The transfer portal has certainly become all the rage in college athletics, with players trading the mountains for the beach or the desert for the piedmont. However, one place where that doesn’t appear to be a problem is Furman University. “We started January with 92 guys, and a week ago, when we sent them home, …
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This week Wofford removed the interim tag from Dwight Perry and made him the fulltime head coach following the rock-solid job he did in the wake of the departure of Jay McCauley. Perry was able to steady the ship and guide the Terriers to a winning record. Also, this week, Furman rewarded coach Bob Richey …
Furman was able to deal with the deliberate offense by 4th seed Virginia in a round one win in the NCAA Tournament Thursday. Saturday however, the overpowering defense by 5th seed San Diego State was too much for the Paladins, and they were knocked out of the tournament by the Aztecs 75-52. The Paladins were …
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Head coach Bob Richey and Furman players Mike Bothwell and JP Pegues held a press conference, Friday, as they continue to prepare for a second-round matchup with 18th-ranked San Diego State. Not only did Thursday’s upset over Virginia propel Furman past the opening round for the second time in program history, but the Paladins also …
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Furman pulled the first shocker of the 2023 NCAA Tournament, Thursday, stunning ACC power Virginia with a steal and a 3-pointer in the final seconds to pull off a 68-67 upset in Orlando. The 13th-seeded Paladins (28-7) trailed by a dozen points with 11 minutes to play before going on a 19-4 run to take …
The NCAA men’s basketball tournament tips off Thursday, and both South Carolina entrants will be playing in the afternoon session. First up in Orlando, the 13-seed Furman Paladins will meet 4th-seeded Virginia at 12:40pm on TruTV. The Paladins enter the NCAA tournament on quite a roll, having won 14 of their last 15 games and …
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The field was set for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Sunday night. The College of Charleston and Furman, champions of the CAA and the Southern Conference respectively, are headed to the land of the Mouse Ears, Orlando. Clemson, the third place finisher in the ACC standings, was the fourth team left out of the tournament …
Furman opened the FCS Playoffs last weekend with an impressive victory over Elon at Paladin Stadium. It was the Paladins’ first playoff win since 2017 when they also beat Elon. Furman is ranked 11th at 10-2 and will play at Incarnate Word Saturday. The San Antonio school is ranked 5th with a 10-1 mark after …
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The Furman Paladins are headed back to the FCS Playoffs. The Paladins wrapped up a 9-2 season, with losses to Clemson and SOCON champion Samford, by whipping Wofford Saturday afternoon. The Paladins earned an at-large bid to the tournament and will host Elon at Noon on Saturday. The winner will travel in Incarnate Word the …
2021 was a season of what-ifs for Furman. What if the Paladins had not lost in the final seconds at home against ETSU. What if they had not been upset at Western Carolina. And what if their offense had played better in a 10-point loss at UT-Chattanooga? A five-win season would have been an eight-win …
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Furman head coach Clay Hendrix has a pretty simple way to attack spring football, he just wants to get a little better each day. And he’s hoping that philosophy will lift the Paladins from a 6-5 campaign into 2021 to a Southern Conference contender in 2022. There are several new faces on the Furman roster, …
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The “Palmetto Pigskin Tour” stopped off in Greenville on Monday night to check out the Furman Paladins. Like many of its FCS brethren, Furman played a spring schedule in which the Paladins posted a 3-4 record with two of the losses coming by a total of three points. Clay Hendrix is entering his fifth season …
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