2009–10 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Larry Hunter's fifth season at Western Carolina. The Catamounts competed in the Southern Conference and played their home games at the Ramsey Center. They finished the season 2212, 117 in SoCon play, lost in the semifinals of the 2010 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament and were invited to the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Marshall.

2009–10 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2009–10 record2212 (117 SoCon)
Head coachLarry Hunter
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRamsey Center
2009–10 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Appalachian State135 .722  2412  .667
Western Carolina117 .611  2212  .647
Chattanooga612 .333  1518  .455
UNC Greensboro612 .333  823  .258
Samford513 .278  1120  .355
Elon513 .278  923  .281
South
Wofford153 .833  269  .743
College of Charleston144 .778  2212  .647
Davidson117 .611  1615  .516
The Citadel99 .500  1616  .500
Furman711 .389  1317  .433
Georgia Southern612 .333  923  .281
SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Source[1]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Brandon Giles 6'6" 200 G Sr. Auburndale, FL, U.S. Auburndale HS
2 Kendall Russell 6'6" 205 F Sr. Chicago, IL, U.S. Von Steuben HS
Cloud County CC
3 Antoine Childs 6'6" 205 G/F So. Beaver Falls, PA, U.S. Blackhawk HS
4 Keaton Cole 5'10" 170 G So. Toronto, ON, Canada Eastern Commerce
5 Trey Sumler 6'2" 175 G Fr. Rocky Mount, NC, U.S. Nash Central HS
11 Anthony Phillip 6'4" 210 F Jr. Lauderdale Lakes, FL, U.S. Boyd H. Anderson HS
Miami Dade CC
12 Mike Williams 6'2" 175 G Jr. Baton Rouge, LA, U.S. Genesis One Prep
Jackson State CC
13 Brigham Waginger 6'2" 175 G Sr. South Webster, OH, U.S. South Webster HS
22 Harouna Mutombo 6'4" 195 G So. Pickering, ON, Canada Pickering HS
31 Adrian Gailliard 6'7" 225 F Sr. Sewell, NJ, U.S. Washington Township HS
Lackawanna
34 Blake Gallagher 6'8" 240 F Jr. Monroe, NC, U.S. Fork Union Military Academy
42 Jake Robinson 6'8" 205 F Sr. Canton, NC, U.S. Pisgah HS
44 Sam Smithson 6'9" 225 C Fr. Horse Shoe, NC, U.S. Hargrave Military Academy
50 Richie Gordon 6'9" 245 F Jr. Atlanta, GA, U.S. Lakeside HS

Schedule and results

Source[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/14/2009*
7:00pm
St. Catharine W 6541  10
Ramsey Center (1,925)
Cullowhee, NC
11/18/2009*
9:00pm, ESPNU
at No. 3 Texas
CBE Classic
L 7341  11
Frank Erwin Center (11,317)
Austin, TX
11/23/2009*
7:30pm
ArkansasMonticello
CBE Classic
W 7044  21
Ramsey Center (1,073)
Cullowhee, NC
11/24/2009*
7:30pm
Binghamton
CBE Classic
W 7344  31
Ramsey Center (909)
Cullowhee, NC
11/25/2009*
7:30pm
Duquesne
CBE Classic
W 8377  41
Ramsey Center (787)
Cullowhee, NC
11/28/2009*
7:00pm
at GardnerWebb W 7559  51
Paul Porter Arena (1,400)
Boiling Springs, NC
12/2/2009
7:30pm
Wofford W 7267  61 (10)
Ramsey Center (1,527)
Cullowhee, NC
12/5/2009
4:00pm
at Furman W 6457  71 (20)
Timmons Arena (1,320)
Greenville, SC
12/7/2009*
8:05pm
at Bradley W 7567  81
Carver Arena (9,019)
Peoria, IL
12/10/2009*
7:00pm
Campbell W 6659  91
Ramsey Center (2,794)
Cullowhee, NC
12/12/2009*
4:00pm
at Louisville W 9183  101
Freedom Hall (19,247)
Louisville, KY
12/22/2009*
7:30pm
at No. 24 Clemson L 7957  102
Littlejohn Coliseum (8,485)
Clemson, SC
12/30/2009*
2:00pm
UNCAshville W 8776  112
Ramsey Center (2,763)
Cullowhee, NC
1/5/2010*
7:00pm
Berea W 12453  122
Ramsey Center (502)
Cullowhee, NC
1/9/2010
3:30pm
at Georgia Southern L 8176  123 (21)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,779)
Statesboro, GA
1/14/2010
7:00pm
UNCGreensboro W 7969  133 (31)
Ramsey Center (3,027)
Cullowhee, NC
1/16/2010
7:00pm
Elon W 8381  143 (41)
Ramsey Center (3,086)
Cullowhee, NC
1/20/2010
7:00pm
at Davidson W 7767  153 (51)
John M. Belk Arena (4,624)
Davidson, NC
1/23/2010
3:30pm
at Appalachian State L 6252  154 (52)
George M. Holmes Convocation Center (5,074)
Boone, NC
1/25/2010
7:00pm, CSS
College of Charleston W 10090  164 (62)
Ramsey Center (4,765)
Cullowhee, NC
1/28/2010
7:00pm
at Chattanooga L 8067  165 (63)
McKenzie Arena (3,382)
Chattanooga, TN
1/30/2010
8:00pm
at Samford W 6250  175 (73)
Pete Hanna Center (1,515)
Birmingham, AL
2/4/2010
7:00pm
Georgia Southern W 8368  185 (83)
Ramsey Center (1,829)
Cullowhee, NC
2/6/2010
7:00pm
Appalachian State L 8977  186 (84)
Ramsey Center (6,024)
Cullowhee, NC
2/8/2010
7:00pm
at Elon L 8176  187 (85)
Alumni Gym (1,072)
Elon, NC
2/13/2010
7:00pm
Davidson L 7572  188 (86)
Ramsey Center (2,471)
Cullowhee, NC
2/15/2010
7:00pm
at UNCGreensboro W 7570  198 (96)
Fleming Gymnasium (3,194)
Greensboro, NC
2/18/2010
7:05pm
at The Citadel L 7356  199 (97)
McAlister Field House (1,680)
Charleston, SC
2/20/2010*
8:00pm, ESPNU
at Kent State
ESPN Bracket Busters
L 7472  1910
MAC Center (5,003)
Kent, OH
2/25/2010
7:00pm
Samford W 6144  2010 (107)
Ramsey Center (2,382)
Cullowhee, NC
2/27/2010
3:00pm, SportsSouth
Chattanooga W 7870  2110 (117)
Ramsey Center (2,965)
Cullowhee, NC
2010 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
3/6/2010
2:00pm
vs. Elon
Quarterfinals
W 6857  2210
Bojangles' Coliseum (NA)
Charlotte, NC
3/7/2010
6:00pm
vs. Wofford
Semifinals
L 7758  2211
Time Warner Cable Arena (NA)
Charlotte, NC
2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament
3/16/2010
7:00pm
at Marshall
First Round
L 9088  2212
Cam Henderson Center (5,003)
Huntington, WV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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