2018–19 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 7–25 (4–14 SoCon) |
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Home arena | Ramsey Center |
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No. 19 Wofford † | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Greensboro | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 7 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 SoCon tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2018–19 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by first-year head coach Mark Prosser, played their home games at the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, North Carolina as members of the Southern Conference.
Previous season
The Catamounts finished the 2017–18 season 13–19, 8–10 in SoCon play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament to Furman.[1]
Following the loss to Furman on March 3, 2018, head coach Larry Hunter resigned.[2] He finished at Western Carolina with a 13-year record of 193–229. On March 27, Winthrop associate head coach, Mark Prosser, son of the late Skip Prosser, was named head coach of the Catamounts.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 7, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Wright State Cancún Challenge campus game |
L 73–96 | 0–1 |
Nutter Center (3,292) Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Nov 10, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 |
College of Charleston | L 74–77 | 0–2 |
Ramsey Center (1,689) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
Nov 14, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at SMU Cancún Challenge campus game |
L 65–98 | 0–3 |
Moody Coliseum (5,440) Dallas, TX | |||||||
Nov 17, 2018* 4:00 pm |
Hiwassee | W 94–55 | 1–3 |
Ramsey Center (500) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
Nov 20, 2018* 12:30 pm |
vs. Jacksonville State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division semifinals |
L 53–84 | 1–4 |
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center Cancún, Mexico | |||||||
Nov 21, 2018* 12:30pm |
vs. Southern Miss Cancún Challenge Mayan Division consolation |
L 63–68 | 1–5 |
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center Cancún, Mexico | |||||||
Nov 24, 2018* 2:00 pm |
Jacksonville | W 77–65 | 2–5 |
Ramsey Center (778) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra |
at Wake Forest | L 64–71 | 2–6 |
LJVM Coliseum (4,741) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
Dec 1, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Furman | L 88–90 2OT | 2–7 (0–1) |
Timmons Arena (2,131) Greenville, SC | |||||||
Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra |
at NC State | L 67–100 | 2–8 |
PNC Arena (5,500) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
Dec 8, 2018* 5:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at UNC Asheville | W 71–59 | 3–8 |
Kimmel Arena (1,702) Asheville, NC | |||||||
Dec 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at High Point | L 59–86 | 3–9 |
Millis Center (1,211) High Point, NC | |||||||
Dec 18, 2018* 9:00 pm, BTN |
at No. 23 Iowa | L 60–78 | 3–10 |
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,642) Iowa City, IA | |||||||
Dec 21, 2018* 1:00 pm |
at Bowling Green | L 52–73 | 3–11 |
Stroh Center (1,715) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
Dec 29, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Wofford | L 54–74 | 3–12 (0–2) |
Ramsey Center (1,043) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Chattanooga | L 62–73 | 3–13 (0–3) |
Ramsey Center (1,322) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Samford | W 76–69 | 4–13 (1–3) |
Ramsey Center (1,295) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Mercer | L 80–84 | 4–14 (1–4) |
Hawkins Arena (2,521) Macon, GA | |||||||
Jan 12, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at The Citadel | W 94–82 | 5–14 (2–4) |
McAlister Field House (1,042) Charleston, SC | |||||||
Jan 17, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
UNC Greensboro | L 60–69 | 5–15 (2–5) |
Ramsey Center (2,226) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
Jan 19, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at VMI | L 83–91 | 5–16 (2–6) |
Cameron Hall (2,500) Lexington, VA | |||||||
Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
East Tennessee State | W 91–69 | 5–17 (2–7) |
Ramsey Center (2,095) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
Jan 31, 2019 8:00 pm |
at Chattanooga | W 105–96 | 6–17 (3–7) |
McKenzie Arena (3,626) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
Feb 2, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Samford | L 81–92 | 6–18 (3–8) |
Pete Hanna Center (974) Homewood, AL | |||||||
Feb 7, 2019 7:30 pm |
Furman | L 45–64 | 6–19 (3–9) |
Ramsey Center (2,423) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Wofford | L 56–83 | 6–20 (3–10) |
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,400) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Mercer | L 65–74 | 6–21 (3–11) |
Ramsey Center (1,203) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
The Citadel | W 103–82 | 7–21 (4–11) |
Ramsey Center (1,633) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UNC Greensboro | L 76–79 OT | 7–22 (4–12) |
Greensboro Coliseum (3,851) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
Feb 23, 2019 7:30 pm |
VMI | L 78–83 | 7–23 (4–13) |
Ramsey Center (2,587) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at East Tennessee State | L 74–81 | 7–24 (4–14) |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,520) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
SoCon Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 8, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(9) | vs. (8) VMI First round |
L 83–96 | 7–25 |
U.S. Cellular Center (2,138) Asheville, NC | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Source:[4]
References
- ^ "Western Carolina bounced out of Southern Conference tournament by Furman". Citizen Times. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ Press, Associated (2018-03-04). "Western Carolina basketball coach Larry Hunter steps down". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ McCormick, Bret (March 27, 2018). "Winthrop basketball assistant coach lands head job". Rock Hill Herald. Rock Hill, SC. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ "Men's Basketball - Schedule/Results - Western Carolina University". catamountsports.com. Retrieved 2018-10-24.