2025–26 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team

2025–26 Wofford Terriers men's basketball
2025–26 Wofford Terriers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–5 (0–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Kevin Giltner (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Drew Gibson; Jeremiah Samarrippas; Trent Patterson; Kevin McGeehan;
Home arena	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium

2025–26 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Furman	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
East Tennessee State	0	–	0	–	8	–	5	.615
Mercer	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
Wofford	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
Samford	0	–	0	–	7	–	6	.538
Chattanooga	0	–	0	–	6	–	7	.462
VMI	0	–	0	–	5	–	8	.385
Western Carolina	0	–	0	–	4	–	7	.364
UNC Greensboro	0	–	0	–	4	–	9	.308
The Citadel	0	–	0	–	3	–	10	.231

† 2026 SoCon tournament winner As of December 21, 2025

The 2025–26 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team represents Wofford College during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers, led by first-year head coach Kevin Giltner, play their home games at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg, South Carolina as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

Previous season

The Terriers finished the 2024–25 season 19–16, 10–8 in SoCon play, to finish in sixth place.^[1] They defeated East Tennessee State,^[2] VMI,^[3] and Furman to win the SoCon tournament championship, earning the Terriers their first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2019.^[4] In the NCAA tournament, Wofford would receive the #15 seed in the Midwest Region,^[5] where they would lose in the First Round to #2 region seed Tennessee.^[6]

On September 12, 2025, it was announced that the school would be firing head coach Dwight Perry, after just two seasons.^[7] Ten days later, on September 22, the school officially announced that they would be hiring Virginia Tech assistant and Wofford alumnus Kevin Giltner to be the team's new head coach.^[8]

Preseason

On October 1, 2025, the SoCon released their preseason coaches poll. Wofford was picked to finish ninth in the conference.^[9]

Preseason rankings

SoCon Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Points
1	Chattanooga	77 (5)
2	Furman	73 (5)
3	Samford	62
4	East Tennessee State	61
5	UNC Greensboro	43
6	VMI	41
7	Western Carolina	32
8	Mercer	30
9	Wofford	21
10	The Citadel	10
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[9]

Preseason All-SoCon Team

No players were named the Preseason All-SoCon Team.^[9]

Roster

2025–26 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Cayden Vasko	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Central Michigan	Lowell, Indiana
F	1	Brian Sumpter	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Keenan High School	Columbia, South Carolina
G	2	Luke Flynn	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Walton High School	Marietta, Georgia
G	4	Chace Watley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Fr	Totino-Grace High School	Minneapolis, Minnesota
G	5	Brendan Rigsbee	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Georgia College	Suwanee, Georgia
F	7	Cannon Richards	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Kell High School	Atlanta, Georgia
G	8	Jayden Tyler	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Homewood-Flossmoor High School	Chicago, Illinois
F	9	Alessandro Perotti	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Cuesta College	Turin, Italy
G	10	Maximo Ortega	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Fr	Pembroke Pines Charter High School	Weston, Florida
G	11	Kahmare Holmes	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Archer High School	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	12	Grayson Collins	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Battle Ground Academy	Nashville, Tennessee
G	21	Nils Machowski	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Jr	UCF	Berlin, Germany
F	25	Rex Stirling	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Williston State	Melbourne, Australia
C	32	Callum Richard	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	East Carolina	Stanley, North Carolina
G	92	Davis Miller	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Sayre School	Lexington, Kentucky

