2021-22 Catamount Men's Basketball - Digital Game Day Program (January)

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24 ......... 2021-22 WCU Men’s Basketball Radio / TV Roster 27...............................Catamount Athletics Head Coaches 5................................ Catamount Head Coach Justin Gray

28 ..............Catamount Athletics Assistant Coaches & Staff

6............................WCU Men's Basketball Coaches & Staff

30 .............................................Catamount Athletics Staff

8................................................Athletics Clear Bag Policy

32 ............................... Ingles Court at the Ramsey Center

10 .................................... WCU Athletics AD & Senior Staff

35..................... WCU Men’s Basketball – Did You Know...?

14 .......... 2021-22 WCU Men's Basketball Schedule/Results

36 .............................................. the Cat House Pep Band

19-20 ....................................................Opponent Rosters

38 .................................................. the WCU Dance Team

21 ........ 2021-22 Western Carolina Men’s Basketball Roster

40 ............................................. Catamount Cheerleaders

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HEAD COACH JUSTIN GRAY First Season as Head Coach at WCU

JUSTIN GRAY was named the 19th head men’s basketball coach at Western Carolina University on April 13, 2021.

Gray came to Cullowhee after serving two seasons at Winthrop University and he had initially made the move to the College of Charleston with the staff's hiring in the South Carolina Lowcountry.

Before his time in Rock Hill, Gray served as the Director of Basketball Development within the Deacon Club at his alma mater, Wake Forest, which came on the heels of a successful 12-year professional playing career overseas.

At Winthrop, Gray helped guide the Eagles to 47 victories over the past two seasons including a 24-10 mark in 2019-20 and a 23-2 campaign in 2020-21. Winthrop claimed the 2021 Big South tournament title and earning the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. With Gray helping coordinate the offense, Winthrop led the Big South with a 78.9 point per game average with a leaguebest 15.0 assists per game and 8.4 made 3-pointers per contest.

A three-time All-ACC selection in his playing career at Wake Forest (2002-06), Gray left Winston-Salem as one of the program’s most prolific 3-point shooters. He scored 1,946 career points over 120 career games for the Demon Deacons, finishing his career ranked eighth in program history in scoring while average 16.2 points per game. Gray continues to rank second on Wake’s career 3-pointers made chart with 319 treys and holds three of the top six spots among the school's single-season 3-pointers made list.

In his sophomore season, Gray and eventual first-round NBA draft pick Chris Paul teamed up to become one of the best backcourts in the ACC as Gray averaged 17.0 ppg on his way to All-ACC First Team honors. In 2002-03, Gray played a role in helping Wake to an ACC Regular Season Championship with a 13-3 league mark.

His collegiate career plaudits also include being named to the ACC All-Freshman team, as well as a three-time USBWA All-District Team and two-time NABC All-District Team selection.

During his 12-year professional career overseas, Gray played for various teams from Belgium, the Czech Republic, Poland, Greece, Ukraine, China, Germany, France, Turkey, Lebanon, Bulgaria, Romania, and Belarus. He also had a couple of stints in the NBA Summer League. Gray won three Belarusian League Championships and three Belarusian Cup Championships. He also guided teams to a Czech Republic League and Cup championship as well as participating in the VTB United League All-Star Game in 2016.

Originally from Charlotte, N.C., Gray played at West Charlotte High before concluding his prep career at Oak Hill Academy in Virginia. He and his wife, Katerina, have two sons – Justin, Jr. (JJ) and Kristian, and a daughter, Jhai.

THE JUSTIN GRAY FILE PERSONAL:

Hometown: Charlotte, N.C. Family: Katerina (wife); Justin Jr. (son), Kristian (son), Jhai (daughter)

EDUCATION:

Wake Forest, 2006 – 3x All-ACC selection

COACHING EXPERIENCE:

WESTERN CAROLINA......... Head Coach............2021-present • 1st career victory – vs. Bowling Green in overtime (11/9/21)

Winthrop............................. Assistant Coach.....................2019-21 • 47 wins between 2019-21 at Winthrop • Big South tournament title in 2021

• Led the Big South in scoring (78.9 ppg) and 3-pointers made (8.4)

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WESTERN CAROLINA ATHLETICS – DEPARTMENT SENIOR STAFF DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS ALEX GARY Alex Gary, a former student-athlete on the Western Carolina University baseball team was dubbed the next director of the Catamount athletics program in late February 2020. Gary had most recently served as senior associate athletics director for development at Oregon State University.

