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1 WESTERN CAROLINA MEN S BASKETBALL 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 at Appalachian State (ESPN3) W, vs. West Virginia (ROOT SPORTS) L, at UNC Asheville (Big South Network) L, HIGH POINT (MY-40/SoCon Digital Network) W, COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (SoCon Digital Network) L, MARS HILL 2 p.m. 31 CHATTANOOGA * (ESPN3) 2 p.m. JANUARY 2 SAMFORD * (American Sports Network) 7 p.m. 7 at UNCG * (ESPN3) 5 p.m. 12 at VMI * 7 p.m. 14 at ETSU * 4 p.m. 19 THE CITADEL * (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 21 MERCER * (ESPN3) 2 p.m. 25 at Furman * 7 p.m. 28 WOFFORD * (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 30 at Mercer * (American Sports Network) 7 p.m. FEBRUARY 2 at Samford * 8 p.m. 4 at Chattanooga * 5 p.m. 11 UNCG * (ESPN3) 2 p.m. 15 FURMAN * (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 18 at Wofford * 7 p.m. 22 at The Citadel * 7 p.m. 25 ETSU * (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 27 VMI * (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 CATAMOUNTS 4-8 overall Mars Hill LIONS 3-7 overall GAME 13 DEC. 28, 2016 RAMSEY CENTER CULLOWHEE, N.C. Mars Hill Game Information: Date / Time: Wed., Dec. 28, 2016 / 2:00 p.m. Site: Cullowhee, N.C. / Ramsey Center (7,826) Television: none Video Stream: none Talent: n/a Radio: Catamount Sports Network Talent: Gary Ayers (PxP) GameTracker: CatamountSports.com Audio Stream: Online at CatamountSports.com Twitter WCU vs. Mars Hill Opening Tip: Western Carolina reaches the midpoint of its season-long, fivegame home stand on Wednesday, playing its first game since the Christmas holiday when it hosts mountain-rival, Mars Hill, in the Ramsey Center; The Mars Hill Lions represent WCU s third-consecutive feline foe following in the tracks of the High Point Panthers and the College of Charleston Cougars; Western Carolina wraps up the regular season nonconference portion of its schedule when it hosts Mars Hill. Catamounts Versus Lions: Western Carolina and Mars Hill meet for the 29th time on the men s basketball hardwood... the all-time series dates back to 1945 but the two teams meet for just the third time since the Catamounts lead the all-time series, 21-7; Western Carolina carries a two-game win streak into Wednesday s meeting and has won 10 of the last 11 series meetings overall... the lone loss came in Cullowhee back in 1992 a 12-point, 86-74, victory by the Lions; WCU leads in games played in Cullowhee, SERIES HISTORY WITH MARS HILL OVERALL: 21-7 ALL GAMES AT WCU: 17-5 ALL GAMES AT MHU: 4-2 NEUTRAL SITE: 0-0 LARRY HUNTER VS. MHU: 2-0 STREAK: W 2 LAST 10 SERIES MEETINGS 12/30/2015 Cullowhee, N.C. W /11/2012 Cullowhee, N.C. W /01/1992 Cullowhee, N.C. L /05/1990 Cullowhee, N.C. W /29/1989 Cullowhee, N.C. W /03/1988 Cullowhee, N.C. W /05/1983 Cullowhee, N.C. W /01/1977 Mars Hill, N.C. W /29/1976 Cullowhee, N.C. W /02/1976 Mars Hill, N.C. W STATISTICAL COMPARISON MHU WCU OVERALL RECORD CONFERENCE RECORD SCORING OFFENSE SCORING DEFENSE SCORING MARGIN REBOUNDS PER GAME REBOUND MARGIN FG PERCENTAGE PT FG PERCENTAGE POINTERS PER GAME FT PERCENTAGE FG PERCENTAGE DEFENSE ASSISTS PER GAME TURNOVERS PER GAME TURNOVER MARGIN STEALS PER GAME BLOCKS PER GAME G G G F F Elijah Pughsley So. Lima, Ohio PPG RPG APG SPG WESTERN CAROLINA PROBABLE STARTERS Devin Peterson Jr. Milton, Ga. PPG RPG APG SPG Haboubacar Mutombo R-Jr. Pickering, Ontario PPG RPG APG SPG Marc Gosselin So. Lyon, France PPG RPG APG SPG Adam Sledd Fr. Roanoke, Va. PPG RPG APG SPG

