# 2013–14 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by ninth year head coach Larry Hunter, played their home games at the Ramsey Center and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 10–6 in SoCon play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the SoCon tournament where they lost to Wofford.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Tom Tankelewicz | Forward | 6–4 | 180 | Senior | Apex, North Carolina |
| 1 | Kenneth Hall | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Junior | Dallas |
| 2 | Mike Brown | Guard | 6–3 | 175 | Sophomore | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 3 | Rhett Harrelson | Guard | 5–10 | 170 | Sophomore | Enterprise, Alabama |
| 4 | Torrion Brummitt | Forward | 6–7 | 240 | Sophomore | Columbus, Georgia |
| 5 | Trey Sumler | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Senior | Rocky Mount, North Carolina |
| 14 | Josh Mendenhall | Forward | 6–8 | 180 | Senior | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 21 | Ethan Freeman | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Sophomore | Marion, North Carolina |
| 23 | Justin Browning | Forward | 6–4 | 175 | Sophomore | Sylacauga, Alabama |
| 24 | Brandon Boggs | Guard | 6–5 | 190 | Senior | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 25 | James Sinclair | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Junior | Savannah, Georgia |
| 32 | Tawaski King | Forward | 6–8 | 245 | Senior | Dublin, Georgia |
| 41 | Charlendez Brooks | Forward | 6–9 | 270 | Freshman | Duncan, South Carolina |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/08/2013* 7:00 pm | Wittenberg | W 77–55 | 1–0 | Ramsey Center (1,582) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 11/11/2013* 7:00 pm | UNC Asheville | W 74–67 | 2–0 | Ramsey Center (1,957) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 11/13/2013* 11:00 pm, Pac-12 Network | at No. 18 Oregon | L 83–107 | 2–1 | Matthew Knight Arena (6,262) Eugene, Oregon |
| 11/15/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Virginia Tech Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | L 61–79 | 2–2 | Cassell Coliseum (5,617) Blacksburg, Virginia |
| 11/16/2013* 7:30 pm | at Liberty | W 68–63 | 3–2 | Vines Center (2,596) Lynchburg, Virginia |
| 11/21/2013* 7:30 pm | at Kent State Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | L 59–73 | 3–3 | MAC Center (2,473) Kent, Ohio |
| 11/22/2013* 5:00 pm | vs. Niagara Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | W 98–90 | 4–3 | MAC Center (579) Kent, Ohio |
| 11/23/2013* 5:00 pm | vs. USC Upstate Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | L 58–72 | 4–4 | MAC Center (316) Kent, Ohio |
| 11/26/2013* 7:00 pm | Limestone College | W 78–69 | 5–4 | Ramsey Center (823) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 11/30/2013* 3:00 pm | at Wright State | L 77–85 | 5–5 | Nutter Center (3,008) Fairborn, Ohio |
| 12/04/2013* 7:00 pm | at Coastal Carolina | L 68–76 | 5–6 | HTC Center (2,122) Conway, South Carolina |
| 12/16/2013* 7:00 pm | at Cleveland State | L 55–66 | 5–7 | Wolstein Center (1,163) Cleveland, Ohio |
| 12/18/2013* 7:00 pm | Charleston Southern | W 92–84 | 6–7 | Ramsey Center (682) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 12/21/2013* 2:00 pm, CSS | at Georgia | L 63–65 | 6–8 | Stegeman Coliseum (6,069) Athens, Georgia |
| 12/30/2013* 7:00 pm | Milligan | W 106–72 | 7–8 | Ramsey Center (953) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 01/02/2014 7:00 pm | UNC Greensboro | W 72–51 | 8–8 (1–0) | Ramsey Center (894) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 01/04/2014 2:00 pm | Elon | W 74–62 | 9–8 (2–0) | Ramsey Center (1,174) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 01/11/2014 2:00 pm | at Georgia Southern | W 68–67 | 10–8 (3–0) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,372) Statesboro, Georgia |
| 01/18/2014 2:00 pm | Samford | W 67–64 | 11–8 (4–0) | Ramsey Center (2,146) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 01/20/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Wofford | L 60–71 | 11–9 (4–1) | Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,397) Spartanburg, North Carolina |
| 01/23/2014 7:00 pm | Davidson | L 77–82 | 11–10 (4–2) | Ramsey Center (3,002) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 01/25/2014 7:00 pm | at The Citadel | W 78–60 | 12–10 (5–2) | McAlister Field House (1,372) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 01/30/2014 7:00 pm | at Elon | L 60–74 | 12–11 (5–3) | Alumni Gym (1,312) Elon, North Carolina |
| 02/08/2014 7:00 pm | Appalachian State | W 84–75 $^{OT}$ | 13–11 (6–3) | Ramsey Center (3,712) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 02/10/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Furman | W 83–75 | 14–11 (7–3) | Ramsey Center (1,065) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 02/14/2014 7:00 pm | at Chattanooga | L 73–83 | 14–12 (7–4) | McKenzie Arena (3,209) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 02/16/2014 2:00 pm | at UNC Greensboro | W 82–77 $^{OT}$ | 15–12 (8–4) | Greensboro Coliseum (2,466) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 02/20/2014 7:00 pm | at Appalachian State | W 74–61 | 16–12 (9–4) | George M. Holmes Convocation Center (2,041) Boone, North Carolina |
| 02/22/2014 2:00 pm | The Citadel | W 70–52 | 17–12 (10–4) | Ramsey Center (1,241) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 02/27/2014 7:00 pm | Chattanooga | L 81–83 $^{OT}$ | 17–13 (10–5) | Ramsey Center (1,638) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 03/01/2014 6:00 pm | at Samford | L 86–93 | 17–14 (10–6) | Pete Hanna Center (2,741) Homewood, Alabama |
| 2014 SoCon tournament |||||
| 03/08/2014 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Elon Quarterfinals | W 66–64 | 18–14 | U.S. Cellular Center (5,898) Asheville, North Carolina |
| 03/09/2014 6:00 pm, CSS | vs. Davidson Semifinals | W 99–97 $^{OT}$ | 19–14 | U.S. Cellular Center (5,434) Asheville, North Carolina |
| 03/10/2014 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Wofford Championship | L 53–56 | 19–15 | U.S. Cellular Center (5,799) Asheville, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||