By MONTE DUTTON Charles Johnston (Furman photo) Click here. The Citadel’s 77-75 victory over Furman wasn’t a matter of the last man standing on Wednesday night in Charleston. For the second time in four days, it was a matter of the most men left. For the third season in a row, the Paladins and Bulldogs …
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Blue Hose getting it together
By MONTE DUTTON Jaylen Peterson skies over USC Upstate (Monte Dutton photos). A hearty band of basketball-playing Blue Hose tacked straight into the coming weather full speed ahead. At Templeton Center on Wednesday evening, the men’s team withstood a late Charleston Southern rally to defeat the Buccaneers, 87-83. Led by the reliable Jonah Pierce, who …
Paladins’ injuries pile up
By MONTE DUTTON Bob Richey (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. It’s funny how everything changes overnight. Wofford erased a 13-point deficit in the final 10 minutes to edge Furman, 74-70, in the first of two regular-season meetings between the teams Saturday at Timmons Arena. The “bottomless injuries” special haunted the Paladins, who gave up a …
Blue Hose in position to surge
By MONTE DUTT0N Quinton Ferrell (Monte Dutton photo) Jonah Pierce was dominant, but that was the general rule in Presbyterian’s 92-55 ransacking of Gardner-Webb in Boiling Springs, N.C., on Saturday. Pierce scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Triston Wilson added 19 points and six assists. Jaylen Peterson scored 18 and Kahlon Hudson 17. Only …
Paladins brace for Wofford
Charles Johnston (1) (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Perhaps the Southern Conference men’s basketball season reaches full intensity each winter when Furman plays Wofford for the first time. The late Keith Jackson sometimes previewed a SEC football rivalry by saying, in his inimitable style, “These two teams just do not like each other.” One reason …
Wilkins leads all-around Furman effort
By MONTE DUTTON Cole Bowser (6), Ben Vander Wal and Alex Wilkins (10) celebrate (Furman photo). Click here. A season ago, head coach Bob Richey was fond of referring to his men’s basketball team as “Find a Way Furman.” Same characteristics. Different players. Furman, fighting off injuries, moved into a tie for first place in …
Hose … hold … on, 71-70
By MONTE DUTTON Carl Parrish (12) aims for Jaylen Peterson (Monte Dutton photos). The Presbyterian Blue Hose – players, coaches, fans – took a deep breath after Wednesday night’s 71-70 win over UNC Asheville at Templeton Center. With 1:54 remaining, PC (9-10, 2-2 Big South) led, 69-57. Jonah Pierce scored a field goal with 3:02 …
Hose must escape the pattern
By MONTE DUTTON Jonah Pierce has lived up to all expectations (Monte Dutton photos). Recent men’s basketball seasons have featured similar patterns at Presbyterian College. Last season, for instance. On Jan. 2, 2025, the Blue Hose opened the Big South season with a 68-60 victory over Longwood. At the time, PC’s overall record was 8-8, …
Paladins pick up pace
By MONTE DUTTON Ben Vander Wal (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Basketball is funny. That’s my mindless observation. Joe Garagiola wrote a book called Baseball Is a Funny Game, so he began the advance of the banal. A Game Is a Funny Game. Remain Calm. All is well. At glittering new Timmons Arena, Furman calmly …
Now’s when the fun begins
By MONTE DUTTON Ah, yes, the telltale extra digits of AI illustration. Click here. What a surprise. Furman and Wofford are surging in the Southern Conference men’s basketball race. Chattanooga and the Paladins were picked 1-2 in the preseason poll of SoCon coaches. On Wednesday, while Furman was knocking off the Mocs on the road, …
Nightrider's Lament 