Dwight Perry
Dwight Perry (born November 9, 1987)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Wofford Terriers
Current conference: Southern Conference (SoCon)
Wofford record: 29-27 (.518)
Overall record: 29-27 (.518)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- SoCon Regular Season Champion: 0
- SoCon Tournament Champion: 0
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2022-present | Wofford |
| 2021-2022 | Wofford (assoc. HC) |
| 2019-2021 | Wofford (asst) |
| 2014-2019 | Furman (asst) |
| 2013-2014 | VCU (video) |
| 2011-2013 | VCU (grad. asst) |
| 2009-2011 | Stanford (intern) |
Dwight Perry Facts
- Dwight Perry
- Born November 9, 1987
- Hometown: Durham, North Carolina
- Alma Mater: University of Kentucky (BA, 2010) / Virginia Commonwealth University (MA, 2013)
- Perry graduated from Southern HS in Durham, NC then played three seasons at Kentucky for head coaches Tubby Smith and Billy Gillispie
- Started out his coaching career as an interim with the Stanford men’s basketball program, coached by Johnny Dawkins
- Went to VCU in 2011, spending two years as graduate assistant and one year as video coordinator under Shaka Smart
- Hired by Niko Medved in 2014 to be an assistant coach at Furman; worked with the Paladins for five seasons, three under Medved and two under Bob Richey, and was part of the team that won the 2017 SoCon title
- Moved on to Wofford in 2019, becoming an assistant against Jay McAuley; Perry and McAuley previously worked together at Furman
- Elevated to associate head coach in 2021 and in December 2022 was called on to be interim head coach when McAuley took a leave of absence
- Perry was named interim head coach on December 30 following McAuley’s resignation; he went 12-12 the rest of the year
- In March 2023, Perry had the interim tag removed and was officially named the head coach at Wofford
Dwight Perry Coaching Tree
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