# 2018–19 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team represented Wofford College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers, led by 17th-year head coach Mike Young, played their home games at the newly opened Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg, South Carolina as members of the Southern Conference.
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, East Tennessee State, and UNC Greensboro to be champions of the SoCon tournament. They received the SoCon's automatic-bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Seton Hall in the first round before losing in the second round to Kentucky.

## Previous season

The Terriers finished the 2017–18 season 21–13, 11–7 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Mercer in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to UNC Greensboro. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where, after a first round bye, they lost in the second round to Central Michigan.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 8 North Carolina | L 67–78 | 0–1 | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,400) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 10, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at High Point | W 68–60 | 1–1 | Millis Center (1,342) High Point, NC |
| November 13, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Carver Bible College | W 94–35 | 2–1 | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,412) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Stanford Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game | Cancelled (Wildfires) | Cancelled (Wildfires) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| November 18, 2018* 2:00 pm, FSOK | | at Oklahoma Battle 4 Atlantis | L 64–75 | 2–2 | Lloyd Noble Center (8,432) Norman, OK |
| November 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Coppin State Battle 4 Atlantis | W 99–65 | 3–2 | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,480) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 23, 2018* 1:00 pm | | Mars Hill Battle 4 Atlantis | W 97–46 | 4–2 | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,435) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 26, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at South Carolina | W 81–61 | 5–2 | Colonial Life Arena (10,561) Columbia, SC |
| December 1, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | East Tennessee State | W 79–62 | 6–2 (1–0) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,014) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 2 Kansas | L 47–72 | 6–3 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| December 6, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Kentucky Christian | W 112–58 | 7–3 | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,406) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 9, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | W 82–71 | 8–3 | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,473) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | W 92–49 | 9–3 | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,555) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 19, 2018* 8:00 pm, SECN+ | | at No. 17 Mississippi State | L 87–98 | 9–4 | Humphrey Coliseum (6,443) Starkville, MS |
| December 29, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Carolina | W 74–54 | 10–4 (2–0) | Ramsey Center (1,043) Cullowhee, NC |
| January 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | The Citadel | W 112–81 | 11–4 (3–0) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,400) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3/CW62 | | Mercer | W 78–74 | 12–4 (4–0) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,681) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UNC Greensboro | W 72–43 | 13–4 (5–0) | Greensboro Coliseum (2,974) Greensboro, NC |
| January 12, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at VMI | W 90–76 | 14–4 (6–0) | Cameron Hall (700) Lexington, VA |
| January 19, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3/CW62 | | Furman | W 59–54 | 15–4 (7–0) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,400) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Samford | W 107–106 $^{OT}$ | 16–4 (8–0) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,010) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+/CW62 | | Chattanooga | W 80–69 | 17–4 (9–0) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,400) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 31, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Mercer | W 76–67 | 18–4 (10–0) | Hawkins Arena (2,517) Macon, GA |
| February 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3/CW62 | | at The Citadel | W 99–61 | 19–4 (11–0) | McAlister Field House (1,224) Charleston, SC |
| February 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at East Tennessee State | W 78–76 $^{OT}$ | 20–4 (12–0) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,911) Johnson City, TN |
| February 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | W 83–56 | 21–4 (13–0) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,400) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | VMI | W 95–84 | 22–4 (14–0) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,014) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+/CW62 | | UNC Greensboro | W 80–50 | 23–4 (15–0) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,400) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 23, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Furman | W 72–64 | 24–4 (16–0) | Timmons Arena (2,508) Greenville, SC |
| February 28, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 24 | at Chattanooga | W 80–54 | 25–4 (17–0) | McKenzie Arena (2,909) Chattanooga, TN |
| March 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 24 | at Samford | W 85–64 | 26–4 (18–0) | Pete Hanna Center (1,655) Homewood, AL |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | (1) No. 22 | vs. (8) VMI Quarterfinals | W 99–72 | 27–4 | U.S. Cellular Center (5,443) Asheville, NC |
| March 10, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | (1) No. 22 | vs. (4) East Tennessee State Semifinals | W 81–72 | 28–4 | U.S. Cellular Center (6,273) Asheville, NC |
| Mar 11, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN | (1) No. 20 | vs. (2) UNC Greensboro Championship | W 70–58 | 29–4 | U.S. Cellular Center (6,400) Asheville, NC |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 21, 2019 9:40 pm, CBS | (7 MW) No. 19 | vs. (10 MW) Seton Hall First Round | W 84–68 | 30–4 | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (13,495) Jacksonville, FL |
| March 23, 2019 2:40 pm, CBS | (7 MW) No. 19 | vs. (2 MW) No. 7 Kentucky Second Round | L 56–62 | 30–5 | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (14,250) Jacksonville, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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