2019–20 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=2019–20
|team=Western Carolina Catamounts
|sport=Basketball
|image=WCU Athletics wordmark.png
|image_size=200
|conference=Southern Conference
|division=
|short_conf=SoCon
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=19–12
|conf_record=10–8
|head_coach=Mark Prosser
|hc_year=2nd
|assoc_coach=Monty Sanders
|asst_coach2=Tony Rack
|asst_coach3=Brigham Waginger
|stadium=Ramsey Center
|champion=
|tourney=
|tourney_result=
}}
{{2019–20 Southern Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2019–20 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by second-year head coach Mark Prosser, played their home games at the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, North Carolina, as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 10–8 in Southern Conference play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Mercer in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference tournament before losing in the semifinals to East Tennessee State.
Previous season
{{main|2018–19 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team}}
The Catamounts finished the 2018–19 season 7–25, 4–14 in Southern Conference play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. In the Southern Conference tournament, they were defeated by VMI in the first round.{{Cite news|url=http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=211794581|title=VMI, Samford advance to SoCon quarters|work=SoConSports.com|access-date=November 28, 2019|language=en}}
Offseason
=Player departures=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%;" border="1"
! Name ! Number ! Pos. ! Height ! Weight ! Year ! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Reason for Departure | |||||||
| {{sortname|Marc|Gosselin|nolink=1}} | {{nts|12}} | F | {{sort|79|6'7"}} | 205 | {{sort|4.0|Senior}} | Lyon, France | Graduated |
| {{sortname|Josh|Cottrell|nolink=1}} | {{nts|15}} | G | {{sort|74|6'2"}} | 185 | {{sort|1.0|Freshman}} | Hayesville, NC | Transferred to North Georgia |
| {{sortname|Yalim|Olclay|nolink=1}} | {{nts|35}} | F | {{sort|80|6'8"}} | 225 | {{sort|3.0|Junior}} | Izmir, Turkey | Transferred to Minnesota-Duluth |
=Recruiting Class of 2019=
{{College Athlete Recruit Start|40=no|collapse=no|year=2019}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Travion McCray
| position = G
| hometown = Timmonsville, SC
| highschool = Village Christian Academy
| feet = 6
| inches = 1
| weight = 176
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Tyler Harris
| position = G/F
| hometown = Charlotte, NC
| highschool = Independence High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 7
| weight = 186
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Xavier Cork
| position = F
| hometown = Sulphur Springs, TX
| highschool = Sulphur Springs High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 9
| weight = 225
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Ahmir Langlais
| position = F
| hometown = Atlanta, GA
| highschool = Holy Spirit Prep
| feet = 6
| inches = 7
| weight = 210
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit End
}}
Roster
{{CBB roster/Header|year=2019|team=Western Carolina Catamounts|teamcolors=y}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Carlos|last=Dotson|link=y|num=0|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=270|class=sr|rs=|home=Riverdale, Maryland}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Travion|last=McCray|num=1|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=176|class=fr|rs=|home=Timmonsville, South Carolina}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Matt|last=Halvorsen|num=2|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=174|class=jr|rs=|home=Kingsport, Tennessee}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jason|last=McMillan|num=3|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|lbs=160|class=sr|rs=|home=Cherokee, North Carolina}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tyler|last=Harris|num=4|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=186|class=fr|rs=|home=Charlotte, North Carolina}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=D.J.|last=Myers|num=5|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=200|class=so|rs=|home=Raleigh, North Carolina}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Douglas|last=Elks|num=10|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=4|lbs=189|class=so|rs=y|home=Raleigh, North Carolina}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mason|last=Faulkner|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=181|class=jr|rs=y|home=Glasgow, Kentucky}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Xavier|last=Cork|num=13|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=225|class=fr|rs=|home=Sulphur Springs, Texas}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kameron|last=Gibson|num=14|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=186|class=so|rs=|home=Cincinnati, Ohio}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Marcus|last=Thomas|num=21|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=180|class=jr|rs=|home=Mint Hill, North Carolina}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Malik|last=McCrimmon|num=23|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|lbs=176|class=jr|rs=|home=Robbins, North Carolina}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ahmir|last=Langlais|num=25|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=210|class=fr|rs=|home=Atlanta, Georgia}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Onno|last=Steger|num=33|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=205|class=sr|rs=|home=Upper Arlington, Ohio}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Adam|last=Sledd|num=44|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=220|class=sr|rs=|home=Roanoke, Virginia}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Mark Prosser ({{college|Marist}})
|asst_coach=
- Monty Sanders ({{college|Elon}})
- Tony Rack ({{college|Northern Kentucky}})
- Brigham Waginger ({{college|Western Carolina}})
|roster_url=https://catamountsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2019-20
|accessdate=November 28, 2019
}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Western Carolina Catamounts}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 5, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Georgia
| site_stadium = Stegeman Coliseum
| site_cityst = Athens, GA
| tv = SECN+
| score = 72–91
| attend = 8,722
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 9, 2019
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Gardner–Webb
| site_stadium = Ramsey Center
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 71–59
| attend = 1,735
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 12, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = North Carolina A&T
| site_stadium = Ramsey Center
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 90–64
| attend = 1,206
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 15, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Florida State
| site_stadium = Donald L. Tucker Center
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
| tv = FS South
| score = 74–79
| attend = 9,490
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 21, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Jacksonville
