5 things to know about the Wofford Terriers

1. If you stayed up late to watch the Wofford Terriers in their first round game against Seton Hall, then you were lucky enough to see the two teams put on a show from behind the three-point arc. Most notably, Fletcher Magee for Wofford scored 24 points on seven made threes, to go along with three free throws. Magee is now the NCAA’s all-time leader in three point shots made with 509 over his career at Wofford. He’s the most important player for Kentucky to successfully defend this afternoon, averaging 20.6 points per game, to go along with 2.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists. A true shooting specialist, Magee shoots 43.3% from three on the year and has made 101 of 111 free throws for a 91% rate this season. There’s a reason he’s made the most threes in NCAA history, and it is simply because he takes so many of them. Magee has attempted 496 field goals this season and 365 of them have been three-point attempts. On top of that, he’s actually made 221 field goals and 158 of his makes come from downtown. He’s made the most threes in the country this season and has attempted the second most in the country. Admittedly, like most Kentucky fans, I haven’t watched a ton of Wofford games throughout the season, outside of their games against power 5 schools. What I’ve gathered about Magee is that he takes a ton of turnaround and off-balance threes that look like they have no chance at going in, until they actually go in. According to Magee, he practices shooting like that so that he can get his shots off quickly during the games. Kentucky will probably start with Tyler Herro defending this talented shooting guard, and Herro will have his hands full trying to chase Magee around screens all night. I’d expect some committee defending outside of Herro, with Hagans, Quickley, Baker, and Johnson all trying their hand at it.

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