Dwight Perry

Dwight Perry
Current position
Title	Head Coach
Team	Wofford
Conference	SoCon
Record	29–27 (.518)
Biographical details
Born	November 9, 1987 (age 36); Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
2006–2009	Kentucky
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009–2011	Stanford (intern)
2011–2014	VCU (GA)
2014–2019	Furman (assistant)
2019–2021	Wofford (assistant)
2021–2022	Wofford (associate head coach)
2022–present	Wofford
Head coaching record
Overall	29–27 (.518)

Dwight Perry (born November 9, 1987) is an American basketball player and coach. He is the head coach of the Wofford Terriers men's basketball team.

Playing career[edit]

Perry played three years at Kentucky. He played in 19 games for the Wildcats, averaging 0.3 points, 0.2 rebounds, and 0.1 assists per game.^[1]

Coaching career[edit]

He started out as an intern for Stanford and he coached there for two years. Then he became a graduate assistant for VCU, he would coach there for three years. Next he became an assistant coach for Furman for five years. On April 18, 2019, Wofford hired Perry as an assistant coach.^[2] On September 10, 2021, the Terriers promoted Perry to Associate head coach.^[3] After head coach Jay McAuley resigned after taking a month long leave of absence, Perry was named the interim head coach on December 5, 2022.^[4] On March 21 the Terriers removed the interim tag and made him their next head coach.^[5]

Head coaching record[edit]

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Wofford Terriers (Southern Conference) (2022–present)
2022–23	Wofford	12–12	8–10	T–5th
2023–24	Wofford	17–15	10–8	T–5th
Wofford:		29–27 (.518)	18–18 (.500)
Total:		29–27 (.518)

References[edit]

^ "Dwight Perry". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ Wireman, Anthony. "Wofford Adds Former UK Player Dwight Perry To Coaching Staff". Nation Of Blue. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ "Perry Promoted to Associate head coach". Wofford Terriers. September 10, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ Story, Mark (February 17, 2023). "This winter, ex-Cat Dwight Perry has been thrust into a Division I head coaching job". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ "Wofford promotes Dwight Perry to men's basketball coach". AP News. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[1] "Dwight Perry". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[2] Wireman, Anthony. "Wofford Adds Former UK Player Dwight Perry To Coaching Staff". Nation Of Blue. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[3] "Perry Promoted to Associate head coach". Wofford Terriers. September 10, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[4] Story, Mark (February 17, 2023). "This winter, ex-Cat Dwight Perry has been thrust into a Division I head coaching job". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[5] "Wofford promotes Dwight Perry to men's basketball coach". AP News. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

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