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24 ......... 2021-22 WCU Men’s Basketball Radio / TV Roster 27...............................Catamount Athletics Head Coaches 5................................ Catamount Head Coach Justin Gray
28 ..............Catamount Athletics Assistant Coaches & Staff
6............................WCU Men's Basketball Coaches & Staff
30 .............................................Catamount Athletics Staff
8................................................Athletics Clear Bag Policy
32 ............................... Ingles Court at the Ramsey Center
10 .................................... WCU Athletics AD & Senior Staff
35..................... WCU Men’s Basketball – Did You Know...?
14 .......... 2021-22 WCU Men's Basketball Schedule/Results
36 .............................................. the Cat House Pep Band
19-20 ....................................................Opponent Rosters
38 .................................................. the WCU Dance Team
21 ........ 2021-22 Western Carolina Men’s Basketball Roster
40 ............................................. Catamount Cheerleaders
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HEAD COACH JUSTIN GRAY First Season as Head Coach at WCU
JUSTIN GRAY was named the 19th head men’s basketball coach at Western Carolina University on April 13, 2021. Gray came to Cullowhee after serving two seasons at Winthrop University and he had initially made the move to the College of Charleston with the staff's hiring in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Before his time in Rock Hill, Gray served as the Director of Basketball Development within the Deacon Club at his alma mater, Wake Forest, which came on the heels of a successful 12-year professional playing career overseas. At Winthrop, Gray helped guide the Eagles to 47 victories over the past two seasons including a 24-10 mark in 2019-20 and a 23-2 campaign in 2020-21. Winthrop claimed the 2021 Big South tournament title and earning the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. With Gray helping coordinate the offense, Winthrop led the Big South with a 78.9 point per game average with a leaguebest 15.0 assists per game and 8.4 made 3-pointers per contest. A three-time All-ACC selection in his playing career at Wake Forest (2002-06), Gray left Winston-Salem as one of the program’s most prolific 3-point shooters. He scored 1,946 career points over 120 career games for the Demon Deacons, finishing his career ranked eighth in program history in scoring while average 16.2 points per game. Gray continues to rank second on Wake’s career 3-pointers made chart with 319 treys and holds three of the top six spots among the school's single-season 3-pointers made list. In his sophomore season, Gray and eventual first-round NBA draft pick Chris Paul teamed up to become one of the best backcourts in the ACC as Gray averaged 17.0 ppg on his way to All-ACC First Team honors. In 2002-03, Gray played a role in helping Wake to an ACC Regular Season Championship with a 13-3 league mark. His collegiate career plaudits also include being named to the ACC All-Freshman team, as well as a three-time USBWA All-District Team and two-time NABC All-District Team selection. During his 12-year professional career overseas, Gray played for various teams from Belgium, the Czech Republic, Poland, Greece, Ukraine, China, Germany, France, Turkey, Lebanon, Bulgaria, Romania, and Belarus. He also had a couple of stints in the NBA Summer League. Gray won three Belarusian League Championships and three Belarusian Cup Championships. He also guided teams to a Czech Republic League and Cup championship as well as participating in the VTB United League All-Star Game in 2016. Originally from Charlotte, N.C., Gray played at West Charlotte High before concluding his prep career at Oak Hill Academy in Virginia. He and his wife, Katerina, have two sons – Justin, Jr. (JJ) and Kristian, and a daughter, Jhai.
