2019–20_Western_Carolina_Catamounts_men's_basketball_team

2019–20 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball
2019–20 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	19–12 (10–8 SoCon)
Head coach	Mark Prosser (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Monty Sanders
Assistant coaches	Tony Rack; Brigham Waginger;
Home arena	Ramsey Center
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

American college basketball season

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.

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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.

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"VMI, Samford advance to SoCon quarters". SoConSports.com. Retrieved November 28, 2019.

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"Men's Basketball - Schedule/Results". Western Carolina University. Retrieved November 28, 2019.

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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

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Travion McCray G	Timmonsville, SC	Village Christian Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	176 lb (80 kg)
Travion McCray G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Tyler Harris G/F	Charlotte, NC	Independence High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	186 lb (84 kg)
Tyler Harris G/F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Xavier Cork F	Sulphur Springs, TX	Sulphur Springs High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)
Xavier Cork F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Ahmir Langlais F	Atlanta, GA	Holy Spirit Prep	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
Ahmir Langlais F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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:

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2019–20 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

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v t e	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