GAME 8 — DECEMBER 12, 1998 Desmond Conference Challenge Furman Paladins (4-3, 0-0 Southern) vs. Duquesne Dukes (4-4, 0-0 Atlantic 10) Albany, New York, Pepsi Arena (16,350) Noon (EST) PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS Furman Paladins ppg rpg Duquesne Dukes ppg rpg G 15 Marcus Dilligard 6-4 195 So. La Belle, Mo. 7.0 2.4 G 4 Courtney Wallace 6-4 195 So. Pittsburgh, Pa. 12.0 5.5 G 24 Bubba Smith 6-4 190 Sr. Hendersonville, Tenn. 11.1 2.6 G 22 Shawn Tann 6-4 200 So. Emporia, Va. 8.3 2.5 F 3 Anthony Thomas 6-4 185 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. 6.3 4.1 F 31 Jason Rackley-Mann 6-7 195 So. Lithonia, Ga. 1.1 1.5 F 42 Stanislav Makshantsev 6-8 230 Jr. Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan 15.7 6.9 F 5 Wayne Smith 6-7 215 Fr. Toronto, Canada 15.9 5.9 C 32 Daniel Quigley 6-7 210 Sr. Tipton, Ind. 10.3 8.1 C 21 John Davis 6-9 240 Sr. Buffalo, N.Y. 2.9 3.0 Larry Davis (Asbury '78) Darelle Porter (Pittsburgh '91) 13-23 (2nd Year at Furman), 13-23 (2nd Year Overall) 4-4 (1st Year at Duquesne), 4-4 (1st Year Overall)

FURMAN-DUQUESNE SERIES INFORMATION NOTING THE PALADINS

✔ Saturday's Furman-Duquesne game will mark the first meeting between the ✒ FURMAN AND THE ATLANTIC 10...While Saturday's encounter with Duquesne Paladins and Dukes. will mark the first meeting in between the Paladins and Dukes, Furman has series histories with several current members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. Furman's series records versus current A-10 Conference schools includes: St. DESMOND CONFERENCE CHALLENGE Bonaventure (0-1), St. Joseph's (0-2), Fordham (0-1), Xavier (1-0), George Wash- ington (10-12), Dayton (0-2), La Salle (0-3), and Virginia Tech (12-11). The last A-10 ✔ The Desmond Conference Challenge is a one-day, four-game event featuring Conference team the Paladins faced was St. Bonaventure, which defeated Furman teams from six different conferences. Furman (Southern) and Duquesne (Atlantic 58-46 in the first round of last year's San Juan Shootout. The Paladins have never 10) open the challenge followed by a women's game between Vermont (America faced Temple, Rhode Island, or Massachusetts, and Furman's work against George East) and St. Peter's (Metro Atlantic). The last two games feature Delaware (America Washington and Virginia Tech came primarily when the Colonials and Hokies were East) vs. Lafayette (Patriot) and Farleigh Dickinson (Northeast) vs. Siena (Metro members of the . Overall Furman is 23-32 (41.8%) versus Atlantic). The games will be played in Pepsi Arena at Albany, N.Y. current Atlantic 10 Conference schools.

