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Furman hoops is big time! How did we get here?

PostPosted:Wed Oct 12, 2022 12:43 pm
by DungeonRealm
We are right on the cusp of the most anticipated season in FU basketball history.

Let's breakdown some key events that have taken place over the last 7 seasons to bring us to this point :D

Re: Furman hoops is big time! How did we get here?

PostPosted:Wed Oct 12, 2022 12:46 pm
by DungeonRealm
Harrah's Cherokee Center 7:00 PM ET March 9, 2015
Coverage: ESPN2
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... /400767077

Big time underdog, FU hoops battles and comes oh so close despite falling just short. Furman basketball announces to the rest of the SoCon that we are on the rise and here to stay!


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PostPosted:Wed Oct 12, 2022 12:53 pm
by DungeonRealm
2016 Timmons arena buzzer beaters over arch-rival and for postseason victory!

Buzzer beater over Wofford
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... /400844962

Re: Furman hoops is big time! How did we get here?

PostPosted:Wed Oct 12, 2022 12:53 pm
by DungeonRealm

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PostPosted:Wed Oct 12, 2022 12:55 pm
by DungeonRealm
April 10, 2017

Furman Basketball: Bob Richey Introductory Press Conference


Best head coach in America!

Re: Furman hoops is big time! How did we get here?

PostPosted:Wed Oct 12, 2022 12:59 pm
by DungeonRealm
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 8:00 PM ET
November 9, 2018

Furman shocks college basketball with thrilling win over Final Four participant Loyal Chicago
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... /401088888

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PostPosted:Wed Oct 12, 2022 1:01 pm
by DungeonRealm
Finneran Pavilion 5:00 PM ET November 17, 2018
Coverage: FS2

Furman shocks defending National Champ #8 ranked Villanova
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... /401083352

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PostPosted:Wed Oct 12, 2022 1:07 pm
by DungeonRealm
Furman achieves first ever Top 25 AP Poll ranking




Re: Furman hoops is big time! How did we get here?

PostPosted:Wed Oct 12, 2022 1:16 pm
by DungeonRealm
Timmons Arena 7:00 PM ET March 20, 2019

Furman hosts NIT game for first time ever, battling American conference foe Wichita St. down to the wire
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... /401123919


Re: Furman hoops is big time! How did we get here?

PostPosted:Wed Oct 12, 2022 1:23 pm
by DungeonRealm
Furman announces games back in downtown Greenville, makes statement to the city that we are stomping towards being the premier hoops program in the SoCon and the State!

Bon Secours Wellness Arena 12:00 PM ET
February 22, 2020
With 6,096 in attendance, FU wins a thriller against our arch-rival and proves playing downtown is FUN!
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... /401175580


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PostPosted:Wed Oct 12, 2022 1:26 pm
by DungeonRealm
KFC Yum! Center 7:00 PM ET November 12, 2021
Coverage: ACCNX

Furman goes and gets a huge program win against ACC Louisville
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... /401370123

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PostPosted:Wed Oct 12, 2022 1:30 pm
by DungeonRealm
Harrah's Cherokee Center 7:00 PM ET March 7, 2022
Coverage: ESPN

FU returns to the SoCon title game, coming within seconds of punching its ticket to the big dance.
A game FU will use as motivation to fuel the program to even greater heights moving forward!

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... /401403331

Re: Furman hoops is big time! How did we get here?

PostPosted:Wed Oct 12, 2022 1:38 pm
by DungeonRealm
Now the Paladins, regarded as the best team in the SoCon, and the best team in the State look to embark on a magical 2022-23 season that will propel the program ever further into becoming a college basketball powerhouse :D

BOOM :!:

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PostPosted:Wed Oct 12, 2022 2:12 pm
by furpop16
Excellent highlight retrospective, DR. Admittedly I'm partial to the 2016'ers (Croone, Ferrara, Wideman) and Acox '17. Having their college careers appear upended through a coaching change, they nevertheless chose to stay with FU, avoided grumbling, and bought-in. A tough ask of 19 & 20 yr olds. I like to think their early commitment helped turn the corner faster and set the 2018'ers (Fowler, Beans, Sibley, & JDIII) up for even greater success.

Re: Furman hoops is big time! How did we get here?

PostPosted:Wed Oct 12, 2022 3:14 pm
by bigpurple75
Nice to see all the enthusiasm and verbiage, but I am still interested in the reality as it unfolds. Also, we had some very good teams in the mid -seventies.