2013–14 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

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|year=2013–14

|team=Western Carolina Catamounts

|image=WCU Athletics wordmark.png

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|conference=Southern Conference

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|short_conf=SoCon

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|APRank=

|record=19–15

|conf_record=10–6

|head_coach=Larry Hunter

|hc_year = 9th

|asst_coach1=Anquell McCollum

|asst_coach2=Eric Wilson

|asst_coach3=Brigham Waginger

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|stadium=Ramsey Center

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The 2013–14 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by ninth year head coach Larry Hunter, played their home games at the Ramsey Center and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 10–6 in SoCon play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the SoCon tournament where they lost to Wofford.{{cite web |title=Wofford Wins SoCon Championship |url=https://soconsports.com/news/2014/3/10/209431163.aspx |publisher=Southern Conference |access-date=March 10, 2014}}{{cite web |title=Western Carolina vs. Wofford - Game Recap |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400544675 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=March 10, 2014}}

Roster

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"

!Number

!Name

!Position

!Height

!Weight

!Year

!Hometown

0

| Tom Tankelewicz

| Forward

| 6–4

| 180

| Senior

| Apex, North Carolina

1

| Kenneth Hall

| Forward

| 6–7

| 210

| Junior

| Dallas

2

| Mike Brown

| Guard

| 6–3

| 175

| Sophomore

| Charlotte, North Carolina

3

| Rhett Harrelson

| Guard

| 5–10

| 170

| Sophomore

| Enterprise, Alabama

4

| Torrion Brummitt

| Forward

| 6–7

| 240

| Sophomore

| Columbus, Georgia

5

| Trey Sumler

| Guard

| 6–2

| 175

| Senior

| Rocky Mount, North Carolina

14

| Josh Mendenhall

| Forward

| 6–8

| 180

| Senior

| Greenville, South Carolina

21

| Ethan Freeman

| Guard

| 6–1

| 175

| Sophomore

| Marion, North Carolina

23

| Justin Browning

| Forward

| 6–4

| 175

| Sophomore

| Sylacauga, Alabama

24

| Brandon Boggs

| Guard

| 6–5

| 190

| Senior

| Greenville, South Carolina

25

| James Sinclair

| Guard

| 6–3

| 180

| Junior

| Savannah, Georgia

32

| Tawaski King

| Forward

| 6–8

| 245

| Senior

| Dublin, Georgia

41

| Charlendez Brooks

| Forward

| 6–9

| 270

| Freshman

| Duncan, South Carolina

{{cite web |title=2013-14 Western Carolina Catamounts Roster and Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/western-carolina/2014.html |publisher=sports-reference.com |access-date=April 30, 2021}}

Schedule

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!colspan=9 style="background:#592c87; color:#c0a878;"| Regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/08/2013

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Wittenberg

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Ramsey Center

| site_cityst = Cullowhee, North Carolina

| gamename =

| attend = 1,582

| tv =

| score = 77–55

| overtime =

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/11/2013

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = UNC Asheville

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Ramsey Center

| site_cityst = Cullowhee, North Carolina

| gamename =

| attend = 1,957

| tv =

| score = 74–67

| overtime =

| record = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/13/2013

| time = 11:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Oregon

| opprank = 18

| site_stadium = Matthew Knight Arena

| site_cityst = Eugene, Oregon

| gamename =

| attend = 6,262

| tv = Pac-12 Network

| score = 83–107

| overtime =

| record = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/15/2013

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Virginia Tech

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, Virginia

| gamename = Coaches vs. Cancer Classic

| attend = 5,617

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 61–79

| overtime =

| record = 2–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/16/2013

| time = 7:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Liberty

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Vines Center

| site_cityst = Lynchburg, Virginia

| gamename =

| attend = 2,596

| tv =

| score = 68–63

| overtime =

| record = 3–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/21/2013

| time = 7:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Kent State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = MAC Center

| site_cityst = Kent, Ohio

| gamename = Coaches vs. Cancer Classic

| attend = 2,473

| tv =

| score = 59–73

| overtime =

| record = 3–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/22/2013

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = no

| opponent = Niagara

| opprank =

| site_stadium = MAC Center

| site_cityst = Kent, Ohio

| gamename = Coaches vs. Cancer Classic

| attend = 579

| tv =

| score = 98–90

| overtime =

| record = 4–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/23/2013

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = no

| opponent = USC Upstate

| opprank =

| site_stadium = MAC Center

| site_cityst = Kent, Ohio

| gamename = Coaches vs. Cancer Classic

| attend = 316

| tv =

| score = 58–72

| overtime =

| record = 4–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/26/2013

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Limestone College

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Ramsey Center

| site_cityst = Cullowhee, North Carolina

| gamename =

| attend = 823

| tv =

| score = 78–69

| overtime =

| record = 5–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/30/2013

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Wright State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Nutter Center

| site_cityst = Fairborn, Ohio

| gamename =

| attend = 3,008

| tv =

| score = 77–85

| overtime =

| record = 5–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/04/2013

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Coastal Carolina

| opprank =

| site_stadium = HTC Center

| site_cityst = Conway, South Carolina

| gamename =

| attend = 2,122

| tv =

| score = 68–76

| overtime =

| record = 5–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/16/2013

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Cleveland State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Wolstein Center

