The 2018–19 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Terriers, led by 17th-year head coach Mike Young, played their home games at the newly opened

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as members of the

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. On February 25, 2019, the Terriers entered the AP Poll at No. 24. This was Wofford's first AP Poll appearance in program history. They finished the season 30–5, and 18–0 in SoCon play, to win the regular season championship. They defeated VMI,

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, and

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to be champions of the SoCon tournament. They received the SoCon's automatic-bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated

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in the first round before losing in the second round to

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2017–18 season 21–13, 11–7 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated

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in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to

. They were invited to the

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where, after a first round bye, they lost in the second round to

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Roster

Schedule and results

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