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2024-25 Catamount Men's Basketball Roster

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Ava Schmitt

3 Bernard Pelote

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-8
  • Weight 224
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Savannah, Ga.
  • High School Woodville-Tompkins HS

Biography

Points 27, 4x last at VMI (2/1/25)
Rebounds 16, 2x last at Queens (11/8/24)
Assists 4 at Carson-Newman (2/12/2022)*  
Steals 2, 7x last at Furman (2/5/25)
Blocks 5 vs Limestone (1/26/2022)*
Minutes 40 at Furman (2/5/25)
Field Goals Made 12 at Anderson (S.C.) (1/10/2022)*
Threes Made 6 vs Brescia (11/13/2022)
Free Throws Made 8 at Anderson (S.C.) (2/20/2021)*












*Career-Highs Occurred at Catawba

2024-25 (Senior): Saw action in all 30 games, with starts in 29 of those contests… Scored a team-high 426 points, averaging 14.2 points per game to lead the way for WCU… Sixth in the league, averaging 16.3 points per game in SoCon action… Reached double figures in 23 games including six games with 20+ points with a season-high 28 against Wofford (Jan. 8) & VMI (Feb. 1)… Eclipsed double figures in his final 10 games… Second on the team with 110 field goals in SoCon action… Led the team with 61 threes as he connected on 34.9% three-pointers… Pulled down a team-high 227 rebounds, averaging 7.6 boards per game… Second in the conference with 227 total rebounds and 181 defensive rebounds… Led the SoCon in conference play with 107 defensive rebounds… Third in total rebounds in league play with 133… Tallied a team-best six double-doubles, including five against SoCon opponents… Dished out 38 assists… Second on the team with 24 blocks, including three games with three rejections… Recorded 16 steals… Played a season-high 40 minutes against Furman (Feb. 5)…2024-25 SoCon Academic Honor Roll...

2023-24 (Junior): Played in all 32 of the team’s games with one start coming in the home win over North Alabama (Nov. 26) … Scored 215 points on the year, averaging 6.7 points per game, fifth on the squad … Scored in double figures seven times including a season-best 14 against Dalton State (Nov. 7) … Posted nine-or-more points 13 times … Connected on three or more 3-pointers three times including four against Dalton State and three against both Mercer (Feb. 10) and Furman (Feb. 28) … Had 144 rebounds on the year, averaging 4.5 boards per game … Matched his previous WCU career-best of eight rebounds four times before posting a career-best nine rebounds against ETSU (Feb.17).

2022-23 (Sophomore): Played in 31 games making one start … Averaged 5.5 points and 3.2 rebounds per game … Finished in double figures offensively in six games … Scored a season-best 18 points in the home opening win over Brescia after making six 3-pointers … Came off the bench in WCU’s SoCon Tournament quarterfinal win against ETSU and tallied 14 points … Contributed 14 points in the home victory over Furman … Grabbed a career-best eight rebounds in two seasonal games against Furman … Distributed a career-best three assists against Toccoa Falls…Swatted two blocks at The Citadel… Played a career-best 31 minutes in the SoCon Semifinals against Furman.

Prior to Western Carolina: Played two seasons at Catawba College … Earned third team All-South Atlantic Conference (SAC) honors in 2021-22 with an average of 14.9 points and team-best 7.9 rebounds per game … Finished in double figures in 10 of 16 games played … Ranked second in the SAC in rebounding average and blocks, posting three double-doubles … Earned All-Freshman Team honors in 2020-21, starting 12 of 20 games … Averaged 7.4 points and 3.3 rebounds … Surpassed the 20-point threshold on nine occasions during his two seasons including a career-best 27 against UVA Wise in 2021 and Anderson (S.C.) in 2022... 

High School: Prepped at Woodville-Tompkins HS where he was a team captain … As a senior, earned Georgia 2A All-State and All-Region honors as he averaged 22 points, 14 rebounds, and three blocks per game.

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2022-23Sophomore

    Forward
    6'8" 217 lbs
    24
  • 4

    2023-24Redshirt Junior

    Forward
    6'8" 224 lbs
    4
  • 3

    2024-25Senior

    Forward
    6'8" 224 lbs
    3