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1 SCHEDULE/RESULTS NOVEMBER 11 at Miami (ACC Network Extra) L, HIWASSEE W, NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 1 (ESPN3) L, at Marshall 1 L, at Ohio State 1 (Big Ten Network) L, at Jackson State 1 W, at Marquette (Fox Sports 2) L, DECEMBER 3 (ESPN3) 3:30 p.m. 7 (ROOT SPORTS) 7 p.m. 17 4:30 p.m. 19 (MY-40/SoCon Digital Network) 7:30 p.m. 22 (SoCon Digital Network) 7 p.m p.m. 31 (ESPN3) 2 p.m. JANUARY 2 (American Sports Network) 7 p.m. 7 (ESPN3) 5 p.m p.m p.m. 19 (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 21 (ESPN3) 2 p.m p.m. 28 (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 30 (American Sports Network) 7 p.m. FEBRUARY 2 8 p.m. 4 5 p.m. 11 (ESPN3) 2 p.m. 15 (ESPN3) 7 p.m p.m p.m. 25 (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 27 (ESPN3) 7 p.m. MARCH 3 First Round 2 (ESPN3) TBA 4 Quarterfinals 2 (ESPN3) TBA 5 Semifinals 2 (ESPN3) TBA 6 Championship 2 (ESPN2) 7 p.m. Home games in BOLD CAPS Global Sports Invitational SoCon Basketball Championships (Asheville, N.C.) WESTERN CAROLINA ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS 92 Catamount Road Ramsey Center - Athletics Cullowhee, N.C Sean Forrester, Director of Media Relations stforrester@ .wcu.edu Office: Cell: WESTERN CAROLINA MEN S BASKETBALL Western Carolina Catamounts 2-5, 0-0 SoCon APPALACHIAN STATE MOUNTAINEERS 2-4, 0-0 SUN BELT GAME 8 DEC. 3, 2016 HOLMES CONVOCATION CENTER BOONE, N.C. Appalachian State Game Information Date / Time: Sat., Dec. 3, 2016 / 3:30 p.m. Site: Boone, N.C./Holmes Convocation Center (8,325) TV: ESPN3 Talent: Adam Witten (PxP) and Ryan Goodson (Analyst) Radio: Catamount Sports Network Talent: Gary Ayers (PxP) and Daniel Hooker (Analyst) Live Stats: AppStateSports.com Twitter WCU Versus Appalachian State Saturday afternoon s game will be the 190th meeting between Western Carolina and Appalachian State in men s basketball. The Catamounts and Mountaineers first met in the season, a victory for Appalachian State in Boone. WCU and ASU played every year from 1928 to 1943 before taking a break for World War II. The series would resume in 1946 and they would play every year until 2014 when the Mountaineers left the SoCon. The 2016 meeting will be the first since Feb. 20, The Mountaineers lead the series and hold a advantage in Boone. WCU currently has a two-game win streak in the series after sweeping the pair of meetings during the season. The Catamounts have also won six of the last eight meetings between the two squads including splitting the last four trips to Boone. The Mountaineers hold the longest win streak in the series which was 16-straight victories from On The Road Again The game against Appalachian State marks the fifth of a seven game road swing for the Catamounts. WCU will travel to five different states for the seven games. SERIES HISTORY WITH ASU OVERALL: ALL GAMES AT WCU: ALL GAMES AT ASU: NEUTRAL SITE: 2-8 LARRY HUNTER VS. ASU: 8-12 STREAK: W2 LAST 10 SERIES MEETINGS 02/20/2014 Boone, N.C. W, /08/2014 Cullowhee, N.C. W, (ot) 02/02/2013 Boone, N.C. L, /08/2012 Cullowhee, N.C. W, /25/2012 Cullowhee, N.C. W, /21/2012 Boone, N.C. L, /17/2011 Boone, N.C. W, /15/2011 Cullowhee, N.C. W, /06/2010 Cullowhee, N.C. L, /23/2010 Boone, N.C. L, STATISTICAL COMPARISON WCU ASU OVERALL RECORD CONFERENCE RECORD SCORING OFFENSE SCORING DEFENSE SCORING MARGIN REBOUNDS PER GAME REBOUND MARGIN FG PERCENTAGE PT FG PERCENTAGE FT PERCENTAGE FG PERCENTAGE DEFENSE POINTERS PER GAME ASSISTS PER GAME TURNOVERS PER GAME TURNOVER MARGIN STEALS PER GAME BLOCKS PER GAME G G G F F Devin Peterson Jr. Milton, Ga. PPG RPG APG SPG WESTERN CAROLINA PROBABLE STARTERS Haboubacar Mutombo R-Jr. Pickering, Ontario PPG RPG APG SPG Deriece Parks Sr. Charlotte, N.C. PPG RPG APG SPG Marc Gosselin So. Lyon, France PPG RPG APG SPG Yalim Olcay Fr. Izmir, Turkey PPG RPG APG SPG

2 NUMERICAL ROSTER ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS SENIORS (2) Deriece Parks Kyle Rhoades JUNIORS (4) Charlendez Brooks (RS) Haboubacar Mutombo (RS) Devin Peterson Ashley Williams SOPHOMORES (4) Jesse Deloach Devonte Fuller (RS) Marc Gosselin Elijah Pughsley FRESHMEN (5) Jason McMillan Yalim Olcay Adam Sledd Maurice Smith Onno Steger BY STATE/COUNTRY FLORIDA (1) Maurice Smith GEORGIA (2) Jesse Deloach Devin Peterson INTERNATIONAL (3) Marc Gosselin (France) Haboubacar Mutombo (Canada) Yalim Olcay (Turkey) NORTH CAROLINA (5) Devonte Fuller Jason McMillan Deriece Parks Kyle Rhoades Ashley Williams OHIO (2) Elijah Pughsley Onno Steger SOUTH CAROLINA (1) Charlendez Brooks VIRGINIA (1) Adam Sledd NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 0 Maurice Smith G FR Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (Northeast HS) 1 Elijah Pughsley G SO Lima, Ohio (Lima Senior HS) 3 Jason McMillan G FR Cherokee, N.C. (Cherokee HS) 5 Devin Peterson G JR Milton, Ga. (Mt. Pisgah Christian School) 11 Haboubacar Mutombo G RS JR Pickering, Ontario (Notre Dame Prep. (Mass.)) 12 Marc Gosselin F SO Lyon, France (Cite Scolaire Internationale) 13 Deriece Parks G SR Charlotte, N.C. (South Georgia Tech) 21 Kyle Rhoades F SR Lumberton, N.C. (Brunswick C.C.) 22 Jesse Deloach F SO Grayson, Ga. (Mt. Pisgah Christian School) 24 Ashley Williams F JR Morehead City, N.C. (Greenfield School) 32 Devonte Fuller G RS SO Hickory, N.C. (Hickory HS) 33 Onno Steger F FR Upper Arlington, Ohio (Upper Arlington HS) 35 Yalim Olcay F FR Izmir, Turkey (Spire Academy (Ohio)) 41 Charlendez Brooks F RS JR Duncan, S.C. (Byrnes HS) 44 Adam Sledd F FR Roanoke, Va. (Virginia Episcopal School) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 41 Charlendez Brooks F RS JR Duncan, S.C. (Byrnes HS) 22 Jesse Deloach F SO Grayson, Ga. (Mt. Pisgah Christian School) 32 Devonte Fuller G RS SO Hickory, N.C. (Hickory HS) 12 Marc Gosselin F SO Lyon, France (Cite Scolaire Internationale) 3 Jason McMillan G FR Cherokee, N.C. (Cherokee HS) 11 Haboubacar Mutombo G RS JR Pickering, Ontario (Notre Dame Prep. (Mass.)) 35 Yalim Olcay F FR Izmir, Turkey (Spire Academy (Ohio)) 13 Deriece Parks G SR Charlotte, N.C. (South Georgia Tech) 5 Devin Peterson G JR Milton, Ga. (Mt. Pisgah Christian School) 1 Elijah Pughsley G SO Lima, Ohio (Lima Senior HS) 21 Kyle Rhoades F SR Lumberton, N.C. (Brunswick C.C.) 44 Adam Sledd F FR Roanoke, Va. (Virginia Episcopal School) 0 Maurice Smith G FR Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (Northeast HS) 33 Onno Steger F FR Upper Arlington, Ohio (Upper Arlington HS) 24 Ashley Williams F JR Morehead City, N.C. (Greenfield School) Head Coach: Larry Hunter (Ohio, 1971) 12th season Assistant Coach: Anquell McCollum (Western Carolina, 2000) 13th season Assistant Coach: Brigham Waginger (Western Carolina, 2010) Sixth season Assistant Coach: Willie Freeman (Western Carolina, 2003) Second season PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #1 Elijah Pughsley: PUGS - lee #11 Haboubacar Mutombo: ha - BOO - ba - car MAH - tum - bo #33 Onno Steger: ON - no STAY - ger #35 Yalim Olcay: YELL - um OL-jai #41 Charlendez Brooks: SHAR - len - dez Anquell McCollum: AN - kwell Mc - CULL uhm Brigham Waginger: WAG - uhn - jurr

3 SoCon Overall Record Record ETSU Chattanooga UNCG Mercer Samford The Citadel Furman Western Carolina Wofford VMI FRIDAY, DEC. 2 Colgate at The Citadel THIS WEEK IN THE SOCON SATURDAY, DEC. 3 USC Upstate at The Citadel Louisiana Monroe at Chattanooga Western Carolina Navy at Furman Mercer at George Mason Wofford at Miami (Fla.) Gardner-Webb at VMI Liberty at UNCG SUNDAY, DEC. 4 Campbell at The Citadel Limestone at ETSU Jacksonville State at Samford MONDAY, DEC. 5 Mars Hill at UNCG LAST WEEK IN THE SOCON TUESDAY, NOV. 29 Wofford 79, Mars Hill 76 UNCG 86, North Carolina A&T 66 Davidson 78, Mercer 57 Chattanooga 68, Coastal Carolina 52 Samford 68, Saint Louis 64 WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30 Winthrop 58, Furman 57 Radford 74, VMI 67 Marquette 90, Western Carolina 44 THURSDAY, DEC. 1 ETSU 85, Lees-McRae Western Carolina Men s Basketball WCU and the Sun Belt The Catamounts have played eight of the 12 current members of the Sun Belt Conference and hold a mark in those contests. The majority of those meetings came against teams who recently joined the Sun Belt including STANDINGS Appalachian State, Georgia Southern and Coastal (Through 12/1/16) Carolina. WCU is against Appalachian State, 3-5 versus Coastal Carolina, against Georgia Southern, 0-1 versus Georgia State, 0-1 against Louisiana-Lafayette, 1-1 versus Troy, 0-1 against Little Rock and 0-1 versus UT-Arlington. WCU s most recent meeting with a current Sun Belt team was a setback against Georgia State on Nov. 25, 2014 in Rochester, Mich. Current Catamounts Devin Peterson, Ashley Williams and Charlendez Brooks saw action in the contest with Brooks scoring four points. 2 pm 12 pm 2 pm 3:30 pm 4 pm 4 pm 5:30 pm 7 pm 7 pm 3 pm 4 pm 4 pm 7:30 pm International Flair Three of Western Carolina s five starters come from outside the United States. Starting guard Haboubacar Mutombo is from just north of the U.S. in Pickering, Ontario, Canada while WCU s two forwards call Europe home. Sophomore forward Marc Gosselin is a native of Lyon, France while freshman forward Yalim Olcay comes from Izmir, Turkey. Olcay has the longest journey home which is 5,670 miles. Gosselin has to travel 4,439 miles home while Mutombo has a relatively short 861 mile journey. The Return of Mutombo Junior Haboubacar Mutombo missed the season opener against Miami (Fla.) and his toughness and aggressiveness inside was missed. In his six games since the season opener he is averaging 11.8 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. In the most recent contest he scored a team and career-high 17 points against Marquette. He is currently fourth in the Southern Conference in rebounds per game and 18th in scoring. Finding His Way Freshman Yalim Olcay has been steadily progressing since he stepped foot on the Cullowhee campus. He began the season coming off the bench against Miami (Fla.) but has worked his way into the starting lineup. His best game so far came in the recent matchup with North Carolina Central. The freshman forward yanked down five rebounds while scoring eight points. WESTERN CAROLINA IN THE SOCON TEAM RANKINGS (Through 12/01/16) Catergory Rank Avg/Game Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Free Throw Percentage Field Goal Percentage Field Goal Percentage Defense Point Field Goal Percentage Point Field Goal Pct. Defense Rebounding Offense Rebounding Defense Rebounding Margin Blocked Shots Assists Steals Turnover Margin Assist/Turnover Ratio Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Point Field Goals Made t WCU IN THE SOCON INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (Through 12/01/16) Haboubacar Mutombo Rank Avg/Game Scoring Rebounding Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds t Minutes Played Deriece Parks Rank Avg/Game Scoring t Point Field Goals Made t Marc Gosselin Rank Avg/Game Rebounding t Defensive Rebounds t Jesse Deloach Rank Avg/Game Blocked Shots

