Western Carolina

Official Name: 
Western Carolina University
Nickname: 
Catamounts
Mailing Address: 

2517 Ramsey Center
Cullowhee, NC 28723

Website: 
www.catamountsports.com
Telephone: 
(828) 227-7171
Fax: 
(828) 227-7688
Enrollment: 
7,600
Arena: 

Ramsey Center
Capacity: 7,826
Year Opened: 1987

School Colors: 
Purple and Gold
Conference: 

southern (since 1978)/Northern Division

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(1) 1996
0-1 record (.000)

NIT Appearances: 

None

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(3) 1947, 1963, and 1972
4-3 record (.571)
Finished runner-up in 1963

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Jim Gudger (19 years from 1951-69 when school was classified as a small college, 311-222 record, .583)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Henry Logan (3,290 points from 1965-68 when school was classified as a small college)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Greg Wittman (1,354 from 1966-69 when school was classified as a small college)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Keven Martin (46 points as sophomore vs. Coastal Carolina on 11/22/02)

All-American Selections: 

(1) G Henry Logan (1968)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Kevin Martin* (46 vs. Coastal Carolina)
November 22, 2002 (sophomore/22.8 ppg)
*School Division I record. All-time Western Carolina mark set by Henry Logan (60 vs. Atlantic Christian, N.C., on 1-6-67).

1

2

Total

Western Carolina

36

36

72

Coastal Carolina

36

41

77

Western Carolina

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Outing

1-2

0-0

0-0

2

Osipovitch

4-6

0-1

0-0

8

Woodyard 0-3

0-0

0

Hatcher

3-7

0-0

0-0

7

Martin

14-22

0-0

14-14

46

Muirhead

1-4

0-0

0-0

2

Johnson

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Lockett

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Berghoefer

2-7

0-0

3-4

7

Totals

25-51

5-14

17-18

72

Percentages

.490

.357

.944

Coastal Carolina

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Robinson

3-7

0-0

4-6

10

Nagel

0-2

0-0

0-0

0

Raducanu

5-9

0-0

0-0

10

Al. Green

1-7

1-3

4-4

7

Butler

8-18

1-5

4-5

21

An. Green

1-3

0-0

0-0

2

Stevens

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Coggins

1-2

0-1

2-2

4

Susnjara

4-7

0-0

0-0

8

Darden

4-8

1-2

6-6

15

Totals

27-63

3-11

20-23

77

Percentages

.429

.273

.870
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Pete Plemmons

3

1929-31

35-22

.614

1929

13-6

C.C. Poindexter

4

1932-35

50-30

.625

1932

12-5

Ralph James

4

1936-39

47-39

.547

1936

14-10

Jim W. Whatley

3

1940-42

33-18

.647

1940

13-6

Pete McDonald

2

1943-44

19-11

.633

1944

9-5

Ralph Seals

1

1945

8-8

.500

1945

8-8

Marion McDonald

2

1946-47

28-22

.560

1946

13-7

Tuck McConnell

3

1948-50

37-43

.462

1948

15-11

Jim Gudger

19

1951-69

311-222

.583

1959

24-4

Jim Hartbarger

6

1970-75

86-73

.541

1971

25-5

Fred Conley

3

1975-77

31-32

.492

1975

10-4

Steve Cottrell

10

1978-87

145-133

.522

1982

19-8

Herb Krusen

1

1988

8-19

.296

1988

8-19

Dave Possinger

1

1989

12-16

.429

1989

12-16

Greg Blatt

4

1990-93

38-73

.314

1991, 1992

11-17

Benny Dees

2

1994-95

26-30

.464

1995

14-14

Phil Hopkins

5

1996-2000

65-76

.461

1996

17-13

Steve Shurina

5

2001-05

48-97

.331

2004

13-15

Larry Hunter

6

2006-11

90-100

.474

2010

22-12
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,117-1,064 (.512) from 1929 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Western Carolina moved up to major-college status in 1977
  • Hartbarger compiled a 5-7 record in 1974-75 when he was replaced by Conley (10-4).