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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 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 W, 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 MEN S BASKETBALL Western Carolina Catamounts 5-8, 0-0 SoCon Chattanooga Mocs 9-3, 0-0 SoCon GAME 14 DEC. 31, 2016 RAMSEY CENTER CULLOWHEE, N.C. Chattanooga Game Information Date / Time: Sat., Dec. 31, 2016 / 2 p.m. Site: Cullowhee, N.C./Ramsey Center (7,826) TV/Video Stream: ESPN3 Talent: Daniel Hooker (PxP) and Kyle Rush (Analyst) Radio: Catamount Sports Network Talent: Gary Ayers (PxP) GameTracker: CatamountSports.com Audio Stream: Catamount Sports Network at CatamountSports.com Twitter WCU vs. UTC Opening Tip: Saturday s game marks the final contest for Western Carolina in The Catamounts are in 2016 entering New Year s Eve. The Catamounts are coming off their best shooting performance of the season after hitting 75.0 percent of their shots in the second half against Mars Hill on Wednesday. The Mocs of Chattanooga have not played since Dec. 21 when they defeated Jacksonville State in McKenzie Arena. Western Carolina used its eighth different starting lineup combination Wednesday afternoon against Mars Hill. Only two combinations have been used in more than one game. The Catamounts have played nine times on New Year s Eve with a record of 2-7. Only one of those nine contests have come at home and it also marks the last time WCU has played on the final day of the year. A loss to Liberty on Dec. 31, 2012 in Cullowhee. Catamounts and Mocs The Catamounts and Mocs rivalry dates back to the season. WCU trails in the series but the Catamounts have won 10 of the last 23 meetings between the two teams under head coach Larry Hunter. The Catamounts and Mocs have split the regular season meetings SERIES HISTORY WITH CHATTANOOGA OVERALL: ALL GAMES AT WCU: ALL GAMES AT UTC: 3-35 NEUTRAL SITE: 1-7 LARRY HUNTER VS. UTC: STREAK: L1 LAST 10 SERIES MEETINGS 03/06/2016 Asheville, N.C. L, /11/2016 Cullowhee, N.C. W, /14/2016 Chattanooga, Tenn. L, /07/2015 Cullowhee, N.C. W, /08/2015 Chattanooga, Tenn. L, /27/2014 Cullowhee, N.C. L, (ot) 02/14/2014 Chattanooga, Tenn. L, /28/2013 Cullowhee, N.C. L, /19/2013 Chattanooga, Tenn. W, /02/2012 Cullowhee, N.C. W, STATISTICAL COMPARISON WCU UTC 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 F F F Haboubacar Mutombo R-Jr. Pickering, Ontario PPG RPG APG SPG WESTERN CAROLINA PROBABLE STARTERS Ashley Williams Jr. Morehead City, N.C. PPG RPG APG SPG Marc Gosselin So. Lyon, France PPG RPG APG SPG Onno Steger Fr. Upper Arlington, Ohio PPG RPG APG SPG Adam Sledd Fr. Roanoke, Va. 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 - grr #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 STANDINGS (Through 12/29/16) SoCon Overall Record Record UNCG ETSU Chattanooga Samford Furman Mercer Western Carolina Wofford VMI The Citadel THIS WEEK IN THE SOCON 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 THURSDAY, DEC. 22 Georgetown 78, UNCG 56 La Salle 98, Mercer 96 Michigan 68, Furman 62 College of Charleston 77, Western Carolina 59 Tennessee 72, ETSU 68 Georgia Tech 76, Wofford 72 Samford 83, Florida A&M 63 FRIDAY, DEC. 23 Dayton 92, VMI 56 WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28 Western Carolina 87, Mars Hill 71 UNCG 95, The Citadel 87 Mercer 80, Kennesaw State 76 Samford 94, Fort Valley State 74 THURSDAY, DEC. 29 ETSU 92, Savannah State pm 1 pm 2 pm 2 pm 7 pm 7 pm 7 pm 7 pm between the two squads over the last two seasons with each team winning on their home courts. UTC ended WCU s bid for the 2016 Southern Conference Championships as the Mocs defeated the Catamounts in the conference semifinals. The Catamounts are all-time against the Mocs in Cullowhee. SoCon Openers The Catamounts are in Southern Conference openers dating back to the season. WCU is 7-10 in SoCon openers that have been played in Cullowhee including 2-1 under head coach Larry Hunter. Under coach Hunter, the Catamounts have won seven of their 11 conference openers despite playing eight of the 11 on the road. The Catamounts opened its conference campaign at home against ETSU falling It was the first time a Larry Hunter coached WCU team lost a conference opener when playing in Cullowhee. 