4 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Marquette 11/30/16 7:30 p.m. CT at BMO Harris Bradley Center Western Carolina Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 12 Marc Gosselin f 33 Onno Steger f Yalim Olcay f Devin Peterson g Haboubacar Mutombo g Maurice Smith Elijah Pughsley Jason McMillan Jesse Deloach Devonte Fuller Charlendez Brooks Adam Sledd Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % THE LAST TIME OUT Deadball Rebounds 7 Marquette Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 HAUSER, Sam f 40 FISCHER, Luke c HOWARD, Markus g JOHNSON, Jajuan g CHEATHAM, Haanif g WILSON, Duane HELDT, Matt CARTER, Traci ROWSEY, Andrew FRANKLIN, Deon MAROTTA, Cam Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: James Breeding, Brent Hampton, Greg Evans Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Marquette-None. Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Western Carolina Marquette Last FG - WCU 2nd-03:37, MU 2nd-01:49. Largest lead - WCU None, MU by 48 2nd-06:59. WCU led for 00:00. MU led for 38:41. Game was tied for 01:19. Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 2,2 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench WCU MU Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. CATAMOUNTS WIN FINAL SOCON GAME AGAINST RIVAL MOUNTAINEERS BOONE, N.C. - Tom Tankelewicz scored 10 of his 16 points in the second half including seven in a fourminute span lifting Western Carolina to win over Appalachian State as the Catamounts closed out their Southern Conference rivalry series with the Mountaineers Thursday night in the Holmes Center. WCU carried an eight-point lead, 33-25, into the half, but App State trimmed the lead down to three points, 39-36, on a Jay Canty three-point play five and a half minutes into the second half. The Catamounts answered with a Brandon Boggs layup and a Tom Tankelewicz three on a Trey Sumler assist giving WCU a lead with 13:37 left. Two and a half minutes later, the Mountaineers again threatened the Catamount as App trimmed an eight point WCU led down to three points following corner triple by Aaron Scott, but the Purple & Gold strung together a 6-0 run on two layups by James Sinclair and a pair of free throws from Trey Sumler to take a nine point lead, with 9:29 showing. The Catamounts allowed the Mountaineers to hang around as App State cut the lead down to four points, 56-52, at the six-minute mark and trailed by only five points, 61-53, thirty seconds later before Tankelewicz scored seven of WCU s next eight points including a 3-pointer and a dunk in transition. His dunk, off of Sumler s sixth assists, gave WCU a lead with 1:47 remaining all but sealing App State s fate on Senior Night. The Catamounts hit all six of their free throws down the stretch - four from James Sinclair and two from Sumler - en route to the win. The Catamounts made 49 percent of their shots from the floor including 39 percent of their 3-point field goals, while the Mountaineers converted only 42 percent from the floor and nine percent of their 3-pointers, 1-of-11. WCU made 19 of its 22 attempts from free throw line, while App State made on 16 of its 33 attempts from the charity stripe. WCU had three players perfect from the line including an 8-for-8 showing by Sumler and a 4-for-4 performance by Sinclair. The Catamounts held a narrow rebounding advantage, 37-34, but WCU, who entered the league as the leader in offensive rebounds, collected only eight offensive rebounds compared to App State s 15. Sinclair led all scorers with 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the floor including on three and his four free throws, while Tankelewicz notched his 16 points by going 6-of-8 from the flooring including a 4-of-5 showing from behind the 3-point arc. Sumler tallied 14 points to go along with his six assists and gamehigh five steals. Tommy Spagnolo paced the Mountaineers with 18 points and 11 rebounds picking up his sixth doubledouble in the last nine games for App. Spagnolo was a perfect 7-of-7 from the field, but struggled from the line converting only four of his 10 free throw attempts. THE LAST TIME OUT VS. APPALACHIAN STATE CATAMOUNTS RUN INTO HOT SHOOTING MARQUETTE WEDNESDAY NIGHT MILWAUKEE, Wis. - The Western Carolina men s basketball team ran into an offensive juggernaut Wednesday night as the Golden Eagles of Marquette shot over 70 percent from the field in the opening half to take a commanding lead over the visiting Catamounts. After trailing at the half, WCU went on to fall to Marquette in the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Junior Haboubacar Mutombo led the WCU attack as he surpassed his career-high in scoring for the second-straight game. Mutombo poured in 17 points while knocking down a pair of 3-pointers and connecting on five of seven attempts at the free throw line. The Pickering, Ontario native also led the team on the boards as he grabbed seven rebounds in the losing effort. Sophomore Elijah Pughsley scored in double-figures for the second-straight game as he scored 12 points including nine from 3-point range. The Lima, Ohio native also dished out a team-high three assists in the contest. Junior Devin Peterson chipped in eight points for the Catamounts while junior Charlendez Brooks came off the bench to finish second on the team in rebounds with six. The Catamounts struggled offensively shooting just 28.0 percent from the field while turning the ball over 19 times. Marquette finished the game shooting 55.2 percent from the field including 48.1 percent from 3-point range where the Golden Eagles knocked down 13 triples. The Golden Eagles were led by former UNC Asheville star Andrew Rowsey who scored a game-high 21 points. Markus Howard (17), Luke Fischer (15) and Jajuan Johnson (13) all finished in double-figures. The Golden Eagles torched the net in the opening half missing just eight of their 29 shots in route to a 72.4 first half shooting percentage including an outstanding 72.7 percent (8-11) from 3-point range. WCU helped out the Marquette cause with 13 opening half turnovers which led to 17 points for the Golden Eagles. The Catamounts were only able to connect on six of their 23 shots at 26.1 percent while knocking down three 3-pointers. The second half was a much closer contest as the Golden Eagles outscored WCU The Golden Eagles cooled down shooting just 37.9 percent from the field in the second stanza while knocking down 31.3 percent from 3-point range. WCU cut the deficit to 37 on two separate occasions in the second half but that would be as close as the Catamounts would get as the Golden Eagles cruised to a victory. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Appalachian State 2/20/14 7 p.m. at Boone, N.C. (Holmes Center) Western Carolina , 9-4 SoCon Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 Hall, Kenneth f 32 King, Tawaski f Sumler, Trey g Boggs, Brandon g Sinclair, James g Tankelewicz, Tom Brown, Mike Harrelson, Rhett Brummitt, Torrion Mendenhall, Josh Browning, Justin Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 2 Appalachian State , 4-9 SoCon Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 BASKIN, Tevin f 15 SPAGNOLO, Tommy f HAMILTON, Tab g BURGESS, Chris g TONEY, Ty g OBACHA, Michael GILBERT, Rantavious EAVES, Frank SCOTT, Aaron CANTY, Jay Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Byron Evans, Barry Mathis, Brent Hampton Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Appalachian State-None. Attendance: 2041 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Western Carolina Appalachian State Last FG - WCU 2nd-01:02, APP 2nd-00:58. Largest lead - WCU by 13 2nd-00:27, APP None. WCU led for 39:41. APP led for 00:00. Game was tied for 00:00. Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 3 In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench WCU APP Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.

