Wofford College Athletics

Jeremiah Samarrippas joined the Wofford staff in May of 2025. He was named the head coach of the Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters on April 1, 2021, posting a 105-25 record across his four-year tenure. During his time as head coach at Lincoln Memorial, Samarrippas saw seven first team all-conference selections, two second team, four third team, four all-freshman selections, one SAC Player of the Year, two SAC Freshmen of the Year and one SAC Defensive Player of the Year.
 
"I am ecstatic to add Jeremiah to our staff," said head coach Dwight Perry. "He is a proven winner and has demonstrated a commitment to helping the student-athletes he coaches reach their goals. During his time as a coach at LMU, his teams won at a high level, competed with intensity and played an exciting style of basketball that will fit in well here at Wofford. He has a great ability to identify and evaluate talent. We are excited to welcome Jeremiah, his wife Brooke, and their daughter Millie to the Wofford family."
 
Last season, Lincoln Memorial posted a 25-6 record with a 21-3 mark in conference play. LMU finished a perfect 14-0 at home to extend its home winning streak against conference foes to 67 games. The 21-3 conference record led to the sixth-straight SAC regular season title for the Railsplitters. Wes Enis was named a NABC All-American as well as the SAC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. Samarrippas also guided Elyjah Freeman to SAC Freshman of the Year honors. Both Enis and Freeman were selected to the NABC All-District Team and the D2CCA All-Region Team.
 
The 2023-24 season saw the team produce a 24-9 overall record and a 16-4 record in league action to claim a share of the SAC regular season championship. The Railsplitters would earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Southeast Regional. Martez Brown was named a consensus First Team All-Region selection by both the NABC and the D2CCA. Brown was also selected as an All-American by the D2CCA.
 
During the 2022-23 season, he led the Railsplitters to a 30-5 record and the team's fourth-ever Elite Eight appearance. Lincoln Memorial won the SAC regular season championship and NCAA Southeast Regional title as well. Chase Rankin was selected to the NABC First Team All-Southeast Region while also being named the SAC Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
 
He led LMU to a SAC regular season championship during his first year at the helm of the program in 2021-22, including a 21-3 record in conference play. At the conclusion of the season, Samarrippas was named the SAC Coach of the Year and the NABC Co-Coach of the Year for the Southeast District. Jordan Guest was selected to the NABC Southeast All-District First Team.
 
Prior to being named Lincoln Memorial's 18^th head coach, Samarrippas served as an assistant coach for the Railsplitters for five seasons. He first joined Lincoln Memorial as a graduate assistant in 2014 before being promoted to assistant coach in 2016. He helped guide the team to two Division II national semifinal appearances as an assistant as well as two seasons with an unblemished record in conference play.
 
He was a 1,000-point scorer at Division I Tennessee Tech University after transferring from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Samarrippas was named to the 2013 Ohio Valley Conference All-Newcomer Team.
 
Samarrippas received his bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies from Tennessee Tech and earned his Masters of Educational Leadership (M.Ed.) from LMU in 2016.
 
"I want to thank Coach Dwight Perry for welcoming me into a program with a rich tradition of championship excellence," said Jeremiah Samarrippas. "My wife Brooke, our daughter Amelia, and I are thrilled to become part of the Spartanburg community. I look forward to helping Wofford continue to make history and build on its status as the premier program in the Southern Conference. Go Terriers!"