✒ JULIUS' 3-POINTER BEATS MERCER...Kyle Julius' 3-point shot with 12 seconds left in the game lifted Furman to a 68-67 win over Mercer Wednesday night 1998-99 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS in Greenville. Julius' game-winning shot helped the Paladins erase a five-point deficit after the Bears' Rodney Kirtz converted a pair of free throws with 34 seconds left to North Division Conference Overall give Mercer a 67-62 lead. Furman's Bubba Smith, however, sliced Mercer's margin VMI 1 - 0 1.000 2 - 6 .250 to two points with a 3-pointer with 26 seconds remaining and, after Mark Adamson Appalachian State 0 - 0 .000 4 - 4 .500 missed the front end of a one-and-one with 23 seconds left, Julius rebounded the ball Davidson 0 - 0 .000 2 - 5 .286 and seconds later drilled the game winning trey. Furman, which led from the start East Tennessee State 0 - 0 .000 5 - 2 .714 and by as many as nine points in the second half, fell behind 57-56 with just under Western Carolina 0 - 0 .000 2 - 6 .250 six minutes to go when the Bears converted four straight 3-pointers. Stanislav North Carolina Greensboro 0 - 1 .000 1 - 6 .143 Makshantsev paced Furman with a game high 18 points, and teammate Daniel Quigley added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Paladins, who outboarded the South Division Conference Overall Bears 50-40 on the game. Georgia Southern 1 - 0 1.000 4 - 4 .500 0 - 0 .000 3 - 4 .429 Mercer GAME December 9, 1998 Furman 26 41 — 67 College of Charleston 0 - 0 .000 4 - 2 .667 Greenville, S.C. Mercer 31 37 — 68 Furman 0 - 0 .000 4 - 3 .571 7 Attendance: 1,516 Wofford 0 - 0 .000 3 - 4 .429 Chattanooga 0 - 1 .000 1 - 5 .167 Furman (68) Mercer (67) MIN FG-FGA FT-FTA REB F PTS MIN FG-FGA FT-FTA REB F PTS Wednesday Thomas, f 30 3-8 1-4 7 3 8 Davis, f 27 1-5 1-4 4 4 3 Mak'sev, f 34 6-13 6-11 7 3 18 Adamson, f 35 1-8 2-5 11 4 4 Furman 68, Mercer 67 Quigley, c 29 7-11 2-3 11 2 16 Lawyer, c 15 4-7 0-0 4 4 8 Dilligard, g 25 3-8 0-1 3 2 6 Brown, g 28 6-14 0-0 2 2 16 Thursday Smith, g 34 1-9 3-4 3 2 6 McCray, g 30 2-6 0-0 4 1 5 Western Carolina 92, Newberry 78 Coles 15 1-3 0-0 8 1 2 West 10 2-5 0-0 0 1 5 UNC Charlotte 92, VMI 57 Brown 5 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 Stallworth 10 2-4 2-2 0 3 6 Foster 15 1-3 0-0 0 1 3 Kirtz 24 5-7 2-2 6 1 13 Michigan State 86, East Tennessee State 53 Julius 11 3-7 1-3 4 1 9 Muhammad 15 2-7 3-4 3 1 7 Petrovic 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 McMillan 3 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 Saturday Ott 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 Furman vs. Duquesne (Albany, N.Y.), Noon Team (39.7%) (50.0%) +5 Team (39.1%) (69.2%) +4 Tennessee Wesleyan at Western Carolina, 7:00 TOTALS 200 25-63 13-26 50 15 68 TOTALS 200 25-64 9-13 40 22 67 3-Point Shooting: Furman (5-18, 27.8%) — Smith 1-5, Julius 2-4, Thomas 1-3, Makshantsev 0-3, Foster George Mason at College of Charleston, 7:15 1-1, Dilligard 0-1, Brown 0-1; Mercer (8-25, 32.0%) — Brown 4-9. McCray 1-5, Davis 1-4, West 1-3. Kirtz 1- Lynchburg at The Citadel, 7:15 3. Stallworth 0-1. Assists: Furman (19) — Smith 6, Thomas 5, Quigley 3, Dilligard 2, Makshantsev 1, Foster Bowdoin at Davidson, 7:30 1, Julius 1; Mercer (13) — Adamson 3, Kirtz 3, McCray 2, Muhammad 2, Davis 1, Brown 1, Ott 1. Turnovers: Austin Peady State at Georgia Southern, 7:30 Furman (16) — Makshantsev 4, Coles 3, Julius 3, Foster 2, Thomas 1, Quigley 1, Dilligard 1, Brown 1 ; Mercer (11) — McCray 3, Kirtz 2, Davis 1, Adamson 1, Lawyer 1, Brown 1, West 1, McMillan 1. Blocks: Furman (1) — Coles 1; Mercer (6) — Adamson 4. Lawyer 1, Ott 1. Steals: Furman (5) — Thomas 2, Dilligard 2, Brown 1; Mercer (7) — Davis 2, Kirtz 2, Lawyer 1, McCray 12, Muhammad 1. Officials: Mike Wood, Tony Greene, NEXT FURMAN GAME Michael Stuart.