| site_stadium = Swisher Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 96–94
| overtime = 2OT
| attend = 764
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 24, 2019
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Stetson
| site_stadium = Edmunds Center
| site_cityst = DeLand, FL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 70–64
| attend = 522
| record = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 27, 2019
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Bryan
| site_stadium = Ramsey Center
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv =
| score = 78–54
| attend = 793
| record = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 3, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Chattanooga
| site_stadium = Ramsey Center
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 87–77
| attend = 2,021
| record = 6–2
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 7, 2019
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = UNC Asheville
| site_stadium = Ramsey Center
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv = Nexstar/ESPN+/3
| score = 78–77
| attend = 2,302
| record = 7–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 18, 2019
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Xavier
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cintas Center
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| tv = FS1
| score = 61–74
| attend = 9,907
| record = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 21, 2019
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Tennessee Tech
| site_stadium = Eblen Center
| site_cityst = Cookeville, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 89–76
| attend = 1,392
| record = 8–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 28, 2019
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Piedmont
| site_stadium = Ramsey Center
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| score = 108–47
| attend = 965
| record = 9–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 4, 2020
| time = 1:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = The Citadel
| site_stadium = McAlister Field House
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 86–82
| attend = 1,056
| record = 10–3
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 8, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = VMI
| site_stadium = Cameron Hall
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 97–85
| attend = 645
| record = 11–3
| conference = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 11, 2020
| time = 5:00 pm
| opponent = Mercer
| site_stadium = Ramsey Center
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 79–71
| attend = 2,296
| record = 12–3
| conference = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 15, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Furman
| site_stadium = Timmons Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 79–83
| attend = 1,695
| record = 12–4
| conference = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 18, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = East Tennessee State
| site_stadium = Ramsey Center
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv = Nexstar/ESPN+
| score = 66–85
| attend = 3,756
| record = 12–5
| conference = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 22, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Mercer
| site_stadium = Hawkins Arena
| site_cityst = Macon, GA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 79–85
| attend = 2,572
| record = 12–6
| conference = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 25, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Wofford
| site_stadium = Ramsey Center
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 81–72
| attend = 3,809
| record = 13–6
| conference = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 29, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = UNC Greensboro
| site_stadium = Ramsey Center
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 58–72
| attend = 1,860
| record = 13–7
| conference = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 1, 2020
| time = 2:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Chattanooga
| site_stadium = McKenzie Arena
| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 64–61
| attend = 3,188
| record = 14–7
| conference = 6–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 5, 2020
| time = 7:30 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Samford
| site_stadium = Pete Hanna Center
| site_cityst = Homewood, AL
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 78–70
| attend = 378
| record = 15–7
| conference = 7–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 8, 2020
| time = 2:00 pm
| opponent = Furman
| site_stadium = Ramsey Center
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 73–82
| attend = 2,338
| record = 15–8
| conference = 7–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 12, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = UNC Greensboro
| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 62–82
| attend = 3,057
| record = 15–9
| conference = 7–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 15, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Wofford
| site_stadium = Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 80–74
| attend = 2,365
| record = 16–9
| conference = 8–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 19, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = VMI
| site_stadium = Ramsey Center
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 71–74
| attend = 1,528
| record = 16–10
| conference = 8–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 22, 2020
| time = 7:30 pm
| opponent = The Citadel
| site_stadium = Ramsey Center
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 96–84
| attend = 3,497
| record = 17–10
| conference = 9–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 26, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Samford
| site_stadium = Ramsey Center
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 109–78
| attend = 1,474
| record = 18–10
| conference = 10–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 29, 2020
| time = 4:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = East Tennessee State
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall Civic Center
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 67–68
| attend = 6,177
| record = 18–11
| conference = 10–8
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Western Carolina Catamounts}}| 2020 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
|-
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 7, 2020
| time = 2:30 pm
| seed = 5
| neutral = yes
| opponent = Mercer
| oppseed = 4
| site_stadium = Harrah's Cherokee Center
| site_cityst = Asheville, NC
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 70–56
| attend = 5,573
| record = 19–11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 8, 2020
| time = 4:00 pm
| seed = 5
| neutral = yes
| opponent = East Tennessee State
| oppseed = 1
| site_stadium = Harrah's Cherokee Center
| site_cityst = Asheville, NC
| gamename = Semifinals
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 75–97
| attend = 6,132
| record = 19–12
}}
|-
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|region=|regionname=|timezone=Eastern}}
References
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