WCU Chancellor Kelli R. Brown announced the selection of Gary on Friday, Feb. 28 to serve as director of athletics following approval of his contract by the university’s Board of Trustees during a special conference call meeting earlier in the day. The appointment, which is effective May 1, follows a national search conducted by a 15-member committee working with the assistance of the North Carolina-based executive search consulting firm Collegiate Sports Associates.

Gary served as senior associate director of athletics and the department’s chief development officer at Oregon State since September 2017. He previously served as associate athletics director for development and external relations at the University of Maryland from 2014

Kyle Pifer

Deputy Athletics Director

Stacey Miller

Associate AD for Academics & Compliance (SWA)

until 2017. He also has held development positions at the University of Michigan and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Gary’s professional experience in major collegiate athletics conferences, such as the Pac-12 and Big Ten, combined with his personal familiarity with WCU as a former student-athlete make him a perfect fit to take over the helm of the Catamount athletics program, Brown said.

A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, who grew up in Charlotte, Gary was an outfielder on the WCU baseball team from 2001 until 2004, earning Southern Conference Player of the Week honors in March 2004. During his junior year of 2003, he was a member of WCU’s regular season and Southern Conference Tournament championship baseball team and participated in the NCAA regionals held in Wilson.

At Oregon State, he has been a member of the executive leadership team responsible for the athletics department’s $85 million budget, 150 employees and more than 500 student-athletes. He oversees the 16-member athletics development team, which raised nearly $26 million in 2019, a record for the Beavers’ athletics program. That fundraising effort included a $3.5 million sports performance center renovation, $2.3 million women’s locker room renovation, and $2.6 million baseball stadium expansion.

Chad Gerrety

Associate Athletics Director for External Affairs

Julie Miller

Associate Athletic Director for Development

During his stint at the University of Maryland, Gary chaired a committee focused on the financial sustainability of the athletics department, and he led annual giving growth in the Terrapin Club by 22 percent in 2015 and 13 percent in 2016. As a member of the development team at the University of Michigan from 2010 until 2014, he worked closely with the university’s athletics department, raising $12.8 million to support the Wolverines’ athletics program’s capital and endowment needs. He began his career in 2009 as assistant director of annual giving at UNC Charlotte.

He earned a degree in business administration in 2005 from Virginia Commonwealth University and his master’s degree in business administration at UNC Charlotte in 2009.

Gary was selected from a slate of more than 40 qualified candidates for the position after an initial narrowing of a larger list of possibilities, said Ivy Gibson, WCU associate general counsel and chair of the athletics director search committee. Six candidates were interviewed by the search committee off-site in Charlotte.

Gary and the former Katie Mavis of Saint Joseph, Mich., were married in a mountain-top ceremony in Oregon on Aug. 28, 2020.

Travis Chandler Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance

Daniel Hooker

Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations

Amanda Murchie Assistant Athletic Director for Business

Western Carolina Athletics Mission Statement: Catamount Athletics strives to foster a championship culture while preparing student-athletes for livelong success. #FIGHTON Guiding Principles and Beliefs: Derived from the lyrics of the Western Carolina University's Fight Song, the phrase “FIGHT ON” has been associated with Catamount Athletics for a long time. This acronym now helps to outline the guiding principles and beliefs that will support the success of Catamount Athletics.

FIRST CLASS STUDENT EXPERIENCE:

We want all Catamount student-athletes to have an experience that allows them to reach their personal and competitive goals.

INNOVATE AND BUILD THE BRAND:

We commit to continuous improvement and making Catamount Athletics known.

GROW IN EVERY WAY:

We believe growth in all areas is necessary to reach our mission.

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HOLISTIC STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT:

We believe that the future of a student-athlete is as important as the present.

TALENT AND CULTURE WINS:

We want Catamount Athletics to be a great place to be.

OUTREACH AND ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT:

We know that partnership is critical to reach our mission.

NOW IS OUR TIME!:

We believe that Catamount Athletics is positioned for a high level of competitive success.

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CATAMOUNT MEN'S BASKETBALL

2021-22 SCHEDULE / RESULTS DATE OPPONENT

LOCATION

CAMPBELLSVILLE-HARRODSBURG CAMPBELLSVILLE-HARRODSBURG

CULLOWHEE

W, 106-62 (exh.)

