11 20

7 200

52.9% 40.0% 60.7%

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

Player

MUTOMBO, Harouna KING, Tawaski COLE, Keaton SUMLER, Trey BOGGS, Brandon HALL, Kenneth SINCLAIR, James HOLLIS, Ishmael ROSS, Preston SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

32 04 05 24 01 25 33 40 44

FG % 1st Half: 13-33 3FG % 1st Half: 1-8 FT % 1st Half: 7-12

f f g g g

39.4% 12.5% 58.3%

6-12 2-5 3-8 9-16 3-11 2-2 3-4 0-1 2-4 1-1

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

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

31-64

6-15

15-29

2nd half: 18-31 2nd half: 5-7 2nd half: 8-17

58.1% 71.4% 47.1%

1 3 4 4 2 2 4 4 0 1 1 4 2 6 8 2 1 4 5 3 2 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 11 19 30 22

A TO Blk

16 5 9 27 8 5 6 0 5 2

2 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

3 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0

83 10 10

Stl

Min

2 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 2 0

28 27 37 39 32 13 10 5 9 0+

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

2 13 200

48.4% 40.0% 51.7%

Deadball Rebounds 6

Officials: Keith Fogleman, Rick Shoulders, William Covington Technical fouls: Appalachian State-BUTTS, Isaac; TRICE, Jamaal. Western Carolina-SUMLER, Trey. Attendance: 4228 Score by periods Appalachian State Western Carolina

1st

2nd

Total

34 34

41 49

75 83

Last FG - ASU 2nd-00:23, WCU 2nd-00:09. Largest lead - ASU by 12 1st-09:36, WCU by 15 2nd-03:47.

Player

ROBERTSON, Jordan HOLSTON, Bo GROSELLE, Mike HARRIS III, Marshall WRIGHT, DeVontae MORABBI, Cosmo MOORE, Ashton MILLER, Lawrence BRAY, C.J. Team Totals

34 31 10 11 03 12 24 25

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

7-19 1-5 2-5

f f c g g

36.8% 20.0% 40.0%

3-5 0-2 8-14 0-2 4-6 1-1 2-5 2-5 2-2

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

1-2 0-0 5-9 0-0 0-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0

22-42

4-11

8-15

2nd half: 15-23 2nd half: 3-6 2nd half: 6-10

65.2% 50.0% 60.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

1 3 4 3 0 1 1 5 2 4 6 3 0 1 1 1 1 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 4 19 23 17

Game: 22-42 Game: 4-11 Game: 8-15

A TO Blk

7 0 21 0 9 2 7 5 5

0 4 1 0 3 0 1 1 0

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

Player

Min

Player

27 25 37 17 37 1 23 21 12

KING, Tawaski COLE, Keaton SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon TANKELEWICZ, Tom HALL, Kenneth SINCLAIR, James HOLLIS, Ishmael ROSS, Preston SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals

2 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 1

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0

56 10 13

3 200

05 22 24 00 01 25 33 44

Deadball Rebounds 3,1

KING, Tawaski COLE, Keaton SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon TANKELEWICZ, Tom HALL, Kenneth DUNFORD, Dillon SINCLAIR, James ROSS, Preston Team Totals

04 05 22 24 00 01 02 25 40

f g g g g

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

0-0 4-11 4-6 2-5 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0-0 0-0 2-3 7-12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-2

23-48

12-27

10-19

2 4 6 4 0 1 1 2 0 4 4 4 2 3 5 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 9 18 27 18

A TO Blk

Stl

Min

0 14 18 21 6 0 6 0 0 3

0 6 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0

20 38 39 35 31 2 18 1 9 7

68 16

8 200

FG % 1st Half: 16-28 3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 FT % 1st Half: 4-6

8-25 7-16 1-2

32.0% 43.8% 50.0%

2nd half: 15-23 2nd half: 5-11 2nd half: 9-17

65.2% 45.5% 52.9%

Game: 23-48 Game: 12-27 Game: 10-19

Deadball Rebounds 5,2

In Paint 38 38

Off T/O 13 24

2nd Chance 7 12

Fast Break 10 8

Bench 34 18

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

Score by periods The Citadel Western Carolina

1st

17 24

2nd

39 44

Points CIT WCU

56 68

Last FG - CIT 2nd-01:04, WCU 2nd-00:44. Largest lead - CIT by 2 1st-19:08, WCU by 14 2nd-01:29.

In Paint 34 16

Off T/O 9 19

2nd Chance 4 11

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

Fast Break 2 9

Bench 19 9

7-10 5-7 3-8 6-12 4-7 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 4-5 0-2

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

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

29-52

7-14

17-23

2nd half: 13-24 2nd half: 5-7 2nd half: 13-17

CROWELL, Drew SKINNER, Lee COCHRAN, Karl GILTNER, Kevin LOESING, Brad BROWN, Lucas SWINTON, John BYRD, Jarell WAGENER, Taylor SMITH, Aerris STEELMAN, Matt TECKLENBURG, Joseph RINKSALIS, Domas Team Totals

34 02 10 35 00 03 05 14 25 53

f f g g g

4-6 4-11 2-10 1-15 8-17 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 20-61

35.5% 16.7% 57.1%

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

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

5 5 10 2 0 1 1 1 0 9 9 2 1 7 8 3 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 5 5 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 7 33 40 21

Game: 29-52 Game: 7-14 Game: 17-23

A TO Blk

Stl

Min

14 16 12 17 11 0 0 1 0 11 0

1 1 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

32 34 39 26 31 1 9 13 1 13 1

82 11

5 200

55.8% 50.0% 73.9%

Deadball Rebounds 2,1

0-1 0-0 0-4 1-12 2-6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

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

3-24

16-29

9-30 1-12 8-15

30.0% 8.3% 53.3%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 8 10 4 7 1 8 4 1 4 5 3 0 1 1 3 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 15 19 34 19

Game: 20-61 Game: 3-24 Game: 16-29

A TO Blk

Stl

Min

9 12 7 3 23 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0

0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

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

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

29 32 32 39 39 1 1 7 1 17 1 1 0+

4 200

32.8% 12.5% 55.2%

Deadball Rebounds 5,1

Officials: John Heatley, Bruce Bell, Todd Austin Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Wofford-None. Attendance: 7464 2012 Southern Conference Basketball Championship Quarterfinal 2 Score by periods Western Carolina Wofford

1st

2nd

Total

38 32

44 27

82 59

Last FG - WCU 2nd-01:24, WOF 2nd-06:58. Largest lead WCU by 23 2nd 00:52 WOF by 4 1st 17:54

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54.2% 71.4% 76.5%

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

Player

FG % 1st Half: 11-31 3FG % 1st Half: 2-12 FT % 1st Half: 8-14

Total

57.1% 28.6% 66.7%

47.9% 44.4% 52.6%

f g g g g

Wofford 59 • 19-13

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

Officials: Ray Natili, Glen Tuitt, Jerome Hall Technical fouls: The Citadel-None. Western Carolina-None. Attendance: 5254 Southern Conference Basketball Championship Game 2 Points ASU WCU

52.4% 36.4% 53.3%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

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

Stl

Western Carolina 68 • 15-17

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

Game: 31-64 Game: 6-15 Game: 15-29

Western Carolina 82 • 16-17 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Deadball Rebounds 7

Western Carolina 83 • 14-17,8-10 SoCon ##

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Wofford 03/03/12 2:30 p.m. at Asheville, N.C. (U.S. Cellular Center)

The Citadel 56 • 6-24

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

After starting out red-hot from the floor with a 9-0 run to open the game, Western Carolina settled in as the Spartans darted back to tie the game at 14 apiece midway through the opening half. Enduring three ties and eight lead changes in the first 20 minutes, the Catamounts took the lead what proved to be for good on a runner in the lane by Sumler with 5:30 remaining before the break.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics The Citadel vs Western Carolina 03/02/12 2:00 p.m. at Asheville, N.C. (U.S. Cellular Center)

Appalachian State 75 • 12-17,7-11 SoCon

UNCG’s Trevis Simpson tallied a game-high 24 points leading a quartet of Spartans in double digits. Derrell Armstrong added 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists, while Drew Parker and David Williams scored 11 and 10 points, respectively.

WCU stretched its advantage to nine in the first and led by five, 42-37, at halftime.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Appalachian State vs Western Carolina 02/25/12 2:00 p.m. at Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)

Cole and Mutombo were joined in double figures by redshirt sophomore Trey Sumler with 16, who added eight rebounds and five assists in the win, while classmate Preston Ross came off the bench to chip in 10 points and seven boards.

Points WCU WOF

In Paint 38 26

Off T/O 9 8

2nd Chance 9 14

Fast Break 4 0

Bench 12 5

Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed 2 times

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ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Rallying behind a raucous purple-clad crowd that gathered at the U.S. Cellular Center on Monday night, Western Carolina erased a 13-point deficit to top-seed Davidson over the final 2:47 of regulation to tie the game at 78 on three clutch free throws by senior Keaton Cole to force overtime. Trailing by two at the end of overtime, senior Harouna Mutombo made two free throws with 26 seconds remaining with the WCU defense tightening on a last-second jumper by Davidson’s De’Mon Brooks to force a second overtime. In the second extra session, Davidson’s Clint Mann converted a drive to the bucket with a two-handed slam dunk with one minute showing on the clock to put the Wildcats up for good in the 93-91 double-overtime victory. It’s the Wildcats first title since 2008 and also the first double overtime championship game since 1984 -the tournament’s firstever appearance in Asheville - when Marshall topped Chattanooga 111-107. “What a whale of a ballgame in terms of heart and competitive effort,” WCU head coach Larry Hunter started in his post-game press conference. “Congratulations to Davidson, they have such a great ball club. They had to do what they had to do. I told the guys in the last timeout that I didn’t think we had a third overtime in us so I said that we were going for the win. We got our best shooter a really good look, but it didn’t go in.” “I’ve been a college coach for 41 years now. I told the guys in the locker room that I’ve never had a team spill their guts like that team did tonight. They gave me everything they had - we had breakdowns, but it wasn’t because of what was in our chest (heart),” added Hunter. Cole finished with game-high honors for the Catamounts with 21 points on the night. Tawaski King posted a double-double with 20 points and 10 boards, scoring 10 of his points from the free throw line. Harouna Mutombo tallied 20 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals in an all-around solid performance for the Purple & Gold, with Trey Sumler chipping in 18 points, five boards and four assists. Brooks and J.P. Kuhlman led Davidson with 19 points and eight rebounds apiece. Jake Cohen had 17 points, seven rebounds and seven blocks, while Nike Cochran added 16 points, six rebounds and six assists. Both teams held double-digit leads in the game with Western Carolina racing to a 12-point edge in the first half and Davidson leading by as many as 13 in the second. The Wildcats went up 13, 7461, on Cohen’s jumper with 2:47 left in the game. The Catamounts then went on a feverish 14-to-2 run capped by back-to-back treys from Sumler, the last coming with just 20 seconds left to cut it to a one-point deficit, 76-75.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs UNC Greensboro 03/04/12 6:00 p.m. at Asheville, N.C. (U.S. Cellular Center)

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

Player KING, Tawaski COLE, Keaton SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon HALL, Kenneth SINCLAIR, James ROSS, Preston Team Totals

05 22 24 01 25 40

FG % 1st Half: 16-31 3FG % 1st Half: 5-10 FT % 1st Half: 5-7

f g g g g

51.6% 50.0% 71.4%

4-6 5-12 5-13 5-10 4-8 2-2 0-4 4-7

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

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

29-62

10-21

14-19

2nd half: 13-31 2nd half: 5-11 2nd half: 9-12

41.9% 45.5% 75.0%

Western Carolina 91 • 17-18

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

3 2 5 4 0 2 2 1 1 7 8 1 0 4 4 4 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 3 2 5 2 7 1 1 3 4 12 24 36 15

Game: 29-62 Game: 10-21 Game: 14-19

A TO Blk

Stl

Min

8 17 16 17 9 5 0 10

0 0 5 1 1 0 2 0

3 3 1 4 1 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1

28 38 40 28 26 12 12 16

9 13

6 200

46.8% 47.6% 73.7%

Player

KING, Tawaski COLE, Keaton SUMLER, Trey MUTOMBO, Harouna BOGGS, Brandon HALL, Kenneth SINCLAIR, James HOLLIS, Ishmael ROSS, Preston Team Totals

04 05 22 24 01 25 33 40

Deadball Rebounds 4

FG % 1st Half: 15-33 3FG % 1st Half: 4-9 FT % 1st Half: 1-1

UNC Greensboro 77 • 13-19 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

WILLIAMS, David BRACKETT, Aaron PARKER, Drew VAN DUSSEN, Korey SIMPSON, Trevis ARMSTRONG, Derrell RANDALL, Kyle HENRY, Aloysius PAULOS, Nicholas HOFFER, Taylor Team Totals

41 01 11 15 03 12 13 31 51

FG % 1st Half: 13-30 3FG % 1st Half: 4-9 FT % 1st Half: 7-7

f f g g g

43.3% 44.4% 100.0%

5-6 2-4 4-7 1-6 8-19 4-9 0-2 2-3 2-4 0-0

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

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

28-60

8-19

13-14

2nd half: 15-30 2nd half: 4-10 2nd half: 6-7

50.0% 40.0% 85.7%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 3 3 3 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 6 7 3 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 2 1 4 5 8 22 30 16

Game: 28-60 Game: 8-19 Game: 13-14

A TO Blk

Stl

Min

10 4 11 3 24 14 0 6 5 0

0 1 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1

3 0 2 1 5 2 0 0 0 0

0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

27 15 26 22 31 27 14 20 11 7

9 13

5 200

46.7% 42.1% 92.9%

Deadball Rebounds 1

Officials: Gary Maxwell, James Barker, Billy Dunlap Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. UNC Greensboro-None. Attendance: Southern Conference Basketball Championship Semifinal 1 Score by periods Western Carolina UNC Greensboro

