2019–20 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by second-year head coach Mark Prosser, played their home games at the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, North Carolina, as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 10–8 in Southern Conference play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Mercer in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference tournament before losing in the semifinals to East Tennessee State.

2019–20 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record19–12 (10–8 SoCon)
Head coach
Associate head coachMonty Sanders
Assistant coaches
  • Tony Rack
  • Brigham Waginger
Home arenaRamsey Center
Seasons
2019–20 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Tennessee State 16 2   .889 30 4   .882
Furman 15 3   .833 25 7   .781
UNC Greensboro 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
Mercer 11 7   .611 17 15   .531
Western Carolina 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
Chattanooga 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Wofford 8 10   .444 19 16   .543
Samford 4 14   .222 10 23   .303
VMI 3 15   .167 9 24   .273
The Citadel 0 18   .000 6 24   .200
2020 SoCon tournament winner

Previous season

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The Catamounts finished the 2018–19 season 7–25, 4–14 in Southern Conference play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. In the Southern Conference tournament, they were defeated by VMI in the first round.[1]

Offseason

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Player departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Marc Gosselin 12 F 6'7" 205 Senior Lyon, France Graduated
Josh Cottrell 15 G 6'2" 185 Freshman Hayesville, NC Transferred to North Georgia
Yalim Olclay 35 F 6'8" 225 Junior Izmir, Turkey Transferred to Minnesota-Duluth

Recruiting Class of 2019

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Travion McCray
G
Timmonsville, SC Village Christian Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Tyler Harris
G/F
Charlotte, NC Independence High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 186 lb (84 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Xavier Cork
F
Sulphur Springs, TX Sulphur Springs High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Ahmir Langlais
F
Atlanta, GA Holy Spirit Prep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2019–20 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Carlos Dotson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr Riverdale, Maryland
G 1 Travion McCray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Fr Timmonsville, South Carolina
G 2 Matt Halvorsen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Jr Kingsport, Tennessee
G 3 Jason McMillan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Cherokee, North Carolina
G/F 4 Tyler Harris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina
F 5 D.J. Myers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Raleigh, North Carolina
G/F 10 Douglas Elks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) RS So Raleigh, North Carolina
G 11 Mason Faulkner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 181 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Glasgow, Kentucky
F 13 Xavier Cork 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Sulphur Springs, Texas
G 14 Kameron Gibson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Cincinnati, Ohio
G 21 Marcus Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Mint Hill, North Carolina
G 23 Malik McCrimmon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Jr Robbins, North Carolina
F 25 Ahmir Langlais 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia
F 33 Onno Steger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Upper Arlington, Ohio
F 44 Adam Sledd 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Roanoke, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 28, 2019

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at Georgia L 72–91  0–1
Stegeman Coliseum (8,722)
Athens, GA
November 9, 2019*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Gardner–Webb W 71–59  1–1
Ramsey Center (1,735)
Cullowhee, NC
November 12, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
North Carolina A&T W 90–64  2–1
Ramsey Center (1,206)
Cullowhee, NC
November 15, 2019*
7:00 pm, FS South
at Florida State L 74–79  2–2
Donald L. Tucker Center (9,490)
Tallahassee, FL
November 21, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Jacksonville W 96–94 2OT 3–2
Swisher Gymnasium (764)
Jacksonville, FL
November 24, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Stetson W 70–64  4–2
Edmunds Center (522)
DeLand, FL
November 27, 2019*
12:00 pm
Bryan W 78–54  5–2
Ramsey Center (793)
Cullowhee, NC
December 3, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Chattanooga W 87–77  6–2
(1–0)
Ramsey Center (2,021)
Cullowhee, NC
December 7, 2019*
4:00 pm, Nexstar/ESPN+/3
UNC Asheville W 78–77  7–2
Ramsey Center (2,302)
Cullowhee, NC
December 18, 2019*
6:30 pm, FS1
at Xavier L 61–74  7–3
Cintas Center (9,907)
Cincinnati, OH
December 21, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee Tech W 89–76  8–3
Eblen Center (1,392)
Cookeville, TN
December 28, 2019*
12:00 pm
Piedmont W 108–47  9–3
Ramsey Center (965)
Cullowhee, NC
January 4, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at The Citadel W 86–82  10–3
(2–0)
McAlister Field House (1,056)
Charleston, SC
January 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at VMI W 97–85  11–3
(3–0)
Cameron Hall (645)
Lexington, VA
January 11, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Mercer W 79–71  12–3
(4–0)
Ramsey Center (2,296)
Cullowhee, NC
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Furman L 79–83  12–4
(4–1)
Timmons Arena (1,695)
Greenville, SC
January 18, 2020
7:00 pm, Nexstar/ESPN+
East Tennessee State L 66–85  12–5
(4–2)
Ramsey Center (3,756)
Cullowhee, NC
January 22, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Mercer L 79–85  12–6
(4–3)
Hawkins Arena (2,572)
Macon, GA
January 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wofford W 81–72  13–6
(5–3)
Ramsey Center (3,809)
Cullowhee, NC
January 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UNC Greensboro L 58–72  13–7
(5–4)
Ramsey Center (1,860)
Cullowhee, NC
February 1, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Chattanooga W 64–61  14–7
(6–4)
McKenzie Arena (3,188)
Chattanooga, TN
February 5, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Samford W 78–70  15–7
(7–4)
Pete Hanna Center (378)
Homewood, AL
February 8, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Furman L 73–82  15–8
(7–5)
Ramsey Center (2,338)
Cullowhee, NC
February 12, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UNC Greensboro L 62–82  15–9
(7–6)
Greensboro Coliseum (3,057)
Greensboro, NC
February 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wofford W 80–74  16–9
(8–6)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,365)
Spartanburg, SC
February 19, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
VMI L 71–74  16–10
(8–7)
Ramsey Center (1,528)
Cullowhee, NC
February 22, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN3
The Citadel W 96–84  17–10
(9–7)
Ramsey Center (3,497)
Cullowhee, NC
February 26, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Samford W 109–78  18–10
(10–7)
Ramsey Center (1,474)
Cullowhee, NC
February 29, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Tennessee State L 67–68  18–11
(10–8)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (6,177)
Johnson City, TN
Southern Conference tournament
March 7, 2020
2:30 pm, ESPN+
(5) vs. (4) Mercer
Quarterfinals
W 70–56  19–11
Harrah's Cherokee Center (5,573)
Asheville, NC
March 8, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
(5) vs. (1) East Tennessee State
Semifinals
L 75–97  19–12
Harrah's Cherokee Center (6,132)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "VMI, Samford advance to SoCon quarters". SoConSports.com. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball - Schedule/Results". Western Carolina University. Retrieved November 28, 2019.