5 CATAMOUNTS SUPERLATIVES BIGGEST CATAMOUNT LEAD: 41 (vs. Hiwassee, ) BIGGEST CATAMOUNT DEFICIT: 57 (at Miami (Fla.), ) BIGGEST CATAMOUNT LEAD IN A LOSS: 4 (2x, last at Ohio State, ) BIGGEST CATAMOUNT DEFICIT IN A WIN: BIGGEST CATAMOUNT HALFTIME LEAD: 22 (vs. Hiwassee, ) BIGGEST CATAMOUNT HALFTIME DEFICIT: 38 (at Marquette, ) BEST CATAMOUNT 1ST HALF FG%: 51.6% (vs. Hiwassee, ) WORST CATAMOUNT 1ST HALF FG%: 22.9% (at Miami (Fla.), ) BEST CATAMOUNT 2ND HALF FG%: 50.0% (at Jackson State, ) WORST CATAMOUNT 2ND HALF FG%: 23.1% (at Ohio State, ) MOST POINTS BY WCU IN 1ST HALF: 44 (vs. Hiwassee, ) LEAST POINTS BY WCU IN 1ST HALF: 18 (3x, last at Marquette, ) MOST POINTS BY OPPONENT IN 1ST HALF: 56 (at Marquette, ) LEAST POINTS BY OPPONENT IN 1ST HALF: 20 (at Jackson State, ) MOST POINTS BY WCU IN 2ND HALF: 43 (vs. Hiwassee, ) LEAST POINTS BY WCU IN 2ND HALF: 20 (at Ohio State, ) MOST POINTS BY OPPONENT IN 2ND HALF: 58 (at Marshall, ) LEAST POINTS BY OPPONENT IN 2ND HALF: 25 (vs. Hiwassee, ) Western Carolina Men s Basketball Martin Retires Former Catamount great Kevin Martin announced his retirement from the NBA Thanksgiving day. Martin spent time with the current Catamount squad prior to its game with Ohio State on Nov. 21 giving the members of the team some wisdom and advice. Martin, called One of the best players of his generation to never make an All-Star team by Yahoo Sports, spent 12 seasons in the NBA after leaving Western Carolina following his junior season. Martin averaged 17.4 points per game over his NBA career that saw him spend time with the Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Minnesota Timberwolves and most recently the San Antonio Spurs. Rebounding The Ball Haboubacar Mutombo and Marc Gosselin have been WCU s go-to rebounders this season despite Mutombo being a guard. Mutombo led the squad in boards against Hiwassee, Marshall and Marquette while Gosselin grabbed the lead against North Carolina Central and Ohio State. They have each surpassed their career-highs in boards over the last four games as well. Mutombo ripped down a career-best 13 boards against the Thundering Herd while Gosselin had a career-high 14 rebounds at Ohio State. Gosselin Gets to the Basket Sophomore Marc Gosselin spent much of his freshman season in the starting rotation but was never looked at to score multiple points for the Catamounts. In his 33 games played with 22 starts, he scored over six points just five times including a season-high nine against Wofford in the SoCon Championship tournament. In just seven games this season he has surpassed that six point mark five times. He scored 14 against Hiwassee,13 versus North Carolina Central, eight at Marshall. nine at Ohio State and nine at Jackson State. Parks Performs Senior Deriece Parks had four strong performances to open up the season. After struggling his junior season and hitting just two 3-pointers in 21 attempts, Parks drained 12 triples in the first six games this season. He is currently second on the team in points per game (10.0) and is third in minutes per game (25.8). 30 Under 30 Western Carolina men s basketball assistant coach Brigham Waginger was named to the Under Armour 30-under-30 team as selected and released by the CATAMOUNTS BY THE NUMBERS OVERALL SoCon Leading at the half: Trailing at half: Tied at the half Playing overtime: Bench outscores opponents bench: Shooting 50% or better: Shooting between %: Shooting less than 40%: Opponents shoot 50% or better: Opponents shoot less than 50%: WCU outrebounds its opponent: Opponent outrebounds WCU: Teams are tied in rebounds: WCU has 10 or more steals: WCU shoots better than 70% FT: Scoring less than 50 points: Scoring points: Scoring points: Scoring points: Scoring points: Scoring points: Scoring 100 points or more: Allowing 50 points or less: Allowing points: Allowing points: Allowing points: Allowing points: Allowing 90 points or more: Playing in the Ramsey Center: Playing on the road: Playing on a neutral floor: Game is decided by 1-4 points: Game is decided by 5-10 points: Game is decided by 11 points or more: Playing at night: Playing in the afternoon: Playing on television: Playing in North Carolina Playing outside of North Carolina Peterson leads team in scoring: Parks leads team in scoring: Steger leads team in scoring: Gosselin leads team in scoring: Mutombo leads team in scoring: One Player in double figures: Two Players in double figures: Three Players in double figures: Four Players in double figures: Five or more players in double figures: All Five starters in double figures: No Players with double figures: In November: In December: In January: In February: In March: On Sunday: On Monday: On Tuesday: On Wednesday: On Thursday: On Friday: On Saturday:

6 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) at the 2016 NCAA Men s Final Four. The 30-under-30 team is designed to highlight and recognize up-and-coming basketball coaches across the nation. A former four-year standout on the basketball court under head coach Larry Hunter at WCU, Waginger has been on the sidelines for the Catamounts since his graduation. He spent the season as the WCU Director of Basketball Operations before assuming a full-time coaching role in the summer of Following the season, Waginger was promoted to the program s recruiting coordinator. Quick Hands For the last eight seasons the Catamounts have either led or finished second in the Southern Conference in steals per game. The Catamounts averaged 8.1 steals per game last season which ranked them 2nd in the SoCon and 19th in the nation. Hot Start Last season, guard Elijah Pughsley became the first freshman since Trey Sumler to score double-figures in the season opener of their freshman year. Pughsley scored 18 points off the bench in his first collegiate game against Cincinnati on Nov. 13, Current freshman Onno Steger joined the club with 10 points in the loss to Miami (Fla.) in the season opener. Sumler, as a redshirt freshman, scored 16 points against Clemson on Nov. 12, Sumler would go on to score 1,996 career points and ranks third on the career scoring chart at WCU. The last true freshman to score double-figures in their first game prior to Pughsley came during the season when Nick Aldridge scored 17 points on Nov. 14, Dating back to the season, Pughsley scored the most points by a freshman in a season opener. Whee Love Cullowhee All three Western Carolina assistant coaches call WCU their alma mater. Anquell McCollum played at Western Carolina from He was a member of WCU s 12-man, All-20th Century Team, was a two-time, first team All-SoCon selection and finished his career as the WCU and SoCon all-time leader in both 3-pointers made (245) and attempted (670). Brigham Waginger played at Western Carolina from Known for his tough, hard-nosed play on the court during his four-year career at WCU, Waginger finished with 810 points including 27 double-digit scoring outings. He shattered the school s career benchmark for steals by 64, finishing with 285 career thefts, well above the previous record of 221 steals held by WCU Hall of Famer, Henry Logan. His 285 career steals rank third in SoCon history. Willie Freeman played for the Catamounts for two seasons from where he averaged 10.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. He played alongside former Catamount great and current NBA star, Kevin Martin, for one season as a senior. He was a starter for the Catamounts from day one and later served as team captain after transferring from Spartanburg Methodist College. Division I Winningest Active Coaches (Minimum Five Years as Division I Head coach, Thru Dec. 1, 2016) COACH SCHOOL WINS 1. Mike Krzyzewski... Duke... 1, Jim Boeheim... Syracuse Bob Huggins... West Virginia Cliff Ellis...Coastal Carolina Roy Williams...North Carolina Rick Pitino... Louisville Rick Byrd...Belmont Jerry Slocum... Youngstown State LARRY HUNTER...WESTERN CAROLINA John Beilein... Michigan CATAMOUNT 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 Western Carolina 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, Logan was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in Western Carolina University gave birth to the first 3-point shot in NCAA history as former Catamount Ronnie Carr buried the first 3-pointer in NCAA history in WCU s victory over Middle Tennessee State on Nov. 29, 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 actually took and missed a 3-pointer from the top of the key at the 18:15 mark of the first half. Western Carolina finished as the 1963 NAIA National Runner-Up under head coach Jim Gudger. - WCU posted a 28-7 overall record, 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. In its only NCAA tournament appearance, the 1996 Western Carolina Catamounts 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 with under three minutes to play with Purdue s Brandon Brantley scoring the game s final bucket with 1:30 to play. - WCU had two looks at both a game-winning and a gametying shot inside the closing seconds but both attempts missed. WCU s bid to play in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) following the season represented the Catamounts return to post-season play for the first time since 2010 and just third time in program history. Western Carolina has had one former player drafted in the National Basketball Association in Kevin Martin, who played for the Catamounts from Martin, a 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.

7 WESTERN CAROLINA HEAD COACH LARRY HUNTER Larry Hunter, one of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) leaders in coaching victories, was named Western Carolina University s 17th head men s basketball coach all time on April 29, His impact was felt immediately. Hunter was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame on May 21, In 45 seasons as a collegiate basketball coach 30 of which were spent in the state of Ohio Hunter put together a resume worthy of induction. He has been a part of 845 wins as a coach including 680 as the leading man on the sideline. Known for his offensive prowess, Hunter brought an up-tempo offense to Cullowhee and the Catamounts responded by making a school-record pointers, while tying or setting the singlegame school record for 3-pointers made in a game on six occasions. The record now stands at 274 made 3-pointers which occurred during the season. The top-eight slots in the school record books for 3-point field goals made in a season belong to Larry Hunter coached teams. Hunter, whose teams posted winning records in 27 of his 36 seasons as a head coach, enters the season boasting an overall record of the ninth winningest active coach in the country. On Nov. 15, 2011, Hunter claimed his 600th career victory. During his time as a head coach, Hunter has made 11 overall NCAA tournament appearances, while making seven as an assistant coach. He has an impressive record in postseason play including trips to the NCAA, NIT, CIT and CBI. Throughout his 36-year head coaching career, Hunter has guided his teams to wins over nationally ranked teams including Louisville, Bradley, Virginia, George Washington, New Mexico State, Syracuse, Connecticut, Stanford, Ohio State, Arizona State, DePaul and West Virginia. Hunter not only leads his teams on the court but he has also been a proven leader in the classroom. All but one player he has recruited who completed his eligibility has graduated. Under Coach Hunter s guidance, the Catamount men s basketball team garnered the APR Public Recognition Award for the fourth-straight year in 2016, the longest consecutive run by any Catamount program. The award is given to athletic teams ranking in the top 10 percent of Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores within the NCAA Division I in their respective sports. Hunter led the Catamounts to a perfect 1000 APR from and then again from Jake Robinson, a 2010 graduate from WCU, was the recipient of SoCon Coleman-Lew Leadership Award and was an ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America selection. Hunter has guided Western Carolina to just its second and third Southern Conference divisional titles, sharing both the and crowns with Chattanooga. He also led the Catamounts in setting a Ramsey Center record with 14 home wins in Hunter recruited and coached both the SoCon Freshman of the Year in Harouna Mutombo - WCU s first rookie of the year since Jarvis Hayes in 2000 and only the fourth Catamount all-time to garner the award - and the SoCon Freshman of the Year Trey Sumler. Hunter also recruited and coached WCU s all-time leader in steals, Brigham Waginger, who garnered SoCon Defensive co-player of the Year plaudits in A year later, a Hunter recruit, Richie Gordon, again earned top defensive player honors. While his first year at WCU was just his third losing season as a head coach, posting a mark, Hunter s inaugural season with the Catamounts saw many positives. Western Carolina nearly doubled its win total from the previous season. Also, its 7-7 record and third place finish in the SoCon North was its best in the league since posting the same record for the season, while placing second that season. Key wins in his first season included: a win over Bowling Green in the season opener - WCU s first season-opening win over an NCAA Division I team since defeating Georgia Tech to start the season; a win over Chattanooga - snapping an eight-game losing streak to the Mocs; a win at Davidson - snapping Davidson s 19-game home winning streak which was the third longest in the NCAA at the time; and defeating SoCon North Champion Elon late in the season - setting up a battle for a first-round bye at the league tournament. Western Carolina has rewritten the school record books under Hunter. The Catamounts have set school records for 3-pointers made (274 in ); attempted (753 in ) and threes per game (8.06 in 09-10) in a season, as well as making at least 14, 3-pointers in a game 10 times, including a school-record 20 treys against Charleston Southern on Dec. 18, Hunter s teams have scored over 109 points in a game eight times throughout his tenure at Western Carolina including a school record 141 points in a game during season. Hunter guided the Catamounts to two Southern Conference Tournament Championship games in three years from to He also guided the Catamounts to their best start in SoCon play (4-0) in both the and seasons. During the season, Hunter saw senior Mike Brown become the 46th player in WCU history to reach 1,000 career points. During his 11 years at the helm of the Western Carolina men s basketball program, Hunter has guided ten players to the 1,000 career points mark including the program s third leading scorer all-time Trey Sumler who scored 1,996 points over four seasons under coach Hunter s guidance. Following the season, Hunter guided the Catamounts to just their third postseason tournament in the Division I era at WCU. Two of those trips have come under Hunter s watch including a trip to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) following the season and the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) in Hunter came to Western Carolina after four years as an assistant coach at North Carolina State, the final three serving as associate head coach. In his first season at N.C. State (2002), the Wolfpack reached the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship game and received their first NCAA Championship bid since N.C. State would go on to reach at least the ACC Tournament semifinals in each the last three years as well as receiving bids to the NCAA Championship. In 2004, Hunter coached Julius Hodge, who was tabbed ACC Player of the Year and consensus All-America. In 2005, the Wolfpack made an impressive run at season s end and defeated defending NCAA Champion Connecticut to reach the Sweet 16. N.C. State was just one of 21 teams in the nation to play in the NCAA Championship in each of the last four years. Hunter spent 12 years ( ) as head coach at Ohio University prior to his stint in Raleigh. Five years after taking over the Bobcat bas-

