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College Basketball -
Southern Conference
Western Carolina Catamounts
Location: Cullowhee, North Carolina
University Founded: 1889
Enrollment: 9,055 
Nickname: Catamounts
Mascot:
Paws the Catamount
School Colors:
Purple and Gold
Joined the SoCon: 1976
Varsity Teams: 14
U. Chancellor: John W. Bardo
Director of Athletics: Chip Smith
Basketball Head Coach: Larry Hunter
Conference Titles: 1996
Basketball Arena: Ramsey Center
Current Capacity: 7,826 |
Western Carolina University was established by Robert Lee Madison in 1889. The school’s first basketball team was born earlier than 1945, but the records were destroyed by fire.
The resurrection of a new basketball team was in 1945 under the leadership of coach Marion McDonald which hold an overall record of 13-7.
The Western Carolina University’s basketball team is also known as the Catamounts. Head coach Jim Gudger served 19 years (from 1950-1969) as head coach of the WCU men’s basketball squad, the longest serving coach of the Western Carolina University’s basketball team.
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The Catamounts joined the Southern Conference in 1976. After 20 years of painstaking hard work, finally, in 1996 the Western Carolina University’s basketball squad reached the final and captured the Southern Conference South Divisions Championship trophy.
Ronnie Carr, Greg Dennis, Mel Gibson, Tommy Lavelle, Henry Logan, Bob McGinn and Thomas "Bubba" Wilson are some of the notable former rosters of the Catamounts.
The Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center is home of the Catamounts basketball team with seating capacity of 7,826 and is the largest arena in Western North Carolina
Western Carolina 2007-08 Schedule
| Date |
Opponent |
Time/Result |
Record |
| November 9 |
Bowling Green |
W 63-60 |
1-0 |
| November 10 |
at
Cincinnati |
L 66-64 |
1-1 |
| November 11 |
at
Belmont |
L 79-70 |
1-2 |
| November 14 |
Methodist |
W 87-76 |
2-2 |
| November 20 |
North Carolina-
Asheville |
L 83-73 |
2-3 |
| November 27 |
at
Elon |
L 59-49 |
2-4 (0-1) |
| December 1 |
Charleston |
L 86-84 |
2-5 (0-2) |
| December 5 |
North Carolina Central |
W 84-64 |
3-5 |
| December 15 |
at
Indiana |
L 100-52 |
3-6 |
| December 17 |
at
Illinois |
L 58-35 |
3-7 |
| December 27 |
Presbyterian |
W 60-57 |
4-7 |
| December 29 |
at
North Carolina State |
L 74-62 |
4-8 |
| January 3 |
at
Furman |
L 64-60 |
4-9 (0-3) |
| January 5 |
at
Davidson |
L 86-73 |
4-10 (0-4) |
| January 10 |
Furman |
W 73-65 |
5-10 (1-4) |
| January 12 |
at
Chattanooga |
L 85-55 |
5-11 (1-5) |
| January 21 |
Davidson |
L 82-67 |
5-12 (1-6) |
| January 24 |
Elon |
W 72-60 |
6-12 (2-6) |
| January 26 |
at
Wofford |
L 83-73 |
6-13 (2-7) |
| January 28 |
Georgia Southern |
L 69-58 |
6-14 (2-8) |
| February 2 |
Appalachian State |
L 69-64 |
6-15 (2-9) |
| February 4 |
Chattanooga |
W 70-64 |
7-15 (3-9) |
| February 7 |
at Georgia Southern |
L 72-63 |
7-16 (3-10) |
| February 14 |
at
Citadel |
L 57-51 |
7-17 (3-11) |
| February 16 |
at Charleston |
W 65-57 |
8-17 (4-11) |
| February 21 |
UNC Greensboro |
L 74-62 |
8-18 (4-12) |
| February 23 |
Citadel |
W 61-42 |
9-18 (5-12) |
| February 28 |
Wofford |
W 62-57 |
10-18 (6-12) |
| March 1 |
at Appalachian State |
L 74-63 |
10-19 (6-13) |
| March 3 |
at UNC Greensboro |
L 60-55 |
10-20 (6-14) |
| March 7 |
at Wofford |
L 58-49 |
10-21 (6-14) |
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