# 2012–13 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by eighth year head coach Larry Hunter, played their home games at the Ramsey Center and were members of the North Division of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 14–19, 9–9 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for third place in the North Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament to the College of Charleston.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Tom Tankelewicz | Forward | 6–4 | 180 | Junior | Apex, North Carolina |
| 1 | Kenneth Hall | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Sophomore | Dallas |
| 2 | Mike Brown | Guard | 6–3 | 175 | Freshman | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 3 | Rhett Harrelson | Guard | 5–10 | 170 | Freshman | Enterprise, Alabama |
| 4 | Torrion Brummitt | Forward | 6–7 | 240 | Freshman | Columbus, Georgia |
| 5 | Trey Sumler | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Junior | Rocky Mount, North Carolina |
| 13 | Brandon Littlejohn | Guard | 5–11 | 175 | Freshman | Lawndale, North Carolina |
| 14 | Josh Mendenhall | Forward | 6–8 | 180 | Junior | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 23 | Justin Browning | Forward | 6–4 | 175 | Freshman | Sylacauga, Alabama |
| 24 | Brandon Boggs | Guard | 6–5 | 190 | Junior | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 25 | James Sinclair | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Sophomore | Savannah, Georgia |
| 32 | Tawaski King | Forward | 6–8 | 245 | Junior | Dublin, Georgia |
| 40 | Preston Ross | Forward | 6–4 | 220 | Junior | Fayetteville, North Carolina |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:00 pm, WMYA | at UNC Asheville | L 61–71 | 0–1 | Kimmel Arena (2,759) Asheville, North Carolina |
| 11/11/2012* 7:00 pm | Mars Hill | W 95–68 | 1–1 | Ramsey Center (1,208) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 11/15/2012* 8:00 pm | at Wichita State Cancún Challenge | L 63–79 | 1–2 | Charles Koch Arena (10,186) Wichita, Kansas |
| 11/17/2012* 8:30 pm | at WKU Cancún Challenge | L 81–92 | 1–3 | E. A. Diddle Arena (5,124) Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| 11/20/2012* 1:30 pm | vs. Austin Peay Cancún Challenge | L 71–72 | 1–4 | Moon Palace Resort (902) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/21/2012* 1:30 pm | vs. Howard Cancún Challenge | W 69–67 | 2–4 | Moon Palace Resort (302) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/28/2012 7:00 pm | at Furman | W 79–65 | 3–4 (1–0) | Timmons Arena (957) Greenville, South Carolina |
| 12/01/2012* 7:30 pm | at Eastern Kentucky | L 70–72 | 3–5 | Alumni Coliseum (1,600) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 12/04/2012* 8:00 pm | at No. 13 Illinois | L 64–72 | 3–6 | Assembly Hall (14,191) Champaign, Illinois |
| 12/08/2012 4:30 pm | Appalachian State | W 70–64 | 4–6 (2–0) | Ramsey Center (3,051) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 12/15/2012* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 15 Georgetown | L 68–81 | 4–7 | Verizon Center (7,341) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/21/2012* 7:00 pm, FS South/ESPN3 | at Tennessee | L 52–66 | 4–8 | Thompson–Boling Arena (15,109) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 12/31/2012* 2:00 pm | Liberty | L 62–63 | 4–9 | Ramsey Center (764) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 01/05/2013 7:05 pm | at The Citadel | W 72–55 | 5–9 (3–0) | McAlister Field House (1,247) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 01/07/2013* 7:00 pm | Warren Wilson | W 78–53 | 6–9 | Ramsey Center (423) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 01/12/2013 2:00 pm | UNC Greensboro | W 62–59 | 7–9 (4–0) | Ramsey Center (1,634) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 01/14/2013 7:00 pm | Elon | L 67–80 | 7–10 (4–1) | Ramsey Center (2,161) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 01/17/2013 8:00 pm | at Samford | L 60–64 | 7–11 (4–2) | Pete Hanna Center (1,287) Homewood, Alabama |
| 01/19/2013 7:00 pm | at Chattanooga | W 90–81 | 8–11 (5–2) | McKenzie Arena (3,273) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 01/24/2013 7:00 pm | Davidson | L 74–79 | 8–12 (5–3) | Ramsey Center (4,178) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 01/26/2013 2:00 pm | Georgia Southern | L 66–72 | 8–13 (5–4) | Ramsey Center (1,983) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 02/02/2013 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Appalachian State | L 65–74 | 8–14 (5–5) | George M. Holmes Convocation Center (2,852) Boone, North Carolina |
| 02/07/2013 7:00 pm | at Davidson | L 59–73 | 8–15 (5–6) | John M. Belk Arena (3,561) Davidson, North Carolina |
| 02/09/2013 7:30 pm | at Georgia Southern | W 71–62 | 9–15 (6–6) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,127) Statesboro, Georgia |
| 02/11/2013 7:00 pm | Wofford | W 57–56 | 10–15 (7–6) | Ramsey Center (1,217) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 02/14/2013 7:00 pm | at UNC Greensboro | W 70–68 | 11–15 (8–6) | Greensboro Coliseum (2,163) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 02/16/2013 7:00 pm | at Elon | L 73–80 $^{OT}$ | 11–16 (8–7) | Alumni Gym (1,742) Elon, North Carolina |
| 02/20/2013 7:00 pm | College of Charleston | L 65–67 | 11–17 (8–8) | Ramsey Center (1,207) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 02/23/2013* 2:00 pm | Coastal Carolina BracketBusters | W 80–70 | 12–17 | Ramsey Center (1,127) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 02/28/2013 7:00 pm | Chattanooga | L 72–81 | 12–18 (8–9) | Ramsey Center (897) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 03/02/2013 4:30 pm | Samford | W 56–54 $^{OT}$ | 13–18 (9–9) | Ramsey Center (1,807) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 2013 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/08/2013 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. The Citadel First Round | W 76–61 | 14–18 | U.S. Cellular Center (3,013) Asheville, North Carolina |
| 03/09/2013 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. College of Charleston Quarterfinals | L 70–78 | 14–19 | U.S. Cellular Center (4,689) Asheville, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||