1st

2nd

Total

42 37

40 40

82 77

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

f g g g g

45.5% 44.4% 100.0%

5-10 5-13 7-13 9-24 1-8 0-0 3-5 0-0 0-0

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

10-12 8-9 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3

30-73

9-20

22-27

2nd half: 13-30 2nd half: 4-8 2nd half: 13-18

43.3% 50.0% 72.2%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

4 6 10 2 1 1 2 2 1 4 5 3 3 4 7 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 3 2 5 12 23 35 15

OT: OT: OT:

2-10 1-3 8-8

20.0% 33.3% 100.0%

A TO Blk

20 21 18 20 2 0 8 0 2

0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 2

0 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 0

91 10

Game: 30-73 Game: 9-20 Game: 22-27

Stl

Min

0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0

2 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 2

43 48 49 40 33 6 17 3 11

9 250

41.1% 45.0% 81.5%

Deadball Rebounds 1,1

Davidson 93 • 25-7 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

COHEN, Jake BROOKS, De'Mon KUHLMAN, JP COCHRAN, Nik CZERAPOWICZ, Chris KALINOSKI, Tyler REIGEL, Will DRONEY, Tom MANN, Clint Team Totals

24 05 12 35 04 20 23 40

FG % 1st Half: 14-30 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 FT % 1st Half: 6-6

f f g g g

46.7% 25.0% 100.0%

7-9 7-15 7-12 7-13 3-10 1-4 1-1 0-2 4-4

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

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

37-70

5-21

14-16

2nd half: 17-26 2nd half: 1-6 2nd half: 7-9

65.4% 16.7% 77.8%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

2 5 7 5 2 6 8 4 3 5 8 2 0 6 6 3 2 7 9 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 3 5 11 35 46 20

OT: OT: OT:

6-14 2-7 1-1

42.9% 28.6% 100.0%

A TO Blk

17 19 19 16 8 2 2 0 10

4 1 5 6 0 0 0 0 0

Stl

Min

4 2 3 2 1 1 0 2 0

7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0

38 35 45 47 41 8 3 10 23

93 16 15

6 250

Game: 37-70 Game: 5-21 Game: 14-16

52.9% 23.8% 87.5%

Deadball Rebounds 0

Officials: Gary Maxwell, Ted Valentine, Lee Cassell Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Davidson-None. Attendance: 6049 Southern Conference Tournament Championship Game 2012 Points WCU UNCG

Last FG - WCU 2nd-02:15, UNCG 2nd-00:16. Largest lead - WCU by 12 2nd-10:48, UNCG by 2 1st-08:16.

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In Paint 30 28

Off T/O 18 10

2nd Chance 9 7

Fast Break 9 9

Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 8 times.

Bench 15 25

Score by periods Western Carolina Davidson

1st

2nd

OT2

Total

35 36

43 42

8 8

5 7

91 93

Last FG - WCU OT2-03:02, DAV OT2-01:04. Largest lead - WCU by 12 1st-06:25, DAV by 13 2nd-02:47.

Points WCU DAV

In Paint 32 56

Off T/O 10 13

2nd Chance 16 14

Fast Break 4 8

Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 5 times.

Cochran was immediately fouled and hit both ends of the oneand-bonus to make it a three-point game. On the other end, a Cole 3-pointer was off the mark, but a foul on Cochran sent him to the charity stripe for three shots with 11 ticks left. He calmly sank all three. Steals by Sumler for WCU and Kuhlman for the Wildcats kept any buzzer-beating moments from happening. Davidson went up four, 84-80, in overtime on three-point play by Brooks at 2:16. Two King free throws and a layup by Mutombo with 59 seconds remaining tied it at 84-all. A Cohen field goal and two more free tosses from Mutombo knotted the score at 86-all with the shot clock off and 26 seconds to play. Mutombo stole Cohen’s inbounds pass and fed Cole streaking in the lane as Mutombo was falling out of bounds. Cole’s contested layup was off the mark and Cohen’s rebound led to a Wildcats timeout with 18 seconds left. Brooks’ game-winner rattled out and sent the game into a second extra period. The second overtime period was a nail-biter throughout as neither team had better than a one-possession lead. Chris Czerapowicz struck first with a three for Davidson at 4:29. James Sinclair answered for WCU at 3:02 with a three-ball of his own as the shot clock expired. Cochran’s layup on the Wildcats’ next trip down the floor gave his mates a 91-89 advantage. After both squads traded missed three-pointers, King went to the line as Cohen fouled out being overaggressive on the block. King made both free throws to tie it for the sixth time on the night, fourth in extra periods, with 1:24 to go. Clint Mann found himself unguarded and drove the baseline and slammed in the final points of the night for a 93-91 lead at 1:04. The combatants traded missed shots and the Catamounts had the ball with 14 seconds left. With the clock running down, Cole got a good look from 22 feet. The shot bounced off the rim. Mann then grabbed the board and got the outlet pass to the wing as the buzzer sounded. “My hat is off to Larry Hunter and the Western Carolina Catamounts,” opened Davidson head coach Bob McKillop during the post-game press conference. “They had one of the greatest tournament runs in my tenure in the Southern Conference. They never quit. They had their backs against the wall and they were relentless with their willingness to fight to the end.” It was an amazing performance by both the favored Wildcats and gritty Catamounts playing their fourth game in four nights. From the moment WCU made its comeback from 13 down and 2:47 to play, it made all 16 free throw attempts including all eight in the bonus 10 minutes.

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ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Four Catamounts scored in double figures led by seniors Keaton Cole and Harouna Mutombo with 17 points apiece as Western Carolina advanced to the 2012 Southern Conference Championship game by holding off the North’s top seed, UNC Greensboro, 82-77, Sunday evening in semifinal action at the U.S. Cellular Center. Western Carolina (17-17) claimed its first finals berth since 1996 when it defeated Davidson 69-60 to advance to the Big Dance. The Catamounts enter the championship game riding a season-long, seven-game winning streak including three-straight victories in the conference tournament. WCU will take on the winner of the Davidson-Elon game in Monday’s title game at 9:00 pm, live on ESPN2. Cole and Mutombo were joined in double figures by redshirt sophomore Trey Sumler with 16, who added eight rebounds and five assists in the win, while classmate Preston Ross came off the bench to chip in 10 points and seven boards. UNCG’s Trevis Simpson tallied a game-high 24 points leading a quartet of Spartans in double digits. Derrell Armstrong added 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists, while Drew Parker and David Williams scored 11 and 10 points, respectively. After starting out red-hot from the floor with a 9-0 run to open the game, Western Carolina settled in as the Spartans darted back to tie the game at 14 apiece midway through the opening half. Enduring three ties and eight lead changes in the first 20 minutes, the Catamounts took the lead what proved to be for good on a runner in the lane by Sumler with 5:30 remaining before the break. WCU stretched its advantage to nine in the first and led by five, 42-37, at halftime. Western Carolina went up 12 three different times in the second half the last coming with 7:54 to go on Ross’ tip-in of a Mutombo miss. However, the Spartans had an answer each time. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Parker sliced the lead to six before Armstrong made it a four-point game, 69-65, on a jumper with 5:29 left. After a Sumler jumper on the Catamount end, Simpson again made it a four-point deficit at 4:43 with a slicing lay-up. WCU again retook momentum scoring five-straight points capped by a trey by Cole trey from the right corner at 2:15 for a 76-69 lead forcing a UNCG timeout. The Spartans did not wilt. Simpson hit four free throws on consecutive possessions to cut the margin back to five. Armstrong’s circus-shot layup with 1:09 remaining making it a three-point ballgame, 76-73. The Catamounts would not be denied, though, hitting all six free throw attempts (Mutombo, Cole and Sumler) in the final 36 seconds to cement the five-point victory and punching their ticket into Monday night’s title game.

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INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS

INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS

Most Points Scored: ..................60, Henry Logan vs. Atlantic Christian, 1/6/67

Most Points Scored: .........................1,049, Henry Logan, 1967-68

Most Points Scored: ........................ 3,290, Henry Logan, 1965-68

Best Scoring Average: ........................36.2, Henry Logan, 1967-68

Best Scoring Average: ....................... 30.7, Henry Logan, 1965-68

Most Field Goals Attempted: .................33, Henry Logan, vs. Atlantic Christian, 1/6/67

Most FGs Attempted: .......................... 740, Henry Logan, 1967-68

Most FGs Attempted: .......................2,149, Henry Logan, 1965-68

Most FGs Made: ..................................404, Henry Logan, 1967-68

Most FGs Made: .............................. 1,263, Henry Logan, 1965-68

Best FG Percentage: ........659 (242-367), Kirby Thurston, 1973-74

Best FG Percentage: ...... .629 (463-736), Kirby Thurston, 1974-75

Most FTs Attempted: ...........................298, Henry Logan, 1967-68

Most FTs Attempted: ....................... 1,025, Henry Logan, 1965-68

Most FTs Made:................................... 241, Henry Logan, 1967-68

Most FTs Made:.................................. 764, Henry Logan, 1965-68

Best FT Pct. (min. 2.5ftm/g): .. .878 (215-245), Paul Litz, 1970-71

Best FT Pct (min. 300 ftm): .. .856 (554-647), Greg Dennis, 1979-82

Most Consecutive FTs Made: .................42, Kevin Martin, 2001-02

Most 3-Point FGs Attempted: .... 670, Anquell McCollum, 1993-96

Most 3-Point FGs Attempted: ..... 241, Anquell McCollum, 1995-96

Most 3-Point FGs Made:................. 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: ........................141 vs. Toccoa Falls, 1/17/12

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: ........72 vs. Toccoa Falls, 1/17/12 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: ... 102 (141-39) vs. Toccoa Falls, 1/17/12 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, Samford 2/23/12 ............................................................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 100-Point Games: ............................................... 8, 1970-71 .................................................................................... 8, 1952-53

Most Turnovers Forced: ............................................585, 2009-10

Most Rebounds:....................................83 vs. Piedmont, 1962-63

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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Player Henry Logan Henry Logan Henry Logan Henry Logan Henry Logan Henry Logan Kevin Martin Henry Logan Henry Logan Henry Logan Kevin Martin Ronald Rogers Henry Logan Robert Gaines Henry Logan Kevin Martin Terry Boyd Henry Logan Henry Logan Mel Gibson Anquell McCollum Frankie King Frankie King Henry Logan Henry Logan Henry Logan Henry Logan Anquell McCollum Frankie King Albert Toomer Henry Logan Henry Logan Henry Logan Ronald Rogers

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INDIVIDUAL ASSISTS Opponent Atlantic Christian Elon Pfeiffer Appalachian State Quincy High Point Coastal Carolina Atlantic Christian Guilford Newberry Georgia North Georgia Georgetown (Ky.) Marshall Atlantic Christian Elon Chattanooga Elon Milligan Atlantic Christian Marshall Louisville Davidson Pfeiffer Lenoir-Rhyne Carson-Newman Catawba VMI East Tennessee State Elon Pfeiffer Carson-Newman Lenoir-Rhyne Appalachian State

Date Jan. 7, 1967 Feb. 17, 1968 Jan. 15, 1966 Feb. 14, 1968 Dec. 29, 1967 Feb. 7, 1968 Nov. 22, 2002 Jan. 8, 1966 Feb. 12, 1966 Dec. 15, 1966 Nov. 21, 2003 Jan. 15, 1953 Dec. 10, 1966 Jan. 13, 1992 Jan. 6, 1968 Jan. 10, 2004 Mar. 1, 1991 Feb. 4, 1968 Dec. 28, 1967 Jan. 26, 1963 Feb. 5, 1996 Dec. 5, 1994 Mar. 5, 1994 Feb. 12, 1968 Feb. 2, 1967 Dec. 14, 1967 Dec. 4, 1965 Mar. 2, 1996 Feb. 7, 1994 Jan. 19, 1974 Jan. 26, 1968 Jan. 2, 1967 Jan. 5, 1966 Mar. 18, 1953

Assists 22 19 18 17 15

Player Henry Logan Henry Logan Lee Gibbs Henry Logan Vincent Walker Henry Logan Henry Logan Henry Logan Kevin Young Henry Logan Henry Logan

Opponent Presbyterian Catawba Mars Hill Atlantic Christian Marshall Catawba Newberry High Point The Citadel Pembroke State Montclair

Date Dec. 4, 1967 Jan. 20, 1965 Nov. 29, 1976 Jan. 28, 1966 Jan. 26, 1987 Mar. 1, 1968 Feb. 24, 1968 Feb. 7, 1968 Feb. 12, 1981 Mar. 5, 1968 Dec. 8, 1967

Opponent High Point UNC Wilmington Chattanooga Elon Wofford Marshall St. Andrews Chattanooga vs. Col. of Charleston at UNC Greensboro Col. of Charleston Appalachian State UNC Greensboro Atlanta Christian Appalachian State at Appalachian State Liberty at Belmont Lees McRae St. Leo

Date Feb. 28, 1968 Jan. 19, 1976 Feb. 27, 2010 Jan. 24, 2008 Jan. 29, 2007 Feb. 13, 1993 Dec. 29, 1992 Jan. 5, 1991 March 7, 2009 Feb. 11, 2009 Feb. 5, 2009 Feb. 19, 2007 Jan. 6, 2007 Nov. 20, 2006 Feb. 7, 2005 Feb. 13, 2004 Dec. 1, 2004 Dec. 1, 2000 Nov. 23, 1999 Nov. 29, 1974

INDIVIDUAL STEALS Steals 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Player Henry Logan Jay Lassiter Brigham Waginger Brigham Waginger Brigham Waginger B.J. Thompson Scott Bradley Terry Boyd Brigham Waginger Brigham Waginger Brigham Waginger Nick Aldridge Kyle Greathouse Kyle Greathouse Antonio Russell Kevin Martin David Berghoefer Casey Rogers Ricky Gandy Dennis Sluder

INDIVIDUAL REBOUNDING Rebs. 29 28 24 23 22 21

Player Bob Thompson Greg Wittman Tommy Lavelle David Smith Greg Wittman Bob Thompson Andre Gault Terry Rutherford Greg Wittman Kirby Thurston Bob Thompson Bob Thompson Greg Wittman Bob Thompson John Brintnall Darrell Murray

Opponent Atlantic Christian High Point Piedmont Carson-Newman Catawba Catawba Ferrum Marshall Presbyterian Walsh Newberry Pfeiffer Atlantic Christian Elon Pfeiffer Earlham

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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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100 68

Feb. 19, 1971 at Benedict

Jan. 9, 1952

100 62

Feb. 22, 1971 Allen

107 61

Jan. 15, 1953 North Georgia

115 59

Dec. 1, 1971

Piedmont

123 53

Jan. 17, 1953

Piedmont

118 104

101 59

Dec. 4, 1971

UNC Asheville

102 94

Jan. 19, 1953 East Carolina

102 97

Feb. 2, 1972

at Voorhees

108 76

Jan., 1953

College of Charleston

109 72

Feb. 17, 1972 Voorhees

117 58

at Atlantic Christian

108 70

Feb. 22, 1972 Allen

101 76

1974-75

N.C. State

Raleigh, N.C.

