SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Hall of Fame Committee of the Wofford College Terrier Club Board of Directors has announced four former student-athletes and one coach as the 2024 inductees into the school's Athletics Hall of Fame.
The group includes McLeod Dean '19 (women's track and field), Cameron Jackson '19 (men's basketball), Fletcher Magee '19 (men's basketball), Hayley Younginer '19 (women's soccer), and Mike Young (men's basketball).
In addition, the Hall of Fame will honor Tom Bower '74 as the Distinguished Service Award recipient and Terri Lewitt as an Honorary Letterman. The Hall of Fame induction ceremony is scheduled to take place on February 15, 2025.
The Hall of Fame recognizes "those former athletes and coaches who, by outstanding athletic achievement and service, have made lasting and significant contributions to the cause of sports at Wofford College, the Spartanburg community, South Carolina, and the nation."
McLeod Dean '19 – Women's Track and Field
For her career, Dean won six SoCon individual titles. As a senior in 2018-19, she won the 60 meters and 200 meters at the SoCon Indoor Championship to earn Most Outstanding Track Performer honors. At the SoCon Outdoor Championship, she won the 100 and 200 meters. Dean ran the 100 and 200 meters at the 2019 NCAA East Regionals, finishing 45th in the 100 and 37th in the 200. During her junior season in 2017-2018, she was fifth in the 60 meters and fourth in the 200 meters, along with a third place finish in the 4x400 relay at the SoCon Indoor Championship. At the SoCon Outdoor Championship, she was first in the 100 and 200 meters, along with a third place finish in the 4x400 relay. She ran the 200 meters at the NCAA East Regionals and was 43rd overall. A native of Maryville, Tennessee, Dean graduated with a degree in psychology and was a three-time SoCon Academic Honor Roll member.
Cameron Jackson '19 – Men's Basketball
Jackson averaged 10.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 0.9 blocks per game for his career. He became the 49th member of the 1,000-point club, and currently he is 20th on Wofford's all-time scoring list with 1,399 points. He shot .583 from the field for his career, which is seventh all-time at Wofford. In addition, he is sixth all-time on the career steals list with 168 and third with 125 blocks while playing the most games (138) in Terrier history. Jackson won more games than any Terrier (93) and had 717 rebounds and 203 assists. As a senior in 2018-19, he started all 35 games for the Terriers, averaging 14.5 points and a team-high 7.6 rebounds per game. He led the Terriers in rebounding (266), blocks (35) and steals (52) as he was named First-Team All-SoCon and to the First-Team All-SoCon Tournament Team. He recorded a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds in the NCAA Tournament First-Round win over Seton Hall. Jackson finished his career with 11 points and eight rebounds in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Kentucky. As a junior in 2017-18, he played 31 games and started 29 to be named Second-Team All-Conference. He played in all 33 games and made 30 starts as a sophomore in 2016-17, leading the team in blocked shots with 31. In 2015-16, he was limited to seven games due to injury and received a medical redshirt. As a true freshman in 2014-15, he played in 32 of 35 games off the bench. A native of Winchester, Virginia, he majored in environmental studies and English.
