# 2009–10 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Larry Hunter's fifth season at Western Carolina. The Catamounts competed in the Southern Conference and played their home games at the Ramsey Center. They finished the season 22–12, 11–7 in SoCon play, lost in the semifinals of the 2010 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament and were invited to the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Marshall.

## Roster

Source
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 1 | Brandon Giles | 6'6" | 200 | G | Sr. | Auburndale, FL, U.S. | Auburndale HS |
| 2 | Kendall Russell | 6'6" | 205 | F | Sr. | Chicago, IL, U.S. | Von Steuben HS Cloud County CC |
| 3 | Antoine Childs | 6'6" | 205 | G/F | So. | Beaver Falls, PA, U.S. | Blackhawk HS |
| 4 | Keaton Cole | 5'10" | 170 | G | So. | Toronto, ON, Canada | Eastern Commerce |
| 5 | Trey Sumler | 6'2" | 175 | G | Fr. | Rocky Mount, NC, U.S. | Nash Central HS |
| 11 | Anthony Phillip | 6'4" | 210 | F | Jr. | Lauderdale Lakes, FL, U.S. | Boyd H. Anderson HS Miami Dade CC |
| 12 | Mike Williams | 6'2" | 175 | G | Jr. | Baton Rouge, LA, U.S. | Genesis One Prep Jackson State CC |
| 13 | Brigham Waginger | 6'2" | 175 | G | Sr. | South Webster, OH, U.S. | South Webster HS |
| 22 | Harouna Mutombo | 6'4" | 195 | G | So. | Pickering, ON, Canada | Pickering HS |
| 31 | Adrian Gailliard | 6'7" | 225 | F | Sr. | Sewell, NJ, U.S. | Washington Township HS Lackawanna |
| 34 | Blake Gallagher | 6'8" | 240 | F | Jr. | Monroe, NC, U.S. | Fork Union Military Academy |
| 42 | Jake Robinson | 6'8" | 205 | F | Sr. | Canton, NC, U.S. | Pisgah HS |
| 44 | Sam Smithson | 6'9" | 225 | C | Fr. | Horse Shoe, NC, U.S. | Hargrave Military Academy |
| 50 | Richie Gordon | 6'9" | 245 | F | Jr. | Atlanta, GA, U.S. | Lakeside HS |

## Schedule and results

Source
* All times are Eastern
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/14/2009* 7:00pm | St. Catharine | W 65–41 | 1–0 | Ramsey Center (1,925) Cullowhee, NC |
| 11/18/2009* 9:00pm, ESPNU | at No. 3 Texas CBE Classic | L 73–41 | 1–1 | Frank Erwin Center (11,317) Austin, TX |
| 11/23/2009* 7:30pm | Arkansas–Monticello CBE Classic | W 70–44 | 2–1 | Ramsey Center (1,073) Cullowhee, NC |
| 11/24/2009* 7:30pm | Binghamton CBE Classic | W 73–44 | 3–1 | Ramsey Center (909) Cullowhee, NC |
| 11/25/2009* 7:30pm | Duquesne CBE Classic | W 83–77 | 4–1 | Ramsey Center (787) Cullowhee, NC |
| 11/28/2009* 7:00pm | at Gardner–Webb | W 75–59 | 5–1 | Paul Porter Arena (1,400) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 12/2/2009 7:30pm | Wofford | W 72–67 | 6–1 (1–0) | Ramsey Center (1,527) Cullowhee, NC |
| 12/5/2009 4:00pm | at Furman | W 64–57 | 7–1 (2–0) | Timmons Arena (1,320) Greenville, SC |
| 12/7/2009* 8:05pm | at Bradley | W 75–67 | 8–1 | Carver Arena (9,019) Peoria, IL |
| 12/10/2009* 7:00pm | Campbell | W 66–59 | 9–1 | Ramsey Center (2,794) Cullowhee, NC |
| 12/12/2009* 4:00pm | at Louisville | W 91–83 | 10–1 | Freedom Hall (19,247) Louisville, KY |
| 12/22/2009* 7:30pm | at No. 24 Clemson | L 79–57 | 10–2 | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,485) Clemson, SC |
| 12/30/2009* 2:00pm | UNC Asheville | W 87–76 | 11–2 | Ramsey Center (2,763) Cullowhee, NC |
| 1/5/2010* 7:00pm | Berea | W 124–53 | 12–2 | Ramsey Center (502) Cullowhee, NC |
| 1/9/2010 3:30pm | at Georgia Southern | L 81–76 | 12–3 (2–1) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,779) Statesboro, GA |
| 1/14/2010 7:00pm | UNC Greensboro | W 79–69 | 13–3 (3–1) | Ramsey Center (3,027) Cullowhee, NC |
| 1/16/2010 7:00pm | Elon | W 83–81 | 14–3 (4–1) | Ramsey Center (3,086) Cullowhee, NC |
| 1/20/2010 7:00pm | at Davidson | W 77–67 | 15–3 (5–1) | John M. Belk Arena (4,624) Davidson, NC |
| 1/23/2010 3:30pm | at Appalachian State | L 62–52 | 15–4 (5–2) | George M. Holmes Convocation Center (5,074) Boone, NC |
| 1/25/2010 7:00pm, CSS | College of Charleston | W 100–90 | 16–4 (6–2) | Ramsey Center (4,765) Cullowhee, NC |
| 1/28/2010 7:00pm | at Chattanooga | L 80–67 | 16–5 (6–3) | McKenzie Arena (3,382) Chattanooga, TN |
| 1/30/2010 8:00pm | at Samford | W 62–50 | 17–5 (7–3) | Pete Hanna Center (1,515) Birmingham, AL |
| 2/4/2010 7:00pm | Georgia Southern | W 83–68 | 18–5 (8–3) | Ramsey Center (1,829) Cullowhee, NC |
| 2/6/2010 7:00pm | Appalachian State | L 89–77 | 18–6 (8–4) | Ramsey Center (6,024) Cullowhee, NC |
| 2/8/2010 7:00pm | at Elon | L 81–76 | 18–7 (8–5) | Alumni Gym (1,072) Elon, NC |
| 2/13/2010 7:00pm | Davidson | L 75–72 | 18–8 (8–6) | Ramsey Center (2,471) Cullowhee, NC |
| 2/15/2010 7:00pm | at UNC Greensboro | W 75–70 | 19–8 (9–6) | Fleming Gymnasium (3,194) Greensboro, NC |
| 2/18/2010 7:05pm | at The Citadel | L 73–56 | 19–9 (9–7) | McAlister Field House (1,680) Charleston, SC |
| 2/20/2010* 8:00pm, ESPNU | at Kent State ESPN BracketBusters | L 74–72 | 19–10 | MAC Center (5,003) Kent, OH |
| 2/25/2010 7:00pm | Samford | W 61–44 | 20–10 (10–7) | Ramsey Center (2,382) Cullowhee, NC |
| 2/27/2010 3:00pm, SportsSouth | Chattanooga | W 78–70 | 21–10 (11–7) | Ramsey Center (2,965) Cullowhee, NC |
| 2010 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 3/6/2010 2:00pm | vs. Elon Quarterfinals | W 68–57 | 22–10 | Bojangles' Coliseum (NA) Charlotte, NC |
| 3/7/2010 6:00pm | vs. Wofford Semifinals | L 77–58 | 22–11 | Time Warner Cable Arena (NA) Charlotte, NC |
| 2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament ||||||
| 3/16/2010 7:00pm | at Marshall First Round | L 90–88 | 22–12 | Cam Henderson Center (5,003) Huntington, WV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||