2024–25 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

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|APRank =

|mode = basketball

|year = 2024–25

|team = Western Carolina Catamounts

|image = WCU Athletics wordmark.png

|image_size = 200

|conference = Southern Conference

|short_conf = SoCon

|record = 8–22

|conf_record = 4–14

|head_coach = Tim Craft

|hc_year = 1st

|assoc_coach = Andre Gray

|asst_coach1 = Andrew Brown

|asst_coach2 = Adam Bullard

|asst_coach3 = Jackson Simmons

|stadium = Ramsey Center

|champion =

|tourney =

|tourney_result =

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The 2024–25 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by first-year head coach Tim Craft, played 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.{{Cite web |title=Men's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24 Southern Conference Standings |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/standings/_/season/2024/group/24 |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=ESPN}} They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament to Furman.{{Cite web |last=Hooker |first=Daniel |date=2024-03-09 |title=Catamounts Fall to Fifth-seeded Furman in Quarterfinal OT Thriller |url=https://catamountsports.com/news/2024/3/9/mens-basketball-catamounts-fall-to-fifth-seeded-furman-in-quarterfinal-ot-thriller.aspx |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=Western Carolina University |language=en}}

After their season ended, on March 11, 2024, Justin Gray was named the head coach for Coastal Carolina.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-11 |title=Coastal Carolina hires Western Carolina's Gray |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39706937 |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press}} Two days later, the school named Gardner–Webb coach Tim Craft the team's new head coach.{{Cite web |last=Gerike |first=Evan |date=2024-03-13 |title=Western Carolina hires Tim Craft of Gardner-Webb as new men's basketball coach |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/western-carolina-hires-tim-craft-234620297.html |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=Yahoo! Sports |language=en-US}}

Roster

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Cord|last=Stansberry|num=0|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=180|class=so|rs=y|home=Bermuda Dunes, CA}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Chase|last=McKey|num=1|pos=F|ft=6|in=10|lbs=202|class=jr|rs=y|home=Atlanta, GA}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=CJ|last=Hyland|link=n|num=2|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=175|class=fr|home=Loganville, GA}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Bernard|last=Pelote|num=3|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=224|class=sr|home=Savannah, GA}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Brandon|last=Morgan|num=5|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=180|class=jr|home=Greensboro, NC}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Brandon|last=White|num=7|pos=C|ft=6|in=10|lbs=250|class=fr|rs=y|home=Spencer, NC}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ice|last=Emery|num=8|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=180|class=jr|home=Appleton, WI}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jamar|last=Livingston|num=9|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=190|class=so|home=Johnson City, TN}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Cinque|last=Lemon|num=12|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=215|class=so|rs=y|home=Spring Lake, NC}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Carson|last=Brown|num=14|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=180|class=jr|rs=y|home=Miramar Beach, FL}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Max|last=Williams|num=17|pos=G|ft=6|in=6|lbs=180|class=fr|home=Hanover, VA}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Fischer|last=Brown|num=20|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=180|class=fr|home=Lewistown, MT}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Marcus|last=Kell|num=23|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=213|class=so|rs=y|home=Rock Hill, SC}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kamari|last=Jones|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=177|class=fr|rs=y|home=Indianapolis, IN}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Vernon|last=Collins|num=33|pos=F|ft=6|in=10|lbs=224|class=jr|home=Chocowinity, NC}}

{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=

Tim Craft ({{college|Florida}})

|asst_coach=

Andre Gray ({{college|Methodist}})
Andrew Brown ({{college|Mercer}})
Adam Bullard ({{college|Western Carolina}})
Jackson Simmons (Charlotte)

|roster_url=https://catamountsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2024-25

|accessdate=December 21, 2024

}}

Schedule and results

|-

!colspan=12 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Western Carolina Catamounts|color=white}}"| Non-conference regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 4, 2024

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Bob Jones

| site_stadium = Ramsey Center

| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 100–61

| attend = 1,806

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 8, 2024

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Queens

| site_stadium = Curry Arena

| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 54–67

| attend = 632

| record = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 13, 2024

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Truett McConnell

| site_stadium = Ramsey Center

| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 99–64

| attend = 1,448

| record = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 19, 2024

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Wake Forest

| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum

| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC

| tv = ACCN

| score = 69–82

| attend = 8,468

| record = 2–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 26, 2024

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Florida State

| site_stadium = Donald L. Tucker Center

| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL

| tv = ACCNX

| score = 57–91

| attend = 2,589

| record = 2–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 30, 2024

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Marquette

| opprank = 10

| site_stadium = Fiserv Forum

| site_cityst = Milwaukee, WI

| tv = FS2

| score = 62–94

| attend = 15,442

| record = 2–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 4, 2024

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Bellarmine

| site_stadium = Ramsey Center

| site_cityst = Cullowhee

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 86–74

| attend = 1,812

| record = 3–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 7, 2024

| time = 3:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = USC Upstate

| site_stadium = Ramsey Center

| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 68–74

| attend = 1,409

| record = 3–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 14, 2024

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = UNC Asheville

| site_stadium = Kimmel Arena

| site_cityst = Asheville, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 61–78

