Some shocker in Chapel Hill Wednesday night, right? And now you’re asking one question.
Wofford ?
But after the Terriers walked Smith Center and promptly took down North Carolina 79-75, maybe the world needs to know these guys a little better. So here goes, 20 things about Wofford . . .
1. The Terriers were 0-22 all-time against ranked opponents before going to North Carolina. But not anymore. “A mountain top experience,” coach Mike Young called it. For Wofford, like maybe, Everest.
2. Guard Fletcher Magee, who had 27 points against the Tar Heels, has scored in double figures 57 consecutive games, second longest streak in the nation behind Campbell’s Chris Clemons.
3. More Magee. He leads the nation in 3-pointers a game with 4.67, and had four against the Tar Heels. He is averaging 24.3 points this season, shooting 57 percent overall and 54.9 from the 3-point line, and has not missed a free throw in 32 attempts. “His numbers,” Young said, “have been staggering.”
4. Wofford’s 15 players come from 12 different states.
5. Included in the 8-4 record this season is a 63-60 victory over Georgia Tech. Wofford won despite shooting only 35.6 percent, while the Yellow Jackets hit 57.1. According to the Wofford sports information department, via sports-reference.com, there had been 838 Division I games from the start of the
2010-11 season to the day of the Georgia Tech contest, where one team shot 57.1 or higher, and the other 35.6 or lower. The higher shooting team was 838-0.
6. Young is in his 16th season as coach. He has led four teams to the NCAA Tournament. Wofford is 0-4 in the tournament, but three of losses to much higher seeds were by single digits.
7. During Young’s tenure, Wofford has beaten Cincinnati, Clemson, Georgia, North Carolina State, South Carolina, Purdue, Virginia Tech and Xavier. Oh, yeah. And now the No. 5 Tar Heels
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