2 Western Carolina Men s Basketball GAME 13 VS. MARS HILL DEC. 28, :00 P.M. RAMSEY CENTER CULLOWHEE, N.C 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 Western Carolina Men s Basketball GAME 13 VS. MARS HILL DEC. 28, :00 P.M. RAMSEY CENTER CULLOWHEE, N.C. STANDINGS (Through 12/21/16) SoCon Overall Record Record Chattanooga ETSU UNCG Samford The Citadel Furman Mercer Wofford Western Carolina VMI THIS WEEK IN THE SOCON WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28 Mars Hill at Western Carolina UNCG at The Citadel * Mercer at Kennesaw State Fort Valley State at Samford THURSDAY, DEC. 29 Savannah State at ETSU SATURDAY, DEC. 31 The Citadel at Furman * Mercer at Wofford * VMI at ETSU * Chattanooga at Western Carolina * MONDAY, JAN. 2 Chattanooga at UNCG * Mercer at Furman * The Citadel at Wofford * Samford at Western Carolina * LAST WEEK IN THE SOCON WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21 Chattanooga 73, Jacksonville State 57 THURSDAY, DEC. 22 Georgetown 78, UNCG 56 La Salle 98, Mercer 96 (3OT) Michigan 68, Furman 62 Tennessee 72, ETSU 68 Georgia Tech 76, Wofford 72 Samford 83, Florida A&M 63 FRIDAY, DEC. 23 Dayton 92, VMI 56 2:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 8:00 pm 7:00 pm Noon 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 2:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm Chattanooga, Tenn. Washington, D.C. Macon, Ga. Ann Arbor, Mich. Johnson City, Tenn. Atlanta, Ga. Birmingham, Ala. Dayton, Ohio Scouting the Lions: The Mars Hill Lions were picked 11th out of the 12-team South Atlantic Conference in the preseason and currently hold that position at 1-4 in the SAC to date this season; WCU is the fifth NCAA Division I foe for Mars Hill and fourth SoCon foe three considered exhibition games... Mars Hill battled SoCon-foe, Wofford, to a three-point game, falling in Spartanburg; Mars Hill head coach Rick Scruggs stepped down Nov. 22 with Vic Finora named interim head coach; Noting WCU s Last Time Out: Freshman Adam Sledd led three Catamounts in double figures with his first career double-double but a late Western Carolina scoring drought allowed the College of Charleston to pull away for a nonconference victory at the Ramsey Center in the final game before the Christmas holiday; Sledd scored a career-high 14 points and pulled down a career-best 12 rebounds... Mark Gosselin scored all 13 of his points before halftime, just missing a doubledouble with nine boards, and junior Ashley Williams raised his career-high for a second-straight game with 12 points off the bench for WCU; Haboubacar Mutombo connected on a jumper to cap a 9-to-2 spurt by the home squad that halved CofC s 14-point second half to with six and a half minutes to play in regulation. However, the Catamounts went ice cold from the floor, scoring just four points on a pair of Yalim Olcay free throws and a late steal and lay-up by Onno Steger as the Cougars finished the game on a 15-to-4 run. Home After Seven-Straight on the Road: The road game at UNC Asheville marked the end of a grueling seven-game road swing for the Catamounts... WCU went 2-5 during the stretch with road wins at Jackson State and Appalachian State; WCU played games in five different states for the seven games: West Virginia (twice), Ohio, Mississippi, Wisconsin, and two games in the mountains of North Carolina in Asheville and Boone. 550 Plus Club Head coach Larry Hunter faced two coaches this season who like himself had 550 or more career wins; The first meeting took place during the season opener when Hunter, who brought 680 career wins to the contest, faced Miami head coach Jim Larranaga who had 588 career victories; The second 550 plus win club meeting took place in Charleston, W.Va., when Hunter faced one of just eight active head coaches who had more career wins at the Division I level, Bob Huggins of West Virginia. WESTERN CAROLINA IN THE SOCON TEAM RANKINGS (Through 12/27/16) Catergory Rank (10) 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 Point Field Goals Made Rebounding Offense Rebounding Defense Rebounding Margin Blocked Shots Assists Steals Turnover Margin Assist/Turnover Ratio Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds WCU IN THE SOCON INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (Through 12/27/16) Haboubacar Mutombo Rank Avg/Game Scoring Rebounding Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds t Minutes Played Deriece Parks Rank Avg/Game Scoring point Field Goals Made t Devin Peterson Rank Avg/Game Assists Steals t Marc Gosselin Rank Avg/Game Rebounding Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Charlendez Brooks Rank Avg/Game Blocked Shots t

