WWEESSTETERRNN CCAROLINAAROLINA MMEN’SEN’S BBASKETBALLASKETBALL 2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Western Carolina College of Charleston NOVEMBER Catamounts Cougars 7 at Wright State 1 (ESPN+) L, 73-96 10 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (ESPN3) Noon 0-1, 0-0 SoCon 1-0, 0-0 CAA 14 at SMU 1 8 p.m. 17 HIWASSEE 4 p.m. 20 vs Jacksonville State 1 12:30 p.m. GAME 2 • NOV. 10, 2018 • LISTON B. RAMSEY REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER • CULLOWHEE, N.C. 21 vs. Southern Miss./North Florida 1 TBA 24 JACKSONVILLE 2 p.m. Wright State Game Information SERIES HISTORY WITH COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 27 at Wake Forest 7 p.m. Date / Time: Sat., Nov. 10, 2018 / 12 p.m. OVERALL: 7-22 Site: Cullowhee, N.C./Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center (7,826) ALL GAMES AT WCU: 6-8 DECEMBER TV: ESPN3 ALL GAMES AT CofC: 1-11 1 Furman * 4 p.m. Daniel Hooker (PxP), Jeff Bryson (Color Analyst), Summer McMahan NEUTRAL SITE: 0-3 5 at NC State 7 p.m. Talent: (Sidelines) MARK PROSSER VS. Cof: 0-0 8 at UNC Asheville 5:30 p.m. STREAK: L6 15 at High Point 7 p.m. Live Stats: CatamountSports.com 18 at Iowa (Big Ten Network) 9 p.m. Twitter Updates: @Catamounts PREVIOUS SERIES MEETINGS 21 at Bowling Green 1 p.m. 11/30/2017 Charleston, S.C. L, 69-60 27 WOFFORD * Noon Catamounts Versus Cougars 12/22/2016 Cullowhee, N.C. L, 59-77 11/27/2015 Charleston, S.C. L, 56-57 JANUARY • The Catamounts and Cougars have met 29 times on the hardwood 03/09/2013 Asheville, N.C. L, 70-78 3 CHATTANOOGA * 7 p.m. with the most recent meeting taking place last season. 02/20/2013 Cullowhee, N.C. L, 65-67 5 SAMFORD * 2 p.m. • The Cougars left the Southern Conference after the 2012-13 season. 02/09/2012 Charleston, S.C. L, 58-62 10 at Mercer * 7 p.m. • College of Charleston holds a 22-7 lead in the overall series with the 02/26/2011 Cullowhee, N.C. W, 70-62 12 at The Citadel * 1 p.m. 01/20/2011 Charleston, S.C. L, 64-93 17 UNCG * 7 p.m. fi rst meeting taking place during the 1952-53 season. WCU won 01/25/2010 Cullowhee, N.C. W, 100-90 20 at VMI * 1 p.m. the fi rst meeting 109-72. 03/07/2009 Chattanooga, Tenn. L, 48-67 26 ETSU * 7 p.m. • CofC has won six-straight in the series. WCU’s last win in the series 31 at Chattanooga * 8 p.m. was a 70-62 victory in Cullowhee during the 2010-11 season. 2018-19 STATISTICAL COMPARISON FEBRUARY • WCU is 6-7 in games played in Cullowhee. WCU CofC 2 at Samford * 3 p.m. OVERALL RECORD 0-1 1-0 7 FURMAN * 7:30 p.m. CONFERENCE RECORD 0-0 0-0 9 at Woff ord * 7 p.m. WCU and the CAA SCORING OFFENSE 73.0 85.0 14 MERCER * 7 p.m. • Western Carolina is 52-72 against current members of the Colonial SCORING DEFENSE 96.0 73.0 16 THE CITADEL * 2 p.m. Athletic Association including a combined 47-68 against former SCORING MARGIN -23.0 +12.0 21 at UNCG * 2 p.m. SoCon members College of Charleston and Elon. REBOUNDS PER GAME 34.0 48.0 23 VMI * 7:30 p.m. REBOUND MARGIN -3.0 +18.0 • WCU and Elon have met 86 times with the Phoenix holding a slight FG PERCENTAGE .429 .414 MARCH 46-40 lead in the series. 3-PT FG PERCENTAGE .333 .261 2 at ETSU * (ESPN3) 4 p.m. • The Catamounts are 4-2 against UNC Wilmington, 1-0 against FT PERCENTAGE .550 .808 2 FG PERCENTAGE DEFENSE .552 .433 8 First Round (ESPN3) TBA William & Mary and 0-2 against James Madison. 2 3-POINTERS PER GAME 8.0 6.0 9 Quarterfi nals (ESPN3) TBA • WCU has never faced Northeastern, Delaware, Hofstra, Towson or 10 Semifi nals2 (ESPN3) TBA ASSISTS PER GAME 9.0 10.0 TURNOVERS PER GAME 16.0 8.0 11 Championship 3 (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. Drexel in basketball. TURNOVER MARGIN -2.0 +3.0 Home games in BOLD CAPS STEALS PER GAME 9.0 6.0 0.0 5.0 1 - 2018 Cancun Challenge (Campus sites/Cancun, Mexico) Home Openers BLOCKS PER GAME 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 16.0 1.0 3.0 1.0 17.0 6.0 1.0 1.0 4.