The 2019–20 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Terriers, led by first-year head coach

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, played their home games at

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 19–16, 8–10 i SoCon play to finish in seventh place. They defeated

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, Furman, and

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to advance to the championship game of the SoCon tournament where they lost to

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2018–19 season 30–5 overall, 18–0 in SoCon play to finish as

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regular season champions. On February 25, the Terriers entered the AP Poll at No. 24, earning their first AP Poll appearance in program history. In the SoCon tournament, they defeated VMI in the quarterfinals,

in the semifinals, advancing to the championship, where they defeated

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, finishing with a perfect conference record, and earning the SoCon's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, they received the No. 7 seed in the Midwest Region, where they were matched up against No. 10 seeded

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in the first round, winning the game by a final score of, 84–68, earning their first NCAA Tournament win in program history. They faced No. 2 seeded

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in the second round, losing 56–62, ending their most successful season in program history. On April 7, 2019, it was announced that head coach Mike Young was named the new head coach at

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. A week later, on April 14, assistant coach

was promoted to head coach.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Wofford Terriers Wofford College sponsors 18 sports for men's and women's programs, competing as the Terriers. The Terriers compete in the Southern Conference, and have been a part of the league since the 1997–98 academic year. Wofford and the other SoCon memb ...

Wofford Terriers men's basketball The Wofford Terriers men's basketball team represents Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, in Division I (NCAA), Division I of the NCAA. The school's team competes in the Southern Conference. Wofford is coached by Jay McA ...