WWEESSTETERRNN CCAROLINAAROLINA MMEN’SEN’S BBASKETBALLASKETBALL 2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Western Carolina High Point NOVEMBER Catamounts Panthers 7 at Wright State 1 (ESPN+) L, 73-96 10 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (ESPN3) L, 74-77 3-8, 0-1 SoCon 4-5, 0-0 Big South 14 at SMU 1 L, 65-98 17 HIWASSEE W, 94-55 20 vs Jacksonville State 1 L, 53-84 GAME 12 • DEC. 15, 2018 • MILLIS ATHLETIC AND CONVOCATION CENTER • HIGH POINT, N.C. 21 vs. Southern Miss. 1 L, 63-68 24 JACKSONVILLE W, 77-65 High Point Game Information SERIES HISTORY WITH HIGH POINT 27 at Wake Forest (ACC Network Extra) L, 64-71 Date / Time: Sat., Dec. 15, 2018 / 7 p.m. OVERALL: 24-45 Site: High Point, N.C./Millis Athletic and Convocation Center (1,750) ALL GAMES AT WCU: 16-21 DECEMBER TV: ESPN+ ALL GAMES AT HPU: 8-25 1 Furman * (ESPN+) L, 88-90 (2 OT) Radio: Catamount Sports Network NEUTRAL SITE: 0-0 5 at NC State (ACC Network Extra) L, 67-100 Talent: Daniel Hooker (Play by Play) MARK PROSSER VS. HPU: 0-0 8 at UNC Asheville (ESPN+/WMYA My 40) W, 71-59 Live Stats: CatamountSports.com STREAK: L1 15 at High Point (ESPN+) 7 p.m. Twitter Updates: @Catamounts 18 at Iowa (Big Ten Network) 9 p.m. PREVIOUS SERIES MEETINGS 21 at Bowling Green 1 p.m. Catamounts Versus Panthers 12/19/2017 Cullowhee, N.C. L, 61-72 27 WOFFORD * Noon • The Catamounts and Panthers have met 70 times on the hardwood 12/19/2016 Cullowhee, N.C. W, 70-65 with High Point holding a 46-24 advantage in the series. 11/21/2015 High Point, N.C. L, 69-75 JANUARY • Saturday night’s contest will be the fourth meeting between the 11/26/2005 High Point, N.C. L, 66-73 3 CHATTANOOGA * 7 p.m. two squads over the past fourth seasons despite only meeting twice in the previous 45 seasons prior to that. The majority of the 12/02/2003 Cullowhee, N.C. L, 64-66 5 SAMFORD * 2 p.m. 01/03/1970 High Point, N.C. L, 75-87 10 at Mercer * 7 p.m. series match-ups came prior to 1970. • The series dates all the way back to the 1934-35 season. The 02/05/1969 Cullowhee, N.C. L, 74-89 12 at The Citadel * 1 p.m. 01/07/1969 High Point, N.C. L, 75-91 Panthers won the fi rst meeting 37-33. 17 UNCG * 7 p.m. 02/28/1968 Cullowhee, N.C. W, 84-82 20 at VMI * 1 p.m. 02/07/1968 Cullowhee, N.C. W, 108-90 26 ETSU * 7 p.m. Fast Start, Good Finish 31 at Chattanooga * 8 p.m. • After UNC Asheville scored the fi rst basket of the game, Western Carolina went on a 16-0 run over the next 8:04 to gain control of Saturday’s contest. The Catamounts led by 20 points at halftime and 2018-19 STATISTICAL COMPARISON FEBRUARY enjoyed a 25 point lead in the second half en route to a 71-59 win. WCU HPU 2 at Samford * 3 p.m. OVERALL RECORD 3-8 4-5 7 FURMAN * 7:30 p.m. CONFERENCE RECORD 0-1 0-0 9 at Woff ord * 7 p.m. Second Half Run Pushes the Pack SCORING OFFENSE 71.7 64.8 • A 12-0 run to open the second half boosted NC State past Western SCORING DEFENSE 78.5 68.9 14 MERCER * 7 p.m. Carolina 100-67 on Wednesday. 