The Paladins, who are the No. 11 seed in Tallahassee, are part of a 14-team regional field that will battle for a top-five finish and a berth in the 30-team NCAA Championship, which will be held May 23-28 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.
Furman shot 48.1%, but the Paladins, who started the game 5-of-9 from three-point range, finished 10-of-30 beyond the arc and got to the foul line just four times.
The Furman men’s basketball team has earned an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament and will travel to face the No. 2 seed North Texas Mean Green on Wednesday, March 19, in Denton, Texas, it was announced Sunday evening by the NIT Selection Committee.
Wofford connected on nine of its last 11 shots and ended the game on a 13-2 run to erase a four-point deficit as the sixth-seeded Terriers edged No. 5 seed Furman, 92-85, in the Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Championship Game Monday night at Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville, N.C.
The Paladins trailed by one at the half and went toe to toe throughout the second half, ultimately tying the game with 22 seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime.
Nick Anderson, Tom House, and PJay Smith Jr. combined to score 71 points on 16-of-25 shooting from three-point range to power No. 5 seed Furman to a 95-78 victory over fourth-seeded Samford in the quarterfinal round of the SoCon Tournament.
Furman twice got to within six points, the final time at 54-48 following a Raina McGowens free throw at the 3:09 mark, but could get no closer the rest of the way.
Senior PJay Smith Jr. buried a three from the top of the key with 1.1 seconds remaining to lift Furman over Wofford, 78-75, in the regular season finale for both teams on Saturday afternoon at Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg, S.C.
Tate Walters converted two free throws to tie the game and followed it up with a go-ahead basket with 12 seconds remaining in overtime to propel Furman to a 74-70 Southern Conference victory over Chattanooga.
Furman raced out to a 44-11 halftime lead and cruised to an 85-42 victory over The Citadel in Wednesday’s regular season home finale for the Paladins at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
Senior PJay Smith Jr. matched a career-high with 32 points and Furman connected on 23-of-27 trips to the foul line to down Samford, 80-72, Wednesday night at the Pete Hanna Center.
Tyja Beans scored 18 points and claimed 11 rebounds, and Western Carolina rode a decisive second quarter on the way to a 70-57 victory over Furman in Southern Conference women’s basketball action Saturday afternoon at the Ramsey Center.
UNC Greensboro limited Furman to a season-low 50 points on 26.8% shooting as the Spartans escaped with a 58-50 victory over the Paladins in Southern Conference men’s basketball action Saturday afternoon at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
Makiah Asidanya converted three free throws over the final 19 seconds of play to help UNCG hold off Furman, 55-51, in Southern Conference women’s basketball action on Thursday evening in Fleming Gymnasium.
Junior Tom House poured in a career-high 26 points to lead Furman past Mercer, 96-72, in Southern Conference men’s basketball action Wednesday night at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
Jada Session scored 18 points including a go-ahead layup in a second overtime, and Furman drained its final six free throw attempts to maintain its advantage and outlast Wofford, 93-88, in Southern Conference women’s basketball action in front of 2,007 fans Saturday afternoon at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
Nick Anderson poured in a game-high 30 points and Garrett Hien added 13 points and a career-best 15 rebounds to lead Furman to an 84-75 overtime victory versus Western Carolina in Southern Conference men’s basketball action Wednesday night at Davis Field House on the campus of Bob Jones University.
USC’s Landon Powell and Shannon Johnson, Clemson’s Harold Olson and Susan Hill-Whitson, College of Charleston & Erskine’s Ralph Lundy, Erskine’s Don Whitehead and Claflin’s Nelson Brownlee round out the impressive class
Caia Elisaldez scored a season high 24 points and Chattanooga used a decisive second quarter to secure the lead and hold off a late Furman run to claim a 68-60 victory.
Guard Nick Anderson scored 17 of his season-high 24 points in the first half and Cooper Bowser went 8-for-8 from the field to add a career-best 21 points to help Furman outlast Southern Conference-leading Samford, 72-70, Wednesday night in front of a national television audience on CBS Sports Network from Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
Nick Anderson poured in a team-high 18 points and PJay Smith Jr. drained a pair of free throws with 2.8 seconds left as Furman earned its seventh true road victory of the season with a 79-74 triumph over Mercer.
Tate Walters led three Paladins in double figures Saturday afternoon as Furman knocked off the Mercer Bears, 57-47, in Southern Conference women’s basketball action inside Hawkins Arena.
VMI shot over 51% from the floor and converted on 24-of-27 trips to the foul line to down Furman, 91-82, on Wednesday night at Cameron Hall in Lexington, Va.
Chattanooga converted on 25-of-28 trips to the foul line and rallied from a 13-point second half deficit to down Furman, 75-71, in Southern Conference men’s basketball action Saturday at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
The Spartans (12-6, 3-1 SoCon), who entered the contest shooting just 29.4 percent from 3-point range, connected on 10-of-21 attempts (47.6 percent) from beyond the arc in cruising to their sixth consecutive win over the Paladins (11-8, 1-2 SoCon).
Tate Walters poured in a career high 30 points and keyed a quick start that Furman used to gain control en route to an 82-73 victory over Western Carolina.
Furman’s defense held East Tennessee State without a field goal for a stretch of 6:45 in the final minutes and PJay Smith Jr. converted on 3-of-4 trips to the foul line in the final 12 seconds to lift the Paladins to a 73-70 Southern Conference victory over the Buccaneers on Wednesday night at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
The Wofford men’s basketball team (9-8, 3-1) used a strong defensive effort to defeat the Furman Paladins (14-3, 2-2) 81-62 on Monday night at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. The Terriers held Furman to just 20 percent shooting in the first stanza as the team jumped out to a 20-point lead at end of the first half.
Furman point guard PJay Smith Jr. has been selected as the Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, it was announced on Monday afternoon by the league office.
Senior PJay Smith Jr. totaled 25 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and two steals to power Furman to a school-record 12th regular season non-conference win.
Thirteen Furman Paladins have been honored by the Southern Conference, which today announced its 2024 football all-conference team, as selected by league head coaches.
A new series on Amazon Prime shows the behind the scenes of Furman men’s basketball’s historic run to the NCAA Tournament, and the director and coach said they lived out the series title ‘Better Together.’
Diego Hernandez buried his penalty kick opportunity in the fifth round to help the Furman men’s soccer team advance past 21st-ranked North Carolina, 5-3 in PKs.
