This story was co-written with Chris Lang. The Western Carolina Catamounts hosted the Furman University Paladins on Feb. 6, at the Ramsey Center with both men’s and women’s team losing. The women Catamounts lost 53 to 28, shooting 17.3 percent. The women’s game began at 5 p.m. with the Catamounts starting out leading the first […]
WCU is hosting Furman in a doubleheader
February 7, 2019 by
Western Carolina women’s and men’s basketball team are playing at home on Thursday, Feb. 6, against the Furman University Paladins in the Ramsey Center starting at 5 p.m. with the women’s team and 7:30 p.m. with the men’s. This is the second time WCU has played Furman with the men’s team losing 90-88 in double […]
Former Western Carolina men’s basketball coach passes away
April 30, 2018 by
Co-written by Jonathan Birek Former Western Carolina head basketball coach, Larry Hunter, passed away at around 11 a.m. on Friday, May 4. He is survived by his loving wife, Mary. Funeral information will be provided by CatamountSports.com once it is made available. Hunter suffered a stroke on Sunday, April 29 and was on life support as […]
A new era of WCU men’s basketball
April 23, 2018 by
Western Carolina University enters a new era with the hiring of former Winthrop University associate head coach Mark Prosser. Prosser was announced as the head basketball coach for WCU on March 27, nearly three weeks after former head coach Larry Hunter stepped down. The Western Carolina Athletic Department immediately began the search to fill the head […]
Cats snap 5 game losing streak heading into SoCon tourney
February 27, 2018 by
The Catamounts ended their five game losing streak as they beat the Citadel Bulldogs 92-75 in the final game of the regular season at the Ramsey Center, Sunday afternoon Feb. 25, in a game that was hardly ever close. It was senior night for the Catamounts as six players made their final regular season home […]
Battle for Purple Supremacy: Paladins crush Catamounts for the win in Cullowhee
February 23, 2018 by
Western Carolina University’s men’s basketball team couldn’t get it together offensively losing to the Furman Paladins by 23, 78-55, on Feb. 23 in a pumped up Ramsey Center. The Cats hoisted up brick after brick early in the first half going 1-6 at the 15:37 mark, and the Paladins were able to put up some […]
