J.P. Pegues and his teammates were at their best. (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Furman may have exposed its destiny on Sunday afternoon. The Paladins may have previewed a glorious future. Or, maybe not. Oh, Doctor, as Dan Scott likes to say and Red Barber used to. J.P. Pegues was brilliant, and no one was bad, and …
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Season’s crucial stretch straight ahead for Paladins
By MONTE DUTTON Ben Vander Wal (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Furman, tied for fourth in the Southern Conference men’s basketball standings, has five more games before the tournament begins in Asheville, N.C., on March 8. None is likely to be easy. Against their remaining opponents – Chattanooga at home on Sunday, at Samford on Feb. …
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Paladins scatter Terriers in disarray
(Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Furman beat Wofford in something. That is an inaccurate and overwrought observation, particularly from the possessor of a Furman degree, but the Paladins’ 64-51 women’s basketball upset of the Terriers at Timmons Arena sure came in handy, given recent Wofford victories in football and women’s basketball. In point of fact, Furman leads …
Vander Wal steps up for Paladins
By MONTE DUTTON Ben Vander Wal had his first double-double. (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ When I was a kid, I thought Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium had the best marketing link in history going. The tarpaulin rolled out over the field by the grounds crew was sponsored by Morton Salt. When it rains, it pours. That was …
Paladins take ’em one at a time, as if there were any other way
By MONTE DUTTON Furman must keep its focus versus VMI. (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ The 2022-23 Furman basketball season was more predictable than this one. It was a season of historic greatness, seldom rivaled in the school’s annals. Not that a 28-8 record, Southern Conference championship and NCAA Tournament victory were without perilous moments. This …
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Furman women tame Catamounts late
(Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ A three-point play in the final minute led Furman to a 58-53 victory over Western Carolina and an end to a three-game losing skein. The game, originally scheduled for Saturday afternoon, was played instead on Sunday at Timmons Arena. Session's fast break layup, assisted by Tate Walters off a steal by Sydney …
Pegues, Paladins pull one out in Johnson City
J.P. Pegues (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The air in Freedom Hall was fraught with desperation as Furman fought to end a slump and East Tennessee State sought to keep a Southern Conference men’s basketball streak going. Junior J.P. Pegues scored seven of Furman’s final nine points, including four free throws in the …
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Furman gets lost in Mercer’s cave
Tyrese Hughey (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Inexplicably, the Paladins have lost their way. Jalyn McCreary scored 28 points and Mercer defeated Furman, 78-69, dropping the Paladins to their third loss in the last four games on Wednesday night, ending an 18-game mastery of the Bears and seven in a row at University Center in Macon, Ga. …
Paladins pack for Mercer; Morgan packs trophy for home
J.P. Pegues (Elena Davidson photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Now they know it’s a long, hard road. Actually, everyone in the Southern Conference who follows men’s basketball knows … but Nitty Gritty Dirt Band broke the song, written by Rodney Crowell, in 1984. Furman men’s basketball plays its third road game in its last four outings on Wednesday …
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UNCG escapes tempest at Timmons, 89-87
Marcus Foster is seven points shy of 1,000 career points. (Elena Davidson photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ UNC Greensboro’s 89-87 victory over Furman on Sunday was a sweet form of sorrow for most of the 2,438 present at Timmons Arena. It hurt so good. The game was so fantastic, it was a privilege to lose. “Leaving the arena …
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