College basketball has seen all sorts of shooting styles and trends over the years, and one Division I player is trying to bring back underhand free-throws.
That player would be Kyler Filewich, a star big man for Wofford and a candidate for college basketball’s All-Name team. He leads the Southern Conference with 9.3 rebounds and also averages 11.4 points and 3.3 assists for the Terriers, but there’s just one problem.
Filewich cannot shoot free-throws. No, he really cannot shoot free-throws to the tune of a career 37.5% mark from the free-throw line.
Filewich has struggled with the task throughout his college basketball career, but he shot 47% from the charity stripe during his first 2 seasons which were spent at Southern Illinois. In 3 seasons at Wofford, Filewich has steadily gotten worse, going from 40.7% his first season in the program to 31.6% last season and then to 31.2% this year.
Things got so bad that Filewich is now utilizing underhand free-throws, affectionately referred to as “granny-style” by many, in live games. A recent ESPN broadcast detailed how Filewich even got in touch with Rick Barry, an NBA Hall of Famer who utilized the method, to try and improve his touch.
Wofford’s Kyler Filewich shooting granny style free throws against UTC with varying degrees of success. ??? pic.twitter.com/gNZa6oZrPL
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So, how is Filewich doing with his new-found stroke? He appears to be improving! While he did go 1-for-2 against Chattanooga and was 0-for-4 vs. Mercer, he has hit on over 60% of his attempts in the last 2 games.
In a win over The Citadel, Filewich was 4-for-6, which is good for a 66.7% rate from the free-throw line! He followed that up by making 6-of-10 tries during Saturday’s game against Samford. Wofford lost that game, but it’s a new career-high mark for Filewich in free-throws made in a game.
Wofford C Kyler Filewich will beludgend you in HORSE…. pic.twitter.com/6jJ0mH4O44
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) February 15, 2025We’ll see how his college basketball career winds up after his change in free-throw shooting!
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