61 119

1974-75

Marquette

Milwaukee, Wisc.

Feb. 3, 1953

1975-76

Auburn

CULLOWHEE

Feb. 14, 1953 at North Georgia

108 66

Feb. 25, 1972 at Southern Tech

Feb. 18, 1953 Appalachian State

108 70

Jan. 20, 1973

106 78

Voorhees

101 105

1975-76

N.C. State

Raleigh, N.C.

94 109

Feb. 21, 1953 Tusculum

109 72

Dec. 28, 1973 vs. Greensboro College W

104 68

1982-83

N.C. State

Raleigh, N.C.

66 103

Jan. 4, 1954

107 89

Jan. 10, 1974

Carson-Newman

106 82

1983-84

N.C. State

Raleigh N.C.

Jan. 20, 1954 North Georgia

103 59

Feb. 2, 1974

at Elon (2OT)

110 108

Feb. 15, 1954 Carson-Newman

107 85

Jan. 24, 1976

Roanoke

121 80

Jan. 8, 1955

at Mars Hill

1984-85

N.C. State

Raleigh, N.C.

67 103

1985-86

N.C. State

Raleigh, N.C.

1985-86

Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

110 85

Feb. 2, 1976

Jan. 15, 1955 Milligan

101 95

Feb. 14, 1976 Chattanooga

79 101

Jan. 19, 1957

McCrary

105 93

Jan. 10, 1977

Dec. 6, 1957

at North Georgia

100 67

Nov. 28, 1978 Baptist

1986-87

N.C. State

CULLOWHEE

1987-88

Kansas

CULLOWHEE

1993-94

Georgia Tech

Atlanta, Ga.

1993-94

Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minn.

1993-94

Duke

1994-95

Georgia Tech

1995-96

Duke

1995-96

Purdue

Piedmont

North Carolina A&T

109 55

Jan. 6, 1979

UNC Greensboro

100 58

Dec. 1, 1979

Baptist

116 76

Mar. 13, 1963 vs. Miles

107 86

Dec. 4, 1979

Carson-Newman

107 78

Mar. 15, 1963 vs. Fort Hayes State

100 84

Jan. 13, 1981

Central Wesleyan

108 79

Nov. 30, 1963 at Piedmont

100 38

Jan. 29, 1981

Campbell

100 65

Dec. 4, 1963

107 47

Nov. 28, 1981 Methodist

103 69

105 80

Nov. 29, 1981 Averett

104 51 100 91

Durham, N.C.

Atlanta, Ga.

Durham, N.C.

67 107

Jan. 4, 1964

Piedmont

110 43

Jan. 25, 1982 at East Tennessee St.

Jan. 25, 1964 Newberry

116 64

Nov. 27, 1982 Emory & Henry

111 65

Feb. 1, 1964

at Atlantic Christian

104 66

Dec. 10, 1983 Methodist

107 72

Dec. 1, 1964

Alberquerque, N.M.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Piedmont

109 57

Feb. 23, 1984 Marshall (OT)

Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

48 100

Dec. 15, 1964 Newberry

102 59

Feb. 25, 1984 at The Citadel

1996-97

Duke

Durham, N.C.

54 104

Jan. 19, 1965 Atlantic Christian

120 91

Dec. 20, 1985 Atlantic Christian

1998-99

Maryland

College Park, Md.

46 113

Nov. 24, 1965 at Piedmont

126 53

Jan. 8, 1986

Nov. 20, 1965 Piedmont

124 65

Jan. 7, 1987

1998-99

Clemson

Clemson, S.C.

Dec. 4, 1965

Catawba

105 81

1998-99

Tennessee

Knoxville, Tenn.

Jan. 8, 1966

Atlantic Christian

Jan. 15, 1966 Pfeiffer

Jan. 29, 1966 at Atlantic Christian

Feb. 5, 1966

Elon

2004-05

Alabama

2004-05

Iowa

2005-06

Maryland

2006-07

Clemson

2007-08

Indiana

2008-09

Iowa State

Connecticut

2008-09

Marquette

2009-10

100 71

Methodist

106 45

Ferrum

111 89

Feb. 18, 1990 Methodist

116 75

113 92

Dec. 8, 1990

100 72

109 84

Nov. 26, 1991 UNC Asheville

100 85

115 87

Dec. 6, 1991

112 87

106 92

Feb. 19, 1992 Gardner-Webb

102 90

Augusta

vs. Grambling State

Ames, Iowa

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Dec. 5, 1966

Presbyterian

106 74

Nov. 28, 1994 Milligan

102 88

Des Moines, Iowa

Jan. 7, 1967

Atlantic Christian

109 72

Jan. 9, 1995

Belmont-Abbey

104 63

College Park, Md.

Dec. 8, 1967

Montclair State

Clemson, S.C.

Bloomington, Ind.

Storrs, Conn.

101 106

120 78

Feb. 5, 1996

Marshall

125 105

Dec. 28, 1967 vs. Millikin

101 93

Dec. 2, 1996

Limestone

120 76

60 103

Dec. 29, 1967 at Quincy (Ill.)

116 101

Nov. 26, 2001 Toccoa Falls

52 100

Jan. 6, 1968

117 77

Dec. 6, 2001

Jan. 13, 1968 Pfeiffer

102 62

Nov. 23, 2002 Toccoa Falls

119 58

Feb. 7, 1968

108 90

Dec. 17, 2003 Averett

120 46

Atlantic Christian

High Point

at Stetson (2OT)

133 58 L

102 104

Feb. 17, 1968 Elon

103 73

Jan. 3, 2004

106 61

Texas

Austin, Texas

Dec. 4, 1968

103 86

Nov. 23, 2004 Emmanuel

108 64

Louisville

Louisville, Ky.

Dec. 15, 1968 Morris Harvey

122 118

Nov. 23, 2005 Atlanta Christian

110 51

Nov. 24, 1969 Piedmont

109 81

Nov. 20, 2006 Atlanta Christian

105 40

108 71

Nov. 27, 2006 Tocca Falls

117 58

118 93

Nov. 20, 2008 Toccoa Falls

120 62

Clemson

2010-11

2012-13

13 15

102 100 L

Milwaukee, Wisc.

2009-10

2012-13

Little Rock, Ark.

Piedmont

Dec. 13, 1963 Cumberland (Ky.)

Cincinnati

104 74

2000-01

105 60 109 70

Piedmont

Arkansas

W W

Dec. 6, 1962

1996-97

100 84 103 84

Jan. 28, 1958 North Georgia

1996-97

1998-99

W W

Carson-Newman

North Greenville

Clemson, S.C.

Ohio State

Columbus, Ohio

Dec. 12, 1970 Benedict

Illinois

Champaign, Ill.

Jan. 9, 1971

Belmont-Abbey

112 82

Dec. 15, 2008 Tennessee Wesleyan

110 67

Jan. 11, 1971

Phiblant Navy

100 80

Jan. 5, 2010

Berea

124 53

Jan. 16, 1971

Appalachian State

106 70

Jan. 25, 2010

Col. of Charleston

100 90

Jan. 25, 1971

Piedmont

132 92

Nov. 15, 2011 Montreat

109 63

Feb. 1, 1971

South Carolina State

127 107

Jan. 17, 2012

141 39

Georgetown

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HOME: 0-3

AWAY: 1-35

Jan. 12, 1970

Belmont-Abbey

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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. 10.

Player Keaton Cole Anquell McCollum Jake Robinson Anquell McCollum Terry Boyd Kevin Martin Jake Robinson David Donerlson Terry Boyd Jake Robinson Casey Rogers David Donerlson

Season 2011-12 1995-96 2009-10 1994-95 1991-92 2001-02 2007-08 1988-89 1990-91 2006-07 1998-99 1989-90

3FGM 116 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

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ASSISTS IN A SEASON

FREE THROWS MADE IN A SEASON 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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Player Brigham Waginger Brigham Waginger Lee Gibbs Brigham Waginger Bubba Wilson 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

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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 2011-12

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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) Harouna Mutombo (487, 13.9 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) Harouna Mutombo (206, 5.9 rpg)

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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) Trey Sumler (145, 4.1 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) D. Berghoefer & J. Outing (12) Corey Muirhead (45) 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) Harouna Mutombo (50) Kenneth Hall (33)

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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.

HAROUNA MUTOMBO

2008-12

1,578

11.

Danny Tharpe

1961-64

1,509

12.

Frankie King

1994-95

1,495

13.

Quinton Lytle

1981-85

1,474

14.

Darrell Murray

1961-64

1,472

15.

Ronnie Carr

1980-83

1,455

16.

Harris Pryor

1956-59

1,429

17.

Brandon Giles

2006-10

1,424

17.

Cory Largent

1999-2002

1,360

19.

Bubba Wilson

1975-78

1,350

20.

Dave Jones

1957-60

1,324

21.

Kenny Trimier

1980-83

1,292

22.

Albert Toomer

1972-75

1,291

23.

Jake Robinson

2006-10

1,287

24.

Terry Boyd

1991-92

1,189

Tommy Lavelle

1961-64

1,189

1952-54, ‘57

1,187

2003-06

1,180

26.

Bob Ray

27.

David Berghoefer

28.

Casey Rogers

1999-2002

1,159

29.

Dondrell Whitmore

1996-2000

1,144

30.

Kirby Thurston

1974-75

1,135

31.

Larry Grant

1970-73

1,122

32.

Howard Wilson

1971-73

1,102

33.

Lee Gibbs

1974-76

1,082

34.

Bennie Goettie

1988-89

1,078

35.

Bill Bowen

1956-57

1,055

36.

Dave Elmore

1958-60

1,044

37.

Corey Muirhead

2003-06

1,025

38.

Charlie McConnell

1963-66

1,018

39.

Wilson Scott

1971-73

1,000

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CAREER SCORING AVERAGE Player Henry Logan Frankie King Terry Boyd Kevin Martin Kirby Thurston Bennie Goettie Ronald Rogers 8. Nick Aldridge 9. Ronnie Carr 10. Bill Bowen 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Seasons 1965-68 1994-95 1991-92 2002-04 1974-75 1988-89 1950-53 2006-07 1980-82 1956-67

G 107 56 51 79 50 55 100 35 81 61

Points 3,290 1,495 1,189 1,838 1,135 1,078 1,960 642 1,455 1,055

Avg. 30.74 26.70 23.32 23.27 22.70 19.60 19.60 18.34 17.96 17.30

CAREER REBOUNDS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player Greg Wittman Tommy Lavelle Darrell Murray Kenny Trimier Gene McConnell Gaston Seal Bob Thompson Wilson Scott John Brintnall Dondrell Whitmore

Seasons 1966-69 1961-64 1961-64 1980-83 1967-70 1960-63 1966-68 1971-73 1963-66 1997-00

Rebs. 1,354 1,281 1,208 857 795 781 771 756 700 699

MOST FIELD GOALS MADE IN A CAREER 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player Henry Logan Mel Gibson Ronald Rogers Gene McConnell Ronnie Carr Greg Wittman Robert Gaines Anquell McCollum Greg Dennis Darrell Murray

Seasons 1965-68 1960-63 1950-53 1967-70 1980-82 1966-69 1990-93 1993-96 1979-82 1961-64

FGM 1,263 836 735 686 648 647 643 622 619 617

CAREER FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player Kirby Thurston Pat Sharp Bennie Goettie Tommy Lavelle Charlie McConnell Henry Logan Bubba Wilson Greg Dennis Kenny Trimier Darrell Murray

Seasons 1974-75 1981-84 1988-89 1961-64 1963-66 1965-68 1975-78 1979-82 1980-83 1961-64

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 Keaton Cole Kyle Greathouse Kevin Martin Robert Gaines Cory Largent Brandon Giles Terry Boyd

Seasons 2006-10 1993-96 1999-2002 2008-12 2003-2007 2002-04 1990-93 1999-2002 2006-10 1991-92

Player Jake Robinson Anquell McCollum Casey Rogers Kyle Greathouse Keaton Cole Kevin Martin Brigham Waginger Cory Largent Robert Gaines Brandon Giles

Seasons 2006-10 1993-96 1999-2002 2003-2007. 2008-12 2002-04. 2006-pres. 1999-2002 1990-93 2006-10

3FGM 278 245 207 204 187 174 161 156 155 142

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 727 670 643 528 526 503 500 451 434 431

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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Player Brigham Waginger Henry Logan Harouna Mutombo Bubba Wilson Casey Rogers Quinton Lytle Anquell McCollum Larry Caldwell Greg Dennis Robert Gaines

Seasons 2006-10 1965-68 2008-12 1975-78 1999-2002 1982-85 1993-96 1978-81 1979-82 1990-93

Steals 285 221 185 179 170 169 147 144 142 136

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VS. CURRENT MEMBERS 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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• COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (0-2) L L

80 - 49 48-67

1999 2009

semis quarters

1981 1983 1987 1989 1991 1995 2000

semis semis first first first championship first

• CHATTANOOGA (1-6) L L

79 - 70 77- 75 73 - 72 (OT) 73 - 63 84 - 83 63 - 61 90 - 75

W L L L L

• THE CITADEL (2-1) L W W

66 - 62 67 - 57 68-56

1982 2001 2012

first first first

1983 1987 1994 1995 1996 1999 2012

first semis semis quarters championship quarters final

• DAVIDSON (4-3) W L L W W W

86 - 62 85 - 76 93 - 89 78 - 74 69 - 60 82 - 77 93-91 (2OT)

• ELON (2-0) W W

69-65 68-57

2007 2010

first quarters

• 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 (2-3) L L L W W

60 - 59 91 - 69 69 - 65 77 - 66 82-77

1998 2001 2006 2011 2012

first quarters first quarters semis

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L L L

67 - 64 44 - 58 58-77 72 - 86 82-59

1999 2008 2010 2011 2012

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WCU

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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

Feb. 23, 1980

First

Appalachian State (Cullowhee, N.C.)

