Wofford College has unexpectedly fired head basketball coach Dwight Perry less than two months before the start of the 2025-2026 season, with no official reason provided.

The college faces a tight timeline to appoint a new head coach, as no interim has been announced and the season is imminent.

This marks the second time in three years that Wofford has dismissed a coach unexpectedly, highlighting recent instability in their basketball program.

During Perry's tenure, Wofford achieved notable success, including winning the Southern Conference Tournament and earning an NCAA Tournament appearance last season, their first since 2019.

Perry led the team to a 48-43 overall record over three seasons and improved the team's performance each year.

The team was eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament by Tennessee, after entering as a No. 15 seed.

Perry has a background playing college basketball at Kentucky and coaching at VCU and Furman, before becoming head coach at Wofford in 2023.

His coaching career includes stints as assistant and associate head coach, and he previously played at Kentucky from 2006 to 2009.

Perry became interim coach during the 2022-23 season after Jay McAuley resigned amid NCAA violations, and Perry was promoted to head coach in 2023.

McAuley, who resigned due to NCAA investigations and overworking issues, had previously received a two-year show-cause order and Wofford was placed on probation.

Wofford received a one-year NCAA probation in August 2024, related to violations under McAuley, and McAuley was penalized with a two-year show-cause order.

On the day of Perry's firing, both he and assistant coach Tysor Anderson were removed from the staff website, indicating a sudden staff change.