2022–23 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team

2022–23 Wofford Terriers men's basketball
2022–23 Wofford Terriers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	17–16 (8–10 SoCon)
Head coach	Dwight Perry (interim);
Assistant coaches	Will Murphy; Tysor Anderson; David Kaplan;
Home arena	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 ⊟

2022–23 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Furman †	15	–	3	.833	28	–	8	.778
Samford	15	–	3	.833	21	–	11	.656
UNC Greensboro	14	–	4	.778	20	–	12	.625
Western Carolina	10	–	8	.556	18	–	16	.529
East Tennessee State	8	–	10	.444	12	–	20	.375
Wofford	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Chattanooga	7	–	11	.389	18	–	17	.514
Mercer	6	–	12	.333	14	–	19	.424
The Citadel	5	–	13	.278	10	–	22	.313
VMI	2	–	16	.111	7	–	25	.219

† 2023 SoCon tournament winner

The 2022–23 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team represented Wofford College in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers, led by interim head coach Dwight Perry, played their home games at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg, South Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 8–10 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the SoCon tournament, they defeated UNC Greensboro in the quarterfinalse before losing to Chattanooga in the semifinals.

On December 30, 2022, fourth-year head coach Jay McAuley resigned, after being on a leave of absence since December 5. Assistant coach Dwight Perry served as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.^[1] On March 21, 2023, the school made Perry the permanent head coach.^[2]

Previous season

The Terriers finished the 2021–22 season 19–13, 10–8 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for third place.^[3] In the SoCon tournament, they defeated VMI in the quarterfinals,^[4] before falling to Chattanooga in the semifinals.^[5] They were invited to participate in The Basketball Classic, but were forced to withdraw, due to a "variety of logistical factors".^[6]

Roster

2022–23 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Jackson Sivills	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	So	Paducah, Kentucky
G	1	Jackson Paveletzke	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Kimberly, Wisconsin
G	2	Tauris Watson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Lexington, South Carolina
G	4	Josh Morissette	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Exeter, New Hampshire
G	5	Chase Martin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Jenks, Oklahoma
G	10	Corey Tripp	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Medina, Ohio
F	11	Amarri Tice	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Newburgh, New York
G	12	Carson McCorkle	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	So	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	13	Adam Silas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Vauxhall, New Jersey
C	14	Kyler Filewich	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Winnipeg, Manitoba
G	15	Cohen Kellogg	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Orono, Minnesota
G	21	Joe Spinelli	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Watertown, Massachusetts
G	22	Jonathan Steelman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Aiken, South Carolina
F	25	Messiah Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Chicago, Illinois
G	30	Anthony Arrington Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Atlanta, Georgia
F/C	33	B.J. Mack	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Charlotte, North Carolina

Head coach

Dwight Perry (interim; Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Will Murphy (Wake Forest)
Tysor Anderson (Georgia Tech)
David Kaplan (High Point)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 5, 2023

