2016–17 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 16–17 (10–8 SoCon) |
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Home arena | Benjamin Johnson Arena |
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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 |
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.
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
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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Schedule and results
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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
- ^ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule".