WESTERN CAROLINA MEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Western Carolina Chattanooga NOVEMBER Catamounts Mocs 25 vs UNCW (ESPN+) W, 98-76 27 vs. Troy (ESPN+) 1 L, 64-66 8-9, 1-7 SoCon 12-4, 3-5 SoCon 28 at UNC Asheville (ESPN+) 1 W, 83-81 (OT) 30 PIEDMONT COLLEGE (ESPN+) W, 96-58 GAME 18 • FEB. 3, 2021 • RAMSEY REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER • CULLOWHEE, N.C. DECEMBER 3 NEWBERRY (ESPN+) W, 91-84 Chattanooga Game Information SERIES HISTORY WITH CHATTANOOGA 6 TENNESSEE TECH (ESPN+) W, 76-75 (OT) Date / Time: Wed. Feb. 3, 2021/7 pm OVERALL: 29-66 12 at North Carolina A&T W, 104-98 (OT) Site: Cullowhee, N.C./Ramsey Regional Activity Center (7,826) ALL GAMES AT WCU: 22-22 15 at VCU (MASN/ESPN+) L, 68-93 TV: ESPN+ ALL GAMES AT UTC 6-37 18 at College of Charleston (FloSports) W, 76-70 (OT) Talent: Daniel Hooker (Play by Play), Jeff Bryson (Color Analyst) NEUTRAL SITE: 1-7 30 at ETSU * (ESPN+) L, 78-86 Radio: Catamount Sports Network MARK PROSSER VS. UTC: 3-1 Talent: Gary Ayers (Play by Play) STREAK: W3 JANUARY Live Stats: CatamountSports.com 2 THE CITADEL * PPD Twitter Updates: @Catamounts PREVIOUS SERIES MEETINGS 6 FURMAN * PPD 02/01/2020 Chattanooga, Tenn. W, 64-61 9 at Samford * PPD Catamounts Versus Chattanooga 12/03/2019 Cullowhee, N.C. W, 87-77 13 UNCG * PPD • Western Carolina and Chattanooga battle for the 96th time on 01/31/2019 Chattanooga, Tenn. W, 106-95 16 at Mercer * L, 76-78 Saturday with the Mocs leading the all-time series 66-29. 01/03/2019 Cullowhee, N.C. L, 62-73 18 at Samford * (ESPN+) L, 78-82 • WCU swept the season series in 2019-20 with an 87-77 home win 02/01/2018 Cullowhee, N.C. W, 70-68 20 ETSU * (ESPN+) L, 48-59 fuled by a 31-point output by Mason Faulkner. The Catamounts eeked 01/04/2018 Chattanooga, Tenn. W, 75-63 23 at Wofford * (ESPN+) L, 78-91 out a 64-61 in the Scenic City to claim back-to-back road wins for the 02/04/2017 Chattanooga, Tenn. L, 65-77 27 at VMI* (ESPN+) L, 61-87 first time in series history. 12/31/2016 Cullowhee, N.C. L, 48-64 30 FURMAN * (ESPN+/NexStar) L, 69-75 03/06/2016 Asheville, N.C. L, 69-73 30 SAMFORD * PPD Man of the Moment 02/11/2016 Cullowhee, N.C. W, 67-61 • Mason Faulkner’s game-winning shot against The Citadel was his FEBRUARY second of the year, the first coming as time expired in an overtime 1 THE CITADEL * (ESPN+) W, 76-75 home win over Tennessee Tech. 2020-21 STATISTICAL COMPARISON 3 CHATTANOOGA * (ESPN+) 7 p.m. WCU UTC 6 at The Citadel * (ESPN+) 1 p.m. Rally Cats OVERALL RECORD 8-9 12-5 10 VMI * (ESPN3/+) 7 p.m. CONFERENCE RECORD 1-7 3-5 13 at Furman * (ESPN3/+) 2 p.m. • Monday’s 76-75 win was the first game this season that the SCORING OFFENSE 77.6 74.8 17 at Chattanooga * (ESPN3/+) 7 p.m. Catamounts have won when trailing at halftime. Previously WCU was SCORING DEFENSE 78.5 70.6 20 WOFFORD * (ESPN3/+) 