2024–25 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

2024–25 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball
2024–25 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	8–20 (4–13 SoCon)
Head coach	Tim Craft (1st season);
Associate head coach	Andre Gray
Assistant coaches	Andrew Brown; Adam Bullard; Jackson Simmons;
Home arena	Ramsey Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Chattanooga	15	–	3	.833	23	–	8	.742
UNC Greensboro	13	–	5	.722	20	–	11	.645
East Tennessee State	12	–	6	.667	19	–	12	.613
Samford	12	–	6	.667	22	–	9	.710
Furman	11	–	7	.611	23	–	8	.742
Wofford	10	–	8	.556	16	–	15	.516
VMI	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
Mercer	6	–	12	.333	13	–	18	.419
Western Carolina	4	–	14	.222	8	–	21	.276
The Citadel	0	–	18	.000	5	–	24	.172

† 2025 SoCon tournament winner As of March 1, 2025

The 2024–25 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represents Western Carolina University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by first-year head coach Tim Craft, play their home games at the Ramsey Center located in Cullowhee, North Carolina as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

Previous season

The Catamounts finished the 2023–24 season 22–10, 11–7 in SoCon play, to finish in fourth place.^[1] They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament to Furman.^[2] After their season ended, on March 11, 2024, Justin Gray was named the head coach for Coastal Carolina.^[3] Two days later, the school named Gardner–Webb coach Tim Craft the team's new head coach.^[4]

Roster

2024–25 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Cord Stansberry	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	Bermuda Dunes, CA
F	1	Chase McKey	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	RS Jr	Atlanta, GA
G	2	CJ Hyland	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Loganville, GA
F	3	Bernard Pelote	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Savannah, GA
G	5	Brandon Morgan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Greensboro, NC
C	7	Brandon White	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Fr	Spencer, NC
G	8	Ice Emery	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Appleton, WI
G	9	Jamar Livingston	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Johnson City, TN
G/F	12	Cinque Lemon	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Spring Lake, NC
G	14	Carson Brown	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	Miramar Beach, FL
G	17	Max Williams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Hanover, VA
G	20	Fischer Brown	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Lewistown, MT
F	23	Marcus Kell	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	RS So	Rock Hill, SC
G	24	Kamari Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	RS Fr	Indianapolis, IN
F	33	Vernon Collins	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Chocowinity, NC

Head coach

Tim Craft (Florida)

Assistant coach(es)

Andre Gray (Methodist)
Andrew Brown (Mercer)
Adam Bullard (Western Carolina)
Jackson Simmons (Charlotte)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 21, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bob Jones	W 100–61	1–0	Ramsey Center (1,806) Cullowhee, NC
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Queens	L 54–67	1–1	Curry Arena (632) Charlotte, NC
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Truett McConnell	W 99–64	2–1	Ramsey Center (1,448) Cullowhee, NC
November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN		at Wake Forest	L 69–82	2–2	LJVM Coliseum (8,468) Winston-Salem, NC
November 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Florida State	L 57–91	2–3	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,589) Tallahassee, FL
November 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FS2		at No. 10 Marquette	L 62–94	2–4	Fiserv Forum (15,442) Milwaukee, WI
December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bellarmine	W 86–74	3–4	Ramsey Center (1,812) Cullowhee
December 7, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		USC Upstate	L 68–74	3–5	Ramsey Center (1,409) Cullowhee, NC
December 14, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	L 61–78	3–6	Kimmel Arena (923) Asheville, NC
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at No. 1 Tennessee	L 36–84	3–7	Thompson-Boling Arena (16,866) Knoxville, TN
December 19, 2024* 11:30 a.m., ESPN+		Milligan	W 78–69	4–7	Ramsey Center (3,514) Cullowhee, NC
SoCon regular season
January 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Furman	L 61–90	4–8 (0–1)	Ramsey Center (1,276) Cullowhee, NC
January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Samford	L 69–88	4–9 (0–2)	Ramsey Center (2,798) Cullowhee, NC
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Wofford	L 69–77	4–10 (0–3)	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,036) Spartanburg, SC
January 12, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		Mercer	W 85–82	5–10 (1–3)	Ramsey Center (1,420) Cullowhee, NC
January 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at VMI	L 50–66	5–11 (1–4)	Cameron Hall (1,257) Lexington, VA
January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		UNC Greensboro	L 55–83	5–12 (1–5)	Ramsey Center (2,868) Cullowhee, NC
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at East Tennessee State	L 58–85	5–13 (1–6)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,490) Johnson City, TN
January 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at The Citadel	W 80–78 ^OT	6–13 (2–6)	McAlister Field House (1,315) Charleston, SC
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Chattanooga	L 60–84	6–14 (2–7)	Ramsey Center (1,888) Cullowhee, NC
February 1, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		VMI	L 76–80 ^OT	6–15 (2–8)	Ramsey Center (2,684) Cullowhee, NC
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Furman	L 75–84 ^OT	6–16 (2–9)	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (1,807) Greenville, SC
February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UNC Greensboro	L 70–74	6–17 (2–10)	First Horizon Coliseum (1,141) Greensboro, NC
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		East Tennessee State	W 76–67	7–17 (3–10)	Ramsey Center (1,917) Cullowhee, NC
February 15, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		The Citadel	W 76–73	8–17 (4–10)	Ramsey Center (3,728) Cullowhee, NC
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Chattanooga	L 86–91	8–18 (4–11)	McKenzie Arena (3,639) Chattanooga, TN
February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Samford	L 72–93	8–19 (4–12)	Pete Hanna Center (2,306) Homewood, AL
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wofford	L 67–90	8–20 (4–13)	Ramsey Center (2,322) Cullowhee, NC
March 1, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Mercer			Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
SoCon tournament
March 7, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	(8/9)	vs. (8/9) Mercer First round			Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

↑ "Men's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24 Southern Conference Standings". ESPN. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
↑ Hooker, Daniel (March 9, 2024). "Catamounts Fall to Fifth-seeded Furman in Quarterfinal OT Thriller". Western Carolina University. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
↑ "Coastal Carolina hires Western Carolina's Gray". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
↑ Gerike, Evan (March 13, 2024). "Western Carolina hires Tim Craft of Gardner-Webb as new men's basketball coach". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
↑ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Western Carolina University. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
↑ "Western Carolina Catamounts Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved December 21, 2024.

[1] "Men's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24 Southern Conference Standings". ESPN. Retrieved December 21, 2024.

[2] Hooker, Daniel (March 9, 2024). "Catamounts Fall to Fifth-seeded Furman in Quarterfinal OT Thriller". Western Carolina University. Retrieved December 21, 2024.

[3] "Coastal Carolina hires Western Carolina's Gray". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

[4] Gerike, Evan (March 13, 2024). "Western Carolina hires Tim Craft of Gardner-Webb as new men's basketball coach". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

[5] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Western Carolina University. Retrieved November 7, 2024.

[6] "Western Carolina Catamounts Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved December 21, 2024.

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