THE JUSTIN GRAY FILE PERSONAL:
Hometown: Charlotte, N.C. Family: Katerina (wife); Justin Jr. (son), Kristian (son), Jhai (daughter)
EDUCATION:
Wake Forest, 2006 – 3x All-ACC selection
COACHING EXPERIENCE:
WESTERN CAROLINA......... Head Coach............2021-present • 1st career victory – vs. Bowling Green in overtime (11/9/21)
Winthrop............................. Assistant Coach.....................2019-21 • 47 wins between 2019-21 at Winthrop • Big South tournament title in 2021
• Led the Big South in scoring (78.9 ppg) and 3-pointers made (8.4)
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WESTERN CAROLINA ATHLETICS – DEPARTMENT SENIOR STAFF DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS ALEX GARY Alex Gary, a former student-athlete on the Western Carolina University baseball team was dubbed the next director of the Catamount athletics program in late February 2020. Gary had most recently served as senior associate athletics director for development at Oregon State University. WCU Chancellor Kelli R. Brown announced the selection of Gary on Friday, Feb. 28 to serve as director of athletics following approval of his contract by the university’s Board of Trustees during a special conference call meeting earlier in the day. The appointment, which is effective May 1, follows a national search conducted by a 15-member committee working with the assistance of the North Carolina-based executive search consulting firm Collegiate Sports Associates. Gary served as senior associate director of athletics and the department’s chief development officer at Oregon State since September 2017. He previously served as associate athletics director for development and external relations at the University of Maryland from 2014
Kyle Pifer
Deputy Athletics Director
Stacey Miller
Associate AD for Academics & Compliance (SWA)
until 2017. He also has held development positions at the University of Michigan and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Gary’s professional experience in major collegiate athletics conferences, such as the Pac-12 and Big Ten, combined with his personal familiarity with WCU as a former student-athlete make him a perfect fit to take over the helm of the Catamount athletics program, Brown said. A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, who grew up in Charlotte, Gary was an outfielder on the WCU baseball team from 2001 until 2004, earning Southern Conference Player of the Week honors in March 2004. During his junior year of 2003, he was a member of WCU’s regular season and Southern Conference Tournament championship baseball team and participated in the NCAA regionals held in Wilson. At Oregon State, he has been a member of the executive leadership team responsible for the athletics department’s $85 million budget, 150 employees and more than 500 student-athletes. He oversees the 16-member athletics development team, which raised nearly $26 million in 2019, a record for the Beavers’ athletics program. That fundraising effort included a $3.5 million sports performance center renovation, $2.3 million women’s locker room renovation, and $2.6 million baseball stadium expansion.
Chad Gerrety
Associate Athletics Director for External Affairs
Julie Miller
Associate Athletic Director for Development
During his stint at the University of Maryland, Gary chaired a committee focused on the financial sustainability of the athletics department, and he led annual giving growth in the Terrapin Club by 22 percent in 2015 and 13 percent in 2016. As a member of the development team at the University of Michigan from 2010 until 2014, he worked closely with the university’s athletics department, raising $12.8 million to support the Wolverines’ athletics program’s capital and endowment needs. He began his career in 2009 as assistant director of annual giving at UNC Charlotte. He earned a degree in business administration in 2005 from Virginia Commonwealth University and his master’s degree in business administration at UNC Charlotte in 2009. Gary was selected from a slate of more than 40 qualified candidates for the position after an initial narrowing of a larger list of possibilities, said Ivy Gibson, WCU associate general counsel and chair of the athletics director search committee. Six candidates were interviewed by the search committee off-site in Charlotte. Gary and the former Katie Mavis of Saint Joseph, Mich., were married in a mountain-top ceremony in Oregon on Aug. 28, 2020.
Travis Chandler Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance
Daniel Hooker
Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations
Amanda Murchie Assistant Athletic Director for Business
Western Carolina Athletics Mission Statement: Catamount Athletics strives to foster a championship culture while preparing student-athletes for livelong success. #FIGHTON Guiding Principles and Beliefs: Derived from the lyrics of the Western Carolina University's Fight Song, the phrase “FIGHT ON” has been associated with Catamount Athletics for a long time. This acronym now helps to outline the guiding principles and beliefs that will support the success of Catamount Athletics.
FIRST CLASS STUDENT EXPERIENCE:
We want all Catamount student-athletes to have an experience that allows them to reach their personal and competitive goals.
INNOVATE AND BUILD THE BRAND:
We commit to continuous improvement and making Catamount Athletics known.
GROW IN EVERY WAY:
We believe growth in all areas is necessary to reach our mission.
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HOLISTIC STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT:
We believe that the future of a student-athlete is as important as the present.
TALENT AND CULTURE WINS:
We want Catamount Athletics to be a great place to be.
OUTREACH AND ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT:
We know that partnership is critical to reach our mission.
NOW IS OUR TIME!:
We believe that Catamount Athletics is positioned for a high level of competitive success.
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2021-22 SCHEDULE / RESULTS DATE OPPONENT
LOCATION
CAMPBELLSVILLE-HARRODSBURG CAMPBELLSVILLE-HARRODSBURG
CULLOWHEE
W, 106-62 (exh.)
NOV. 9
BOWLING GREEN
CULLOWHEE
W, 79-71 (OT)
Nov. 12
at Wake Forest
Winston-Salem, N.C.
