2017–18 Western Carolina Catamounts Men's Basketball Team
The 2017–18 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by 13th-year head coach Larry Hunter, played their home games at the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, North Carolina as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in SoCon play, to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2018 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament, Southern Conference tournament to 2017–18 Furman Paladins men's basketball team, Furman. Following the loss to Furman, Larry Hunter resigned as head coach. He finished his coaching career at Western Carolina with a record of 193–229 over 13 seasons. Winthrop Eagles men's basketball, Winthrop associate head coach Mark Prosser, son of the late Skip Prosser, was named Hunter's successor. Previous season The 2016–17 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team, C ...
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Larry Hunter
Larry Hunter (August 8, 1949 – May 4, 2018)Larry Hunter Western Carolina Basketball Coach – Daily Catamount
was an American former college basketball coach. He served as the head basketball coach at Wittenberg University from 1976 to 1989, Ohio University from 1989 to 2001, and Western Carolina University from 2005 to 2018, compiling a career college basketball coaching record of 702–453. As head coach of the Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team from 1989 to 2001, he had a record of 204–148.NC State assistant makes in-state move – Men ...
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