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.
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 2009/10 Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time/Result |
| 14-Nov | St. Catharine | W 65-41 |
| 18-Nov | at No. 3 Texas | L 73-41 |
| 23-Nov | vs. Ark Monticello* | W 70-44 |
| 24-Nov | Binghamton | W 73-44 |
| 25-Nov | Duquesne | W 83-77 |
| 28-Nov | at Gardner-Webb | W 75-59 |
| 2-Dec | Wofford | W 72-67 |
| 5-Dec | at Furman | W 64-57 |
| 7-Dec | at Bradley | W 75-67 |
| 10-Dec | Campbell | W 66-59 |
| 12-Dec | at Louisville | W 91-83 |
| 22-Dec | at No. 23 Clemson | L 79-57 |
| 30-Dec | North Carolina-Asheville | W 87-76 |
| 5-Jan | Berea College | W 124-53 |
| 9-Jan | at Georgia Southern | L 81-76 |
| 14-Jan | UNC Greensboro | W 79-69 |
| 16-Jan | Elon | W 83-81 |
| 20-Jan | at Davidson | W 77-67 |
| 23-Jan | at Appalachian State | L 87-74 |
| 25-Jan | Charleston | W 100-90 |
| 28-Jan | at Chattanooga | 7:00 PM ET |
| 30-Jan | at Samford | 3:00 PM ET |
| 4-Feb | Georgia Southern | 7:00 PM ET |
| 6-Feb | Appalachian State | 7:00 PM ET |
| 8-Feb | at Elon | 7:00 PM ET |
| 13-Feb | Davidson | 7:00 PM ET |
| 15-Feb | at UNC Greensboro | 7:00 PM ET |
| 18-Feb | at Citadel | 7:05 PM ET |
| 25-Feb | Samford | 7:00 PM ET |
| 27-Feb | Chattanooga | 3:00 PM ET |