GAME 9 vs. S.C. STATE DECEMBER 21, 2020 FURMAN PALADINS BASKETBALL ‘20-21 SPORTS INFORMATION: 3300 Poinsett Highway Timmons Arena Greenville, S.C. MBB Contact: Jordan Caskey ([email protected]) FURMAN PALADINS (5-3, 0-0 SoCon) Date ...............Monday, December 21 Site ...Greenville, S.C./Timmons Arena Date Opponent Tip Time .......................4:00 p.m. ET Nov. 25 TUSCULUM W 95-62 Radio .ESPNUpstate 97.7 FM/1330 AM Nov. 28 USC UPSTATE^ W 91-63 ... FurmanPaladins.com/Radio.com app Dec. 2 SOUTHERN WESLEYAN^ W 89-49 Talent .....Dan Scott & Tom Van Hoy Dec. 5 at College of Charleston W 81-57 Live Stats ...........FurmanPaladins.com Dec. 9 at Cincinnati L 73-78 TV/Stream.............................ESPN+ Talent .Bryant Lambert & John Williams Dec. 12 FLAGLER W 86-61 Furman (5-3, 0-0 SoCon) S.C. State (0-9, 0-0 MEAC) Series ...................Furman leads 12-5 Dec. 15 at Alabama L 80-83 PALADINS BULLDOGS Dec. 19 at Winthrop L 71-87 Dec. 21 S.C. STATE ESPN+ 4:00 @FurmanPaladins @FurmanHoops @CoachRichey #ALLDIN Dec. 30 at Chattanooga* 1:00 Jan. 2 MERCER* ESPN+ 2:00 FURMAN PALADIN POINTS Jan. 6 at Western Carolina* TBA Furman closes out the non-conference portion of ESPNU on January 25. The Paladins and Spartans Jan. 9 VMI* ESPN+ 2:00 its schedule and goes for its 17th straight victory will meet again on ESPNU on February 10, at the Jan. 13 at The Citadel* TBA at Timmons Arena on Monday afternoon when it Greensboro Coliseum. Jan. 16 ETSU*$ ESPNU 4:00 hosts South Carolina State. The Paladins hold a 13-5 record against current Jan. 20 at VMI* TBA Monday’s matinee marks the 18th all-time meet- Mid Eastern Athletic Conference members. Fur- Jan. 23 at ETSU* 4:00 ing between the Paladins and Bulldogs with Fur- man’s only meeting versus a MEAC opponent Jan. 25 UNCG* ESPNU 9:00 man boasting a 12-5 series lead. In the last meeting other than S.C. State was a neutral site victory over Jan. 30 CHATTANOOGA*$ ESPN+ 12:00 on December 9, 2017, at Timmons Arena, Devin Howard in Moraga, Calif., during the 2007-08 Feb. 3 at Samford* 8:00 Sibley tallied 24 points and John Davis III added season. Feb. 6 WOFFORD*$ ESPN+ 4:00 21 to power the Paladins to a 101-72 victory. South What You Need To Know About Furman... Feb. 10 at UNCG* ESPNU 5:00 Carolina State last win in the series was a 69-67 Furman was tabbed to win the SoCon in pre- Feb. 13 WESTERN CAROLINA*$ ESPN+ 12:00 victory at Timmons Arena on December 16, 2016. season polling of the league’s media and picked Feb. 17 SAMFORD* ESPN+ 7:00 Furman’s victory over Flagler on December 12, second by the league’s coaches. Feb. 20 at Mercer* TBA marked its 16th consecutive win at Timmons Are- Last season, Furman totaled a school-record Feb. 24 THE CITADEL* ESPN+ 7:00 na. Since the beginning of the 2015-16 campaign, 25 wins for the second straight year and fi nished second in the SoCon with a 15-3 mark. Feb. 27 at Woff ord* 7:00 Furman sports a 67-11 overall record at Timmons The Paladins are 78-29 under the direction of Mar. 5-8 vs. SoCon Tournament% TBA and 38-5 Southern Conference mark. The Paladins fourth-year head coach Bob Richey. ^ - Furman Multi Team Event have won 19 consecutive non-conference games on Furman has posted a 101-40 overall record and $ - at Bon Secours Wellness Arena campus, 21 of the last 22 non-conference contests at Timmons and 32 of the last 34 regular season 55-17 mark in Southern Conference play since the * - Southern Conference Game games in the facility overall. start of the 2016-17 campaign. % - Southern Conference Tournament (Asheville, N.C.) Furman’s Success At Timmons Arena During the 2018-19 season, Furman (25-8) Home Games In Bold Year Overall SoCon Non-Conf. downed 2018 Final Four participants Loyola Chi- All Times Eastern 2015-16 14-2 9-0 5-2 cago and defending national champion Villanova 2016-17 11-3 8-1 3-2 en route to a school-record 25 wins and its fi rst 2017-18 13-3 7-2 6-1 NIT berth since 1991. 