Scouting the Wofford Terriers
Wofford sophomore guard Storm Murphy (5) high-fives senior guard Fletcher Magee (3) during their game against Seton Hall in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday, Mar. 21, 2019, at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. Kentucky will take on Wofford in the second round. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff
March 23, 2019
The second-seeded Kentucky Wildcats and the seventh-seeded Wofford Terriers are set to play in the second round of the NCAA tournament. This is the first-ever meeting between the two teams.
Head Coach: Mike Young (17th season at Wofford)
Record: 30-4 overall, SoCon 18-0
Likely Starters:
#3 Fletcher Magee: Senior Guard, 6-4. 20.5 PPG and 2.6 RPG.
#5 Storm Murphy: Sophomore Guard, 6-0. 8.0 PPG and 3.2 APG.
#10 Nathan Hoover: Junior Guard, 6-4. 13.3 PPG and 2.5 RPG
#33 Cam Jackson: Senior Forward, 6-8. 14.6 PPG and 7.5 RPG.
#24 Keve Aluma: Sophomore Forward, 6-9. PPG and 6.8 RPG.
Wofford Threats:
Standout Senior Fletcher Magee earned the honor of being named the Malcolm U. Pitt Player of the year. He is the first two-time winner of the award in Wofford history. He ranks fifth among active players (NCAA DI) with 2,484 points.
“I think what makes him such a good shooter is he has a lot of confidence… he’s a really good player, and we’ve just got to be ready for all that,” UK guard Immanuel Quickley said.
Currently, Magee holds the NCAA record for most career three-pointers scored with 509.
“…I just know we have to guard the three in order to win the game,” guard Jemarl Baker Jr. said.
Sophomore Storm Murphy leads the team in assists with 103. Senior Cameron Jackson leads the team in blocks (34) and rebounding. Wofford consistently plays 11-12 players in each of its games. The team’s 21 straight wins is the longest active winning streak nationally.
Throughout the year, the Wildcats have focused on becoming better defensively.
“I think throughout the year we just have to focus on the little details of like getting through screens and things like that and they emphasized defending the three the whole year,” guard Jemarl Baker Jr. said.
On paper:
Kentucky |
Category |
Wofford |
76.7 |
Points per Game |
83.0 |
+11.3 |
Scoring Margin |
+17.4 |
47.8 |
Field Goal % |
49.3 |
203-561 |
3 Point FG-ATT |
364-874 |
36.2 |
3 Point % |
41.6 |
592-799 |
Free Throws-ATT |
381-545 |
74.0 |
Free Throws % |
.699 |
38.4 |
Rebounds Per Game |
35.5 |
+9.0 |
Rebound Margin |
+6.5 |
13.8 |
Assists Per Game |
15.4 |
12.6 |
Turnovers Per Game |
10.9 |
-0.1 |
Turnover Margin |
+3.0 |
6.0 |
Steals Per Game |
6.9 |
5.1 |
Blocks Per Game |
3.0 |
The Kentucky Wildcats and Wofford Terriers are set to play in VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, at 2:40 p.m. The game will be broadcast on CBS.