Dwight Perry

Dwight Perry
Current position
TitleHead Coach
TeamWofford
ConferenceSoCon
Record33–34 (.493)
Biographical details
Born (1987-11-09) November 9, 1987 (age 37)
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
2006–2009Kentucky
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009–2011Stanford (intern)
2011–2014VCU (GA)
2014–2019Furman (assistant)
2019–2021Wofford (assistant)
2021–2022Wofford (associate head coach)
2022–presentWofford
Head coaching record
Overall33–34 (.493)

Dwight Perry (born November 9, 1987) is an American basketball player and coach. He is the head coach of the Wofford Terriers men's basketball team.

Playing career

Perry played three years at Kentucky. He played in 19 games for the Wildcats, averaging 0.3 points, 0.2 rebounds, and 0.1 assists per game.[1]

Coaching career

He started out as an intern for Stanford and he coached there for two years. Then he became a graduate assistant for VCU, he would coach there for three years. Next he became an assistant coach for Furman for five years. On April 18, 2019, Wofford hired Perry as an assistant coach.[2] On September 10, 2021, the Terriers promoted Perry to Associate head coach.[3] After head coach Jay McAuley resigned after taking a month long leave of absence, Perry was named the interim head coach on December 5, 2022.[4] On March 21, 2023 the Terriers removed the interim tag and made him their next head coach.[5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Wofford Terriers (Southern Conference) (2022–present)
2022–23 Wofford 12–12 8–10 T–5th
2023–24 Wofford 17–15 10–8 T–5th
2024–25 Wofford 4–7 0–0
Wofford: 33–34 (.493) 18–18 (.500)
Total: 33–34 (.493)

References

  1. ^ "Dwight Perry". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  2. ^ Wireman, Anthony. "Wofford Adds Former UK Player Dwight Perry To Coaching Staff". Nation Of Blue. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "Perry Promoted to Associate head coach". Wofford Terriers. September 10, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  4. ^ Story, Mark (February 17, 2023). "This winter, ex-Cat Dwight Perry has been thrust into a Division I head coaching job". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "Wofford promotes Dwight Perry to men's basketball coach". AP News. Retrieved 23 March 2023.