By MONTE DUTTON The one I attended was not so boisterous. It was fun, or else I wouldn't have been there. Western Carolina's Kerwin Bell It was good to be out and about Tuesday.The Southern Conference held its football media day in Greenville, S.C., giving me another opportunity to review the various routes from my …
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Furman balance vanquishes The Citadel, 72-51
By MONTE DUTTON Charles Johnston (left) looks ready to pounce (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. As the Southern Conference men’s basketball regular season winds down, the Ingles SoCon championships, March 6-9 at Harrah’s Cherokee Center, get more wide-open. Furman held The Citadel to just 20 second-half points as the Paladins claimed a 72-51 win on …
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All is well in Spartanburg, 76-67
By MONTE DUTTON Asa Thomas hit his first six three-pointers (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. SPARTANBURG – The late Tom T. Hall wrote a song called “I Like Beer.” I drank two once in the past year. It was the national college-football championship game on TV at a Mexican restaurant. No doctor told me not …
Another one bites the dust
Cole Bowser (Furman photo) Click here. This is the time of basketball season Furman is supposed to be getting better. It is not. Ravaged by injuries, the Paladins are healthy again. Their freshman point guard, Alex Wilkins, is a splendid talent who has had three off games in a row. There’s no need to single …
Furman women withstand Samford, 70-62
By MONTE DUTTON Fourth straight SoCon win (Furman photo) Click here. Under Pierre Curtis's direction, Furman women's basketball is flexing its Southern Conference muscles. Lauren Bailey scored 15 points to lead a balanced Furman attack, and the Paladins rode a strong second-half defensive effort to beat Samford, 70-62, in women’s basketball Saturday afternoon at Pete …
Furman gets its 2nd-half groove back
Tom House (Furman photo) Click here. In Greensboro, N.C., on Friday afternoon, Furman regained its mastery of the latter half. Alex Wilkins scored 27 points and Tom House added 25 to lead Furman to an 89-66 road victory over UNC Greensboro at Bodford Arena. The hustled-up matchup was moved from Saturday ahead of impending weather …
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 …
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, …
Team effort dooms Bears, 74-72
By MONTE DUTTON Ben Vander Wal (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Imagine a basketball game in which one team, the victorious one, leads for 32 minutes, 45 seconds, but never by more than nine points. Furman’s 74-72 victory over Mercer, the first Southern Conference game for both teams, was a harbinger of what lies ahead. …
Nightrider's Lament 