Reason given for Wofford basketball coach being let go

Update: On Thursday, college basketball insider Jeff Goodman, of the Field of 68, reported that six Wofford players have been deemed ineligible by the NCAA due to a communications issue involving off-campus housing that ultimately resulted in the firing of head coach Dwight Perry and associate head coach Tysor Anderson last week.Reached for comment, attorney Mark Peper, who is representing seven players on the roster, told WYFF News 4 Sports that the six players received “impermissible benefits” ranging between $84 and $108 per player when they used their on-campus meal plan while living in off-campus housing.”That is the alleged violation,” Peper said. “Because they lived off campus, they weren’t allowed by Wofford bylaws to receive an on-campus meal plan. That was never relayed to the students.”Peper said that six players — including five juniors who transferred in to play for Perry — had been promised upperclassmen dorms at Wofford with ensuite bathrooms, but when they arrived for school, they were placed in underclassmen dorms.Following a recommendation by Anderson, those players chose to rent apartments off campus, but shortly after the semester began, they were informed they’d need to live on campus to retain eligibility, forcing the players to break their lease a week after moving in.The impermissible benefits, self-reported by Wofford, amount to a Level III infraction, the least severe violation. “Based on my investigation, there is nothing that indicates that prior to this meal plan, off-campus, miscommunication, that coach Perry was in any jeopardy of being removed as the head coach of Wofford,” Peper said.But while Peper spent Thursday working with Wofford to submit documentation to the NCAA, seeking the immediate reinstatement of the ineligible players, the NCAA refuted Goodman’s reporting and Peper’s statements.”This is not accurate, the NCAA did not suspend student-athletes at this school and did not take any action against any athletic department personnel at this school,” the official NCAA News account posted on social media. Read more of this coverage here. Update from Wofford University at 2:20 p.m.: “Wofford College today announced a change in the leadership of its men’s basketball program. Head coach Dwight Perry and associate head coach Tysor Anderson will no longer lead the team. “Assistant coach Drew Gibson, a 2008 Wofford graduate, has been named interim head coach and will guide the program during the transition to new leadership.”Original story: Jeff Goodman, of the Field of 68, is reporting that Wofford has informed head basketball coach Dwight Perry that he has been let go.WYFF News 4 is working to get more information. The Terriers earned a spot in the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament and lost to Tennessee in the first round.

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On Thursday, college basketball insider Jeff Goodman, of the Field of 68, reported that six Wofford players have been deemed ineligible by the NCAA due to a communications issue involving off-campus housing that ultimately resulted in the firing of head coach Dwight Perry and associate head coach Tysor Anderson last week.

Reached for comment, attorney Mark Peper, who is representing seven players on the roster, told WYFF News 4 Sports that the six players received “impermissible benefits” ranging between $84 and $108 per player when they used their on-campus meal plan while living in off-campus housing.

“That is the alleged violation,” Peper said. “Because they lived off campus, they weren’t allowed by Wofford bylaws to receive an on-campus meal plan. That was never relayed to the students.”

Peper said that six players — including five juniors who transferred in to play for Perry — had been promised upperclassmen dorms at Wofford with ensuite bathrooms, but when they arrived for school, they were placed in underclassmen dorms.

Following a recommendation by Anderson, those players chose to rent apartments off campus, but shortly after the semester began, they were informed they’d need to live on campus to retain eligibility, forcing the players to break their lease a week after moving in.

The impermissible benefits, self-reported by Wofford, amount to a Level III infraction, the least severe violation.

“Based on my investigation, there is nothing that indicates that prior to this meal plan, off-campus, miscommunication, that coach Perry was in any jeopardy of being removed as the head coach of Wofford,” Peper said.

But while Peper spent Thursday working with Wofford to submit documentation to the NCAA, seeking the immediate reinstatement of the ineligible players, the NCAA refuted Goodman’s reporting and Peper’s statements.

“This is not accurate, the NCAA did not suspend student-athletes at this school and did not take any action against any athletic department personnel at this school,” the official NCAA News account posted on social media.

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This is not accurate, the NCAA did not suspend student-athletes at this school and did not take any action against any athletic department personnel at this school. https://t.co/eg7rV3GQ39

— NCAA News (@NCAA_PR) September 18, 2025

Reason given for Wofford basketball coach being let go

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