When you are Wofford, a school of 1,600 students, a school from the Southern Conference, a school looking for its first-ever NCAA Tournament win, introductions are unavoidable — even to first-round opponents.
“I didn’t know about them,” Seton Hall’s Myles Cale said. “I really didn’t hear much about them until now.”
Myles Powell did.
Long before the 10th-seeded Pirates (20-13) were matched up with the seventh-seeded Terriers (29-4) in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament, the Seton Hall star was blown away by their star guard, Fletcher Magee, learning he surpassed the best shooter in basketball history to become the Southern Conference’s all-time leader in 3-pointers.
“I knew about the one kid because it was on social media that he broke Steph Curry’s 3-point record. He’s one hell of a shooter,” Powell said Monday. “Anybody that can break Steph’s record, or done anything Steph has done, is one hell of an achievement.”
Powell briefly blanked on Magee’s name, as did a reporter who referred to Magee as “their kid,” in a question to Kevin Willard.
“Fletcher Magee,” Seton Hall’s coach interrupted. “You can’t forget that name when you watch him.”
Fletcher MageeAPWofford’s 6-foot-4 senior is the backbone of the nation’s 14th-highest scoring offense (83.0), the leader of a team that ranks second nationally in 3-point shooting (42 percent) and sixth in 3-pointers made.
Magee, the back-to-back Southern Conference Player of the Year, averages 20.5 points, and a career 43.8 percent 3-point shooter, and looked to be a familiar study on film.
“He reminds me a little bit of Myles,” said Seton Hall’s Quincy McKnight, referring to his backcourt mate. “He comes off down screens really hard and he’s always ready to shoot the ball, no matter where he’s at. For him, I don’t think he sees a bad shot because he’s such a great shooter.”
McKnight believes there are plenty of bad shots Magee doesn’t see coming.
As the Pirates’ lockdown defender, McKnight will see plenty of possessions matched up with Magee after holding Big East Player of the Year Markus Howard to 1-of-15 shooting in Seton Hall’s Big East Tournament semifinal win over Marquette.
“That wasn’t the first time I did that to Markus,” said McKnight, who held Howard to 2-of-11 shooting less than two weeks earlier. “I’ve been doing that all year. … It’s something that I take pride in, having guys who are known as scorers and stopping them, and making them take a whole bunch of tough shots throughout the game, and just having them thinking every time they go to the basket that I’m right there.”
No introduction necessary.


