2016–17 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team represented Wofford College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers, led by 15th-year head coach Mike Young, played their home games at the Benjamin Johnson Arena in Spartanburg, South Carolina as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 10–8 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Chattanooga in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to UNC Greensboro.

2016–17 Wofford Terriers men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record16–17 (10–8 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dustin Kerns
  • Tim Johnson
  • Kevin Giltner
Home arenaBenjamin Johnson Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Tennessee State 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
UNC Greensboro 14 4   .778 25 10   .714
Furman 14 4   .778 23 12   .657
Chattanooga 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
Wofford 10 8   .556 16 17   .485
Mercer 9 9   .500 15 17   .469
Samford 8 10   .444 20 16   .556
The Citadel 4 14   .222 12 21   .364
Western Carolina 4 14   .222 9 23   .281
VMI 3 15   .167 6 24   .200
2017 SoCon Tournament winner

This was the final season for Benjamin Johnson Arena as an NCAA sports venue. All of the arena's tenants—Wofford men's and women's basketball, plus women's volleyball—moved to the new Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium for the 2017–18 school year.

Previous season

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The Terriers finished the 2015–16 season 15–17, 11–7 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament to Western Carolina.

Roster

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2016–17 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Dishon Lowery 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Peachtree City, Georgia
G 1 Derrick Brooks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Hinesville, Georgia
F/C 2 Michael Manning, Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee
G 3 Fletcher Magee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So Orlando, Florida
G 4 Donovan Theme-Love 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Providence, Rhode Island
G 5 Eric Garcia 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Aurora, Colorado
G 10 Nathan Hoover 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee
G 11 Bobby Perez 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia
G 15 Trevor Stumpe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So Plainfield, Illinois
G 20 Jaylen Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Johnson City, Tennessee
F 23 Justin Tucker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Orlando, Florida
G 24 Kevon Tucker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Dacula, Georgia
F 33 Cameron Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Winchester, Virginia
F 35 Ryan Sawvell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Mundelein, Illinois
G 40 Eric Wagenlander 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
C 50 Matthew Pegram 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016*
2:00 pm, SECN+
at LSU L 69–91  0–1
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,690)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm
Allen
Gulf Coast Showcase
W 117–77  1–1
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,087)
Spartanburg, SC
11/21/2016*
11:00 am
vs. Vermont
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
L 59–60  1–2
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/22/2016*
11:00 am
vs. Bradley
Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round
L 62–70  1–3
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/23/2016*
11:00 am
vs. Kent State
Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game
L 59–66  1–4
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/27/2016*
2:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado L 60–75  1–5
Coors Events Center (6,854)
Boulder, CO
11/29/2016*
7:00 pm
Mars Hill W 79–76  2–5
Benjamin Johnson Arena (870)
Spartanburg, SC
12/03/2016*
5:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Miami (FL)
HoopHall Miami Invitational
L 57–74  2–6
American Airlines Arena (4,885)
Miami, FL
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm
UVA–Wise W 116–56  3–6
Benjamin Johnson Arena (927)
Spartanburg, SC
12/10/2016*
5:00 pm, FSSW
at TCU L 63–72  3–7
Schollmaier Arena (5,822)
Fort Worth, TX
12/15/2016*
7:00 pm
Austin Peay W 96–77  4–7
Benjamin Johnson Arena (813)
Spartanburg, SC
12/19/2016*
7:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina W 75–74  5–7
HTC Center (1,486)
Conway, SC
12/22/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Georgia Tech L 72–76  5–8
Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,725)
Atlanta, GA
SoCon regular season
12/31/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Mercer W 88–71  6–8
(1–0)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,083)
Spartanburg, SC
01/02/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
The Citadel L 103–104 OT 6–9
(1–1)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,071)
Spartanburg, SC
01/05/2017
7:00 pm
at Chattanooga L 66–77  6–10
(1–2)
McKenzie Arena (2,829)
Chattanooga, TN
01/08/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Samford L 89–91 OT 6–11
(1–3)
Pete Hanna Center (1,142)
Homewood, AL
01/14/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Furman W 67–58  7–11
(2–3)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (2,675)
Spartanburg, SC
01/19/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
VMI W 88–70  8–11
(3–3)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,458)
Spartanburg, SC
01/22/2017
2:00 pm
at East Tennessee State L 72–79  8–12
(3–4)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,034)
Johnson City, TN
01/25/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UNC Greensboro W 93–74  9–12
(4–4)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,596)
Spartanburg, SC
01/28/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Carolina L 62–68  9–13
(4–5)
Ramsey Center (1,894)
Cullowhee, NC
02/02/2017
7:00 pm
at The Citadel W 100–90  10–13
(5–5)
McAlister Field House (1,175)
Charleston, SC
02/04/2017
4:30 pm
at Mercer W 65–62  11–13
(6–5)
Hawkins Arena (4,386)
Macon, GA
02/06/2017
7:00 pm, ASN
East Tennessee State W 79–76  12–13
(7–5)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,497)
Spartanburg, SC
02/09/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Samford W 131–127 4OT 13–13
(8–5)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,583)
Spartanburg, SC
02/11/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Chattanooga L 65–73  13–14
(8–6)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,004)
Spartanburg, SC
02/15/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UNC Greensboro L 55–74  13–15
(8–7)
Greensboro Coliseum (2,448)
Greensboro, NC
02/18/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Carolina W 84–56  14–15
(9–7)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,317)
Spartanburg, SC
02/22/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at VMI W 81–63  15–15
(10–7)
Cameron Hall (1,310)
Lexington, VA
02/25/2017
2:00 pm
at Furman L 69–78  15–16
(10–8)
Timmons Arena (2,582)
Greenville, SC
SoCon tournament
03/04/2017
2:30 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (4) Chattanooga
Quarterfinals
W 79–67  16–16
U.S. Cellular Center (4,525)
Asheville, NC
03/05/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (1) UNC Greensboro
Semifinals
L 73–77  16–17
U.S. Cellular Center (5,079)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule".