Struggling with free throws, Wofford’s Filewich turns to granny-style with help from Rick Barry WSOC TV [Video]

LEXINGTON, Ky. — (AP) — Kyler Filewich doesn’t go to the free-throw line looking for style points, just those that count on the scoreboard for Wofford.

That’s why the 6-foot-9 center from Winnipeg, Manitoba, asked coaches for tips, leading him to switch from the traditional shot attempt to a throwback style.

Granny-style. Underhand toss. Or the shot that Basketball Hall of Fame member Rick Barry turned into an art form. Barry even came to Spartanburg, South Carolina, to give Filewich some personal tutoring. While the numbers say Filewich has continued to struggle from the free-throw line, he says his confidence has grown.

“I haven’t necessarily always had the success that I wanted,” Filewich said Wednesday. “But I feel like I’m pretty confident in it. When I needed to, (about) five minutes left in the SoCon title … I was able to step up and make two when it mattered.”

Filewich’s form will …