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2016–17 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

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2016–17 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record9–23 (4–14 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRamsey Center
Seasons
2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Tennessee State 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
UNC Greensboro 14 4   .778 25 10   .714
Furman 14 4   .778 23 12   .657
Chattanooga 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
Wofford 10 8   .556 16 17   .485
Mercer 9 9   .500 15 17   .469
Samford 8 10   .444 20 16   .556
The Citadel 4 14   .222 12 21   .364
Western Carolina 4 14   .222 9 23   .281
VMI 3 15   .167 6 24   .200
2017 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by 12th-year head coach Larry Hunter, played their home games at the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, North Carolina as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 9–23, 4–14 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon tournament to The Citadel.

Previous season

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The Catamounts finished the 2015–16 season 16–18, 10–8 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Wofford to advance to the Semifinals of the SoCon tournament where they lost to Chattanooga. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Vermont.

Offseason

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Player departures

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Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Mike Brown G 6'3" Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated
Rhett Harrelson G 5'10" Senior Enterprise, AL Graduated
Justin Browning F 6'4" Senior Sylacauga, AL Graduated
Aaron Williams G 6'3" Sophomore Morehead City, NC Left team

Recruiting Class of 2016

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jason McMillan
G
Cherokee, NC Cherokee High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Onno Steger
F
Upper Arlington, OH Upper Arlington High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Yalim Olcay
F
Izmir, Turkey SPIRE Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Adam Sledd
F
Roanoke, VA Virginia Episcopal School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2016–17 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Maurice Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
G 1 Elijah Pughsley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Lima, Ohio
G 3 Jason McMillan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Cherokee, North Carolina
G 5 Devin Peterson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Milton, Georgia
G 11 Haboubacar Mutombo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Pickering, Ontario, Canada
F 12 Marc Gosselin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Lyon, France
G 13 Deriece Parks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Sr Charlotte, North Carolina
F 21 Kyle Rhoades 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Lumberton, North Carolina
F 22 Jesse Deloach 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Grayson, Georgia
F 24 Ashley Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Morehead City, North Carolina
G 32 Devonte Fuller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Hickory, North Carolina
F 33 Onno Steger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Upper Arlington, Ohio
F 35 Yalim Olcay 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr İzmir, Turkey
F 41 Charlendez Brooks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Duncan, South Carolina
F 44 Adam Sledd 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Roanoke, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm, ACC Extra
at Miami (FL) L 43–92  0–1
Watsco Center (7,142)
Coral Gables, FL
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm
Hiwassee W 87–47  1–1
Ramsey Center (1,774)
Cullowhee, NC
11/16/2016*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
North Carolina Central
Global Sports Invitational
L 59–67  1–2
Ramsey Center (1,495)
Cullowhee, NC
11/19/2016*
5:00 pm
at Marshall
Global Sports Invitational
L 63–98  1–3
Cam Henderson Center (5,741)
Huntington, WV
11/21/2016*
7:00 pm, BTN
at Ohio State
Global Sports Invitational
L 38–66  1–4
Value City Arena (10,452)
Columbus, OH
11/26/2016*
7:00 pm
at Jackson State
Global Sports Invitational
W 58–47  2–4
Williams Assembly Center (225)
Jackson, MS
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm, FS2
at Marquette L 44–90  2–5
BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,397)
Milwaukee, WI
12/03/2016*
3:30 pm
at Appalachian State W 58–53  3–5
Holmes Center (2,497)
Boone, NC
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm, RTPT
vs. No. 15 West Virginia L 37–90  3–6
Charleston Civic Center (8,384)
Charleston, WV
12/17/2016*
4:30 pm
at UNC Asheville L 57–59  3–7
Kimmel Arena (1,661)
Asheville, NC
12/19/2016*
7:30 pm
High Point W 70–65  4–7
Ramsey Center (1,063)
Cullowhee, NC
12/22/2016*
7:00 pm
College of Charleston L 59–77  4–8
Ramsey Center (1,103)
Cullowhee, NC
12/28/2016*
2:00 pm
Mars Hill W 87–71  5–8
Ramsey Center (944)
Cullowhee, NC
SoCon regular season
12/31/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Chattanooga L 48–64  5–9
(0–1)
Ramsey Center (1,020)
Cullowhee, NC
01/02/2017
7:00 pm, ASN
Samford L 65–70  5–10
(0–2)
Ramsey Center (921)
Cullowhee, NC
01/07/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at UNC Greensboro L 57–76  5–11
(0–3)
Greensboro Coliseum (1,455)
Greensboro, NC
01/12/2017
7:00 pm
at VMI L 78–79  5–12
(0–4)
Cameron Hall (718)
Lexington, VA
01/14/2017
4:00 pm
at East Tennessee State L 52–75  5–13
(0–5)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,342)
Johnson City, TN
01/19/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
The Citadel W 100–95  6–13
(1–5)
Ramsey Center (1,561)
Cullowhee, NC
01/21/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Mercer L 50–70  6–14
(1–6)
Ramsey Center (1,685)
Cullowhee, NC
01/25/2017
7:00 pm
at Furman L 37–85  6–15
(1–7)
Timmons Arena (1,431)
Greenville, SC
01/28/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wofford W 68–62  7–15
(2–7)
Ramsey Center (1,894)
Cullowhee, NC
01/30/2017
7:00 pm, ASN
at Mercer L 47–62  7–16
(2–8)
Hawkins Arena (2,789)
Macon, GA
02/02/2017
8:00 pm
at Samford L 63–82  7–17
(2–9)
Pete Hanna Center (1,190)
Homewood, AL
02/04/2017
5:00 pm
at Chattanooga L 65–77  7–18
(2–10)
McKenzie Arena (5,449)
Chattanooga, TN
02/11/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
UNC Greensboro L 68–76  7–19
(2–11)
Ramsey Center (5,225)
Cullowhee, NC
02/15/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Furman L 62–74  7–20
(2–11)
Ramsey Center (1,329)
Cullowhee, NC
02/18/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wofford L 56–84  7–21
(2–12)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,317)
Spartanburg, SC
02/22/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at The Citadel W 84–80  8–21
(3–12)
McAlister Field House (1,270)
Charleston, SC
02/25/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
East Tennessee State L 52–68  8–22
(3–13)
Ramsey Center (3,015)
Cullowhee, NC
02/27/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
VMI W 81–68  9–22
(4–14)
Ramsey Center (981)
Cullowhee, NC
SoCon tournament
03/03/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(8) vs. (9) The Citadel
First Round
L 72–78  9–23
U.S. Cellular Center (2,930)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time Source[1].

References

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