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 seven games: West Virginia (twice), Ohio, Mississippi, Wisconsin and two games in the mountains of North Carolina - in Asheville and Boone. Home Sweet Home Western Carolina is inside the Ramsey Center under head coach Larry Hunter. The Catamounts are currently 3-2 in home contests this season. Career-Bests Freshman Adam Sledd and junior Ashley Williams have posted back-to-back career-high performances. Sledd scored a career-best 14 points in the loss to College of Charleston before besting the performance by two points with 16 in the victory over Mars Hill. Williams, who missed the first eight games of the season due to injury scored a career-high 12 points in the loss to the Cougars but exploded for 24 in the victory over Mars Hill. Sophomore Marc Gosselin got into the career-high action against the Lions of MHU as he tied his careerbest with 14 points while going 7-of-7 from the floor. WESTERN CAROLINA IN THE SOCON TEAM RANKINGS (Through 12/29/16) 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 WCU IN THE SOCON INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (Through 12/29/16) Marc Gosselin Rank Avg/Game Rebounding Offensive Rebounds t Defensive Rebounds Haboubacar Mutombo Rank Avg/Game Rebounding Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Minutes Played Adam Sledd Rank Avg/Game Offensive Rebounds t Devin Peterson Rank Avg/Game Assists

4 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mars Hill vs Western Carolina 12/28/16 2:00 PM at Cullowhee, NC Mars Hill Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 03 Wilson,Bennett f 11 Wilkerson,Makyle f Bauer,Valentin f Rotondo,Indiana g Jackson,Vernon g Barber,Andrew Noble,Keegan Hartman,Collin Hartfield,Justin Van-Rijn,Luke Trimble,Tavion Moore,Charles Clarke,Grant Watkins,Brandon Team Totals FG % 1st Half: nd half: % Game: % Deadball 29.4% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 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 Adam Sledd f Haboubacar Mutombo g Ashley Williams g Maurice Smith Elijah Pughsley Jason McMillan Devin Peterson Kyle Rhoades Devonte Fuller Yalim Olcay Charlendez Brooks Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 4 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Officials: Carl Pundt, Michael Reese, Chris Balunek Technical fouls: Mars Hill-None. Western Carolina-Marc Gosselin. Attendance: 944 Deadball technical foul on WCU #12 at 13:36 of 2nd half Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Mars Hill Western Carolina Last FG - MHC 2nd-00:28, WCU 2nd-00:43. Largest lead - MHC None, WCU by 19 2nd-00:43. MHC led for 00:00. WCU led for 38:50. Game was tied for 01:10. In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench MHC WCU Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. WCU UNABLE TO OVERCOME SECOND HALF DEFICIT VERSUS NO. 1 CHATTANOOGA ASHEVILLE, N.C. - The Western Carolina men s basketball team was able to erase an 11-point first half deficit Sunday night against top seeded Chattanooga in the semifinals of the 2016 Southern Conference Championship presented by General Shale but a 13-point second half hole was too much as the Mocs hung on for an victory. Seniors Torrion Brummitt, Mike Brown and Justin Browning led the way for the Catamounts as they combined for 56 of WCU s 69 points. Brummitt poured in 23 points while grabbing nine rebounds as he missed just three shots the entire game. Brown closed out his Catamount career with 19 points, seven rebounds, three assists, three steals and a block. Browning recorded his fourth career double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds while also blocking a shot and picking up a steal. WCU s fourth senior, Rhett Harrelson, scored five points in the loss while dishing out an assist and picking up a steal. WCU won the rebound battle and outscored the Mocs in the paint which looked to be a key prior to the game but Chattanooga connected on eight 3-pointers compared to WCU s three which proved to be the difference in the game. WCU struggled in the opening 10 minutes of each half which allowed Chattanooga to build doubledigit leads. After WCU fell behind 14-3 in the opening half the Catamounts battled back and eventually tied the game on a putback layup by sophomore Haboubacar Mutombo with 2:38 remaining in the half. After Chattanooga scored a pair, Brown connected on his lone 3-pointer of the game which gave WCU its first lead of the game, with 1:51 left to play. After a defensive stop WCU extended its lead to three on a jumper by Brown but the lead would not hold as Chattanooga hit a 3-pointer with one second left in the half to send the Catamounts into halftime tied The second half opened much like the first with the Mocs building up a 13-point lead with 13 minutes left in the game. WCU responded with a 13-4 run, which included a 3-pointer by Brummitt, to cut the deficit to four with under eight minutes left in the game. The Mocs would