2018-19 13-3 7-2 6-1 The 2018-19 Paladins, who opened the season 2019-20 12-0 7-0 5-0 with 12 straight wins, made their fi rst appearance 2020-21 4-0 0-0 4-0 in the Associated Press Top 25 and climbed as high Last 6 Years 67-11 38-5 29- 6 as No. 23. Furman spent three weeks in the AP poll Last time out, Winthrop raced to a 56-36 and appeared at No. 25 in the USA Today Coaches halftime leads and improved to 5-0 with an 87-71 Poll on December 17. victory over the Paladins in Rock Hill, S.C., on The Paladins are riding a streak of four straight Saturday afternoon. The Eagles shot 53.6% from 20-win seasons for the fi rst time in school history. the fl oor, including 65.5% in the fi rst half, and Furman claimed a share of the 2017-18 SoCon 2020-21 SOCON STANDINGS limited Furman to just 38.2% from the fi eld on regular season title with a 14-4 league record, its Chattanooga 0 - 0 .000 8 - 0 1.000 the day. Mike Bothwell paced the Paladins with fi rst since 1990-91. The Paladins, who reached the NCAA Tourna- The Citadel 0 - 0 .000 6 - 0 1.000 16 points and a career-high eight rebounds, while ment fi ve times during the 1970’s, are in search of Mercer 0 - 0 .000 6 - 1 .857 Noah Gurley scored 14 points and grabbed seven their fi rst trip to the Big Dance since 1980. Western Carolina 0 - 0 .000 7 - 2 .778 boards. Alex Hunter and Garrett Hien added 12 Fifth-year senior Clay Mounce scored 21 points Furman 0 - 0 .000 5 - 3 .625 points apiece. Furman will make three national television ap- versus Flagler last become the 46th player in VMI 0 - 0 .000 5 - 3 .625 pearances on ESPNU during the 2020-21 season, Furman history to reach 1,000 career points and Woff ord 0 - 0 .000 3 - 2 .600 including twice at home, it was announced in grabbed two rebounds at Alabama to become just UNCG 0 - 0 .000 4 - 3 .571 December. On January 16, the Paladins will host the 10th player in school history post 1,000 points, ETSU 0 - 0 .000 4 - 3 .571 ETSU at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in a 4 p.m. 500 rebounds and 150 assists in a career. The Samford 0 - 0 .000 3 - 3 .500 tip-off on ESPNU before entertaining SoCon rival Elkin, N.C., native has averaged 10.1 points for * - thru 12/19 UNCG in a 9 p.m. contest at Timmons Arena on his career and enters Monday’s game averaging 6 NCAA Tournaments 6 SoCon Tournament Championships 5 SoCon Regular Season Championships 14.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game this season. His 1,040 career points rank coach Bob Richey. The Paladins have posted a 77-25 overall record and 41-13 fourth among active Southern Conference players. He leads all active SoCon Southern Conference mark in the last three-plus years. After going 23-10 and players in career fi eld goal percentage (52.1%), rebounds (505), and blocked fi nishing third in the SoCon at 13-5 in Richey’s fi rst season, Furman knocked shots (69), while ranking second second in steals (104) and fi fth in three-point off Final Four participant Loyola Chicago, stunned defending national champi- fi eld goal percetage (38.0%). A third team All-Southern Conference selection on Villanova, made the school’s fi rst appearance in the Associated Press Top 25 last year, Mounce was a preseason All-SoCon pick in voting by the league’s and fashioned a school-record 25 wins in 2018-19. The record-breaking season coaches this year. ended with Furman hosting AAC member Wichita State in the fi rst round of the Furman’s Career 1,000-500-150 Club NIT. Last season, Furman matched its school record win total with 25 victories, Player Years Pts. Reb. Ast. routed Loyola Chicago at Timmons Arena and notched a school-record 15 So- Jonathan Moore 1977-80 2,299 1,242 237 Con victories en route to a second place league fi nish. Now in his fourth season Karim Souchu 2000-03 2,014 656 165 as Furman’s head coach, Richey has compiled a 78-29 mark since taking over Bruce Evans 1989-92 1,773 761 188 the reigns of the Paladin program and his .729 winning percentage ranks in the Derek Waugh 1990-93 1,405 862 226 top 15 among active NCAA D1 coaches. Recently, Richey was named among Robby Bostain 2004-07 1,399 565 365 the top coaches under 40 by ESPN and CBS Sports. Stadium Basketball Insider Matt Rafferty 2016-19 1,340 851 311 Jeff Goodman also ranked Paladin assistant coaches Tim Johnson and Jimmie Guilherme DaLuz 2000-03 1,253 512 668 Williams among the top fi ve assistants in the Southern Conference. Daniel Fowler 2015-18 1,217 536 369 WINNINGEST ACTIVE D1 COACHES (thru 12/19) John Castile 1985-88 1,070 675 391 by WIN PERCENTAGE (min.