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The 2018–19 Furman Paladins men's basketball team represented Furman University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Paladins, led by second-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 25–8, 13–5 in Socon play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Mercer in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament before losing in the semifinals to UNC Greensboro. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Wichita State. This season was the first team in school history to be ranked in the AP Poll.

ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record25–8 (13–5 SoCon)
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Assistant coaches
Quick facts Furman Paladins men's basketball, NIT, First round ...
2018–19 Furman Paladins men's basketball
NIT, First round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record25–8 (13–5 SoCon)
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Assistant coaches
Home arenaTimmons Arena
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2018–19 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 Wofford †18–0 1.00030–5  .857
UNC Greensboro15–3 .83329–7  .806
Furman13–5 .72225–8  .758
East Tennessee State13–5 .72224–10  .706
Chattanooga7–11 .38912–20  .375
Mercer6–12 .33311–20  .355
Samford6–12 .33317–16  .515
VMI4–14 .22211–21  .344
Western Carolina4–14 .2227–25  .219
The Citadel4–14 .22212–18  .400
† 2019 SoCon tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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Previous season

The Paladins finished the 2017–18 season 23–10, 13–5 in SoCon play to finish in third place. They defeated Western Carolina in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament before losing in the semifinals to East Tennessee State. Despite having 23 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Roster

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2018–19 Furman Paladins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Tre Clark 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)194 lb (88 kg) RS So Palmetto, Florida
G 1 Jaylon Pugh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)167 lb (76 kg) Fr Cartersville, Georgia
F 2 Jalen Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Greenville, South Carolina
G 3 Mike Bothwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)187 lb (85 kg) Fr Cleveland Heights, Ohio
F 4 Noah Gurley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Fayetteville, Georgia
G 5 Andrew Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)212 lb (96 kg) Sr Travelers Rest, South Carolina
G 10 Alex Hunter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) So Raleigh, North Carolina
G 11 Robert Swanson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) Fr Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
G 13 Brady Schuck 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) Sr Charleston, South Carolina
F 20 Jalen Slawson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)206 lb (93 kg) Fr Summerville, South Carolina
G 23 Jordan Lyons 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)203 lb (92 kg) Jr Peachtree City, Georgia
F 32 Matt Rafferty 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr Hinsdale, Illinois
F 45 Clay Mounce 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS So Elkin, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Last update: October 18, 2018

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Schedule and results

In its first two road games, Furman had a pair victories over teams that had reached the final four of the 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament: Loyola on November 9 and defending national champion Villanova on November 17.[1] On December 3, 8–0 Furman became ranked in the AP Poll for the first time in school history.[2]

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Bob Jones W 102–48  1–0
 Timmons Arena (1,054)
Greenville, SC
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, NBCSC		 at Loyola–Chicago W 60–58  2–0
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,963)
Chicago, IL
November 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Gardner–Webb W 88–86 OT 3–0
 Timmons Arena (1,104)
Greenville, SC
November 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 North Greenville W 107–67  4–0
 Timmons Arena (1,110)
Greenville, SC
November 17, 2018*
5:00 pm, FS2		 at No. 8 Villanova W 76–68 OT 5–0
 Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
November 21, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN3		 Southern Wesleyan W 74–57  6–0
 Timmons Arena (1,506)
Greenville, SC
November 25, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UNC Asheville W 65–51  7–0
 Kimmel Arena (2,186)
Asheville, NC
December 1, 2018
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Western Carolina W 90–88 2OT 8–0
(1–0)		 Timmons Arena (2,131)
Greenville, SC
December 4, 2018*
7:00 pm		 No. 25 at Elon W 98–77  9–0
 Schar Center (2,017)
Elon, NC
December 8, 2018*
4:30 pm, ESPN+		 No. 25 at USC Upstate W 74–60  10–0
 G. B. Hodge Center (833)
Spartanburg, SC
December 11, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 No. 23 Charleston Southern W 77–69  11–0
 Timmons Arena (2,210)
Greenville, SC
December 15, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 23 UNC Wilmington W 93–50  12–0
 Timmons Arena (2,457)
Greenville, SC
December 21, 2018*
8:00 pm, SECN+		 No. 24 at LSU L 57–75  12–1
 Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,765)
Baton Rouge, LA
December 29, 2018
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at East Tennessee State L 56–79  12–2
(1–1)		 Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,439)
Johnson City, TN
January 3, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Mercer W 71–58  13–2
(2–1)		 Timmons Arena (1,753)
Greenville, SC
January 5, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 The Citadel W 101–85  14–2
(3–1)		 Timmons Arena (2,462)
Greenville, SC
January 10, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at VMI W 89–57  15–2
(4–1)		 Cameron Hall (700)
Lexington, VA
January 12, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 at UNC Greensboro L 79–89  15–3
(4–2)		 Greensboro Coliseum (3,157)
Greensboro, NC
January 19, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Wofford L 54–59  15–4
(4–3)		 Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,400)
Spartanburg, SC
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Chattanooga W 73–58  16–4
(5–3)		 Timmons Arena (1,630)
Greenville, SC
January 26, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN3		 Samford L 73–75  16–5
(5–4)		 Timmons Arena (2,300)
Greenville, SC
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at The Citadel W 71–61  17–5
(6–4)		 McAlister Field House (1,411)
Charleston, SC
February 2, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Mercer W 74–63  18–5
(7–4)		 Hawkins Arena (3,027)
Macon, GA
February 7, 2019
4:00 pm		 at Western Carolina W 64–45  19–5
(8–4)		 Ramsey Center (2,423)
Cullowhee, NC
February 9, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 East Tennessee State W 91–61  20–5
(9–4)		 Timmons Arena (2,500)
Greenville, SC
February 14, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 UNC Greensboro W 67–57  21–5
(10–4)		 Timmons Arena (1,719)
Greenville, SC
February 16, 2019
4:30 pm		 VMI W 96–62  22–5
(11–4)		 Timmons Arena (2,381)
Greenville, SC
February 23, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 Wofford L 64–72  22–6
(11–5)		 Timmons Arena (2,508)
Greenville, SC
February 28, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Samford W 90–81  23–6
(12–5)		 Pete Hanna Center (1,812)
Homewood, AL
March 2, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Chattanooga W 71–50  24–6
(13–5)		 McKenzie Arena (3,233)
Chattanooga, TN
SoCon tournament
March 9, 2019
8:30 pm, ESPN+		 (3) vs. (6) Mercer
SoCon Tournament Quarterfinal		 W 85–74  25–6
 U.S. Cellular Center (2,916)
Asheville, NC
March 10, 2019
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 (3) vs. (2) UNC Greensboro
SoCon Tournament Semifinal		 L 62–66  25–7
 U.S. Cellular Center (6,273)
Asheville, NC
NIT
March 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 (3) (6) Wichita State
First round – Indiana bracket		 L 70–76  25–8
 Timmons Arena (2,102)
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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Rankings

Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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APRVRVRV252324RVNot released
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