16 THE CITADEL * 2 p.m. SCORING MARGIN -6.7 -4.1 21 at UNCG * 2 p.m. Double The Heartbreak REBOUNDS PER GAME 38.0 34.7 23 VMI * 7:30 p.m. REBOUND MARGIN +4.9 +2.6 • Playing in its fi rst double overtime game in over two years, WCU FG PERCENTAGE .450 .435 dropped a 90-88 decision at Furman. Carlos Dotson led the MARCH 3-PT FG PERCENTAGE .356 .297 Catamounts with 27 points and 14 rebounds. Marc Gosselin also FT PERCENTAGE .610 .663 2 at ETSU * (ESPN3) 4 p.m. had a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds. FG PERCENTAGE DEFENSE .460 .450 8 First Round 2 (ESPN3) TBA 2 3-POINTERS PER GAME 9.2 4.8 9 Quarterfi nals (ESPN3) TBA A Balanced Eff ort ASSISTS PER GAME 12.5 10.2 2 10 Semifi nals (ESPN3) TBA • Five Catamounts fi nished in double fi gures as WCU knocked off TURNOVERS PER GAME 19.3 13.2 3 11 Championship (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. Jacksonville 77-65 at the Ramsey Center. Kameron Gibson had a TURNOVER MARGIN -7.6 -1.2 team-leading 19 points. STEALS PER GAME 5.3 6.8 Home games in BOLD CAPS BLOCKS PER GAME 1.3 2.7 1 - 2018 Cancun Challenge (Campus sites/Cancun, Mexico) Cancun Recap 2 - 2019 SoCon Basketball Championships (Asheville, N.C.) WESTERN CAROLINA PROBABLE STARTERS (FROM SID) WESTERN CAROLINA G F F G F ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS 92 Catamount Road 2 4 1122 1144 3333 Ramsey Center - Athletics Cullowhee, N.C. 28723 Matt Halvorsen Carlos Dotson Marc Gosselin Kameron Gibson Onno Steger Steven Grandy, Director of Media Relations So. • Kingsport, Tenn. Jr. • Riverdale, Md. Sr. • Lyon, France Fr. • Cincinnati, Ohio Jr. • Upper Arlington, Ohio Email: [email protected] PPG RPG APG SPG PPG RPG APG SPG PPG RPG APG SPG PPG RPG APG SPG PPG RPG APG SPG Offi ce: 828-227-2655 13.5 4.0 2.9 0.7 14.2 9.5 1.8 0.5 5.6 5.0 1.5 0.6 11.5 2.5 1.0 0.6 8.5 3.5 1.6 0.6 Cell: 919-810-3550 2018-19 Western Carolina Men’s Basketball GAME 12 • DEC. 15, 2018 • MILLIS ATHLETIC AND CONVOCATION CENTER • HIGH POINT, N.C. 2018-19 NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 2 Matt Halvorsen G 6-1 170 SO Kingsport, Tenn. (Christ School (N.C.)) 3 Jason McMillan G 5-11 165 JR Cherokee, N.C. (Cherokee HS) ROSTERROSTER BREAKDOWNBREAKDOWN 4 Carlos Dotson F 6-7 265 JR Riverdale, Md. (Central Florida C.C.) 5 D.J. Myers F 6-6 175 FR Raleigh, N.C. (Hargrave Military Academy) BYBY CCLASSLASS 10 Douglas Elks G/F 6-4 189 SO Raleigh, N.C. (Roanoke College) SENIORS (1) 11 Mason Faulkner G 6-1 165 R-SO Glasgow, Ky. (Northern Kentucky) Marc Gosselin 12 Marc Gosselin F 6-7 205 SR Lyon, France (Cite Scolaire Internationale) JUNIORS (5) 14 Kameron Gibson G 6-3 180 FR Cincinnati, Ohio (Walnut Hills HS) Carlos Dotson 15 Josh Cottrell G 6-2 185 FR Hayesville, N.C. (Hayesville HS) Jason McMillan 21 Marcus Thomas G 