NOV. 9

BOWLING GREEN

CULLOWHEE

W, 79-71 (OT)

Nov. 12

at Wake Forest

Winston-Salem, N.C.

L, 87-75

Nov. 14

at East Carolina

Greenville, S.C.

L, 87-75

Nov. 19

NOV. 1

TIME/RESULT

vs. UMBC

Farmville, Va.

L, 91-75

Nov. 20

vs. American

Farvmille, Va.

W, 80-79

W, 64-53

at Longwood

Farmville, Va.

Nov. 27

Nov. 21

at Gardner-Webb

Boiling Springs, N.C.

DEC. 1

WARREN WILSON

CULLOWHEE

Dec. 4

at USC Upstate

Spartanburg, S.C.

DEC. 8

TENNESSEE TECH

CULLOWHEE

W, 74-69 (OT)

DEC. 11

UNC ASHEVILLE

CULLOWHEE

L, 73-72

Dec. 20

at Georgia

Athens, Ga.

L, 85-79

Dec. 22

at Charlotte

Charlotte, N.C.

L, 98-82

DEC. 29

UNCG *

CULLOWHEE

PPD.

Jan. 1

at ETSU *

Johnson City, Tenn.

PPD.

JAN. 5

THE CITADEL *

CULLOWHEE

Jan. 8

at Samford *

Birmingham, Ala.

3:00 pm

JAN. 12

CHATTANOOGA *

CULLOWHEE

7:00 PM

JAN. 15

WOFFORD *

CULLOWHEE

2:00 PM

Jan. 19

at Furman *

Greenville, S.C.

7:00 pm

Jan. 22

at Mercer *

Macon, Ga.

5:00 pm

Jan. 26

at The Citadel *

Charleston, S.C.

JAN. 29

SAMFORD *

CULLOWHEE

2:00 PM

FEB. 2

ETSU *

CULLOWHEE

7:00 PM

Feb. 4

at VMI *

Lexington, Va.

6:00 pm

Feb. 9

at Chattanooga *

Chattanooga, Tenn.

7:00 pm

Feb. 12

at Wofford *

Spartanburg, S.C.

7:00 pm

FEB. 16

FURMAN *

CULLOWHEE

7:00 PM

FEB. 19

MERCER *

CULLOWHEE

2:00 PM

Feb. 23

at UNCG *

Greensboro, N.C.

7:00 pm

FEB. 26

VMI *

CULLOWHEE

7:00 PM

MAR. 4-7

@ SoCon Championships

Asheville, N.C.

TBA

VONTERIUS WOOLBRIGHT

L, 87-59 W, 102-47 W, 78-73

JOE PETRAKIS

7:00 PM

7:00 pm

TYLER HARRIS

– Dates & Times are subject to change / HOME = ALL CAPS * denotes Southern Conference game

NICHOLAS ROBINSON

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THE CITADEL BULLDOGS o.

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Name (Pronunciation) Jackson Price Stephen Clark Jackson Gammons (GAMM-ins) Rudy Fitzgibbons, III (fitz-GIBB-ins) Robert Guyton (GYE-tuhn) David Maynard Brock Wakefield Jason Roche (Roach) Brent Davis Tyler Moffe Brady Spence Jerry Higgins, III Owen Spencer Dylan Engler Hayden Brown

HEAD COACH: ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: ASSISTANT COACHES:

DIRECTOR OF OPS: ATHLETIC TRAINER:

Pos. F F/C G G G G G F G G F/C G F/C G F

Ht. 6-8 6-8 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-1 6-9 5-10 6-9 6-5 6-5

Wt. 200 200 195 145 165 205 180 180 185 175 200 175 205 185 225

Cl. Hometown (Previous School / High School) Fr. Hiram, Ga. (Hiram HS) Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (Metrolina Christian Academy) Jr. High Point, N.C. (Calvary Day School) Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Riverwood International) Sr. Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach) Gr. Herriman, Utah (Colgate) Fr. Annapolis, Mo. (South Iron HS) Fr. Berkeley, Calif. (St. Mary’s HS) So. Miramar, Fla. (Miramar HS) Gr. Elmira, N.Y. (Mansfield) Jr. Douglasville, Ga. (Alexander HS) Sr. Cleveland, Ohio (Villa Angela-St. Joseph HS) So. Cincinnati, Ohio (Turpin HS) So. Oswego, Ill. (Oswego HS/Link Prep) Gr. Greer, S.C. (Byrnes HS)

