2019–20 Furman Paladins men's basketball team

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2019–20 Furman Paladins men's basketball
Furman Paladins logo.svg
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2019–20 record25–7 (15–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jimmie Williams
  • Tim Johnson
  • Jeremy Growe
Home arenaTimmons Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Tennessee State † 16 – 2   .889 30 – 4   .882
Furman 15 – 3   .833 25 – 7   .781
UNC Greensboro 13 – 5   .722 23 – 9   .719
Mercer 11 – 7   .611 17 – 15   .531
Western Carolina 10 – 8   .556 19 – 12   .613
Chattanooga 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606
Wofford 8 – 10   .444 19 – 16   .543
Samford 4 – 14   .222 10 – 23   .303
VMI 3 – 15   .167 9 – 24   .273
The Citadel 0 – 18   .000 6 – 24   .200
† 2020 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2019–20 Furman Paladins men's basketball team represented Furman University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Paladins, led by third-year head coach Bob Richey, played their home games at Timmons Arena in Greenville, South Carolina as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 25–7, 15–3 in SoCon play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament to Wofford. Although having 25 wins and being a strong candidate for postseason play, all post season tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season[]

The Paladins finished the 2018–19 season 25–8 overall, 13–5 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for 3rd place. In the SoCon Tournament, they defeated Mercer in the quarterfinals,[1] before losing to UNC Greensboro in the semifinals.[2] They received an at-large bid to the NIT, where they lost to Wichita State in the first round.[3]

For a brief period during the season, Furman was nationally ranked, placing as high as 23rd in December 2018.

Roster[]

2019–20 Furman Paladins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Tre Clark 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Palmetto, Florida
G 1 Jaylon Pugh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Cartersville, Georgia
G 2 Colin Kenney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr Michigan City, Indiana
G 3 Mike Bothwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Cleveland Heights, Ohio
F 4 Noah Gurley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Fayetteville, Georgia
G 5 Marcus Foster 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia
G 10 Alex Hunter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Raleigh, North Carolina
G 11 Robert Swanson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
F 12 Jonny Lawrence 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Orlando, Florida
G 14 Rett Lister 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Easley, South Carolina
F 20 Jalen Slawson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Summerville, South Carolina
F 21 Ben Beeker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Hendersonville, North Carolina
G 23 Jordan Lyons 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Peachtree City, Georgia
F 45 Clay Mounce 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Elkin, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 27, 2019

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Gardner–Webb W 70–63  1–0
 Paul Porter Arena (2,475)
Boiling Springs, NC
November 8, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Loyola–Chicago W 87–63  2–0
 Timmons Arena (2,496)
Greenville, SC
November 12, 2019*
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Charleston Southern W 91–47  3–0
 CSU Field House (881)
North Charleston, SC
November 15, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Wesleyan
Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game 		W 83–61  4–0
 Timmons Arena (1,667)
Greenville, SC
November 19, 2019*
8:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Alabama
Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game 		L 73–81  4–1
 Coleman Coliseum (8,763)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 22, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Columbia International W 90–45  5–1
 Timmons Arena (1,502)
Greenville, SC
November 26, 2019*
7:00 pm, FloSports 		at Elon
Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game 		W 97–61  6–1
 Schar Center (1,264)
Elon, NC
November 27, 2019*
3:00 pm 		vs. UT Arlington
Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game 		W 58–57  7–1
 Schar Center 
Elon, NC
December 2, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at South Florida L 55–65  7–2
 Yuengling Center (2,444)
Tampa, FL
December 5, 2019*
9:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 14 Auburn L 78–81 OT 7–3
 Auburn Arena (8,226)
Auburn, AL
December 8, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		USC Upstate W 84–72  8–3
 Timmons Arena (1,510)
Greenville, SC
December 11, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Greenville W 90–65  9–3
 Timmons Arena (1,378)
Greenville, SC
December 14, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Winthrop W 80–73  10–3
 Timmons Arena (3,740)
Greenville, SC
SoCon regular season
December 20, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Mercer W 64–62  11–3
(1–0) 		Hawkins Arena (3,172)
Macon, GA
January 1, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at VMI W 89–73  12–3
(2–0) 		Cameron Hall (950)
Lexington, VA
January 4, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		East Tennessee State W 65–56  13–3
(3–0) 		Timmons Arena (2,314)
Greenville, SC
January 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Chattanooga W 73–66  14–3
(4–0) 		McKenzie Arena (2,815)
Chattanooga, TN
January 11, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		UNC Greensboro L 73–86  14–4
(4–1) 		Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,646)
Greenville, SC
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Carolina W 83–79  15–4
(5–1) 		Timmons Arena (1,695)
Greenville, SC
January 17, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Wofford L 54–66  15–5
(5–2) 		Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,400)
Spartanburg, SC
January 22, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Samford W 101–78  16–5
(6–2) 		Timmons Arena (1,399)
Greenville, SC
January 25, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at The Citadel W 78–54  17–5
(7–2) 		McAlister Field House (1,254)
Charleston, SC
January 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		VMI W 74–72 OT 18–5
(8–2) 		Timmons Arena (1,512)
Greenville, SC
February 5, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mercer W 79–57  19–5
(9–2) 		Timmons Arena (1,854)
Greenville, SC
February 8, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Carolina W 82–73  20–5
(10–2) 		Ramsey Center (2,338)
Cullowhee, NC
February 12, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Samford W 86–71  21–5
(11–2) 		Pete Hanna Center (608)
Homewood, AL
February 15, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		Chattanooga W 58–53  22–5
(12–2) 		Timmons Arena (2,430)
Greenville, SC
February 19, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at East Tennessee State L 66–75  22–6
(12–3) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (6,177)
Johnson City, TN
February 22, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wofford W 67–66  23–6
(13–3) 		Bon Secours Wellness Arena (6,096)
Greenville, SC
February 26, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UNC Greensboro W 81–67  24–6
(14–3) 		Greensboro Coliseum (4,256)
Greensboro, NC
February 29, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		The Citadel W 82–58  25–6
(15–3) 		Timmons Arena (2,500)
Greenville, SC
SoCon Tournament
March 7, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (7) Wofford
Quarterfinals 		L 68–77  25–7
 Harrah's Cherokee Center (4,194)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Furman Downs Mercer To Advance Into SoCon Semifinals, 85-74". Furman University. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Late Run Lifts UNCG Over Furman In SoCon Semis, 66-62". Furman University. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  3. ^ "Wichita State Outlasts Furman In NIT First Round, 76-70". Furman University. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Furman University. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
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