2009–10 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team represented Wofford College during the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Mike Young's eighth season at Wofford. The Terriers competed in the Southern Conference and played their home games at the Benjamin Johnson Arena. They finished the season 26–9, 15–3 in SoCon play to capture the regular season championship. They also won the 2010 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. In their first ever tournament, Wofford earned a 13 seed in the East Region where they were defeated in the first round by 4 seed and AP #16 Wisconsin.

2009–10 Wofford Terriers men's basketball
SoCon Regular Season Champions
SoCon Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record26–9 (15–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Harrison
  • Mark Prosser
  • Jay McAuley
Home arenaBenjamin Johnson Arena
Seasons
2009–10 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Appalachian State 13 5   .722 24 12   .667
Western Carolina 11 7   .611 22 12   .647
Chattanooga 6 12   .333 15 18   .455
UNC Greensboro 6 12   .333 8 23   .258
Samford 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Elon 5 13   .278 9 23   .281
South
Wofford 15 3   .833 26 9   .743
College of Charleston 14 4   .778 22 12   .647
Davidson 11 7   .611 16 15   .516
The Citadel 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Furman 7 11   .389 13 17   .433
Georgia Southern 6 12   .333 9 23   .281
SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Cameron Rundles 6'1" 190 G Jr. Minneapolis, MN DeLaSalle HS
2 Nathan Parker 6'6" 200 F Fr. Knoxville, TN Bearden HS
3 Junior Salters 6'2" 200 G Sr. Spartanburg, SC Broome HS
5 Jamar Diggs 6'2" 180 G Jr. Minneapolis, MN DeLaSalle HS
10 Kevin Giltner 6'6" 200 G So. Kingston Springs, TN Harpeth HS
12 Taylor Wagener 6'3" 185 G Fr. Charlotte, NC Charlotte Christian HS
15 Matt Steelman 6'2" 180 G So. Central, SC Daniel HS
21 Drew Crowell 6'9" 230 F Jr. Charleston, SC West Ashley HS
22 Jason Dawson 5'10" 170 G So. Columbus, OH Fork Union Military Academy
25 Joseph Tecklenburg 6'4" 200 F So. Charleston, SC Bishop England HS
33 Corey Godzinski 6'9" 210 F Sr. Clermont, FL East Ridge HS
35 Brad Loesing 6'0" 180 G So. Cincinnati, OH St. Xavier HS
41 Tim Johnson 6'6" 228 F Jr. Memphis, TN Evangelical Christian HS
42 Noah Dahlman 6'6" 215 F Jr. Braham, MN Braham Area HS
50 Terry Martin 6'6" 235 F Jr. Cincinnati, OH Moeller HS
53 Domas Rinksalis 6'9" 220 F Fr. Šiauliai, Lithuania Greensboro Day School