8 ketball program ( ), he led Ohio to a 25-8 record and was tabbed the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Coach of the Year, winning both the league s regular season and tournament titles. The following year, the Bobcats won the preseason National Invitation Tournament (NIT), went and reached the second round of the postseason NIT. At Ohio, he coached 16 All-MAC performers and four first-team Academic All-MAC selections. Among those standout players were Player of the Year honorees Dave Jamerson (1990), Gary Trent (1993, `94 and `95) and Brandon Hunter (2003). Trent additionally earned MAC Freshman of the Year honors in 1993, duplicating the feat of Rush Floyd in 1991 during his freshman campaign with the Bobcats. Jamerson set a MAC record with 874 points in 1990 while taking home first team Academic All-America honors that season. Later in 1990, Jamerson was an National Basketball Association (NBA) first round selection (15th pick overall) by Miami. Trent, a third team Associated Press All-America in 1995, would leave Ohio after his junior season to become a NBA first round selection (11th overall pick) of the Milwaukee Bucks. Brandon Hunter also moved on to play professionally, being an NBA second-round pick in Jamerson (third with 2,336), Trent (seventh with 2,108) and Brandon Hunter (11th with 2,012) all rank among the MAC s top 11 in scoring, while Brandon Hunter and Trent rank fifth (1,103) and ninth (1,050), respectively, on the MAC s career rebounding list. Thirty of the 38 players he coached at Ohio who completed their eligibility there graduated, including 12 who went on to earn their Master s degrees, posting an overall graduation rate as a head coach of 85 percent. In his last season at Ohio, the Bobcats were 19-11, with a 12-6 mark in MAC competition, and his overall record with the Bobcats was After winning his 500th career game as a collegiate head coach (Jan. 23, 2001), Hunter said, My approach has been simple: Arrive early, work late and chop wood all day long. I ve been fortunate to be surrounded by some great people and I ve worked at two great institutions, Wittenberg and Ohio. Add all those things together over 20 years and you start to have a small pile of wood. From , Hunter was the head coach at Wittenberg University, playing a key role in the school being the winningest NCAA Division III basketball program in terms of victories and percentage. Hunter made an immediate impact after taking over the helm, winning National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) National Coach of the Year honors in 1977 after becoming the first coach in NCAA history to win a national championship in his first season at a school. During his 13 years in that position, his team turned in a record and made four NCAA Division III Final Four appearances (national title in 1977, national runner-up in 1983 and third place in 1980 and 1987). He coached three national players of the year at Wittenberg, including Tyrone Curtis (1981), Tim Casey (1985) and Brad Baldridge (1991), as well as having 21 all-conference honors bestowed upon his players. Prior to the inception of the NCAA Division III national player of the year honor, Rick White was named the Most Valuable Player of the 1977 NCAA Tournament as he led Wittenberg to a national title. In addition to coaching those national players of the year, four of Wittenberg s top five career scorers were coached by Hunter, including the school s all-time leader Steve Iannarino (1,973). Hunter won a total of 12 Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) titles, six regular-season championships and six tournament championships. For his success, Hunter was inducted into the Wittenberg University Hall of Honor in 1996 and received the school s Honorary Alumnus Award in Hunter, who got his start in coaching as an assistant coach at Marietta College from , graduated from Ohio in 1971 with a B.S. in Education, majoring Social Studies Comprehensive. He earned his Master of Science in Physical Education from Ohio in 1973, then spent three seasons ( ) as an assistant coach at Wittenberg. He got his first taste of postseason play while serving on the Wittenberg staff, reaching the NCAA Division III championship game in In addition to his coaching resume, Hunter produced a basketball instructional video, Drills, Skills and Moves: Post Play Moves & Drills. Hunter is married to the former Mary Kay Friedrich of London, Ohio.

9 LARRY HUNTER YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING CAREER YEAR POSITION COLLEGE RECORD COMMENT Assistant Coach Marietta College Spent two seasons as an assistant coach Assistant Coach Wittenberg Univ Spent three seasons as an assistant coach Head Coach Wittenberg Univ Ohio Athletic Regular Season Champions NCAA Div. III National Champs; NCAA Div. III Coach of the Year Head Coach Wittenberg Univ Ohio Athletic Regular Season Champs Head Coach Wittenberg Univ Ohio Athletic Tournament Champions Head Coach Wittenberg Univ Ohio Athletic Tournament Champions 3rd place at NCAA Div. III Championship Head Coach Wittenberg Univ Ohio Athletic Reg. Season & Tournament Champs Tyrone Curtis named NCAA Div. III Player of the Year Head Coach Wittenberg Univ Ohio Athletic Tournament Champions Head Coach Wittenberg Univ Ohio Athletic Tournament Champions NCAA Div. III National Runner-up Head Coach Wittenberg Univ st year for Steve Innarino, all-time leading scorer Head Coach Wittenberg Univ Ohio Athletic Reg. Season & Tournament Champs Tim Casey named NCAA Div. III Player of the Year Head Coach Wittenberg Univ Iannarino named first team All-Ohio Athletic Conf Head Coach Wittenberg Univ Ohio Athletic Tournament Champions 3rd place at NCAA Div. III Championship Head Coach Wittenberg Univ Steve Allison, Tom Weller both named 1st team All-OAC Head Coach Wittenberg Univ Ohio Athletic Regular Season Champions 13 Seasons Head Coach Ohio Univ Dave Jamerson named MAC Player of the Year Head Coach Ohio Univ Rush Floyd named MAC Freshman of the Year Head Coach Ohio Univ Team posted a 12-1 record in games played at home Head Coach Ohio Univ Gary Trent, MAC Player & Freshman of the Year Head Coach Ohio Univ MAC Regular Season & Tournament Champs MAC Coach of the Year; Trent Player of the Year NCAA Championship 1st Round Head Coach Ohio Univ Won preseason NIT; 2nd round of postseason NIT Gary Trent named MAC Player of the Year & 3rd team AP All-America Head Coach Ohio Univ Posted two wins at the Great Alaska Shootout Head Coach Ohio Univ Geno Ford 1st team All-MAC, MAC All-Academic Head Coach Ohio Univ Sanjay Adell Honorable Mention All-MAC Head Coach Ohio Univ Led MAC in FG% (46.8) and rebound margin (+6.5) Head Coach Ohio Univ th seed in MAC tourney, advanced to Semifinals Head Coach Ohio Univ Brandon Hunter named 1st team All-MAC 12 Seasons Assistant Coach N.C. State Univ Spent one season as an assistant coach Associate Head N.C. State Univ Spent three seasons as an associate head coach Head Coach Western Carolina Set school record for 3-pointers made Head Coach Western Carolina Freshman Nick Aldridge named All-SoCon Head Coach Western Carolina Brandon Giles All-SoCon; School record for 3 s Head Coach Western Carolina st winning season at WCU since 96; SoCon North Division Co-Champions Head Coach Western Carolina st 20-win season as NCAA D-I; School record for 3 s Head Coach Western Carolina SoCon North Division Co-Champs; Sumler FR of YR Head Coach Western Carolina Won seven-straight games at end of season Advanced to SoCon Championship game Head Coach Western Carolina Started SoCon play 4-0: best start in program history Head Coach Western Carolina Advanced to SoCon Championship game Head Coach Western Carolina James Sinclair selected All-SoCon Head Coach Western Carolina Advanced to the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Head Coach Western Carolina plus seasons Larry Hunter: 36-year head coaching record: Larry Hunter: 45-year coaching record: WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY NOTES: Hunter played a key role in Wittenberg becoming the winningest NCAA Division III basketball program in terms of victories and percentage. Four of Wittenberg s top five scorers played for Hunter, including all-time leader Steve Iannarino (1,973). Had 21 all-conference honors bestowed upon his players during his 13 years. Recruited Brad Baldridge and coached him for his first two years. Baldridge went on to be named NCAA Division III Player of the Year in OHIO NOTES: Three of the top 11 scorers in MAC history played for Hunter, including Dave Jamerson (3rd with 2,336); Gary Trent (7th with 2,108) and Brandon Hunter (11th with 2,012). Hunter (1,103) and Trent (1,050) rank fifth and ninth, respectively, on the MAC career rebounds list. Brandon Hunter, who Larry Hunter recruited and coached for two years, went on to earn MAC Player of the Year honors in In , Dave Jamerson set a MAC record with 874 points in a season; Jamerson was an NBA first round pick and played three years in the NBA. Trent was an NBA first round pick and played nine years in the NBA. B. Hunter was a second round NBA pick in 2003 and played three years in the league. WESTERN CAROLINA NOTES: WCU set a school-record by making pointers in a season in One year later, the Catamounts eclipsed that mark with 226 treys in 07-08, doing so again with 237 in his third season; rewrote the record in with a school-record 274 made 3-pointers; Coached two SoCon Freshman of the Year award winners, two SoCon Defensive Player of the Year award winners and 10 All-Conference selections. WCU made runs to the 2012 and 2014 SoCon Championship games. Guided WCU to 4-0 SoCon starts in and Led WCU to the second ever postseason tournament at the end of the season with a bid to the CollegeInsider. Took WCU to just its third postseason tournament in its NCAA Division I era with an invitation to the 2016 College Basketball Invitational (CBI).