L, 87-75
Nov. 14
at East Carolina
Greenville, S.C.
L, 87-75
Nov. 19
NOV. 1
TIME/RESULT
vs. UMBC
Farmville, Va.
L, 91-75
Nov. 20
vs. American
Farvmille, Va.
W, 80-79
W, 64-53
at Longwood
Farmville, Va.
Nov. 27
Nov. 21
at Gardner-Webb
Boiling Springs, N.C.
DEC. 1
WARREN WILSON
CULLOWHEE
Dec. 4
at USC Upstate
Spartanburg, S.C.
DEC. 8
TENNESSEE TECH
CULLOWHEE
W, 74-69 (OT)
DEC. 11
UNC ASHEVILLE
CULLOWHEE
L, 73-72
Dec. 20
at Georgia
Athens, Ga.
L, 85-79
Dec. 22
at Charlotte
Charlotte, N.C.
L, 98-82
DEC. 29
UNCG *
CULLOWHEE
PPD.
Jan. 1
at ETSU *
Johnson City, Tenn.
PPD.
JAN. 5
THE CITADEL *
CULLOWHEE
Jan. 8
at Samford *
Birmingham, Ala.
3:00 pm
JAN. 12
CHATTANOOGA *
CULLOWHEE
7:00 PM
JAN. 15
WOFFORD *
CULLOWHEE
2:00 PM
Jan. 19
at Furman *
Greenville, S.C.
7:00 pm
Jan. 22
at Mercer *
Macon, Ga.
5:00 pm
Jan. 26
at The Citadel *
Charleston, S.C.
JAN. 29
SAMFORD *
CULLOWHEE
2:00 PM
FEB. 2
ETSU *
CULLOWHEE
7:00 PM
Feb. 4
at VMI *
Lexington, Va.
6:00 pm
Feb. 9
at Chattanooga *
Chattanooga, Tenn.
7:00 pm
Feb. 12
at Wofford *
Spartanburg, S.C.
7:00 pm
FEB. 16
FURMAN *
CULLOWHEE
7:00 PM
FEB. 19
MERCER *
CULLOWHEE
2:00 PM
Feb. 23
at UNCG *
Greensboro, N.C.
7:00 pm
FEB. 26
VMI *
CULLOWHEE
7:00 PM
MAR. 4-7
@ SoCon Championships
Asheville, N.C.
TBA
VONTERIUS WOOLBRIGHT
L, 87-59 W, 102-47 W, 78-73
JOE PETRAKIS
7:00 PM
7:00 pm
TYLER HARRIS
– Dates & Times are subject to change / HOME = ALL CAPS * denotes Southern Conference game
NICHOLAS ROBINSON
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THE CITADEL BULLDOGS o. N 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 12 13 14 15 23 24 33
Name (Pronunciation) Jackson Price Stephen Clark Jackson Gammons (GAMM-ins) Rudy Fitzgibbons, III (fitz-GIBB-ins) Robert Guyton (GYE-tuhn) David Maynard Brock Wakefield Jason Roche (Roach) Brent Davis Tyler Moffe Brady Spence Jerry Higgins, III Owen Spencer Dylan Engler Hayden Brown
HEAD COACH: ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: ASSISTANT COACHES: DIRECTOR OF OPS: ATHLETIC TRAINER:
Pos. F F/C G G G G G F G G F/C G F/C G F
Ht. 6-8 6-8 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-1 6-9 5-10 6-9 6-5 6-5
Wt. 200 200 195 145 165 205 180 180 185 175 200 175 205 185 225
Cl. Hometown (Previous School / High School) Fr. Hiram, Ga. (Hiram HS) Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (Metrolina Christian Academy) Jr. High Point, N.C. (Calvary Day School) Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Riverwood International) Sr. Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach) Gr. Herriman, Utah (Colgate) Fr. Annapolis, Mo. (South Iron HS) Fr. Berkeley, Calif. (St. Mary’s HS) So. Miramar, Fla. (Miramar HS) Gr. Elmira, N.Y. (Mansfield) Jr. Douglasville, Ga. (Alexander HS) Sr. Cleveland, Ohio (Villa Angela-St. Joseph HS) So. Cincinnati, Ohio (Turpin HS) So. Oswego, Ill. (Oswego HS/Link Prep) Gr. Greer, S.C. (Byrnes HS)
Duggar Baucom (Charlotte, 1995) • 7th season Jack Castleberry (VMI, 2007) • 6th season Josh Hayes (Fitchburg State, 2014) • 2nd season Brad Mason (Texas Tech, 2016) • 2nd season Cody Deas (Clemson, 2015) • 2nd season Ryan Graham (Charlotte, 2019) • 3rd season
QUICK FACTS: LOCATION: Charleston, S.C. ENROLLMENT: 3,767 PRESIDENT: Gen. Glenn M. Walters (USMC) ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Mike Capaccio WEBSITE: CitadelSports.com
