2009–10 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team

2009–10 Wofford Terriers men's basketball
SoCon Regular Season Champions
SoCon Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record26–9 (15–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Harrison
  • Mark Prosser
  • Jay McAuley
Home arenaBenjamin Johnson Arena
Seasons
2009–10 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Appalachian State 13 – 5   .722 24 – 12   .667
Western Carolina 11 – 7   .611 22 – 12   .647
Chattanooga 6 – 12   .333 15 – 18   .455
UNC Greensboro 6 – 12   .333 8 – 23   .258
Samford 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
Elon 5 – 13   .278 9 – 23   .281
South
Wofford† 15 – 3   .833 26 – 9   .743
College of Charleston 14 – 4   .778 22 – 12   .647
Davidson 11 – 7   .611 16 – 15   .516
The Citadel 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500
Furman 7 – 11   .389 13 – 17   .433
Georgia Southern 6 – 12   .333 9 – 23   .281
† SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team represented Wofford College during the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Mike Young's eighth season at Wofford. The Terriers competed in the Southern Conference and played their home games at the Benjamin Johnson Arena. They finished the season 26–9, 15–3 in SoCon play to capture the regular season championship. They also won the 2010 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. In their first ever tournament, Wofford earned a 13 seed in the East Region where they were defeated in the first round by 4 seed and AP #16 Wisconsin.

Roster

Source[1]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Cameron Rundles 6'1" 190 G Jr. Minneapolis, MN DeLaSalle HS
2 Nathan Parker 6'6" 200 F Fr. Knoxville, TN Bearden HS
3 Junior Salters 6'2" 200 G Sr. Spartanburg, SC Broome HS
5 Jamar Diggs 6'2" 180 G Jr. Minneapolis, MN DeLaSalle HS
10 Kevin Giltner 6'6" 200 G So. Kingston Springs, TN Harpeth HS
12 Taylor Wagener 6'3" 185 G Fr. Charlotte, NC Charlotte Christian HS
15 Matt Steelman 6'2" 180 G So. Central, SC Daniel HS
21 Drew Crowell 6'9" 230 F Jr. Charleston, SC West Ashley HS
22 Jason Dawson 5'10" 170 G So. Columbus, OH Fork Union Military Academy
25 Joseph Tecklenburg 6'4" 200 F So. Charleston, SC Bishop England HS
33 Corey Godzinski 6'9" 210 F Sr. Clermont, FL East Ridge HS
35 Brad Loesing 6'0" 180 G So. Cincinnati, OH St. Xavier HS
41 Tim Johnson 6'6" 228 F Jr. Memphis, TN Evangelical Christian HS
42 Noah Dahlman 6'6" 215 F Jr. Braham, MN Braham Area HS
50 Terry Martin 6'6" 235 F Jr. Cincinnati, OH Moeller HS
53 Domas Rinksalis 6'9" 220 F Fr. Šiauliai, Lithuania Greensboro Day School