6-3 180 SO Mint Hill, N.C. (Moravian Prep Yalim Olcay 33 Onno Steger F 6-5 205 JR Upper Arlington, Ohio (Upper Arlington HS) Adam Sledd 35 Yalim Olcay F 6-8 225 JR Izmir, Turkey (Spire Academy (Ohio)) Onno Steger SOPHOMORES (5) 44 Adam Sledd F 6-8 220 JR Roanoke, Va. (Virginia Episcopal School) Douglas Elks Mason Faulkner (RS) Matt Halvorsen 2018-19 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Desmond Johnson Marcus Thomas NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) FRESHMEN (3) 15 Josh Cottrell G 6-2 185 FR Hayesville, N.C. (Hayesville HS) Josh Cottrell 4 Carlos Dotson F 6-7 265 JR Riverdale, Md. (Central Florida C.C.) Kameron Gibson 10 Douglas Elks G/F 6-4 189 SO Raleigh, N.C. (Roanoke College) D.J. Myers 11 Mason Faulkner G 6-1 165 R-SO Glasgow, Ky. (Northern Kentucky) 14 Kameron Gibson G 6-3 180 FR Cincinnati, Ohio (Walnut Hills HS) BY STATE/COUNTRY 12 Marc Gosselin F 6-7 205 SR Lyon, France (Cite Scolaire Internationale) GEORGIA (1) 2 Matt Halvorsen G 6-1 170 SO Kingsport, Tenn. (Christ School (N.C.)) D.J. Myers 3 Jason McMillan G 5-11 165 JR Cherokee, N.C. (Cherokee HS) INTERNATIONAL (2) Marc Gosselin (France) 5 D.J. Myers F 6-6 175 FR Raleigh, N.C. (Hargrave Military Academy) Yalim Olcay (Turkey) 35 Yalim Olcay F 6-8 225 SO Izmir, Turkey (Spire Academy (Ohio)) KENTUCKY (1) 44 Adam Sledd F 6-8 220 JR Roanoke, Va. (Virginia Episcopal School) Mason Faulkner 33 Onno Steger F 6-5 205 JR Upper Arlington, Ohio (Upper Arlington HS) MARYLAND (1) 21 Marcus Thomas G 6-3 180 FR Mint Hill, N.C. (Moravian Prep) Carlos Dotson NORTH CAROLINA (4) Head Coach: Mark Prosser (Marist, 2002) – First Season Josh Cottrell Assistant Coach: Tony Rack (Northern Kentucky, 2012) – First season Douglas Elks Assistant Coach: Brigham Waginger (Western Carolina, 2010) – Eighth season Jason McMillan Assistant Coach: Monty Sanders (Elon, 2009) – First season Marcus Thomas Director of Basketball Operations: Brett Ferguson (Michigan State, 2011) – First season OHIO (2) Video Coordinator: Matt Erps (Winthrop, 2018) – First Season Kameron Gibson Onno Steger TENNESSEE (1) Matt Halvorsen VIRGINIA (1) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Adam Sledd #2 Matt Halvorsen: HAL-ver-sen #15 Josh Cottrell COT-trull #33 Onno Steger: ON-no STEE-ger #35 Yalim Olcay: Yah-lum OLZ-jhea Brigham Waginger: WAG-uhn-jurr 2018-19 Western Carolina Men’s Basketball GAME 12 • DEC. 15, 2018 • MILLIS ATHLETIC AND CONVOCATION CENTER • HIGH POINT, N.C. • WCU went 0-2 in Cancun with losses to Jacksonville WESTERN CAROLINA IN THE SOCON TEAM RANKINGS State and Southern Miss. Matt Halvorsen fi nished (Through 12/13/18) with 17 points and Carlos Dotson posted a double- Catergory Rank Avg/Game double with 14 points and10 rebounds but the a 21-0 Scoring Off ense 10 71.7 Jacksonville State run doomed the Catamounts in an Scoring Defense 9 78.5 84-53 loss on Tuesday.