CHATTANOOGA MOCS o. N 0 1 2 3 4 5 11 12 13 20 21 22 23 25 34 35
Name (Pronunciation) A.J. Caldwell KC Hankton Jamaal Walker David Jean-Baptiste (Gene-BAP-teest) Tada Stricklen (TAY-duh) Darius Banks Ashton Smith Johnny Taylor, Jr. Malachi Smith (mah-lih-KYE) Jacob Radaker Josh Ayeni (eye-YEN-eee) Silvio De Sousa (deh-SOH-suh) Avery Diggs Jaden Frazier (JAY-den) Randy Brady Grant Ledford
HEAD COACH: ASSISTANT COACHES: DIRECTOR OF OPS: ATHLETIC TRAINER:
Pos. G F G G G G G G G F F F C F G/F G/F
Ht. 6-5 6-7 6-5 6-1 5-11 6-6 5-8 6-3 6-4 6-9 6-7 6-8 6-10 6-9 6-4 6-5
Wt. Cl. 200 R-Jr. 215 Jr.- 194 R-Fr. 195 Gr. 162 So. 215 Sr. 163 So. 184 Fr. 205 So. 222 Fr. 215 Gr. 245 Gr. 255 Gr. 215 R-Fr. 215 Fr. 215 So.
Hometown (Previous School / High School) Sarasota, Fla. (South Alabama / Riverview HS) Charlotte, N.C. (St. Louis / Arts & Sciences) Chattanooga, Tenn. (East Hamilton HS) Miami, Fla. (Norland HS) Corinth, Miss. (SW Mississippi CC / Corinth HS) St. Petersburg, Fla. (James Madison) Memphis, Tenn. (Southwind HS) Ocoee, Fla. (Ocoee HS) Belleville, Ill. (Wright State / Belleville West HS) Jefferson, Ga. (Jefferson HS) Zaria, Nigeria (South Alabama) Luanda, Angola (Kansas / IMG) Brandon, Fla. (UCF / Spoto HS) Pulaski, Va. (Blue Ridge HS) Chattanooga, Tenn. (Hamilton Heights HS) Knoxville, Tenn. (Grace Christian HS)
Lamont Paris (College of Wooster, 1996) • 5th season Tanner Bronson (Wisconsin, 2008) • 5th season Eddie Shannon (Florida, 2000) • 3rd season David McKinley (Ohio, 2013) • 3rd season Colby Arendale (Chattanooga, 2017) Brenda Paider (Wisconsin, 2013)
QUICK FACTS: LOCATION: Chattanooga, Tenn. ENROLLMENT: 11,728 CHANCELLOR: Dr. Steve Angle ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Mark Wharton WEBSITE: GoMocs.com CATAMOUNT MEN'S BASKETBALL
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WOFFORD TERRIERS o. N 0 1 2 4 10 11 12 13 14 15 20 21 22 24 25 33
Name (Pronunciation) Luke Turner Keaton Turner Max Klesmit (KLEZ-mit) Isaiah Bigelow Corey Tripp Ryan Larson Alex Michael Morgan Safford Sam Godwin Austin Patterson David Appelgren (APPLE-grin) Dante Kiesenhofer (KY-zin-hoff-er) Jonathan Steelman Jackson Gore Messiah Jones (muh-SY-uh) B.J. Mack
Pos. G/F G G G G G F G F G C F G G F F/C
Ht. 6-7 6-1 6-3 6-7 6-2 6-1 6-6 6-5 6-9 6-3 7-1 6-9 6-3 6-3 6-6 6-8
Wt. 195 165 190 200 195 180 205 200 230 185 245 220 180 185 220 247
Cl. Hometown (Previous School / High School) Fr. Temecula, Calif. (Santa Margarita Catholic HS) So. Hopewell, Va. (Dublin Coffman HS) So. Neenah, Wis. (Neenah HS) Jr. Greensboro, N.C. (Ben L. Smith HS) Fr. Medina, Ohio (Medina HS) Sr. St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall HS) Sr. Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Day School) So. Columbus, Ohio (Bishop Harley HS) So. Moore, Okla. (Southmoore HS) Fr. Sonora, Calif. (Sonora HS) Sr. Stockholm, Sweden (Laramie County CC) Fr. Raleigh, N.C. (Holly Springs HS) Jr. Aiken, S.C. (North Augusta HS) So. Blacksburg, S.C. (Blacksburg HS) Jr. Chicago, Ill. (Simeon HS) Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (South Florida / Charlotte Christian / Oak Hill)