Sat., Nov. 19, vs. Greensboro College ✒ CHARTING THE IMPROVEMENT...Seven games into the 1998-99 season, Greenville, S.C., Timmons Arena, 3:00 p.m. Furman has shown dramatic improvement over the past year as the comparisons below indicate: 1997-98 (6 Games) Category (1997-98 Season) 1998-99 (6 Games) scoring offense last year, averaging 61.7 ppg, head into Saturday's game against 1-6 Record (9-20) 4-3 Duquesne averaging 66.0 ppg, an improvement of +4.3 ppg over last season. 43.7% Field Goal Percentage (42.8%) 43.0% 48.6% Field Goal Percentage Defense (42.6%) 41.5% ✒ AHEAD OF SCHEDULE...Furman didn't record its fifth win of the 1997-98 69.7% Free Throw Percentage (65.8%) 64.2% season until Jan. 19, when the Paladins topped Wofford 70-61 in Greenville. 29.8% 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (27.8%) 39.1% 37.3% 3-Point Field Goal Percentage Defense (33.1%) 28.6% ✒ FURMAN IN PRE-SEASON POLLS...Furman was a consensus Southern 63.7 Scoring Offense (61.7) 66.0 Conference South Division third place pick in a pair of pre-season polls conducted 75.7 Scoring Defense (67.4) 66.1 by the league head coaches and media. College of Charleston, which begins Southern Conference play this year, was the consensus first place pick in the south ✒ HEATING UP IN TIMMONS...Furman's dramatic 68-67 win over Mercer on division, and Davidson was the top pick in the Southern Conference North Division Wednesday night marked the Paladins' third straight home win this season and in both polls. Furman finished fourth in the league's south division last year with a fourth straight overall. Furman is now 9-4 in Timmons Arena (69.2%) since moving 9-20 overall record and 5-9 league mark. into the new, on-campus facility midway through the 1997-98 season. ✒ PALADINS GO 2-0 IN EXHIBITION CONTESTS...Furman claimed wins in its ✒ ROAD WINS RARE...Furman's lone road win this year, a 79-67 decision over two pre-season exhibition games, taking a 90-70 decision over CSKA-Ukraine on William & Mary on Nov. 17, marked only the Paladins' third road victory in the last Nov. 3 and an 87-73 verdict over Upstate AAU on Nov. 9. Senior guard Bubba two seasons. Furman, which was 2-10 on the road last year, sports a 3-13 road Smith scored a game high 22 points and connected on 4-of-7 three-pointers in the record (18.8%) under second year head coach Larry Davis. Furman was 7-33 on Paladins' verdict of CSKA-Ukraine. Against Upstate AAU, the Paladins converted the road (17.5%) in three seasons under former head coach Joe Cantafio; and, 10-of-21 three-point shots and got 25 points and 15 rebounds from senior forward since the start of the 1994-95 campaign, the Paladins have compiled a 10-46 record Daniel Quigley. Freshman guard Anthony Thomas added 12 points and 15 boards (17.8%) away from Greenville. in the Paladins' win over AAU.

