2018–19 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team represented Wofford College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers, led by 17th-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.

2018–19 Wofford Terriers men's basketball
Southern Conference regular season and tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 19
2018–19 record30–5 (18–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJerry Richardson Indoor Stadium
2018–19 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 19 Wofford180 1.000  305  .857
UNC Greensboro153 .833  297  .806
Furman135 .722  258  .758
East Tennessee State135 .722  2410  .706
Chattanooga711 .389  1220  .375
Mercer612 .333  1120  .355
Samford612 .333  1716  .515
VMI414 .222  1121  .344
Western Carolina414 .222  725  .219
The Citadel414 .222  1218  .400
2019 SoCon Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

On February 25, 2019, the Terriers entered the AP Poll at No. 24. This was Wofford's first AP Poll appearance in program history.[1]

They finished the season 30–5, and 18–0 in SoCon play, to win the regular season championship. They defeated VMI, East Tennessee State, and UNC Greensboro to be champions of the SoCon Tournament. They received the SoCon's automatic-bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Seton Hall in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to Kentucky.

Previous season

The Terriers finished the 2017–18 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.

Roster

2018–19 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 1 Chevez Goodwin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) So Blythewood, SC
F/C 2 Michael Manning Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Memphis, TN
G 3 Fletcher Magee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Orlando, FL
G 4 Isaiah Bigelow 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Greensboro, NC
G 5 Storm Murphy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Middleton, WI
G 10 Nathan Hoover 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Memphis, TN
G 11 Ryan Larson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr St. Paul, MN
G 12 Alex Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Greensboro, NC
G 14 Drew Cottrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Flowery Branch, GA
G 15 Trevor Stumpe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Plainfield, IL
G 21 Tray Hollowell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Hopkinsville, KY
F 24 Keve Aluma 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) So Berlin, MD
F 25 Messiah Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Chicago, IL
G 31 Donovan Theme-Love 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Providence, RI
F 33 Cameron Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)250 lb (113 kg) Sr Winchester, VA
C 50 Matthew Pegram 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)260 lb (118 kg) Sr Mt. Pleasant, SC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 24, 2018

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 8 North Carolina L 67–78  0–1
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,400)
Spartanburg, SC
November 10, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at High Point W 68–60  1–1
Millis Center (1,342)
High Point, NC
November 13, 2018*
7:00 pm
Carver Bible College W 94–35  2–1
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,412)
Spartanburg, SC
November 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, P12N
at Stanford
Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game
Cancelled (Wildfires)[2] Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
November 18, 2018*
2:00 pm, FSOK
at Oklahoma
Battle 4 Atlantis
L 64–75  2–2
Lloyd Noble Center (8,432)
Norman, OK
November 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Coppin State
Battle 4 Atlantis
W 99–65  3–2
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,480)
Spartanburg, SC
November 23, 2018*
1:00 pm
Mars Hill
Battle 4 Atlantis
W 97–46  4–2
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,435)
Spartanburg, SC
November 26, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at South Carolina W 81–61  5–2
Colonial Life Arena (10,561)
Columbia, SC
December 1, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN+
East Tennessee State W 79–62  6–2
(1–0)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,014)
Spartanburg, SC
December 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 2 Kansas L 47–72  6–3
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
December 6, 2018*
7:00 pm
Kentucky Christian W 112–58  7–3
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,406)
Spartanburg, SC
December 9, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Coastal Carolina W 82–71  8–3
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,473)
Spartanburg, SC
December 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UNC Asheville W 92–49  9–3
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,555)
Spartanburg, SC
December 19, 2018*
8:00 pm, SECN+
at No. 17 Mississippi State L 87–98  9–4
Humphrey Coliseum (6,443)
Starkville, MS
December 29, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Carolina W 74–54  10–4
(2–0)
Ramsey Center (1,043)
Cullowhee, NC
January 3, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
The Citadel W 112–81  11–4
(3–0)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,400)
Spartanburg, SC
January 5, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3/CW62
Mercer W 78–74  12–4
(4–0)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,681)
Spartanburg, SC
January 10, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UNC Greensboro W 72–43  13–4
(5–0)
Greensboro Coliseum (2,974)
Greensboro, NC
January 12, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at VMI W 90–76  14–4
(6–0)
Cameron Hall (700)
Lexington, VA
January 19, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3/CW62
Furman W 59–54  15–4
(7–0)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,400)
Spartanburg, SC
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Samford W 107–106 OT 16–4
(8–0)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,010)
Spartanburg, SC
January 26, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+/CW62
Chattanooga W 80–69  17–4
(9–0)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,400)
Spartanburg, SC
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Mercer W 76–67  18–4
(10–0)
Hawkins Arena (2,517)
Macon, GA
February 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3/CW62
at The Citadel W 99–61  19–4
(11–0)
McAlister Field House (1,224)
Charleston, SC
February 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Tennessee State W 78–76 OT 20–4
(12–0)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,911)
Johnson City, TN
February 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Carolina W 83–56  21–4
(13–0)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,400)
Spartanburg, SC
February 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
VMI W 95–84  22–4
(14–0)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,014)
Spartanburg, SC
February 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+/CW62
UNC Greensboro W 80–50  23–4
(15–0)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,400)
Spartanburg, SC
February 23, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Furman W 72–64  24–4
(16–0)
Timmons Arena (2,508)
Greenville, SC
February 28, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 24 at Chattanooga W 80–54  25–4
(17–0)
McKenzie Arena (2,909)
Chattanooga, TN
March 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 24 at Samford W 85–64  26–4
(18–0)
Pete Hanna Center (1,655)
Homewood, AL
SoCon Tournament
March 9, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) No. 22 vs. (8) VMI
Quarterfinals
W 99–72  27–4
U.S. Cellular Center (5,443)
Asheville, NC
March 10, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) No. 22 vs. (4) East Tennessee State
Semifinals
W 81–72  28–4
U.S. Cellular Center (6,273)
Asheville, NC
Mar 11, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN
(1) No. 20 vs. (2) UNC Greensboro
Final
W 70–58  29–4
U.S. Cellular Center (6,400)
Asheville, NC
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2019
9:40 pm, CBS
(7 MW) No. 19 vs. (10 MW) Seton Hall
First Round
W 84–68  30–4
VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (13,495)
Jacksonville, FL
March 23, 2019
2:40 pm, CBS
(7 MW) No. 19 vs. (2 MW) No. 7 Kentucky
Second Round
L 56–62  30–5
VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (14,250)
Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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