2021–22 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2021–22
Prev Year:2020–21
Team:Western Carolina Catamounts
Conference:Southern Conference
Short Conf:SoCon
Record:11–21
Conf Record:5–13
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach2:Brian Graves
Asst Coach3:Zack Freesman

The 2021–22 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by first-year head coach Justin Gray, played their home games at the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, North Carolina, as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 5–13 in SoCon play to finish in last place. They lost to Mercer in the first round of the SoCon tournament.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Catamounts finished the 2019–20 season 11–16, 4–13 in SoCon play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon tournament to The Citadel.

Offseason

Player departures

NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure
G167Indianapolis, INTransferred to Winthrop
G183Kingsport, TNTransferred to Florida Gulf Coast
G165Burlington, NCTransferred to Lawson State CC
G/F200Raleigh, NCLeft team
G190Glasgow, KYTransferred to Louisville
F222Flint, MITransferred to Winthrop
F235Sulphur Springs, TXTransferred to TCU
G192Cincinnati, OHTransferred to Vermont
F214Charlotte, NCLeft team
G185Mint Hill, NCGraduated
G188Denton, TXTransferred to Southern Nazarene
F218Atlanta, GATransferred to USC Upstate

Incoming transfers

NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious
School
Years
Remaining
G208JuinorAlbany, GALawson State CC2
G173GraduateHampton, VAIndiana State1
G230JuniorBaltimore, MDSalt Lake CC2
G193JuniorCharlotte, NCIndependence CC2
F191JuniorNorway, SCDodge City CC2
G220GraduateChicago, ILValparasio1
F224RS JuniorWichita, KSKansas State2

2021 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: Men's Basketball - Schedule/Results. Western Carolina University. November 10, 2021. en.