The Furman Paladins men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Southern Conference. They are currently led by head coach Bob Richey and play their home games at the Timmons Arena. In 2018, the Paladins entered the College Basketball AP Poll for the first time in program history, coming in at number 23 on December 10. Furman made an appearance in the NCAA Division I Tournament in 2023 after having last appeared in 1980, the 43-year absence being the 15th longest drought in NCAA Division I Tournament history. During that tournament Furman would upset 4 seeded Virginia in the first round.
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University | Furman University | ||
Head coach | Bob Richey (7th season) | ||
Conference | SoCon | ||
Location | Greenville, South Carolina | ||
Arena | Timmons Arena (capacity: 4,000) | ||
Nickname | Paladins | ||
Colors | Royal purple and white[1] | ||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1974 | |||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
1975, 1978, 2023 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 2023 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 2023 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1991, 2017, 2023 |
Postseason
editNCAA Division I Tournament results
editThe Paladins have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament seven times. Their combined record is 2–8.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1971 | First Round | Fordham | L 74–105 | |
1973 | First Round | Syracuse | L 82–83 | |
1974 | First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game |
South Carolina Pittsburgh Providence |
W 75–67 L 78–81 L 83–95 | |
1975 | First Round | Boston College | L 76–82 | |
1978 | 3Q | First Round | (1L) Indiana | L 62–63 |
1980 | 10 | First Round | (7) Tennessee | L 69–80 |
2023 | 13 | First Round Second Round |
(4) Virginia (5) San Diego State |
W 68–67 L 52–75 |
NIT results
editThe Paladins have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 2 times. Their combined record is 0W–2L.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1991 | First Round | West Virginia | L 67–86 |
2019 | First Round | Wichita State | L 70–76 |
CIT results
editThe Paladins have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) three times. Their combined record is 3W–3L.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2011 | First Round | East Tennessee State | L 63–76 |
2016 | First Round Second Round |
Louisiana–Monroe Louisiana–Lafayette |
W 58–57 L 72–80 |
2017 | First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals |
USC Upstate Campbell Saint Peter's |
W 79–57 W 79–64 L 51–77 |
Retired numbers
editFurman has retired six jersey numbers.
Furman Paladins retired numbers | ||||
No. | Player | Career | ||
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25 | Jonathan Moore | 1976–1980 | ||
27 | Nield Gordon | 1951–1953 | ||
28 | Frank Selvy | 1951–1954 | ||
33 | Darrell Floyd | 1953–1956 | ||
34 | Clyde Mayes | 1972–1975 | ||
50 | Jerry Smith | 1960–1963 |
Notable players
edit- Jordan Loyd (born 1993), basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League, formerly in the NBA.
References
edit- ^ "Graphic Design Guide". Retrieved April 8, 2016.
External links
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