Duggar Baucom (Charlotte, 1995) • 7th season Jack Castleberry (VMI, 2007) • 6th season Josh Hayes (Fitchburg State, 2014) • 2nd season Brad Mason (Texas Tech, 2016) • 2nd season Cody Deas (Clemson, 2015) • 2nd season Ryan Graham (Charlotte, 2019) • 3rd season

QUICK FACTS: LOCATION: Charleston, S.C. ENROLLMENT: 3,767 PRESIDENT: Gen. Glenn M. Walters (USMC) ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Mike Capaccio WEBSITE: CitadelSports.com

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Name (Pronunciation) A.J. Caldwell KC Hankton Jamaal Walker David Jean-Baptiste (Gene-BAP-teest) Tada Stricklen (TAY-duh) Darius Banks Ashton Smith Johnny Taylor, Jr. Malachi Smith (mah-lih-KYE) Jacob Radaker Josh Ayeni (eye-YEN-eee) Silvio De Sousa (deh-SOH-suh) Avery Diggs Jaden Frazier (JAY-den) Randy Brady Grant Ledford

HEAD COACH: ASSISTANT COACHES:

DIRECTOR OF OPS: ATHLETIC TRAINER:

Pos. G F G G G G G G G F F F C F G/F G/F

Ht. 6-5 6-7 6-5 6-1 5-11 6-6 5-8 6-3 6-4 6-9 6-7 6-8 6-10 6-9 6-4 6-5

Wt. Cl. 200 R-Jr. 215 Jr.- 194 R-Fr. 195 Gr. 162 So. 215 Sr. 163 So. 184 Fr. 205 So. 222 Fr. 215 Gr. 245 Gr. 255 Gr. 215 R-Fr. 215 Fr. 215 So.

Hometown (Previous School / High School) Sarasota, Fla. (South Alabama / Riverview HS) Charlotte, N.C. (St. Louis / Arts & Sciences) Chattanooga, Tenn. (East Hamilton HS) Miami, Fla. (Norland HS) Corinth, Miss. (SW Mississippi CC / Corinth HS) St. Petersburg, Fla. (James Madison) Memphis, Tenn. (Southwind HS) Ocoee, Fla. (Ocoee HS) Belleville, Ill. (Wright State / Belleville West HS) Jefferson, Ga. (Jefferson HS) Zaria, Nigeria (South Alabama) Luanda, Angola (Kansas / IMG) Brandon, Fla. (UCF / Spoto HS) Pulaski, Va. (Blue Ridge HS) Chattanooga, Tenn. (Hamilton Heights HS) Knoxville, Tenn. (Grace Christian HS)

Lamont Paris (College of Wooster, 1996) • 5th season Tanner Bronson (Wisconsin, 2008) • 5th season Eddie Shannon (Florida, 2000) • 3rd season David McKinley (Ohio, 2013) • 3rd season Colby Arendale (Chattanooga, 2017) Brenda Paider (Wisconsin, 2013)

QUICK FACTS: LOCATION: Chattanooga, Tenn.

ENROLLMENT: 11,728 CHANCELLOR: Dr. Steve Angle ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Mark Wharton WEBSITE: GoMocs.com CATAMOUNT MEN'S BASKETBALL

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Name (Pronunciation) Luke Turner Keaton Turner Max Klesmit (KLEZ-mit) Isaiah Bigelow Corey Tripp Ryan Larson Alex Michael Morgan Safford Sam Godwin Austin Patterson David Appelgren (APPLE-grin) Dante Kiesenhofer (KY-zin-hoff-er) Jonathan Steelman Jackson Gore Messiah Jones (muh-SY-uh) B.J. Mack