10 Western Carolina Men s Basketball A WESTERN CAROLINA PLAYER... Scored points , Torrion Brummitt at Vermont (March 16, 2016) Scored points , Mike Brown vs. Wofford (March 5, 2016) Scored 40+ points , James Sinclair vs. VMI (Feb. 21, 2015) Attempted field goals , Elijah Pughsley at Marshall (Nov. 19, 2016) Attempted field goals , Mike Brown at Vermont (March 16, 2016) Attempted 25+ field goals , James Sinclair vs. VMI (Feb. 21, 2015) Recorded a double-double Haboubacar Mutombo, 10 pts./11 reb., vs. Hiwassee (Nov. 13, 2016) Recorded a triple-double N/A Had assists , Trey Sumler vs. Niagara (Nov. 22, 2013) Had 15+ assists , Vincent Walker vs. Marshall (1987) Had 5-9 blocks , Kenneth Hall vs. Appalachian State (Feb. 8, 2014) Had 10+ blocks N/A Had 5-9 steals , Justin Browning vs. Chattanooga (Feb. 11, 2016) Had 10+ steals N/A Had rebounds , Mike Brown at Furman (Feb. 26, 2015) Had 20+ rebounds , Andre Gault vs. Ferrum (1988) Made 15+ field goals , James Sinclair vs. VMI (Feb. 21, 2015) Made free throws , Torrion Brummitt vs. Wofford (March 5, 2016) Made 15+ free throws , Trey Sumler vs. Davidson (March 9, 2014) Attempted free throws , Mike Brown at Vermont (March 16, 2016) Attempted free throws , Torrion Brummitt vs. Wofford (March 5, 2016) Attempted 20+ free throws , Kevin Martin vs. East Tennessee State (Jan. 17, 2004) Made 5-9 three-pointers , Rhett Harrelson vs. Samford (Feb. 13, 2016) Made 10+ three-pointers , Tom Tankelewicz vs. Charleston Southern (Dec. 18, 2013) Attempted three-pointers , Elijah Pughsley at Marshall (Nov. 19, 2016) Attempted 15+ three-pointers , Elijah Pughsley vs. The Citadel (Jan. 21, 2016) Had 10+ offensive rebounds N/A Had 10+ defensive rebounds , Marc Gosselin at Ohio State (Nov. 21, 2016) Had 20+ points and 20+ rebounds N/A Shot 100% from the floor (min. 5) of-7, Mike Brown vs. Niagara (Nov. 22, 2013) Played 40 minutes justin Browning and Mike Brown vs. Chattanooga (March 6, 2016) Played over 40 minutes.. M. Brown (50), J. Browning (45),T. Brummitt (44) and R. Harrelson (41) vs. Wofford (March 5, 2016) Fouled out Devin Peterson at Jackson State (Nov. 26, 2016) A WESTERN CAROLINA OPPONENT... Scored 100+ points (Feb. 21, 2015 vs. VMI) Scored 100+ points in Cullowhee (Feb. 21, 2015 vs. VMI) Made 40+ field goals (Jan. 20, 2011 at College of Charleston) Made 10+ three-pointers (Nov. 30, 2016 at Marquette) Had rebounds (Nov. 19, 2016 at Marshall) Had 60+ rebounds N/A Had rebounding margin (Jan. 5, 2012 at Chattanooga) Had 25+ rebounding margin (Jan. 12, 2008 at Chattanooga) Attempted 35+ free throws (Nov. 11, 2016 at Miami (Fla.)) Made 30+ free throws (Jan. 30, 2016 at Wofford) Had 25+ turnovers (Feb. 11, 2016 vs. Chattanooga) Had 20+ steals N/A Had 30+ assists (Jan. 24, 2004 at Chattanooga) Scored between (Nov. 26, 2016 at Jackson State) Scored 40 points or less (Jan vs. Toccoa Falls) A WESTERN CAROLINA OPPONENT S PLAYER... Scored points , Andrew Rowsey (Nov. 30, 2016 at Marquette) Scored points , Jalen Riley (Jan. 15, 2015 vs. ETSU) Scored 40+ points , Julian Eleby (Feb. 21, 2015 vs. VMI) Attempted field goals , Paris Collins (Nov. 26, 2016 at Jackson State) Attempted 25+ field goals , Mikah Turner (Jan. 5, 2010 vs. Berea) Made 10+ field goals , Jestin Lewis (Jan. 24, 2016 vs. Mercer) Made 8+ three-pointers , Julian Eleby (Jan. 21, 2015 vs. VMI) Made 10+ free throws , Trae Bell-Haynes (March 16, 2016 at Vermont) Had rebounds , Kris Acox (Feb. 26, 2015 at Furman) Had 20+ rebounds , Aaron Johnson (Nov. 15, 2004 at Penn State) Had 10+ assists , Darius Jones-Gibson (Jan. 16, 2016 at Samford) Had 8+ steals N/A Had 5+ blocks , RJ White (Jan. 10, 2015 vs. UNCG) Recorded a dbl-dbl jae Sean Tate, 14 pts./11 reb. (Nov. 21, 2016 at Ohio State) A WESTERN CAROLINA TEAM Scored 100+ points at home vs. VMI (Feb. 21, 2015) Scored 100+ points on the road at The Citadel (Feb. 20, 2016) Scored 100+ points and lost vs. VMI (Feb. 21, 2015) Scored 110+ points vs. VMI (Feb. 21, 2015) Won an overtime game vs. UNCG (Jan. 11, 2016) Lost an overtime game vs. Chattanooga (Feb. 27, 2014) Won a double overtime game vs. Wofford (March 5, 2016) Lost a double overtime game vs. VMI (Feb. 21, 2015) Played a triple overtime game N/A Played a four-overtime game N/A Won an NCAA Tournament game N/A Won a NIT game N/A Won a SoCon Tournament game vs. Wofford (March 5, 2016) Made field goals vs. VMI (Feb. 21, 2015) Made 50+ field goals vs. Toccoa Falls (Jan. 17, 2012) Made 10+ three-point field goals at Marshall (Nov. 19, 2016) Had rebound margin (51-31) vs. Milligan (Dec. 30, 2013) Had rebound margin (60-33) vs. Hiwassee (Nov. 13, 2016) Had 30+ rebound margin (57-26) vs. Warren Wilson (Dec. 3, 2015) Had rebounds vs. Mars Hill (Dec. 30, 2015) Had rebounds vs. Hiwassee (Nov. 13, 2016) Had 70+ rebounds vs. Piedmont ( ) Attempted free throws vs. Hiwassee (Nov. 13, 2016) Attempted free throws vs. St. Catharine (Dec. 30, 2014) Attempted free throws vs. Appalachian State (Feb. 8, 2014) Attempted free throws vs. Atlanta Christian (Nov. 22, 2005) Attempted 50+ free throws vs. North Carolina A&T (Dec.6, 1977) Made free throws vs. Wofford (March 5, 2016) Made free throws vs. Appalachian State (Feb. 8, 2014) Made 35+ free throws vs. Atlanta Christian (Nov. 22, 2005) Had assists vs. Averett (Dec. 17, 2003) Had assists vs. Atlanta Christian (Nov. 22, 2005) Had 35+ assists N/A Had 25+ turnovers at Georgia (Dec. 31, 2005) Forced turnovers vs. Chattanooga (Feb. 11, 2016) Forced 30+ turnovers at Georgia Southern (Jan. 9, 2010) Had steals vs. Chattanooga (Feb. 11, 2016) Had steals vs. Toccoa Falls (Jan. 17, 2012) Had 25+ steals N/A Blocked 5-9 shots vs. Hiwassee (Nov. 13, 2016) Blocked 10+ shots vs. Wright State (Dec. 18, 2014) Scored between at Marquette (Nov. 30, 2016) Scored 40 points or less at Ohio State (Nov. 21, 2016) Scored 50 or fewer and won (Jan. 22, 1979) Had five players score in double figures at The Citadel (Feb. 20, 2016) Had six or more players score in double figures vs. Toccoa Falls (Jan. 17, 2012) Had no players score in double figures vs. Louisiana Tech (Dec. 16, 1983) THE LAST TIME

11 #0 MAURICE SMITH FR. GUARD LAUDERDALE LAKES, FLA. * Made collegiate debut against Miami (Fla.) just under an hour away from his hometown of Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. Saw 17 minutes of action. * Collected first career blocked shot against Hiwassee. * Picked up first career steal against Marshall. #0 MAURICE SMITH Points: FG Made: FG Att.: 4, at Miami (Fla.) (11/11/16) 3FG Att.: 1, at Miami (Fla.) (11/11/16) FT Made: FT Att.: 2, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) Rebounds: 3, at Miami (Fla.) (11/11/16) Off. Rebs.: 1, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) Def. Rebs.: 3, at Miami (Fla.) (11/11/16) Assists: 2, at Miami (Fla.) (11/11/16) Steals: 1, at Marshall (11/19/16) Blocks: 1, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) Minutes: 17, at Miami (Fla.) (11/11/16) Points: FG Made: FG Att.: 3FG Att.: FT Made: FT Att.: Rebounds: Off. Rebs.: Def. Rebs.: Assists: Steals: Blocks: Minutes: Double Figure Scoring: 0 Double Figure Rebounding: 0 Double-Doubles: 0 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 0 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 0 Games with 20+ Points: 0 at Miami HIWASSEE NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL at Marshall at Ohio State at Jackson State at Marquette TOTAL

12 #1 ELIJAH PUGHSLEY SO. GUARD LIMA, OHIO * Grabbed a career-high tying four rebound against the Hurricanes of Miami (Fla.). * Set a new career-high with five rebounds, all of which came on the defensive end, against Hiwassee. * Scored in double-figures for the first time this season at Jackson State with 10 points. #1 ELIJAH PUGHSLEY Points: 26, THE CITADEL (01/21/16) FG Made: 8, THE CITADEL (01/21/16) FG Att.: 18, THE CITADEL (01/21/16) 7, THE CITADEL (01/21/16) 3FG Att.: 16, THE CITADEL (01/21/16) FT Made: 6, ETSU (01/02/16) FT Att.: 7, THE CITADEL (01/21/16) Rebounds: 5, HIWASSEE (11/13/16 Off. Rebs.: 2, twice: MR - HIWASSEE (11/24/15) Def. Rebs.: 5, HIWASSEE (11/13/16 Assists: 5, HIWASSEE (11/24/15) Steals: 4, at Furman (01/28/16) Blocks: 1, MERCER (01/24/16) Minutes: 45, MERCER (01/24/16) Points: 26, THE CITADEL (01/21/16) FG Made: 8, THE CITADEL (01/21/16) FG Att.: 18, THE CITADEL (01/21/16) 7, THE CITADEL (01/21/16) 3FG Att.: 16, THE CITADEL (01/21/16) FT Made: 6, ETSU (01/02/16) FT Att.: 7, THE CITADEL (01/21/16) Rebounds: 4, at Wofford (01/30/16) Off. Rebs.: 1, three times: MR - at Wofford (01/30/16) Def. Rebs.: 3, twice: MR - at Wofford (01/30/16) Assists: 3, twice: MR - THE CITADEL (01/21/16) Steals: 4, at Furman (01/28/16) Blocks: 1, MERCER (01/24/16) Minutes: 45, MERCER (01/24/16) Double Figure Scoring: 12 Double Figure Rebounding: 0 Double-Doubles: 0 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 2 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 0 Games with 20+ Points: 1 at Miami HIWASSEE NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL at Marshall at Ohio State at Jackson State at Marquette TOTAL

13 #3 JASON MCMILLAN FR. GUARD CHEROKEE, N.C. * Made collegiate debut against Miami (Fla.) and drained a trio of 3-pointers to finish third on the team in scoring with nine points in just nine minutes of play. * Grabbed first two career rebounds and made first two career steals against Hiwassee while playing a career-high 11 minutes. * Tied his career high with two rebounds at Marshall. Set a new benchmark with two defensive boards and an assist. #3 JASON MCMILLAN Points: 9, at Miami (Fla.) (11/11/16) FG Made: 3, at Miami (Fla.) (11/11/16) FG Att.: 6, at Miami (Fla.) (11/11/16) 3, at Miami (Fla.) (11/11/16) 3FG Att.: 6, at Miami (Fla.) (11/11/16) FT Made: FT Att.: Rebounds: 2, twice: MR - at Marshall (11/19/16) Off. Rebs.: 1, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) Def. Rebs.: 2, at Marshall (11/19/16) Assists: 1, at Marshall (11/19/16) Steals: 2, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) Blocks: Minutes: 11, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) Points: FG Made: FG Att.: 3FG Att.: FT Made: FT Att.: Rebounds: Off. Rebs.: Def. Rebs.: Assists: Steals: Blocks: Minutes: Double Figure Scoring: 0 Double Figure Rebounding: 0 Double-Doubles: 0 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 0 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 0 Games with 20+ Points: 0 at Miami HIWASSEE NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL at Marshall at Ohio State at Jackson State at Marquette TOTAL