| attend = 923

| record = 3–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 17, 2024

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Tennessee

| opprank = 1

| site_stadium = Thompson-Boling Arena

| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN

| tv = SECN+/ESPN+

| score = 36–84

| attend = 16,866

| record = 3–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 19, 2024

| time = 11:30 a.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Milligan

| site_stadium = Ramsey Center

| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 78–69

| attend = 3,514

| record = 4–7

}}

|-

!colspan=12 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Western Carolina Catamounts|color=white}}"| SoCon regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 1, 2025

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| opponent = Furman

| site_stadium = Ramsey Center

| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 61–90

| attend = 1,276

| record = 4–8

| conference = 0–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 4, 2025

| time = 3:00 p.m.

| opponent = Samford

| site_stadium = Ramsey Center

| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 69–88

| attend = 2,798

| record = 4–9

| conference = 0–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 8, 2025

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Wofford

| site_stadium = Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium

| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 69–77

| attend = 1,036

| record = 4–10

| conference = 0–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 12, 2025

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| opponent = Mercer

| site_stadium = Ramsey Center

| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 85–82

| attend = 1,420

| record = 5–10

| conference = 1–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 15, 2025

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = VMI

| site_stadium = Cameron Hall

| site_cityst = Lexington, VA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 50–66

| attend = 1,257

| record = 5–11

| conference = 1–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 18, 2025

| time = 3:00 p.m.

| opponent = UNC Greensboro

| site_stadium = Ramsey Center

| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 55–83

| attend = 2,868

| record = 5–12

| conference = 1–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 22, 2025

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = East Tennessee State

| site_stadium = Freedom Hall Civic Center

| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 58–85

| overtime =

| attend = 3,490

| record = 5–13

| conference = 1–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 25, 2025

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = The Citadel

| site_stadium = McAlister Field House

| site_cityst = Charleston, SC

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 80–78

| overtime = OT

| attend = 1,315

| record = 6–13

| conference = 2–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 29, 2025

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = Chattanooga

| site_stadium = Ramsey Center

| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 60–84

| attend = 1,888

| record = 6–14

| conference = 2–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 1, 2025

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| opponent = VMI

| site_stadium = Ramsey Center

| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 76–80

| overtime = OT

| attend = 2,684

| record = 6–15

| conference = 2–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 5, 2025

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = Furman

| site_stadium = Bon Secours Wellness Arena

| site_cityst = Greenville, SC

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 75–84

| overtime = OT

| attend = 1,807

| record = 6–16

| conference = 2–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 8, 2025

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = UNC Greensboro

| site_stadium = First Horizon Coliseum

| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 70–74

| attend = 1,141

| record = 6–17

| conference = 2–10

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 12, 2025

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = East Tennessee State

| site_stadium = Ramsey Center

| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 76–67

| attend = 1,917

| record = 7–17

| conference = 3–10

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 15, 2025

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| opponent = The Citadel

| site_stadium = Ramsey Center

| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 76–73

| attend = 3,728

| record = 8–17

| conference = 4–10

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 19, 2025

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Chattanooga

| site_stadium = McKenzie Arena

| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 86–91

| attend = 3,639

| record = 8–18

| conference = 4–11

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 22, 2025

| time = 3:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Samford

| site_stadium = Pete Hanna Center

| site_cityst = Homewood, AL

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 72–93

| attend = 2,306

| record = 8–19

| conference = 4–12

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 26, 2025

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = Wofford

| site_stadium = Ramsey Center

| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 67–90

| attend = 2,322

| record = 8–20

| conference = 4–13

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 1, 2025

| time = 4:30 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Mercer

| site_stadium = Hawkins Arena

| site_cityst = Macon, GA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 69–81

| attend = 1,975

| record = 8–21

| conference = 4–14

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Western Carolina Catamounts}}"| 2025 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 7, 2025

| time = 5:00 p.m.

| nonconf =

| tv = ESPN+

| seed = 9

| neutral = yes

| oppseed = 8

| opponent = Mercer

| score = 66–67

| site_stadium = Harrah's Cherokee Center

| site_cityst = Asheville, NC

| gamename = First round

| record = 8–22

| overtime =

| attend =

}}

|-

{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP poll|region=|regionname=|timezone=Eastern}}

Sources:{{Cite news |title=2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule |url=https://catamountsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2024-25 |access-date=November 7, 2024 |work=Western Carolina University}}{{Cite news |title=Western Carolina Catamounts Schedule 2024-25 |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/2717/season/2025 |access-date=December 21, 2024 |work=ESPN}}

References

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