2020–21 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

2020–21 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball
2020–21 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	8–10 (1–8 SoCon)
Head coach	Mark Prosser (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Tony Rack
Assistant coaches	Ben Betts; Brett Ferguson;
Home arena	Ramsey Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UNC Greensboro †	13	–	5	.722	21	–	9	.700
Wofford	12	–	5	.706	15	–	9	.625
Furman	10	–	5	.667	16	–	9	.640
Chattanooga	9	–	7	.563	18	–	8	.692
East Tennessee State	8	–	7	.533	13	–	12	.520
VMI	7	–	7	.500	13	–	12	.520
Mercer	8	–	9	.471	18	–	11	.621
The Citadel	5	–	11	.313	13	–	12	.520
Western Carolina	4	–	13	.235	11	–	16	.407
Samford	2	–	9	.182	6	–	13	.316

† 2021 SoCon tournament winner

The 2020–21 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represents Western Carolina University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by third-year head coach Mark Prosser, play their home games at the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, North Carolina, as members of the Southern Conference.

Previous season

The Catamounts finished the 2019–20 season 19–12, 10–8 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Mercer in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament before losing in the semifinals to East Tennessee State.

Roster

2020–21 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Sin'Cere McMahon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	Fr	Indianapolis, Indiana
G	1	Travion McCray	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	So	Timmonsville, South Carolina
G	2	Matt Halvorsen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Sr	Kingsport, Tennessee
G	3	Kennedy Miles	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Burlington, North Carolina
G/F	4	Tyler Harris	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	5	Josh Massey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Monroe, North Carolina
G/F	10	Douglas Elks	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	11	Mason Faulkner	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Sr	Glasgow, Kentucky
F	12	Cory Hightower	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	RS Jr	Flint, Michigan
F	13	Xavier Cork	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Sulphur Springs, Texas
G	14	Kameron Gibson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Jr	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	20	Daniel Ransom	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	Fr	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	21	Marcus Thomas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Mint Hill, North Carolina
G	22	Brad Halvorsen	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Kingsport, Tennessee
G	24	Tyler McGhie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Fr	Denton, Texas
F	25	Ahmir Langlais	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	RS Fr	Atlanta, Georgia

Head coach

Mark Prosser (Marist)

Assistant coach(es)

Tony Rack (Northern Kentucky)
Ben Betts (Roanoke)
Brett Ferguson (Michigan State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 14, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. UNC Wilmington Mako Medical Asheville Classic	W 98–76	1–0	Kimmel Arena (0) Asheville, NC
November 27, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Troy Mako Medical Asheville Classic	L 64–66	1–1	Kimmel Arena (0) Asheville, NC
November 28, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at UNC Asheville Mako Medical Asheville Classic	W 83–81 ^OT	2–1	Kimmel Arena (0) Asheville, NC
November 30, 2020* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Piedmont	W 96–58	3–1	Ramsey Center (0) Cullowhee, NC
December 3, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Newberry	W 91–84	4–1	Ramsey Center (0) Cullowhee, NC
December 6, 2020* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Tennessee Tech	W 76–75 ^OT	5–1	Ramsey Center (0) Cullowhee, NC
December 12, 2020* 4:00 pm	at North Carolina A&T	W 104–98 ^OT	6–1	Corbett Sports Center (0) Greensboro, NC
December 15, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at VCU	L 68–93	6–2	Siegel Center (250) Richmond, VA
December 18, 2020* 6:30 pm	at College of Charleston	W 76–70 ^OT	7–2	TD Arena (1,471) Charleston, SC
December 30, 2020 7:00 pm	at East Tennessee State	L 78–86	7–3 (0–1)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (618) Johnson City, TN
January 13, 2021 4:00 pm	UNC Greensboro	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
January 16, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Mercer	L 76–78	7–4 (0–2)	Hawkins Arena (1,027) Macon, GA
January 18, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Samford	L 78–82	7–5 (0–3)	Pete Hanna Center (351) Homewood, AL
January 20, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+	East Tennessee State	L 48–59	7–6 (0–4)	Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
January 23, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Wofford	L 78–91	7–7 (0–5)	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC
January 27, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at VMI	L 61–87	7–8 (0–6)	Cameron Hall (225) Lexington, VA
January 30, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Samford	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
January 30, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Furman	L 69–75	7–9 (0–7)	Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
February 1, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+	The Citadel	W 76–75	8–9 (1–7)	Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
February 3, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Chattanooga	L 67–74	8–10 (1–8)	Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
February 6, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at The Citadel			McAlister Field House Charleston, SC
February 10, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	VMI			Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
February 13, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Furman			Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
February 17, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Chattanooga			McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
February 20, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Wofford			Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
February 24, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UNC Greensboro			Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
February 27, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Mercer			Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
SoCon Tournament
March 5–8, 2021	vs.			Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[1]

References

^ "Men's Basketball - Schedule/Results". Western Carolina University. Retrieved January 7, 2021.

[1] "Men's Basketball - Schedule/Results". Western Carolina University. Retrieved January 7, 2021.

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