Chad Grant contributed to this story. The Western Carolina University Men’s Basketball Team made it to the semifinals of the Southern Conference tournament before losing to the University of Tennessee Chattanooga. Seniors Mike Brown, Torrion Brummitt, Rhett Harrelson and Justin Browning did not end their careers before beating the Wofford Terriers on Saturday, March 5. […]
Three wins in a row for Western
February 15, 2016 by
The Western Carolina University Men’s basketball team barely out scored the Samford University Bulldogs on Feb. 13 in the Ramsey Regional Activity Center at 4:30 p.m. The Cats beat Bulldogs 76-71 with starting senior guard, Rhett Harrelson leading the way. Harrelson scored 19 points in the game. “It’s always easier too when that first one […]
WCU men’s basketball beats Mercer
January 25, 2016 by
Western Carolina University Men’s Basketball Team took Mercer on a trip to double overtime and beat them on Jan. 24 at the Ramsey Center. Mercer put up 80 points in the end, but it did not match Western’s 86. The Catamounts are tied with University of North Carolina Greensboro for third in the Socon Conference leader board […]
Wofford proves too much, downs Western in SoCon semifinals
March 8, 2015 by
For the second year in a row and four of the last six seasons, Wofford sent Western Carolina off the court of the U.S. Cellular Center and into another offseason as the top-seeded Terriers upended the Catamounts 73-61 in the Southern Conference Basketball Championship semifinals. The loss puts Western Carolina 3-10 all-time against the tournament’s […]
Western Carolina escapes ETSU in overtime, to face Wofford in semifinals
March 8, 2015 by
Western Carolina needed overtime to slip past ETSU 67-61 in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Championship last night in Asheville, but would not be denied a rematch with the team that has knocked them out of the tournament three of the last five seasons. The Catamounts will take on top-seeded Wofford in […]
Catamounts overpower Wittenberg to open season
November 9, 2013 by
The Western Carolina men’s basketball team began the 2013-2014 campaign Friday night with a 77-55 win over Wittenberg University in the Ramsey Center. Four Catamounts scored in double figures, including a game-high 15-points from senior guard Tom Tankelewicz on 5-of-9 shooting, including 4-of-7 from 3-point range. Junior guard James Sinclair, who started at point guard […]
