Wofford College Men's Basketball 2007-08 Season Recap
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Wofford College Men’s Basketball 2007-08 Season Recap 2007-08 RESULTS Wofford College (16-16, 8-12) Day Date Opponent Time Fri Nov. 9 at Arkansas L 45-67 The Season Tues. Nov. 13 Lees-McCrae W 80-38 Wofford finished the 2007-08 season 16-16 overall and 8-12 in Southern Conference play, fourth Sat. Nov. 24 Virginia-Wise W 83-62 in the South Division ... In the overall conference standings, the Terriers finished eighth ... Wofford’s Mon. Nov. 26 Toccoa Falls W 85-35 16 wins are the most since the 1994-95 season and the most since the Terriers moved to NCAA Mon. Dec. 3 at Wisconsin L 43-70 Division I ... Wofford advanced in the Southern Conference Tournament for the first time since the Sat. Dec. 8 UNC Greensboro * W 66-65 2003-04 season ... The Terriers scoring defense is fourth in the Southern Conference at 66.8 ppg Sat. Dec. 15 at Elon * L 57-66 ... Wofford’s three point percentage is 66th in the nation at 37.8% and is third the conference ... Mon. Dec. 17 at Alabama ^ L 73-80 The rebounding margin of +2.3 is fourth in the SoCon ... Noah Dahlman led the conference with Wed. Dec. 19 at Purdue ^ W 69-66 a 60.9% field goal percentage and was eighth in the conference with 6.3 rpg ... Shane Nichols Sat. Dec. 22 vs. Texas Southern ^ W 63-56 scored in double-figures in 18 of 24 games played this season ... Nichols is ninth in the conference Sun. Dec. 23 vs. Bethune-Cookman ^ W 70-59 with 13.5 ppg ... Drew Gibson is 20th in the nation and third in the SoCon in assists per game with Thurs. Jan. 3 Chattanooga * L 85-78 6.00 ... The Terriers have had eleven different players score in double-digits this season ... Senior Sat. Jan. 5 West Virginia Wesleyan W, 81-61 guards Drew Gibson and Shane Nichols were named to the SoCon Coaches Preseason All-Confer- Thurs. Jan. 10 Appalachian State * L, 49-52 ence team ... Drew Gibson was also named to the Coaches All-Southern Conference Team and the Sat. Jan. 12 Davidson * L, 50-85 SCSMA All-Conference third team at the conclusion of the season ... Gibson added All-Southern Thurs. Jan. 17 at College of Charleston * L, 60-70 Conference Tournament second team honors as well. Sat. Jan. 19 at The Citadel * W, 80-76 Thurs. Jan. 24 at Georgia Southern * W, 86-79 Sat. Jan. 26 Western Carolina * W, 83-73 Coach Mike Young Mon. Jan. 28 College of Charleston * W, 67-66 Wofford’s Mike Young (Emory and Henry ‘86) has completed his sixth season as Wofford’s head Wed. Jan. 30 at Davidson * L, 65-78 coach and has a record of 74-102. Young is in his 19th season at Wofford, having spent 13 years Sat. Feb. 2 Furman * W, 75-42 as an assistant coach to Richard Johnson. Young is a native of Radford, Virginia and a graduate of Thurs. Feb. 7 at UNC Greensboro * W, 59-56 Emory & Henry where he was a four-year letterman and team captain as a junior and senior. After Sat. Feb. 9 Elon * L, 67-70 OT two years as an assistant coach at Emory & Henry, Young served as an assistant coach to Oliver Mon. Feb. 11 at Appalachian State * L, 55-83 Purnell at Radford for one year before joining the Wofford staff in 1989. Thurs. Feb. 14 Georgia Southern * L, 66-77 Mon. Feb. 18 at Furman * L, 67-61 Wofford’s Last Game Thurs. Feb. 21 at Chattanooga * L, 82-76 Wofford was defeated 82-49 by Davidson in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference Wed. Feb. 28 at Western Carolina * L, 62-57 Tournament at the North Charleston Coliseum. Drew Gibson led the Terriers with 24 points in his Sat. Mar. 1 The Citadel * W, 91-77 final game for Wofford. The Wildcats scored first, but Tim Johnson tied the game with a basket. Fri. Mar. 7 vs. Western Carolina # W, 58-49 At 14:35, Davidson was up 11-3 after a three-pointer by Jason Richards. Back-to-back lay-ups by Sat. Mar. 8 vs. Davidson # L, 49-82 Noah Dahlman cut the lead to 11-7 at 13:30, but Stephen Curry hit a three to go up 14-7. Shane Nichols responded with a three-pointer of his own and after a basket by Junior Salters the Terriers * indicates Southern Conference game ^ Las Vegas Classic were down 15-12 at 11:36. Davidson extended the lead to 22-13 before Drew Gibson hit two # Southern Conference Tournament free throws with 8:17 left on the clock. Noah Dahlman hit two free throws and then a lay-up for a 27-19 Wildcat lead. The Terriers were outscored 16-4 over the final 6:41 of the second half, as Season Stats Recap Wofford’s only points came from four free throws by Drew Gibson. Davidson took a 43-23 lead Top Scorers Shane Nichols (13.5 ppg) into the break. Drew Gibson (12.1 ppg)) In the second half, Wofford opened with a