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WOFFORD MEN’S BASKETBALL 2010 Three SoCon Tournament Championships 2010 2011 Three NCAA Tournament Bids 2011 2014 2014 @WoffordTerriers /WoffordAthletics 2014-15 SCHEDULE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Day Date Opponent Result/Time AME Fri. Nov. 14 at Stanford $ 9 p.m. (PT) G #1 Tues. Nov. 18 IONA ^ 7 a.m. WOFFORD (0-0) Fri. Nov. 21 at Fairfield $ 7 p.m. Sat. Nov. 22 vs. South Dakota $ 5 p.m. VS. Sun. Nov. 23 vs. Sam Houston St. $ Noon STANFORD (0-0) Tues. Nov. 25 OHIO VALLEY 7 p.m. Friday, November 14, 2014 • 9:00 p.m. PT Sat. Nov. 29 at William & Mary 4:30 p.m. Maples Pavilion • Palo Alto, Calif. Wed. Dec. 3 PRESBYTERIAN 7 p.m. TV: Pac-12 Bay Area (Play-by-Play: Ted Robinson - Color: Casey Jacobsen) Sat. Dec. 6 FLORIDA NATIONAL 7 p.m. Radio: Wofford IMG Sports Network (Play-by-Play: Thom Henson - Color: Dan Dibley) Sun. Dec. 14 at NC State 4 p.m. Flagships: The Source - WOLI-AM (105.7 FM & 910 AM) Wed. Dec. 17 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 7 p.m. Mon. Dec. 22 at West Virginia 7 p.m. STORYLINES Wed. Dec. 31 at Duke 3 p.m. Opening Tip Sat. Jan. 3 at Samford * 3 p.m. • The Wofford men’s basketball team gets a highly anticipated 2014-15 season underway Friday, November 14, Mon. Jan. 5 at Chattanooga * 8 p.m. against the Stanford Cardinal at Maples Paviliion ... It will be the first ever meeting between the two programs. Thurs. Jan. 8 VMI * 7 p.m. Sat. Jan. 10 SAMFORD * 7 p.m. Last Time in Cali • The last time Wofford visited the state of California was Dec. 29-30, 2009 at the Cable Car Classic, hosted by Thurs. Jan. 15 at The Citadel * 6 p.m. Santa Clara ... Wofford fell to Kent State 73-66 before defeating host Santa Clara 80-72 ... Four Terriers scored in Sat. Jan. 17 WESTERN CAROLINA * 7 p.m. double figures in the victory, led by 14 points from Noah Dahlman and Jamar Diggs. Thurs. Jan. 22 FURMAN * 7 p.m. Sat. Jan. 24 ETSU * 7 p.m. Against the Pac-12 Thurs. Jan. 29 at UNCG * 7 p.m. • The only Pac-12 opponent Wofford has faced is Colorado, falling 74-59 on Nov. 9, 2012 in that year’s season Sat. Jan. 31 MERCER * 7 p.m. opener in Boulder, Colo. ... Wofford also faced the Buffaloes Feb. 24, 1997 and lost 65-58 - prior to Colorado joining the Pac-12 in 2011. Thurs. Feb. 5 at ETSU * 7 p.m. Sat. Feb. 7 at VMI * 1 p.m. Season Openers Thurs. Feb. 12 CHATTANOOGA * 7 p.m. • Since joining the NCAA Division I ranks in the 1995-96 season, the Terriers have struggled against an impres- Sat. Feb. 14 at Western Carolina * 5 p.m. sive list of opponents in season openers ... In the last 19 years, the Terriers are 1-18, with defeats coming at the Thurs. Feb. 19 UNCG * 7 p.m. hands of teams such as Arkansas, Auburn, Colorado, Dayton, Georgia (twice), Georgia Tech, Memphis, Miami (FL), Minnesota, Missouri, NC State, Pittsburgh, South Carolina and Tennessee ... The only season-opening win Sat. Feb. 21 THE CITADEL * 7 p.m. for Wofford in the NCAA Divisoin I era was in 2005 against Fairleigh Dickinson in the Guardians Classic ... Thurs. Feb. 26 at Mercer * 7 p.m. Wofford will open the 2014-15 season on the road for the 21st straight year ... The last time the Terriers opened Sat. Feb. 28 at Furman * 4 p.m. at home was the 1993-94 season. Fri-Mon March 6-9 Southern Conference Tournament Wins Against the Power Conferences $ Coaches vs. Cancer Classic • Since Mike Young took over as head coach, the Terriers have come up with numerous wins over schools ^ ESPN 24-College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon from power conferences ... These wins include Virginia Tech (2002), Auburn (2004), Cincinnati (2006), Purdue * Southern Conference Game (2007), Georgia (2009), South Carolina (2009), Wake Forest (2012), and Xavier (2012). Home games in Bold and CAPS All Times Eastern (ET) unless specified Tournament Tough Wofford Athletic • Wofford’s 2014-15 schedule features four NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago ... Stanford advanced the furthest, making it to the Sweet 16 as a No. 10 seed with wins over New Mexico (58-53) and Kansas (60-57) ... Media Relations Wofford also meets up with NC State and Duke, as well as two matchups with one of the Southern Conference’s Assistant Director / MBB Contact .............Kyle Mattracion Office ..................................................................864-597-4092 newest members, Mercer ... Mercer won the Atlantic Sun Tournament last season and defeated No. 3-seeded Cell .....................................................................845-416-4372 Duke as a No. 14 seed in the second round 78-71. Email ....................................... [email protected] Assistant AD for Media Relations ...........Brent Williamson Loaded With Returners Office ..................................................................864-597-4093 • All but two letterwinners from last season return for the 2014-15 campaign ... The Terriers bring back all five Email [email protected] starters (Garcia, Cochran, Collins, Skinner, Neumann), along with 95 percent of their scoring and 91 percent of their rebounding. Media Relations Intern ...................................Steve Sommer Office ..................................................................864-597-4098 Email .............................................. [email protected] Athletic Website ................................... WoffordTerriers.com Wofford Men’s Basketball WoffordTerriers.com SoCon Champions 2010, 2011, 2014 NCAA Tournament 2010, 2011, 2014 QUICK FACTS 2014-15 WOFFORD ROSTER General Information No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous Shool Location ................................................. Spartanburg, S.C. 1. .......Derrick Brooks .................. G ...............6-2 .............190 ..............Fr. ..........................Hinesville, Ga. / Bartow (Fla.) Founded ........................................................................1854 2. .......Karl Cochran ..................... G ...............6-1 .............175 ..............Sr. .......................................Marietta, Ga. / Walton Enrollment...................................................................1,600 3. .......John Swinton ..................... G ...............6-2 .............190 ..............Sr. ..........................Mount Pleasant, S.C. / Wando Nickname ............................................................... Terriers 4. .......Zach Korkowski .................F ...............6-6 .............205 .............. Jr. ................... Williamsburg, Va. / Christ School Colors .....................................................Old Gold & Black Conference ...........................................Southern (SoCon) 5. .......Eric Garcia ......................... G ...............6-0 .............180 ............. So................................ Aurora, Colo. / Grandview Home Arena ............................. Benjamin Johnson Arena 10. .....Larry McKnight, Jr. ........... G ...............6-4 .............215 ..............Fr. ........................................Miami, Fla. / Norland Capacity ....................................................................... 3,500 11. .....Bobby Perez ....................... G ..............5-11 ............165 ..............Fr. ....................................Atlanta, Ga. / Marist HS Opened ........................................................... Jan. 22, 1981 12. .....Jeremiah Tate ..................... G ...............6-1 .............180 ............. So..................... Columbia, S.C. / Lower Richland Record in Facility ........................................ 297-116 (.720) 14. .....Spencer Collins.................. G ...............6-4 .............195 .............. Jr. ............................................Easley, S.C. / Easley All-Time Program Record...................1,166-1,123 (.509) 20. .....Jaylen Allen ........................ G ...............6-3 .............180 ............. So.....Johnson City, Tenn. / Christ School (N.C.) SoCon Tournament Championships ... 2010, 2011, 2014 24. .....Justin Gordon .....................F ...............6-6 .............205 .............. Jr. .............Charlotte, N.C. / Northside Christian NCAA Tournament Appearances ........ 2010, 2011, 2014 31. ....C.J. Neumann .....................F ...............6-7 .............230 .............. Jr. ......... St. Paul, Minn. / Cretin-Derhmam Hall 33. .....Cameron Jackson ...............F ...............6-8 .............255 ..............Fr. ........................... Winchester, Va. / Winchester Campus Administration 34. .....Lee Skinner .........................F ...............6-6 .............220 ..............Sr. ............................... Lombard, Ill. / Fork Union President ...........................................Dr. Nayef H. Samhat Faculty Athletic Rep. ............................... Dr. Jameica Hill 35. .....Ryan Sawvell .......................F ...............6-8 .............215 .............. Jr. ...............Munderlein, Ill. / Univ. of Evansville Athletic Director .....................................Richard Johnson 40. .....Eric Wagenlander .............. G ...............6-2 .............180 ............. So...........................Mount Pleasant, S.C. / Wando Athletic Dept. Phone ................................ (864) 597-4090 Mailing Address ............................. 429 N. Church Street, ALPHABETICALLY BY CLAss PRONUNCIATIONS ......................................................Spartanburg, S.C. 29303 Name No. Pos. Yr. Name No. Pos. Yr. 4. Zach Korkowski (Core-Cow-Skee) College Website ....................................