Former Western Carolina head basketball coach Larry Hunter suffered a stroke over the weekend. Here is an update from WCU: Catamount Athletics learned over the weekend of the hospitalization of former head men’s basketball coach Larry Hunter and has been closely following the situation. We have learned that Hunter suffered a massive stroke, confirming the
Former Tarheel Jackson Simmons Named Director of Basketball Operations at Western Carolina
Western Carolina head men’s basketball coach Larry Hunter announced the addition of Jackson Simmons to his staff. Simmons, who played four years at the University of North Carolina, will take over the role of Director of Basketball Operations. Simmons has many ties to the local community and specifically Western Carolina University. He was a four-year
Willie Freeman Named Assistant Coach at Western Carolina
Western Carolina head men’s basketball coach Larry Hunter announced the addition of Willie Freeman to his staff. Freeman has been a fixture in Cullowhee having spent time as a player for the Catamounts, a graduate assistant and Director of Basketball Operations for the men’s program and as an assistant on the women’s basketball staff. Freeman