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2022–23 Furman Paladins men's basketball team

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2022–23 Furman Paladins men's basketball
SoCon regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record28–8 (15–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Associate head coachJeremy Growe
Assistant coaches
  • Tim Johnson
  • Chad Warner
Home arenaTimmons Arena
Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Furman 15 3   .833 28 8   .778
Samford 15 3   .833 21 11   .656
UNC Greensboro 14 4   .778 20 12   .625
Western Carolina 10 8   .556 18 16   .529
East Tennessee State 8 10   .444 12 20   .375
Wofford 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
Chattanooga 7 11   .389 18 17   .514
Mercer 6 12   .333 14 19   .424
The Citadel 5 13   .278 10 22   .313
VMI 2 16   .111 7 25   .219
2023 SoCon tournament winner

The 2022–23 Furman Paladins men's basketball team represented Furman University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Paladins, led by sixth-year head coach Bob Richey, played their home games at Timmons Arena and Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, as members of the Southern Conference. They improved on their 12-6 SoCon record from last season and finished the regular season with a 15–3 record, to finish in first place. In the SoCon tournament, they defeated Mercer, and Western Carolina to reach the championship game. In the championship game, they defeated defending SoCon tournament champion Chattanooga to make the NCAA tournament, the first time since 1980 they accomplished this. They went on to upset Virginia in the first round of the NCAA tournament, only to lose to the eventual national runner-up San Diego State in the 2nd round.

Previous season

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The Paladins finished the 2021–22 season 22–12, 12–6 in SoCon play to finish in second place. They defeated Mercer,[1] and Samford to advance to the SoCon tournament championship game.[2] There, they lost to Chattanooga in overtime.[3]

Roster

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2022–23 Furman Paladins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Blake Harris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Greenville, South Carolina
G 1 JP Pegues 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Nashville, Tennessee
F 2 Davis Molnar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Fayetteville, North Carolina
G 3 Mike Bothwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Cleveland Heights, Ohio
F 4 Ben VanderWal 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Elmhurst, Illinois
G 5 Marcus Foster 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia
G 11 Carter Whitt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Raleigh, North Carolina
F 12 Jonny Lawrence 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Orlando, Florida
F 13 Garrett Hien 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Concord, North Carolina
G 14 Rett Lister 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Easley, South Carolina
F 15 Tyrese Hughey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Columbus, Ohio
F 20 Jalen Slawson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Summerville, South Carolina
G 22 Joe Anderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Maryville, Tennessee
F 24 Alex Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Xenia, Ohio
F 35 James Repass 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Jacksonville, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 5, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
North Greenville W 91–55  1–0
Timmons Arena (2,027)
Greenville, SC
November 11, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Belmont W 89–74  2–0
Timmons Arena (2,092)
Greenville, SC
November 17, 2022*
11:30 am, ESPNU
vs. Penn State
Charleston Classic First Round
L 68–73  2–1
TD Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 18, 2022*
2:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Old Dominion
Charleston Classic Consolation 2nd Round
L 77–82  2–2
TD Arena (2,030)
Charleston, SC
November 20, 2022*
10:30 am, ESPNews
vs. South Carolina
Charleston Classic 7th Place Game
W 79–60  3–2
TD Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 25, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Tusculum W 102–74  4–2
Timmons Arena (1,517)
Greenville, SC
November 29, 2022*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Appalachian State W 65–61  5–2
Holmes Center (1,976)
Boone, NC
December 3, 2022*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
South Carolina State W 88–76  6–2
Timmons Arena (1,847)
Greenville, SC
December 6, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
High Point L 82–85  6–3
Timmons Arena (1,427)
Greenville, SC
December 10, 2022*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Winthrop W 82–67  7–3
Timmons Arena (2,017)
Greenville, SC
December 13, 2022*
6:30 pm, ACCN
at NC State L 73–92  7–4
PNC Arena (9,996)
Raleigh, NC
December 17, 2022*
4:30 pm, Field of 68
Stephen F. Austin
Greenville Winter Invitational
W 72–70  8–4
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,117)
Greenville, SC
December 19, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Anderson W 106–79  9–4
Timmons Arena (1,587)
Greenville, SC
SoCon regular season
December 29, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
VMI W 85–62  10–4
(1–0)
Timmons Arena (2,067)
Greenville, SC
December 31, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Carolina L 67–79  10–5
(1–1)
Ramsey Center (1,060)
Cullowhee, NC
January 4, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
The Citadel W 97–72  11–5
(2–1)
Timmons Arena (1,637)
Greenville, SC
January 7, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Tennessee State W 70–56  12–5
(3–1)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,136)
Johnson City, TN
January 11, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Mercer W 84–66  13–5
(4–1)
Hawkins Arena (1,727)
Macon, GA
January 14, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+
UNC Greensboro L 80–88 OT 13–6
(4–2)
Timmons Arena (2,507)
Greenville, SC
January 18, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Chattanooga W 77–69  14–6
(5–2)
McKenzie Arena (3,402)
Chattanooga, TN
January 22, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPNU
at Wofford W 96–82  15–6
(6–2)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,958)
Spartanburg, SC
January 25, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Samford W 91–84 OT 16–6
(7–2)
Timmons Arena (1,857)
Greenville, SC
January 29, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at UNC Greensboro W 69–57  17–6
(8–2)
Greensboro Coliseum (2,419)
Greensboro, NC
February 1, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Chattanooga W 79–58  18–6
(9–2)
Timmons Arena (1,627)
Greenville, SC
February 4, 2023
6:00 pm, CBSSN/ESPN+
Wofford W 80–67  19–6
(10–2)
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (6,199)
Greenville, SC
February 8, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at VMI W 94–63  20–6
(11–2)
Cameron Hall (450)
Lexington, VA
February 11, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Carolina W 93–59  21–6
(12–2)
Timmons Arena (2,577)
Greenville, SC
February 15, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at The Citadel L 65–69  21–7
(12–3)
McAlister Field House (1,737)
Charleston, SC
February 19, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPNU
East Tennessee State W 83–79  22–7
(13–3)
Timmons Arena (2,129)
Greenville, SC
February 22, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Mercer W 70–67  23–7
(14–3)
Timmons Arena (1,827)
Greenville, SC
February 25, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Samford W 93–79  24–7
(15–3)
Pete Hanna Center (3,562)
Homewood, AL
SoCon tournament
March 4, 2023
11:00 am, ESPN+
(1) vs. (8) Mercer
Quarterfinals
W 73–58  25–7
Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
March 5, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPNU
(1) vs. (4) Western Carolina
Semifinals
W 83–80  26–7
Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
March 6, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN
(1) vs. (7) Chattanooga
Championship
W 88–79  27–7
Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2023*
12:40 pm, TruTV
(13 S) vs. (4 S) No. 14 Virginia
First Round
W 68–67  28–7
Amway Center 
Orlando, FL
March 18, 2023*
12:10 pm, CBS
(13 S) vs. (5 S) No. 18 San Diego State
Second Round
L 52–75  28–8
Amway Center (17,298)
Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Furman, Samford to meet in SoCon semis". Southern Conference. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "No. 2 Furman Advances to SoCon Championship with 71-68 Win over No. 3 Samford". Furman University. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "Chattanooga wins SoCon title, punches Big Dance ticket on wild buzzer-beater". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Furman University. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Furman Paladins Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 25, 2022.