Pos. G/F G G G G G F G F G C F G G F F/C

Ht. 6-7 6-1 6-3 6-7 6-2 6-1 6-6 6-5 6-9 6-3 7-1 6-9 6-3 6-3 6-6 6-8

Wt. 195 165 190 200 195 180 205 200 230 185 245 220 180 185 220 247

Cl. Hometown (Previous School / High School) Fr. Temecula, Calif. (Santa Margarita Catholic HS) So. Hopewell, Va. (Dublin Coffman HS) So. Neenah, Wis. (Neenah HS) Jr. Greensboro, N.C. (Ben L. Smith HS) Fr. Medina, Ohio (Medina HS) Sr. St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall HS) Sr. Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Day School) So. Columbus, Ohio (Bishop Harley HS) So. Moore, Okla. (Southmoore HS) Fr. Sonora, Calif. (Sonora HS) Sr. Stockholm, Sweden (Laramie County CC) Fr. Raleigh, N.C. (Holly Springs HS) Jr. Aiken, S.C. (North Augusta HS) So. Blacksburg, S.C. (Blacksburg HS) Jr. Chicago, Ill. (Simeon HS) Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (South Florida / Charlotte Christian / Oak Hill)

HEAD COACH: Jay McAuley (Georgia, 2006) • 3rd season ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Dwight Perry (Kentucky, 2010) • 3rd season ASSISTANT COACHES: Paul Hemrick (Georgia, 2009) • 3rd season

Will Murphy (Wake Forest, 2013) • 5th season SPECIAL ASSISTANT: Tyler Strange (Gardner-Webb, 2016)

QUICK FACTS: LOCATION: Spartanburg, S.C. ENROLLMENT: 1,750 PRESIDENT: Dr. Mayef Samhat ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Richard Johnson WEBSITE: WoffordTerriers.com

SAMFORD BULLDOGS No. Name 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 12 13 14 15 21 22 23 24 31 33 35 42

HEAD COACH: ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: ASSISTANT COACHES:

DIRECTOR OF ADMIN: ATHLETIC TRAINER:

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(Pronunciation)

Ques Glover (QUEZ) Wesley Cardet, Jr. Jaden Campbell (JAY-duhn) Jaron Rillie (JAIR-uhn RILL-ee) Jermaine Marshall A.J. Staton-McCray Angel Smith Marcellus Vail Clay Holmes Quinn Richey Richardson Maitre (muh-TREY) Grayson Walters Owen LaRocca (la-ROCK-ah) Logan Dye Cooper Kaifes (KAY-fess) Daniel Lobach Bryan Smith Charlie Morrison Paulie Stramaglia (struh-MAG-lee-uh) Jacob Tryon

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6-0 6-6 6-5 6-3 6-6 6-5 6-5 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-5 6-1 6-9 6-4 6-7 6-4 6-0 5-11 6-11

Wt.

Cl.

Hometown (Previous School / High School)

180 So. Knoxville, Tenn. (Florida / Bearden HS) 210 Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (West Oaks Academy) 205 So. Brampton, Ontario (Florida Southwestern / The Rock School) 175 Fr. Santa Barbara, Calif. (Link Year Prep (Mo.) 225 So. Hueytown, Ala. (Akron / Hueytown HS) 190 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (West Oaks Academy (Fla.) 195 Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Southern Miss / Northeast HS) 195 Fr. Shelbyville, Ky. (Martha Layne Collins HS) 235 Fr. Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) 205 So. Johns Creek, Ga. (James Madison / Mount Pisgah Christian) 180 Sr. Port Au Prince, Haiti (Florida Atlantic / West Oaks Academy) 210 Fr. Mountain Brook, Ala. (Link Year Prep (Mo.) 150 Fr. Sugar Land, Texas (Fort Bend Christian) 240 Jr. Haleyville, Ala. (Haleyville HS) 205 R-So. Shawnee, Kan. (Loyola-Chicago / Mill Valley HS)) 190 R-Fr. Durham,. N.C. (Rutgers / Moravian Prep) 190 So. Pismo Beach, Calif. (Arroyo Grande HS) 190 Fr. Athens, Ala. (Lindsay Lane Christian) 180 Fr. Mountain Brook, Ala. (Mountain Brook HS) 220 Sr. Temecula, Calif. (Portland / Great Oak HS)

Bucky McMillan (Birmingham Southern, 2006) • 2nd season QUICK FACTS: Mitch Cole (Montana State–Billings, 1992) • 1st season LOCATION: Birmingham, Ala. Zach Gillion • 1st season ENROLLMENT: 5,624 Neb Exantus (Southern New Hampshire, 2017) • 1st season PRESIDENT: Dr. Beck Taylor Sergio Rouco DIRECTOR OF DEV.: David Good ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Martin Newton Brad Montgomery STRENGTH & CONDITIONING: Trey Kilgore WEBSITE: SamfordSports.com

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WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS

2021-22 MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Name

(Pronunciation)

2 Vonterius Woolbright

(von-TARE-e-us)

Pos. Ht. G

Wt.

