2015–16 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by 11th year head coach Larry Hunter, played their home games at the Ramsey Center and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 10–8 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Wofford to advance to the semifinals of the SoCon tournament where they lost to Chattanooga. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Vermont.

2015–16 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball
CBI, First round
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	16–18 (10–8 SoCon)
Head coach	Larry Hunter (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Anquell McCollum Brigham Waginger Wilie Freeman
Home arena	Ramsey Center

2015–16 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Chattanooga †	15	–	3		.833			29	–	6		.829
East Tennessee State	14	–	4		.778			24	–	12		.667
Furman	11	–	7		.611			19	–	16		.543
Wofford	11	–	7		.611			15	–	17		.469
Western Carolina	10	–	8		.556			16	–	18		.471
UNC Greensboro	10	–	8		.556			15	–	19		.441
Mercer	8	–	10		.444			19	–	15		.559
Samford	4	–	14		.222			14	–	19		.424
VMI	4	–	14		.222			9	–	21		.300
The Citadel	3	–	15		.167			10	–	22		.313
† 2016 SoCon Tournament winner

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Elijah Pughsley	Guard	6–1	175	Freshman	Lima, Ohio
2	Mike Brown	Guard	6–3	175	Senior	Charlotte, North Carolina
3	Rhett Harrelson	Guard	5–10	170	Senior	Enterprise, Alabama
4	Torrion Brummitt	Forward	6–7	240	Senior	Columbus, Georgia
5	Devin Peterson	Guard	6–1	170	Sophomore	Milton, Georgia
11	Haboubacar Mutombo	Guard	6–5	190	Sophomore	Pickering, Ontario, Canada
12	Marc Gosselin	Forward	6–7	195	Freshman	Lyon, France
13	Deriece Parks	Guard	6–5	155	Junior	Charlotte, North Carolina
21	Kyle Rhoades	Forward	6–6	190	Junior	Lumberton, North Carolina
22	Jesse Deloach	Forward	6–7	225	Freshman	Grayson, Georgia
23	Justin Browning	Forward	6–4	175	Senior	Sylacauga, Alabama
24	Ashley Williams	Forward	6–5	170	Sophomore	Morehead City, North Carolina
31	Aaron Williams	Guard	6–3	190	Sophomore	Morehead City, North Carolina
41	Charlendez Brooks	Forward	6–9	250	RS–Sophomore	Duncan, South Carolina

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Cincinnati	L 72–97	0–1	Fifth Third Arena (7,213) Cincinnati, OH
11/15/2015* 4:30 pm	UNC Asheville	W 90–81	1–1	Ramsey Center (1,113) Cullowhee, NC
11/21/2015* 7:00 pm	at High Point	L 69–75	1–2	Millis Center (1,750) High Point, NC
11/24/2015* 7:30 pm	Hiwassee	W 88–63	2–2	Ramsey Center (1,398) Cullowhee, NC
11/27/2015* 3:00 pm	at College of Charleston	L 56–57	2–3	TD Arena (2,002) Charleston, SC
11/30/2015* 7:00 pm, SECN	at South Carolina	L 53–76	2–4	Colonial Life Arena (8,957) Columbia, SC
12/03/2015* 7:00 pm	Warren Wilson	W 96–45	3–4	Ramsey Center (1,233) Cullowhee, NC
12/05/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3	at Illinois	L 68–80	3–5	State Farm Center (11,455) Champaign, IL
12/12/2015* 7:00 pm	at Davidson Gotham Classic	L 54–87	3–6	John M. Belk Arena (4,068) Davidson, NC
12/14/2015* 7:00 pm	Eastern Washington Gotham Classic	W 97–80	4–6	Ramsey Center (858) Cullowhee, NC
12/20/2015* 4:00 pm	at Morehead State Gotham Classic	L 52–60	4–7	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,153) Morehead, KY
12/23/2015* 7:00 pm, ROOT	at Pittsburgh Gotham Classic	L 73–79	4–8	Petersen Events Center (8,025) Pittsburgh, PA
12/30/2015* 2:00 pm	Mars Hill	W 82–62	5–8	Ramsey Center (946) Cullowhee, NC
01/02/2016 2:00 pm	East Tennessee State	L 66–82	5–9 (0–1)	Ramsey Center (956) Cullowhee, NC
01/09/2016 4:30 pm	VMI	W 73–52	6–9 (1–1)	Ramsey Center (1,844) Cullowhee, NC
01/11/2016 7:00 pm, ASN	UNC Greensboro	W 83–77 OT	7–9 (2–1)	Ramsey Center (1,497) Cullowhee, NC
01/14/2016 7:30 pm	at Chattanooga	L 58–77	7–10 (2–2)	McKenzie Arena (2,523) Chattanooga, TN
01/16/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Samford	L 68–84	7–11 (2–3)	Pete Hanna Center (1,781) Homewood, AL
01/21/2016 7:30 pm	The Citadel	L 91–92	7–12 (2–4)	Ramsey Center (1,638) Cullowhee, NC
01/24/2016 1:00 pm	Mercer Postponed from 1/23/16	W 86–80 2OT	8–12 (3–4)	Ramsey Center (1,112) Cullowhee, NC
01/28/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Furman	L 60–62	8–13 (3–5)	Timmons Arena (1,748) Greenville, SC
01/30/2016 7:00 pm	at Wofford	L 66–85	8–14 (3–6)	Benjamin Johnson Arena (2,070) Spartanburg, SC
02/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at UNC Greensboro	L 58–75	8–15 (3–7)	Greensboro Coliseum (2,593) Greensboro, NC
02/06/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3	at VMI	W 69–60	9–15 (4–7)	Cameron Hall (2,379) Lexington, VA
02/11/2016 7:30 pm	Chattanooga	W 67–61	10–15 (5–7)	Ramsey Center (1,982) Cullowhee, NC
02/13/2016 4:30 pm	Samford	W 76–71	11–15 (6–7)	Ramsey Center (2,531) Cullowhee, NC
02/15/2016 7:00 pm, ASN	at East Tennessee State	L 77–83	11–16 (6–8)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,752) Johnson City, TN
02/18/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Mercer	W 72–65	12–16 (7–8)	Hawkins Arena (3,627) Macon, GA
02/20/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3	at The Citadel	W 102–97	13–16 (8–8)	McAlister Field House (4,424) Charleston, SC
02/25/2016 7:00 pm	Wofford	W 53–48	14–16 (9–8)	Ramsey Center (1,112) Cullowhee, NC
02/27/2016 4:30 pm	Furman	W 73–62	15–16 (10–8)	Ramsey Center (1,810) Cullowhee, NC
SoCon tournament
03/05/2016 2:30 pm, ESPN3	vs. Wofford Quarterfinals	W 88–83 2OT	16–16	U.S. Cellular Center (5,667) Asheville, NC
03/06/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3	vs. Chattanooga Semifinals	L 69–73	16–17	U.S. Cellular Center (6,019) Asheville, NC
CBI
03/16/2016* 7:00 pm	at Vermont First round	L 74–79	16–18	Patrick Gym (1,486) Burlington, VT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.