Game #15 - Wofford Terriers

Who: Wofford

Where: Ramsey Center, Cullowhee, NC
When: Saturday, January 6, 2023
Time: 6 pm

Radio: Catamount Sports Network
TV/Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: Live Stats
Enrollment: 1,800

Nickname: Terriers
Colors: Gold and Black

Head Coach: Dwight Perry, in his first full season.  Wofford College announced on March 21, 2023, that Dwight Perry has been named the head coach of the men’s basketball program. Perry has spent the last four seasons at Wofford, two as an assistant coach and two as associate head coach. On Dec. 5, 2022, he was named interim head coach.

Perry's Record at Wofford:  20-18 (Second Season)

Perry's Record vs. WCU: 0-2

Gray's Record vs. Wofford:  2-2

Wofford Current Record: 8-6 overall, 5-0 home, 3-3 away, 0-3 neutral, 1-0 conference.
Wofford Last Season's Record: 17-16 overall, 12-4 home, 4-11 away, 1-1 neutral, 8-10 conference.

The Series: Western owns a 32-34 overall record versus the Terriers. In conference games, the Cats are 18-21 and are 4-6 in the last 10 games played, however, the Cats are on a two game win streak against the Bulldogs that broke a four game slide against the Terriers.  Western is 18-12 overall vs. Wofford in games played in Cullowhee.

Winners in five of six in the month of December, Wofford opened up conference play with a win on its home court against VMI. Picked to finish eight in the preseason polls by both the coaches and media, the Terriers are curranty 8-6 in the season, and won their opening Southern Conference game vs. VMI in Spartanburg by a final score of 87-85 in overtime.  

Wofford is led by the returning trio of Corey Tripp, Jackson Sivills and Kyler Filewich. The combo appeared in all 33 games last season, but only Corey Tripp started in more than 20 games while Kyler Filewich made his first start for the Terriers against Brevard.

Five Terriers have averaged double figure scoring over the month led by junior Corey Tripp with 15. 2 ppg, followed by juniors Dillon Bailey at 14.5, Jackson Sivills’ 13.8, Kyler Filewich at 12.2 and freshman Jeremy Lorenz with 10 ppg.  Filewich led Wofford in rebounding with an 11.3 rebound per game average and grabbed double digits rebounds in five of six December games while Sivills found his stroke from three- shooting 50% from the arc (14-for-28). 

Starters Returning/Lost: 2 / 3 

Letterwinners Returning/Lost:5 / 6 

Newcomers: 6 

Top Returning Scorer: Corey Tripp (8.8 ppg)