Cl. Hometown (Previous School / High School)

6-5 208

Jr.

Albany, Ga. (Lawson State CC)

JR

Charlotte, N.C. (Independence HS)

4 Tyler Harris

G/F

6-7

198

5 Josh Massey

G

6-6

198

SO Monroe, N.C. (United Faith Christian Academy)

11 Cam Bacote

G

6-3

173

GR

Hampton, Va. (Indiana State)

F

6-5 230

JR

Baltimore, Md. (Salt Lake CC)

(BAY-coat)

13 Marvin Price 21 Madison Monroe

G

6-3

193

JR

Charlotte, N.C. (Independence CC)

22 Brad Halvorsen

G

6-0

161

SO

Kingsport, Tenn. (Christ School (N.C.))

23 Marlow Gilmore

F

6-5

191

JR

Norway, S.C. (Dodge City CC)

24 Marcus Banks

G

6-2

187

FR

Hampton, Va. (Fork Union Military Academy)

25 Nicholas Robinson

G

6-6 220

GR

Chicago, Ill. (Valparaiso)

33 Joe Petrakis

F

6-10 224 R-JR

F

6-9

41 Jordian Fox

F

42 Max Rogers

G

45 Davion Everett

G

(HAL-verr-sin)

(puh-TRACK-us)

34 KJ Odour

(DAY-vee-on)

198

Wichita, Kan. (Kansas State)

FR

Kisumu, Kenya (Spire Academy)

6-5 200

FR

Fayetteville, N.C. (Jack Britt HS)

6-2

180

FR Waynesville, N.C. (Asheville Christian Academy)

6-4

215

Fr.

Columbia, S.C. (Ridge View HS)

HEAD COACH:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Justin Gray (Wake Forest, 2006) • First season at WCU ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jayson Gee (University of Charleston, 1988) • First season at WCU ASSISTANT COACH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Graves (Catawba, 2006) • First season at WCU ASSISTANT COACH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zack Freesman (North Florida, 2016) • First season at WCU DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPS:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Molly Bachand (Kansas, 2007) • First season at WCU VIDEO COORDINATOR:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cody Cohen (Florida Atlantic, 2014) • First Season at WCU ATHLETIC TRAINER:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Braxton Zeigler (Valdosta State, 2019) • Second Season at WCU SPORTS PERFORMANCE:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Collin Lawless (Christopher Newport Univ., 2017) • First Season at WCU

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WESTERN CAROLINA MEN’S BASKETBALL – 2021-22 Radio / TV Chart

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Vonterius WOOLBRIGHT 6-5 | 208 lbs. | Jr.

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Tyler HARRIS 6-6 | 198 lbs. | Jr.

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Marvin PRICE 6-5 | 230 lbs. | Jr.

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Madison MONROE 6-3 | 193 lbs. | Jr.

Jordian FOX 6-5 | 200 lbs. | Fr. FAST BREAK POINTS

Josh MASSEY 6-6 | 198 lbs. | So.

Brad HALVORSEN 6-1 | 161 lbs. | So.

Max ROGERS 6-2 | 180 lbs. | Fr.

Marlow GILMORE 6-5 | 191 lbs. | Jr.

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Joe PETRAKIS 6-10 | 224 lbs. | R-Jr.

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Cam BACOTE 6-3 | 173 lbs. | Gr.

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Marcus BANKS 6-2 | 187 lbs. | Fr.

