We might have simply discovered this 12 months’s Cinderella.
Wofford, which entered the Southern Convention (SoCon) Match with a 16-15 file, together with 2-3 in its 5 video games earlier than the tourney, defeated Furman (22-10, 12-6 in SoCon), 92-85, to advance to the boys’s NCAA Match for the second time in seven seasons.
Senior guard Jackson Sivills led Wofford with 20 factors. He shot 6-of-9, together with 4-of-7 from past the arc. The Terriers had been 14-of-28 (50%) from lengthy vary, their greatest capturing efficiency from distance since going 12-of-19 (63.2%) in a 74-62 win over UNC Greensboro (20-12, 13-5 in SoCon) on Feb. 1.
Wofford final reached March Insanity underneath former head coach Mike Younger in 2019, when it ended the season ranked No. 19 within the Related Press ballot, going 30-5, together with 18-0 in SoCon.
Wofford (19-15, 10-8 in SoCon) had a way more troublesome — and unlikely — street to the NCAA Match this season. The Terriers had been 4-7 of their first 11 video games, together with a ghastly 86-35 loss at No. 1 Duke (28-3, 19-1 in ACC) on Nov. 13.
Wofford started convention play with a 68-66 residence loss to UNC Greensboro and likewise misplaced to Virginia Army Institute (15-19, 7-11 in SoCon), ranked No. 289 in KenPom, on Jan. 28. The Terriers wanted extra time to defeated KenPom No. 356 The Citadel (5-25, 0-18 in SoCon) a month in the past on Feb. 12.
Wofford entered Monday ranked No. 134 in NET Rankings and No. 120 in KenPom. Its 10 Quad 3 losses are essentially the most amongst groups ranked within the prime 150 in NET.
The Terries are unlikely to be any larger than a 15-seed within the NCAA Match, giving than a monumental hill to climb to advance previous the opening Thursday or Friday. Per NCAA.com, No. 15 seeds are 11-145 all time in opposition to 2s. No. 16 seeds have a good worse historical past, going 2-154 in opposition to 1-seeds.
Nevertheless, seven No. 15s have received a match sport since 2012, and two No. 16s have received since 2018.
Wofford would possibly be part of them. So long as midnight would not strike first.