HEAD COACH: Jay McAuley (Georgia, 2006) • 3rd season ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Dwight Perry (Kentucky, 2010) • 3rd season ASSISTANT COACHES: Paul Hemrick (Georgia, 2009) • 3rd season Will Murphy (Wake Forest, 2013) • 5th season SPECIAL ASSISTANT: Tyler Strange (Gardner-Webb, 2016)
QUICK FACTS: LOCATION: Spartanburg, S.C. ENROLLMENT: 1,750 PRESIDENT: Dr. Mayef Samhat ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Richard Johnson WEBSITE: WoffordTerriers.com
SAMFORD BULLDOGS No. Name 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 12 13 14 15 21 22 23 24 31 33 35 42
HEAD COACH: ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: ASSISTANT COACHES: DIRECTOR OF ADMIN: ATHLETIC TRAINER:
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Ques Glover (QUEZ) Wesley Cardet, Jr. Jaden Campbell (JAY-duhn) Jaron Rillie (JAIR-uhn RILL-ee) Jermaine Marshall A.J. Staton-McCray Angel Smith Marcellus Vail Clay Holmes Quinn Richey Richardson Maitre (muh-TREY) Grayson Walters Owen LaRocca (la-ROCK-ah) Logan Dye Cooper Kaifes (KAY-fess) Daniel Lobach Bryan Smith Charlie Morrison Paulie Stramaglia (struh-MAG-lee-uh) Jacob Tryon
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Pos. Ht. G G G G F G G/F G G G G F G F G F F G G C
6-0 6-6 6-5 6-3 6-6 6-5 6-5 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-5 6-1 6-9 6-4 6-7 6-4 6-0 5-11 6-11
Wt.
Cl.
Hometown (Previous School / High School)
180 So. Knoxville, Tenn. (Florida / Bearden HS) 210 Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (West Oaks Academy) 205 So. Brampton, Ontario (Florida Southwestern / The Rock School) 175 Fr. Santa Barbara, Calif. (Link Year Prep (Mo.) 225 So. Hueytown, Ala. (Akron / Hueytown HS) 190 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (West Oaks Academy (Fla.) 195 Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Southern Miss / Northeast HS) 195 Fr. Shelbyville, Ky. (Martha Layne Collins HS) 235 Fr. Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) 205 So. Johns Creek, Ga. (James Madison / Mount Pisgah Christian) 180 Sr. Port Au Prince, Haiti (Florida Atlantic / West Oaks Academy) 210 Fr. Mountain Brook, Ala. (Link Year Prep (Mo.) 150 Fr. Sugar Land, Texas (Fort Bend Christian) 240 Jr. Haleyville, Ala. (Haleyville HS) 205 R-So. Shawnee, Kan. (Loyola-Chicago / Mill Valley HS)) 190 R-Fr. Durham,. N.C. (Rutgers / Moravian Prep) 190 So. Pismo Beach, Calif. (Arroyo Grande HS) 190 Fr. Athens, Ala. (Lindsay Lane Christian) 180 Fr. Mountain Brook, Ala. (Mountain Brook HS) 220 Sr. Temecula, Calif. (Portland / Great Oak HS)
Bucky McMillan (Birmingham Southern, 2006) • 2nd season QUICK FACTS: Mitch Cole (Montana State–Billings, 1992) • 1st season LOCATION: Birmingham, Ala. Zach Gillion • 1st season ENROLLMENT: 5,624 Neb Exantus (Southern New Hampshire, 2017) • 1st season PRESIDENT: Dr. Beck Taylor Sergio Rouco DIRECTOR OF DEV.: David Good ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Martin Newton Brad Montgomery STRENGTH & CONDITIONING: Trey Kilgore WEBSITE: SamfordSports.com
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WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS
2021-22 MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Name
(Pronunciation)
2 Vonterius Woolbright
(von-TARE-e-us)
Pos. Ht. G
Wt.