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 Cell: 919-810-3550 2018-19 Western Carolina Men’s Basketball GAME 2 • NOV. 10, 2018 • LISTON B. RAMSEY REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER • CULLOWHEE, N.C. 2018-19 NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 0 Maurice Smith G 6-6 215 JR Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (Northeast HS) 2 Matt Halvorsen G 6-1 170 SO Kingsport, Tenn. (Christ School (N.C.)) ROSTERROSTER BREAKDOWNBREAKDOWN 3 Jason McMillan G 5-11 165 JR Cherokee, N.C. (Cherokee HS) 4 Carlos Dotson F 6-7 265 JR Riverdale, Md. (Central Florida C.C.) BYBY CCLASSLASS 5 D.J. Myers F 6-6 175 FR Raleigh, N.C. (Hargrave Military Academy) SENIORS (1) 10 Douglas Elks G/F 6-4 189 SO Raleigh, N.C. (Roanoke College) Marc Gosselin 11 Mason Faulkner G 6-1 165 R-SO Glasgow, Ky. (Northern Kentucky) JUNIORS (6) 12 Marc Gosselin F 6-7 205 SR Lyon, France (Cite Scolaire Internationale) Carlos Dotson 14 Kameron Gibson G 6-3 180 FR Cincinnati, Ohio (Walnut Hills HS) Jason McMillan 15 Josh Cottrell G 6-2 185 FR Hayesville, N.C. (Hayesville HS) Yalim Olcay 21 Marcus Thomas G 6-3 180 SO Mint Hill, N.C. (Moravian Prep Adam Sledd 33 Onno Steger F 6-5 205 JR Upper Arlington, Ohio (Upper Arlington HS) Maurice Smith Onno Steger 35 Yalim Olcay F 6-8 225 JR Izmir, Turkey (Spire Academy (Ohio)) 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 D.J. Myers 10 Douglas Elks G/F 6-4 189 SO Raleigh, N.C. (Roanoke College) 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) FLORIDA (1) 2 Matt Halvorsen G 6-1 170 SO Kingsport, Tenn. (Christ School (N.C.)) Maurice Smith 3 Jason McMillan G 5-11 165 JR Cherokee, N.C. (Cherokee HS) GEORGIA (1) D.J. Myers 5 D.J. Myers F 6-6 175 FR Raleigh, N.C. (Hargrave Military Academy) INTERNATIONAL (2) 35 Yalim Olcay F 6-8 225 SO Izmir, Turkey (Spire Academy (Ohio)) Marc Gosselin (France) 44 Adam Sledd F 6-8 220 JR Roanoke, Va. (Virginia Episcopal School) Yalim Olcay (Turkey) 0 Maurice Smith G 6-6 215 JR Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (Northeast HS) KENTUCKY (1) 33 Onno Steger F 6-5 205 JR Upper Arlington, Ohio (Upper Arlington HS) Mason Faulkner 21 Marcus Thomas G 6-3 180 FR Mint Hill, N.C. (Moravian Prep) MARYLAND (1) Carlos Dotson Head Coach: Mark Prosser (Marist, 2002) – First Season NORTH CAROLINA (4) Assistant Coach: Tony Rack (Northern Kentucky, 2012) – First season Josh Cottrell Assistant Coach: Brigham Waginger (Western Carolina, 2010) – Eighth season Douglas Elks Assistant Coach: Monty Sanders (Elon, 2009) – First season Jason McMillan Director of Basketball Operations: Brett Ferguson (Michigan State, 2011) – First season Marcus Thomas OHIO (2) Video Coordinator: Matt Erps (Winthrop, 2018) – First Season Kameron Gibson Onno Steger PRONUNCIATION GUIDE TENNESSEE (1) #2 Matt Halvorsen: HAL-ver-sen Matt Halvorsen #33 Onno Steger: ON-no STEE-ger VIRGINIA (1) #35 Yalim Olcay: YELL-um OL-shjai Adam Sledd Brigham Waginger: WAG-uhn-jurr 2018-19 Western Carolina Men’s Basketball GAME 2 • NOV. 10, 2018 • LISTON B. RAMSEY REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER • CULLOWHEE, N.C. • The Catamounts are 58-11 in home openers dating WESTERN CAROLINA IN THE SOCON TEAM RANKINGS (Through 11/8/18) back to the 1948-49 season. Catergory Rank Avg/Game Scoring Off ense 8 73.0 Strong First Impression Scoring Defense 9 96.0 Scoring Margin 10 -23.0 • Western Carolina had four newcomers play on Free Throw Percentage 10 55.0 STANDINGS Wednesday, including three freshmen. Junior Field Goal Percentage 8 42.9 (Through 11/8/18) transfer Carlos Dotson had a team-leading 17 points.