WWEESSTETERRNN CCAROLINAAROLINA MMEN’SEN’S BBASKETBALLASKETBALL 2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Western Carolina UNCG NOVEMBER Catamounts Spartans 7 at Wright State 1 (ESPN+) L, 73-96 10 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (ESPN3) L, 74-77 5-14, 2-4 SoCon 15-3, 4-1 SoCon 14 at SMU 1 (PonyUp TV) L, 65-98 17 HIWASSEE W, 94-55 20 vs Jacksonville State 1 (CBS Digital) L, 53-84 GAME 20 • JAN. 17, 2019 • LISTON B. RAMSEY REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER • CULLOWHEE, N.C. 21 vs. Southern Miss. 1 (CBS Digital) L, 63-68 24 JACKSONVILLE W, 77-65 UNCG Game Information SERIES HISTORY WITH UNCG 27 at Wake Forest (ACC Network Extra) L, 64-71 Date / Time: Thurs., Jan. 17, 2019 / 7:30 p.m. OVERALL: 31-21 Site: Cullowhee, N.C./Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center (7,826) ALL GAMES AT WCU: 19-7 DECEMBER TV: ESPN+ ALL GAMES AT UNCG: 10-10 1 Furman * (ESPN+) L, 88-90 (2 OT) Talent: Daniel Hooker (Play by Play), Jeff Bryson (Color Analyst) NEUTRAL SITE: 2-3 5 at NC State (ACC Network Extra) L, 67-100 Radio: Catamount Sports Network MARK PROSSER VS. UNCG: 0-0 8 at UNC Asheville (ESPN+/WMYA My 40) W, 71-59 Talent: Gary Ayers (Play by Play) STREAK: L5 15 at High Point (ESPN+) L, 59-86 Live Stats: CatamountSports.com 18 at Iowa (Big Ten Network) L, 60-78 Twitter Updates: @Catamounts PREVIOUS SERIES MEETINGS 21 at Bowling Green L, 52-73 02/10/2018 Greensboro, N.C. L, 48-65 29 WOFFORD * (ESPN+) L, 54-74 Catamounts Versus Spartans 01/13/2018 Cullowhee, N.C. L, 55-66 • The Catamounts and Spartans meet for the 53rd time on Thursday 02/11/2017 Cullowhee, N.C. L, 68-76 JANUARY night. WCU leads the all-time series 31-21. 01/07/2017 Greensboro, N.C. L, 57-76 3 CHATTANOOGA * (ESPN3) L, 62-73 • UNCG has won fi ve-straight in the series but prior to the fi ve wins 02/04/2016 Greensboro, N.C. L, 58-75 5 SAMFORD * (ESPN+) W, 76-69 WCU had won 16 of the previous 17 meetings between the two 01/11/2016 Cullowhee, N.C. W, 83-77 (ot) 10 at Mercer * (ESPN+) L, 80-84 programs with a pair of eight-game win streaks. 01/31/2015 Greensboro, N.C. W, 78-73 12 at The Citadel * (ESPN+/WYCW 62) W, 94-82 01/10/2015 Cullowhee, N.C. W, 82-72 17 UNCG * (ESPN+) 7:30 p.m. Six Pack of Scorers 02/16/2014 Greensboro, N.C. W, 82-77 (ot) 19 at VMI * (ESPN+/WYCW 62) 1 p.m. • Western Carolina had six players fi nish in double fi gures at The 01/02/2014 Cullowhee, N.C. W, 72-51 26 ETSU * 7 p.m. Citadel led by Kameron Gibson and Matt Halvorsen with 16 points 31 at Chattanooga * 8 p.m. each. Onno Steger tallied 14 points followed by Josh Cottrell, Adam Sledd and Marcus Thomas with 11 points each off the bench. This was 2018-19 STATISTICAL COMPARISON FEBRUARY the fi rst time WCU had six players fi nish in double fi gures since Jan. WCU UNCG 2 at Samford * 3 p.m. 17, 2012 when nine players fi nished in double fi gures against Toccoa OVERALL RECORD 5-14 15-3 7 FURMAN * 7:30 p.m. Falls. CONFERENCE RECORD 2-4 4-1 9 at Woff ord * 7 p.m. SCORING OFFENSE 69.8 77.9 14 MERCER * 7 p.m. Dotson Ranked In Top 50 SCORING DEFENSE 78.0 66.4 16 THE CITADEL * 2 p.m. • Carlos Dotson ranks among the top 50 among NCAA Division I SCORING MARGIN -8.2 +11.5 21 at UNCG * 7 p.m. players in double-doubles (t-23rd), rebounds per game (25th), fi eld REBOUNDS PER GAME 36.3 33.5 23 VMI * 7:30 p.m. goal percentage (37th), off ensive rebounds (t-46th) and defensive REBOUND MARGIN +4.4 -0.3 rebounds (46th). FG PERCENTAGE .453 .471 MARCH 3-PT FG PERCENTAGE .358 .352 FT PERCENTAGE .624 .719 2 at ETSU * (ESPN3) 4 p.m. Four for 14 FG PERCENTAGE DEFENSE .472 .433 8 First Round 2 (ESPN3) TBA • Carlos Dotson, Marc Gosselin, Matt Halvorsen and Marcus Thomas 3-POINTERS PER GAME 9.1 7.9 9 Quarterfi nals2 (ESPN3) TBA each scored 14 points at Mercer but the Bears used a 17-0 run to 2 ASSISTS PER GAME 12.8 12.9 10 Semifi nals (ESPN3) TBA claim the lead and held off a late WCU run down the stretch for an TURNOVERS PER GAME 19.1 11.2 3 11 Championship (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. 84-80 win. TURNOVER MARGIN -8.3 +6.2 STEALS PER GAME 4.7 8.6 Home games in BOLD CAPS Onno’s On It BLOCKS PER GAME 1.4 3.4 1 - 2018 Cancun Challenge (Campus sites/Cancun, Mexico) • Onno Steger scored a career-high 23 points and tied a career-high 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 12.4 3.4 2.7 0.6 13.4 9.3 1.8 0.7 6.2 5.0 1.5 0.6 11.9 2.1 1.7 0.6 9.4 4.1 1.8 0.8 Cell: 919-810-3550 2018-19 Western Carolina Men’s Basketball GAME 20 • JAN. 17, 2019 • LISTON B. RAMSEY REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER • CULLOWHEE, 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 20 • JAN. 17, 2019 • LISTON B. RAMSEY REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER • CULLOWHEE, N.C. with fi ve 3-pointers made in WCU’s 76-69 win over WESTERN CAROLINA IN THE SOCON TEAM RANKINGS Samford.