2009–10 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team

2009–10 Wofford Terriers men's basketball
SoCon Regular Season Champions
SoCon Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference Southern Conference
2009–10 record 269 (153 SoCon)
Head coach Mike Young
Assistant coach Paul Harrison
Assistant coach Mark Prosser
Assistant coach Jay McAuley
Home arena Benjamin Johnson Arena
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 269, 153 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 Men's Division I 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

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Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/13/2009* at Pittsburgh L 6360  01 Petersen Events Center (10,112)
11/17/2009* at Georgia W 6057  11 Stegeman Coliseum (4,629)
11/19/2009* Lees–McRae W 8139  21 Benjamin Johnson Arena (617)
11/22/2009* at Bradley
(Las Vegas Invitational)
L 5654  22 Carver Arena (8,906)
11/24/2009* at #21 Illinois
(Las Vegas Invitational)
L 7864  23 Assembly Hall (12,982)
11/27/2009* vs. Southern
(Las Vegas Invitational)
W 8166  33 Orleans Arena (NA)
11/28/2009* vs. Seattle
(Las Vegas Invitational)
W 8483  43 Orleans Arena (NA)
12/2/2009 at Western Carolina L 7267  44 (01) Ramsey Center (1,527)
12/4/2009* at #9 Michigan State L 7260  45 Breslin Center (14,759)
12/7/2009 Appalachian State L 7776  46 (02) Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,316)
12/12/2009* Navy W 7362  56 Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,473)
12/19/2009* South Carolina W 6861  66 Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,500)
12/21/2009* UNC-Asheville W 6842  76 Justice Center (508)
12/29/2009* vs. Kent State
(Cable Car Classic)
L 7366  77 Leavey Center (NA)
12/30/2009* at Santa Clara
(Cable Car Classic)
W 8072  87 Leavey Center (1,103)
1/7/2010 at UNC-Greensboro W 7966  97 (12) Greensboro Coliseum (1,565)
1/9/2010 at Elon W 7255  107 (22) Alumni Gym (1,102)
1/14/2010 Georgia Southern W 7157  117 (32) Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,159)
1/16/2010 Davidson W 6862  127 (42) Benjamin Johnson Arena (2,448)
1/21/2010 at The Citadel W 4442  137 (52) McAlister Field House (1,857)
1/22/2010 at College of Charleston L 7068  138 (53) Carolina First Arena (5,175)
1/25/2010 Chattanooga W 7863  148 (63) Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,573)
1/30/2010 Furman W 5746  158 (73) Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,124)
2/3/2010 Elon W 7256  168 (83) Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,316)
2/6/2010 UNC-Greensboro W 7759  178 (93) Benjamin Johnson Arena (2,006)
2/10/2010 at Furman W 7665  188 (103) Timmons Arena (1,304)
2/13/2010 at Samford W 5954  198 (113) Pete Hanna Center (1,234)
2/17/2010 at Davidson W 7351  208 (123) John M. Belk Arena (4,211)
2/20/2010 at Georgia Southern W 8276 OT 218 (133) Hanner Fieldhouse (2,483)
2/25/2010 College of Charleston W 7468  228 (143) Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,500)
2/27/2010 The Citadel W 7566  238 (153) Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,015)
2010 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
3/6/2010 vs. UNC-Greensboro
(Quarterfinals)
W 5947  248 Bojangles' Coliseum (4,806)
3/7/2010 vs. Western Carolina
(Semifinals)
W 7758  258 Time Warner Cable Arena (NA)
3/8/2010 vs. Appalachian State
(Championship Game)
W 5651  268 Time Warner Cable Arena (6,193)
2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
3/19/2010 #13 ER vs. #16 (#4 ER) Wisconsin
(First Round)
L 5349  269 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (10,657)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. ER=East Region. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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