Cl. Hometown (Previous School / High School)
6-5 208
Jr.
Albany, Ga. (Lawson State CC)
JR
Charlotte, N.C. (Independence HS)
4 Tyler Harris
G/F
6-7
198
5 Josh Massey
G
6-6
198
SO Monroe, N.C. (United Faith Christian Academy)
11 Cam Bacote
G
6-3
173
GR
Hampton, Va. (Indiana State)
F
6-5 230
JR
Baltimore, Md. (Salt Lake CC)
(BAY-coat)
13 Marvin Price 21 Madison Monroe
G
6-3
193
JR
Charlotte, N.C. (Independence CC)
22 Brad Halvorsen
G
6-0
161
SO
Kingsport, Tenn. (Christ School (N.C.))
23 Marlow Gilmore
F
6-5
191
JR
Norway, S.C. (Dodge City CC)
24 Marcus Banks
G
6-2
187
FR
Hampton, Va. (Fork Union Military Academy)
25 Nicholas Robinson
G
6-6 220
GR
Chicago, Ill. (Valparaiso)
33 Joe Petrakis
F
6-10 224 R-JR
F
6-9
41 Jordian Fox
F
42 Max Rogers
G
45 Davion Everett
G
(HAL-verr-sin)
(puh-TRACK-us)
34 KJ Odour
(DAY-vee-on)
198
Wichita, Kan. (Kansas State)
FR
Kisumu, Kenya (Spire Academy)
6-5 200
FR
Fayetteville, N.C. (Jack Britt HS)
6-2
180
FR Waynesville, N.C. (Asheville Christian Academy)
6-4
215
Fr.
Columbia, S.C. (Ridge View HS)
HEAD COACH:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Justin Gray (Wake Forest, 2006) • First season at WCU ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jayson Gee (University of Charleston, 1988) • First season at WCU ASSISTANT COACH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Graves (Catawba, 2006) • First season at WCU ASSISTANT COACH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zack Freesman (North Florida, 2016) • First season at WCU DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPS:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Molly Bachand (Kansas, 2007) • First season at WCU VIDEO COORDINATOR:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cody Cohen (Florida Atlantic, 2014) • First Season at WCU ATHLETIC TRAINER:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Braxton Zeigler (Valdosta State, 2019) • Second Season at WCU SPORTS PERFORMANCE:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Collin Lawless (Christopher Newport Univ., 2017) • First Season at WCU
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Vonterius WOOLBRIGHT 6-5 | 208 lbs. | Jr.
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Tyler HARRIS 6-6 | 198 lbs. | Jr.
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Marvin PRICE 6-5 | 230 lbs. | Jr.
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Madison MONROE 6-3 | 193 lbs. | Jr.
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Brad HALVORSEN 6-1 | 161 lbs. | So.
Max ROGERS 6-2 | 180 lbs. | Fr.
Marlow GILMORE 6-5 | 191 lbs. | Jr.
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Joe PETRAKIS 6-10 | 224 lbs. | R-Jr.
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Cam BACOTE 6-3 | 173 lbs. | Gr.
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Nicholas ROBINSON 6-6 | 220 lbs. | Gr.
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Marcus BANKS 6-2 | 187 lbs. | Fr.