Fletcher Magee '19 – Men's Basketball
Magee started 123 of 134 games played for the Terriers and scored 2,516 points (18.8 ppg) with 396 rebounds (3.0 rpg), 221 assists and 93 steals. He was 509 of 1,169 on three-pointers in his career and was the NCAA all-time three-point leader (509) when he graduated. Magee started all 35 games in the 2018-19 season and averaged 20.3 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. He shot 43.9 percent from the field and 41.9 percent from three-point range while knocking down 91 percent of his free throws. He earned Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention honors and was the Lou Henson Player of the Year (top Mid-Major player). He was named Southern Conference Player of the Year by both the coaches and media while also earning First-Team All-SoCon by the coaches and media. He was named All-Tournament First Team and SoCon Most Outstanding Player. He scored 24 points and knocked down seven three-pointers to lift Wofford to its first NCAA Tournament win in program history over Seton Hall while moving into first place all-time for made three-pointers in Division I history. Magee drained 158 three-pointers, which is tied for second-most in NCAA history in a single season and surpassed Stephen Curry for the all-time leader in made three-pointers in SoCon history. He started all 34 of Wofford's games in 2017-18 and averaged a team high 22.1 points per game in a team high 33.6 minutes per game. He shot 48.4 percent from the field (253-523), 43.9 percent from three (148-337) and 90.7 percent from the line (97-107). Magee's 148 threes made on the season, which led the DI ranks, was second on the SoCon single-season chart behind only Steph Curry and is fifth in a season in NCAA Division I history. He ended the season with a 90.7 career free throw percentage, first in the conference record books. He was named the SoCon Malcolm U. Pitt SoCon Player of the Year (media) and First-Team All-SoCon, along with AP All-America Honorable Mention recognition. As a sophomore in 2016-17, he started in 32 of Wofford's 33 games and averaged 18.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.7 steals and 18.6 minutes played. He was named First-Team All-SoCon and to the SoCon Tournament Second Team. As a freshman in 2015-16, he played in all 32 games and made 22 starts as he averaged 13.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 28.8 minutes played. He was ranked first in the NCAA in free throw percentage (min. 2.5 makes/game) and became the sixth freshman in NCAA history to finish the season above 90 percent. He was named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team and All-Southern Conference third team by the media. A native of Orlando, Florida, he graduated with a degree in sociology.
Mike Young – Men's Basketball Coach
Coach Young had a record-setting 17-year tenure as the head coach at Wofford, which followed 13 seasons as an assistant coach. He is the winningest coach in Wofford men's basketball history with 299 victories (299-244 overall). The Terriers posted a 30-5 overall record in 2018-19, including a perfect 18-0 mark in Southern Conference play, and registered a convincing 84-68 win over Seton Hall in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament. Under his guidance, the Terriers registered an impressive list of non-conference wins, including ones over the likes of Auburn, Cincinnati, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, NC State, Purdue, Seton Hall, South Carolina, Virginia Tech, Xavier and Wake Forest. Arguably the most compelling non-conference victory of his tenure at Wofford came on Dec. 20, 2017, when the Terriers faced then-No. 5 North Carolina at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and registered a 79-75 victory over head coach Roy Williams and the Tar Heels. Named the 2019 Sporting News Coach of the Year, Young built the Terriers into one of the Southern Conference's preeminent programs and a perennial NCAA Tournament participant. He guided Wofford to five NCAA Tournament berths (2010, 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2019) over 10 seasons and five Southern Conference championships. In addition to the on-court success of his teams, 100 percent of Young's student-athletes at Wofford who completed their eligibility graduated. Over his career, Young developed three AP All-America selections, four SoCon Players of the Year and 34 all-conference selections. Young was named Southern Conference Coach of the Year four times. A native of Radford, Virginia, he is now the head coach at Virginia Tech.
Hayley Younginer '19 – Women's Soccer
Younginer played in 57 career games with 44 starts. She finished her career second all-time in career goals (35), third in all-time career points (79) and fourth in all-time game-winning goals (7). During her senior season in 2018, she started 15 games and led the team in goals (7) and points (15) to earn second team All-SoCon honors. As a junior in 2017, she led the nation in scoring with 21 goals and also led in goals per game (1.11) and points per game (2.42) and was second in the nation in total points (46). She set Wofford single-season records for goals and points. Younginer started four games as a sophomore in 2016 before missing the rest of the season due to injury. As a freshman in 2015, she led the team in points (15) and goals (6), while finishing second on the team with three assists to be named to the 2015 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team. A native of Irmo, South Carolina, she was a member of the SoCon Academic Honor Roll and SoCon Fall All-Academic Team, while earning First-Team Academic All-District honors in 2018. She graduated with a degree in English and used a fifth year of eligibility to play soccer at Wake Forest and earn a master's degree.