Schedule and results

Source[2]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/13/2009*
8:00pm 		at Pittsburgh L 60–63  0–1
 Petersen Events Center (10,112)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/17/2009*
7:00pm 		at Georgia W 60–57  1–1
 Stegeman Coliseum (4,629)
Athens, GA
11/19/2009*
7:00pm 		Lees–McRae W 81–39  2–1
 Benjamin Johnson Arena (617)
Spartanburg, SC
11/22/2009*
7:00pm 		at Bradley
Las Vegas Invitational 		L 54–56  2–2
 Carver Arena (8,906)
Peoria, IL
11/24/2009*
9:45pm 		at No. 21 Illinois
Las Vegas Invitational 		L 64–78  2–3
 Assembly Hall (12,982)
Champaign, IL
11/27/2009*
2:00pm 		vs. Southern
Las Vegas Invitational 		W 81–66  3–3
 Orleans Arena (NA)
Las Vegas, NV
11/28/2009*
4:30pm 		vs. Seattle
Las Vegas Invitational 		W 84–83  4–3
 Orleans Arena (NA)
Las Vegas, NV
12/2/2009
7:30pm 		at Western Carolina L 67–72  4–4
(0–1) 		Ramsey Center (1,527)
Cullowhee, NC
12/4/2009*
7:00pm, Big Ten Network 		at No. 9 Michigan State L 60–72  4–5
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
12/7/2009
7:00pm 		Appalachian State L 76–77  4–6
(0–2) 		Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,316)
Spartanburg, SC
12/12/2009*
3:00pm 		Navy W 73–62  5–6
 Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,473)
Spartanburg, SC
12/19/2009*
7:00pm, SportSouth 		South Carolina W 68–61  6–6
 Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,500)
Spartanburg, SC
12/21/2009*
12:30pm 		UNC Asheville W 68–42  7–6
 Justice Center (508)
Asheville, NC
12/29/2009*
11:00pm 		vs. Kent State
Cable Car Classic 		L 66–73  7–7
 Leavey Center (NA)
Santa Clara, CA
12/30/2009*
9:00pm 		at Santa Clara
Cable Car Classic 		W 80–72  8–7
 Leavey Center (1,103)
Santa Clara, CA
1/7/2010
7:00pm 		at UNC Greensboro W 79–66  9–7
(1–2) 		Greensboro Coliseum (1,565)
Greensboro, NC
1/9/2010
7:00pm 		at Elon W 72–55  10–7
(2–2) 		Alumni Gym (1,102)
Elon, NC
1/14/2010
7:00pm 		Georgia Southern W 71–57  11–7
(3–2) 		Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,159)
Spartanburg, SC
1/16/2010
7:00pm 		Davidson W 68–62  12–7
(4–2) 		Benjamin Johnson Arena (2,448)
Spartanburg, SC
1/21/2010
7:05pm 		at The Citadel W 44–42  13–7
(5–2) 		McAlister Field House (1,857)
Charleston, SC
1/22/2010
7:00pm, ESPN2 		at College of Charleston L 68–70  13–8
(5–3) 		Carolina First Arena (5,175)
Charleston, SC
1/25/2010
7:00pm 		Chattanooga W 78–63  14–8
(6–3) 		Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,573)
Spartanburg, SC
1/30/2010
3:00pm 		Furman W 57–46  15–8
(7–3) 		Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,124)
Spartanburg, SC
2/3/2010
7:00pm 		Elon W 72–56  16–8
(8–3) 		Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,316)
Spartanburg, SC
2/6/2010
7:00pm 		UNC Greensboro W 77–59  17–8
(9–3) 		Benjamin Johnson Arena (2,006)
Spartanburg, SC
2/10/2010
7:00pm, WMYA 		at Furman W 76–65  18–8
(10–3) 		Timmons Arena (1,304)
Greenville, SC
2/13/2010
3:00pm 		at Samford W 59–54  19–8
(11–3) 		Pete Hanna Center (1,234)
Birmingham, AL
2/17/2010
7:00pm 		at Davidson W 73–51  20–8
(12–3) 		John M. Belk Arena (4,211)
Davidson, NC
2/20/2010
2:30pm 		at Georgia Southern W 82–76 OT 21–8
(13–3) 		Hanner Fieldhouse (2,483)
Statesboro, GA
2/25/2010
7:00pm, CSS 		College of Charleston W 74–68  22–8
(14–3) 		Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,500)
Spartanburg, SC
2/27/2010
3:00pm 		The Citadel W 75–66  23–8
(15–3) 		Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,015)
Spartanburg, SC
2010 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
3/6/2010
4:30pm 		(1 S) vs. (4 N) UNC Greensboro
Quarterfinals 		W 59–47  24–8
 Bojangles' Coliseum (4,806)
Charlotte, NC
3/7/2010
6:00pm, SportSouth 		(1 S) vs. (2 N) Western Carolina
Semifinals 		W 77–58  25–8
 Time Warner Cable Arena (NA)
Charlotte, NC
3/8/2010
9:00pm, ESPN2 		(1 S) vs. (1 N) Appalachian State
Championship Game 		W 56–51  26–8
 Time Warner Cable Arena (6,193)
Charlotte, NC
2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
3/19/2010
3:05pm, CBS 		(13 E) vs. (4 E) No. 16 Wisconsin
First Round 		L 49–53  26–9
 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (10,657)
Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=NCAA East Regional.

References

  1. ^ "2009-10 Men's Basketball Roster - Wofford College Athletics".
  2. ^ "2009–10 Schedule". Retrieved March 30, 2010.