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WESTERN CAROLINA ATHLETICS – CATAMOUNT HEAD COACHES

BOBBY MORANDA baseball

mens basketball

JUSTIN GRAY

womens basketball

KILEY HILL

KERWIN BELL

TIM ECKBERG

COURTNEY GUNTER

CHAD MILLER

JIM CLIFT

mens golf

womens golf

BRET BEAVER tennis

JESSE NORMAN / track and field

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soccer

softball

KAREN GLOVER volleyball

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WESTERN CAROLINA ATHLETICS – COACHES & STAFF

Taylor Sandefur Head Assistant Coach Baseball

Andrew Cox Assistant Coach Baseball

Kendra Samuels-Eaton Associate Head Coach Women's Basketball

Megan Brown

Shyla Coleman

Darryln McDonough

Assistant Coach Women's Basketball

Assistant Coach Women's Basketball

Director of Women's Basketball Operations

Head Coach Cheerleading

Assistant Coach Cheerleading

Assistant Coach / OC Football

Kade Bell

Justin Hinds Assistant Coach / DC Football

Assistant Coach / SpTm Football

Kerry Webb

Chazmon Scales

Jon Cooper

JJ Laster

Larry Murphy

Rudi Small

Dennis Thomas

Rylan Wells

Cody Edwards

Greg McGruder

Jeff Burger

Todd Shealy

Trent Turknett

Todd Herman

Josh Hall

Nick Collins

Ashley Morgan Crowe Kourtney Sandefur

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Volunteer Assistant Coach Football

Graduate Assistant Coach Track & Field

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Jeff Lavin

Volunteer Assistant Coach Baseball

Assistant Coach Football

Director of Football Operations

Assistant Coach Volleyball

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Director of Player Personnel Football

Assistant Coach Football

Assistant Coach Women's Soccer

Assistant Coach Football

Assistant Coach Football

Quality Control – Defense Football

Madison Armstrong David Johnston Assistant Coach Softball

Assistant Coach Track & Field

Assistant Coach Football

Quality Control – Offense Football

Greg Lambert Assistant Coach Track & Field

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WESTERN CAROLINA ATHLETICS – DEPARTMENT STAFF MEMBERS

Denise Gideon Director of Media Relations

Ashley Buck

Assistant Director of Academic Support

Greg Camillone Director of Creative Media

Justin Dowd

Assistant Director of Academic Support

Patrick Mullaney

Tyler Pope

Ric Sisler

Mark Conlin

Rory Jimerson

Eynde Frazier

Director of Corporate Sponsorships

Haley Townsend

Travis Townsend Academic Advisor

Zach Denitto

Athletics Ticketing Operations & Marketing Assistant

Director of Athletics Marketing & Fan Engagement

Assistant Director of Academic Support

Ben Page

Director of Ticket Operations & Data Analytics

Director of Video Operations

Director of Athletic Facilities

Director of Game Operations & Facilities

Game Operations & Facilities Assistant

Athletics Department Administrative Assistant

Associate Director of Development / Catamount Club

Assistant Director of Development / Catamount Club

Assistant Director of Development, Events & Stewardship

Assistant Director of Development / Catamount Club

JP Hill

Jeff Bewsey

Mike Taylor

Spencer Wright

Steven Honbarger

Rob Reyburn

Nicole Bohannon

Julia Daniel

Tyler Spain

Braxton Zeigler

Lindsey Bartle

LeeAnn Grayson

Ben Jacobs

Collin Lawless

Bailey Forst

Todd Lawing

Nick Mashburn

Kim Jamison

Assistant Equipment Manager

Athletic Training Intern

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Anthony Miele

Director of Sports Medicine (FB)

Athletic Training Intern

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Blake Cantrell

Associate Head Athletic Trainer (FB)

Director of Sports Performance & Nutrition

Lauren Rhyne

Assistant Athletic Trainer (WSOC)

Assistant Director of Sports Performance

Assistant Athletic Trainer (XC/T&F)

Assistant Sports Performance Coach

Catamount Club Assistant

Assistant Athletic Trainer (BASE)

Director of the Ramsey Center

Head Equipment Manager

Assistant Athletic Trainer (MBK)

Assistant Director of Operations Ramsey Center

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RAMSEY CENTER QUICK FACTS:

DEDICATION: December 6, 1986 First Game / First Women’s Basketball Game: Western Carolina 65, Mars Hill 61 (12/4/86) First Men’s Basketball Game: N.C. State 96, Western Carolina 75 (12/6/86) First Men’s Basketball Win: Western Carolina 90, Tusculum 58 (1/5/87) 1.

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Top Men’s Basketball Attendances: 8,114 North Carolina State (12/6/86) 6,024 Appalachian State (2/06/10) 4,765 College of Charleston (1/25/10) 4,603 No. 16 Kansas (12/3/87) 4,577 Appalachian State (2/26/96) 4,343 Chattanooga (1/14/06) 4,217 Georgia Southern (2/10/07) 4,178 Davidson (1/24/13) 4,121 Appalachian State (2/28/04) 4,107 Appalachian State (1/28/02) Top Women’s Basketball Attendance: 2,178 - vs. Chattanooga (02/10/07) (02/10/07)

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CATAMOUNT MEN'S BASKETBALL – DID YOU KNOW...?