4 Western Carolina Men s Basketball GAME 13 VS. MARS HILL DEC. 28, :00 P.M. RAMSEY CENTER CULLOWHEE, N.C. CATAMOUNTS SUPERLATIVES BIGGEST CATAMOUNT LEAD: 41 (vs. Hiwassee, ) BIGGEST CATAMOUNT DEFICIT: 60 (vs. West Virginia, ) BIGGEST CATAMOUNT LEAD IN A LOSS: 5 (at UNC Asheville, ) BIGGEST CATAMOUNT DEFICIT IN A WIN: 6 (High Point, ) 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%: 20.0% (vs. West Virginia, ) BEST CATAMOUNT 2ND HALF FG%: 50.0% (2x, MR: High Point, ) 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: 12 (vs. West Virginia, ) 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: 23 (at Appalachian State, ) International Flair Three of Western Carolina s 15 players 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; He has scored in double-figures in all but three games this year three of the 10 in which he has played including four-straight; Against Marquette, Mutombo scored a team and career-high 17 points; He is currently sixth in the Southern Conference in rebounds per game and 21st in scoring. 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. Miscellaneous Scoring Note: Western Carolina was held without a double-digit scorer in the road loss at nationally-ranked West Virginia... Three Catamounts Mutombo, Sledd and Steger each scored six points apiece to lead the team... It was the first time since Dec. 16, 1983 vs. Louisiana Tech that the Catamounts did not have a player break the 10-point barrier. 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: Sledd 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:

5 Western Carolina Men s Basketball GAME 13 VS. MARS HILL DEC. 28, :00 P.M. RAMSEY CENTER CULLOWHEE, N.C. Rebounding The Ball: Haboubacar Mutombo (three times) and Marc Gosselin (six times) have been WCU s go-to rebounders this season; Mutombo, a guard, led the squad in boards against Hiwassee, Marshall and Marquette while Gosselin grabbed the lead against North Carolina Central, Ohio State, Appalachian State, West Virginia, UNC Asheville, and High Point; They have each surpassed their career-highs in boards this season; 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 10 games this season, he has surpassed that six point mark six times. He scored 14 against Hiwassee,13 versus North Carolina Central, eight at Marshall. nine at Ohio State, nine at Jackson State and nine at App State. Quick Hands: For the last eight seasons the Catamounts have either led or finished second in the Southern Conference in steals per game; WCU averaged 8.1 steals per game last season which ranked second in the SoCon and 19th nationally; WCU currently ranks ninth in the SoCon in steals this season. Waginger Selected 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 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. Whee Love Cullowhee: All three of Western Carolina s men s basketball assistant coaches call WCU their alma mater; Anquell McCollum played at Western Carolina from , winning a Southern Conference Championship in Brigham Waginger played at Western Carolina from and Willie Freeman played for the Catamounts for two seasons from 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. Division I Winningest Active Coaches (Minimum Five Years as Division I Head coach, Thru Dec. 13, 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 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 s most recent former player to be drafted in the National Basketball Association is 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. Western Carolina has had NINE players drafted all-time: - Mel Gibson (2nd, 1963) - Bubba Wilson (5th, 1978) - Tommy Lavelle (6th, 1964) - Ronnie Carr (10th, 1983) - Henry Logan (4th, 1968) - Frankie King (2nd, 1995) - Greg Wittman (7th, 1969) - Kevin Martin (1st, 2004) - Paul Litz (11th, 1971)

6 Western Carolina Men s Basketball GAME 13 VS. MARS HILL DEC. 28, :00 P.M. RAMSEY CENTER CULLOWHEE, N.C. 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-

7 Western Carolina Men s Basketball GAME 13 VS. MARS HILL DEC. 28, :00 P.M. RAMSEY CENTER CULLOWHEE, N.C. 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.

8 Western Carolina Men s Basketball GAME 13 VS. MARS HILL DEC. 28, :00 P.M. RAMSEY CENTER CULLOWHEE, N.C. 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).

9 GAME 13 VS. MARS HILL DEC. 28, :00 P.M. RAMSEY CENTER CULLOWHEE, N.C 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 , DERIECE PARKS AT UNC ASHEVILLE (DEC. 17, 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 ADAM SLEDD 14 PTS / 12 REB, VS. CHARLESTON (DEC. 22, 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 , DEVIN PETERSON VS. HIGH POINT (DECEMBER 19, 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 (BROOKS, GOSSELIN), VS. COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (DEC. 22, 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 (DEC. 19, 2016 V. HIGH POINT) Made 30+ free throws (Jan. 30, 2016 at Wofford) Had 25+ turnovers (Feb. 11, 2016 vs. Chattanooga) Had 20+ steals (Dec. 7, 2016 vs. West Virginia) 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 , Ahmas Thomas (Dec. 17, 2016 at UNC Asheville) Scored points , Jalen Riley (Jan. 15, 2015 vs. ETSU) Scored 40+ points , Julian Eleby (Feb. 21, 2015 vs. VMI) Attempted field goals , Ronshad Shabazz (Dec. 3, 2016 at Appalachian 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 TARIQUE THOMPSON, 14 PTS./15 REB. (DEC. 19, 21, 2016 V. HIGH POINT) 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 VS. WEST VIRGINIA (DEC. 7, 2016) 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 VS. WEST VIRGINIA (DEC. 7, 2016) Scored 50 or fewer and won at Appalachian State (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. WEST VIRGINIA (DEC. 7, 2016) THE LAST TIME

10 Western Carolina Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 28, 2016) All games 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 Ashley Williams Elijah Pughsley Onno Steger Adam Sledd Kyle Rhoades Yalim Olcay Charlendez Brooks Devonte Fuller Jason McMillan Jesse Deloach 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. 11/11/16 at Miami L /13/16 HIWASSEE W ^ 11/16/16 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVE L ^ 11/19/16 at Marshall L ^ 11/21/16 at Ohio State L ^ 11/26/16 at Jackson State W /30/16 at Marquette L /03/16 at Appalachian State W /07/16 at West Virginia L /17/16 at UNC Asheville L /19/16 HIGH POINT W /22/16 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON L ^ = Global Sports Invitational * = Southern Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Western Carolina Opponents

11 Western Carolina Season Schedule/Results & Leaders (as of Dec 28, 2016) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. High Points High Rebounds 11/11/16 at Miami L 7142 (10)Onno Steger (7)Yalim Olcay (10)Deriece Parks 11/13/16 HIWASSEE W (19)Devin Peterson (11)Haboubacar Mutombo 11/16/16 ^NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERS L 1495 (13)Marc Gosselin (7)Marc Gosselin 11/19/16 ^at Marshall L 5741 (13)Devin Peterson (13)Haboubacar Mutombo 11/21/16 ^at Ohio State L (11)Haboubacar Mutombo (14)Marc Gosselin 11/26/16 ^at Jackson State W (15)Haboubacar Mutombo (6)Devonte Fuller 11/30/16 at Marquette L (17)Haboubacar Mutombo (7)Haboubacar Mutombo 12/03/16 at Appalachian State W (13)Haboubacar Mutombo (12)Marc Gosselin 12/07/16 at West Virginia L 8384 (6)Adam Sledd (10)Marc Gosselin (6)Onno Steger (6)Haboubacar Mutombo 12/17/16 at UNC Asheville L 1661 (19)Deriece Parks (9)Marc Gosselin 12/19/16 HIGH POINT W (18)Devin Peterson (7)Marc Gosselin 12/22/16 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON L 1103 (14)Adam Sledd (12)Adam Sledd ^ = Global Sports Invitational * = Southern Conference game Attendance Summary Games Attend Avg/Game Home Away Neutral Total

12 Western Carolina Season Box Score (as of Dec 28, 2016) All games 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 Ashley Williams Elijah Pughsley Onno Steger Adam Sledd Kyle Rhoades Yalim Olcay Charlendez Brooks Devonte Fuller Jason McMillan Jesse Deloach Maurice Smith Team Total Opponents Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Western Carolina Opponents

13 Western Carolina Overall Team Statistics (as of Dec 28, 2016) All games 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 WINNING STREAK 0 - Home win streak 0 - ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Western Carolina Opponents

14 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 n/a 70.0 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 n/a 72.7 Last Game: Played one minute vs. College of Charleston... Pulled down one offensive rebound. Notes: Athletic guard who will play mostly at the three. Can shoot from distance but has the athleticism to drive the basket. Last Game: Started vs. CofC... Struggled from the field, shooting 0-for-6 and 0-for-3 from 3-PT... Scored two pts from FT line, 2 assists. Notes: Quick ball handler with fast hands on defense. Looks for the outside shot. Can shoot it from anywhere in the arena. Last Game: Came off the bench to play four minutes. 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: Held to just 2 points on 1-of-8 shooting... Pulled down three rebounds, dished out three assists. 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: Shot 3-of-11 from the floor, 0-for-3 from 3-PT... Finished with 8 points and 6 rebounds, dishing out three assists. 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: Scored all 13 points in the first half before he was sidelined with foul trouble... Just missed double-double with 9 rebounds. 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: DNP vs. College of Charleston... Suffered torn ACL and a bone bruise in home win over High Point. 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: DNP vs. College of Charleston... Halted a streak of threestraight games played. 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: DNP vs. College of Charleston... Third-straight DNP and fourth in his last five games and sixth this season. 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: Scored his career-high for a second-straight game with 12 points off the bench vs. College of Charleston. Notes: An athletic swing man. Will look to shoot the three but can drive the basket. Started season on the injury list (hand), debut at West Va.. Last Game: DNP vs. College of Charleston, the second-straight game he did not see action and the fourth game this season. Notes: Joined the team midway through the season due to eligibility issues. Can shoot from long range and handle the ball. Last Game: Scored four points off a pair of steals... Shot 2-of-3 from the field vs. College of Charleston. 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: Came off the bench to play nine minutes... Finished 0-for- 3 from the field, scoring two points from the FT line. 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: Played 11 minutes off the bench, scoring two points before fouling out. Notes: Big man in the post. Works around the basket. Strong rebounder and force in the post. Will play the five. Last Game: Led WCU vs. CofC with his first career double-double, scoring a career-high 14 points and pulling down 12 rebounds. Notes: Tall, athletic big man. Will play at the five. Can shoot a midrange jumper but will mostly work inside the paint. PTS: 2 vs. High Point (12/19/16 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, 8x, last vs. High Point (12/19/16) 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, 7x, last vs. High Point (12/19/16) PTS: 19 at UNC Asheville (12/17/16) REB: 5, 2x, last at Miami (Fla.) (11/11/16) STL: 2, 2x, last vs. Hiwassee (11/13/16) AST: 3, 5x, last at Appalachian St. (12/03/16) PTS: 4, 3x, last vs. West Virginia (12/07/16) REB: 7 vs. Warren Wilson (12/03/15) STL: 1 vs. High Point (12/19/16) 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: 12 vs. College of Charleston (12/22/16) REB: 3, 3x, last vs. CofC (12/22/16) STL: 3 vs. Hiwassee (11/21/14) AST: 2, 2x. last at The Citadel (02/20/16) PTS: 5, 2x, last vs. West Virginia (12/07/16) REB: 6 at Jackson State (11/26/16) STL: 1 vs. Hiwassee (11/13/16) AST: 2 vs. West Virginia (12/07/16) PTS: 10, 2x, last at Marshall (11/19/16) REB: 6, 2x, last vs. Hiwassee (11/13/16) STL: 2, vs. College of Charleston (12/22/16) 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: 6, vs. High Point (12/19/16) REB: 6 at Marquette (11/30/16) STL: 1, 5x, last vs. West Virginia (12/07/16) BLKS: 2, vs. High Point (12/19/16) PTS: 14 vs. College of Charleston (12/22/16) REB: 12, vs. College of Charleston (12/22/16) STL: N/A BLKS: 1, 2x, last at Marshall (11/19/16)