2015–16 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

2015–16 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball
CBI, First round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record16–18 (10–8 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRamsey Center
Seasons
2015–16 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga 15 3   .833 29 6   .829
East Tennessee State 14 4   .778 24 12   .667
Furman 11 7   .611 19 16   .543
Wofford 11 7   .611 15 17   .469
Western Carolina 10 8   .556 16 18   .471
UNC Greensboro 10 8   .556 15 19   .441
Mercer 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
Samford 4 14   .222 14 19   .424
VMI 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
The Citadel 3 15   .167 10 22   .313
2016 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by 11th year head coach Larry Hunter, played their home games at the Ramsey Center and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 10–8 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Wofford to advance to the semifinals of the SoCon tournament where they lost to Chattanooga. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Vermont.

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 W 67–61  10–15
(5–7)
Ramsey Center (1,982)
Cullowhee, NC
02/13/2016
4:30 pm
Samford W 76–71  11–15
(6–7)
Ramsey Center (2,531)
Cullowhee, NC
02/15/2016
7:00 pm, ASN
at East Tennessee State L 77–83  11–16
(6–8)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,752)
Johnson City, TN
02/18/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Mercer W 72–65  12–16
(7–8)
Hawkins Arena (3,627)
Macon, GA
02/20/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at The Citadel W 102–97  13–16
(8–8)
McAlister Field House (4,424)
Charleston, SC
02/25/2016
7:00 pm
Wofford W 53–48  14–16
(9–8)
Ramsey Center (1,112)
Cullowhee, NC
02/27/2016
4:30 pm
Furman W 73–62  15–16
(10–8)
Ramsey Center (1,810)
Cullowhee, NC
SoCon tournament
03/05/2016
2:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Wofford
Quarterfinals
W 88–83 2OT 16–16
U.S. Cellular Center (5,667)
Asheville, NC
03/06/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Chattanooga
Semifinals
L 69–73  16–17
U.S. Cellular Center (6,019)
Asheville, NC
CBI
03/16/2016*
7:00 pm
at Vermont
First round
L 74–79  16–18
Patrick Gym (1,486)
Burlington, VT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM - Western Carolina Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.