2014–15 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team
American college basketball season
2014–15 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball | |
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 15–17 (9–9 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Ramsey Center |
Seasons |
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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 |
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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 time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
11/14/2014* 6:30 pm | at Mississippi State | L 56–66 | 0–1 | Humphrey Coliseum (6,261) Starkville, MS | |||||||
11/17/2014* 9:00 pm, SECN | at Alabama CBE Hall of Fame Classic | L 74–80 | 0–2 | Coleman Coliseum (8,830) Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||||
11/21/2014* 7:00 pm | Hiwassee | W 72–53 | 1–2 | Ramsey Center (1,395) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
11/24/2014* 7:00 pm | at Oakland CBE Hall of Fame Classic | W 88–79 2OT | 2–2 | Athletics Center O'rena (1,631) Rochester, MI | |||||||
11/25/2014* 4:30 pm | vs. Georgia State CBE Hall of Fame Classic | L 70–85 | 2–3 | Athletics Center O'rena (1,377) Rochester, MI | |||||||
11/26/2014* 4:30 pm | vs. Chicago State CBE Hall of Fame Classic | W 66–61 | 3–3 | Athletics Center O'rena (130) Rochester, MI | |||||||
12/01/2014* 7:30 pm | at Charleston Southern | L 66–72 | 3–4 | CSU Field House (855) Charleston, SC | |||||||
12/03/2014 8:00 pm, ASN | at East Tennessee State | L 89–96 | 3–5 (0–1) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,287) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
12/05/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Minnesota | L 64–84 | 3–6 | Williams Arena (11,026) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
12/16/2014* 9:00 pm, SECN | at Vanderbilt | L 79–99 | 3–7 | Memorial Gymnasium (7,504) Nashville, TN | |||||||
12/18/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Wright State | L 56–69 | 3–8 | Ramsey Center (671) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
12/21/2014* 2:00 pm | at UNC Asheville | W 66–62 | 4–8 | Kimmel Arena (2,149) Asheville, NC | |||||||
12/30/2014* 7:00 pm | St. Catharine (KY) | W 86–70 | 5–8 | Ramsey Center (682) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
01/03/2015 2:00 pm | The Citadel | W 78–70 | 6–8 (1–1) | Ramsey Center (896) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
01/05/2015 7:30 pm | Furman | W 72–53 | 7–8 (2–1) | Ramsey Center (617) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
01/08/2015 7:00 pm | at Chattanooga | L 60–66 | 7–9 (2–2) | McKenzie Arena (2,724) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
01/10/2015 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | UNC Greensboro | W 82–72 | 8–9 (3–2) | Ramsey Center (1,124) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
01/15/2015 7:00 pm | East Tennessee State | L 76–83 | 8–10 (3–3) | Ramsey Center (1,794) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
01/17/2015 7:00 pm | at Wofford | L 43–62 | 8–11 (3–4) | Benjamin Johnson Arena (2,012) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
01/22/2015 7:00 pm | Mercer | W 60–52 | 9–11 (4–4) | Ramsey Center (1,839) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
01/24/2015 8:00 pm | at Samford | L 72–78 | 9–12 (4–5) | Pete Hanna Center (1,231) Homewood, AL | |||||||
01/29/2015 7:00 pm | at VMI | W 85–70 | 10–12 (5–5) | Cameron Hall (1,404) Lexington, VA | |||||||
01/31/2015 5:00 pm | at UNC Greensboro | W 78–73 | 11–12 (6–5) | Greensboro Coliseum (2,616) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
02/05/2015 7:00 pm | Samford | L 72–76 | 11–13 (6–6) | Ramsey Center (1,319) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
02/07/2015 4:30 pm | Chattanooga | W 73–70 | 12–13 (7–6) | Ramsey Center (3,063) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
02/12/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Mercer | W 58–54 | 13–13 (8–6) | Hawkins Arena (3,501) Macon, GA | |||||||
02/14/2015 5:00 pm | Wofford | L 55–75 | 13–14 (8–7) | Ramsey Center (2,174) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
02/17/2015* 7:00 pm, STO | Cleveland State | Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC | |||||||||
02/21/2015 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | VMI | L 111–113 2OT | 13–15 (8–8) | Ramsey Center (3,060) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
02/26/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Furman | L 49–53 | 13–16 (8–9) | Timmons Arena (925) Greenville, SC | |||||||
02/28/2015 1:00 pm | at The Citadel | W 67–54 | 14–16 (9–9) | McAlister Field House (1,120) Charleston, SC | |||||||
SoCon tournament | |||||||||||
3/07/2015 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. East Tennessee State Quarterfinals | W 67–61 OT | 15–16 | U.S. Cellular Center (6,051) Asheville, NC | |||||||
3/08/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Wofford Semifinals | L 61–73 | 15–17 | U.S. Cellular Center (5,545) Asheville, NC | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |