Feb 18, 2023 - Western Carolina at Mercer

2/18/2023 Mercer v. Western Carolina Game Preview

	Western Carolina Catamounts	(16-13, 8-8 away)
	Mercer Bears	(12-17, 6-7 home)

February 18, 2023 at 2:00 PM ET
Conference Regular Season

Hawkins Arena
Macon, Georgia

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2022-2023 Team Stats

	GP	MPG	PPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	TOV	PF
Western Carolina	34	40.6	73.9	25.6	59.3	.432	8.5	25.0	.340	14.2	19.8	.715	8.5	25.8	34.3	12.6	5.4	2.6	10.3	17.3
Mercer	33	40.3	68.7	25.8	57.1	.451	5.9	17.8	.334	11.2	16.2	.690	9.7	23.3	33.0	12.8	5.6	2.2	11.3	17.9
WCU Opponents	34	40.6	70.7	25.6	58.4	.438	5.8	17.8	.326	13.7	19.1	.719	8.0	25.1	33.1	11.1	5.7	3.5	10.8	17.0
MER Opponents	33	40.4	67.0	23.5	54.5	.430	6.1	18.5	.330	14.0	19.3	.725	8.2	22.2	30.3	10.7	5.7	2.3	11.7	15.6

Head to Head Since 2002-2003

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Jan 7, 2023	Mercer	Western Carolina	45 - 73	Western Carolina	Conference Regular Season	Ramsey Regional Activity Center
Mar 4, 2022	Western Carolina	Mercer	53 - 81	Mercer	Conference Tournament	Harrah's Cherokee Center
Feb 19, 2022	Mercer	Western Carolina	65 - 69	Western Carolina	Conference Regular Season	Ramsey Regional Activity Center
Jan 22, 2022	Western Carolina	Mercer	64 - 72	Mercer	Conference Regular Season	Hawkins Arena
Feb 27, 2021	Mercer	Western Carolina	61 - 85	Western Carolina	Conference Regular Season	Ramsey Regional Activity Center
Jan 16, 2021	Western Carolina	Mercer	76 - 78	Mercer	Conference Regular Season	Hawkins Arena
Mar 7, 2020	Western Carolina	Mercer	70 - 56	Western Carolina	Conference Tournament	Harrah's Cherokee Center
Jan 22, 2020	Western Carolina	Mercer	79 - 85	Mercer	Conference Regular Season	Hawkins Arena
Jan 11, 2020	Mercer	Western Carolina	71 - 79	Western Carolina	Conference Regular Season	Ramsey Regional Activity Center
Feb 14, 2019	Mercer	Western Carolina	74 - 65	Mercer	Conference Regular Season	Ramsey Regional Activity Center
Jan 10, 2019	Western Carolina	Mercer	80 - 84	Mercer	Conference Regular Season	Hawkins Arena
Feb 20, 2018	Western Carolina	Mercer	64 - 81	Mercer	Conference Regular Season	Hawkins Arena
Jan 10, 2018	Mercer	Western Carolina	56 - 58	Western Carolina	Conference Regular Season	Ramsey Regional Activity Center
Jan 30, 2017	Western Carolina	Mercer	47 - 62	Mercer	Conference Regular Season	Hawkins Arena
Jan 21, 2017	Mercer	Western Carolina	70 - 50	Mercer	Conference Regular Season	Ramsey Regional Activity Center
Feb 18, 2016	Western Carolina	Mercer	72 - 65	Western Carolina	Conference Regular Season	Hawkins Arena
Jan 24, 2016	Mercer	Western Carolina	80 - 86	Western Carolina	Conference Regular Season	Ramsey Regional Activity Center
Feb 12, 2015	Western Carolina	Mercer	58 - 54	Western Carolina	Conference Regular Season	Hawkins Arena
Jan 22, 2015	Mercer	Western Carolina	52 - 60	Western Carolina	Conference Regular Season	Ramsey Regional Activity Center
Nov 26, 2010	Mercer	Western Carolina	71 - 66	Mercer	Non-Conference Tournament	Kaplan Arena

2022-2023 Western Carolina Catamounts Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	R. Jones, Jr.	T. Jackson	T. Harris	V. Woolbright	T. Claude
Rotation	D. Campbell	C. Bacote		B. Pelote
Lim PT	E. Cupples	M. Gilmore, Jr.		C. Granger
Lim PT		M. McClure		M. Kell
Lim PT		J. Higgins

2022-2023 Mercer Bears Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	K. Robertson	S. Walker, Jr.	M. Zanoni	L. Hurtado, Jr.	J. McCreary
Rotation	J. Cobb	J. Quinones	J. Glisson III		D. Craig
Rotation	J. Jones	B. Sparks	T. Grant		S. Grant
Rotation		H. Drake
Lim PT	D. Rivera		J. Treanor