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/13/2009*
8:00pm
at Pittsburgh L 60–63  0–1
Petersen Events Center (10,112)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/17/2009*
7:00pm
at Georgia W 60–57  1–1
Stegeman Coliseum (4,629)
Athens, GA
11/19/2009*
7:00pm
Lees–McRae W 81–39  2–1
Benjamin Johnson Arena (617)
Spartanburg, SC
11/22/2009*
7:00pm
at Bradley
Las Vegas Invitational
L 54–56  2–2
Carver Arena (8,906)
Peoria, IL
11/24/2009*
9:45pm
at No. 21 Illinois
Las Vegas Invitational
L 64–78  2–3
Assembly Hall (12,982)
Champaign, IL
11/27/2009*
2:00pm
vs. Southern
Las Vegas Invitational
W 81–66  3–3
Orleans Arena (NA)
Las Vegas, NV
11/28/2009*
4:30pm
vs. Seattle
Las Vegas Invitational
W 84–83  4–3
Orleans Arena (NA)
Las Vegas, NV
12/2/2009
7:30pm
at Western Carolina L 67–72  4–4
(0–1)
Ramsey Center (1,527)
Cullowhee, NC
12/4/2009*
7:00pm, Big Ten Network
at No. 9 Michigan State L 60–72  4–5
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
12/7/2009
7:00pm
Appalachian State L 76–77  4–6
(0–2)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,316)
Spartanburg, SC
12/12/2009*
3:00pm
Navy W 73–62  5–6
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,473)
Spartanburg, SC
12/19/2009*
7:00pm, SportSouth
South Carolina W 68–61  6–6
Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,500)
Spartanburg, SC
12/21/2009*
12:30pm
UNC Asheville W 68–42  7–6
Justice Center (508)
Asheville, NC
12/29/2009*
11:00pm
vs. Kent State
Cable Car Classic
L 66–73  7–7
Leavey Center (NA)
Santa Clara, CA
12/30/2009*
9:00pm
at Santa Clara
Cable Car Classic
W 80–72  8–7
Leavey Center (1,103)
Santa Clara, CA
1/7/2010
7:00pm
at UNC Greensboro W 79–66  9–7
(1–2)
Greensboro Coliseum (1,565)
Greensboro, NC
1/9/2010
7:00pm
at Elon W 72–55  10–7
(2–2)
Alumni Gym (1,102)
Elon, NC
1/14/2010
7:00pm
Georgia Southern W 71–57  11–7
(3–2)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,159)
Spartanburg, SC
1/16/2010
7:00pm
Davidson W 68–62  12–7
(4–2)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (2,448)
Spartanburg, SC
1/21/2010
7:05pm
at The Citadel W 44–42  13–7
(5–2)
McAlister Field House (1,857)
Charleston, SC
1/22/2010
7:00pm, ESPN2
at College of Charleston L 68–70  13–8
(5–3)
Carolina First Arena (5,175)
Charleston, SC
1/25/2010
7:00pm
Chattanooga W 78–63  14–8
(6–3)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,573)
Spartanburg, SC
1/30/2010
3:00pm
Furman W 57–46  15–8
(7–3)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,124)
Spartanburg, SC
2/3/2010
7:00pm
Elon W 72–56  16–8
(8–3)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,316)
Spartanburg, SC
2/6/2010
7:00pm
UNC Greensboro W 77–59  17–8
(9–3)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (2,006)
Spartanburg, SC
2/10/2010
7:00pm, WMYA
at Furman W 76–65  18–8
(10–3)
Timmons Arena (1,304)
Greenville, SC
2/13/2010
3:00pm
at Samford W 59–54  19–8
(11–3)
Pete Hanna Center (1,234)
Birmingham, AL
2/17/2010
7:00pm
at Davidson W 73–51  20–8
(12–3)
John M. Belk Arena (4,211)
Davidson, NC
2/20/2010
2:30pm
at Georgia Southern W 82–76 OT 21–8
(13–3)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,483)
Statesboro, GA
2/25/2010
7:00pm, CSS
College of Charleston W 74–68  22–8
(14–3)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,500)
Spartanburg, SC
2/27/2010
3:00pm
The Citadel W 75–66  23–8
(15–3)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,015)
Spartanburg, SC
2010 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
3/6/2010
4:30pm
(1 S) vs. (4 N) UNC Greensboro
Quarterfinals
W 59–47  24–8
Bojangles' Coliseum (4,806)
Charlotte, NC
3/7/2010
6:00pm, SportSouth
(1 S) vs. (2 N) Western Carolina
Semifinals
W 77–58  25–8
Time Warner Cable Arena (NA)
Charlotte, NC
3/8/2010
9:00pm, ESPN2
(1 S) vs. (1 N) Appalachian State
Championship Game
W 56–51  26–8
Time Warner Cable Arena (6,193)
Charlotte, NC
2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
3/19/2010
3:05pm, CBS
(13 E) vs. (4 E) No. 16 Wisconsin
First Round
L 49–53  26–9
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (10,657)
Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=NCAA East Regional.

References

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  1. ^ "2009-10 Men's Basketball Roster - Wofford College Athletics".
  2. ^ "2009–10 Schedule". Retrieved March 30, 2010.