push the lead back to 10 with 2:40 remaining before another Catamount surge put the game back in reach. WCU trimmed the lead to three with just over a minute to play due to an 8-1 run but a late turnover led to Chattanooga getting to the free throw line where they sank one of two to push the lead to four. WCU attempted a pair of 3-pointers before Browning putback an offensive rebound to cut the lead to two with just five ticks left on the clock. UTC connected on its final two free throws which sealed the game as a desperation 3-pointer missed the mark for Western Carolina. THE LAST TIME OUT THE LAST TIME OUT VS. CHATTANOOGA CATAMOUNTS CLOSE OUT NON-CONFERENCE PLAY WITH VICTORY CULLOWHEE, N.C. - The Western Carolina men s basketball team never trailed Wednesday afternoon inside the Ramsey Center but the visiting Lions of Mars Hill kept the game close before a late run pushed the lead out of reach, A pair of Catamounts surpassed their career-highs in points while four scored in doublefigures. WCU dished out a season-high 20 assists as a number of unselfish plays led for wide-open baskets for the Catamounts. For the second-straight contest junior Ashley Williams and freshman Adam Sledd turned in careerhighs. Williams, who made his first career start, poured in a game-high 24 points including three 3-pointers while Sledd nearly turned in back-to-back double-double performances with 16 points and a team-high eight rebounds. Sophomore Marc Gosselin was a perfect 7-for-7 from the field as he scored 14 points. He is the first Catamount to go 100 percent from the floor with a minimum of five attempts since Mike Brown went 7-for- 7 against Niagara in Gosselin added four rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal to his total. The final Catamount in double-figures was sophomore Elijah Pughsley who scored 12 points all of which came from beyond the 3-point line. Pughsley also had four rebounds in the victory. Senior Kyle Rhoades came off the bench to play 13 minutes and dish out a team-high five assists. He also scored a pair of points and made two steals. Freshman Onno Steger also sent out a couple of helpers as he had four assists to go along with his seven points, four rebounds and a team-high three steals. WCU had a tremendous second half shooting 75.0 percent (21-28) from the field including an outstanding 83.3 percent (5-6) from 3-point range. The Lions on the other hand shot just 40.7 percent (11-27) from the field in the second half and 28.6 percent (4-14) from long range. WCU opened the game on an 18-4 run including 10 points from Williams and eight from Sledd. The Lions would respond with an 11-2 run of their own to cut the lead to just five. The lead would remain in the single digits the rest of the first half. With WCU up with 1:32 left in the period, the Lions closed the half with a 6-0 run including a layup as time expired to cut the advantage to just two, The second half saw the lead stay within single digits for the opening eight minutes. Leading just with 12:22 left in the game, WCU went on a 10-0 run including four points from Sledd, three from Williams and three from Pughsley. The lead would never fall below six points the rest of the way as WCU shot lights out in the second period. A 13-2 run by the Catamounts late in the second half blew open the game giving WCU a 17-point lead with 2:04 left in the game. The Catamounts would hold the advantage down the stretch closing the game with an advantage. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs Chattanooga 03/06/16 5:00 PM at Asheville, N.C. (U.S. Cellular Center) Western Carolina Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 Torrion Brummitt f Marc Gosselin f Justin Browning f Mike Brown g Devin Peterson g Rhett Harrelson Haboubacar Mutombo Jesse Deloach Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 2 Chattanooga Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 Chuck Ester f Justin Tuoyo f Tre' McLean f Greg Pryor g Eric Robertson g Dee Oldham J. Burroughs-Cook Duke Ethridge Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Karl Hess, Bruce Benedict, Ray Acosta Technical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Chattanooga-None. Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Western Carolina Chattanooga Last FG - WCU 2nd-00:05, UTC 2nd-02:50. Largest lead - WCU by 3 1st-00:59, UTC by 13 2nd-13:00. WCU led for 01:48. UTC led for 36:07. Game was tied for 02:05. Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 0 In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench WCU UTC Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 2 times.

