The 2021–22 Furman Paladins men's basketball team represented
Furman University
Furman University is a private university in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1826 and named after Baptist pastor Richard Furman, the Liberal arts college, liberal arts university is the oldest private institution of higher l ...
in the
2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Paladins, led by fifth-year head coach
Bob Richey
Robert McIntire Richey Jr. (born March 22, 1983) is an American college basketball coach and the head coach at Furman.
Coaching career
Richey's coaching career began at Charleston Southern in 2006, where he served on Barclay Radebaugh's sta ...
, played their home games at
Timmons Arena and
Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (formerly the BI-LO Center; The Well) is a multi-purpose arena in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. The arena serves as the home of the Greenville Swamp Rabbits of the ECHL.
History
The arena opened as the ...
in
Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville ( ; ) is a city in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 70,720 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of municipalities in South Carolina, sixth-most pop ...
as members of the
Southern Conference
The Southern Conference (SoCon) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I. Southern Conference College football, football teams c ...
. They finished the regular season 20–11, 12–6 in
SoCon play to finish second place. They defeated
Mercer and
Samford in the
SoCon tournament to advance to the championship game. There they lost to
Chattanooga
Chattanooga ( ) is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. It is located along the Tennessee River and borders Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the south. With a population of 181,099 in 2020, it is Tennessee ...
in overtime.
Previous season
In a season limited due to the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
, the
Paladins
The Paladins, also called the Twelve Peers (), are twelve legendary knights, the foremost members of Charlemagne's court in the 8th century. They first appear in the medieval (12th century) ''chanson de geste'' cycle of the Matter of France, wh ...
finished the
2020–21 season 16–9, 10–5 in
SoCon play to finish in third place. They were upset in overtime in quarterfinals of the
SoCon tournament by
VMI.
Roster
Schedule and results
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SoCon tournament
Sources
References
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Furman Paladins men's basketball seasons
Furman Paladins
The Furman Paladins are the varsity athletic teams representing Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, in intercollegiate athletics.
Furman competes in NCAA Division I athletics and is one of the smallest NCAA Division I schools in the ...
Furman Paladins men's basketball
The Furman Paladins men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Southern Conference. They are currently led by head coach ...
Furman Paladins men's basketball
The Furman Paladins men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Southern Conference. They are currently led by head coach ...