2020–21 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team represented Wofford College during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team were led by second-year head coach Jay McAuley, and played their home games at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg, South Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 15–9 overall, 12–5 in SoCon play, to finish in second place.^[1]

2020–21 Wofford Terriers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	15–9 (12–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Jay McAuley (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Dwight Perry Paul Hemrick Will Murphy
Home arena	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UNC Greensboro †	13	–	5		.722			21	–	9		.700
Wofford	12	–	5		.706			15	–	9		.625
Furman	10	–	5		.667			16	–	9		.640
Chattanooga	9	–	7		.563			18	–	8		.692
East Tennessee State	8	–	7		.533			13	–	12		.520
VMI	7	–	7		.500			13	–	12		.520
Mercer	8	–	9		.471			18	–	11		.621
The Citadel	5	–	11		.313			13	–	12		.520
Western Carolina	4	–	13		.235			11	–	16		.407
Samford	2	–	9		.182			6	–	13		.316
† 2021 SoCon tournament winner

Previous season

The Terriers finished the 2019–20 season 19–16 overall, 8–10 in SoCon play, to finish in seventh place.^[2] They defeated The Citadel,^[3] Furman^[4] and Chattanooga^[5] to advance to the championship game of the SoCon tournament where they lost to East Tennessee State.^[6] All postseason play was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.^[7][8]

Roster

2020–21 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 Keaton Turner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Hopewell, VA G 2 Max Klesmit 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Neenah, WI G 4 Isaiah Bigelow 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Greensboro, NC G 5 Storm Murphy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Middleton, WI G 11 Ryan Larson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr St. Paul, MN F 12 Alex Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Greensboro, NC G 13 Morgan Safford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Columbus, OH F 14 Sam Godwin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Moore, OK G 15 Austin Patterson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Sonora, CA C 20 David Appelgren 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Jr Stockholm, Sweden G 21 Tray Hollowell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Hopkinsville, KY G 22 Jonathan Steelman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Aiken, SC F 23 Nick Pringle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Seabrook, SC G 24 Jackson Gore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Blacksburg, SC F 25 Messiah Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Chicago, IL F/C 33 B.J. Mack 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Charlotte, NC	Head coach Jay McAuley (Georgia) Assistant coach(es) Dwight Perry (Kentucky) Paul Hemrick (Georgia) Will Murphy (Wake Forest) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 16, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Toccoa Falls	W 88–49	1–0	19 – tied	12 – Jones	3 – tied	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium  Spartanburg, SC
November 28, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Carver	W 111–37	2–0	17 – Pringle	11 – Pringle	6 – Safford	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium  Spartanburg, SC
December 3, 2020* 6:00 p.m.		North Carolina Central	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[9]					Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium  Spartanburg, SC
December 6, 2020* 2:00 p.m.		at Presbyterian	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[10]					Templeton Physical Education Center  Clinton, SC
December 7, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 19 Richmond	L 72–77	2–1	21 – Murphy	10 – Jones	5 – Hollowell	Robins Center  Richmond, VA
December 13, 2020* 12:00 pm, ESPNews		vs. South Florida Holiday Hoopsgiving	L 56–58	2–2	21 – Hollowell	8 – Murphy	6 – Murphy	State Farm Arena  Atlanta, GA
December 15, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Coastal Carolina	W 88–77	3–2	26 – Murphy	7 – tied	7 – Murphy	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium  Spartanburg, SC
December 21, 2020* 1:00 p.m., SECN		at Texas A&M	L 52–70	3–3	14 – Klesmit	6 – Jones	8 – Larson	Reed Arena (613) College Station, TX
Southern Conference regular season
December 29, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Mercer	W 78–65	4–3 (1–0)	16 – Murphy	9 – Larson	4 – tied	Hawkins Arena (946) Macon, GA
January 2, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Samford	W 94–84	5–3 (2–0)	23 – Murphy	6 – tied	11 – Murphy	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium  Spartanburg, SC
January 6, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UNC Greensboro	L 75–84	5–4 (2–1)	25 – Murphy	7 – Jones	4 – Murphy	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium  Spartanburg, SC
January 9, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UNC Greensboro	W 48–45	6–4 (3–1)	18 – Murphy	9 – Godwin	3 – Larson	Greensboro Coliseum (60) Greensboro, NC
January 13, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at VMI	W 80–78	7–4 (4–1)	23 – Murphy	9 – Hollowell	4 – Murphy	Cameron Hall (203) Lexington, VA
January 16, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Chattanooga	W 77–59	8–4 (5–1)	23 – Murphy	8 – Larson	5 – Murphy	McKenzie Arena  Chattanooga, TN
January 23, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Western Carolina	W 91–78	9–4 (6–1)	28 – Murphy	5 – Safford	4 – Murphy	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium  Spartanburg, SC
January 27, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at The Citadel	L 69–77	9–5 (6–2)	16 – Murphy	7 – Klesmit	3 – Larson	McAlister Field House  Charleston, SC
January 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mercer	W 72–69	10–5 (7–2)	22 – Hollowell	6 – Jones	2 – 3 tied	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium  Spartanburg, SC
February 1, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		East Tennessee State	W 67–62	11–5 (8–2)	19 – Murphy	6 – Klesmit	3 – Larson	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium  Spartanburg, SC
February 3, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		VMI	L 80–84 OT	11–6 (8–3)	14 – Larson	5 – Larson	7 – Murphy	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium  Spartanburg, SC
February 6, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Furman	W 75–67	12–6 (9–3)	24 – Murphy	6 – Safford	6 – Murphy	Bon Secours Wellness Arena  Greenville, SC
February 10, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Chattanooga	L 66–78	12–7 (9–4)	18 – Safford	5 – Klesmit	2 – Klesmit	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium  Spartanburg, SC
February 13, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at East Tennessee State	L 49–71	12–8 (9–5)	11 – Murphy	6 – tied	5 – Murphy	Freedom Hall Civic Center  Johnson City, TN
February 17, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		The Citadel	W 81–67	13–8 (10–5)	26 – Murphy	7 – Jones	9 – Murphy	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium  Spartanburg, SC
February 20, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Western Carolina	W 80-56	14–8 (11–5)	14 – Safford	7 – Larson	8 – Larson	Ramsey Center  Cullowhee, NC
February 22, 2021 7:00 p.m.		at Samford	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues					Pete Hanna Center  Birmingham, AL
February 27, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Furman	W 74–73	15–8 (12–5)	19 – Jones	7 – Jones	4 – Murphy	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium  Spartanburg, SC
SoCon tournament
March 6, 2021 5:30 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) Mercer Quarterfinals	L 61–62	15–9	21 – Murphy	5 – Murphy	4 – Larson	Harrah's Cherokee Center  Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[11]

References

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