2015–16 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

2015–16 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball

Conference	Southern Conference
2015–16 record	9–15 (4–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Larry Hunter (11th year)
Assistant coach	Anquell McCollum
Assistant coach	Brigham Waginger
Assistant coach	Wilie Freeman
Home arena	Ramsey Center

2015–16 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Chattanooga	12	–	2	.857	23	–	4	.852
Furman	11	–	4	.733	17	–	11	.607
East Tennessee State	10	–	4	.714	17	–	10	.630
Wofford	10	–	5	.667	14	–	14	.500
Mercer	8	–	6	.571	18	–	9	.667
Western Carolina	6	–	8	.429	11	–	16	.407
UNC Greensboro	6	–	8	.429	10	–	17	.370
The Citadel	3	–	11	.214	10	–	17	.370
Samford	3	–	12	.200	12	–	16	.429
VMI	2	–	11	.154	7	–	17	.292

† 2016 SoCon Tournament winner As of February 13, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represents Western Carolina University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by 11th year head coach Larry Hunter, play their home games at the Ramsey Center and are members of the Southern Conference.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Elijah Pughsley	Guard	6–1	175	Freshman	Lima, Ohio
2	Mike Brown	Guard	6–3	175	Senior	Charlotte, North Carolina
3	Rhett Harrelson	Guard	5–10	170	Senior	Enterprise, Alabama
4	Torrion Brummitt	Forward	6–7	240	Senior	Columbus, Georgia
5	Devin Peterson	Guard	6–1	170	Sophomore	Milton, Georgia
11	Haboubacar Mutombo	Guard	6–5	190	Sophomore	Pickering, Ontario, Canada
12	Marc Gosselin	Forward	6–7	195	Freshman	Lyon, France
13	Deriece Parks	Guard	6–5	155	Junior	Charlotte, North Carolina
21	Kyle Rhoades	Forward	6–6	190	Junior	Lumberton, North Carolina
22	Jesse Deloach	Forward	6–7	225	Freshman	Grayson, Georgia
23	Justin Browning	Forward	6–4	175	Senior	Sylacauga, Alabama
24	Ashley Williams	Forward	6–5	170	Sophomore	Morehead City, North Carolina
31	Aaron Williams	Guard	6–3	190	Sophomore	Morehead City, North Carolina
41	Charlendez Brooks	Forward	6–9	250	RS–Sophomore	Duncan, South Carolina

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Cincinnati	L 72–97	0–1	Fifth Third Arena (7,213) Cincinnati, OH
11/15/2015* 4:30 pm	UNC Asheville	W 90–81	1–1	Ramsey Center (1,113) Cullowhee, NC
11/21/2015* 7:00 pm	at High Point	L 69–75	1–2	Millis Center (1,750) High Point, NC
11/24/2015* 7:30 pm	Hiwassee	W 88–63	2–2	Ramsey Center (1,398) Cullowhee, NC
11/27/2015* 3:00 pm	at College of Charleston	L 56–57	2–3	TD Arena (2,002) Charleston, SC
11/30/2015* 7:00 pm, SECN	at South Carolina	L 53–76	2–4	Colonial Life Arena (8,957) Columbia, SC
12/03/2015* 7:00 pm	Warren Wilson	W 96–45	3–4	Ramsey Center (1,233) Cullowhee, NC
12/05/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3	at Illinois	L 68–80	3–5	State Farm Center (11,455) Champaign, IL
12/12/2015* 7:00 pm	at Davidson Gotham Classic	L 54–87	3–6	John M. Belk Arena (4,068) Davidson, NC
12/14/2015* 7:00 pm	Eastern Washington Gotham Classic	W 97–80	4–6	Ramsey Center (858) Cullowhee, NC
12/20/2015* 4:00 pm	at Morehead State Gotham Classic	L 52–60	4–7	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,153) Morehead, KY
12/23/2015* 7:00 pm, ROOT	at Pittsburgh Gotham Classic	L 73–79	4–8	Petersen Events Center (8,025) Pittsburgh, PA
12/30/2015* 2:00 pm	Mars Hill	W 82–62	5–8	Ramsey Center (946) Cullowhee, NC
01/02/2016 2:00 pm	East Tennessee State	L 66–82	5–9 (0–1)	Ramsey Center (956) Cullowhee, NC
01/09/2016 4:30 pm	VMI	W 73–52	6–9 (1–1)	Ramsey Center (1,844) Cullowhee, NC
01/11/2016 7:00 pm, ASN	UNC Greensboro	W 83–77 ^OT	7–9 (2–1)	Ramsey Center (1,497) Cullowhee, NC
01/14/2016 7:30 pm	at Chattanooga	L 58–77	7–10 (2–2)	McKenzie Arena (2,523) Chattanooga, TN
01/16/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Samford	L 68–84	7–11 (2–3)	Pete Hanna Center (1,781) Homewood, AL
01/21/2016 7:30 pm	The Citadel	L 91–92	7–12 (2–4)	Ramsey Center (1,638) Cullowhee, NC
01/24/2016 1:00 pm	Mercer Postponed from 1/23/16	W 86–80 ^2OT	8–12 (3–4)	Ramsey Center (1,112) Cullowhee, NC
01/28/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Furman	L 60–62	8–13 (3–5)	Timmons Arena (1,748) Greenville, SC
01/30/2016 7:00 pm	at Wofford	L 66–85	8–14 (3–6)	Benjamin Johnson Arena (2,070) Spartanburg, SC
02/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at UNC Greensboro	L 58–75	8–15 (3–7)	Greensboro Coliseum (2,593) Greensboro, NC
02/06/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3	at VMI	W 69–60	9–15 (4–7)	Cameron Hall (2,379) Lexington, VA
02/11/2016 7:30 pm	Chattanooga			Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
02/13/2016 4:30 pm	Samford			Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
02/15/2016 7:00 pm, ASN	at East Tennessee State			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
02/18/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Mercer			Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
02/20/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3	at The Citadel			McAlister Field House Charleston, SC
02/25/2016 7:00 pm	Wofford			Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
02/27/2016 4:30 pm	Furman			Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
SoCon Tournament
03/06/2016– 03/09/2016	vs.			U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC
*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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