14 #5 DEVIN PETERSON JR. GUARD MILTON, GA. *Led the team in scoring for just the second time in his career with a career-high 19 points against Hiwassee. Also tied career-highs with seven made field goals, two made 3-pointers and five defensive rebounds. *Tied a career-high with four made free throws and six free throw attempts against North Carolina Central. Also scored in double-figures for the 10th time in his career. *Tied career-high with a pair of 3-pointers and also tied his career-high with six 3-point attempts at Marshall. *Swatted a career-high three shots against the Buckeyes of Ohio State. It was the first career game with more than one blocked shot. #5 DEVIN PETERSON Points: 19, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) FG Made: 7, twice: MR - HIWASSEE (11/13/16) FG Att.: 14, twice: MR - at Marquette (11/30/16) 2, five times: MR - at Marshall (11/19/16) 3FG Att.: 7, at Marquette (11/30/16) FT Made: 4, twice: MR - NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (11/16/16) FT Att.: 6, twice: MR - NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (11/16/16) Rebounds: 6, UNC ASHEVILLE (11/15/15) Off. Rebs.: 3, UNCG (01/10/15) Def. Rebs.: 5, twice: MR - HIWASSEE (11/13/16) Assists: 5, twice: MR - at The Citadel (02/20/16) Steals: 3, five times: MR - at Mercer (02/18/16) Blocks: 3, at Ohio State (11/21/16) Minutes: 37, CHATTANOOGA (02/11/16) Points: 17, at The Citadel (02/20/16) FG Made: 7, at The Citadel (02/20/16) FG Att.: 14, at The Citadel (02/20/16) 2, three times: MR - at VMI (02/06/16) 3FG Att.: 6, at VMI (02/06/16) FT Made: 4, CHATTANOOGA (02/11/16) FT Att.: 6, CHATTANOOGA (02/11/16) Rebounds: 4, three times: MR - at The Citadel (02/20/16) Off. Rebs.: 3, UNCG (01/10/15) Def. Rebs.: 3, four times: MR - at The Citadel (02/20/16) Assists: 5, twice: MR - at The Citadel (02/20/16) Steals: 3, four times: MR - at Mercer (02/18/16) Blocks: 1, five times: MR - at ETSU (02/15/16) Minutes: 37, CHATTANOOGA (02/11/16) Double Figure Scoring: 11 Double Figure Rebounding: 0 Double-Doubles: 0 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 3 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 0 Games with 20+ Points: 0 at Miami HIWASSEE NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL at Marshall at Ohio State at Jackson State at Marquette TOTAL

15 #11 HABOUBACAR MUTOMBO R-JR. GUARD PICKERING, ONTARIO *Made debut against Hiwassee and set new career-highs in rebounds (11). offensive boards (6) and assists (5) while registering his second career double-double. *Set new career-highs in minutes player (36) and field goals attempted (11) against North Carolina Central while also tying his career-best in 3-point field goals attempted (4) and steals (2). *Set new career-highs in rebounds (13) and defensive boards (11) against Marshall while tying career-highs in 3-pointers made (2) and 3-pointers attempted (4). Led the team in rebounding for the fourth time in his career. *Led the team in scoring for the first time in his career with 11 points against Ohio State while tying career-highs in 3-point field goals and 3-point attempts. *Led the team in scoring for the second time of his career with a career-high 15 points at Jackson State. *Had career-highs in points (17), free throws made (5) and free throws attempted (7) at Marquette while tying career-highs in 3-pointers made (2) and attempted (4). #11 HABOUBACAR MUTOMBO Points: 17, at Marquette (11/30/16) FG Made: 7, THE CITADEL (01/21/16) FG Att.: 11, NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (11/16/16) 2, five times: MR - at Marquette (11/30/16) 3FG Att.: 4, five times: MR - at Marquette (11/30/16) FT Made: 5, at Marquette (11/30/16) FT Att.: 7, at Marquette (11/30/16) Rebounds: 13, at Marshall (11/19/16) Off. Rebs.: 6, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) Def. Rebs.: 11, at Marshall (11/19/16) Assists: 5, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) Steals: 2, five times: MR - NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (11/16/16) Blocks: 2, at Chattanooga (01/14/16) Minutes: 36, NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (11/16/16) Points: 14, THE CITADEL (01/21/16) FG Made: 7, THE CITADEL (01/21/16) FG Att.: 8, THE CITADEL (01/21/16) 2, FURMAN (02/27/16) 3FG Att.: 2, twice: MR - FURMAN (02/27/16) FT Made: 3, at The Citadel (02/20/16) FT Att.: 4, at The Citadel (02/20/16) Rebounds: 10, THE CITADEL (01/21/16) Off. Rebs.: 4, twice: MR - WOFFORD (02/25/16) Def. Rebs.: 6, THE CITADEL (01/21/16) Assists: 2, three times: MR - at The Citadel (02/20/16) Steals: 2, twice: MR - WOFFORD (02/25/16) Blocks: 2, at Chattanooga (01/14/16) Minutes: 28, twice: MR - WOFFORD (02/25/16) Double Figure Scoring: 8 Double Figure Rebounding: 3 Double-Doubles: 2 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 3 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 5 Games with 20+ Points: 0 at Miami HIWASSEE NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL at Marshall at Ohio State at Jackson State at Marquette TOTAL

16 #12 MARC GOSSELIN SO. FORWARD LYON, FRANCE *For the first time in his career, Gosselin went over the double-digit mark in scoring with 14 points against Hiwassee. The sophomore had an efficient day going 6-of-7 from the field, 1-1 from 3 and 1-1 at the free throw line. *Led the Catamounts in scoring for the first time in his career against North Carolina Central while scoring in doublefigures for just the second time. He set new career-highs in field goals attempted (9) and 3-point field goals attempted (4) while tying his career-high in 3-point field goals made (2). *Tied career-highs in field goals attempted (9) and 3-point field goals made (2) while setting a new high in 3-point field goals attempted (5) against Marshall. *Set a new career-high in rebounds with 14 against Ohio State. It was just the second time in his career in which he went over the 10-rebound mark. #12 MARC GOSSELIN Points: 14, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) FG Made: 6, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) FG Att.: 9, twice: MR - at Marshall (11/19/16) 2, three times: MR - at Marshall (11/19/16) 3FG Att.: 5, at Marshall (11/19/16) FT Made: 5, SAMFORD (02/13/16) FT Att.: 6, SAMFORD (02/13/16) Rebounds: 14, at Ohio State (11/21/16) Off. Rebs.: 5, SAMFORD (02/13/16) Def. Rebs.: 11, at Ohio State (11/21/16) Assists: 4, three times: MR - FURMAN (02/27/16) Steals: 2, twice: MR - VMI (01/09/16) Blocks: 1, five times: MR - vs. Chattanooga (03/06/16) Minutes: 37, vs. Wofford (03/05/16) Points: 7, three times: MR - at Mercer (02/18/16) FG Made: 3, twice: MR - at Mercer (02/18/16) FG Att.: 4, five times: MR - FURMAN (02/27/16) 1, three times: MR - FURMAN (02/27/16) 3FG Att.: 2, at Mercer (02/18/16) FT Made: 5, SAMFORD (02/13/16) FT Att.: 6, SAMFORD (02/13/16) Rebounds: 8, twice: MR - SAMFORD (02/13/16) Off. Rebs.: 5, SAMFORD (02/13/16) Def. Rebs.: 6, VMI (01/09/16) Assists: 4, FURMAN (02/27/16) Steals: 2, VMI (01/09/16) Blocks: 1, twice: MR - at The Citadel (02/20/16) Minutes: 25, SAMFORD (02/13/16) Double Figure Scoring: 2 Double Figure Rebounding: 2 Double-Doubles: 0 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 1 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 6 Games with 20+ Points: 0 at Miami HIWASSEE NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL at Marshall at Ohio State at Jackson State at Marquette TOTAL

17 #13 DERIECE PARKS SR. GUARD CHARLOTTE, N.C. * Began his senior season with the best game of his career as he set or tied career-highs in points, rebounds, assists and minutes. * Went over the double-digit mark for the second time of his career with a career-best 13 points against Hiwassee. Set new career-highs in 3-point field goals made (3), defensive rebounds (5) and blocks (1) while also tying career-bests in field goals made (4), free throws made (2) and free throws attempted (2). * Set or tied nearly every career-high against North Carolina Central including playing a career-best 34 minutes. * Set a new career-high with five made field goals against Marshall while also tying his career-best with three assists. * Knocked down a career-high tying three 3-pointers at Jackson State while also tying career-highs in assists (3) and blocks (1). #13 DERIECE PARKS Points: 13, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) FG Made: 5, at Marshall (11/19/16) FG Att.: 14, NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (11/16/16) 3, twice: MR - at Jackson State (11/26/16) 3FG Att.: 9, twice: MR - NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (11/16/16) FT Made: 2, three times: MR - NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (11/16/16) FT Att.: 2, six times: MR - NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (11/16/16) Rebounds: 5, twice: MR - at Miami (Fla.) (11/11/16) Off. Rebs.: 3, twice: MR - NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (11/16/16) Def. Rebs.: 5, HIWASSEE (11/24/15) Assists: 3, four times: MR - at Jackson State (11/26/16) Steals: 2, twcie: MR - HIWASSEE (11/13/16) Blocks: 1, three times: MR - at Jackson State (11/26/16) Minutes: 34, NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (11/16/16) Points: FG Made: FG Att.: 3FG Att.: FT Made: FT Att.: Rebounds: Off. Rebs.: Def. Rebs.: Assists: Steals: Blocks: Minutes: Double Figure Scoring: 4 Double Figure Rebounding: 0 Double-Doubles: 0 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 1 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 0 Games with 20+ Points: 0 at Miami HIWASSEE NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL at Marshall at Ohio State at Jackson State at Marquette TOTAL

18 #21 KYLE RHOADES SR. FORWARD LUMBERTON, N.C. * Tied a career-high with four points against Hiwassee. Took first career free throws in the contest, sinking four of six attempts. Also set a career-high with two offensive boards. #21 KYLE RHOADES Points: 4, twice: MR - HIWASSEE (11/13/16) FG Made: 2, WARREN WILSON (12/03/15) FG Att.: 2, twice: MR - WARREN WILSON (12/03/15) 3FG Att.: FT Made: 4, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) FT Att.: 6, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) Rebounds: 7, WARREN WILSON (12/03/15) Off. Rebs.: 2, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) Def. Rebs.: 6, WARREN WILSON (12/03/15) Assists: Steals: Blocks: Minutes: 8, WARREN WILSON (12/03/15) Points: FG Made: FG Att.: 3FG Att.: FT Made: FT Att.: Rebounds: Off. Rebs.: Def. Rebs.: Assists: Steals: Blocks: Minutes: 0+, VMI (01/09/16) Double Figure Scoring: 0 Double Figure Rebounding: 0 Double-Doubles: 0 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 0 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 0 Games with 20+ Points: 0 at Miami HIWASSEE NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL at Marshall at Ohio State at Jackson State at Marquette TOTAL