Feb. 28, 1981 Mar. 6, 1981

First Semifinal

at East Tennessee State (Johnson City, Tenn.) vs. Chattanooga (Roanoke, Va.)

91 70

80 79

Feb. 28, 1982

First

The Citadel (Cullowhee, N.C.)

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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.)

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Mar. 1, 1985

First

vs. VMI (Asheville, N.C.)

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Mar. 2, 1986

First

vs. Appalachian State (Asheville, N.C.)

(OT)

Feb. 27, 1987 Feb. 28, 1987

First Semifinal

vs. Chattanooga (Asheville, N.C.) vs. Davidson (Asheville, N.C.)

(OT)

73 76

72 85

1988

Did Not Qualify

Mar. 3, 1989

First

vs. Chattanooga (Asheville, N.C.)

Mar. 2, 1990

First

vs. East Tennessee State (Asheville, N.C.)

Mar. 1, 1991

First

vs. Chattanooga (Asheville, N.C.)

Mar. 1, 1992

First

vs. Appalachian State (Asheville, N.C.)

Mar. 4, 1993

First

vs. Appalachian State (Asheville, N.C.)

Mar. 4, 1994 Mar. 5, 1994

Quarterfinal Semifinal

vs. East Tennessee State (Asheville, N.C.) vs. Davidson (Asheville, N.C.)

79 89

78 93

Mar. 3, 1995 Mar. 4, 1995 Mar. 4, 1995

Quarterfinal Semifinal Final

vs. Davidson (Asheville, N.C.) vs. Appalachian State (Asheville, N.C.) vs. Chattanooga (Asheville, N.C.)

78 74 61

74 64 63

W W

Mar. 1, 1996 Mar. 2, 1996 Mar. 3, 1996

Quarterfinal Semifinal Final

vs. Appalachian State (Greensboro, N.C.) vs. VMI (Greensboro, N.C.) vs. Davidson (Greensboro, N.C.)

74 97 69

66 93 60

W W W

Feb. 28, 1997

Quarterfinal

vs. Appalachian State (Greensboro, N.C.)

Feb. 26, 1998

First

vs. UNC Greensboro (Greensboro, N.C.)

Feb. 25, 1999 Feb. 26, 1999 Feb. 27, 1999

First Quarterfinal Semifinal

vs. Wofford (Greensboro, N.C.) vs. Davidson (Greensboro, N.C.) vs. College of Charleston (Greensboro, N.C.)

67 82 49

64 77 80

Mar. 2, 2000

First

vs. Chattanooga (Greenville, S.C.)

Mar. 1, 2001 Mar. 2, 2001

First Quarterfinal

vs. The Citadel (Greenville, S.C.) vs. UNC Greensboro (Greenville, S.C.)

67 69

57 91

Feb. 28, 2002

First

vs. Furman (North Charleston, S.C.)

W W

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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

Mar. 2, 2012 Mar. 3, 2012 Mar. 4, 2012 Mar. 5, 2012

First Quarterfinal Semifinal Finals

vs. The Citadel (Asheville, N.C.) vs. Wofford (Asheville, N.C.) vs. UNCG (Asheville, N.C.) vs. Davidson (Asheville, N.C.)

68 82 82 91

56 59 77 93

W W W

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TOURNAMENT HISTORY North State/ Carolinas Southern Conference Conference Overall ......................16-16 19-33 First Round ............... 9-10 8-19 Quarterfinals ............ 7-4 Semifinals ................ 4-5 3-8 Championship .......... 3-1 1-2

Total 35-49 17-29 7-4 7-13 4-3

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 2012 ............. Trey Sumler .............................1st ...................... Harouna Mutombo ..................1st ...................... Tawaski King ..........................2nd ...................... Keaton Cole ...........................2nd

WCU VS. FORMER MEMBERS IN THE SoCon TOURNAMENT • EAST TENNESSEE STATE (2-1) W L W

91 - 80 75 - 60 79 - 78

1981 1990 1994

first first quarters

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1978 1979

first first

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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) Most Team 3-Point Field Goals Made in the Tournament: 1st ......................................... 38.......................................................................................... Western Carolina, 2012 Team Points: Game: .......................... 97 pts ........................................................... Semifinals vs. VMI – March 2, 1996 (W, 97-93) Tournament: ...............323 pts ......................................................................2012 SoCon Tournament Championship ............................................................................................. First Round vs. The Citadel – March 2, 2012 (W, 68-56) ................................................................................................Quarterfinals vs. Wofford – March 3, 2012 (W, 82-59) .......................................................................................................Semifinals vs. UNCG – March 4, 2012 (W, 82-77) ................................................................................................. Finals vs. Davidson – March 5, 2012 (L, 93-91 - 2OT)

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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2011-12 – South Padre Island Invitational Iowa & South Padre Island, Texas Nov. 20 Nov. 22 Nov. 25 Nov. 26

Iowa State 92 Western Carolina 60 Northern Iowa 59 Western Carolina 39 Northern Colorado 57 Western Carolina 74 Western Carolina 62 Florida A&M 46

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

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.

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

Dec. 3 Dec. 4

Western Carolina 82 Western Carolina 62

Nov. 28 Nov. 29

Bowling Green 50 Western Carolina 56 Western Carolina 40

Nov. 20

Northern Iowa 68

Western Carolina 46

2004-05 – Black Coaches Association Classic

Nov. 28 Nov. 29

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

Nov. 24 Nov. 25

Western Carolina 51 Western Carolina 54

UNC Wilmington 60 Western Carolina 79

Western Carolina 72 Charleston Sou. 68

Mercer 87 Texas-Arlington 92

Western Carolina 83 Western Carolina 83

1991-92 – Ball State / Cardinal Varsity Club Classic

Dec. 16 Dec. 17

Dec. 6 Dec. 7

Western Carolina 112 Grambling State 87 Ball State 86 Western Carolina 59

Dec. 11 Dec. 12

Western Carolina 67 Western Carolina 63

Western Carolina 64 Xavier (La.) 72

1984-85 – UNC Charlotte Holiday Classic

Western Carolina 71 Western Carolina 68

Columbus, Ga. Dec. 15 Dec. 16

Valdosta State 81 Western Carolina 77

Western Carolina 74 North Georgia 74

1974-75 – WCU Tip-Off Classic Cullowhee, N.C. Nov. 29 Nov. 30

Western Carolina 83 Western Carolina 96

St. Leo 57 Southern Tech 81

Land of the Sky Classic Asheville, N.C. Dec. 6 Dec. 7

Western Carolina 92 East Tennessee St. 75 Western Carolina 83 East Texas St. 80

1973-74 – Belmont Abbey Holiday Tournament Belmont, N.C.

Charlotte, N.C. Western Carolina 69 UNC Wilmington 68 Appalachian State 77 Western Carolina 66

Mercer 83 St. Peter’s 69 (OT)

1975-76 – Columbus College Invitational

New Orleans, La. Montavello 66 Western Carolina 76

LaSalle 55 Western Carolina 63

Lakeland, Fla. Dec. 8 Dec. 9

1988-89 – Gold Rush Classic Dec. 30 Dec. 31

Western Carolina 58 Brigham Young 86

1978-79 – Florida Citrus Invitational

Tampa, Fla. South Florida 78 Coastal Carolina 67

Western Carolina 48 Western Carolina 60

Provo, Utah

1989-90 – Tampa Tribune Holiday Classic Dec. 28 Dec. 29

Louisiana Tech 72 Montana State 77

1981-82 BYU Cougar Classic

Muncie, Ind.

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2000-01 – America’s Youth Classic Nov. 17 Nov. 18 Nov. 19

Oklahoma 102 Ark.-Little Rock 73

Western Carolina 67 St. Mary’s (Calif.) 77

Volunteer Classic

1995-96 – New Mexico Lobo Classic

Milwaukee, Wisc. Nov. 14 Nov. 15 Nov. 16

Arizona State 82 Western Caorlina 82

Fayetteville, N.C.

Two Rivers Shootout Des Moines, Iowa

Dec. 2 Dec. 3

1997-98 – Coca-Cola Classic

Blacksburg, Va. Western Carolina 56 Radford 69 Virginia Tech 54

Nebraska 72 Columbia 81

Norman, Okla.

2005-06 – NABC Classic Nov. 10 Nov. 12 Nov. 13

Tempe, Ariz.

1998-99 – IGA SuperThrift Sooner Holiday Classic

Moraga, Calif. Saint Mary’s 93 Rice 67

1983-84 – Fiesta Classic

Lincoln, Neb. Western Carolina 74 Western Carolina 83

2006-07 – Saint Mary’s Shamrock Invitational Dec. 28 Dec. 29

1999-2000 – Ameritas Classic

Dec. 28 Dec. 29

Western Carolina 89 Western Carolina 104

Walsh 68 Greensboro Col. 68

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1972-73 – Gardner-Webb Holiday Classic

Quincy Holiday Tournament

Boiling Springs, N.C.

Quincy, Ill.

Dec. 29 Dec. 30

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

Milligan 77 Western Carolina 96

Quincy, Ill. Dec. 27 Dec. 28 Dec. 29

Bethel (Tenn.) 74 Georgetown (Ky.) 99 W. New Mexico 93

Western Carolina 86 Western Carolina 76

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

Dec. 25 Dec. 28 Dec. 29

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

Greensboro, N.C. Dec. 17 Dec. 18

High Point, N.C. Jan. 2 Jan. 3

Western Carolina 83 High Point 87

Illinois State 77 Western Carolina 75

1967-68 – Western Carolina Holiday Classic Asheville, N.C. Dec. 7 Dec. 8 Dec. 9

Western Carolina 77 Western Carolina 120 Western Carolina 85

Belmont Abbey 73 Montclair State 78 Union (Ky.) 81

Western Carolina 79 Western Carolina 71

Spindale, N.C. Dec. 31 Jan. 1

Dec. 29 Dec. 30

Western Carolina 71 Western Carolina 72 Western Carolina 70

Maryville 46 Howard 48 Pfeiffer 52

Western Carolina 93 Western Carolina 94

Campbell 74 Wofford 93

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

Dec. 12 Dec. 13

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. Dec. 28 Dec. 29 Dec. 30

Western Carolina 96 Western Carolina 94

Western Carolina 73 Fairmont State 63 Western Carolina 105 Cumberland (Ky.) 80 Western Carolina 70 Campbell 53

Jan. 1 Jan. 2

Baltimore 77 Elon 74 Western Carolina 86

Western Carolina 69 Western Carolina 70 Huntingdon 76

Spindale, N.C. Erskine 53 Western Carolina 48 Western Carolina 110 Piedmont 43

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

Spindale Rotary Tournament Jan. 3 Jan. 4

Western Carolina 60 Western Carolina 75

Spindale, N.C.

1963-64 – Western Carolina Holiday Classic Cullowhee, N.C. Dec. 12 Dec. 13 Dec. 14

Rollins 63 Florida Southern 90

Spindale Rotary Tournament

Lafayette, La. Lamar 104 SW Louisiana 105

Wofford 61 Erskine 64

Spindale Holiday Tournament

Cajun Classic Dec. 30 Dec. 31

Western Carolina 62 Western Carolina 67

1960-61 – Florida Southern Tournament Lakeland, Fla.

1964-65 – Western Carolina Holiday Classic

Jacksonville, N.C. Dec. 29 Dec. 30

Georgetown (Ky.) 72 Western Carolina 64

Western Carolina 67 East Carolina 58

1962-63 – Western Carolina Holiday Classic Cullowhee, N.C. Dec. 10 Dec. 11 Dec. 12

Western Carolina 71 Western Carolina 83 Western Carolina 52

Tusculum 39 Earlham 46 Erskine 35

Spindale Rotary Tournament Spindale, N.C. Dec. 28 Dec. 29

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Spindale Rotary Tournament

Western Carolina 82 Western Carolina 73

High Point Tournament

Western Carolina 86 Bellarmine 80 St. Benedict’s (Kan.) 88 Western Carolina 73 Upper Iowa 96 Western Carolina 91

1965-66 – Gate City Tournament

Western Carolina 86 Western Carolina 77

Western Carolina Holiday Classic

Indiana Tech 82 Western Carolina 86 Western Carolina 83

Quincy, Ill.

Atlantic Christian 83 Lenoir-Rhyne 66

Gardner-Webb Classic

Western Carolina 92 Wofford 87 Georgetown (Ky.) 98

Quincy Holiday Tournament

Elon College, N.C. Nov. 27 Nov. 28

Dec. 11 Dec. 12 Dec. 13

Spindale, N.C.

Western Carolina 65 Western Carolina 79 Western Carolina 83

1970-71 – Elon Turky Classic

1961-62 – Western Carolina Holiday Classic Cullowhee, N.C.

