2018–19 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by first-year head coach Mark Prosser, played their home games at the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, North Carolina as members of the Southern Conference.
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Conference | Southern Conference |
2018–19 record | 7–25 (4–14 SoCon) |
Head coach | Mark Prosser (1st season) |
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Home arena | Ramsey Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Wofford † | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Greensboro | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 7 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 SoCon Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
The Catamounts finished the 2017–18 season 13–19, 8–10 in SoCon play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament to Furman.[1]
Following the loss to Furman on March 3, 2018, head coach Larry Hunter resigned.[2] He finished at Western Carolina with a 13-year record of 193–229. On March 27, Winthrop associate head coach, Mark Prosser, son of the late Skip Prosser, was named head coach of the Catamounts.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 7, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Wright State Cancún Challenge campus game |
L 73–96 | 0–1 |
Nutter Center (3,292) Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Nov 10, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 |
College of Charleston | L 74–77 | 0–2 |
Ramsey Center (1,689) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
Nov 14, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at SMU Cancún Challenge campus game |
L 65–98 | 0–3 |
Moody Coliseum (5,440) Dallas, TX | |||||||
Nov 17, 2018* 4:00 pm |
Hiwassee | W 94–55 | 1–3 |
Ramsey Center (500) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
Nov 20, 2018* 12:30 pm |
vs. Jacksonville State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division semifinals |
L 53–84 | 1–4 |
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center Cancún, Mexico | |||||||
Nov 21, 2018* 12:30pm |
vs. Southern Miss Cancún Challenge Mayan Division consolation |
L 63–68 | 1–5 |
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center Cancún, Mexico | |||||||
Nov 24, 2018* 2:00 pm |
Jacksonville | W 77–65 | 2–5 |
Ramsey Center (778) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra |
at Wake Forest | L 64–71 | 2–6 |
LJVM Coliseum (4,741) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
Dec 1, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Furman | L 88–90 2OT | 2–7 (0–1) |
Timmons Arena (2,131) Greenville, SC | |||||||
Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra |
at NC State | L 67–100 | 2–8 |
PNC Arena (5,500) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
Dec 8, 2018* 5:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at UNC Asheville | W 71–59 | 3–8 |
Kimmel Arena (1,702) Asheville, NC | |||||||
Dec 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at High Point | L 59–86 | 3–9 |
Millis Center (1,211) High Point, NC | |||||||
Dec 18, 2018* 9:00 pm, BTN |
at No. 23 Iowa | L 60–78 | 3–10 |
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,642) Iowa City, IA | |||||||
Dec 21, 2018* 1:00 pm |
at Bowling Green | L 52–73 | 3–11 |
Stroh Center (1,715) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
Dec 29, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Wofford | L 54–74 | 3–12 (0–2) |
Ramsey Center (1,043) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Chattanooga | L 62–73 | 3–13 (0–3) |
Ramsey Center (1,322) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Samford | W 76–69 | 4–13 (1–3) |
Ramsey Center (1,295) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Mercer | L 80–84 | 4–14 (1–4) |
Hawkins Arena (2,521) Macon, GA | |||||||
Jan 12, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at The Citadel | W 94–82 | 5–14 (2–4) |
McAlister Field House (1,042) Charleston, SC | |||||||
Jan 17, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
UNC Greensboro | L 60–69 | 5–15 (2–5) |
Ramsey Center (2,226) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
Jan 19, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at VMI | L 83–91 | 5–16 (2–6) |
Cameron Hall (2,500) Lexington, VA | |||||||
Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
East Tennessee State | W 91–69 | 5–17 (2–7) |
Ramsey Center (2,095) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
Jan 31, 2019 8:00 pm |
at Chattanooga | W 105–96 | 6–17 (3–7) |
McKenzie Arena (3,626) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
Feb 2, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Samford | L 81–92 | 6–18 (3–8) |
Pete Hanna Center (974) Homewood, AL | |||||||
Feb 7, 2019 7:30 pm |
Furman | L 45–64 | 6–19 (3–9) |
Ramsey Center (2,423) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Wofford | L 56–83 | 6–20 (3–10) |
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,400) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Mercer | L 65–74 | 6–21 (3–11) |
Ramsey Center (1,203) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
The Citadel | W 103–82 | 7–21 (4–11) |
Ramsey Center (1,633) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UNC Greensboro | L 76–79 OT | 7–22 (4–12) |
Greensboro Coliseum (3,851) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
Feb 23, 2019 7:30 pm |
VMI | L 78–83 | 7–23 (4–13) |
Ramsey Center (2,587) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at East Tennessee State | L 74–81 | 7–24 (4–14) |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,520) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
SoCon Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 8, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(9) | vs. (8) VMI First round |
L 83–96 | 7–25 |
U.S. Cellular Center (2,138) Asheville, NC | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Source:[4]
References
- "Western Carolina bounced out of Southern Conference tournament by Furman". Citizen Times. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- Press, Associated (2018-03-04). "Western Carolina basketball coach Larry Hunter steps down". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- McCormick, Bret (March 27, 2018). "Winthrop basketball assistant coach lands head job". Rock Hill Herald. Rock Hill, SC. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- "Men's Basketball - Schedule/Results - Western Carolina University". catamountsports.com. Retrieved 2018-10-24.