By MONTE DUTTON Eddrin Bronson led Furman with 16 points (Furman photo). Click here. Cullowhee was awful on Saturday. Instead of rounding into shape for the Ingles SoCon Men’s Basketball Champions, Furman fell into a latter-half trap that was unexpected but common of the regular season’s final day. Four of the top seven schools lost, …
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Road game at Western Carolina looms large
Cooper Bowser (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Furman concludes the regular season and looks to improve its seeding for next week’s Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Championship when the Paladins travel to Cullowhee, N.C., to battle Western Carolina on Saturday. Tipoff between the Paladins and Catamounts is slated for 5:30 p.m. at the Liston B. Ramsey …
The Bulldogs come to town
Cooper Bowser (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Furman hasn’t lost twice to The Citadel in the same season since 2012-13. The Bulldogs haven’t won in Greenville since 2014-15. The Paladins conclude their 2025-26 home schedule and celebrate their senior class on Wednesday night when they entertain Southern Conference and rival in general The Citadel (9-20, …
Furman tries to gain ground in SoCon race.
Alex Wilkins (Furman photo) Click here. It’s likely too late for Furman to track down East Tennessee State in the Southern Conference men’s basketball standings. Since it’s the March 5-8 conference tournament that determines the SoCon bid to the NCAAs, Wednesday night’s game at Timmons Arena plays an important role in tournament seedings. The game …
Furman women coast past Catamounts
Pierre Curtis (Furman photo) Click here. At the moment, in basketball, the Furman women are outshining the men. Alyssa Ervin scored 20 points and Furman used strong work in the second and third quarters to forge a big lead en route to a 60-51 win over Western Carolina in at Ramsey Center in Cullowhee on Thursday …
Paladins can’t shake a 2nd-half lead
By MONTE DUTTON Cooper Bowser (Furman photo) Click here. Unfortunately, the week-in and week-out progress of the Furman men’s basketball program has carried with it a disquieting pattern. The Paladins have been unable to hold leads in the latter halves of Southern Conference games. They win some. They lose some. East Tennessee State rallied from …
Furman weathers second-half storm
By MONTE DUTTON Cooper Bowser is back (Furman photo). Click here. What if they played a basketball game and no one came? What if it wasn’t allowed? The Furman men’s basketball game against Chattanooga was on Sunday at 1 p.m. The game was on national TV on ESPN2. Furman University is currently closed to the …
Paladins finish off sweep of Samford
By MONTE DUTTON Alex Wilkins (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. One thing about Alex Wilkins. You’ve got to use him as much as you can. Furman’s fantastic freshman was in foul trouble all night long. He fouled out with 3:59 to play. Ben Vander Wall followed with 33.5 seconds left. Tom House scored 21 points …
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 …
Paladins check all the boxes
By MONTE DUTTON Cooper Bowser (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. On Tuesday night at Timmons Arena, Furman exceeded 100 points for the first time, outscored Bob Jones, 60-12 inside and won for the sixth time in its last seven men’s basketball games. No surprise there. The Bruins didn’t start shooting hoops until 2002. They’ve done …
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