Spindale Rotary Tournament

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Western Carolina 71 Southern Tech 94

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Asheville, N.C. Dec. 20 Dec. 21

Western Carolina 101 Millikin 93 Western Carolina 116 Quincy 101 Lincoln (Mo.) 110 Western Carolina 85

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Campbell 60 Erskine 71

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RAMSEY CENTER INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Most Points Scored: WCU: ..........................46, Kevin Martin vs. Coastal Carolina, 2002 Opponent: ........................................ 42, James Conley, VMI, 2002 Most Field Goals Made: WCU: ..................................................................... 14, four players ............................(MR: Brandon Giles vs. Col. of Charleston, 2007) Opponent: ............................ 15, Van Wilkins, UNC Asheville, 1986 Most Field Goals Attempted: WCU: .......................26, Robert Gaines vs. Apalachian State, 1993 Opponent: ............................ 28, Travis Cantrell, The Citadel, 2002 Best Field Goal Percentage: WCU: ................... 1.000 (9-9), Bobby Phillips vs. Limestone, 1996 Opponent: ...............100.0 (12-12), Tyson Patterson App St., 2000 Most 3-Point Field Goals Made: WCU: ....................................... 10, David Donerlson vs. Elon, 1989 Opponent: .............................. 9, Travis Cantrell, The Citadel, 2002 Most 3-Point Field Goals Attempted: WCU: ....................................... 17, David Donerlson vs. Elon, 1989 Opponent: ............................ 21, Travis Cantrell, The Citadel, 2002 Best 3-Point Field Goal Percentage: WCU: .....................1.000 (4-4), David Donerlson vs Augusta, 1989 Opponent: ..................100.0 (5-5), Tyson Patterson, App St., 2000 Most Free Throws Made: WCU: ............................. 18, Anquell McCollum vs. Marshall, 1996 Opponent: ...................................17, Janko Narat, Davidson, 1994 Most Free Throws Attempted: WCU: ............................................23, Frankie King vs. ETSU, 1994 Opponent: .....................................19, Jeff Himes, Davidson, 1987 Best Free Throw Percentage: WCU: ...........1.000 (18-18), Anquell McCollum, vs. Marshall, 1996 Opponent: .... 1.000 (13-13), Jeff Brookman, Belmont Abbey, 1997 Most Rebounds: WCU: .......................................... 21, Andre Gault vs. Ferrum, 1988 Opponent: ......................... 19, Chad McClendon, App State, 1993 Most Assists: WCU: ...................................15, Vincent Walker vs. Marshall, 1987 Opponent: .............................. 16, Tim Brooks, Chattanooga, 1992 Most Steals: WCU: ...................................... 7, Brigham Waginger vs. Elon, 2007 .............................................. 7, B.J. Thompson vs. Marshall, 1993 ...............................................7, Terry Boyd vs. Chattanooga, 1991 Opponent: ..................................... 6, Drew Gibson, Wofford, 2007 .................................................. 6, Tyrone Phillips, Marshall, 1993 Most Blocked Shots: WCU: ......................................7, Rans Brempong vs. Mercer, 2000 Opponent: ................................... 8, Omar Roland, Marshall, 1990

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Most Points Scored: WCU: .................................................... 133 vs. Toccoa Falls, 2001 Opponent: ..................................................... 104, Marshall, 1996

Most 3-Point Field Goals Made: WCU: .......................................................... 17, vs. Samford , 2012 ............................................................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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10 9 6 5 7 9 8 4 3 3 1 4 7 3 8 7 6 5 6 4 5 6 2 2 1 4

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Lenoir-Rhyne Lenoir-Rhyne Maryville High Point High Point Appalachian State Catawba 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)

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 #

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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

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21 28 32 32 47 38 59 52 38 39 45 39 30 24 43 45 32 39 36 46

16 43 38 26 31 31 34 34 43 54 38 30 20 45 45 35 31 36 25 53

1946-47

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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

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

1947-48 Overall: 15-11 Head Coach: Tuck McConnell, 1st season (15-11) Carson-Newman Erskine Newberry North Georgia East Tennessee State

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38 53 39 56 55 56 43 63 80 48 34 60 57 40 42 37 53 44 57 53 60

42 46 45 57 62 43 41 58 54 75 46 55 43 44 44 46 44 42 46 59 62

41 40 50 52 56

29 32 38 40 54

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Overall: 16-13 Head Coach: Tuck McConnell, 2nd season (31-24) 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

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 Jan. 28 Jan. 29 Feb. 1 Feb. 2 Feb. 4 Feb. 5 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 13 Feb. 14 Feb. 16 Feb. 18 Feb. 20 Feb. 26

67 66 94 58 72 100 73 92 90 65 84 62 81 70 53 62 69 76 53 85 80 77 68 84 67 58 54

75 92 67 65 71 62 53 57 83 66 80 64 77 88 69 63 58 87 78 71 73 73 91 83 88 102 69

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1952-53

Overall: 22-8 Head Coach: Jim Gudger, 3rd season (41-42) – WCU’S FIRST OFFICIAL 20-WIN SEASON –

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42 44 32 35 69 46 44 41 51 57 58 52 39 38 53 44 40 50 45 34 59 47 57 52 64

68 61 49 55 57 50 42 47 63 67 73 83 44 44 46 53 50 72 47 43 52 53 38 38 90

56 59 49

51 80 81

1950-51

Overall: 6-20 Head Coach: Jim Gudger, 1st season (6-20) Carson-Newman East Tennessee State at Lenoir-Rhyne

90 66 77 55 81 101 90 90 63 92 70 66 80 85 78 52 98 96 55 68 75 82 86

# - North State Conference Tournament

1949-50

Dec. 5 Dec. 6 Dec. 8

70 56 65 72 66 69 81 80 59 80 71 51 64 70 73 56 69 68 60 73 61 66 80

1951-52

Overall: 6-19 Head Coach: Tuck McConnell, 3rd season (37-43) at Peerless Woolens Wofford at Lenoir-Rhyne at Lenoir-Rhyne Wofford at Erskine Newberry at East Tennessee State (OT) Appalachian State High Point 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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Overall: 13-14 Head Coach: Jim Gudger, 2nd season (19-34)

# - North State Conference Tournament

-Dec. 7 Dec. 9 Dec. 10 Dec. 12 Dec. 14 Dec. 15 Jan. 7 Jan. 10 Jan. 13 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

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 #

# - North State Conference Tournament

1948-49

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.) $

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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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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

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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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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) Nov. 29 Nov. 30 Dec. 3 Dec. 4 Dec. 6 -Dec. 10 Dec. 11 Jan. 6 Jan. 8 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

Lincoln Memorial Lincoln Memorial at Catawba at Catawba Atlantic Christian at Carson-Newman at North Georgia at Piedmont at Lenoir-Rhyne Piedmont 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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78 96 77 63 69 69 79 91 71 110 78 73 90 101 67 98 75 64 52 53 89 60 76 81 81 70 86

80 91 69 70 82 75 65 87 105 85 93 91 81 95 80 84 81 89 88 62 74 73 69 78 67 86 96

1955-56

Overall: 15-14 overall Head Coach: Jim Gudger, 6th season (83-81) 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 ------

at Lincoln Memorial at Carson-Newman Catawba Atlantic Christian Carson-Newman at North Georgia at Piedmont at Rollins at Stetson at Tampa Lenoir-Rhyne Piedmont at Guilford at Appalachian State Tusculum (at Bryson City) East Carolina at Catawba Elon North Georgia at East Carolina at Atlantic Christian at Lenoir-Rhyne at High Point at Elon High Point Guilford Appalachian State at Belmont Abbey Atlantic Christian #

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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

Overall: 21-11 Head Coach: Jim Gudger, 7th season (104-92) – 20-Win Season – 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

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1957-58

Overall: 18-10 Head Coach: Jim Gudger, 8th season (122-102) Nov. 23 Nov. 26 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

at Carson-Newman Carson Newman Catawba at North Georgia at Piedmont at Rollins at Stetson at Tampa at Bartow Air Force Base King Lenoir-Rhyne Atlantic Christian at High Point Appalachian State at Guilford East Carolina at Elon North Georgia Catawba at East Carolina at Atlantic Christian at Lenoir-Rhyne Elon Piedmont High Point at Appalachian State Elon # Lenoir-Rhyne #

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71 83 56 100 75 58 82 70 90 61 71 70 63 61 77 92 66 109 75 61 71 73 75 70 93 60 66 52

63 80 66 67 69 73 89 72 70 53 61 50 81 60 60 85 62 55 56 62 80 81 42 44 69 65 57 53

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1958-59

Overall: 24-4 Head Coach: Jim Gudger, 9th season (146-106) – 20-WIN SEASON – Nov. 29 Dec. 6 Dec. 7 Dec. 13 Dec. 15 Dec. 16 Dec. 17 Dec. 29 Dec. 30 Jan. 8 -Jan. 13 Jan. 14 Jan. 17 Jan. 19 Jan. 24 Jan. 30 Jan. 31

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

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Overall: 16-9 Head Coach: Jim Gudger, 4th season (57-51) 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

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55 50 57 52 69 58 46 67 58 58 51 28 58 54 53 32 59 41

Feb. 4 Feb. 7 Feb. 10 Feb. 14 Feb. 18 Feb. 26 Feb. 27 Feb. 28 Mar. 3 Mar. 4

Lenoir-Rhyne Elon High Point Guilford Appalachian State Atlantic Christian # High Point # Catawba # Wofford % Lenoir-Rhyne %

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44 67 82 80 78 77 76 39 74 42

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 #

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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

1960-61

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 #

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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

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65 49 78 61 71 72 70 62 67

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82 59 60 68 51 73 60 80 59 71 68 82 71 86 75 66 54 83 47 69

72 61 48 63 58 75 62 55 54 95 49 77 48 66 50 56 53 62 40 58

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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 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

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 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 $

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86 49 100 40 71 83 52 81 79 59 82 28 33 59 93 35 56 64 94 73 68 71 83 76 62 48 66 50 52 64 64 107 77 100 62

65 53 58 39 39 46 35 60 71 70 66 24 35 51 66 32 60 51 81 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

Feb. 15 Feb. 19 Feb. 22 Feb. 26

at Guilford Appalachian State at Elon Pfeiffer

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30 77 67 44

22 54 73 63

+ - Western Carolina Holiday Classic ^ - Spindale Rotary Tournament (Spindale, N.C.)

1964-65

Overall: 14-13 Head Coach: Jim Gudger, 15th season (250-173) Nov. 25 Dec. 1 Dec. 5 Dec. 10 Dec. 11 Dec. 12 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

at Piedmont W Piedmont W at Catawba W Rio Grande + W Campbell + W Union (Ky.) + 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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88 109 78 73 85 76 102 96 94 75 81 72 120 75 71 89 77 89 58 73 90 81 66 57 72 77 67

68 57 67 65 53 81 59 104 105 81 75 83 91 93 61 86 70 56 69 75 79 92 69 64 85 69 71

+ - Western Carolina Holiday Classic (played in Asheville, N.C.) ^ - Spindale Rotary Tournament (Spindale, N.C.) # - Carolinas Conference Tournament

1965-66

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

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

W W W W W W L L W W L W W L W W L L W W

126 124 105 98 84 91 71 79 93 94 65 98 113 72 85 109 81 65 115 106

53 65 81 56 69 79 90 86 74 93 74 88 93 79 66 84 89 75 87 92

Feb. 9 Feb. 12 Feb. 16 Feb. 19 Feb. 25 Feb. 24 Mar. 1

High Point Guilford Appalachian State at Elon Pfeiffer # Appalachian State # Erskine %

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97 99 56 87 80 63 58

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

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

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

85 53 73 78 81 94 93 101 110 90 77 81

1963-64

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

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

W W W W W W W W L W W W L L L W W W W W W W

100 107 76 70 73 105 70 95 48 110 62 92 70 58 51 64 116 56 77 104 52 64

38 47 60 63 63 80 53 47 53 43 57 65 83 62 52 62 64 48 67 66 48 54

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at Appalachian State Pfeiffer at Newberry at Catawba Piedmont at Pfeiffer at Atlantic Christian at Lenoir-Rhyne at Elon High Point Appalachian State Elon at Presbyterian Newberry High Point # Catawba # Pembroke State %

W W L L W W W W L W W W W W W L W

95 102 79 86 96 92 73 69 75 108 91 103 74 88 84 88 93

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 Feb. 5 Feb. 10 Feb. 12 Feb. 15 Feb. 19

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 High Point L 74 Catawba W 88 at Appalachian State L 80 at Elon L 73 Presbyterian W 79

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

78 86 97 73 102 118 99 70 103 91 80 61 79 89 89 77 101 96 83 76 89 67 86 96 54

1969-70

& - 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.)

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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 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

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 Georgetown (Ky.) @ L 79 vs. Western New Mexico @ L 83 at Belmont Abbey W 83 Southern Tech L 75 at Appalachian State L 79 at Allen W 65 Mars Hill W 78 Baptist W 93 Oglethorpe W 81 Elon L 64 Appalachian State L 70 at Voorhees W 108 at Mars Hill L 58 Carson-Newman W 93 at UNC Asheville W 67 at Oglethorpe L 75 Belmont Abbey W 83 Voorhees W 117 Allen W 101 Gardner-Webb L 85 at Baptist L 78 at Southern Tech L 101 at Piedmont W 98 Barber-Scotia L 91 Mars Hill % W 68 Newberry % W 84 Pittsburg State $ L 75

80 87 53 82 94 101 77 94 74 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

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

L W L L W W W L L L W W W L L W

91 98 78 82 106 83 79 61 65 75 81 92 79 88 69 77

97 86 82 95 78 77 66 65 67 83 74 88 76 100 92 74

1973-74

Overall: 11-14 Head Coach: Jim Hartbarger, 5th season (81-66) Dec. 1 Dec. 4 Dec. 8 Dec. 14 Dec. 15 Dec. 17 Dec. 20 Dec. 28 Dec. 29 Jan. 2 Jan. 8 Jan. 10 Jan. 12 Jan. 17 Jan. 19 Jan. 21 Jan. 28 Jan. 31 Feb. 2 Feb. 5 Feb. 9 Feb. 13 Feb. 16 Feb. 20 Feb. 26

at Marshall at Auburn at Lenoir-Rhyne (2OT) W at Appalachian State at Catawba at UNC Asheville vs. Middle Tennessee State + vs. Walsh ^ W vs. Greensboro College ^ W at Tennessee Tech Salem W Carson-Newman W Mars Hill at Tennessee Wesleyan Elon (2OT) W Carson-Newman (OT) UNC Asheville W Belmont Abbey W at Elon at Mars Hill W at Appalachian State (2OT) Catawba (2OT) W at Belmont Abbey Lenoir-Rhyne Pittsburgh-Johnstown W

L L L L L L L L L L L L L L

75 85 93 71 86 80 76 89 104 70 96 106 76 71 110 84 83 64 66 68 73 93 70 82 79

91 95 88 78 87 86 92 68 68 77 85 82 78 74 108 89 71 59 67 63 79 83 73 85 68

+ - played at Marion, N.C. ^ - Belmont Abbey Holiday Tournament (Belmont, N.C.)

