Monthly Archives: February 2023

Furman sweeps Samford in convincing fashion Mike Bothwell scored 35 points, including Furman’s first 18 of the game, as the Paladins claimed a share of the 2022-23 Southern Conference regular-season title with a 93-79 victory over Samford Saturday afternoon at the Pete Hanna Center. The win sees the Paladins end the regular-season with 24-7 andContinue reading “Furman clinches share of SoCon title; No. 1 seed”

Furman (23-7, 14-3 SoCon) at Samford (21-9, 15-2 SoCon), 2 p.m. EST Location: Homewood, AL/Pete Hanna Center (3,500) Series: Furman leads 24-10 Last Meeting: Jan. 25, 2023/Furman 91, Samford 84 (OT) Coaches: Furman-Bob Richey (134-53, 6th year)/Samford-Bucky McMillan (48-33/3rd year) TV: CBS Sports Network As fate would have it, Furman’s final game of the regular-seasonContinue reading “Furman and Samford meet with No. 1 seed on the line”

Paladins play for a share of SoCon title and No. 1 seed in the SoCon Tournament Saturday at Samford Jalen Slawson (27 pts) and JP Pegues (18 pts) combined for 45 of Furman’s 70 points, as the Paladins held off Mercer for their 17th-straight win in the series, capturing a 70-67 win over the BearsContinue reading “Furman survives feisty Mercer in regular season home finale”

Furman prepares for final home game against Mercer The Date and Time: Feb. 22, 2023, 7 p.m. The Location and Venue: Greenville, S.C., Timmons Arena (2,500) The Game: Mercer (12-17, 5-11 SoCon) at Furman (22-7, 13-3 SoCon) The Coaches: Mercer-Greg Gary (63-60, 4th yr at MU)/Furman-Bob Richey (133-53) The Series: 36th meeting/Furman leads 25-10 LastContinue reading “Furman set for regular-season home finale against Mercer”

Furman matches last season’s win total with Senior Night win over East Tennessee State Furman rebounded from its surprising road loss to The Citadel in the middle of the week, taking a hard-fought, 83-79, Senior Night win over East Tennessee State in a nationally televised Southern Conference game Sunday evening at Timmons Arena. With theContinue reading “Furman holds off ETSU for Senior Night Sweep”

                            The Day, Date and Time: Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, 6 p.m. EST  The Game: East Tennessee State (10-18, 6-9 SoCon) at Furman (21-7, 12-3 SoCon)  The Location and Venue: Greenville, S.C./Timmons Arena (2,500)  The Coaches: ETSU–Desmond Oliver (25-35, 2nd yr)/Furman-Bob Richey (132-53, 6th yr)  The Series: ETSU leads 34-32/Furman won 70-56 in the previousContinue reading “Furman hosts ETSU on Senior Night”

For the first time since mid-January, Furman tasted defeat on the college basketball hardwood, with the loss coming to its bitterest of rivals, as The Citadel knocked off the Paladins for the first time since February of 2018, downing the ‘Dins, 69-65, in Southern Conference action Wednesday night at McAlister Field House.  The win seesContinue reading “Furman has its eight-game winning streak halted by The Citadel”

SoCon Basketball Notebook: Feb. 15, 2023 Furman, Samford and UNC Greensboro remain tied atop the SoCon Below is a look at how the SoCon action ended up this past weekend, as well as a look ahead to the action Wednesday night. The final stretch of the season. One thing I can guarantee by the endContinue reading “SoCon Notebook for Feb. 15”

Much can change in a short amount of time, as Western Carolina found out on Saturday afternoon at Timmons Arena. Furman avenged its 12-point (79-67) loss on the final day of 2022 with a resounding 93-59 win over the same Western Catamount team on the 42nd day of 2023. Several glaring contrasts from one meetingContinue reading “Furman avenges loss to Western Carolina”

East Tennessee State survives against VMI in a rare Friday night SoCon game East Tennessee State got a late flurry to find its way past visiting VMI in a rare Friday night contest in Southern Conference hoops, as ETSU held of feisty VMI for a 69-65 win inside the friendly confines of Freedom Hall. TheContinue reading “SoCon Basketball Notebook for Feb. 11”