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WOFFORD MEN’S BASKETBALL MBB Contact: Phil Marcello // [email protected] // 864-597-4092 // @WoffordTerriers 2018-19 SCHEDULE 2019 NCAA TOURNAMENT • FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS OVERALL: 29-4 SOCON: 18-0 SOCON TOURNAMENT: 3-0 NO. 20 WOFFORD TERRIERS(29-4, 18-0 SOCON) NOVEMBER Tue. 6 #8 North Carolina L, 78-67 VS. SETON HALL PIRATES (20-13, 9-9 BIG EAST) Sat. 10 at High Point W, 68-60 Tue. 13 Carver W, 94-35 MARCH 21 AND 23, 2019 Fri. 16 ^ at Stanford Cancelled Sun. 18 ^ at Oklahoma L, 64-75 VYSTAR VETERANS ARENA Wed. 21 ^ Coppin State W, 99-65 Fri. 23 ^ Mars HIll W, 97-46 JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA Mon. 26 at South Carolina W, 81-61 DECEMBER Wed. 1 * ETSU W, 79-62 Tue. 4 at #2 Kansas L, 47-72 Thu. 6 Kentucky Christian W, 112-58 Sun. 9 Coastal Carolina W, 82-71 Sat. 15 UNC Asheville W, 92-49 TOURNAMENT STORYLINES Wed. 19 at #17 Mississippi State L, 87-98 Sat. 29 * at Western Carolina W, 74-54 THE NCAA TOURNAMENT JANUARY • Wofford makes its return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2015. The Terriers are 0-4 all-time in the big Thu. 3 * The Citadel W, 112-81 dance, falling to fifth-seeded Arkansas 56-53 in their most recent appearance. Redshirt senior Cameron Jackson is the Sat. 5 * Mercer W, 78-74 Thu. 10 * at UNCG W, 72-43 lone Terrier with NCAA Tournament experience (Wofford, 2015). Sat. 12 * at VMI W, 90-76 Sat. 19 * Furman W, 59-54 THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM Thu. 24 * Samford W, 107-106 (OT) • Wofford will play its opening game of the tournament in Jacksonville for the third time, being placed there in 2010 and Sat. 26 * Chattanooga W, 80-69 2015. In 2010, the Terriers were tied with Wisconsin with 1:17 to play, but the Badgers ended up prevailing by four (53- Thu. 31 * at Mercer W, 76-87 49). Against Arkansas, Wofford led for over 20 minutes, but a late charge from the Razorbacks did in the Terriers, rattling FEBRUARY out two 3-pointers in the final possession. Sat. 2 * at The Citadel W, 99-61 Thu. 7 * at ETSU W, 78-76 (OT) ONE FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS Sat. 9 * Western Carolina W, 83-56 Thu. 14 * VMI W, 95-84 • The 2018-19 campaign has been a record one for Wofford, setting new program marks in wins (29), wins in a regular Sat. 16 * UNCG W, 80-50 season (26), wins in a row (20) and wins in the Southern Conference, going 18-0 in the regular season and 21-0 against Sat. 23 * at Furman W, 72-64 SoCon foes on the season (tournament included). The perfect conference season was the SoCon’s first since Stephen Thu. 28 * at Chattanooga W, 80-54 Curry’s Davidson squad ran the table in 2007-08, and the No. 7 seed is the conference’s highest since 1979. Wofford also MARCH claimed its first AP Top 25 ranking in program history, being ranked No. 24 on February 25, and have been boosted to No. Sat. 2 * at Samford W, 85-64 20 since. Senior guard Fletcher Magee sits just three 3-pointers shy of breaking Travis Bader’s (Oakland) all-time record Sat. 9 & #8 VMI W, 99-72 for made 3-pointers, draining 502 thus far in his four seasons as a Terrier. Sun. 10 & #4 ETSU W, 81-72 Mon. 11 & #2 UNCG W, 70-58 TERRIERS IN THE TOURNAMENT TV/RADIO Thu. 21 % #10 Seton Hall 9:40 p.m. Watch: CBS Sat. 23 % #2 Kentucky/#15 Abilene Christian All-time: 0-4 SoCon Titles: 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2019 CBS: Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel, Jamie Erdahl Radio: iHeart Radio Greenville/Spartanburg Seeding history: #13, #14, #15, #12, #7 ^ - Battle 4 Atlantis Announcers: Jim Noble (PxP), Thom Henson (color) * - Southern Conference Game Last Game: Arkansas 56, Wofford 53 (3/19/15) & - Southern Conference Tournament (Asheville, N.C.) % - NCAA Tournament Game WOFFORD PROJECTED STARTERS SOCIAL HUB STORM CAM KEVE @WOFFORDMBB // @WOFFORDMBB // FLETCHER NATHAN MURPHY 10 JACKSON 24 ALUMA WOFFORD MEN’S BASKETBALL 5 3 MAGEE HOOVER 33 6-0 • So. • G 6-4 • Sr. • G 6-4 • Jr. • G 6-8 • Sr. • F 6-9 • So. • F #TERRIERSDANCE Middleton, Wisc. Orlando, Fla. Memphis, Tenn. Winchester, Va.. Berlin, Md. #CONQUERANDPREVAIL 8.0 ppg/3.2 apg 20.5 ppg/2.6 rpg 13.3 ppg/2.5 rpg 14.6 ppg/7.5 rpg 6.9 ppg/6.8 rpg 2019 NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT - WOFFORD BASKETBALL 2019 Southern Conference Tournament 2019 Ingles Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Championship presented by General Shale March 8-11 • U.S. Cellular Center • Asheville, N.C. FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY MARCH 8 MARCH 9 MARCH 10 MARCH 11 No. 8 VMI