2023–24 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2023–24 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Catamounts, led by third-year head coach Justin Gray , played their home games at the Ramsey Center located in Cullowhee, North Carolina , as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 22–10, 11–7 in SoCon play, to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament to Furman .
On March 11, 2024, Justin Gray was named the head coach for Coastal Carolina.[ 1] Gardner–Webb coach Tim Craft the team's new head coach.[ 2]
Previous season
The Catamounts finished the 2022–23 season 17–14, 10–8 in SoCon play, to finish in fourth place. In the SoCon tournament , they defeated East Tennessee in the quarterfinals before narrowly losing in overtime to Furman in the semifinal round. The Catamounts were invited to the CBI tournament , where they were defeated by eventual champions Charlotte in the first round.[ 3]
Roster
2023–24 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G 0
Kamar Robertson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
GS
Alpharetta, GA
G 1
Russell Jones Jr. 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Sr
Blythewood, SC
G 2
Vonterius Woolbright 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Albany, GA
G 3
Tre Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Sr
Columbia, SC
F 4
Bernard Pelote 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 224 lb (102 kg)
RS Jr
Savannah, GA
G 5
DJ Campbell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
So
Hampton, VA
G 10
Keshawn Jr. Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 162 lb (73 kg)
Fr
Durham, NC
G/F 12
Cinque Lemon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
RS Fr
Spring Lake, NC
G 13
Brandon Scott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg)
RS So
Hammond, IN
F 22
Corneilous Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
RS Fr
Meridian, MS
F 23
Marcus Kell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 213 lb (97 kg)
So
Rock Hill, SC
G 24
Kamari Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 177 lb (80 kg)
Fr
Indianapolis, IN
F 32
Colin Granger 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg)
RS Jr
Suwanee, GA
F 42
Charles Lampten 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
GS
Roanoke, TX
C 45
Kaleb Siler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 257 lb (117 kg)
Fr
Fayetteville, NC
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Dalton State W 106–65 1–0
Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
November 11, 2023 *2:00 p.m., ACCNX /ESPN+
at Notre Dame
W 71–61 2–0
Joyce Center South Bend, IN
November 13, 2023 *7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Middle Tennessee
W 66–64 3–0
Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
November 18, 2023 *4:00 p.m., ESPN+
McNeese W 76–74 4–0
Ramsey Center (1,916)Cullowhee, NC
November 26, 2023 *4:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Alabama W 81–63 5–0
Ramsey Center (1,765)Cullowhee, NC
November 28, 2023 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Tennessee Tech
W 69–65 6–0
Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
December 2, 2023 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Gardner–Webb
L 77–82 6–1
Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC
December 5, 2023 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at High Point
L 71–97 6–2
Qubein Center (2,476)High Point, NC
December 9, 2023 *4:00 p.m., ESPN+
UNC Asheville W 78–63 7–2
Ramsey Center (2,904)Cullowhee, NC
December 16, 2023 *4:30 p.m., ESPN+
at USC Upstate
W 70–53 8–2
G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
December 19, 2023 *7:00 p.m., SECN
at Vanderbilt
W 63–62 9–2
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
December 21, 2023 *11:30 a.m., ESPN+
Brescia W 85–47 10–2
Ramsey Center (7,826)Cullowhee, NC
December 30, 2023 *4:00 p.m., ESPN+
King W 90–62 11–2
Ramsey Center (1,792)Cullowhee, NC
SoCon regular season
January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at The Citadel
W 80–71 12–2
McAlister Field House Charleston, SC
January 6, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wofford W 70–66 13–2
Ramsey Center (2,008)Cullowhee, NC
January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., Nexstar /ESPN+
at East Tennessee State
W 80–66 14–2
Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Mercer
W 64–52 15–2
Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
January 16, 2024 6:00 p.m., CBSSN
Samford L 71–75 15–3
Ramsey Center (5,018)Cullowhee, NC
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Furman
L 62–65 15–4
Timmons Arena Greenville, SC
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UNC Greensboro L 82–85 OT
15–5
Ramsey Center (2,945)Cullowhee, NC
January 27, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+
VMI W 102–77 16–5
Ramsey Center (3,860)Cullowhee, NC
January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Chattanooga L 85–91 16–6
Ramsey Center (1,895)Cullowhee, NC
February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Wofford
L 86–88 OT
16–7
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
The Citadel W 71–64 17–7
Ramsey Center (1,849)Cullowhee, NC
February 10, 2024 4:00 p.m., Nexstar/ESPN+
Mercer W 79–46 18–7
Ramsey Center (2,588)Cullowhee, NC
February 14, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 /ESPNU
at Samford
L 62–88 18–8
Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL
February 17, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+
East Tennessee State W 70–65 19–8
Ramsey Center (3,231)Cullowhee, NC
February 21, 2024 6:00 p.m., CBSSN
at UNC Greensboro
L 65–71 19–9
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at VMI
W 84–51 20–9
Cameron Hall Lexington, VA
February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU
Furman W 85–77 21–9
Ramsey Center (3,159)Cullowhee, NC
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Chattanooga
W 82–63 22–9
McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
SoCon tournament
March 9, 2024 8:30 p.m., ESPN+/Nexstar
(4)
vs. (5) Furman Quarterfinals L 76–79 OT
22–10
Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
Sources:[ 4] [ 5]
References