19 #22 JESSE DELOACH SO. FORWARD GRAYSON, GA. * Tied a career-high with a pair of blocks at Miami (Fla.). * Tied career-highs in assists with one and blocks with two against Marshall. * Tied a career-high with a steal against Ohio State, his second of the season. * Tied career-highs in offensive rebounds (2) and assists (1). #22 JESSE DELOACH Points: 7, THE CITADEL (01/21/16) FG Made: 2, twice: MR - THE CITADEL (01/21/16) FG Att.: 3, three times: MR - at Miami (Fla.) (11/11/16) 3FG Att.: 1, at College of Charleston (11/27/15) FT Made: 3, THE CITADEL (01/21/16) FT Att.: 8, THE CITADEL (01/21/16) Rebounds: 7, WARREN WILSON (12/03/15) Off. Rebs.: 2, three times: MR - at Marquette (11/30/16) Def. Rebs.: 6, twice: MR - MERCER (01/24/16) Assists: 1, four times: MR - at Marquette (11/30/16) Steals: 1, seven times: MR - at Ohio State (11/21/16) Blocks: 2, six times: MR - at Marshall (11/19/16) Minutes: 19, MERCER (01/24/16) Points: 7, THE CITADEL (01/21/16) FG Made: 2, THE CITADEL (01/21/16) FG Att.: 3, THE CITADEL (01/21/16) 3FG Att.: FT Made: 3, THE CITADEL (01/21/16) FT Att.: 8, THE CITADEL (01/21/16) Rebounds: 6, twice: MR - MERCER (01/24/16) Off. Rebs.: 1, three times: MR - SAMFORD (02/13/16) Def. Rebs.: 6, MERCER (01/24/16) Assists: 1, ETSU (01/02/16) Steals: 1, twice: MR - SAMFORD (02/13/16) Blocks: 2, three times: MR - at ETSU (02/15/16) Minutes: 19, MERCER (01/24/16) Double Figure Scoring: 0 Double Figure Rebounding: 0 Double-Doubles: 0 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 0 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 0 Games with 20+ Points: 0 at Miami HIWASSEE NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL at Marshall at Ohio State at Jackson State at Marquette TOTAL

20 #24 ASHLEY WILLIAMS JR. FORWARD MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. #24 ASHLEY WILLIAMS Points: 7, WARREN WILSON (12/03/15) FG Made: 3, WARREN WILSON (12/03/15) FG Att.: 8, WARREN WILSON (12/03/15) 1, four times: MR - at Mercer (02/18/16) 3FG Att.: 3, HIWASSEE (11/21/14) FT Made: 2, twice: MR - at High Point (11/21/15) FT Att.: 4, WARREN WILSON (12/03/15) Rebounds: 3, twice: MR - WARREN WILSON (12/03/15) Off. Rebs.: 3, WARREN WILSON (12/03/15) Def. Rebs.: 2, ST. CATHARINE (12/30/14) Assists: 2, twice: MR - at The Citadel (02/20/16) Steals: 3, HIWASSEE (11/21/14) Blocks: 1, four times: MR - at The Citadel (02/20/16) Minutes: 16, twice: MR - at Wofford (01/30/16) Points: 5, UNCG (01/10/15) FG Made: 2, UNCG (01/10/15) FG Att.: 3, FURMAN (01/05/15) 1, twice: MR - at Mercer (02/18/16) 3FG Att.: 1, four times: MR - at Mercer (02/18/16) FT Made: 1, FURMAN (01/05/15) FT Att.: 2, FURMAN (01/05/15) Rebounds: 1, four times: MR - at The Citadel (02/20/16) Off. Rebs.: 1, twice: MR - UNCG (01/10/15) Def. Rebs.: 1, twice: MR - at The Citadel (02/20/16) Assists: 2, at The Citadel (02/20/16) Steals: Blocks: 1, at The Citadel (02/20/16) Minutes: 16, at Wofford (01/30/16) Double Figure Scoring: 0 Double Figure Rebounding: 0 Double-Doubles: 0 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 0 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 0 Games with 20+ Points: 0 at Miami HIWASSEE NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL at Marshall at Ohio State at Jackson State at Marquette TOTAL

21 #32 DEVONTE FULLER R-SO. GUARD HICKORY, N.C. * Dished out his first career assist at Miami (Fla.) while playing a career-high five minutes. * Set or tied numerous career-highs against Hiwassee including points (5), field goals made (1), field goals attempted (5), 3-point field goals attempted (2), free throws made (3), free throws attempted (3), rebounds (2), defensive rebounds (2), steals (1) and minutes played (9). * Set or tied numerous career-highs at Jackson State including field goals made (1), 3-point field goals made (1), rebounds (6), offensive rebounds (2), defensive rebounds (4), assists (1) and minutes played (14) while leading the team in rebounding for the first time in his career. * Tied a career-high with a steal at Marquette. #32 DEVONTE FULLER Points: 5, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) FG Made: 1, four times: MR - at Jackson State (11/26/16) FG Att.: 5, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) 1, twice: MR - at Jackson State (11/26/16) 3FG Att.: 2, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) FT Made: 3, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) FT Att.: 3, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) Rebounds: 6, at Jackson State (11/26/16) Off. Rebs.: 2, twice: MR - at Jackson State (11/26/16) Def. Rebs.: 4, at Jackson State (11/26/16) Assists: 1, twice: MR - at Jackson State (11/26/16) Steals: 1, twice: MR - at Marquette (11/30/16) Blocks: Minutes: 14, at Jackson State (11/26/16) Points: 3, VMI (01/09/16) FG Made: 1, VMI (01/09/16) FG Att.: 1, VMI (01/09/16) 1, VMI (01/09/16) 3FG Att.: 1, VMI (01/09/16) FT Made: FT Att.: Rebounds: Off. Rebs.: Def. Rebs.: Assists: Steals: Blocks: Minutes: 1, VMI (01/09/16) Double Figure Scoring: 0 Double Figure Rebounding: 0 Double-Doubles: 0 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 0 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 1 Games with 20+ Points: 0 at Miami HIWASSEE NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL at Marshall at Ohio State at Jackson State at Marquette TOTAL

22 #33 ONNO STEGER FR. GUARD UPPER ARLINGTON, VA. * Made collegiate debut against Miami (Fla.) and tied for the team lead in scoring with 10 points. * Became just the third true freshman since the season to score in double-figures in WCU s season opener joining Elijah Pughsley ( ) and Nick Aldridge ( ). * Grabbed first career steal against Hiwassee while also attempting his first two career free throws. * Set career-highs in field goal attempts (10), 3-point field goal attempts (6) and free throws made (2) against Marshall while tying career-highs in 3-point field goals made (2) and free throw attempts (2). * Went a perfect 2-for-2 at the free throw line against Jackson State to tie career-highs in free throws made and attempted. * Made first career start at Marquette and finished with three points and a rebound. #33 ONNO STEGER Points: 10, twice: MR - at Marshall (11/19/16) FG Made: 4, at Miami (Fla.) (11/11/16) FG Att.: 10, at Marshall (11/19/16) 2, twice: MR - at Marshall (11/19/16) 3FG Att.: 6, at Marshall (11/19/16) FT Made: 2, twice: MR - at Jackson State (11/26/16) FT Att.: 2, three times: MR - at Jackson State (11/26/16) Rebounds: 6, twice: MR - HIWASSEE (11/13/16) Off. Rebs.: 3, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) Def. Rebs.: 4, at Miami (Fla.) (11/11/16) Assists: 2, at Miami (Fla.) (11/11/16) Steals: 1, three times: MR - at Jackson State (11/26/16) Blocks: 1, at Miami (Fla.) (11/11/16) Minutes: 26, at Miami (Fla.) (11/11/16) Points: FG Made: FG Att.: 3FG Att.: FT Made: FT Att.: Rebounds: Off. Rebs.: Def. Rebs.: Assists: Steals: Blocks: Minutes: Double Figure Scoring: 2 Double Figure Rebounding: 0 Double-Doubles: 0 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 1 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 0 Games with 20+ Points: 0 at Miami HIWASSEE NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL at Marshall at Ohio State at Jackson State at Marquette TOTAL

23 #35 YALIM OLCAY FR. FORWARD IZMIR, TURKEY * Made collegiate debut against Miami (Fla.) and led the team in rebounding with seven boards while scoring four points. * Blocked his first career shot against Hiwassee while making his first career start. * Made second-straight start against North Carolina Central and set career-highs in points (8), field goals made (4), field goals attempted (7), 3-point field goals attempted (1) and minutes played (33) while tying his previous high in defensive rebounds (5). * Recorded first career steal against Marshall while hitting his first two career free throws. #35 YALIM OLCAY Points: 8, NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (11/16/16) FG Made: 4, NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (11/16/16) FG Att.: 7, NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (11/16/16) 3FG Att.: 1, NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (11/16/16) FT Made: 2, at Marshall (11/19/16) FT Att.: 2, at Marshall (11/19/16) Rebounds: 7, at Miami (Fla.) (11/11/16) Off. Rebs.: 2, at Miami (Fla.) (11/11/16) Def. Rebs.: 5, twice: MR - NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (11/16/16) Assists: Steals: 1, twice: MR - at Jackson State (11/26/16) Blocks: 1, twice: MR - at Jackson State (11/26/16) Minutes: 33, NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (11/16/16) Points: FG Made: FG Att.: 3FG Att.: FT Made: FT Att.: Rebounds: Off. Rebs.: Def. Rebs.: Assists: Steals: Blocks: Minutes: Double Figure Scoring: 0 Double Figure Rebounding: 0 Double-Doubles: 0 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 0 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 1 Games with 20+ Points: 0 at Miami HIWASSEE NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL at Marshall at Ohio State at Jackson State at Marquette TOTAL

