2011–12 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

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2011–12 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record17–17 (8–10 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRamsey Center
Seasons
2011–12 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
UNC Greensboro 10 8   .556 13 19   .406
Elon 9 9   .500 15 16   .484
Samford 8 10   .444 11 19   .367
Western Carolina 8 10   .444 17 18   .486
Appalachian State 7 11   .389 13 18   .419
Chattanooga 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
South
Davidson 16 2   .889 25 8   .758
Georgia Southern 12 6   .667 15 15   .500
Wofford 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
College of Charleston 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
Furman 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
The Citadel 3 15   .167 6 24   .200
SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represents Western Carolina University during the 2011–12 college basketball season. This is head coach Larry Hunter's seventh season at Western Carolina. The Catamounts compete in the Southern Conference and play their home games at the Ramsey Center.

Roster[edit]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown
0 Tom Tankelewicz 6'4" 185 F So. Apex, NC
1 Kenny Hall 6'7" 205 F Fr. Dallas, TX
4 Keaton Cole 5'10" 170 G Sr. Toronto, ON
5 Trey Sumler 6'2" 175 G Jr. Rocky Mount, NC
11 Dillon Dunford 5'11" 165 G So. Cullowhee, NC
14 Josh Mendenhall 6'8" 190 F Jr. Cullowhee, NC
22 Harouna Mutombo 6'4" 195 G Sr. Pickering, ON
24 Brandon Boggs 6'5" 190 G So. Greenville, SC
25 James Sinclair 6'2" 175 G Fr. Savannah, GA
32 Tawaski King 6'8' 245 F So. Dublin, GA
33 Ishmael Hollis 6'8" 195 F So. Flowery Branch, GA
40 Preston Ross 6'4" 210 G So. Fayetteville, NC
44 Sam Smithson 6'9" 225 C Sr. Horse Shoe, NC

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/11/2011*
7:00 p.m.
at South Carolina L 50–75  0–1
Colonial Life Arena (9,330[2])
Columbia, SC
11/15/2011*
7:00 p.m.
Montreat College W 109–63  1–1
Ramsey Center (1,322[3])
Cullowhee, NC
11/17/2011*
7:30 p.m.
at Presbyterian W 80–73  2–1
Templeton Physical Education Center (684[4])
Clinton, SC
11/20/2011*
1:30 p.m.
at Iowa State
South Padre Island Invitational
L 60–92  2–2
Hilton Coliseum (10,992[5])
Ames, IA
11/22/2011*
8:00 p.m.
at Northern Iowa
(South Padre Island Invitational)
L 39–59  2–3
McLeod Center (3,620[6])
Cedar Falls, IA
11/25/2011*
3:30 p.m.
vs. Northern Colorado
South Padre Island Invitational
L 57–74  2–4
South Padre Island Convention Centre (305[7])
South Padre Island, TX
11/26/2011*
2:00 p.m.
vs. Florida A&M
South Padre Island Invitational
W 62–46  3–4
South Padre Island Convention Centre (125[8])
South Padre Island, TX
12/1/2011
8:00 p.m.
at Samford W 75–71  4–4
(1–0)
Pete Hanna Center (821[9])
Homewood, AL
12/3/2011
4:30 p.m.
UNC Greensboro W 73–69  5–4
(2–0)
Ramsey Center (1,637[10])
Cullowhee, NC
12/7/2011*
7:30 p.m.
at Purdue L 60–65  5–5
Mackey Arena (13,904[11])
West Lafayette, IN
12/10/2011*
2:00 p.m.
Kent State L 56–58  5–6
Ramsey Center (1,565[12])
Cullowhee, NC
12/20/2011*
8:00 p.m.
at Bradley W 68–67  6–6
Carver Arena (7,147[13])
Peoria, IL
12/28/2011*
6:00 p.m.
UNC Asheville L 67–86  7–6
Ramsey Center (1,511[14])
Cullowhee, NC
12/31/2011*
2:00 p.m.
at NC State L 55–82  7–7
RBC Center (13,429[15])
Raleigh, NC
1/5/2012
7:00 p.m.
at Chattanooga L 62–78  7–8
(2–1)
McKenzie Arena (2,554[16])
Chattanooga, TN
1/7/2012
4:30 p.m.
Wofford W 67–57  8–8
(3–1)
Ramsey Center (2,257[17])
Cullowhee, NC
1/12/2012
7:00 p.m.
at Davidson L 67–88  8–9
(3–2)
John M. Belk Arena (3,293[18])
Davidson, NC
1/14/2012
2:00 p.m.
Furman L 55–58  8–10
(3–3)
Ramsey Center (2,847[19])
Cullowhee, NC
1/17/2012*
7:00 p.m.
Toccoa Falls W 141–39  9–10
(3–3)
Ramsey Center (1,431[20])
Cullowhee, NC
1/21/2012
2:00 p.m.
at Appalachian State L 72–84  9–11
(3–4)
Holmes Center (3,476[21])
Boone, NC
1/26/2012
7:00 p.m.
Elon L 63–71  9–12
(3–5)
Ramsey Center (1,521[22])
Cullowhee, NC
1/28/2012
2:00 p.m.
at UNC Greensboro L 86–89 OT 9–13
(3–6)
Greensboro Coliseum (3,585[23])
Greensboro, NC
1/30/2012
7:00 p.m.
at Wofford L 52–86  9–14
(3–7)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,655[24])
Spartanburg, SC
2/2/2012
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Chattanooga W 82–76  10–14
(4–7)
Ramsey Center (2,047[25])
Cullowhee, NC
2/4/2012
2:00 p.m.
Georgia Southern L 65–68  10–15
(4–8)
Ramsey Center (1,607[26])
Cullowhee, NC
2/9/2012
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at College of Charleston L 58–62  10–16
(4–9)
TD Arena (3,637)
Charleston, SC
2/11/2012
4:00 p.m.
at Furman L 66–80  10–17
(4–10)
Timmons Arena (2,584)
Greenville, SC
2/16/2012
7:00 p.m.
The Citadel W 70–53  11–17
(5–10)
Ramsey Center (1,872)
Cullowhee, NC
2/18/2012
7:00 p.m.
at Elon W 78–76 OT 12–17
(6–10)
Elon (1,163)
Elon, NC
2/23/2012
7:00 p.m.
Samford W 79–77  13–17
(7–10)
Ramsey Center (1,097)
Cullowhee, NC
2/25/2012
2:00 p.m.
Appalachian State W 83–75  14–17
(8–10)
Ramsey Center (3,628)
Cullowhee, NC
Southern Conference tournament
3/2/2012
2:00 p.m.
vs. The Citadel
Southern Conference First Round
W 68–56  15–17
U.S. Cellular Center (5,254)
Asheville, NC
3/3/2012
2:30 p.m., ESPN3
vs. Wofford
Southern Conference Quarterfinals
W 82–59  16–17
U.S. Cellular Center (7,464)
Asheville, NC
3/4/2012
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
vs. UNC Greensboro
Southern Conference Semifinals
W 82–77  17–17
U.S. Cellular Center (6,364)
Asheville, NC
3/5/2012
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Davidson
Southern Conference Championship
L 91–93 2OT
U.S. Cellular Center 
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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