2016–17 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2016–17 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team represented Wofford College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Terriers, led by 15th-year head coach Mike Young , played their home games at the Benjamin Johnson Arena in Spartanburg, South Carolina as members of the Southern Conference . They finished the 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 .
This was the final season for Benjamin Johnson Arena as an NCAA sports venue. All of the arena's tenants—Wofford men's and women's basketball, plus women's volleyball—moved to the new Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium for the 2017–18 school year.
Previous season
The Terriers finished the 2015–16 season 15–17, 11–7 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament to Western Carolina .
Roster
2016–17 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F 0
Dishon Lowery 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg)
Fr
Peachtree City, Georgia
G 1
Derrick Brooks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Hinesville, Georgia
F/C 2
Michael Manning, Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Memphis, Tennessee
G 3
Fletcher Magee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg)
So
Orlando, Florida
G 4
Donovan Theme-Love 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Providence, Rhode Island
G 5
Eric Garcia 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Aurora, Colorado
G 10
Nathan Hoover 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Memphis, Tennessee
G 11
Bobby Perez 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg)
Jr
Atlanta, Georgia
G 15
Trevor Stumpe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg)
So
Plainfield, Illinois
G 20
Jaylen Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Johnson City, Tennessee
F 23
Justin Tucker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg)
Fr
Orlando, Florida
G 24
Kevon Tucker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Dacula, Georgia
F 33
Cameron Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg)
So
Winchester, Virginia
F 35
Ryan Sawvell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
RS Sr
Mundelein, Illinois
G 40
Eric Wagenlander 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
C 50
Matthew Pegram 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg)
So
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
[ 1]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016 *2:00 pm, SECN+
at LSU
L 69–91 0–1
Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
11/15/2016 *7:00 pm
Allen Gulf Coast Showcase W 117–77 1–1
Benjamin Johnson Arena Spartanburg, SC
11/21/2016 *11:00 am
vs. Vermont Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals L 59–60 1–2
Germain Arena Estero, FL
11/22/2016 *11:00 am
vs. Bradley Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round L 62–70 1–3
Germain Arena Estero, FL
11/23/2016 *11:00 am
vs. Kent State Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game L 59–66 1–4
Germain Arena Estero, FL
11/27/2016 *2:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado
L 60–75 1–5
Coors Events Center Boulder, CO
11/29/2016 *7:00 pm
Mars Hill W 79–76 2–5
Benjamin Johnson Arena (870)Spartanburg, SC
12/03/2016 *5:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Miami (FL) HoopHall Miami Invitational L 57–74 2–6
American Airlines Arena Miami, FL
12/06/2016 *7:00 pm
UVA–Wise W 116–56 3–6
Benjamin Johnson Arena (927)Spartanburg, SC
12/10/2016 *5:00 pm, FSSW
at TCU
L 63–72 3–7
Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
12/15/2016 *7:00 pm
Austin Peay W 96–77 4–7
Benjamin Johnson Arena (813)Spartanburg, SC
12/19/2016 *7:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina
W 75–74 5–7
HTC Center Conway, SC
12/22/2016 *7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Georgia Tech
L 72–76 5–8
Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
SoCon regular season
12/31/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3
Mercer W 88–71 6–8
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,083)Spartanburg, SC
01/02/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
The Citadel L 103–104 OT
6–9
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,071)Spartanburg, SC
01/05/2017 7:00 pm
at Chattanooga
L 66–77 6–10
McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
01/08/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Samford
L 89–91 OT
6–11
Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL
01/14/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Furman W 67–58 7–11
Benjamin Johnson Arena (2,675)Spartanburg, SC
01/19/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
VMI W 88–70 8–11
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,458)Spartanburg, SC
01/22/2017 2:00 pm
at East Tennessee State
L 72–79 8–12
Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
01/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
UNC Greensboro W 93–74 9–12
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,596)Spartanburg, SC
01/28/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Carolina
L 62–68 9–13
Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
02/02/2017 7:00 pm
at The Citadel
W 100–90 10–13
McAlister Field House Charleston, SC
02/04/2017 4:30 pm
at Mercer
W 65–62 11–13
Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
02/06/2017 7:00 pm, ASN
East Tennessee State W 79–76 12–13
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,497)Spartanburg, SC
02/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Samford W 131–127 4OT
13–13
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,583)Spartanburg, SC
02/11/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Chattanooga L 65–73 13–14
Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,004)Spartanburg, SC
02/15/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UNC Greensboro
L 55–74 13–15
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
02/18/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Carolina W 84–56 14–15
Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,317)Spartanburg, SC
02/22/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at VMI
W 81–63 15–15
Cameron Hall Lexington, VA
02/25/2017 2:00 pm
at Furman
L 69–78 15–16
Timmons Arena Greenville, SC
SoCon tournament
03/04/2017 2:30 pm, ESPN3
(5)
vs. (4) Chattanooga Quarterfinals W 79–67 16–16
U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC
03/05/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3
(5)
vs. (1) UNC Greensboro Semifinals L 73–77 16–17
U.S. Cellular Center (5,079)Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
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