Nominations for a new team name included Catamounts, Grizzlies, Badgers, Dreadnaughts, and Captains. I schools nicknamed the Catamounts (Vermont and Western Carolina). The Western Carolina Catamounts are the athletic teams of Western Carolina University. He played college basketball for the Vermont Catamounts. The University of Vermont Catamounts convinced St. Louis to join their hockey program. The athletic teams at UVM are known as the Catamounts. The Catamounts compete in the NCAA Division I Southern Conference. The Catamounts have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament Eight times. Singing with Orchestra" and "Buchanan Brothers and the Georgia Catamounts. Today, Hunter is head coach of the Western Carolina Catamounts. Against Western Carolina, he had a forced fumble in the home victory over the Catamounts. He was a three time All-Southern Conference selection at left defensive end for the Catamounts. Two of those freshman had touchdowns in the victory over the Catamounts. The Catamounts are coached by John Becker. The Catamounts deployed from Schofield Barracks in August 1991 to the Sinai Peninsula.