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WESTERN CAROLINA ATHLETICS – CATAMOUNT HEAD COACHES
BOBBY MORANDA baseball
mens basketball
JUSTIN GRAY
womens basketball
KILEY HILL
KERWIN BELL
TIM ECKBERG
COURTNEY GUNTER
CHAD MILLER
JIM CLIFT
mens golf
womens golf
BRET BEAVER tennis
JESSE NORMAN / track and field
xc
football
soccer
softball
KAREN GLOVER volleyball
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WESTERN CAROLINA ATHLETICS – COACHES & STAFF
Taylor Sandefur Head Assistant Coach Baseball
Andrew Cox Assistant Coach Baseball
Kendra Samuels-Eaton Associate Head Coach Women's Basketball
Megan Brown
Shyla Coleman
Darryln McDonough
Assistant Coach Women's Basketball
Assistant Coach Women's Basketball
Director of Women's Basketball Operations
Head Coach Cheerleading
Assistant Coach Cheerleading
Assistant Coach / OC Football
Kade Bell
Justin Hinds Assistant Coach / DC Football
Assistant Coach / SpTm Football
Kerry Webb
Chazmon Scales
Jon Cooper
JJ Laster
Larry Murphy
Rudi Small
Dennis Thomas
Rylan Wells
Cody Edwards
Greg McGruder
Jeff Burger
Todd Shealy
Trent Turknett
Todd Herman
Josh Hall
Nick Collins
Ashley Morgan Crowe Kourtney Sandefur
Assistant Coach Football
Volunteer Assistant Coach Football
Graduate Assistant Coach Track & Field
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Jeff Lavin
Volunteer Assistant Coach Baseball
Assistant Coach Football
Director of Football Operations
Assistant Coach Volleyball
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Director of Player Personnel Football
Assistant Coach Football
Assistant Coach Women's Soccer
Assistant Coach Football
Assistant Coach Football
Quality Control – Defense Football
Madison Armstrong David Johnston Assistant Coach Softball
Assistant Coach Track & Field
Assistant Coach Football
Quality Control – Offense Football
Greg Lambert Assistant Coach Track & Field
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WESTERN CAROLINA ATHLETICS – DEPARTMENT STAFF MEMBERS
Denise Gideon Director of Media Relations
Ashley Buck
Assistant Director of Academic Support
Greg Camillone Director of Creative Media
Justin Dowd
Assistant Director of Academic Support
Patrick Mullaney
Tyler Pope
Ric Sisler
Mark Conlin
Rory Jimerson
Eynde Frazier
Director of Corporate Sponsorships
Haley Townsend
Travis Townsend Academic Advisor
Zach Denitto
Athletics Ticketing Operations & Marketing Assistant
Director of Athletics Marketing & Fan Engagement
Assistant Director of Academic Support
Ben Page
Director of Ticket Operations & Data Analytics
Director of Video Operations
Director of Athletic Facilities
Director of Game Operations & Facilities
Game Operations & Facilities Assistant
Athletics Department Administrative Assistant
Associate Director of Development / Catamount Club
Assistant Director of Development / Catamount Club
Assistant Director of Development, Events & Stewardship
Assistant Director of Development / Catamount Club
JP Hill
Jeff Bewsey
Mike Taylor
Spencer Wright
Steven Honbarger
Rob Reyburn
Nicole Bohannon
Julia Daniel
Tyler Spain
Braxton Zeigler
Lindsey Bartle
LeeAnn Grayson
Ben Jacobs
Collin Lawless
Bailey Forst
Todd Lawing
Nick Mashburn
Kim Jamison
Assistant Equipment Manager
Athletic Training Intern
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Director of Sports Medicine (FB)
Athletic Training Intern
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Associate Head Athletic Trainer (FB)
Director of Sports Performance & Nutrition
Lauren Rhyne
Assistant Athletic Trainer (WSOC)
Assistant Director of Sports Performance
Assistant Athletic Trainer (XC/T&F)
Assistant Sports Performance Coach
Catamount Club Assistant
Assistant Athletic Trainer (BASE)
Director of the Ramsey Center
Head Equipment Manager
Assistant Athletic Trainer (MBK)
Assistant Director of Operations Ramsey Center
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RAMSEY CENTER QUICK FACTS:
DEDICATION: December 6, 1986 First Game / First Women’s Basketball Game: Western Carolina 65, Mars Hill 61 (12/4/86) First Men’s Basketball Game: N.C. State 96, Western Carolina 75 (12/6/86) First Men’s Basketball Win: Western Carolina 90, Tusculum 58 (1/5/87) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Top Men’s Basketball Attendances: 8,114 North Carolina State (12/6/86) 6,024 Appalachian State (2/06/10) 4,765 College of Charleston (1/25/10) 4,603 No. 16 Kansas (12/3/87) 4,577 Appalachian State (2/26/96) 4,343 Chattanooga (1/14/06) 4,217 Georgia Southern (2/10/07) 4,178 Davidson (1/24/13) 4,121 Appalachian State (2/28/04) 4,107 Appalachian State (1/28/02) Top Women’s Basketball Attendance: 2,178 - vs. Chattanooga (02/10/07) (02/10/07)