✒ FREE THROW HIGHS AND LOWS...After connecting on 35x50 free throws ✒ PALADINS SIGN TWO...Furman got its recruiting season off to a fast start by (70.0%) in an 88-85 win over Charleston Southern in Greenville on Dec. 2, Furman signing two high school standouts to national letters of intent. Darrell Arbaugh, a went 1x8 from the line (12.5%) in a 63-47 loss to Georgia in Athens two nights later. 6-foot-8 forward from Ashland, Ky., signed with the Paladins first, and two days later In the 68-67 win over Mercer on Wednesday night, Furman knocked down just Furman inked 6-foot-6 forward Kenny Ziegler from Lithonia, Ga. Ziegler is rated 13x26 (50.0%) attempts from the charity stripe, making the Paladins a paltry 14x34 among the nation's top 200 players by Prep Stars Magazine, and recruiting analyst from the line (41.1%) in the past two games. The 50 free throw attempts against Bob Gibbons called him "the most highly rated player headed to a Southern Charleston Southern were the most by Furman since the 1989-90 season when the Conference school -- a player with the talent and work ethic to be the premier Paladins canned 35x51 FTs in 97-76 rout of Davidson in Greenville. Despite its newcomer in the league next year." shooting woes in the last two games, Furman has attempted 42 more free throws than its opposition through seven games (176-134). ✒ GARNER OUT...Junior forward Patrick Garner, who was expected to rejoin the Furman basketball team last week after playing tight end on the Paladin football ✒ PERIMETER SHOOTING IMPROVEMENT...Although Furman converted a team this fall, sustained a fractured thumb in Furman's 31-28, season ending win season low 27.8% of its 3-point attempts (5x18) in Wednesday night's 68-67 win over Chattanooga on Nov. 21 and is out indefinitely. over Mercer, the Paladins still appear to be a much better 3-point shooting team this year as opposed to last year's squad. Heading into Saturday's game against PLAYER UPDATES Duquesne, the Paladins are shooting 39.1% from 3-point range (43x110). A year ago Furman converted a Southern Conference low 27.8% of its 3-point attempts. #24 BUBBA SMITH, 6-4, G, Sr. Hendersonville, Tenn. Leading the turnaround this year are three players: senior Bubba Smith, freshman Heads into the Duquesne game having started at second guard in six of Kyle Julius, and junior Stanislav Makshantsev. Smith, who last year paced Furman's seven games...scored a season low six points and made only 1x9 FGs Furman's perimeter shooters by connecting on 37.8% of his 3-point attempts in the Paladins' 68-67 win over Mercer, but his only field goal, a 3-pointer with 26 (48x127), is 13x31 from 3-point range this year (41.9%). Julius, meanwhile, has seconds left in the game, pulled Furman to within two points at 67-65, thereby given Furman's backcourt a much-needed "second gun" and is connecting on a setting up teammate Kyle Julius' game winning 3-pointer with 12 seconds left...poor squad best 46.2% of his 3-pointers (12x26). The bonus has been the 3-point shooting versus Mercer was offset by a performance that included a game high six shooting of Furman's starting power forward, Stanislav Makshantsev, who has hit assists and no turnovers in 34 minutes...converted 7x8 FTs over the final 40 on 6x11 3-point attempts (54.5%) this year. Backup point guard Paul Foster has seconds to help preserve Furman's 88-85 win over Charleston Southern (Dec. also proven he can score from outside as he has connected on 4x6 3-pointers 2)...scored all 11 of his points (11x13) against Charleston Southern at the line...was (66.7%) this season. held out of the lineup against Winthrop due to sprained ankle sustained in practice four days prior...did, however, play 31 minutes and score 14 points in the 60-59 loss ✒ MAKSHANTSEV MAKING HIS MARK...After scoring Furman's first points in Rock Hill...is Furman's second leading scorer (11.1 ppg) and a solid shooter from against Charleston Southern on a 3-pointer but later being benched after picking 3-point range (13x31, 41.9%)...has tallied double figures in five of Furman's seven up his third foul at the 13:17 mark of the first half, hardly anyone could have games, including a season high 16 points in a 79-67 win over William & Mary in predicted junior