The 2021–22 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team represented
Wofford College
Wofford College is a private liberal arts college in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It was founded in 1854. The campus is a national arboretum and one of the few four-year institutions in the southeastern United States founded before the America ...
in the
2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers, led by third-year head coach
Jay McAuley
Jay McAuley (born August 7, 1983) is a former American basketball player and coach. He was the head coach of the Wofford Terriers men's basketball team.
Playing career
McAuley played basketball at Georgia where he appeared in 46 games. He was pa ...
, played their home games at
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium is a college basketball arena located in Spartanburg, South Carolina on the campus of Wofford College. It became home of the Wofford Terriers Wofford Terriers men's basketball, men's and Wofford Terriers women's ba ...
in
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Spartanburg is a city in and the county seat, seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The city of Spartanburg has a municipal population of 38,732 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the 11th-largest c ...
as a member of the
Southern Conference
The Southern Conference (SoCon) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly ...
. They finished the season 19–13, 10–8 in
SoCon play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the
SoCon tournament, they defeated
VMI in the quarterfinals before losing to
Chattanooga
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in the semifinals.
Previous season
In a season limited due to the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic
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, the
Terriers
Terrier (from Latin ''terra'', 'earth') is a type of dog originally bred to hunt vermin. A terrier is a dog of any one of many breeds or landraces of the terrier type, which are typically small, wiry, game, and fearless. Terrier breeds vary gr ...
finished the
2020–21 season 15–9, 12–5 in
SoCon play to finish in second place. They were upset by
Mercer
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Business
* Mercer (car), a defunct American automobile manufacturer (1909–1925)
* Mercer (consulting firm), a large human resources consulting firm headquartered in New York City
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in the quarterfinals of the
SoCon tournament.
Roster
Schedule and results
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SoCon tournament
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The Basketball Classic
Source
References
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Wofford Terriers men's basketball seasons
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 of the NCAA. The school's team competes in the Southern Conference. Wofford is coached by Jay McAuley, who was pr ...
Wofford Terriers men's basketball
The Wofford Terriers men's basketball team represents Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, in Division I of the NCAA. The school's team competes in the Southern Conference. Wofford is coached by Jay McAuley, who was pr ...
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 ...