2013–14 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

2013–14 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball

Conference	Southern Conference
2013–14 record	19–15 (10–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Larry Hunter (9th year)
Assistant coach	Anquell McCollum
Assistant coach	Eric Wilson
Assistant coach	Brigham Waginger
Home arena	Ramsey Center

	Conf				Overall
2013–14 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	15	–	1	.938	20	–	13	.606
Chattanooga	12	–	4	.750	18	–	15	.545
Wofford †	11	–	5	.688	20	–	13	.606
Elon	11	–	5	.688	18	–	14	.563
Western Carolina	10	–	6	.625	19	–	15	.559
UNC Greensboro	7	–	9	.438	14	–	18	.438
Georgia Southern	6	–	10	.375	15	–	19	.441
Samford	6	–	10	.375	13	–	20	.394
Appalachian State	5	–	11	.313	9	–	21	.300
Furman	3	–	13	.188	9	–	21	.300
The Citadel	2	–	14	.125	7	–	26	.212

† 2014 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2013–14 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by ninth year head coach Larry Hunter, played their home games at the Ramsey Center and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 10–6 in SoCon play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the SoCon Tournament where they lost to Wofford.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Tom Tankelewicz	Forward	6–4	180	Senior	Apex, North Carolina
1	Kenneth Hall	Forward	6–7	210	Junior	Dallas, Texas
2	Mike Brown	Guard	6–3	175	Sophomore	Charlotte, North Carolina
3	Rhett Harrelson	Guard	5–10	170	Sophomore	Enterprise, Alabama
4	Torrion Brummitt	Forward	6–7	240	Sophomore	Columbus, Georgia
5	Trey Sumler	Guard	6–2	175	Senior	Rocky Mount, North Carolina
14	Josh Mendenhall	Forward	6–8	180	Senior	Greenville, South Carolina
21	Ethan Freeman	Guard	6–1	175	Sophomore	Marion, North Carolina
23	Justin Browning	Forward	6–4	175	Sophomore	Sylacauga, Alabama
24	Brandon Boggs	Guard	6–5	190	Senior	Greenville, South Carolina
25	James Sinclair	Guard	6–3	180	Junior	Savannah, Georgia
32	Tawaski King	Forward	6–8	245	Senior	Dublin, Georgia
41	Charlendez Brooks	Forward	6–9	270	Freshman	Duncan, South Carolina

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/08/2013*	Wittenberg	W 77–55	1–0	Ramsey Center (1,582)
11/11/2013*	UNC Asheville	W 74–67	2–0	Ramsey Center (1,957)
11/13/2013*	at #18 Oregon	L 83–107	2–1	Matthew Knight Arena (6,262)
11/15/2013*	at Virginia Tech (Coaches vs. Cancer Classic)	L 61–79	2–2	Cassell Coliseum (5,617)
11/16/2013*	at Liberty	W 68–63	3–2	Vines Center (2,596)
11/21/2013*	at Kent State (Coaches vs. Cancer Classic)	L 59–73	3–3	MAC Center (2,473)
11/22/2013*	vs. Niagara (Coaches vs. Cancer Classic)	W 98–90	4–3	MAC Center (579)
11/23/2013*	vs. USC Upstate (Coaches vs. Cancer Classic)	L 58–72	4–4	MAC Center (316)
11/26/2013*	Limestone College	W 78–69	5–4	Ramsey Center (823)
11/30/2013*	at Wright State	L 77–85	5–5	Nutter Center (3,008)
12/04/2013*	at Coastal Carolina	L 68–76	5–6	HTC Center (2,122)
12/16/2013*	at Cleveland State	L 55–66	5–7	Wolstein Center (1,163)
12/18/2013*	Charleston Southern	W 92–84	6–7	Ramsey Center (682)
12/21/2013*	at Georgia	L 63–65	6–8	Stegeman Coliseum (6,069)
12/30/2013*	Milligan	W 106–72	7–8	Ramsey Center (953)
01/02/2014	UNC Greensboro	W 72–51	8–8 (1–0)	Ramsey Center (894)
01/04/2014	Elon	W 74–62	9–8 (2–0)	Ramsey Center (1,174)
01/11/2014	at Georgia Southern	W 68–67	10–8 (3–0)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,372)
01/18/2014	Samford	W 67–64	11–8 (4–0)	Ramsey Center (2,146)
01/20/2014	at Wofford	L 60–71	11–9 (4–1)	Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,397)
01/23/2014	Davidson	L 77–82	11–10 (4–2)	Ramsey Center (3,002)
01/25/2014	at The Citadel	W 78–60	12–10 (5–2)	McAlister Field House (1,372)
01/30/2014	at Elon	L 60–74	12–11 (5–3)	Alumni Gym (1,312)
02/08/2014	Appalachian State	W 84–75 ^OT	13–11 (6–3)	Ramsey Center (3,712)
02/10/2014	Furman	W 83–75	14–11 (7–3)	Ramsey Center (1,065)
02/14/2014	at Chattanooga	L 73–73	14–12 (7–4)	McKenzie Arena (3,209)
02/16/2014	at UNC Greensboro	W 82–77 ^OT	15–12 (8–4)	Greensboro Coliseum (2,466)
02/20/2014	at Appalachian State	W 74–61	16–12 (9–4)	George M. Holmes Convocation Center (2,041)
02/22/2014	The Citadel	W 70–52	17–12 (10–4)	Ramsey Center (1,241)
02/27/2014	Chattanooga	L 81–83 ^OT	17–13 (10–5)	Ramsey Center (1,638)
03/01/2014	at Samford	L 86–93	17–14 (10–6)	Pete Hanna Center (2,741)
2014 SoCon Tournament
03/08/2014	vs. Elon (Quarterfinals)	W 66–64	18–14	U.S. Cellular Center (5,898)
03/09/2014	vs. Davidson (Semifinals)	W 99–97 ^OT	19–14	U.S. Cellular Center (5,434)
03/10/2014	vs. Wofford (Championship)	L 53–56	19–15	U.S. Cellular Center (5,799)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://www.catamountsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/wcar-m-baskbl-sched.html

Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball

Venues	Ramsey Center (1986–present)

Culture & lore	Paws "Fight on! You Catamounts"

People	Head coaches

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