Stanislav Makshantsev's second half explosion. Playing 18 Williamsburg...leads the team in free throw shooting (77.1%, 27x35)...tied with minutes and not committing a foul in the second period, Makshantsev scored 27 backup point guard Paul Foster for the team lead in assists with 18...is Furman's points, grabbed eight rebounds, and picked up a steal to ignite Furman's successful most experienced player, having played in 90 games and started in 85 second half on the way to the 88-85 win. Makshantsev's 30-point performance was contests...ranks eighth on Furman's all-time steals ledger with 124...has converted the first 30-point effort by a Paladins since Chuck Vincent tallied 30 in an 87-81 117x325 3PFGs (36.0%) in his career...current percentage would place him overtime loss to VMI last year. His performance against Charleston Southern seventh all-time at Furman...has the best chance of any current Paladin to become included 10x13 FGs, 3x3 3PFGs, and 7x10 FTs. A very strong low post player, the 30th player in school history to score 1,000 points...currently has 777 points...must Makshantsev is also forcing the opposition to respect his perimeter game, as he is average 11.2 ppg over the Paladins final 20 games to reach 1,000...excellent 6x11 from three-point range (54.5%) this year. defensive player...joins Daniel Quigley to give Furman two left-handers in the starting five. ✒ TURNOVERS STILL A PROBLEM...Although Furman committed 16 turn- overs in its 68-67 win over Mercer on Wednesday night, it represented an FURMAN CAREER STEALS LEADERS improvement over the 20.2 turnovers/game the Paladins had been averaging heading into the contest. Still, seven games into the 1998-99 campaign, Furman Rank Player Years Games Steals Avg. has suffered 137 turnovers (19.5/game) while forcing opponents into only 101 1) Hal Henderson 1988-92 117 194 1.7 miscues (14.4/game). A year ago, Furman committed a conference high 514 2) Ron Smith 1975-78 113 172 1.5 turnovers (17.7/game). 3) Steve Harris 1991- 109 148 1.4 4) Mel Daniel 1979-82 110 144 1.3 ✒ OFFENSIVE HIGH WATER MARK...Furman's 88 points in its 88-85 win over Noel Gilliard 1982-85 110 144 1.3 Charleston Southern on Dec. 2 represented the most points in a game under head 5) Pat Marshall 1991-95 110 136 1.2 coach Larry Davis. The Paladins, who ranked last in the Southern Conference in 6) David Brown 1986-89 110 128 1.2 Derek Waugh 1989-93 114 128 1.1 Furman's 87-73 exhibition win over Upstate AAU...starred at Atlanta's Woodward 7) Shawn Reid 1984-88 117 126 1.1 Academy, where he was a two-time all-state performer and state AAA player-of-the- 8) Bubba Smith 1995- 90 124 1.4 year as a junior. 9) John Castile 1985-88 109 119 1.1 #13 PAUL FOSTER, 6-0, Fr., G, Mt. Olive, N.C. FURMAN CAREER 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE LEADERS Furman's first substitute at the point guard slot behind Marcus Dilligard...has (Minimum 200 Attempts) averaged 21.7 mpg and 4.0 ppg in seven games...tied with Bubba Smith for the team lead in assists with 17...connected on a 3-pointer and added an assist in 15 minutes Rank Player Seasons Games FG-FGA .Pct of action in the Paladins' 68-67 win over Mercer...recorded his first double figure 1) Shawn Reid 1983-88 *86 146-324 .450 scoring performance (11 points) in Furman's 88-85 win over Charleston Southern 2) Chris Bass 1988-91 98 123-313 .393 on Nov. 2...went 8x13 at the free throw line and hit his only field goal attempt (3- 3) David Brown 1986-89 *83 161-418 .385 pointer) in the win...is 4x6 (66.7%) from 3-point range this season....had a team high 4) Sammie Liberatore 1989-94 93 130-351 .370 five assists in a 62-55 loss to Northwestern in Evanston....starting point guard on 5) Hal Henderson 1989-92 117 185-504 .367 North Carolina's state AA championship Wallace-Rose High School team that went 6) Bubba Smith 1995- 90 117-325 .360 31-0. 