• Western Carolina’s HENRY LOGAN – the program’s all-time leading scorer – helped break the color barrier in college basketball when he signed with WCU in 1964 becoming the first African-American collegiate athlete in the history of North Carolina and perhaps at any predominantly white institution in the southeastern United States ...

Logan scored an astounding 3,290 points – an average of 30.7 points per game – during his WCU career and was a four-time NAIA All-America selection ... One of 11 in WCU’s initial Athletics Hall of Fame Class in 1990, Logan was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2000;

RONALD ROGERS

• WCU gave birth to the 3-point shot in the NCAA as former Catamount RONNIE CARR buried the first 3-pointer in WCU’s 77-70 victory over Middle Tennessee State on Nov. 29, 1980 … the ball he used is on display at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. … The shot was made from the left corner with 16:09 left in the first half (7:06 pm) ... Carr, who is in the WCU Athletics Hall of Fame, actually took and missed a 3-pointer from the top of the key at the 18:15 mark of the first half;

FRANKIE KING

• WCU finished as the 1963 NAIA National Runner-Up under head coach Jim Gudger ... With a 28-7 overall record, WCU won the Carolina’s Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAC) tournament and the NAIA District title ... the Catamounts then rattled off wins on consecutive days over Eastern Montana, Miles, Lewis & Clark and Fort Hayes State before falling in the championship game to Texas Pan American;

HENRY LOGAN

• In its only NCAA tournament appearance, the 1996 Catamounts led by WCU Hall of Famer ANQUELL McCOLLUM nearly pulled off the most improbable of upsets as the No. 16 seed fell by two, 73-71, to No. 1 seed Purdue in Albuquerque, N.M. ... the game was tied 71-71 with under three minutes to play with Purdue’s Brandon Brantley scoring the game’s final bucket with 1:30 showing on the clock at “The Pit” ... WCU had two looks at both a game-winning and a game-tying shot inside the closing seconds but both attempts missed;

ANQUELL McCOLLUM

• WCU’s bid to play in the CollegeInsider.com Post-Season Tournament (CIT) following the 2009-10 season represented the Catamounts’ return to post-season play for the first time since 1996 ... WCU made its third post-season appearance all-time in 201516 when it traveld to Burlington, Vt., in the first-ever meeting against the Vermont Catamounts in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI); • WCU’s most recent former player to play in the NBA is KEVIN MARTIN, who played for the Catamounts from 2001-04 ... Martin, a 2019 inductee into the WCU Athletics Hall of Fame and the first-round pick of the Sacramento Kings in ‘04, was the FIRST Catamount to ever be selected in the first round of the NFL, NBA or MLB Draft;

RONNIE CARR

• KEVIN MARTIN (2001-04) and FRANKIE KING (1993-95) were both named to the Southern Conference's 100th Anniversary Men's Basketball team at the end of the year-long celebration in 2021.

KEVIN MARTIN

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2021-22 WCU DANCE TEAM FRONT ROW (l-r): Tamia Miller, Cassie Ramaswamy, Meredith Gillespie, Lauren Roberts, Michaela Morgan, Maddie Price, Katie Clippard MIDDLE ROW (l-r): Megan Normandin, Alyssa Malgrat, Kimberly Hydrick, Manci McMullan, Alexandria Henry, Naidelyn Cruz, Madison Tadlock BACK ROW (l-r): Samantha Harp, Skylar Poulos, Julia Gerrer, Brenna Orr, Ashley Avant, Nicole Stauffer, Michelle Davis

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2021-22 CATAMOUNT CHEERLEADERS FRONT ROW (l-r): Hannah Wing, Lauren Brooks, Liz Liner, Emma Page, Sarena Burrell, Kristin Cates, Olivia Hawkins, Scottie Branning MIDDLE ROW (l-r): Marissa Clontz, Kylee Johnson, Makenna Shipley, Izzy Wilson, Caroline Lopp, Airica Anderson, Mary Morrison, Kamdyn Anderson, Trinity Turner BACK ROW (l-r): Shelby Bramlett, Kasi Jones, Savannah Jones, Sara-Grace Smith, Nicole Carmical, Molly McAvoy, Natalie McIver, Becca Kilpatrick, Leah Bridges, Brayden Short, Riley Sanz

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