Western Carolina

Southern · Cullowhee, Asheville, North Carolina

654-827

All-time

0.442

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

Western Carolina’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.

#	Date	Season	Round	Match	Game Score
1	Mar 14, 1996	1996	First Round	Western Carolina 71-73 #6 Purdue The Pit, Albuquerque, New Mexico	0.83

Season by season

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2026	Western Carolina	15-16	Southern	10-8	#241
2025	Western Carolina	8-22	Southern	4-14	#349
2024	Western Carolina	22-10	Southern	11-7	#132
2023	Western Carolina	18-16	Southern	10-8	#244
2022	Western Carolina	11-21	Southern	5-13	#297
2021	Western Carolina	11-16	Southern	4-13	#245
2020	Western Carolina	19-12	Southern	10-8	#169
2019	Western Carolina	7-25	Southern	4-14	#284
2018	Western Carolina	13-19	Southern	8-10	#307
2017	Western Carolina	9-23	Southern	4-14	#329
2016	Western Carolina	16-18	Southern	10-8	#215
2015	Western Carolina	15-17	Southern	9-9	#242
2014	Western Carolina	19-15	Southern	10-6	#254
2013	Western Carolina	14-19	Southern	9-9	#244
2012	Western Carolina	17-18	Southern	8-10	#244
2011	Western Carolina	18-15	Southern ★	12-6	#205
2010	Western Carolina	22-12	Southern	11-7	#166
2009	Western Carolina	16-15	Southern ★	11-9	#247
2008	Western Carolina	10-21	Southern	6-14	#251
2007	Western Carolina	11-20	Southern	7-11	#253
2006	Western Carolina	13-17	Southern	7-7	#259
2005	Western Carolina	8-22	Southern	3-13	#290
2004	Western Carolina	13-15	Southern	6-10	#241
2003	Western Carolina	9-19	Southern	6-10	#282
2002	Western Carolina	12-16	Southern	6-10	#243
2001	Western Carolina	6-25	Southern	3-13	#291
2000	Western Carolina	14-14	Southern	7-9	#254
1999	Western Carolina	8-21	Southern	2-14	#305
1998	Western Carolina	12-15	Southern	6-9	#242
1997	Western Carolina	14-13	Southern	7-7	#243
1996	Western Carolina	17-13	Southern ★ ◆	10-4	#192	16	NCAA tournament
1995	Western Carolina	14-14	Southern	8-6	#217
1994	Western Carolina	12-16	Southern	8-10	#184
1993	Western Carolina	6-21	Southern	2-16	#271
1992	Western Carolina	11-17	Southern	5-9	#256
1991	Western Carolina	11-17	Southern	3-11	#250
1990	Western Carolina	10-18	Southern	3-11	#229
1989	Western Carolina	12-16	Southern	4-10	#200
1988	Western Carolina	8-19	Southern	2-14	#259
1987	Western Carolina	10-19	Southern	4-12	#253
1986	Western Carolina	14-14	Southern	8-8	#217
1985	Western Carolina	14-14	Southern	8-8	#196
1984	Western Carolina	15-13	Southern	9-7	#193
1983	Western Carolina	17-12	Southern	9-7	#140
1982	Western Carolina	19-8	Southern	11-5	#126
1981	Western Carolina	18-10	Southern	9-7	#139
1980	Western Carolina	17-10	Southern	9-7	#186
1979	Western Carolina	14-14	Southern	5-7	#189
1978	Western Carolina	7-19	Southern	4-8	#229
1977	Western Carolina	8-16	Southern		#226

NBA first-round picks

4 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2004	Kevin Martin	2004
2004	Kevin Martin	2003
2004	Kevin Martin	2002
2003	Jarvis Hayes	2000