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	19–13 (11–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Kevin Giltner (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Drew Gibson; Jeremiah Samarrippas; Trent Patterson; Kevin McGeehan;
Home arena	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium
	Seasons ← 2024–25 2026–27 →

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

2025–26 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Tennessee State	13	–	5	.722	23	–	11	.676
Wofford	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
Samford	11	–	7	.611	18	–	14	.563
Mercer	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
Western Carolina	10	–	8	.556	15	–	16	.484
Furman †	10	–	8	.556	22	–	13	.629
UNC Greensboro	9	–	9	.500	15	–	19	.441
Chattanooga	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
The Citadel	7	–	11	.389	11	–	22	.333
VMI	1	–	17	.056	6	–	26	.188

† 2026 SoCon tournament winner

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	Rank^#	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	W 88–54	8–5	24 – Tyler	5 – Watley	5 – Vasko	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (977) Spartanburg, SC
SoCon regular season
December 31, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Carolina	W 79–74	9–5 (1–0)	27 – Machowski	8 – Holmes	4 – Vasko	Ramsey Center (1,484) Cullowhee, NC
January 3, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at The Citadel	W 95–86	10–5 (2–0)	37 – Machowski	7 – Holmes	9 – Holmes	McAlister Field House (1,323) Charleston, SC
January 7, 2026 6:00 pm, Nexstar/ESPN+		UNC Greensboro	W 97–85	11–5 (3–0)	27 – Holmes	9 – Vasko	8 – Vasko	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,375) Spartanburg, SC
January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mercer	L 97–109	11–6 (3–1)	33 – Machowski	8 – Holmes	5 – Machowski	Hawkins Arena (1,258) Macon, GA
January 14, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Chattanooga	L 67–76	11–7 (3–2)	22 – Holmes	7 – Tied	6 – Vasko	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,231) Spartanburg, SC
January 17, 2026 5:00 pm, Nexstar/ESPN+		at Furman	W 74–70	12–7 (4–2)	20 – Tied	14 – Sumpter	3 – Tied	Timmons Arena (2,500) Greenville, SC
January 21, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Samford	W 88–78	13–7 (5–2)	36 – Holmes	4 – Tied	6 – Vasko	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (969) Spartanburg, SC
January 24, 2026 1:00 pm, Nexstar/ESPN+		Mercer	W 80–77	14–7 (6–2)	27 – Holmes	9 – Holmes	7 – Holmes	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,054) Spartanburg, SC
January 29, 2026 6:00 pm, Nexstar/ESPN+		at Chattanooga	W 81–55	15–7 (7–2)	14 – Tied	11 – Watley	5 – Vasko	McKenzie Arena (3,378) Chattanooga, TN
February 1, 2026 7:00 pm, CBSSN		East Tennessee State	L 72–86	15–8 (7–3)	23 – Machowski	8 – Sumpter	5 – Vasko	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,054) Spartanburg, SC
February 4, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at VMI	W 81–67	16–8 (8–3)	26 – Vasko	11 – Machowski	5 – Vasko	Cameron Hall (1,264) Lexington, VA
February 7, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Carolina	W 77–66	17–8 (9–3)	19 – Machowski	11 – Machowski	5 – Vasko	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,932) Spartanburg, SC
February 11, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Samford	L 80–97	17–9 (9–4)	15 – Watley	9 – Machowski	4 – Machowski	Pete Hanna Center (1,123) Homewood, AL
February 14, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Greensboro	L 89–99	17–10 (9–5)	24 – Machowski	13 – Machowski	3 – Machowski	Bodford Arena (1,242) Greensboro, NC
February 18, 2026 6:00 pm, Nexstar/ESPN+		VMI	W 82–76	18–10 (10–5)	22 – Holmes	10 – Vasko	7 – Vasko	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,091) Spartanburg, SC
February 21, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Furman	L 67–76	18–11 (10–6)	20 – Holmes	10 – Vasko	3 – Tied	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,181) Spartanburg, SC
February 25, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Tennessee State	W 72–69	19–11 (11–6)	20 – Machowski	6 – Tied	6 – Machowski	Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,306) Johnson City, TN
February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		The Citadel	L 90–93 ^OT	19–12 (11–7)	30 – Machowski	9 – Stirling	4 – Tied	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,356) Spartanburg, SC
SoCon tournament
March 7, 2026 2:30 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) UNC Greensboro Quarterfinals	L 72–75	19–13	24 – Holmes	8 – Machowski	9 – Vasko	Harrah's Cherokee Center (5,140) 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.
1 2 3 "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] 1 2 3 "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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