three-pointer by Drew Gibson, but it was matched by Stephen Curry with a three. Drew Gibson added a jumper at 17:12 to cut the lead to 46-28. Top Rebounds Noah Dahlman (6.3 rpg) Stephen Curry answered with a three as the Wildcats as they began an 8-2 run to extend the lead Tim Johnson (5.9 rpg) to 54-30. Davidson pushed the lead to 58-30 until Terry Martin had a dunk at 11:35 in the second Top Assists Drew Gibson (180) half. Drew Gibson added a bucket to make it 58-34, but then the Wildcats went on a 13-2 run over Junior Salters (58) Top Field Goals Junior Salters (103) Wofford Starters Drew Gibson (102) Wofford (16-16) Ht Wt Yr PPG RPG Hometown Top 3 Point Shane Nichols (66) F 41 Tim Johnson 6-5 230 Fr.2 5.3 5.9 Memphis, Tenn. Junior Salters (63) G 2 Drew Gibson 6-2 195 Sr. 12.1 6.0 (apg) Los Angeles, Calif. Top Free Throws Drew Gibson (125) G 33 Corey Godzinski 6-8 210 So. 7.4 3.3 Clermont, Fla Terry Martin (60) G 5 Shane Nichols 6-0 195 Sr. 13.5 1.4 Radford, Va. F 42 Noah Dahlman 6-6 220 Fr. 7.8 6.3 Braham, Minn. 2007-08 Rosters Coaching Staff Numerical Roster Head Coach: Mike Young Emory & Henry ’86 No Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown/Last School Associate Head Coach: Mike Boynton, Jr. 2 Drew Gibson G 6-2 195 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. / Dorsey South Carolina '04 3 Junior Salters G 6-1 185 So. Spartanburg, S.C. / Broome Assistant Coach: Paul Harrison 5 Shane Nichols G 6-0 195 Sr. Radford, Va. / Radford Washington and Lee '93 10 Norm Nixon G 6-0 180 So. Los Angeles, Calif. / South Kent Prep Assistant Coach: Geoff Shyatt 12 Matt Estep G 6-3 200 Jr. Rupert, W. Va. / Greenbrier East Clemson '06 21 Drew Crowell F 6-9 215 Fr. Charleston, S.C. / West Ashley 23 Marcus Jackson G 6-1 198 Jr. Spartanburg, S.C. / Dorman 30 Andrew Bellebaum F 6-7 205 So. Charleston, S.C. / Bishop England Pronunciation Guide 33 Corey Godzinski G 6-8 210 So. Clermont, Fla. / East Ridge Bellebaum ...................BELL-baum Dahlman ......................DALL-man 41 Tim Johnson G/F 6-5 230 Fr.-2 Memphis, Tenn. / Evangelical Christian Estep..............................EE-step 42 Noah Dahlman F 6-6 220 Fr. Braham, Minn. / Braham Area Godzinski .....................god-ZIN-skee 50 Terry Martin F 6-6 225 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Archbishop Moeller Wofford ........................wah-ferd Alphabetical Roster Wofford in the SoCon No Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown/High School Tournament 30 Andrew Bellebaum F 6-7 205 So. Charleston, S.C. / Bishop England 1998-1999 Western Carolina 67, Wofford 64 21 Drew Crowell F 6-9 215 Fr. Charleston, S.C. / West Ashley 1999-2000 Wofford 81, VMI 72 42 Noah Dahlman F 6-6 220 Fr. Braham, Minn. / Braham Area Wofford 65, Davidson 64 12 Matt Estep G 6-3 200 Jr. Rupert, W. Va. / Greenbrier East Charleston 74, Wofford 64 2000-2001 Davidson 60, Wofford 57 2 Drew Gibson G 6-2 195 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. / Dorsey 2001-2002 UNC Greensboro 70, Wofford 41 33 Corey Godzinski G 6-8 210 So. Clermont, Fla. / East Ridge 2002-2003 Wofford 77, UNC Greensboro 73 23 Marcus Jackson G 6-1 198 Jr. Spartanburg, S.C / Dorman East Tennessee State 80, Wofford 75 41 Tim Johnson G/F 6-5 230 Fr.-2 Memphis, Tenn. / Evangelical Christian 2003-2004 Wofford 85, UNC Greensboro 82 50 Terry Martin F 6-6 225 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Archbishop Moeller Georgia Southern 82, Wofford 69 5 Shane Nichols G 6-0 195 Sr. Radford, Va. / Radford 2004-2005 Elon 64, Wofford 58 2005-2006 Appalachian State 66, Wofford 65 10 Norm Nixon G 6-0 180 So. Los Angeles, Calif. / South Kent Prep 2006-2007 Chattanooga 64, Wofford 55 3 Junior Salters G 6-1 185 So. Spartanburg, S.C. / Broome 2007-2008 Wofford 58, Western Carolina 49 Davidson 82, Wofford 49 Roster Notes No Name Note 30 Andrew Bellebaum Played in eleven games this season 21 Drew Crowell Played in 28 games with one start as a freshman 42 Noah Dahlman Led team in rebounding with 6.3 rpg (190 total) 12 Matt Estep Hit career-high 6 three-pointers last season at ASU 2 Drew Gibson Set a career-high with 13 assists at Purdue 33 Corey Godzinski Notched a career-high 15 points against CofC 23 Marcus Jackson Played in nine games this season 41 Tim Johnson Second on the team in rebounding with 177 (5.9 rpg) 50 Terry Martin Played in 31 games and averaged 5.7 ppg 5 Shane Nichols Scoring leader with 13.5 points per game 10 Norm Nixon Set a new single season high in scoring (50 pts) 3 Junior Salters Career-high 26 points against Western Carolina (1/26) the next four minutes to extend the lead to 71-36 with 6:48 on the clock.