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 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN		Bob Jones	W 120–48	1–0	16 – 2 Tied	11 – 2 Tied	4 – Paveletzke	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,679) Spartanburg, SC
November 12, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN		at High Point	L 80–91	1–1	21 – Mack	7 – Filewich	5 – Tripp	Qubein Center (3,765) High Point, NC
November 14, 2022* 8:00 pm, ESPN		at Drake	L 72–80	1–2	18 – Tripp	8 – Mack	2 – 2 Tied	Knapp Center (2,529) Des Moines, IA
November 18, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN		Gardner–Webb Battle of the Carolinas	W 60–58	2–2	26 – Mack	6 – 2 Tied	3 – Paveletzke	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,107) Spartanburg, SC
November 20, 2022* 5:00 pm, ESPN		North Carolina A&T Battle of the Carolinas	W 78–64	3–2	21 – Paveletzke	9 – Jones	6 – 2 Tied	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (506) Spartanburg, SC
November 23, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN		North Greenville	W 70–59	4–2	18 – Paveletzke	9 – Jones	6 – Paveletzke	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (853) Spartanburg, SC
November 27, 2022* 3:00 pm, SECN /ESPN		at LSU	L 75–78	4–3	19 – Paveletzke	9 – Mack	5 – Paveletzke	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,428) Baton Rouge, LA
December 1, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN		Presbyterian	W 76–63	5–3	16 – Jones	5 – Tice	3 – Paveletzke	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (906) Spartanburg, SC
December 3, 2022* 5:00 pm, SECN /ESPN		at Vanderbilt	L 62–65	5–4	19 – Mack	6 – 2 Tied	5 – Paveletzke	Memorial Gymnasium (5,822) Nashville, TN
December 6, 2022* 7:30 pm, ESPN		Coastal Carolina	W 71–61	6–4	20 – Paveletzke	7 – McCorkle	4 – Silas	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (914) Spartanburg, SC
December 10, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN		at Georgia Southern	L 57–79	6–5	15 – 2 Tied	4 – 3 Tied	2 – Paveletzke	Hanner Fieldhouse (545) Statesboro, GA
December 17, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN		Montreat	W 107–65	7–5	23 – Paveletzke	11 – Tice	10 – Paveletzke	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (503) Spartanburg, SC
December 20, 2022* 2:00 pm, SECN /ESPN		at Texas A&M	W 67–62	8–5	22 – Paveletzke	7 – Tice	4 – Paveletzke	Reed Arena (6,518) College Station, TX
SoCon regular season
December 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN		East Tennessee State	L 71–73	8–6 (0–1)	17 – 2 Tied	8 – Mack	3 – Martin	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,225) Spartanburg, SC
December 31, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN		UNC Greensboro	L 64–73	8–7 (0–2)	20 – Mack	8 – Tripp	2 – 2 Tied	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (819) Spartanburg, SC
January 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Mercer	W 53–52	9–7 (1–2)	12 – Paveletzke	7 – Jones	3 – Silas	Hawkins Arena (1,327) Macon, GA
January 7, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN /CW62		The Citadel	W 77–57	10–7 (2–2)	18 – Mack	11 – Jones	5 – Paveletzke	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,320) Spartanburg, SC
January 11, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN		at Samford	L 58–83	10–8 (2–3)	12 – Tied	4 – Tied	4 – Tripp	Pete Hanna Center (3,217) Homewood, AL
January 14, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN		VMI	W 86–67	11–8 (3–3)	22 – McCorkle	8 – Filewich	7 – Silas	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,470) Spartanburg, SC
January 18, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Western Carolina	L 71–76	11–9 (3–4)	19 – Tripp	7 – Tied	6 – Paveletzke	Ramsey Center (2,751) Cullowhee, NC
January 22, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPNU		Furman	L 82–96	11–10 (3–5)	25 – Paveletzke	7 – Filewich	3 – Paveletzke	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,958) Spartanburg, SC
January 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Chattanooga	W 85–80	12–10 (4–5)	21 – Paveletzke	8 – Mack	6 – Paveletzke	McKenzie Arena (2,908) Chattanooga, TN
January 28, 2023 2:00 pm, CBSSN		Samford	W 85–77	13–10 (5–5)	21 – Paveletzke	6 – Mack	3 – Tied	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,866) Spartanburg, SC
February 1, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN		at East Tennessee State	L 52–77	13–11 (5–6)	10 – Tied	5 – Tied	4 – Silas	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,469) Johnson City, TN
February 4, 2023 6:00 pm, CBSSN		at Furman	L 67–80	13–12 (5–7)	17 – Mack	8 – Mack	5 – Paveletzke	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (6,199) Greenville, SC
February 8, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN		Western Carolina	L 91–95 ^2OT	13–13 (5–8)	22 – Mack	9 – Tied	4 – Jones	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,194) Spartanburg, SC
February 12, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN		at UNC Greensboro	L 89–97 ^OT	13–14 (5–9)	28 – Mack	11 – Jones	4 – Paveletzke	Greensboro Coliseum (1,349) Greensboro, NC
February 15, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN		Mercer	W 70–67	14–14 (6–9)	22 – Mack	4 – Tied	4 – Paveletzke	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,022) Spartanburg, SC
February 18, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN		at The Citadel	W 72–68	15–14 (7–9)	16 – Mack	7 – Jones	7 – Paveletzke	McAlister Field House (1,837) Charleston, SC
February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN		at VMI	L 83–87 ^OT	15–15 (7–10)	21 – Mack	9 – Jones	4 – Paveletzke	Cameron Hall (550) Lexington, VA
February 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN /CW62		Chattanooga	W 86–74	16–15 (8–10)	19 – Mack	9 – Jones	3 – Tied	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,941) Spartanburg, SC
SoCon tournament
March 4, 2023 8:30 pm, ESPN	(6)	vs. (3) UNC Greensboro Quarterfinals	W 67–66	17–15	16 – Mack	8 – Mack	7 – Tripp	Harrah's Cherokee Center (3,995) Asheville, NC
March 5, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPNU	(6)	vs. (7) Chattanooga Semifinals	L 62–74	17–16	20 – Paveletzke	7 – Tied	2 – Paveletzke	Harrah's Cherokee Center (5,367) Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[7]^[8]

References

^ "Wofford Men's Basketball Coach Resigns After Reported Forced Leave of Absence". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
^ Media, Field Level. "Wofford makes Dwight Perry permanent coach". MDJOnline.com. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Standings". Southern Conference. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
^ "No. 4 Wofford Advances to Semifinals, Survives No. 5 VMI". Wofford College Athletics. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
^ "Men's Basketball Dominates No. 4 Wofford, 79-56, to Advance to Southern Conference Title Game". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
^ "Men's Basketball Withdraws From The Basketball Classic". Wofford College Athletics. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wofford College Athletics. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
^ "2022-23 Wofford Terriers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

[1] "Wofford Men's Basketball Coach Resigns After Reported Forced Leave of Absence". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

[2] Media, Field Level. "Wofford makes Dwight Perry permanent coach". MDJOnline.com. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

[3] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Standings". Southern Conference. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

[4] "No. 4 Wofford Advances to Semifinals, Survives No. 5 VMI". Wofford College Athletics. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

[5] "Men's Basketball Dominates No. 4 Wofford, 79-56, to Advance to Southern Conference Title Game". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

[6] "Men's Basketball Withdraws From The Basketball Classic". Wofford College Athletics. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

[7] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wofford College Athletics. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

[8] "2022-23 Wofford Terriers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

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