5 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 (vs. 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%: 75.0% (vs. Mars Hill, ) 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: 52 (vs. Mars Hill, ) 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, ) Western Carolina Men s Basketball 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. 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. 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 versus 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: Williams 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 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 13 games this season he has surpassed that six point mark eight times. He scored 14 against Hiwassee,13 versus North Carolina Central, eight at Marshall. nine at Ohio State, nine at Jackson State, nine at Appalachian State, 13 against College of Charleston and 14 versus Mars Hill. 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. WCU currently ranks eighth in the conference in steals per game this season. 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 Western Carolina assistant coaches call WCU their alma mater. Anquell McCollum played at Western Carolina from , Brigham Waginger played at Western Carolina from and Willie Freeman played for the Catamounts for two seasons from Division I Winningest Active Coaches (Minimum Five Years as Division I Head coach, Thru Dec. 29, 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. 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)

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 , Ashley Williams vs. Mars Hill (Dec. 28, 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. College of 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 (Dec. 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, Marc Gosselin vs. Mars Hill (Dec. 28, 2016) 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.... Charlendez Brooks and Marc 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 vs. 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 , 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 , 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, 2016 vs. 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

11 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 24 Ashley Williams Haboubacar Mutombo Deriece Parks Devin Peterson Marc Gosselin Elijah Pughsley Adam Sledd Onno Steger 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 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 /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 /28/16 MARS HILL W * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Western Carolina Opponents

12 WESTERN CAROLINA SEASON COMPARISON STATISTICS Western Carolina Basketball Western Carolina Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Dec 29, 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 Appalachian State 31/30 27/ / / / / / / / /9 12/12 2/5 5/6 25/19 West Virginia 12/46 25/ (53) 13-50/ / / / / / /36-10/24 34/13 2/8 5/21 25/13 UNC Asheville 22/24 35/ (2) 20-59/ / / / / / / /13 19/10 3/4 4/10 23/14 HIGH POINT 31/28 39/ / / / / / / / /4 16/17 4/3 9/7 26/26 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 30/40 29/ (18) 22-62/ / / / / / / /14 13/11 1/5 3/7 23/15 MARS HILL 35/33 52/ / / / / / / / /13 19/18 4/3 11/7 22/20 Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

13 WESTERN CAROLINA GAME-BY-GAME LEADERS Opponent Date Score Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocked shots at Miami Deriece Parks 7-Yalim Olcay 3-Deriece Parks 1-Devin Peterson 2-Jesse Deloach Onno Steger Deriece Parks Marc Gosselin HIWASSEE 11/13/ Devin Peterson 11-Haboubacar Muto 5-Haboubacar Mutom 2-Jason McMillan 1-Haboubacar Mutom Deriece Parks Yalim Olcay Devin Peterson Maurice Smith Adam Sledd Charlendez Brooks NORTH CAROLINA CENTR 11/16/ Marc Gosselin 7-Marc Gosselin 3-Deriece Parks 2-Haboubacar Mutom 1-Deriece Parks Haboubacar Mutom at Marshall 11/19/ Devin Peterson 13-Haboubacar Muto 3-Devin Peterson 2-Elijah Pughsley 2-Jesse Deloach Deriece Parks at Ohio State 11/21/ Haboubacar Muto 14-Marc Gosselin 2-Charlendez Brooks 1-Marc Gosselin 3-Devin Peterson Devin Peterson Jesse Deloach Onno Steger Deriece Parks Haboubacar Mutom Devin Peterson at Jackson