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 L W W L L W L L L L W W L W W W W W L L W W L 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

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

81 76 74 94 94 74 77 84 74 95

78 88 82 103 109 81 74 73 77 109

1975-76

W W L L W L W

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

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1972-73

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

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+ - WCU Tipoff Tournament ^ - Land of the Sky Classic (Asheville, N.C.) Overall: 13-12 Head Coach: Fred Conley, 2nd season (23-16)

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

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63 63 72 106 57 80 67 80 83

Dec. 1 Dec. 3 Dec. 6 Dec. 9 Dec. 13 Dec. 15 Dec. 16 Jan. 5 Jan. 10 Jan. 12

Mars Hill W #17 Auburn at Chattanooga at Marshall at #13 North Carolina State vs. Valdosta State + vs. North Georgia + W Lenoir-Rhyne W North Carolina A&T at Tennessee Tech

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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

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54 93 89 121 81 86 100 79 79 95 103 79 83 62 88

56 77 80 80 75 71 84 87 69 80 84 77 84 75 104

+ - Columbus College Invitational (Columbus, Ga.)

1976-77

Overall: 8-16 Head Coach: Fred Conley, 3rd season (31-32) – First Year to Play a Southern Conference Schedule – 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

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

80 62 56 70 100 66 49 72 105 79 91 58 79 74 83 75 67 51 66 63 74 80 63 77

73 70 68 52 76 79 107 88 60 96 87 85 88 88 106 91 63 65 53 69 82 89 70 75

1977-78

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

* - Southern Conference Game # - Southern Conference Tournament

1978-79

Overall: 14-14; SoCon: 5-7 Head Coach: Steve Cottrell, 2nd season (21-33, 9-15 SoCon) 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

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 *

W W W L L L W L W L W L W W

109 73 78 69 71 68 65 56 104 50 65 58 79 67

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 # !

L W W W L L W L W L L L W L

54 50 56 76 68 75 87 70 62 68 69 75 67 45

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: 7-19; SoCon: 4-8 Head Coach: Steve Cottrell, 1st season (7-19, 4-8 SoCon) – First Year to Compete for Southern Conference Championship – 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

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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 * East Tennessee State * Chattanooga * Appalachian State #

W W W W L W W L W L L L L L W W L W W W W W L L W W 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 82 73 66

62 76 78 58 78 62 75 96 66 93 92 70 85 84 59 67 72 60 72 53 40 42 86 78 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

Methodist Averett UNC Greensboro Maryland-Eastern Shore vs. LaSalle +

W W W W W

103 104 91 84 58

69 51 57 59 55

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

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)

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63 72 51 59 95 72 74 99 66 92 56 58 87 60 68 90 61 100 83 83 64 62

86 96 54 61 77 57 71 69 56 94 55 53 60 65 63 69 85 91 92 75 53 66

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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 Feb. 9 Feb. 12 Feb. 14 Feb. 17 Feb. 19 Feb. 21 Feb. 24 Feb. 26 Feb. 28 Mar. 5 Mar. 10 Mar. 11

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 * 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 L L L W W W L W W W W W L W W L W W L L W W L L W L W L

111 66 67 68 79 78 61 78 72 78 67 77 70 77 75 64 88 62 87 61 80 55 65 83 62 92 73 86 75

65 103 71 81 70 60 46 93 65 42 66 57 68 82 55 50 93 54 76 63 80 53 55 102 74 74 76 62 77

* - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (Charleston, W.Va.)

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.)

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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 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

at #17 North Carolina State at #7 Kansas at Florida State UNC Charlotte Radford Atlantic Christian at Augusta at Radford 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)

L L L L W W L W W W L L L L W L L L L W L W W W W W W L

56 79 83 76 69 100 70 58 106 70 71 69 64 62 57 74 59 70 68 79 53 89 84 99 60 72 61 62

80 101 91 95 61 71 85 54 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

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

L L L L L L W W L L L W W L L L L L L W L L W

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116 96 85 80 79 101 63 58 74 71 61 57 55 61 65 75 73 81 95 49 61 59 51

Feb. 14 Feb. 16 Feb. 21 Feb. 23 Feb. 27 Feb. 28

at Marshall * at VMI * at The Citadel * Ferrum Chattanooga # (OT) vs. Davidson #

L W W W W L

78 64 75 68 73 76

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 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

at Western Kentucky Mars Hill UNC Asheville (2OT) at Kentucky 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 #

L W L L W L W W L L W W L L L W W L L W L L L W W W L L

64 93 91 60 64 64 76 66 74 57 90 75 57 60 58 76 80 51 91 93 73 66 64 81 82 64 65 63

84 68 94 78 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

Mars Hill at Augusta at UNC Asheville Pfeiffer at Tennessee at South Florida + vs. Coastal Carolina + East Tennessee State * Appalachian State * VMI * at Marshall * at Clemson at Chattanooga * at Coastal Carolina Campbell Furman * The Citadel *

W W L W L L L L L W L L L W W W W

89 80 70 77 66 67 63 73 78 72 60 61 62 85 85 83 72

76 65 78 74 92 78 67 92 80 66 86 92 65 79 73 68 62

Feb. 3 Feb. 5 Feb. 7 Feb. 10 Feb. 12 Feb. 17 Feb. 18 Feb. 22 Feb. 24 Feb. 26 Mar. 2

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72 88 72 62 56 86 116 83 72 77 60

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.)

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

Mars Hill at Virginia Tech at UNC Asheville at Tennessee St.Andrews at College of Charleston Davidson * at VMI *

L L W L W L L L

74 47 73 55 73 49 81 56

86 55 46 97 46 70 69 67

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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 #

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L L L L L L L L W L L L W W L W L L L

65 66 66 73 52 80 65 63 73 71 76 81 84 85 66 82 81 70 73

86 67 93 83 80 89 74 82 53 84 79 85 51 77 85 69 90 79 84

* - 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 Feb. 26 Feb. 28 Mar. 4 Mar. 5

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 * at Georgia Southern * at The Citadel * vs. East Tennesse State # vs. Davidson #

W L L W W L L L L W W L L L W L W L W L W L W L L W 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 78 58 79 89

61 77 100 59 71 79 87 82 68 58 63 76 78 71 82 71 75 90 69 94 69 79 62 75 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

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 Feb. 8 Feb. 10 Feb. 12 Feb. 14 Feb. 17 Feb. 19 Feb. 24 Feb. 26 Mar. 1 Mar. 2 Mar. 3 Mar. 14

vs. Mercer + vs. Texas-Arlington + at Georgia Coker at Tennessee Presbyterian W at #21 Duke at North Carolina State Wofford W Lincoln Memorial W at Georgia Tech at Chattanooga * Furman * at Georgia Southern * W The Citadel * W at Appalachian State * W Davidson * Marshall * W 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

L L L L L L L L L L

83 83 71 58 51 68 67 71 92 94 78 70 86 81 88 93 85 125 84 74 81 73 97 83 93 91 74 97 69 71

87 92 91 60 63 64 107 102 67 47 91 84 97 71 74 83 98 104 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. Overall: 14-13; SoCon: 7-7 Head Coach: Phil Hopkins, 2nd season (31-26, 17-11 SoCon) 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 *

L W W W L L W W L W L W L L L W L W L

72 91 99 120 48 55 93 76 54 93 68 93 76 71 76 76 60 85 71

East Tennessee State * at Kentucky at Appalachian State * VMI * Chattanooga * at Furman * Georgia Southern * vs. Appalachian State #

W L L W W W W L

CATA M O U N T S

65 55 66 84 68 68 67 68

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 Dec. 7 Jan. 2 Jan. 4 Jan. 10 Jan. 12 Jan. 17 Jan. 19 Jan. 21 Jan. 24 Jan. 26 Jan. 31 Feb. 2 Feb. 7 Feb. 9 Feb. 11 Feb. 14 Feb. 17 Feb. 21 Feb. 26

at Kansas State at Missouri Belmont Abbey Austin Peay vs. UNC Wilmington + vs. Charleston Southern + Bryan at Minnesota 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 #

L L W W L W W L W L L W W L W L L W L L W W L L L W L

74 64 92 71 60 79 84 46 71 57 64 95 65 78 75 64 73 76 80 77 81 65 67 65 69 95 59

93 85 75 57 72 68 60 63 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.)

1996-97

Nov. 23 Nov. 26 Nov. 30 Dec. 2 Dec. 14 Dec. 15 Dec. 17 Dec. 21 Dec. 30 Jan. 4 Jan. 6 Jan. 9 Jan. 11 Jan. 13 Jan. 18 Jan. 20 Jan. 25 Jan. 27 Feb. 1

Feb. 3 Feb. 6 Feb. 8 Feb. 10 Feb. 15 Feb. 17 Feb. 22 Feb. 28

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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

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 *

L L W L L L L W W L L L W L W L

46 56 86 51 54 41 54 92 80 48 54 48 64 72 97 59

113 82 74 102 73 84 90 78 66 77 67 88 63 91 81 96

* - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (Asheville, N.C.)

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at Appalachian State * at VMI * Georgia Southern * W East Tennesse State * Davidson * at Furman * Wofford * at The Citadel * Appalachian State * UNC Greensboro * vs. Wofford # W vs. Davidson # W vs. College of Charleston #

L L L L L L L L L L

59 73 61 66 55 68 85 82 55 50 67 82 49

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

69 68 87 94 94 74 83 92 54 85 53 75 71 63 87 78 84 82 83 58 85 75 82 53 88 74 83 75

93 85 67 81 86 72 81 83 78 78 79 68 75 67 81 83 92 102 92 68 82 72 72 75 71 78 101 90

+ - Ameritas Classic (Lincoln, Neb.) * - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (Greenville, S.C.)

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

+ - America’s Youth Classic (Nashville, Tenn.) * - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (Greenville, S.C.)

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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

2001-02

Feb. 23 Feb. 28 Mar. 3

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 Feb. 3 Feb. 8 Feb. 10 Feb. 15 Feb. 17 Feb. 22 Feb. 24 Mar. 1 Mar. 5

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 * at Appalachian State * UNC Greensboro * at East Tennessee State * at VMI * at College of Charleston * East Tennessee State * Wofford * Chattanooga * vs. Georgia Southern #

L W W L L W L L L L W L L L L W L W L L W L W L L W L L

72 119 95 72 63 96 55 68 61 62 78 63 66 67 69 70 82 63 57 69 75 71 61 63 86 86 75 81

77 58 55 77 66 81 82 83 79 82 56 64 83 71 83 69 87 62 67 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

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 *

L L W L W W W W L W L W L L W L W L W L L W

L 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

78 61 55 66 79 46 59 71 84 61 84 72 76 95 73 109 42 79 43 73 68 62 72 68

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65 86 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 Nov. 30 Montreat W 76 Dec. 3 UNC Asheville W 80 Dec. 7 at #17 Maryland L 57 Dec. 10 at East Carolina W 56 Dec. 18 The Citadel * W 83 Dec. 21 Gardner-Webb (OT) L 83 Dec. 31 at Georgia L 65 Jan. 3 at Mississippi L 59 Jan. 19 at Appalachian State * L 53 Jan. 14 Chattanooga * W 74 Jan. 16 at UNC Greensboro * W 87 Jan. 21 at Elon * L 48 Jan. 23 College of Charleston * L 59 Jan. 28 at Wofford * L 57 Jan. 30 Furman * W 85 Feb. 4 at Davidson * W 77 Feb. 6 at Georgia Southern * L 67 Feb. 13 Appalachian State * L 66 Feb. 18 Elon * (OT) W 85 Feb. 21 UNC Greensboro * W 67 Feb. 25 at Chattanooga * L 67 Mar. 2 vs. UNC Greensboro # L 65

50 69 54 87 68 51 73 37 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

at UNC Asheville at Purdue Atlanta Christian Tocca Falls at Wofford * at Xavier at Gardner-Webb (OT) at Dayton The Citadel *

W L W W W L L L W

61 57 105 117 81 61 73 55 82

46 82 40 58 75 95 74 66 63

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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 #

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L L L L L W W L L L L W W L W L L L L L W L

75 60 82 62 53 57 73 91 67 64 59 77 78 64 69 72 68 59 65 65 69 59

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 Feb. 28 Mar. 1 Mar. 3 Mar. 7

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 * Wofford * at Appalachian State * at UNC Greensboro * vs. Wofford #

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 W L L L

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 62 63 55 49

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 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

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

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

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

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L L

66 65 86 48

81 58 77 67

% - 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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2011-12

Overall: 17-18; SoCon: 8-10 Head Coach: Larry Hunter, 7th season (107-118, 51-55 SoCon) – Southern Conference Tournament Runner-Up – Nov. 11 Nov. 15 Nov. 17 Nov. 20 Nov. 22 Nov. 25 Nov. 26 Dec. 1 Dec. 3 Dec. 7 Dec. 10 Dec. 20 Dec. 28 Dec. 31 Jan. 5 Jan. 7 Jan. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 17 Jan. 21 Jan. 26 Jan. 28 Jan. 30 Feb. 2 Feb. 4 Feb. 9 Feb. 11 Feb. 16 Feb. 18 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Mar. 2 Mar. 3 Mar. 4 Mar. 5

at South Carolina L MONTREAT W at Presbyterian W at Iowa State % L at Northern Iowa % L vs. Northern Colorado $ L vs. Florida A&M $ W at Samford * W UNCG * W at Purdue L KENT STATE L at Bradley W UNC ASHEVILLE W at N.C. State L at Chattanooga * L WOFFORD * W at Davidson * L FURMAN * L TOCCOA FALLS W at Appalachian State * L ELON * L at UNCG * L ot at Wofford * L CHATTANOOGA * W GEORGIA SOUTHERN * L at College of Charleston * L at Furman * L THE CITADEL * W at Elon * W ot SAMFORD * W APPALACHIAN STATE * W vs. The Citadel # W vs. Wofford # W vs. UNC Greensboro # W vs. Davidson # L 2ot

50 109 80 60 39 57 62 75 73 60 56 68 86 55 62 67 67 55 141 72 63 86 56 82 65 58 66 70 78 79 83 68 82 82 91

75 63 73 92 59 74 46 71 69 65 58 67 67 82 78 57 88 58 39 84 72 89 82 76 68 62 80 53 76 77 75 56 59 77 93

% - South Padre Island Invitational Regional (Iowa) $ - South Padre Island Invitational, Sub-Regional (SPI, Texas) - Southern Conference Game # - SoCon Tournament (Asheville, N.C.) * 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.

