2015–16 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Western Carolina Catamounts WCU Athletics wordmark.png 200 Southern Conference SoCon 16–18 10–8 Larry Hunter 11th Anquell McCollum Brigham Waginger Wilie Freeman Ramsey Center CBI First round The 2015–16 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by 11th year head coach Larry Hunter, played their home games at the Ramsey Center and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 10–8 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Wofford to advance to the semifinals of the SoCon tournament where they lost to Chattanooga. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Vermont. Roster NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 1 Elijah Pughsley Guard 6–1 175 Freshman Lima, Ohio 2 Mike Brown Guard 6–3 175 Senior Charlotte, North Carolina 3 Rhett Harrelson Guard 5–10 170 Senior Enterprise, Alabama 4 Torrion Brummitt Forward 6–7 240 Senior Columbus, Georgia 5 Devin Peterson Guard 6–1 170 Sophomore Milton, Georgia 11 Haboubacar Mutombo Guard 6–5 190 Sophomore Pickering, Ontario, Canada 12 Marc Gosselin Forward 6–7 195 Freshman Lyon, France 13 Deriece Parks Guard 6–5 155 Junior Charlotte, North Carolina 21 Kyle Rhoades Forward 6–6 190 Junior Lumberton, North Carolina 22 Jesse Deloach Forward 6–7 225 Freshman Grayson, Georgia 23 Justin Browning Forward 6–4 175 Senior Sylacauga, Alabama 24 Ashley Williams Forward 6–5 170 Sophomore Morehead City, North Carolina 31 Aaron Williams Guard 6–3 190 Sophomore Morehead City, North Carolina 41 Charlendez Brooks Forward 6–9 250 RS–Sophomore Duncan, South Carolina Schedule http://www.catamountsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/wcar-m-baskbl-sched.html CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM - Western Carolina Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball 2015-11-03 2015-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923200837/http://www.catamountsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/wcar-m-baskbl-sched.html dead no 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#592c87; color:#c0a878;"| Regular season 11/13/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 7,213 ESPN3 72–97 0–1 11/15/2015 4:30 pm yes no UNC Asheville Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC 1,113 90–81 1–1 11/21/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no High Point Millis Center High Point, NC 1,750 69–75 1–2 11/24/2015 7:30 pm yes no Hiwassee Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC 1,398 88–63 2–2 11/27/2015 3:00 pm yes yes no College of Charleston TD Arena Charleston, SC 2,002 56–57 2–3 11/30/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no South Carolina Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 8,957 SECN 53–76 2–4 12/03/2015 7:00 pm yes no Warren Wilson Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC 1,233 96–45 3–4 12/05/2015 3:00 pm yes yes no Illinois State Farm Center Champaign, IL 11,455 ESPN3 68–80 3–5 12/12/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Davidson John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC Gotham Classic 4,068 54–87 3–6 12/14/2015 7:00 pm yes no Eastern Washington Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC Gotham Classic 858 97–80 4–6 12/20/2015 4:00 pm yes yes no Morehead State Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY Gotham Classic 2,153 52–60 4–7 12/23/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Gotham Classic 8,025 ROOT 73–79 4–8 12/30/2015 2:00 pm yes no Mars Hill Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC 946 82–62 5–8 01/02/2016 2:00 pm no East Tennessee State Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC 956 66–82 5–9 0–1 01/09/2016 4:30 pm no VMI Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC 1,844 73–52 6–9 1–1 01/11/2016 7:00 pm no UNC Greensboro Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC 1,497 ASN 83–77 OT 7–9 2–1 01/14/2016 7:30 pm yes no Chattanooga McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN 2,523 58–77 7–10 2–2 01/16/2016 7:00 pm yes no Samford Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL 1,781 ESPN3 68–84 7–11 2–3 01/21/2016 7:30 pm no The Citadel Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC 1,638 91–92 7–12 2–4 01/24/2016 1:00 pm no Mercer Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC Postponed from 1/23/16 1,112 86–80 2OT 8–12 3–4 01/28/2016 7:00 pm yes no Furman Timmons Arena Greenville, SC 1,748 ESPN3 60–62 8–13 3–5 01/30/2016 7:00 pm yes no Wofford Benjamin Johnson Arena Spartanburg, SC 2,070 66–85 8–14 3–6 02/04/2016 7:00 pm yes no UNC Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC 2,593 ESPN3 58–75 8–15 3–7 02/06/2016 1:00 pm yes no VMI Cameron Hall Lexington, VA 2,379 ESPN3 69–60 9–15 4–7 02/11/2016 7:30 pm no Chattanooga Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC 1,982 67–61 10–15 5–7 02/13/2016 4:30 pm no Samford Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC 2,531 76–71 11–15 6–7 02/15/2016 7:00 pm yes no East Tennessee State Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN 2,752 ASN 77–83 11–16 6–8 02/18/2016 7:00 pm yes no Mercer Hawkins Arena Macon, GA 3,627 ESPN3 72–65 12–16 7–8 02/20/2016 1:00 pm yes no The Citadel McAlister Field House Charleston, SC 4,424 ESPN3 102–97 13–16 8–8 02/25/2016 7:00 pm no Wofford Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC 1,112 53–48 14–16 9–8 02/27/2016 4:30 pm no Furman Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC 1,810 73–62 15–16 10–8 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#592c87; color:#c0a878;"| SoCon tournament 03/05/2016 2:30 pm no yes Wofford U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC Quarterfinals 5,667 ESPN3 88–83 2OT 16–16 03/06/2016 5:00 pm no yes Chattanooga U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC Semifinals 6,019 ESPN3 69–73 16–17 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#592c87; color:#c0a878;"| CBI 03/16/2016 7:00 pm yes no yes Vermont Patrick Gym Burlington, VT First round 1,486 74–79 16–18 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball seasons Western Carolina Western Carolina West West