1 p.m. 0-6 when down at the half. SCORING MARGIN -0.8 +4.2 24 at UNCG * (ESPN3/+) 7 p.m. REBOUNDS PER GAME 35.0 33.9 27 MERCER * (ESPN3/+) 1 p.m. Moving Up The List REBOUND MARGIN +0.4 -0.9 • Matt Halvorsen enters Wednesday’s game with 274 career made FG PERCENTAGE .454 .448 MARCH 3-pointers. Jake Robinson is the all-time made 3-point field goal 3-PT FG PERCENTAGE .332 .369 5 First Round 2 TBA record holder at 278. FT PERCENTAGE .722 .795 6 Quarterfinals2 TBA • On Saturday, Halvorsen moved ahead of Furman’s Eric Webb for FG PERCENTAGE DEFENSE .463 .468 3-POINTERS PER GAME 8.2 8.2 7 Semifinals2 TBA 13th in the SoCon standings for career made 3-pointers. ASSISTS PER GAME 13.7 12.9 8 Championship 2 (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. TURNOVERS PER GAME 14.3 11.6 I’m Feelin’ 22 TURNOVER MARGIN -1.5 +2.2 Home games in BOLD CAPS • Cory Hightower tallied a season-best 22 points in WCU’s 75-69 STEALS PER GAME 5.4 6.6 1 - Mako Medical Asheville Classic (Asheville, N.C.) home loss to Furman. Hightower went 9-for-15 from the field and BLOCKS PER GAME 2.9 1.5 1 - 2020 SoCon Basketball Championships (Asheville, N.C.) 3-for-5 behind the arc. He also grabbed five rebounds. WESTERN CAROLINA PROBABLE STARTERS (FROM SID) WESTERN CAROLINA ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS G G/F G F F 92 Catamount Road 2 4 11 12 13 Ramsey Center - Athletics Cullowhee, N.C. 28723 Matt Halvorsen Tyler Harris Mason Faulkner Cory Hightower Xavier Cork Steven Grandy, Director of Media Relations Sr. • Kingsport, Tenn. So. • Charlotte, N.C. R-Sr. • Glasgow, Ky. Jr. • Flint, Mich So. • Sulphur Springs, Texas Email: [email protected] PPG RPG APG SPG PPG RPG APG SPG PPG RPG APG SPG PPG RPG APG SPG PPG RPG APG SPG Office: 828-227-2655 13.6 2.6 1.2 0.6 7.6 5.5 1.8 0.8 16.1 5.9 4.7 1.3 13.6 6.0 1.2 1.2 13.2 5.6 1.9 0.5 Cell: 919-810-3550 2020-21 Western Carolina Men’s Basketball GAME 18 • FEB. 3, 2021 •RAMSEY REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER • CULLOWHEE, N.C. 2020-21 NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 0 Sin’Cere McMahon G 6-1 167 FR Indianapolis, Ind. (Crispus Attucks HS) 1 Travion McCray G 6-1 187 SO Timmonsville, S.C. (Village Christian) 2 Matt Halvorsen G 6-1 183 SR Kingsport, Tenn. (Christ School (N.C.)) 3 Kennedy Miles G 6-1 165 FR Burlington, N.C. (Walter M. Williams HS) 4 Tyler Harris G/F 6-7 195 SO Charlotte, N.C. (Independence HS) 5 Josh Massey G 6-6 195 FR Monroe, N.C. (United Faith Christian Academy) ROSTER BREAKDOWN 10 Douglas Elks G/F 6-5 200 R-JR Raleigh, N.C. (Roanoke College/Ravenscroft) 11 Mason Faulkner G 6-1 190 R-SR Glasgow, Ky. (Northern Kentucky) BY CLASS 12 Cory Hightower F 6-7 222 JR Flint, Michigan (Presbyterian College/Meadowcreek HS) SENIORS (3) 13 Xavier Cork F 6-9 235 SO Sulphur Springs, Texas (Sulphur Springs HS) Mason Faulkner (RS) 14 Kameron Gibson G 6-3 192 JR Cincinnati, Ohio (Walnut Hills HS) Matt Halvorsen Marcus Thomas 20 Daniel Ransom F 6-5 214 FR Charlotte, N.C. (Vance HS) JUNIORS (3) 21 Marcus Thomas G 6-3 185 SR Mint Hill, N.C. (Moravian Prep) Douglas Elks (RS) 22 Brad Halvorsen G 6-0 160 FR Kingsport, Tenn. (Christ School (N.C.)) Kameron Gibson 24 Tyler McGhie G 6-5 188 FR Denton, Texas (Guyer HS) Cory Hightower 25 Ahmir Langlais F 6-7 218 R-FR Atlanta, Ga. (Holy Spirit Prep) SOPHOMORES (3) Xavier Cork 2020-21 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Tyler Harris Travion McCray NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) FRESHMEN (7) 13 Xavier Cork F 6-9 235 SO Sulphur Springs, Texas (Sulphur Springs HS) Brad Halvorsen 10 Douglas Elks G/F 6-5 200 R-JR Raleigh, N.C. (Roanoke College) Ahmir Langlais (RS) Josh Massey 11 Mason Faulkner G 6-1 190 R-SR Glasgow, Ky. (Northern Kentucky) Sin’Cere McMahon 14 Kameron Gibson G 6-3 192 JR Cincinnati, Ohio (Walnut Hills HS) Tyler McGhie 22 Brad Halvorsen G 6-0 160 FR Kingsport, Tenn. (Christ School (N.C.)) Kennedy Miles 2 Matt Halvorsen G 6-1 183 SR Kingsport, Tenn. (Christ School (N.C.)) Daniel Ransom 4 Tyler Harris G/F 6-7 195 SO Charlotte, N.C. (Independence HS) 12 Cory Hightower F 6-7 222 JR Flint, Michigan (Presbyterian College/Meadowcreek HS) BY STATE 25 Ahmir Langlais F 6-7 218 R-FR Atlanta, Ga. (Holy Spirit Prep) GEORGIA (1) 5 Josh Massey G 6-6 195 FR Monroe, N.C. (United Faith Christian Academy) Ahmir Langlais 1 Travion McCray G 6-1 187 SO Timmonsville, S.C. (Village Christian) INDIANA (1) 24 Tyler McGhie G 6-5 188 FR Denton, Texas (Guyer HS) Sin’Cere McMahon 0 Sin’Cere McMahon G 6-1 167 FR Indianapolis, Ind. (Crispus Attucks HS) KENTUCKY (1) Mason Faulkner 3 Kennedy Miles G 6-1 165 FR Burlington, N.C. (Walter M. Williams HS) MICHIGAN 20 Daniel Ransom F 6-5 214 FR Charlotte, N.C. (Vance HS) Cory Hightower 21 Marcus Thomas G 6-3 185 SR Mint Hill, N.C. (Moravian Prep) NORTH CAROLINA (6) Douglas Elks Tyler Harris Josh Massey Head Coach: Mark Prosser (Marist, 2002) – Third Season Kennedy Miles Assistant Coach: Tony Rack (Northern Kentucky, 2012) – Third season Daniel Ransom Assistant Coach: Ben Betts (Roanoke, 1990) – First season Marcus Thomas Assistant Coach: Brett Ferguson (Michigan State, 2011) – First season as assistant, Third Season OHIO (1) Director of Basketball Operations: Mitchell Hill (Tennessee Tech, 2015) – First season Kameron Gibson SOUTH CAROLINA (1) Video Coordinator: Matt Erps (Winthrop, 2018) – Third Season Travion McCray TENNESSEE (2) Brad Halvorsen PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Matt Halvorsen #2 Matt Halvorsen: HAL-ver-sin TEXAS (2) #22 Brad Halvorsen: HAL-ver-sin Xavier Cork #24 Tyler McGuy Mick-Guy Tyler McGhie #25 Ahmir Langlais Uh-Meer Lang-lay 2020-21 Western Carolina Men’s Basketball GAME 18 • FEB.