Western Carolina Catamounts Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	PPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	TOV	PF
11	Cam Bacote	G	6	10.7	1.7	0.5	1.5	.333	0.3	1.0	.333	0.3	0.5	.667	0.0	0.2	0.2	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.5
5	D.J. Campbell	G	34	21.9	5.0	1.8	4.4	.412	0.3	1.4	.217	1.1	1.4	.804	0.3	2.4	2.7	1.5	0.6	0.2	0.7	1.6
0	Tyzhaun Claude	F	31	26.4	15.4	5.6	10.7	.523	0.1	0.2	.333	4.1	5.6	.720	3.2	5.4	8.6	0.5	0.4	0.9	2.1	2.4
45	Elijah Cupples	G	6	2.7	2.2	0.5	1.0	.500	0.0	0.2	.000	1.2	1.3	.875	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.2
23	Marlow Gilmore, Jr.	F	14	6.8	2.7	1.1	1.8	.600	0.0	0.0	.000	0.6	1.0	.571	1.1	1.2	2.3	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.4	1.0
32	Colin Granger	F	33	9.7	2.6	1.1	2.4	.468	0.0	0.0	.000	0.4	0.5	.706	0.9	1.2	2.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.5	1.8
4	Tyler Harris	F	34	26.3	5.1	1.7	5.0	.341	1.1	3.9	.293	0.5	0.8	.630	0.4	2.0	2.5	0.9	0.6	0.6	0.6	1.8
42	Jalen Higgins	G	5	3.4	0.4	0.2	2.0	.100	0.0	1.4	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.4
3	Tre Jackson	G	33	35.0	15.8	5.1	11.9	.427	3.4	8.0	.426	2.2	2.5	.880	0.4	3.3	3.7	1.7	1.0	0.1	1.7	1.9
1	Russell Jones, Jr.	G	34	32.5	9.1	3.1	7.7	.398	1.7	4.9	.345	1.3	1.9	.692	0.2	2.4	2.6	2.2	1.5	0.0	0.9	3.0
21	Rasheed Jones	GF	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
23	Marcus Kell	F	19	6.4	2.6	0.8	2.7	.308	0.4	1.9	.222	0.5	0.8	.625	0.8	0.9	1.7	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.7
12	Cinque Lemon	F	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
41	Miles McClure	G	6	4.0	2.8	1.0	1.7	.600	0.8	1.3	.625	0.0	0.0	.000	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5
4	Bernard Pelote	F	31	15.3	5.5	1.9	5.3	.368	1.4	4.3	.318	0.3	0.4	.615	0.7	2.5	3.2	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.4	1.8
2	Vonterius Woolbright	G	33	32.4	14.5	5.0	10.8	.463	0.3	1.3	.250	4.2	6.3	.662	1.4	6.0	7.4	5.1	1.0	0.3	3.0	2.5

Mercer Bears Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	PPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	TOV	PF
35	Nana Akenten	G	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	Jalen Cobb	G	4	11.5	4.8	1.8	3.0	.583	1.2	2.0	.625	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	1.2
32	David Craig	C	26	13.6	5.5	2.2	3.9	.554	0.0	0.0	.000	1.2	2.0	.588	1.0	3.2	4.2	0.5	0.1	0.4	0.9	1.2
12	Harrison Drake	SG	14	10.7	2.0	0.7	2.0	.357	0.6	1.4	.400	0.0	0.0	.000	0.5	0.3	0.8	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.9
23	James Glisson III	F	22	21.8	5.6	1.9	5.8	.323	0.5	2.7	.203	1.4	1.7	.789	1.1	2.8	3.9	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.9	1.8
3	Shannon Grant	C	20	12.8	4.8	2.0	3.6	.548	0.0	0.0	.000	0.8	1.4	.571	1.1	2.0	3.1	0.5	0.2	0.2	1.6	1.9
14	T.J. Grant	F	19	10.4	2.3	0.8	1.9	.444	0.1	0.8	.125	0.5	1.2	.409	0.7	1.7	2.4	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.5	1.3
11	Luis Hurtado, Jr.	SG	32	25.9	7.3	2.4	5.4	.439	0.6	2.2	.290	1.9	2.8	.689	0.6	3.6	4.2	3.3	0.4	0.1	2.0	1.6
10	Jordan Jones	G	23	10.9	2.0	0.7	2.3	.278	0.4	1.4	.281	0.3	0.3	1.000	0.3	1.2	1.5	1.1	0.6	0.0	0.7	1.0
5	Jalyn McCreary	PF	33	24.2	15.2	6.9	12.6	.547	0.0	0.0	.000	1.4	2.1	.652	2.4	3.0	5.4	0.5	0.7	0.6	1.3	2.9
0	Jah Quinones	G	32	21.2	5.6	2.0	5.0	.409	0.3	1.2	.231	1.3	1.8	.707	1.4	2.1	3.5	1.6	1.0	0.1	1.0	2.2
30	Diego Rivera	G	7	4.6	0.7	0.0	0.4	.000	0.0	0.3	.000	0.7	1.3	.556	0.1	0.7	0.9	1.1	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.4
1	Kamar Robertson	PG	29	26.3	10.6	3.4	7.8	.440	1.5	3.9	.384	2.3	2.8	.838	0.6	2.0	2.7	1.5	0.9	0.2	1.6	2.2
20	Braden Sparks	SG	20	13.2	2.8	1.1	2.5	.420	0.6	1.4	.429	0.1	0.1	.333	0.3	1.2	1.6	1.3	0.2	0.1	1.0	1.4
15	John Treanor	F	8	4.6	1.2	0.5	1.0	.500	0.2	0.5	.500	0.0	0.2	.000	0.5	0.2	0.8	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.4
25	Shawn Walker, Jr.	SG	32	27.7	8.5	3.2	7.2	.437	1.2	2.9	.398	1.0	1.5	.702	0.7	1.7	2.4	1.9	0.7	0.1	1.2	2.1
2	Michael Zanoni	F	33	19.8	6.2	2.2	5.7	.383	1.1	3.2	.356	0.7	0.9	.742	0.2	1.8	2.0	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.4	1.1

2/18/2023 Mercer v. Western Carolina Game Preview

2022-2023 Team Stats

Head to Head Since 2002-2003

2022-2023 Western Carolina Catamounts Depth Chart

2022-2023 Mercer Bears Depth Chart

Western Carolina Catamounts Player Stats

Mercer Bears Player Stats

Western Carolina Catamounts Last 10 Games

Mercer Bears Last 10 Games