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Wofford Terriers: NCAA Tournament Profile
- Updated: March 11, 2014
Cochran can be dangerous from deep. (AP Photo/Tony Tribble)
Wofford Terriers (20-12, 11-5 Southern)–The Terriers were beneficiaries of Western Carolina’s stunning upset of 15-1 Davidson in the SoCon semifinals, but this is still a very solid basketball team. Wofford won 13 of 15 games down the stretch. They’re led by 6-1 junior guard Karl Cochran (15.4 ppg, 5 rpg, 3 apg), who is bulldog-tough and has a knack for knocking down big threes. 6-4 guard Spencer Collins is also a factor offensively (13.1 ppg).
The Terriers win with tough defense, and grind games out in a way that would make Dick Bennett proud. They work the shot clock on offense, as only 17 teams in the country have fewer possessions per game than the Terriers do. But that also means that opponents don’t get as many possessions, and thus frustration can often set in.
Wofford ranks 22nd in the nation in points allowed per game (62.4%), and you can see by the number of stats below that they excel on defense. They aren’t a tremendous three-point shooting team, but can scare you from deep–ranking 66th overall in the nation.
Wofford went 9-7 in non-conference play, but there aren’t many bad losses on the schedule. They hung in with Saint Louis in a 66-52 loss. They also lost to Georgia, Iona, High Point, William & Mary, and VCU. The Terriers aren’t a very big team, as only one rotation guy is at least 6-6. The program has been to the NCAAs twice before, in 2010 and ’11. Those teams played well in close losses to 4th-seeded Wisconsin (53-49) and 3rd-seeded BYU (74-66), respectively.
KEY STATS:
Points Allowed per Game: 22nd (62.4)
Points Allowed per Possession: 88th (0.99)
Defensive Field Goal Percentage: 211th (44.8%)
Points per Possession: 159th (1.03)
Possessions per Game: 334th (63.5)
Opponents’ 3-Point Percentage: 81st (32.5%)
Three-Point Percentage: 66th (37.1%)
Rebound Percentage: 77th (53.3%)
