2016 – 17 Western Carolina Catamounts men 's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Catamounts , led by 12th-year head coach Larry Hunter , played their home games at the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee , North Carolina as members of the Southern Conference . They finished the season 9 – 23 , 4 – 14 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for eighth place . They lost in the First Round of the SoCon Tournament to The Citadel
SoCon Tournament
2017 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team