The Western Carolina Catamounts men’s basketball team currently competes in the Southern Conference. Western Carolina won the 1996 Southern Conference tournament and participated in the 1996 NCAA tournament. The school’s first basketball team convened for the 1928-29 season and has played continuously since. The Catamounts have appeared in one NCAA tournament. Their record is 0–1. In the 1996 Tournament, Western Carolina was seeded #16 and played #1 seed. They also have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT)in 2010. The Catamounts have appeared in two College Basketball Invitational (CBI) tournaments. The Catamounts have appeared in seven NAIA tournaments. In the 1963 tournament, the Catamounts made it to the national championship.