| site_cityst = Cleveland, Ohio

| gamename =

| attend = 1,163

| tv =

| score = 55–66

| overtime =

| record = 5–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/18/2013

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Charleston Southern

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Ramsey Center

| site_cityst = Cullowhee, North Carolina

| gamename =

| attend = 682

| tv =

| score = 92–84

| overtime =

| record = 6–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/21/2013

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Georgia

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Stegeman Coliseum

| site_cityst = Athens, Georgia

| gamename =

| attend = 6,069

| tv = CSS

| score = 63–65

| overtime =

| record = 6–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/30/2013

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Milligan

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Ramsey Center

| site_cityst = Cullowhee, North Carolina

| gamename =

| attend = 953

| tv =

| score = 106–72

| overtime =

| record = 7–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/02/2014

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = UNC Greensboro

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Ramsey Center

| site_cityst = Cullowhee, North Carolina

| gamename =

| attend = 894

| tv =

| score = 72–51

| overtime =

| record = 8–8 (1–0)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/04/2014

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Elon

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Ramsey Center

| site_cityst = Cullowhee, North Carolina

| gamename =

| attend = 1,174

| tv =

| score = 74–62

| overtime =

| record = 9–8 (2–0)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/11/2014

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Georgia Southern

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Hanner Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Statesboro, Georgia

| gamename =

| attend = 1,372

| tv =

| score = 68–67

| overtime =

| record = 10–8 (3–0)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/18/2014

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Samford

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Ramsey Center

| site_cityst = Cullowhee, North Carolina

| gamename =

| attend = 2,146

| tv =

| score = 67–64

| overtime =

| record = 11–8 (4–0)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/20/2014

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Wofford

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Benjamin Johnson Arena

| site_cityst = Spartanburg, North Carolina

| gamename =

| attend = 1,397

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 60–71

| overtime =

| record = 11–9 (4–1)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/23/2014

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Davidson

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Ramsey Center

| site_cityst = Cullowhee, North Carolina

| gamename =

| attend = 3,002

| tv =

| score = 77–82

| overtime =

| record = 11–10 (4–2)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/25/2014

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = The Citadel

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McAlister Field House

| site_cityst = Charleston, South Carolina

| gamename =

| attend = 1,372

| tv =

| score = 78–60

| overtime =

| record = 12–10 (5–2)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/30/2014

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Elon

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Alumni Gym

| site_cityst = Elon, North Carolina

| gamename =

| attend = 1,312

| tv =

| score = 60–74

| overtime =

| record = 12–11 (5–3)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/08/2014

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Appalachian State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Ramsey Center

| site_cityst = Cullowhee, North Carolina

| gamename =

| attend = 3,712

| tv =

| score = 84–75

| overtime = OT

| record = 13–11 (6–3)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/10/2014

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Furman

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Ramsey Center

| site_cityst = Cullowhee, North Carolina

| gamename =

| attend = 1,065

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 83–75

| overtime =

| record = 14–11 (7–3)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/14/2014

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Chattanooga

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McKenzie Arena

| site_cityst = Chattanooga, Tennessee

| gamename =

| attend = 3,209

| tv =

| score = 73–83

| overtime =

| record = 14–12 (7–4)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/16/2014

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = UNC Greensboro

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum

| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina

| gamename =

| attend = 2,466

| tv =

| score = 82–77

| overtime = OT

| record = 15–12 (8–4)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/20/2014

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Appalachian State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = George M. Holmes Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Boone, North Carolina

| gamename =

| attend = 2,041

| tv =

| score = 74–61

| overtime =

| record = 16–12 (9–4)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/22/2014

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = The Citadel

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Ramsey Center

| site_cityst = Cullowhee, North Carolina

| gamename =

| attend = 1,241

| tv =

| score = 70–52

| overtime =

| record = 17–12 (10–4)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/27/2014

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Chattanooga

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Ramsey Center

| site_cityst = Cullowhee, North Carolina

| gamename =

| attend = 1,638

| tv =

| score = 81–83

| overtime = OT

| record = 17–13 (10–5)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/01/2014

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Samford

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Pete Hanna Center

| site_cityst = Homewood, Alabama

| gamename =

| attend = 2,741

| tv =

| score = 86–93

| overtime =

| record = 17–14 (10–6)

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#592c87; color:#c0a878;"| 2014 SoCon tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/08/2014

| time = 2:30 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = no

| opponent = Elon

| opprank =

| site_stadium = U.S. Cellular Center

| site_cityst = Asheville, North Carolina

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| attend = 5,898

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 66–64

| overtime =

| record = 18–14

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/09/2014

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = no

| opponent = Davidson

| opprank =

| site_stadium = U.S. Cellular Center

| site_cityst = Asheville, North Carolina

| gamename = Semifinals

| attend = 5,434

| tv = CSS

| score = 99–97

| overtime = OT

| record = 19–14

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/10/2014

| time = 9:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = no

| opponent = Wofford

| opprank =

| site_stadium = U.S. Cellular Center

| site_cityst = Asheville, North Carolina

| gamename = Championship

| attend = 5,799

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 53–56

| overtime =

| record = 19–15

}}

References

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