Wofford College 2012-13 Men’S Basketball Game Notes Socon Tournament Champions • 2010 • 2011 NCAA Tournament • 2010 • 2011
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WOFFORD COLLEGE 2012-13 MEN’S BASKETBAll GAME NOTES SoCon Tournament Champions • 2010 • 2011 NCAA Tournament • 2010 • 2011 WOFFORD (13-19, 7-11 SOCON) 2012-13 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Day Date Opponent Result/Time 2013 SEASON RECAP Fri. Nov. 9 at Colorado L 59-74 Mon. Nov. 12 Webber International W 87-54 THE SEASON Fri. Nov. 16 at Ball State L 61-66 Wofford finished the season 13-19 overall and 7-11 in the Southern Conference after wins over Webber International, Hampton, Sun. Nov. 18 at Ohio @ L 50-73 Winthrop, Gardner-Webb, Jacksonville, Xavier, Georgia Southern (twice), Furman, Elon, UNCG, Chattanooga, and The Citadel ... Wof- Tues. Nov. 20 at Richmond @ L 58-64 ford finished tied for third place in the SoCon South Division ... In the final game of the season, the Terriers were defeated 60-44 by Fri. Nov. 23 vs. Hampton @ W 56-51 Georgia Southern in the 2013 Southern Conference Tournament ... Karl Cochran led the team in scoring with 15.6 points per game Sat. Nov. 24 at UNCW @ L 37-49 and he earned second team All-SoCon honors from the Southern Conference Sports Media Association ... Lee Skinner had a team-high Wed. Nov. 28 Winthrop W 70-55 7.4 rebounds per game and added 10.3 points per game ... Freshman guard Spencer Collins was named to the SoCon All-Freshman Wed. Dec. 5 Gardner-Webb W 54-42 team by the coaches and media after scoring 12.4 points per game ... The team defense was first in the SoCon at 59.1 points per Sat. Dec. 8 at Davidson* L 56-63 game, but the scoring offense was last at 58.1 ppg ... The Terriers were 23rd in the nation in scoring defense. Tues. Dec. 18 at Jacksonville W 94-52 Sat. Dec. 22 at Xavier W 56-55 Sun. Dec. 30 at Virginia L 39-74 ABOUT WOFFORD Fri. Jan. 4 at Tulane L 48-62 In 2012-13, Wofford turned to youth as twelve of the fourteen players on the roster were freshmen or sophomores. The lone senior Tues. Jan. 8 Appalachian State * L 49-50 on the team was guard Taylor Wagener, who played in 25 games and hit 14-of-32 three point attempts this season. Forward Aerris Sat. Jan. 12 Georgia Southern * W 71-53 Smith is the only junior on the roster. Smith started 28 of 32 games this season and scored 2.9 points per game. The sophomore Mon. Jan. 14 at Furman * L 65-69 class included six players - three guards and three forwards. Forward Jarell Byrd scored 4.4 points per game with two starts. Guard Wed. Jan. 16 at UNCG * L 52-71 Karl Cochran started 30 games and led the team with 15.6 points per game. Guard Indiana Faithfull started 21 games at point Sat. Jan. 19 at Elon* L 61-68 guard with a team-high 112 assists. Forward Kevin Hickson played in nine games this season. Forward Lee Skinner was third on Thurs. Jan. 24 Furman * W 63-50 the team with 10.3 points per game and he led the squad with 7.4 rebounds per game. Guard John Swinton started eleven games Sat. Jan. 26 College of Charleston * L 50-79 at point guard and had 49 assists along with 3.3 points per game. There were six players in the freshman class, two guards and Thurs. Jan. 31 at The Citadel * L 63-69 four forwards. Guard James Long played in seven games. Guard Spencer Collins started all 32 games and was second on the team Sat. Feb. 2 Davidson * L 57-68 with 12.4 points per game. Forward Justin Gordon played in all 33 games and scored 1.7 points per game. Forward C.J. Neumann Thurs. Feb. 7 Elon * W 60-50 had two starts in 29 games played and averaged 2.5 points per game. Forward Zach Korkowski played in six games. Forward Zac Sat. Feb. 9 UNCG * W 59-50 Grossenbacher redshirted the season. Mon. Feb. 11 at Western Carolina * L 56-57 Thurs. Feb. 14 at Samford * L 33-40 WOFFORD COACH MIKE YOUNG Sat. Feb. 16 Chattanooga * W 78-58 Wofford’s Mike Young (Emory and Henry ‘86) has completed his eleventh season as Wofford’s head coach and has an overall record Thurs. Feb. 21 at Georgia Southern* W 53-47 of 169-172 and a 98-95 mark in SoCon games. He is the second-longest tenured coach in the league. In 2011 he led Wofford to a Thurs. Feb. 28 at College of Charleston* L 50-55 second-straight SoCon Championship and NCAA Tournament berth. He was named Southern Conference Coach of the Year in 2010 Sat. March 2 The Citadel* W 69-62 after a 26-9 season and the school’s first trip to the NCAA Tournament. In addition, he earned Hugh Durham National Coach of the Fri. March 8 