Game #5 - Newberry Wolves

Just this week, a new game is added to the Catamount Basketball schedule. 

Coming off a Monday morning win, the Catamounts remain in Cullowhee for game five, as the Newberry Wolves visit the Ramsey Center in a game that was announced Tuesday.  

When: Thursday, December 3, 2020, at 7:00 pm
Radio:  Catamount Sports Network

-announcers:  Gary Ayers, play by play

TV/video:   ESPN+
-announcers: Daniel Hooker (Play by Play), Jeff Bryson (Color Analyst)

Location:  Newberry, SC

Conference:  Division II - South Atlantic Conference (SAC)

Official Athletic Site:  Newberry Wolves

Nickname:  Wolves

Colors:   Scarlet & Gray

Students: 1.250

The Series: The Cats and Wolves have played a total of 17 times on the hardwood, and the Cats own a 13-4 record against Newberry. Western has won the last 4 meetings between the two teams, in a series that was first played in 1949, and last played in 1998.  All but the last two games were played when both teams were NAIA members. 

Game Notes:   Western Carolina    -        (when available)

  

Newberry's record last season (2019-20): 14-15 overall, 10-12 conf., 8-5 home, 6-9 away

Newberry's record this season (2020-21): 0-1 overall, 0-1 away

The Newberry College men's basketball team was picked to finish eighth in the 13 member South Atlantic Conference preseason poll.  While the Wolfs lost 3 of their starting five from last season, Newberry returned QuanDaveon McCollum, who finished 11th in the conference in rebounds per game, and TJ Brown, who was second on the team in scoring.  Also returning is Marcus Ford, who was the team's spark off the bench, playing in every game and edging Gibson to lead the conference in three-point shooting percentage.  Jalen Johnson and Callen Low also return after serving as key players off the bench last season, averaging almost 14 minutes per game. 

The Wolves also brought in eight new players this year, including six freshmen and two transfers. Head coach Jason Taylor added size to their roster with transfers Jason Cudd and Damajae Hicks  Hicks is a 6'9 center who played and Caldwell Community College as a freshman.  Cudd is a 7'1 center who played his sophomore season at Olney Central Community College and played his freshman year at the University of South Carolina.

Probable WCU starters:

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