2024–25 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga 15 – 3   .833 24 – 8   .750
UNC Greensboro 13 – 5   .722 20 – 12   .625
East Tennessee State 12 – 6   .667 19 – 13   .594
Samford 12 – 6   .667 22 – 10   .688
Furman 11 – 7   .611 24 – 8   .750
Wofford 10 – 8   .556 17 – 15   .531
VMI 7 – 11   .389 15 – 18   .455
Mercer 6 – 12   .333 14 – 19   .424
Western Carolina 4 – 14   .222 8 – 22   .267
The Citadel 0 – 18   .000 5 – 25   .167
† 2025 SoCon tournament winner
As of March 8, 2025

The 2024–25 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by first-year head coach Tim Craft, played their home games at the Ramsey Center located in Cullowhee, North Carolina as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

Previous season

The Catamounts finished the 2023–24 season 22–10, 11–7 in SoCon play, to finish in fourth place.[1] They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament to Furman.[2]

After their season ended, on March 11, 2024, Justin Gray was named the head coach for Coastal Carolina.[3] Two days later, the school named Gardner–Webb coach Tim Craft the team's new head coach.[4]


Roster

2024–25 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Cord Stansberry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Bermuda Dunes, CA
F 1 Chase McKey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 202 lb (92 kg) RS Jr Atlanta, GA
G 2 CJ Hyland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Loganville, GA
F 3 Bernard Pelote 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Sr Savannah, GA
G 5 Brandon Morgan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Greensboro, NC
C 7 Brandon White 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Fr Spencer, NC
G 8 Ice Emery 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Appleton, WI
G 9 Jamar Livingston 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Johnson City, TN
G/F 12 Cinque Lemon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Spring Lake, NC
G 14 Carson Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Miramar Beach, FL
G 17 Max Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Hanover, VA
G 20 Fischer Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lewistown, MT
F 23 Marcus Kell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 213 lb (97 kg) RS So Rock Hill, SC
G 24 Kamari Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 177 lb (80 kg) RS Fr Indianapolis, IN
F 33 Vernon Collins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Jr Chocowinity, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 21, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bob Jones W 100–61  1–0
 Ramsey Center (1,806)
Cullowhee, NC
November 8, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Queens L 54–67  1–1
 Curry Arena (632)
Charlotte, NC
November 13, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Truett McConnell W 99–64  2–1
 Ramsey Center (1,448)
Cullowhee, NC
November 19, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Wake Forest L 69–82  2–2
 LJVM Coliseum (8,468)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 26, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Florida State L 57–91  2–3
 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,589)
Tallahassee, FL
November 30, 2024*
2:00 p.m., FS2 		at No. 10 Marquette L 62–94  2–4
 Fiserv Forum (15,442)
Milwaukee, WI
December 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bellarmine W 86–74  3–4
 Ramsey Center (1,812)
Cullowhee
December 7, 2024*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		USC Upstate L 68–74  3–5
 Ramsey Center (1,409)
Cullowhee, NC
December 14, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UNC Asheville L 61–78  3–6
 Kimmel Arena (923)
Asheville, NC
December 17, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		at No. 1 Tennessee L 36–84  3–7
 Thompson-Boling Arena (16,866)
Knoxville, TN
December 19, 2024*
11:30 a.m., ESPN+ 		Milligan W 78–69  4–7
 Ramsey Center (3,514)
Cullowhee, NC
SoCon regular season
January 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Furman L 61–90  4–8
(0–1) 		Ramsey Center (1,276)
Cullowhee, NC
January 4, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Samford L 69–88  4–9
(0–2) 		Ramsey Center (2,798)
Cullowhee, NC
January 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Wofford L 69–77  4–10
(0–3) 		Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,036)
Spartanburg, SC
January 12, 2025
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Mercer W 85–82  5–10
(1–3) 		Ramsey Center (1,420)
Cullowhee, NC
January 15, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at VMI L 50–66  5–11
(1–4) 		Cameron Hall (1,257)
Lexington, VA
January 18, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UNC Greensboro L 55–83  5–12
(1–5) 		Ramsey Center (2,868)
Cullowhee, NC
January 22, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at East Tennessee State L 58–85  5–13
(1–6) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,490)
Johnson City, TN
January 25, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at The Citadel W 80–78 OT 6–13
(2–6) 		McAlister Field House (1,315)
Charleston, SC
January 29, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Chattanooga L 60–84  6–14
(2–7) 		Ramsey Center (1,888)
Cullowhee, NC
February 1, 2025
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		VMI L 76–80 OT 6–15
(2–8) 		Ramsey Center (2,684)
Cullowhee, NC
February 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Furman L 75–84 OT 6–16
(2–9) 		Bon Secours Wellness Arena (1,807)
Greenville, SC
February 8, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UNC Greensboro L 70–74  6–17
(2–10) 		First Horizon Coliseum (1,141)
Greensboro, NC
February 12, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		East Tennessee State W 76–67  7–17
(3–10) 		Ramsey Center (1,917)
Cullowhee, NC
February 15, 2025
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		The Citadel W 76–73  8–17
(4–10) 		Ramsey Center (3,728)
Cullowhee, NC
February 19, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Chattanooga L 86–91  8–18
(4–11) 		McKenzie Arena (3,639)
Chattanooga, TN
February 22, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Samford L 72–93  8–19
(4–12) 		Pete Hanna Center (2,306)
Homewood, AL
February 26, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Wofford L 67–90  8–20
(4–13) 		Ramsey Center (2,322)
Cullowhee, NC
March 1, 2025
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Mercer L 69–81  8–21
(4–14) 		Hawkins Arena (1,975)
Macon, GA
SoCon tournament
March 7, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(9) vs. (8) Mercer
First round 		L 66–67  8–22
 Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Men's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24 Southern Conference Standings". ESPN. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Hooker, Daniel (March 9, 2024). "Catamounts Fall to Fifth-seeded Furman in Quarterfinal OT Thriller". Western Carolina University. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Coastal Carolina hires Western Carolina's Gray". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  4. ^ Gerike, Evan (March 13, 2024). "Western Carolina hires Tim Craft of Gardner-Webb as new men's basketball coach". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Western Carolina University. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  6. ^ "Western Carolina Catamounts Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
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