24 #41 CHARLENDEZ BROOKS R-JR. FORWARD DUNCAN, S.C. * Tied career-highs in points (4), field goals made (2), steals (1) and blocks (1) against Hiwassee. * Set new career-highs in rebounds (4) and defensive rebounds (3) against Marshall while tying career-highs in field goals attempted (3) and blocks (1). * Set new career-highs in rebounds (6) and defensive rebounds (5) at Marquette. #41 CHARLENDEZ BROOKS Points: 4, three times: MR - HIWASSEE (11/13/16) FG Made: 2, three times: MR - HIWASSEE (11/13/16) FG Att.: 3, three times: MR - at Ohio State (11/21/16) 3FG Att.: FT Made: 1, three times: MR - at Wofford (01/30/16) FT Att.: 2, four times: MR - at Wofford (01/30/16) Rebounds: 6, at Marquette (11/30/16) Off. Rebs.: 2, at Alabama (11/17/14) Def. Rebs.: 5, at Marquette (11/30/16) Assists: 3, at Oakland (11/24/14) Steals: 1, three times: MR - HIWASSEE (11/13/16) Blocks: 1, 10 times: MR - at Marshall (11/19/16) Minutes: 24, at Oakland (11/24/14) Points: 4, at Furman (02/26/15) FG Made: 2, at Furman (02/26/15) FG Att.: 3, at Wofford (01/30/16) 3FG Att.: FT Made: 1, twice: MR - at Wofford (01/30/16) FT Att.: 2, three times: MR - at Wofford (01/30/16) Rebounds: 3, UNCG (01/11/16) Off. Rebs.: 1, five times: MR - at Wofford (01/30/16) Def. Rebs.: 2, UNCG (01/11/16) Assists: 2, at Chattanooga (01/14/16) Steals: 1, at Wofford (01/17/15) Blocks: 1, at Mercer (02/12/15) Minutes: 13, at Wofford (01/30/16) Double Figure Scoring: 0 Double Figure Rebounding: 0 Double-Doubles: 0 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 0 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 0 Games with 20+ Points: 0 at Miami HIWASSEE NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL at Marshall at Ohio State at Jackson State at Marquette TOTAL

25 #44 ADAM SLEDD FR. FORWARD ROANOKE, VA. * Made collegiate debut against Miami (Fla.) and finished with a rebound in 11 minutes of action. * Scored first career points against Hiwassee. Also had firsts in blocks, free throws and field goals. * Tied a career-high with a block against Marshall #44 ADAM SLEDD Points: 5, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) FG Made: 1, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) FG Att.: 2, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) 3FG Att.: FT Made: 3, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) FT Att.: 4, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) Rebounds: 6, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) Off. Rebs.: 3, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) Def. Rebs.: 3, HIWASSEE (11/13/16) Assists: Steals: Blocks: 1, twice: MR - at Marshall (11/19/16) Minutes: 11, at Miami (Fla.) (11/11/16) Points: FG Made: FG Att.: 3FG Att.: FT Made: FT Att.: Rebounds: Off. Rebs.: Def. Rebs.: Assists: Steals: Blocks: Minutes: Double Figure Scoring: 0 Double Figure Rebounding: 0 Double-Doubles: 0 Games Led WCU in Scoring: 0 Games Led WCU in Rebounding: 0 Games with 20+ Points: 0 at Miami HIWASSEE NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL at Marshall at Ohio State at Jackson State at Marquette TOTAL

26 WESTERN CAROLINA SEASON COMBINED STATISTICS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 11 Haboubacar Mutombo Deriece Parks Devin Peterson Marc Gosselin Elijah Pughsley Onno Steger Yalim Olcay Jason McMillan Devonte Fuller Charlendez Brooks Jesse Deloach Adam Sledd Kyle Rhoades Maurice Smith Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS WCU OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att at Miami L /13/16 HIWASSEE W /16/16 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVE L /19/16 at Marshall L /21/16 at Ohio State L /26/16 at Jackson State W /30/16 at Marquette L * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Western Carolina Opponents

27 WESTERN CAROLINA SEASON COMPARISON STATISTICS Western Carolina Basketball Western Carolina Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Dec 01, 2016) All games Opponent 1st 2nd Score Mar Total FG FG Pct 3-Pointers 3FG Pct Free Throws FT Pct Rebounds Assist T/Over Block Steal Fouls Miami 18/41 25/ (49) 17-67/ / / / / / /52 (16) 10/15 16/10 3/8 3/9 29/15 HIWASSEE 44/22 43/ / / / / / / / /9 17/17 5/3 11/4 16/26 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 28/28 31/ (8) 22-58/ / / / / / / /11 15/14 1/3 4/7 19/19 Marshall 32/40 31/ (35) 22-73/ / / / / / /50 (6) 12/22 11/7 4/5 4/7 23/10 Ohio State 18/32 20/ (28) 14-51/ / / / / / /44 (11) 5/11 20/14 3/3 6/11 19/12 Jackson State 29/20 29/ / / / / / / /35 (3) 16/11 16/13 3/3 5/7 24/19 Marquette 18/56 26/ (46) 14-50/ / / / / / /32 (1) 9/19 19/10 0/3 4/14 16/15 Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

28 WESTERN CAROLINA BROADCAST NOTES Maurice Smith FR G Elijah Pughsley SO G Jason McMillan FR G Devin Peterson JR G Haboubacar Mutombo JR G Marc Gosselin SO F Deriece Parks SR G Kyle Rhoades SR F Jesse Deloach SO F Ashley Williams JR F Devonte Fuller SO G Onno Steger FR F Yalim Olcay FR F Charlendez Brooks JR F Adam Sledd FR F Last Game: Had a rebound and was 0-1 from the field in 16 minutes of action. Notes: Athletic guard who will play mostly at the three. Can shoot from distance but has the athleticism to drive the basket. Last Game: Had 12 pts, 3 ast and 2 reb. Was 4-13 from the field, 3-9 from 3 and 1-3 at the FT line in 28 min. Had 3 fouls and 5 turnovers. Notes: Quick ball handler with fast hands on defense. Looks for the outside shot. Can shoot it from anywhere in the arena. Last Game: Had a rebound and was 0-1 from three in 3 minutes of action. Had a foul and a turnover. Notes: Young point guard who will try and work his way into the rotation. Local product from Cherokee, N.C. Looks to pass first. Last Game: Had 8 pts, 2 ast, a reb and a stl. Was 3-14 from the field, 1-7 from 3 and 1-2 at the FT line in 34 min. Had 4 turnovers. Notes: Starting point guard who can also play the two. Quick and athletic. Likes to drive the basket but can shoot from the outside. Last Game: Had 17 pts, 7 reb, an ast and a stl. Was 5-10 from the field, 2-4 from 3 and 5-7 at the FT line in 34 min. Had a foul and a turnover. Notes: Tall and athletic guard. Is the nephew of Dikembe Mutombo. Looks to make a bigger impact this season. Can shoot but likes to drive. Last Game: Had a point, 2 reb, an ast and a stl. Was 0-1 from 3 and 1-2 at the FT line in 19 min. Had 3 fouls and 4 turnovers. Notes: Lone returning starter from last season. Is a European type post player who will launch it from the outside. Very raw and athletic. Last Game: Did not see any action. Notes: Tall athletic guard who can shoot it from the outside. Averaged just under 16 ppg. as a JUCO player. Missed second half of last season. Last Game: Did not see any action. Notes: Second season with WCU. Will provide depth at forward. Played at D-II Mount Olive for a season before going to Brunswick C.C. Last Game: Had a pt, 4 reb and an ast. Was 0-2 from the field and 1-2 at the FT line in 16 min. Had a foul and no turnovers. Notes: Very raw athletic big man. Played with Devin Peterson in HS. Will play with his back to the basket. Can score close to the basket. Last Game: Did not see any action. Notes: An athletic swing man. Will look to shoot the three but can drive the basket. Starts season on the injury list. Last Game: Had a steal and was 0-1 from the field in six minutes of action. Notes: Joined the team midway through the season due to eligibility issues. Can shoot from long range and handle the ball. Last Game: Had 3 pts and a reb. was 1-4 from the field including 1-3 from 3 in 14 minutes of action. Had 2 fouls and 3 turnovers. Notes: Will play the three or four. Has a solid outside jumper and has good handles for a forward. Will see significant time off the bench. Last Game: Had a rebound in seven minutes of action. Did not take a shot. Committed one foul. Notes: Will spend time at the four or five. Very athletic and strong big man. Can handle the ball and hit a mid-range jumper. Last Game: Had 2 points, 6 rebounds and an assist. Was 1-2 from the field. Had 3 fouls and a turnover. Notes: Big man in the post. Works around the basket. Strong rebounder and force in the post. Will play the five. Last Game: Had a pair of rebounds and was 0-1 from the field in five minutes of action. Picked up one foul. Notes: Tall, athletic big man. Will play at the five. Can shoot a midrange jumper but will mostly work inside the paint. PTS: N/A REB: 3 at Miami (Fla.) (11/11/16) STL: 1 at Marshall (11/19/16) AST: 2 at Miami (Fla.) (11/11/16) PTS: 26 vs. The Citadel (01/21/16) REB: 5 vs. Hiwassee (11/13/16) STL: 4 at Furman (01/28/16) AST: 5 vs. Hiwassee (11/24/15) PTS: 9 at Miami (Fla.) (11/11/16) REB: 2, 2x, last at Marshall (11/19/16) STL: 2 vs. Hiwassee (11/13/16) AST: 1 at Marshall (11/19/16) PTS: 19 vs. Hiwassee (11/13/16) REB: 6 vs. UNC Asheville (11/15/15) STL: 3, 5x, last at Mercer (02/18/16) AST: 5, 2x, last at The Citadel (02/20/16) PTS: 17 at Marquette (11/30/16) REB: 13 at Marshall (11/16/16) STL: 2, 5x, last vs. N.C. Central (11/16/16) AST: 5 vs. Hiwassee (11/13/16) PTS: 14 vs. Hiwassee (11/13/16) REB: 14 at Ohio State (11/21/16) STL: 2, 2x, last vs. VMI (01/09/16) BLKS: 1, 4x, last vs. Chattanooga (03/06/16) PTS: 13 vs. Hiwassee (11/13/16) REB: 5, 2x, last at Miami (Fla.) (11/11/16) STL: 2, 2x, last vs. Hiwassee (11/13/16) AST: 3, 4x, last at Jackson State (11/26/16) PTS: 4, 2x, last vs. Hiwassee (11/13/16) REB: 7 vs. Warren Wilson (12/03/15) STL: N/A BLKS: N/A PTS: 7 vs. The Citadel (01/21/16) REB: 7 vs. Warren Wilson (12/03/15) STL: 1, 7x, last at Ohio State (11/21/16) BLKS: 2, 6x, last at Marshall (11/19/16) PTS: 7 vs. Warren Wilson (12/03/15) REB: 3, 2x, last vs. Warren Wilson (12/03/15) STL: 3 vs. Hiwassee (11/21/14) AST: 2. 2x. last at The Citadel (02/20/16) PTS: 5 vs. Hiwassee (11/13/16) REB: 6 at Jackson State (11/26/16) STL: 1 vs. Hiwassee (11/13/16) AST: 1, 2x, last at Jackson State (11/26/16) PTS: 10, 2x, last at Marshall (11/19/16) REB: 6, 2x, last vs. Hiwassee (11/13/16) STL: 1, 3x, last at Jackson State (11/26/16) AST: 2 at Miami (Fla.) (11/11/16) PTS: 8 vs. N.C. Central (11/16/16) REB: 7 at Miami (Fla.) (11/11/16) STL: 1, 2x, last at Jackson State (11/26/16) BLKS: 1, 2x, last at Jackson State (11/26/16) PTS: 4, 3x, last vs. Hiwassee (11/13/16) REB: 6 at Marquette (11/30/16) STL: 1, 3x, last vs. Hiwassee (11/13/16) BLKS: 1, 10x, last at Marshall (11/19/16) PTS: 5 vs. Hiwassee (11/13/16) REB: 6 vs. Hiwassee (11/13/16) STL: N/A BLKS: 1, 2x, last at Marshall (11/19/16)