Head coach

Kevin Giltner (Wofford)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 27, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at George Mason	L 46–70	0–1	11 – Machowski	7 – Machowski	5 – Vasko	EagleBank Arena (3,009) Fairfax, VA
November 8, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Milwaukee	W 86–76	1–1	24 – Holmes	11 – Sumpter	3 – Flynn	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,342) Spartanburg, SC
November 11, 2025* 8:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+	at No. 22 Auburn	L 62–93	1–2	11 – Watley	6 – Flynn	5 – Machowski	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
November 15, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Bellarmine SoCon/ASUN Challenge	W 94–86	2–2	28 – Machowski	6 – Tied	9 – Vasko	Knights Hall (829) Louisville, KY
November 19, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	North Florida SoCon/ASUN Challenge	W 86–78	3–2	21 – Holmes	9 – Tied	6 – Vasko	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,738) Spartanburg, SC
November 21, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Erskine	W 81–57	4–2	13 – Tyler	9 – Sumpter	4 – Ortega	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,107) Spartanburg, SC
November 26, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Kentucky	L 83–93	4–3	21 – Holmes	11 – Machowski	4 – Machowski	Truist Arena (1,574) Highland Heights, KY
November 29, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Kentucky	W 83–77	5–3	30 – Holmes	8 – Holmes	4 – Machowski	Baptist Health Arena (708) Richmond, KY
December 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Presbyterian	W 63–56	6–3	16 – Tied	9 – Watley	2 – Tied	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,410) Spartanburg, SC
December 6, 2025* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Elon	L 52–73	6–4	12 – Tied	5 – Sumpter	4 – Vasko	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,165) Spartanburg, SC
December 15, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Gardner–Webb	W 83–57	7–4	15 – Holmes	9 – Holmes	5 – Vasko	Paul Porter Arena (567) Boiling Springs, NC
December 17, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Wichita State	L 73–84	7–5	19 – Tied	10 – Holmes	6 – Machowski	Charles Koch Arena (4,913) Wichita, KS
December 28, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Union Commonwealth						Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC
SoCon regular season
December 31, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Western Carolina						Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
January 3, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at The Citadel						McAlister Field House Charleston, SC
January 7, 2026 6:00 pm, Nexstar/ESPN+	UNC Greensboro						Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC
January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Mercer						Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
January 14, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Chattanooga						Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC
January 17, 2026 6:00 pm, Nexstar/ESPN+	at Furman						Timmons Arena Greenville, SC
January 21, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Samford						Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC
January 24, 2026 1:00 pm, Nexstar/ESPN+	Mercer						Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC
January 29, 2026 6:00 pm, Nexstar/ESPN+	at Chattanooga						McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, CBSSN	East Tennessee State						Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC
February 4, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at VMI						Cameron Hall Lexington, VA
February 7, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Western Carolina						Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC
February 11, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Samford						Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL
February 14, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at UNC Greensboro						Fleming Gymnasium Greensboro, NC
February 18, 2026 6:00 pm, Nexstar/ESPN+	VMI						Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC
February 21, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Furman						Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC
February 25, 2026 TBA, ESPN+	at East Tennessee State						Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	The Citadel						Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC
SoCon tournament
March 5–9, 2026 ESPN+	vs.						Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[10]^[11]

References

^ "2024-25 Standings". SoCon. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
^ "Men's Basketball Season Ends in loss against Wofford". The East Tennessean. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
^ "Wofford beats VMI 85-65, will play Furman for Southern Conference Tournament title". WSLS News 10. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
^ "Wofford men's basketball wins SoCon tournament, advances to March Madness for time since 2019". The Greenville News. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
^ "Latest bracket, schedule and scores for the 2025 NCAA men's tournament". NCAA.com. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
^ "Chaz Lanier shoots No. 2 Tennessee basketball to win vs No. 15 Wofford in March Madness". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
^ "Wofford to fire Dwight Perry: Terriers to dismiss coach with less than two months before season begins". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
^ "Wofford basketball hires former player and Virginia Tech assistant Kevin Giltner as coach". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "SoCon men's hoops preseason all-conference team, poll announced". SoCon. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wofford College Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
^ "Wofford Terriers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 27, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Standings". SoCon. Retrieved October 27, 2025.

[2] "Men's Basketball Season Ends in loss against Wofford". The East Tennessean. Retrieved October 27, 2025.

[3] "Wofford beats VMI 85-65, will play Furman for Southern Conference Tournament title". WSLS News 10. Retrieved October 27, 2025.

[4] "Wofford men's basketball wins SoCon tournament, advances to March Madness for time since 2019". The Greenville News. Retrieved October 27, 2025.

[5] "Latest bracket, schedule and scores for the 2025 NCAA men's tournament". NCAA.com. Retrieved October 27, 2025.

[6] "Chaz Lanier shoots No. 2 Tennessee basketball to win vs No. 15 Wofford in March Madness". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved October 27, 2025.

[7] "Wofford to fire Dwight Perry: Terriers to dismiss coach with less than two months before season begins". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 27, 2025.

[8] "Wofford basketball hires former player and Virginia Tech assistant Kevin Giltner as coach". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Retrieved October 27, 2025.

[poll-9] "SoCon men's hoops preseason all-conference team, poll announced". SoCon. Retrieved October 27, 2025.

[10] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wofford College Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2025.

[11] "Wofford Terriers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 27, 2025.

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