7) Anthony Smith 1992-96 80 101-297 .340 8) Tracy Garrick 1988-91 105 73-217 .336 #4 WILL COLES, 6-8, Sr., C, Nashville, Tenn. 9) Matt Schrecengost 1994-97 90 69-207 .333 Furman's first substitute inside at both center and power forward...is averaging 10) Jason Stewart 1995-97 51 126-379 .332 20.0 mpg, 3.6 ppg, and 5.9 rpg...scored two points but claimed eight rebounds, a block, and a steal in 15 minutes in Furman's 68-67 win over Mercer...leads the team #32 DANIEL QUIGLEY, 6-7, C, Sr., Tipton, Ind. in blocks with five...had seven points (7-10 FTs) and eight rebounds in 25 minutes Has earned starts at center in each of Furman's seven games...leads the team in Furman's 88-85 win over Charleston Southern...has paced the Paladins in in rebounding (8.1 rpg) and is the Paladins' third leading scorer (10.3 ppg)...tallied rebounding in two contests...missed virtually all of the pre-season with an ankle 16 points and a game high 11 rebounds in the Paladins' 68-67 win over Mercer...had sprain but came back to contribute significantly in the Paladins' season opening, 66- 10 boards in the first half...has tallied double figure scoring performances in four 59 win over Stetson, scoring eight points, pulling down seven rebounds, and games and double figure rebounding efforts in three games...double-double versus blocking two shots in 24 minutes of action...has paced Furman in blocked shots each Mercer was his second of the year....had a double-double (13 points, 10 rebounds) of the past two seasons...ranks seventh on the school's career blocked shots list with in Furman's season opening 66-59 win over Stetson in Greenville...in all has paced 65. the Paladins in rebounding in five games so far...was a perfect 7x7 from the line as part of a season-high 15-point performance against William & Mary (79-67 win) in #23 KYLE JULIUS, 6-3, Fr., G, Thunder Bay, Ontario Williamsburg...has converted 3x8 3-pointers (37.5%) this year and is a career Comes off the bench in relief of Bubba Smith at second guard...is averaging 10.7 30.9% shooter from 3-point range (42x136)...averaged a Southern Conference mpg and 6.7 ppg on the season...has averaged 10.5 ppg and has shot 46.9% leading 8.5 rpg in 14 league games last year...is on pace to become only the 20th (15x32) from the field, including 11x21 (52.3%) from 3-point range, over the last four player in Furman history to claim 600 rebounds...has 526 boards heading into the games...knocked home the game winning 3-pointer with 12 seconds left in Furman's Duquesne game...is one of two left-handers in Furman's starting lineup. 68-67 win over Mercer...game winning shot followed his key rebound of a missed Mercer free throw with 23 seconds remaining...finished with nine points and four #42 STANISLAV MAKSHANTSEV, 6-8, Jr., F, Alma-Ata, Kasakhstan rebounds against Mercer...performance against the Bears followed a solid outing in Has started a power forward in all six games...is Furman's first junior college a 63-47 loss to Georgia where he paced Furman's offensive effort with 14 points, transfer (N.E. Nebraska Community College) since 1979...leads Furman in scoring connecting on 5x10 FGs (4x8 3PFGs)...led Furman with a 17-point performance in (15.7 ppg), field goal percentage (58.5%), and is second on the squad in rebound- the Paladins' 62-55 loss to Northwestern in Evanston...performance against the ing (6.9 rpg) through six games...has converted 6x11 (54.5%) 3-point field goal Wildcats included 5x8 3PFGs...leads Furman in 3-point shooting (12x26, attempts...scored a game-high 18 points and claimed seven rebounds in Furman's 46.2%)...helped Cathedral High School go 33-0 and claim the Ontario Provincial 68-67 win over Mercer...hit on 3x3 3PFGs and scored 30 points (in 25 minutes), Championship his senior year. including 27 in the second half, in Furman's 88-85 win over Charleston Southern on Dec. 2...30-point performance was the first by a Paladin since Chuck Vincent ✒ PALADINS ON FM...The athletic department announced went for 30 in an 87-81 overtime loss at VMI last year...sparked Furman to a 79-67 last week that all remaining regular season games will be broadcast over Upstate win over William & Mary in Williamsburg by scoring 25 points and claiming four radio station WPEK-FM 98.1, with several scheduled for live broadcasts. Furman's rebounds...has led Furman in scoring in four games this year. radio network will still include Greenville flagship station WPCI-AM (1490), WKDY- AM (1400) of Spartanburg, and WHYZ-AM (1070) of Greenville as full-time, live #15 MARCUS DILLIGARD, 6-4, So., G, La Belle, Mo. broadcast affiliates. Furman's starting point guard in all