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CATAMOUNT MEN'S BASKETBALL – DID YOU KNOW...? • Western Carolina’s HENRY LOGAN – the program’s all-time leading scorer – helped break the color barrier in college basketball when he signed with WCU in 1964 becoming the first African-American collegiate athlete in the history of North Carolina and perhaps at any predominantly white institution in the southeastern United States ... Logan scored an astounding 3,290 points – an average of 30.7 points per game – during his WCU career and was a four-time NAIA All-America selection ... One of 11 in WCU’s initial Athletics Hall of Fame Class in 1990, Logan was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2000;
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• WCU gave birth to the 3-point shot in the NCAA as former Catamount RONNIE CARR buried the first 3-pointer in WCU’s 77-70 victory over Middle Tennessee State on Nov. 29, 1980 … the ball he used is on display at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. … The shot was made from the left corner with 16:09 left in the first half (7:06 pm) ... Carr, who is in the WCU Athletics Hall of Fame, actually took and missed a 3-pointer from the top of the key at the 18:15 mark of the first half;
FRANKIE KING
• WCU finished as the 1963 NAIA National Runner-Up under head coach Jim Gudger ... With a 28-7 overall record, WCU won the Carolina’s Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAC) tournament and the NAIA District title ... the Catamounts then rattled off wins on consecutive days over Eastern Montana, Miles, Lewis & Clark and Fort Hayes State before falling in the championship game to Texas Pan American;
HENRY LOGAN
• In its only NCAA tournament appearance, the 1996 Catamounts led by WCU Hall of Famer ANQUELL McCOLLUM nearly pulled off the most improbable of upsets as the No. 16 seed fell by two, 73-71, to No. 1 seed Purdue in Albuquerque, N.M. ... the game was tied 71-71 with under three minutes to play with Purdue’s Brandon Brantley scoring the game’s final bucket with 1:30 showing on the clock at “The Pit” ... WCU had two looks at both a game-winning and a game-tying shot inside the closing seconds but both attempts missed;
ANQUELL McCOLLUM
• WCU’s bid to play in the CollegeInsider.com Post-Season Tournament (CIT) following the 2009-10 season represented the Catamounts’ return to post-season play for the first time since 1996 ... WCU made its third post-season appearance all-time in 201516 when it traveld to Burlington, Vt., in the first-ever meeting against the Vermont Catamounts in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI); • WCU’s most recent former player to play in the NBA is KEVIN MARTIN, who played for the Catamounts from 2001-04 ... Martin, a 2019 inductee into the WCU Athletics Hall of Fame and the first-round pick of the Sacramento Kings in ‘04, was the FIRST Catamount to ever be selected in the first round of the NFL, NBA or MLB Draft;
RONNIE CARR
• KEVIN MARTIN (2001-04) and FRANKIE KING (1993-95) were both named to the Southern Conference's 100th Anniversary Men's Basketball team at the end of the year-long celebration in 2021.
KEVIN MARTIN
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2021-22 WCU DANCE TEAM FRONT ROW (l-r): Tamia Miller, Cassie Ramaswamy, Meredith Gillespie, Lauren Roberts, Michaela Morgan, Maddie Price, Katie Clippard MIDDLE ROW (l-r): Megan Normandin, Alyssa Malgrat, Kimberly Hydrick, Manci McMullan, Alexandria Henry, Naidelyn Cruz, Madison Tadlock BACK ROW (l-r): Samantha Harp, Skylar Poulos, Julia Gerrer, Brenna Orr, Ashley Avant, Nicole Stauffer, Michelle Davis
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2021-22 CATAMOUNT CHEERLEADERS FRONT ROW (l-r): Hannah Wing, Lauren Brooks, Liz Liner, Emma Page, Sarena Burrell, Kristin Cates, Olivia Hawkins, Scottie Branning MIDDLE ROW (l-r): Marissa Clontz, Kylee Johnson, Makenna Shipley, Izzy Wilson, Caroline Lopp, Airica Anderson, Mary Morrison, Kamdyn Anderson, Trinity Turner BACK ROW (l-r): Shelby Bramlett, Kasi Jones, Savannah Jones, Sara-Grace Smith, Nicole Carmical, Molly McAvoy, Natalie McIver, Becca Kilpatrick, Leah Bridges, Brayden Short, Riley Sanz
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