vs. Georgia Southern # L 44-60 Year honors. Young has spent 24 overall seasons at Wofford, including 13 years as an assistant coach to Richard Johnson. Young is a @ Nations of Coaches Classic native of Radford, Virginia and a graduate of Emory & Henry where he was a four-year letterman and team captain as a junior and * indicates Southern Conference game senior. After two years as an assistant coach at Emory & Henry, Young served as an assistant coach to Oliver Purnell at Radford for # SoCon Tournament one year before joining the Wofford staff in 1989. All times Eastern A FEW RANDOM NOTES The Terriers have now won ten or more games in the last nine seasons ... The Terriers were 11-2 at home last year and were 9-3 at TEAM RECAP WOFFORD PRIMARY STARTERS 2012-13 Overall Record .......................................1-19 Home/Away/Neutral ............................. 9-3/3-15/1-1 2012-13 Conference Finish .........7-11 (T-Third/South) Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............................ 13/1 Starters Returning/Lost .........................................5/5 2013-14 Newcomers ............................................ TBA Top Scorer ..............................Karl Cochran (15.6 ppg) Top Rebounder ...........................Lee Skinner (7.4 rpg) INDIANA KaRL SPEncER LEE AERRIS Top Three Point Scorer ..................... Karl Cochran (78) 11FAITHFULL 2 COCHRan 32 COLLIns 34 SKInnER 14 SMITH Top Assists ..........................Indiana Faithfull (3.5 apg) 6-2 • So. • G 6-1 • So. • G 6-4 • Fr. • G 6-6 • So. • F 6-8 • Jr. • F Sydney, Australia Marietta, Ga. Easley, S.C. Lombard, Ill. Charlotte, N.C. 4.3 ppg/3.5 apg 15.6 ppg/4.3 rpg 12.4 ppg/3.2 rpg 10.3 ppg/7.4 rpg 2.9 ppg/3.2 rpg 2012-13 WOFFORD BASKETBAll ROSTERS NUMERICAL ROSTER # Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown/Last School 2 Karl Cochran G 6-1 170 So. Marietta, Ga. / Walton 3 John Swinton G 6-2 185 So. Mount Pleasant, S.C. / Wando 4 Zach Korkowski F 6-6 205 Fr. Williamsburg, Va. / Christ School 5 Jarell Byrd F 6-6 192 So. Lynn, Mass. / St. Thomas More 11 Indiana Faithfull G 6-4 200 So. Sydney, Australia / St. Thomas More 12 James Long G 5-11 180 Fr. Charleston, W.Va. / Woodberry Forest 13 Taylor Wagener G 6-3 190 Sr. Charlotte, N.C. / Charlotte Christian 14 Aerris Smith F 6-8 250 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. / Butler 22 Zac Grossenbacher F 6-8 220 Fr. Parkersburg, W.Va. / Massanutten Military Academy 24 Justin Gordon F 6-6 195 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. / Northside Christian 31 CJ Neumann F 6-7 220 Fr. St. Paul, Minn. / Cretin-Derham Hall 32 Spencer Collins G 6-4 200 Fr. Easley, S.C. / Easley 33 Kevin Hickson F 6-8 215 Fr.-2 Matthews, N.C. / Providence Day 34 Lee Skinner F 6-6 212 So. Lombard, Ill. / Fork Union AlpHABETICAL ROSTER # Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown/Last School 5 Jarell Byrd F 6-6 192 So. Lynn, Mass. / St. Thomas More 2 Karl Cochran G 6-1 170 So. Marietta, Ga. / Walton 32 Spencer Collins G 6-4 200 Fr. Easley, S.C. / Easley 11 Indiana Faithfull G 6-4 200 So. Sydney, Australia / St. Thomas More 24 Justin Gordon F 6-6 195 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. / Northside Christian 22 Zac Grossenbacher F 6-8 220 Fr. Parkersburg, W.Va. / Massanutten Military Academy 33 Kevin Hickson F 6-8 215 Fr.-2 Matthews, N.C. / Providence Day 4 Zach Korkowski F 6-6 205 Fr. Williamsburg, Va. / Christ School 12 James Long G 5-11 180 Fr. Charleston, W.Va. / Woodberry Forest 31 CJ Neumann F 6-7 220 Fr. St. Paul, Minn. / Cretin-Derham Hall 14 Aerris Smith F 6-8 250 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. / Butler 34 Lee Skinner F 6-6 212 So. Lombard, Ill. / Fork Union 3 John Swinton G 6-2 185 So. Mount Pleasant, S.C. / Wando 13 Taylor Wagener G 6-3 190 Sr. Charlotte, N.C. / Charlotte Christian ROSTER NOTES No Name Note 2 Karl Cochran 2012 SoCon Freshman of the Year ... led the team in scoring in twelve games this season 3 John Swinton Played in 18 games with two starts last season ... Started eleven games this season 4 Zach Korkowski As a junior and senior played at Christ School ... Saw time in six games during the season 5 Jarell Byrd Played in 31 games with two starts and scored 4.4 points per game 11 Indiana Faithfull Sat out the 2011-12 season due to NCAA regulations ... Started 21 games at point guard this season 12 James Long Scored 1,300 points in his high school career at Woodberry Forest 13 Taylor Wagener Lone senior on the team ..