seven games...is averaging 7.0 ppg and 2.4 rpg...shooting 41.3% from the field, up from 29.1% as a freshman a year ago...ranks FURMAN RADIO BROADCAST LINEUP second on the team in assists (14)...scored six points and added three rebounds, two assists, and two steals in Furman's 68-67 win over Mercer...tallied 13 points in Date Opponent WPCI WKDY WHYZ WPEK Furman's season opening 66-59 win over Stetson...excellent defensive Dec. 12 Duquesne (Albany, N.Y.) L L L L player...turned a brilliant defensive performance against William & Mary All-CAA Dec. 19 GREENSBORO L L L TD guard Randy Bracy in the Paladins' 79-67 win in Williamsburg, fouling Bracy out Dec. 26 Clemson L L L L after 25 minutes with only 10 points on 3x10 FGs...has started in every game (36) Jan. 2 WOFFORD L L L TD since coming to Furman...named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman team Jan. 4 THE CITADEL L L L L a year ago...will look to post-up his defender due to prep experience as a small Jan. 9 @ Georgia Southern L L L TD forward. Jan. 11 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON L L L L Jan. 16 UNC GREENSBORO L L L TD #3 ANTHONY THOMAS, 6-4, Fr., G/F, Atlanta, Ga. Jan. 18 GEORGIA SOUTHERN L L L L Has earned starts at small forward in all seven games...is the only freshman in Jan. 23 @ The Citadel L L L TD Furman's starting five...heads into the Duquesne contest averaging 6.3 ppg and 4.1 Jan. 25 @ Chattanooga L L L L rpg...fashioned a solid performance in Furman's 68-67 win over Mercer, scoring Jan. 30 VMI L L L TD eight points and adding seven rebounds, five assists, and two steals in 30 Feb. 1 @ East Tennessee State L L L L minutes...connected on only his third 3-pointer of the year in the win over the Feb. 3 @ Davidson L L L TD Bears...had three steals in Furman's 63-47 loss to Georgia, giving him five theft in Feb. 6 WESTERN CAROLINA L L L TD the past two games...registered nine points and had a season high six rebounds Feb. 8 @ Appalachian State L L L L in Furman's 79-67 win over William & Mary in Williamsburg...also tallied nine points Feb. 13 @ Wofford L L L TD and had four boards in a season high 34 minutes in a 60-59 loss to Winthrop in Rock Feb. 15 CHATTANOOGA L L L L Hill...connected on his first eight free throws this year before missing...playing time Feb. 20 @ College of Charleston L L L L has been enhanced due to the departure of returning starting small forward Andre Feb.25-28 Southern Conference Tournament L L L TBA Kerr prior to the start of the season...registered 12 points and 15 rebounds in SPORTS SYSTEMS FAXBACK DIRECTORY 1998-99 FURMAN PALADINS Sports Systems Services Fax-On-Demand is an automated, 24-hour-a-day, 7- RESULTS/SCHEDULE day-a-week service that instantly sends the latest information and releases from Furman University and the Southern Conference to your fax machine. 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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown High School 3 Anthony Thomas G 6-4 185 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. Woodward Academy 4 Will Coles F/C 6-8 230 Sr. Nashville, Tenn. Montgomery Bell Academy 5 P.J. Brown G 6-1 185 So. Miami, Fla. Miami Senior 10 Maurice Owens* G 6-1 170 Fr. New York, N.Y. Monsignor Scanlan 11 Patrick Garner F/C 6-9 240 Jr. Greenville, S.C. Wade Hampton 12 Terry McGann G 6-0 180 Sr. Bethesda, Md. DeMatha Catholic 13 Paul Foster G 6-0 180 Fr. Mt. Olive, N.C. Wallace-Rose Hill 14 Michael Campbell G 6-2 175 Jr. Tampa, Fla. Jesuit 15 Marcus Dilligard G/F 6-4 195 So. La Belle, Mo. Highland 22 Jon Peddrick G 6-1 160 Fr. Greensboro, N.C. Greensboro Day 23 Kyle Julius G 6-3 190 Fr. Thunder Bay, Ontario Cathedral 24 Bubba Smith G/F 6-4 190 Sr. Hendersonville, Tenn. Hendersonville 32 Daniel Quigley F/C 6-7 210 Sr. Tipton, Ind. Tipton 42 Stanislav Makshantsev F 6-8 230 Jr. Alma-Alta, Kazakhstan Northeast Nebraksa CC 44 Steven Hamrick F 6-5 202 So. Fort Worth, Texas Paschal 50 Stevan Petrovic C 6-11 240 Fr. Belgrade, Yugoslavia Norfolk (Nebraska)

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Head Coach: Larry Davis (Asbury '78) Assistant Coaches: Mike Jones (Howard '90), Ken Potosnak (Randolph-Macon '90), Ryan Odom (Hampden-Sydney '96) Administrative Assistant: Fred Johnson (East Carolina '73)