2010-11

Overall: 18-15; SoCon: 12-6 Head Coach: Larry Hunter, 6th season (90-100, 43-45 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.)

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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 FURMAN

W 0 4 5 4 66 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 3 4 0 3 20 0 2 40 32 2 1 3 7 9 20 0 28 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 20 0 2 1 0 1 15 22 1 1 0 1 1 1 38 2 1 7 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 25

L 3 0 4 0 111 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 17 4 55 2 32 0 11 4 1 0 0 1 0 38 2 1 1 3 0 25 42 0 2 1 0 0 0 43 0 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 36

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 2011 1946 1947 1982 1982 1987 1988 1962 2010 1947 1947 1947 1947 1946 1980 1946 1974 1981 1983 1969 1969 1955 1957 1953 2012 1970 1998 1970 2012 1996 2007 1977 2012 1948 1948 1979 2010 1989 2002 1994 1996 1999 1999 1966 1966 2008 2008 1964 1964 1977 2012 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 2011 2011 1986 2001 1963 1973 1977 2012

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ALL-TIME OPPONENT Gardner-Webb Georgetown Georgetown (Ky.) Georgia Military Georgia GEORGIA SOUTHERN Georgia Tech Grambling State Greensboro College Groat’s All-Stars Guilford High Point Howard Huntingdon ILLINOIS Illinois State Indiana Indiana State Indiana Tech Iowa Iowa State Jacksonville (Fla.) Jacksonville State Johnson C. Smith James Madison Kansas Kansas State Kentucky Kent State King LaSalle Lamar Lander Lee Lees-McRae Lenoir-Rhyne Lewis & Clark LIBERTY Limestone Lincoln Memorial Lincoln (Mo.) Louisiana Tech Louisville Lynchburg Marquette MARS HILL Marshall Maryland Maryland-Eastern Shore Maryville (Tenn.) McCrary Eagles Mercer Methodist Middle Tennessee State Miles Milligan Millikin Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Monroe Montana State Montclair State Montevallo Montreat Moore Hospital Morehead State Murray State Nebraska Newberry North Carolina UNC ASHEVILLE UNC Charlotte UNC GREENSBORO UNC Wilmington North Carolina A&T North Carolina Central North Carolina State North Georgia Northern Colorado Northern Illinois Northern Iowa

SERIES W 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 3 1 1 0 1 13 0 24 0 24 4 3 1 0 20 0 1 0

L 1ST MTG LAST MTG 6 1971 2010 FIRST EVER MEETING 3 1959 1972 0 1947 1947 5 1994 2006 18 1949 2011 6 1979 1996 0 1992 1992 0 1974 1988 1 1952 1952 10 1946 2001 36 1946 2006 FIRST EVER MEETING 0 1960 1960 1 2007 2007 0 1970 1970 1 2007 2007 1 1980 1980 1 1967 1967 2 1995 2004 3 1995 2011 1 1961 1961 1 2004 204 0 1973 1973 2 1978 1978 3 1985 1988 1 1998 2001 2 1989 1997 2 2008 2012 0 1958 1958 0 1982 1982 0 1965 1965 0 1993 1993 1 2001 2001 0 1999 1999 38 1946 1977 0 1993 1993 1 2002 2004 0 1981 1997 2 1955 1996 1 1968 1968 1 1984 2008 1 1995 2009 0 1984 1984 4 1975 2008 7 1946 1993 20 1976 2010 2 1998 2006 1 1969 1982 4 1948 1980 0 1957 1957 3 1979 2010 0 1981 2007 2 1974 1981 0 1963 1963 1 1955 2004 0 1968 1968 2 1994 1998 1 2006 2006 2 1998 1999 0 1949 1949 1 1984 1984 1 1968 1968 1 1989 1989 0 2004 2011 1 1946 1946 1 1983 1983 1 1972 1972 0 1999 1999 4 1948 1998 1 1957 1957 19 1966 2010 2 1986 1987 16 1979 2012 2 1975 1998 6 1966 1988 0 2007 2007 14 1975 2011 1 1948 1976 1 2011 2011 0 2008 2008 2 2006 2011

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H I S T O RY OPPONENT North Greenville Northwestern Oglethorpe Ohio State Oklahoma Old Dominion Oral Roberts Orlando AFB Pan American Peerless Woolens Pembroke State Penn State Pfeiffer Phiblant Navy Piedmont Pittsburg State Pittsburgh-Johnstown Plattsburg State Presbyterian Purdue Queens College Quincy Rhode Island Radford Reinhardt Rice Rio Grande Roanoke Rollins St. Andrews St. Benedict’s (Kan.) St. Catharine (Ky.) St. Joseph’s St. Leo St. Mary’s (Calif.) St. Mary’s (Md.) St. Peter’s Salem SAMFORD [HOWARD] San Diego State South Carolina South Carolina State Southeast Missouri State Southeastern College Southeastern Louisiana South Florida Southern Tech Southwestern (La.) Stetson Tampa TENNESSEE Tennessee Tech Tennessee Wesleyan Texas Texas-Arlington Toccoa Falls Toledo Tusculum Troy State Union (Ky.) Upper Iowa UTEP Valdosta State Vanderbilt Virgina Commonwealth VMI Virginia Tech Voorhees Walsh WARREN WILSON West Virginia WESTERN KENTUCKY Western New Mexico WICHITA STATE William & Mary Winston-Salem State Wisconsin WOFFORD Xavier (La.) Xavier (Ohio)

W 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 19 1 37 0 1 1 12 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 8 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 2 4 0 0 7 0 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 24 1 0

L 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 1 1 4 0 5 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 8 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 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 2011 1996 2011 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 2012 2008 2008 1979 2011 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 2012 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 2010 2010 2002 2002 1989 1989 1972 1972 2001 2001 2010 2010 1969 1969 2004 2004 1948 2012 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

1st-t N

Larry Hunter

– 10 3rd-t N

Larry Hunter

– 22

1968-69

– 18

Jim Gudger

2010-11

18 – 15

12 – 6

1969-70

13 – 18

Jim Hartbarger

2011-12

17 – 18

1970-71

25 – 5

Jim Hartbarger

TOTALS

1134 – 1082

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Seasons

Pct.

First Year Last Year

Pete Plemmons

35 22 .614

1928-29 1930-31

C.C. Poindexter

50 30 .625

1931-32 1934-35

Ralph James

39 .546

1935-36 1938-39

James Whatley

33 18 .647

1939-40 1941-42

Marion McDonald

28 22 .560

1945-46 1946-47

Tuck McConnell

37 43 .436

1947-48 1949-50

Jim Gudger

311 222 .583

1950-51 1968-69

Jim Hartbarger

5.5

86 73 .541

1969-70 1974-75

Fred Conley

2.5

32 .492

1974-75 1976-77

Steve Cottrell

145 133 .521

1977-78 1986-87

Herb Krusen

19 .296

1987-88 1987-88

Dave Possinger

16 .429

1988-89 1988-89

Greg Blatt

38 73 .342

1989-90 1992-93

Benny Dees

26 30 .464

1993-94 1994-95

Phil Hopkins

65 76 .461

1995-961999-2000

Steve Shurina

48 97 .331

2000-01 2004-05

Larry Hunter

107 118 .476

2005-06

Present

DAVE POSSINGER – 1988-89

JIM HARTBARGER – 1969-75

BENNY DEES – 1993-95

PHIL HOPKINS – 1995-2000

STEVE SHURINA – 2000-05

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–A– Howard Ainsley .................................1974-76 Nick Aldridge ................................... 2006-07 Robert Anderson................................... 1999 Nathan Arthur ....................................... 1964 Emre Atsur ....................................... 2001-04 Greg Avery .......................................2008-09

SCOTT BRADLEY, 1992-95

CEDRIC COKELY, 1982-85

ROBERT GAINES, 1990-93

DAVE JONES, 1957-60

KEVIN MARTIN, 2002-04

–B– Tom Ballou ............................................1943 J.B. Barham ..................................... 1990-91 Howard Barnhorst ............................ 1946-48 Willie Battle .......................................... 1989 Bobby Baucom ................................ 1973-74 Dale Beaver ..................................... 1965-66 Jim Beel................................................ 1968 Alex Bell ................................................1977 Quinton Bell ..........................................1976 Tony Bell ................................................1973 James Bennett .......................................1951 Bill Benson ...................................... 1961-63 Brian Benson .........................................1994 Eric Berg .......................................... 1966-67 David Berghoefer .............................2003-06 John Bloom......................................1964-67 BRANDON BOGGS ...................... 2010-PRES. Charles Bouie ....................................... 2006 Bill Bowen ....................................... 1955-57 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 –C– 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 .....................................2008-12 Caldwell Coleman ............................1983-84 Harold Collins ........................................1943 Max Collins ...................................... 1948-49 Craig Cordes......................................... 1982 Ray Cox ................................................ 1950 Ronald Craig......................................... 1962 Charles Crawford .................................. 1960 John Crawford....................................... 1930 Jack Cunningham ........................... 1950, 54 Paul Cuthberston .................................. 1998

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–D– 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 Dillon Dunford ................................. 2011-12 –E– Dave Edwards .................................. 1982-83 Dave Ehle ........................................ 1959-60 Tommy Ellis............................................1946 Dave Elmore .................................... 1958-60 Cary Elvington.................................. 1967-68 Stacy Ervin....................................... 1998-99 –F– 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 –G– 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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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 –S– 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 JAMES SINCLAIR......................... 2011-PRES. 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 .................................2009-12 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

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Jackie Teague .................................. 1958-60 Gene Tebben......................................... 1966 Danny Tharpe................................... 1961-64 Roy Tharpe............................................ 1962 B.J. Thompson ................................. 1991-94 Bob Thompson.................................1964-67 Kirby Thurston.................................. 1974-75 Zac Thurwalker................................. 1990-91 Chris Tipton ..................................... 1984-87 Don Tomberlin ................................. 1948-49 Albert Toomer .................................. 1972-75 Christian Tonkins .............................2008-09 Kenny Trimier ................................... 1980-83 Forrest Tuff ............................................1994 Randy Turbyfill ................................. 1966-69 Lamont Turner........................................1991 Mark Tveter ........................................... 1986

QUENTIN MOORE, 1981-84

–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 –Y– Jim Yates ......................................... 1985-88 Eric Young ........................................ 1979-80 Greg Young ...................................... 1980-83 Kevin Young ..................................... 1979-82 Roy Young ............................................. 1985

–T– TOM TANKELEWICZ ..................... 2011-PRES. Bob Tate .......................................... 1948-49 Eric Taylor ..............................................1979 Paul Taylor ....................................... 1951-52 Steve Taylor .......................................... 1969

JAKE ROBINSON, 2006-10

SCOTT SCHOLTZ, 1994-97

WOODY WRIGHT, 1968-70

NOTE: This list has been compiled from available records. If you are a former player and have been left off, please contact the WCU Athletics Department. Also, all former athletes are invited to join the Cats “W” Club, which will allow us to update our records more accurately. Special thanks to Ronald Rogers for all his historical literature to assist in this list and the record book.

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–0– Ricky Gandy * ................................... 2001 Jared Outing *............................. 2003-05 TOM TANKELEWICZ .................2010-PRES. –1– Josh Dees * ......................................2006 Brandon Giles ..............................2007-10 KENNETH HALL .......................2011-PRES.

JOEL FLEMING, 1996-98

–2– Kendall Russell ............................2008-10 Dillon Dunford .............................2011-12

LARRY MAYO, 1996-97

–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 ................................ 2008-12

TIM FORD, 1992-95

–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

RONNIE CARR, 1980-83

GENE MCCONNELL, 1967-70

– 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

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Robert Hill ...................................1986-89 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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– 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 ..............................2010-12 – 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.

