2014–15 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

2014–15 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball

Conference	Southern Conference
2014–15 record	15–17 (9–9 SoCon)
Head coach	Larry Hunter (10th year)
Assistant coach	Anquell McCollum
Assistant coach	Eric Wilson
Assistant coach	Brigham Waginger
Home arena	Ramsey Center

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wofford †	16	–	2	.889	28	–	7	.800
Chattanooga	15	–	3	.833	22	–	10	.688
Mercer	12	–	6	.667	19	–	16	.543
Western Carolina	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
East Tennessee State	8	–	10	.444	16	–	14	.533
VMI	7	–	11	.389	11	–	19	.367
Samford	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
The Citadel	6	–	12	.333	11	–	19	.367
UNC Greensboro	6	–	12	.333	11	–	22	.333
Furman	5	–	13	.278	11	–	22	.333

† 2015 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by thenth year head coach Larry Hunter, played their home games at the Ramsey Center and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 9–9 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SoCon Tournament to Wofford.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Kenneth Hall	Forward	6–7	210	Senior	Dallas, Texas
2	Mike Brown	Guard	6–3	175	Junior	Charlotte, North Carolina
3	Rhett Harrelson	Guard	5–10	170	Junior	Enterprise, Alabama
4	Torrion Brummitt	Forward	6–7	240	Junior	Columbus, Georgia
5	Devin Peterson	Guard	6–1	171	Freshman	Milton, Georgia
12	Tucker Thompson	Forward	6–9	240	Freshman	Huntersville, North Carolina
23	Justin Browning	Forward	6–4	175	Junior	Sylacauga, Alabama
24	Ashley Williams	Forward	6–5	167	Freshman	Morehead City, North Carolina
25	James Sinclair	Guard	6–3	180	Senior	Savannah, Georgia
31	Aaron Williams	Guard	6–3	188	Freshman	Morehead City, North Carolina
41	Charlendez Brooks	Forward	6–9	270	RS–Freshman	Duncan, South Carolina

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/14/2014*	at Mississippi State	L 56–66	0–1	Humphrey Coliseum (6,261)
11/17/2014*	at Alabama (CBE Hall of Fame Classic)	L 74–80	0–2	Coleman Coliseum (8,830)
11/21/2014*	Hiwassee	W 72–53	1–2	Ramsey Center (1,395)
11/24/2014*	at Oakland (CBE Hall of Fame Classic)	W 88–79 ^2OT	2–2	Athletics Center O'rena (1,631)
11/25/2014*	vs. Georgia State (CBE Hall of Fame Classic)	L 70–85	2–3	Athletics Center O'rena (1,377)
11/26/2014*	vs. Chicago State (CBE Hall of Fame Classic)	W 66–61	3–3	Athletics Center O'rena (130)
12/01/2014*	at Charleston Southern	L 66–72	3–4	CSU Field House (855)
12/03/2014	at East Tennessee State	L 89–96	3–5 (0–1)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,287)
12/05/2014*	at Minnesota	L 64–84	3–6	Williams Arena (11,026)
12/16/2014*	at Vanderbilt	L 79–99	3–7	Memorial Gymnasium (7,504)
12/18/2014*	Wright State	L 56–69	3–8	Ramsey Center (671)
12/21/2014*	at UNC Asheville	W 66–62	4–8	Kimmel Arena (2,149)
12/30/2014*	St. Catharine (KY)	W 86–70	5–8	Ramsey Center (682)
01/03/2015	The Citadel	W 78–70	6–8 (1–1)	Ramsey Center (896)
01/05/2015	Furman	W 72–53	7–8 (2–1)	Ramsey Center (617)
01/08/2015	at Chattanooga	L 60–66	7–9 (2–2)	McKenzie Arena (2,724)
01/10/2015	UNC Greensboro	W 82–72	8–9 (3–2)	Ramsey Center (1,124)
01/15/2015	East Tennessee State	L 76–83	8–10 (3–3)	Ramsey Center (1,794)
01/17/2015	at Wofford	L 43–62	8–11 (3–4)	Benjamin Johnson Arena (2,012)
01/22/2015	Mercer	W 60–52	9–11 (4–4)	Ramsey Center (1,839)
01/24/2015	at Samford	L 72–78	9–12 (4–5)	Pete Hanna Center (1,231)
01/29/2015	at VMI	W 85–70	10–12 (5–5)	Cameron Hall (1,404)
01/31/2015	at UNC Greensboro	W 78–73	11–12 (6–5)	Greensboro Coliseum (2,616)
02/05/2015	Samford	L 72–76	11–13 (6–6)	Ramsey Center (1,319)
02/07/2015	Chattanooga	W 73–70	12–13 (7–6)	Ramsey Center (3,063)
02/12/2015	at Mercer	W 58–54	13–13 (8–6)	Hawkins Arena (3,501)
02/14/2015	Wofford	L 55–75	13–14 (8–7)	Ramsey Center (2,174)
02/17/2015*	Cleveland State	Cancelled^[2]		Ramsey Center
02/21/2015	VMI	L 111–113 ^2OT	13–15 (8–8)	Ramsey Center (3,060)
02/26/2015	at Furman	L 49–53	13–16 (8–9)	Timmons Arena (925)
02/28/2015	at The Citadel	W 67–54	14–16 (9–9)	McAlister Field House (1,120)
SoCon Tournament
3/07/2015	vs. East Tennessee State (Quarterfinals)	W 67–61 ^OT	15–16	U.S. Cellular Center (6,051)
3/08/2015	vs. Wofford (Semifinals)	L 61–73	15–17	U.S. Cellular Center (5,545)
*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 vs. Cleveland State game cancelled". ESPN.com. February 17, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.

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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