# 2024–25 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

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. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament to Furman.
After their season ended, on March 11, 2024, Justin Gray was named the head coach for Coastal Carolina. Two days later, the school named Gardner–Webb coach Tim Craft the team's new head coach.

## 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 | L 69–81 | 8–21 (4–14) | Hawkins Arena (1,975) Macon, GA |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (8) Mercer First round | L 66–67 | 8–22 | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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