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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 ............................ 2009-12

PAUL LITZ, 1969-71

KERRY WRIGHT, 1996-97

– 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

SI SIMMONS, 1980-83

– 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

DONDRELL WHITMORE, 1998-2000

– 55 – Jim Yates......................................1985-88 Taylor Yanchar ............................. 2003-04 * – denotes different numbers worn in different seasons

– 41 – Scott Wood ....................................... 1985 Scott Scholtz *.............................1994-95 Dondrell Whitmore .......................1998-00

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NICK ALDRIDGE

TERRY BOYD

DAVID BERGHOEFER

GREG DENNIS

ROBERT GAINES

L E ROY GASQUE

BENNIE GOETTIE

JARVIS HAYES

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BRANDON GILES

1986 1st Team (C)

2008 All-SoCon (C) & 2nd Team (M) 2009 3rd Team (M) 2010 All-SoCon (C & M)

FRANKIE KING

CORY L ARGENT

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ANQUELL M C COLLUM

HAROUNA MUTOMBO

2002 1st Team (C) & 2nd Team (M) 2003 1st Team (C) & 1st Team (M) 2004 1st Team (C) & 1st Team (M)

1995 1st Team (C) & 1st Team (M) 1996 1st Team (C) & 1st Team (M)

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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

2010 3rd Team (M) 2010 SoCon Co-Defensive Player of the Year

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2000 3rd Team (M)

1978 2nd Team (C)

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TERRY BOYD

FRANKIE KING

ANQUELL McCOLLUM

BOBBY PHILLIPS

1992 Southern Conference Player of the Year (Media)

1994 Southern Conference Player of the Year (Media) 1995 Southern Conference Player of the Year (Coaches) 1994 SoCon Tournament MVP

1996 Southern Conference Player of the Year (Coaches & Media)

1998 Southern Conference Player of the Year (Coaches)

1996 SoCon Tournament MVP

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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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2000 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year (C & M)

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

1951 – NAIA Third Team All-America 1952 – NAIA First Team All-America 1953 – NAIA Third Team All-America

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 REUNION, 2011 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 2011-12... Trey Sumler ....................Feb. 28

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

SPRADLING, Steve (2009).................... 1967-70 ..............................................................Football

ARLEDGE, Jayne (1992) ........................1976-79 ........................................... Women’s Basketball

GRUNDY, Phillip (2005).........................1991-93 .............................................................Baseball

McKENNIE, Tony (2008) ....................... 1986-90 .......................................................Track & Field

STANKUNAS, Frank (1992) ................... 1960-63 ..............................................................Football

BEVERLIN, Jason (2008) ...................... 1992-94 .............................................................Baseball

GUDGER, Jim (1990) ............................ 1940-69 ................................................. Athlete & Coach

MILLER, Brett D. (2001) ....................... 1984-86 ..........................................................Men’s Golf

STANLEY, Bill (2012) ............................ 1964-69 ..............................................................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

TIESZEN Kamarainen, Laura (2012)...... 2002-05 ........................................Women’s Track & Field

BROWN, Regina (1998)........................ 1987-92 ...........................Volleyball, Women’s Basketball

HARKINS, Todd (2011) ......................... 1989-92 ..............................................................Football

MORGAN, Ken (1998) .......................... 1960-63 ............................................ Football & Baseball

WESTMORELAND Suhre, Betty (1990) .... 1965-79 .................................................................Coach

BYRD, Art (1990) ................................. 1946-49 ..............................................................Football

HARP, Gerald (1992) .............................1977-80 ..............................................................Football

MURRAY, Darrell (2006) ....................... 1960-64 ................................................Men’s Basketball

THARPE, Danny (1991) ......................... 1960-64 .... Men’s Basketball, Baseball, Football & Tennis

CARPENTER, Wille (1994) .....................1976-80 ............................................ Football & Baseball

HARTBARGER, Jim (2000) .................... 1969-75 .................................................................Coach

PEELE, Betty (1997) ............................. 1963-96 ..........................................Coach, Administrator

TOLLESON, Wayne (1990) .....................1974-78 ............................................ Football & Baseball

CARMICHAEL, Alonzo (2008) ............... 1983-86 ..............................................................Football

HARTSELL, Susan B. (1994) .................1973-76 .........................................................Gymnastics

PERSONS, Susan (2005)...................... 1969-75 .................................................................Coach

WATERS, Bob (1993)............................ 1969-88 ...................... Football Coach & Athletic Director

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

WELLMON, Laura Echols (2009) ....... 1999-2002 ........................................... Women’s Basketball

CHEUNG, Patrick (1990) .......................1970-73 ......................................................Men’s Soccer

HAYES, Kerry (2010)..............................1991-94 ..............................................................Football

POINDEXTER, C.C. (1991)..................... 1930-35 ....................................Athletic Director & Coach

WIKE, Johnny (2009) ........................ 1964-2004 ...............Football, Men’s & Women’s Golf Coach

CHILDERS, Tobe (2010).........................1957-60 ..............................................................Football

HAYWOOD, Bill (1996) ..........................1969-81 .................................................. Baseball Coach

PRYOR, Harris (1994) ........................... 1956-59 .................................Men’s Basketball, Baseball

WILLIAMS, Denny (2004) ..................... 1955-60 ..............................................................Football

COOPER, Louis (2005) ..........................1981-84 ..............................................................Football

HELMS, Terry (2011) ............................ 1968-72 ................................Cross Country, Track & Field

RALEIGH, Matt (2004).......................... 1989-92 .............................................................Baseball

WILLIAMS, Jim (1992) .......................... 1964-66 ..............................................................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, Steve (1996) .......................1968-71 ..............................................................Football

DENNIS, Greg (1997) ............................1979-82 ................................................Men’s Basketball

HOOVER, Brad (2008) .......................... 1996-99 ..............................................................Football

RATCLIFFE, Carl (1992) ........................ 1933-36 ..............................................................Football

WILLIAMS, Willie (2006) ...................... 1990-92 ..............................................................Football

DODSON, Clinton F. (1991) .................. 1934-69 ..................................................... Administrator

HOWELL, Charles “Babe” (1998) .......... 1950-53 ............................................ Football & Baseball

RAY, Dr. Bob (2009) ..............................1951-92 ..................... Basketball, Coach & Administrator

WILSON, Thomas “Bubba” (2002) .........1975-78 ................................................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

WITTMAN, Greg (1996) ......................... 1966-69 ................................................Men’s Basketball

DURR, Walter J. (1991)..........................1951-98 ...................................................Team Physician

JOHNSON, Eric (2012).......................... 1995-99 ...............................................Baseball, Football

ROACH, Kirk (1996) ............................. 1984-87 ..............................................................Football

WHITE, Steve (1999) .............................1970-98 ..................................................... Administrator

FAIREY, Clint (1998) ............................. 1986-89 .............................................................Baseball

JONES, Paul (2002) ........ 1967-68 and 1969-81 .. Cross Country/Track & Field (player and coach)

ROBINSON, Dan (1990) ....................... 1946-68 ................................................. Athlete & Coach

YATES, Steve (2009).............................. 1971-74 ..............................................................Football

FERGUSON, Mark (2006) ......................1970-73 ..............................................................Football

LAVELLE, Tommy (2000) ....................... 1961-64 ................................................Men’s Basketball

ROGERS, Ronald (1990)...................... 1950-53 ................................................Men’s Basketball

YOUNG, Tom (1990) ............................ 1946-68 ....................................Athletic Director & Coach

FINCH, Nora Lynn (1991) ...................... 1967-70 ..................... Women’s Basketball, Field Hockey, ................................................ Tennis, Volleyball

LeCLAIR, Keith (2002)..... 1985-88 and 1992-97 ...............................Basetball (player and coach)

ROSS, Devondia (2005) ....................... 1990-93 ........................................Women’s Track & Field

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LEGGETT, Jack (2001) ...........................1983-91 .................................................. Baseball Coach

RUTA, John (2008) .............................. 1962-65 ..............................................................Football

LIPFORD, Darrell (2004)........................1974-77 ..............................................................Football

SALTZ Simmons, Cindi (2000) ...............1979-82 ........................................... Women’s Basketball

LIVESAY, Robyn Keeler (1995) .............. 1980-84 ..............................................Softball, Volleyball

SANDERS Peterson, Karen (2001) ........ 1962-64 .......................................................Men’s Tennis

LOGAN, Henry (1990)........................... 1965-68 ................................................Men’s Basketball

SCHRADER, Dr. Charles (1998) ............ 1968-93 ........................................... Men’s Soccer Coach

LUNDY, Ralph (2006) ............................1970-71 ......................................................Men’s Soccer

SEAL, Gaston (2010) ............................ 1959-63 ................................................Men’s Basketball

LYONS Wilson, Lori (2002) ................... 1990-93 ........................................... Women’s Basketball

SELZER, Tommy “Bromo” (1995) .......... 1948-52 ...............................................Football, Baseball

McCOLLUM, Anquell (2010) ................. 1992-96 .................................... Men’s Basketball, Coach

SETZER, Bobby (1992) ..........................1951-92 ......................... Football, Coach & Administrator

McGINN, Bob (1992) ............................1947-50 ................................................Men’s Basketball

SIMMONS, Clyde (2002) ...................... 1982-85 ..............................................................Football

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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Mel Gibson

Los Angeles Lakers

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Tommy Lavelle

New York Knicks

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Henry Logan *

Seattle Super Sonics

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Greg Wittman

Seattle Super Sonics

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Paul LItz

Phoenix Suns

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Bubba Wilson

Golden State Warriors

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Ronnie Carr

Atlanta Hawks

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Frankie King

Los Angeles Lakers

2004

Kevin Martin

Sacramento Kings

* 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 (below, left) – pictured with Houston Rockets, now with the Oklahoma City Thunder – there are two other former Catamounts are playing professional basketball overseas: Corey Muirhead (2003-06, below middle) is playing the the Czech Republic and Richie Gordon (2007-11, below right) is in Europe

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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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

At UALR, Belcher has been credited with leading strategic planning and emphasizing the campus’ institutional mission to be responsive to regional and state priorities.

Belcher is married to Susan Brummell Belcher, who taught voice at UALR and co-chaired the UALR Music Department Recruitment Committee.

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 2012-13 CATAMOUNT BASKETBALL

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RANDY

EATON

DIRECTOR OF INTERCOLLEGIATE 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 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 student-athlete 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 2012-13 CATAMOUNT BASKETBALL

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

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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 straight-forwardness 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.” 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 resultsoriented 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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TODD LAWING

assoc. ad / senior woman administrator

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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 Student-Athletes. 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. Brown gave birth to a son – Jayden Ronald Brown – on June 16, 2012.

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. Before coming 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 (2002) and is originally from nearby Enka, N.C. The couple has one daughter, Kenna and one son, Grady.

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faculty/athletics representative Dr. Angela Johnson (A.J.) Grube was named Western Carolina’s Faculty/Athletics Representative during the 2012 spring semester. It is the second such appointment for Grube during her tenure at WCU. Grube is an associate professor and department head in the Department of Business Administration & Law and Sport Management. She earned her Ph.D. from The Florida State University in 1998, an M.P.A. from Georgia College and State University in 1994, an M.S. degree in Sport Management from Georgia Southern in 1991, and a B.B.A. in marketing and management from Georgia College and State University in 1990. Grube has a long and diverse history in athletics including teaching as an assistant professor of sport management at Daniel Webster College from 1998-99 before coming to Cullowhee. While completing her Ph.D. in sport management at FSU, she was a graduate assistant for the CHAMPS/Life Skills program – what is now called Student-Athlete Affairs. Also during her time in Tallahassee, she spent the summer of 1996 as training site office manager with the British Olympic Association. Grube was additionally the Coordinator of the International Sport Management Conference at Georgia Tech (1993-93). Grube worked for six years in the prestigious summer wooden bat Cape Cod Baseball League including three years as an Assistant General Manager for the Chatham A’s and three years as General Manager of the Wareham Gatemen. Since arriving at Western Carolina in 1999, Grube has served as Assistant to the Chancellor for Equal Opportunity Programs and as the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. In addition, Grube is currently a member of the NCAA’s Committee on Athletic Certification. Grube is married to Dr. Dan Grube, an associate professor of physical education and is the Director of the School of Teaching and Learning. 2012-13 CATAMOUNT BASKETBALL

Jamaal Mayo is amidst his sixth year as a member of the WCU Department of Athletics, serving most recently as the Assistant Athletics Director for Academic Services. As of July 1, 2012, Mayo began a new role as Assistant Athletic Director for Facilities and Operations. In this new role, Mayo has been charged with galvanizing WCU’s Facilities and Operations unit. This is an effort to ensure that positive experiences of WCU’s student athletes, coaches and fans are equal from venue to venue, game to game and practice to practice. This deals with pre-game preparation, field/ arena maintenance and overseeing the day-to-day operations for all of Western Carolina’s venues and facilities. In addition to his role with Facilities and Operations, Mayo is the sport supervisor for volleyball, softball and women’s tennis, while also serving as the game day administrator for the men’s and women’s basketball and track & field. As the Assistant Athletic Director for Academic Services, Mayo oversaw the day-to-day operations of the Student-Athlete Academic Support Program. Prior to being promoted to Academic Services, Mayo served as the Coordinator of Student-Athlete Academic Support while also overseeing the NCAA Student-Athlete Affairs, formerly CHAMPS/Life Skills. 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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Larry Arbaugh

Associate AD for Business Development & Media Relations

Corinne Hahn

Gorham Bradley

Athletics Business Officer

Julie Miller

Chris Everett

Cheryl Plemmons

Assistant Director of the Catamount Club

Carrie Williams

Jessica Webster

Tre’ka McMillan Assistant Coach Women’s Basketball

Shawn Quinn

Rick Fulton

Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance

Athletics Ticket Office Coordinator

Intern Athletic Trainer

Stacey Miller

Associate AD for Development / Director of the Catamount Club

Intern Athletic Trainer

Jonelle Streed

Assistant Coach Women’s Basketball

Mark Rhea

Catamount Club Assistant

Jeff Pitman

Denise Gideon Director of Media Relations

Assistant Director of Media Relations

Media Relations Video Coordinator

Will Adams

Lindsey Lessing Director of Marketing & Promotions

Director of Corporate Sponsorships & Special Events

Kim Jamison

Brian Angelotti

Andrew Browder

Melanie Dalpias

David Pryor

Alan Beck

Bruce Johnson

Brandon Johnson

Karen Middleton

Athletic Executive Assistant

Athletic Department Administrative Assistant

Head Strength & Conditioning Coordinator

Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coordinator

Nick White

Bobby Moranda

Hillary Beck

Kim Cherry-Beck

Eddie Wells

Assistant Coach Women’s Basketball

John Holt

Head Coach Cheerleading

Trey Elder

Head Coach Baseball

Matt Harlfinger

Mark Speir

Carter Cheves

Mallory Hetzel

Assistant Coach Football

Jim Clift

Danielle Glosson

Chris Wollett

Karen Glover

Nicole McCoy

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Steve Sisa

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Head Coach Women’s Tennis

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Head Coach Cross Country / Track & Field

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Assistant Coach Softball

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Assistant Coach Cheerleading

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Head Coach Softball

Bryan Powell

Head Coach Women’s Golf

Mark Conlin

Head Grounds / Facility Technician

Stefanie Conley

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Head Coach Women’s Basketball

Brad Glenn

Head Coach Football

Assistant Coach Football

Chad Miller

Todd Herman

Head Coach Women’s Soccer

Mike Taylor

Head Athletic Equipment Manager

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Kellen Bewsey

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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 2011-12 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 2011 and Spring of 2012 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 former 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 entered its 92nd season of intercollegiate competition in 2012, 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. MEMBERSHIP ME MBERS HIP HISTORY 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. CHAMPIONSHIPS CHA M PION S HIPS HISTOR HIS TO 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. 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