2017–18 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team represented Wofford College during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers, led by 16th-year head coach Mike Young, played their home games at the newly opened Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg, South Carolina as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 11–7 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Mercer in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to UNC Greensboro. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where, after a first round bye, they lost in the second round to Central Michigan.
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Conference | Southern Conference |
2017–18 record | 21–13 (11–7 SoCon) |
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Home arena | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium |
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UNC Greensboro † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 23 | .303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 SoCon Tournament winner |
Previous season
The Terriers finished the 2016–17 season 16–17, 10–8 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Chattanooga in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to UNC Greensboro.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
South Carolina | L 53–73 | 0–1 |
17 – Magee | 9 – Jackson | 4 – Murphy | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,400) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
November 12* 2:00 pm |
Washington and Lee Maui on the Mainland |
W 103–66 | 1–1 |
19 – Jackson | 7 – Jackson | 4 – Tied | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,917) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
November 16* 6:00 pm, P12N |
at California Maui on the Mainland |
L 65–79 | 1–2 |
32 – Magee | 3 – Tied | 7 – Hoover | Haas Pavilion (6,102) Berkeley, CA | ||||
November 18* 1:00 pm |
Bob Jones Maui on the Mainland |
W 96–65 | 2–1 |
23 – Magee | 10 – Aluma | 7 – Murphy | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (300) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
November 19* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
North Florida Maui on the Mainland |
W 86–83 | 3–1 |
31 – Magee | 10 – Jackson | 8 – Murphy | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,632) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
November 22* 5:30 pm, FSSW+ |
at Texas Tech | L 56–79 | 3–3 |
16 – Hoover | 8 – Jackson | 5 – Murphy | United Supermarkets Arena (7,526) Lubbock, TX | ||||
November 26* 4:30 pm, My40 |
at UNC Asheville | L 65–85 | 3–4 |
20 – Magee | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Kimmel Arena (1,323) Asheville, NC | ||||
November 29* 7:00 pm |
at Coastal Carolina | W 87–81 | 4–4 |
26 – Magee | 7 – Pegram | 7 – Magee | HTC Center (1,446) Conway, SC | ||||
December 6* 7:00 pm |
Georgia Tech | W 63–60 | 5–4 |
36 – Magee | 10 – Jackson | 4 – Theme-Love | Jerry Richardson Indoor Arena (2,419) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
December 9* 4:00 pm |
Johnson & Wales (NC) | W 104–45 | 6–3 |
22 – Magee | 7 – Tied | 5 – Brooks | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (334) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
December 17* 2:00 pm |
vs. High Point Mountain Invitational |
W 70–57 | 7–4 |
27 – Magee | 9 – Brooks | 4 – Murphy | U.S. Cellular Center (1,423) Asheville, NC | ||||
December 20* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at No. 5 North Carolina | W 79–75 | 8–4 |
27 – Magee | 9 – Jackson | 3 – Tied | Dean E. Smith Center (16,017) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||
December 30 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at UNC Greensboro | L 67–71 | 8–5 (0–1) |
21 – Magee | 9 – Stumpe | 7 – Murphy | Greensboro Coliseum (2,420) Greensboro, NC | ||||
January 4, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
VMI | W 92–53 | 9–5 (1–1) |
25 – Magee | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,879) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
January 6 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
The Citadel | W 109–92 | 10–5 (2–1) |
21 – Hoover | 13 – Jackson | 4 – Stumpe | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,078) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
January 10* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Harvard | W 63–62 | 11–5 |
19 – Magee | 7 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,259) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
January 13 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Furman | W 79–70 | 12–5 (3–1) |
20 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 7 – Murphy | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,400) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
January 18 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Samford | W 93–89 | 13–5 (4–1) |
31 – Magee | 12 – Brooks | 7 – Stumpe | Pete Hanna Center (1,414) Birmingham, AL | ||||
January 20 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Chattanooga | W 71–67 | 14–5 (5–1) |
26 – Magee | 7 – Stumpe | 5 – Murphy | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,983) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
January 24 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at VMI | W 63–46 | 15–5 (6–1) |
19 – Stumpe | 5 – Tied | 3 – Magee | Cameron Hall (882) Lexington, VA | ||||
January 27 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
East Tennessee State | L 62–75 | 15–6 (6–2) |
21 – Magee | 8 – Brooks | 2 – Tied | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,400) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
January 29 7:00 pm, Stadium |
Western Carolina | W 77–68 | 16–6 (7–2) |
18 – Magee | 8 – Brooks | 4 – Tied | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,785) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
February 1 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at The Citadel | L 78–80 | 16–7 (7–3) |
21 – Magee | 8 – Brooks | 7 – Murphy | McAlister Field House (1,008) Charleston, SC | ||||
February 3 4:30 pm, ESPN3 |
at Mercer | L 65–73 | 16–8 (7–4) |
23 – Magee | 10 – Stumpe | 3 – Tied | Hawkins Arena (3,267) Macon, GA | ||||
February 7 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Samford | W 92–79 | 17–8 (8–4) |
27 – Magee | 7 – Stumpe | 6 – Murphy | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,489) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
February 10 4:30 pm, ESPN3 |
at Furman | L 52–76 | 17–9 (8–5) |
10 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 4 – Theme-Love | Timmons Arena (2,552) Greenville, SC | ||||
February 15 7:30 pm, ESPN3 |
at Western Carolina | W 84–69 | 18–9 (9–5) |
21 – Magee | 7 – Tied | 4 – Stumpe | Ramsey Center (1,121) Cullowhee, NC | ||||
February 17 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Chattanooga | W 74–64 | 19–9 (10–5) |
45 – Magee | 6 – Hoover | 4 – Murphy | McKenzie Arena (4,235) Chattanooga, TN | ||||
February 20 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
UNC Greensboro | L 66–76 | 19–10 (10–6) |
20 – Magee | 6 – Jackson | 5 – Murphy | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,452) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
February 23 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at East Tennessee State | W 75–71 | 20–10 (11–6) |
18 – Jackson | 7 – Jackson | 4 – Tied | Freedom Hall Civic Center (6,005) Johnson City, TN | ||||
February 25 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Mercer | L 68–69 | 20–11 (11–7) |
17 – Jackson | 6 – Stumpe | 8 – Murphy | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,930) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
SoCon Tournament | |||||||||||
March 3 2:30 pm, ESPN3 |
(5) | vs. (4) Mercer Quarterfinals |
W 73–53 | 21–11 |
22 – Hoover | 10 – Jackson | 3 – Hoover | U.S. Cellular Center (4,863) Asheville, NC | |||
March 4 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(5) | vs. (1) UNC Greensboro Semifinals |
L 55–56 | 21–12 |
14 – Magee | 8 – Jackson | 4 – Jackson | U.S. Cellular Center (5,546) Asheville, NC | |||
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March 16* 7:00 pm |
Central Michigan Second round |
L 94–98 | 21–13 |
37 – Magee | 9 – Jackson | 9 – Murphy | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,448) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |