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
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 […]
Bulldogs send Catamounts home
The Catamounts fell to the Bulldogs in the first round of the Southern Conference Tournament , Friday , March 3, in the U.S Cellular Center. The score was 78-72. The entire game was a fight to the finish, and with the help of the SoCon’s freshman of the year, Preston Parks, the Bulldogs came out on top and […]
Catamount basketball falls into action with Catamount Madness
Students of Western Carolina flooded into the Ramsey center on Monday night to kick-off Homecoming week and to celebrate the beginning of the Catamount basketball season. “This is an event we really look forward to as a team to kick-off the start our basketball season,” said Larry Hunter, head coach of the men’s basketball team. […]
SOCON tournament kicks off this week
The men’s Southern Conference basketball tournament kicks off Friday, March 6, in Asheville. “The tournament is one of the most unique experiences that WCU has all year,” said Kyle Rush, the radio voice for the Lady Catamount basketball team, over text message.” The biggest question surrounding the tournament is can last year’s winner and this […]
Men win, women lose in WCU basketball double header
In a basketball-filled Saturday at Western Carolina University, the men hold on to their win, but the women got edged out in the final moments. For the Lady Cats, Saturday’s double header did not end the way that they wanted it to. They were beaten in the final minutes of the game by the ETSU Buccaneers. […]