| 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.
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.
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | 167 | Indianapolis, IN | Transferred to Winthrop | |||
| G | 183 | Kingsport, TN | Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast | |||
| G | 165 | Burlington, NC | Transferred to Lawson State CC | |||
| G/F | 200 | Raleigh, NC | Left team | |||
| G | 190 | Glasgow, KY | Transferred to Louisville | |||
| F | 222 | Flint, MI | Transferred to Winthrop | |||
| F | 235 | Sulphur Springs, TX | Transferred to TCU | |||
| G | 192 | Cincinnati, OH | Transferred to Vermont | |||
| F | 214 | Charlotte, NC | Left team | |||
| G | 185 | Mint Hill, NC | Graduated | |||
| G | 188 | Denton, TX | Transferred to Southern Nazarene | |||
| F | 218 | Atlanta, GA | Transferred to USC Upstate | |||
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | Years Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | 208 | Juinor | Albany, GA | Lawson State CC | 2 | |||
| G | 173 | Graduate | Hampton, VA | Indiana State | 1 | |||
| G | 230 | Junior | Baltimore, MD | Salt Lake CC | 2 | |||
| G | 193 | Junior | Charlotte, NC | Independence CC | 2 | |||
| F | 191 | Junior | Norway, SC | Dodge City CC | 2 | |||
| G | 220 | Graduate | Chicago, IL | Valparasio | 1 | |||
| F | 224 | RS Junior | Wichita, KS | Kansas State | 2 |
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