State 11/26/ Haboubacar Muto 6-Devonte Fuller 4-Haboubacar Mutom 2-Devin Peterson 1-Haboubacar Mutom Deriece Parks Yalim Olcay at Marquette 11/30/ Haboubacar Muto 7-Haboubacar Mutom 3-Elijah Pughsley 1-Devonte Fuller None Marc Gosselin Devin Peterson Haboubacar Mutom at Appalachian State 12/03/ Haboubacar Muto 12-Marc Gosselin 4-Devin Peterson 2-Haboubacar Mutom 1-Marc Gosselin Haboubacar Mutom at West Virginia 12/07/ Haboubacar Mutom 10-Marc Gosselin 2-Jesse Deloach 2-Haboubacar Mutom 1-Marc Gosselin Onno Steger Elijah Pughsley Charlendez Brooks Adam Sledd Devonte Fuller at UNC Asheville 12/17/ Deriece Parks 9-Marc Gosselin 5-Devin Peterson 2-Devin Peterson 2-Adam Sledd HIGH POINT 12/19/ Devin Peterson 7-Marc Gosselin 4-Devin Peterson 3-Devin Peterson 2-Charlendez Brooks COLLEGE OF CHARLESTO 12/22/ Adam Sledd 12-Adam Sledd 3-Devin Peterson 2-Onno Steger 1-Marc Gosselin Haboubacar Mutom MARS HILL 12/28/ Ashley Williams 8-Adam Sledd 5-Kyle Rhoades 3-Onno Steger 2-Marc Gosselin

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 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 four rebounds in four minutes of action. Was 0-1 from the field and 0-2 at the free throw line. Did not commit a foul. 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, 4 reb, an ast and a stl. Was 4-7 from the field including 4-6 from 3 in 25 min. Had four fouls and three 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: Saw two minutes of action. Did not attempt a shot. 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 6 pts, 3 ast and a reb. Was 2-6 from the field, 0-1 from 3 and 2-2 at the FT line in 23 min. Had 3 fouls and 2 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 4 pts, 3 reb and an ast. Was 1-3 from the field, 0-2 from 3 and 2-4 at the FT line in 14 min. Had a foul and two turnovers. 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 14 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast, 2 blk and a stl. Was 7-7 from the field and 0-1 at the FT line in 24 min. Had four fouls and a turnover. 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: Had 2 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. Was 1-2 from the field in 13 minutes. Had 3 fouls and 3 turnovers. 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: Did not see any action. 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: Had 24 pts, 3 reb, 2 stl and an ast. Was 8-14 from the field, 3-6 from 3 and 5-6 at the FT line in 33 min. Had 4 turnovers and no fouls. Notes: An athletic swing man. Will look to shoot the three but can drive the basket. Started season on the injury list, returned against WVU. Last Game: Was 1-1 from the field for two points in one minute 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 7 pts, 4 reb, 4 ast, 3 stl and a blk. Was 3-6 from the field including 1-3 from 3 in 23 min. Had 3 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: Was 0-2 at the free throw line with a foul in two minutes of action. 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 a pair of rebounds in 12 minutes of action. Was 0-1 from the field and committed two fouls. Notes: Big man in the post. Works around the basket. Strong rebounder and force in the post. Will play the five. Last Game: Had 16 pts, 8 reb, 2 ast, a stl and a blk. Was 7-11 from the field and 2-4 at the FT line in 24 min. Had a foul and no turnovers. 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: 4 vs. Mars Hill (12/28/16) 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, 2x, last vs. Mars Hill (12/28/16) REB: 14 at Ohio State (11/21/16) STL: 2, 2x, last vs. VMI (01/09/16) BLKS: 2 vs. Mars Hill (12/28/16) 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: 2 vs. Mars Hill (12/28/16) AST: 5 vs. Mars Hill (12/28/16) 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: 24 vs. Mars Hill (12/28/16) REB: 3, 4x, last vs. Mars Hill (12/28/16) 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: 3 vs. Mars Hill (12/28/16) AST: 4 vs. Mars Hill (12/28/16) 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, 6x, last vs. Mars Hill (12/28/16) BLKS: 2 vs. High Point (12/19/16) PTS: 16 vs. Mars Hill (12/28/16) REB: 12 vs. College of Charleston (12/22/16) STL: 1 vs. Mars Hill (12/28/16) BLKS: 1, 3x, last vs. Mars Hill (12/28/16)