# 2011–12 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Larry Hunter's seventh season at Western Carolina. The Catamounts competed in the Southern Conference and played their home games at the Ramsey Center.

## Roster

| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown |
| 0 | Tom Tankelewicz | 6'4" | 185 | F | So. | Apex, NC |
| 1 | Kenny Hall | 6'7" | 205 | F | Fr. | Dallas, TX |
| 4 | Keaton Cole | 5'10" | 170 | G | Sr. | Toronto, ON |
| 5 | Trey Sumler | 6'2" | 175 | G | Jr. | Rocky Mount, NC |
| 11 | Dillon Dunford | 5'11" | 165 | G | So. | Cullowhee, NC |
| 14 | Josh Mendenhall | 6'8" | 190 | F | Jr. | Cullowhee, NC |
| 22 | Harouna Mutombo | 6'4" | 195 | G | Sr. | Pickering, ON |
| 24 | Brandon Boggs | 6'5" | 190 | G | So. | Greenville, SC |
| 25 | James Sinclair | 6'2" | 175 | G | Fr. | Savannah, GA |
| 32 | Tawaski King | 6'8' | 245 | F | So. | Dublin, GA |
| 33 | Ishmael Hollis | 6'8" | 195 | F | So. | Flowery Branch, GA |
| 40 | Preston Ross | 6'4" | 210 | G | So. | Fayetteville, NC |
| 44 | Sam Smithson | 6'9" | 225 | C | Sr. | Horse Shoe, NC |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2011* 7:00 p.m. | at South Carolina | L 50–75 | 0–1 | Colonial Life Arena (9,330) Columbia, SC |
| 11/15/2011* 7:00 p.m. | Montreat College | W 109–63 | 1–1 | Ramsey Center (1,322) Cullowhee, NC |
| 11/17/2011* 7:30 p.m. | at Presbyterian | W 80–73 | 2–1 | Templeton Physical Education Center (684) Clinton, SC |
| 11/20/2011* 1:30 p.m. | at Iowa State South Padre Island Invitational | L 60–92 | 2–2 | Hilton Coliseum (10,992) Ames, IA |
| 11/22/2011* 8:00 p.m. | at Northern Iowa (South Padre Island Invitational) | L 39–59 | 2–3 | McLeod Center (3,620) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 11/25/2011* 3:30 p.m. | vs. Northern Colorado South Padre Island Invitational | L 57–74 | 2–4 | South Padre Island Convention Centre (305) South Padre Island, TX |
| 11/26/2011* 2:00 p.m. | vs. Florida A&M South Padre Island Invitational | W 62–46 | 3–4 | South Padre Island Convention Centre (125) South Padre Island, TX |
| 12/1/2011 8:00 p.m. | at Samford | W 75–71 | 4–4 (1–0) | Pete Hanna Center (821) Homewood, AL |
| 12/3/2011 4:30 p.m. | UNC Greensboro | W 73–69 | 5–4 (2–0) | Ramsey Center (1,637) Cullowhee, NC |
| 12/7/2011* 7:30 p.m. | at Purdue | L 60–65 | 5–5 | Mackey Arena (13,904) West Lafayette, IN |
| 12/10/2011* 2:00 p.m. | Kent State | L 56–58 | 5–6 | Ramsey Center (1,565) Cullowhee, NC |
| 12/20/2011* 8:00 p.m. | at Bradley | W 68–67 | 6–6 | Carver Arena (7,147) Peoria, IL |
| 12/28/2011* 6:00 p.m. | UNC Asheville | L 67–86 | 7–6 | Ramsey Center (1,511) Cullowhee, NC |
| 12/31/2011* 2:00 p.m. | at NC State | L 55–82 | 7–7 | RBC Center (13,429) Raleigh, NC |
| 1/5/2012 7:00 p.m. | at Chattanooga | L 62–78 | 7–8 (2–1) | McKenzie Arena (2,554) Chattanooga, TN |
| 1/7/2012 4:30 p.m. | Wofford | W 67–57 | 8–8 (3–1) | Ramsey Center (2,257) Cullowhee, NC |
| 1/12/2012 7:00 p.m. | at Davidson | L 67–88 | 8–9 (3–2) | John M. Belk Arena (3,293) Davidson, NC |
| 1/14/2012 2:00 p.m. | Furman | L 55–58 | 8–10 (3–3) | Ramsey Center (2,847) Cullowhee, NC |
| 1/17/2012* 7:00 p.m. | Toccoa Falls | W 141–39 | 9–10 (3–3) | Ramsey Center (1,431) Cullowhee, NC |
| 1/21/2012 2:00 p.m. | at Appalachian State | L 72–84 | 9–11 (3–4) | Holmes Center (3,476) Boone, NC |
| 1/26/2012 7:00 p.m. | Elon | L 63–71 | 9–12 (3–5) | Ramsey Center (1,521) Cullowhee, NC |
| 1/28/2012 2:00 p.m. | at UNC Greensboro | L 86–89 $^{OT}$ | 9–13 (3–6) | Greensboro Coliseum (3,585) Greensboro, NC |
| 1/30/2012 7:00 p.m. | at Wofford | L 52–86 | 9–14 (3–7) | Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,655) Spartanburg, SC |
| 2/2/2012 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Chattanooga | W 82–76 | 10–14 (4–7) | Ramsey Center (2,047) Cullowhee, NC |
| 2/4/2012 2:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern | L 65–68 | 10–15 (4–8) | Ramsey Center (1,607) Cullowhee, NC |
| 2/9/2012 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at College of Charleston | L 58–62 | 10–16 (4–9) | TD Arena (3,637) Charleston, SC |
| 2/11/2012 4:00 p.m. | at Furman | L 66–80 | 10–17 (4–10) | Timmons Arena (2,584) Greenville, SC |
| 2/16/2012 7:00 p.m. | The Citadel | W 70–53 | 11–17 (5–10) | Ramsey Center (1,872) Cullowhee, NC |
| 2/18/2012 7:00 p.m. | at Elon | W 78–76 $^{OT}$ | 12–17 (6–10) | Elon (1,163) Elon, NC |
| 2/23/2012 7:00 p.m. | Samford | W 79–77 | 13–17 (7–10) | Ramsey Center (1,097) Cullowhee, NC |
| 2/25/2012 2:00 p.m. | Appalachian State | W 83–75 | 14–17 (8–10) | Ramsey Center (3,628) Cullowhee, NC |
| Southern Conference tournament ||||||
| 3/2/2012 2:00 p.m. | vs. The Citadel Southern Conference First Round | W 68–56 | 15–17 | U.S. Cellular Center (5,254) Asheville, NC |
| 3/3/2012 2:30 p.m., ESPN3 | vs. Wofford Southern Conference Quarterfinals | W 82–59 | 16–17 | U.S. Cellular Center (7,464) Asheville, NC |
| 3/4/2012 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | vs. UNC Greensboro Southern Conference Semifinals | W 82–77 | 17–17 | U.S. Cellular Center (6,364) Asheville, NC |
| 3/5/2012 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | vs. Davidson Southern Conference Championship | L 91–93 $^{2OT}$ | | U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||