Session 1, Game 1 March 8, 5 p.m. No. 8 VMI, 96-83 Session 2, Game 3 No. 9 Western Carolina March 9, 12 p.m. No. 1 Woff ord, 99-72 No. 1 Woff ord Session 4, Game 7 No. 1 Woff ord, 81-72 No. 4 ETSU March 10, 4 p.m. Session 2, Game 4 March 9, 2:30 p.m. No. 4 ETSU, 68-64 No. 5 Chattanooga CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Session 5, Game 9 March 11, 7 p.m. No. 1 Woff ord, 70-58 No. 7 Samford Session 1, Game 2 March 8, 7:30 p.m. No. 7 Samford, 100-71 Session 3, Game 5 No. 10 The Citadel March 9, 6 p.m. No. 2 UNCG, 77-70 No. 2 UNCG Session 4, Game 8 March 10, 6:30 p.m. No. 2 UNCG, 66-62 No. 3 Furman Session 3, Game 6 March 9, 8:30 p.m. No. 3 Furman, 85-74 Most Outstanding Player Fletcher Magee, Woff ord No. 6 Mercer Pinnacle Award (highest GPA on championship-winning team) Storm Murphy, Woff ord All-Tournament First Team Francis Alonso, UNCG Isaiah Miller, UNCG Nathan Hoover, Woff ord Cameron Jackson, Woff ord Fletcher Magee, Woff ord All-Tournament Second Team Tray Boyd III, ETSU Jordan Lyons, Furman Matt Raff erty, Furman James Dickey, UNCG Bubba Parham, VMI 2019 NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT - WOFFORD BASKETBALL Front Row (left to right): Fletcher Magee, Ryan Larson, Tray Hollowell, Storm Murphy, Nathan Hoover, Donovan Theme-Love, Messiah Jones, Drew Cottrell Back Row (left to right): Assistant Coach Kevin Giltner, Head Coach Mike Young, Associate Head Coach Jay McCauley, Athletic Trainer Alyss Hart, Alex Michael, Isaiah Bigelow, Cameron Jackson, Michael Manning Jr., Matthew Pegram, Chevez Goodwin, Keve Aluma, Trevor Stumpe, Assistant Coach Will Murphy, Athletic Performance Coach David Land, Manager Clarke Allen, Manager Will Stigall, Manager Gordon Rogers. ABOUT WOFFORD THE BASICS ROSTER Location: Spartanburg, S.C. # NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL Founded: 1854 Conference: Southern Conference 1 Chevez Goodwin F 6-9 So. Blythewood, S.C. / College of Charleston Affiliation: NCAA Division I 2 Michael Manning Jr. F/C 6-9 So. Memphis, Tenn. / Lausanne Collegiate School Enrollment: 1,650 3 Fletcher Magee G 6-4 Sr. Orlando, Fla. / The First Academy (Fla.) Colors: Black & Old Gold 4 Isaiah Bigelow G 6-7 Fr. Greensboro, N.C. / Ben L. Smith Nickname: Terriers 5 Storm Murphy G 6-0 So. Middleton, Wisc. / Middleton 10 Nathan Hoover G 6-4 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. / Arlington COURT FACTS: Richardson Indoor Stadium 11 Ryan Larson G 6-1 Fr. St. Paul, Minn / Cretin Durham Hall Opened: November 10, 2017 12 Alex Michael F 6-6 Fr. Greensboro, N.C. / Greensboro Day School Capacity: 3,400 Largest Crowd: 3,400 14 Drew Cottrell G 6-4 Fr. Flowery Branch, Ga. / Lakeview Academy (Fla.) 15 Trevor Stumpe G 6-5 Jr. Plainfield, Ill. / Plainfield North MEDIA INFORMATION 21 Tray Hollowell G 6-3 So. Hopkinsville, Ky. / University Heights Academy 24 Keve Aluma F 6-9 So. Berlin, Md. / Stephen Decatur CREDENTIALS 25 Messiah Jones F 6-6 Fr. Chicago, Ill. / Simeon (Ill.) Requests for working media credentials should be made to the Associate Athletic Director of Media 31 Donovan Theme-Love G 6-1 Jr. Providence, R.I. / New Hampton School (N.H.) Reations, Wofford College, 429 N. Church Street, Spar- 33 Cameron Jackson F 6-8 Sr. Winchester, Va. / John Handley tanburg, SC 29303. Requests should be made one 50 Matthew Pegram C 6-11 Sr. Mt. Pleasant, S.C. / Wando week in advance. Requests are screened with care to insure a working press area. Children, spouses, pets and cheering are not allowed in compliance with the working code of the Basketball Writers Association of America. STAFF Head Coach Mike Young, 17th season INTERVIEWS Associate Head Coach Jay McAuley, 2nd season All interviews with members of the team during the season must be arranged through the Athletic Media Assistant Coach Kevin Giltner, 6th season Relations Office. Please call ahead and allow 24 hours Assistant Coach Will Murphy, 2nd season to set up interviews with players. Arrangements will be Athletic Trainer Alyss Hart, 10th season made for telephone and in-person interviews at a time that is mutually agreeable to the reporter/broadcaster Athletic Performance Coach David Land, 1st season and the student-athlete. The best time to reach Coach Student Managers Will Stigall (4th) and Clarke Allen (4th) Young is in the mornings. Any television crews wishing to tape an interview with Coach Young may do so daily before practice. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE POST-GAME INTERVIEWS #1 Chevez Goodwin (SHUH-vez) The Wofford locker room in Richarson Indoor Stadium is CLOSED to the media after each game.