2009–10 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Larry Hunter's fifth season at Western Carolina. The Catamounts competed in the Southern Conference and played their home games at the Ramsey Center. They finished the season 22–12, 11–7 in SoCon play, lost in the semifinals of the 2010 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament and were invited to the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Marshall.

2009–10 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record22–12 (11–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRamsey Center
Seasons
2009–10 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Appalachian State 13 5   .722 24 12   .667
Western Carolina 11 7   .611 22 12   .647
Chattanooga 6 12   .333 15 18   .455
UNC Greensboro 6 12   .333 8 23   .258
Samford 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Elon 5 13   .278 9 23   .281
South
Wofford 15 3   .833 26 9   .743
College of Charleston 14 4   .778 22 12   .647
Davidson 11 7   .611 16 15   .516
The Citadel 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Furman 7 11   .389 13 17   .433
Georgia Southern 6 12   .333 9 23   .281
SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Brandon Giles 6'6" 200 G Sr. Auburndale, FL, U.S. Auburndale HS
2 Kendall Russell 6'6" 205 F Sr. Chicago, IL, U.S. Von Steuben HS
Cloud County CC
3 Antoine Childs 6'6" 205 G/F So. Beaver Falls, PA, U.S. Blackhawk HS
4 Keaton Cole 5'10" 170 G So. Toronto, ON, Canada Eastern Commerce
5 Trey Sumler 6'2" 175 G Fr. Rocky Mount, NC, U.S. Nash Central HS
11 Anthony Phillip 6'4" 210 F Jr. Lauderdale Lakes, FL, U.S. Boyd H. Anderson HS
Miami Dade CC
12 Mike Williams 6'2" 175 G Jr. Baton Rouge, LA, U.S. Genesis One Prep
Jackson State CC
13 Brigham Waginger 6'2" 175 G Sr. South Webster, OH, U.S. South Webster HS
22 Harouna Mutombo 6'4" 195 G So. Pickering, ON, Canada Pickering HS
31 Adrian Gailliard 6'7" 225 F Sr. Sewell, NJ, U.S. Washington Township HS
Lackawanna
34 Blake Gallagher 6'8" 240 F Jr. Monroe, NC, U.S. Fork Union Military Academy
42 Jake Robinson 6'8" 205 F Sr. Canton, NC, U.S. Pisgah HS
44 Sam Smithson 6'9" 225 C Fr. Horse Shoe, NC, U.S. Hargrave Military Academy
50 Richie Gordon 6'9" 245 F Jr. Atlanta, GA, U.S. Lakeside HS

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/14/2009*
7:00pm
St. Catharine W 65–41  1–0
Ramsey Center (1,925)
Cullowhee, NC
11/18/2009*
9:00pm, ESPNU
at No. 3 Texas
CBE Classic
L 73–41  1–1
Frank Erwin Center (11,317)
Austin, TX
11/23/2009*
7:30pm
Arkansas–Monticello
CBE Classic
W 70–44  2–1
Ramsey Center (1,073)
Cullowhee, NC
11/24/2009*
7:30pm
Binghamton
CBE Classic
W 73–44  3–1
Ramsey Center (909)
Cullowhee, NC
11/25/2009*
7:30pm
Duquesne
CBE Classic
W 83–77  4–1
Ramsey Center (787)
Cullowhee, NC
11/28/2009*
7:00pm
at Gardner–Webb W 75–59  5–1
Paul Porter Arena (1,400)
Boiling Springs, NC
12/2/2009
7:30pm
Wofford W 72–67  6–1 (1–0)
Ramsey Center (1,527)
Cullowhee, NC
12/5/2009
4:00pm
at Furman W 64–57  7–1 (2–0)
Timmons Arena (1,320)
Greenville, SC
12/7/2009*
8:05pm
at Bradley W 75–67  8–1
Carver Arena (9,019)
Peoria, IL
12/10/2009*
7:00pm
Campbell W 66–59  9–1
Ramsey Center (2,794)
Cullowhee, NC
12/12/2009*
4:00pm
at Louisville W 91–83  10–1
Freedom Hall (19,247)
Louisville, KY
12/22/2009*
7:30pm
at No. 24 Clemson L 79–57  10–2
Littlejohn Coliseum (8,485)
Clemson, SC
12/30/2009*
2:00pm
UNC Asheville W 87–76  11–2
Ramsey Center (2,763)
Cullowhee, NC
1/5/2010*
7:00pm
Berea W 124–53  12–2
Ramsey Center (502)
Cullowhee, NC
1/9/2010
3:30pm
at Georgia Southern L 81–76  12–3 (2–1)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,779)
Statesboro, GA
1/14/2010
7:00pm
UNC Greensboro W 79–69  13–3 (3–1)
Ramsey Center (3,027)
Cullowhee, NC
1/16/2010
7:00pm
Elon W 83–81  14–3 (4–1)
Ramsey Center (3,086)
Cullowhee, NC
1/20/2010
7:00pm
at Davidson W 77–67  15–3 (5–1)
John M. Belk Arena (4,624)
Davidson, NC
1/23/2010
3:30pm
at Appalachian State L 62–52  15–4 (5–2)
George M. Holmes Convocation Center (5,074)
Boone, NC
1/25/2010
7:00pm, CSS
College of Charleston W 100–90  16–4 (6–2)
Ramsey Center (4,765)
Cullowhee, NC
1/28/2010
7:00pm
at Chattanooga L 80–67  16–5 (6–3)
McKenzie Arena (3,382)
Chattanooga, TN
1/30/2010
8:00pm
at Samford W 62–50  17–5 (7–3)
Pete Hanna Center (1,515)
Birmingham, AL
2/4/2010
7:00pm
Georgia Southern W 83–68  18–5 (8–3)
Ramsey Center (1,829)
Cullowhee, NC
2/6/2010
7:00pm
Appalachian State L 89–77  18–6 (8–4)
Ramsey Center (6,024)
Cullowhee, NC
2/8/2010
7:00pm
at Elon L 81–76  18–7 (8–5)
Alumni Gym (1,072)
Elon, NC
2/13/2010
7:00pm
Davidson L 75–72  18–8 (8–6)
Ramsey Center (2,471)
Cullowhee, NC
2/15/2010
7:00pm
at UNC Greensboro W 75–70  19–8 (9–6)
Fleming Gymnasium (3,194)
Greensboro, NC
2/18/2010
7:05pm
at The Citadel L 73–56  19–9 (9–7)
McAlister Field House (1,680)
Charleston, SC
2/20/2010*
8:00pm, ESPNU
at Kent State
ESPN BracketBusters
L 74–72  19–10
MAC Center (5,003)
Kent, OH
2/25/2010
7:00pm
Samford W 61–44  20–10 (10–7)
Ramsey Center (2,382)
Cullowhee, NC
2/27/2010
3:00pm, SportsSouth
Chattanooga W 78–70  21–10 (11–7)
Ramsey Center (2,965)
Cullowhee, NC
2010 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
3/6/2010
2:00pm
vs. Elon
Quarterfinals
W 68–57  22–10
Bojangles' Coliseum (NA)
Charlotte, NC
3/7/2010
6:00pm
vs. Wofford
Semifinals
L 77–58  22–11
Time Warner Cable Arena (NA)
Charlotte, NC
2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament
3/16/2010
7:00pm
at Marshall
First Round
L 90–88  22–12
Cam Henderson Center (5,003)
Huntington, WV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ "Western Carolina Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". www.catamountsports.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2010.
  2. ^ "2009-10 Schedule". Retrieved January 26, 2010.