The Furman Paladins men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents

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, United States. The school's team currently competes in the

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. They are currently led by head coach

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and play their home games at the Timmons Arena. In 2018, the Paladins entered the College Basketball AP Poll for the first time in program history, coming in at number 23 on December 10. Furman made an appearance in the NCAA Division I Tournament in

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after having last appeared in

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, the 43-year absence being the 15th longest drought in NCAA Division I Tournament history. During that tournament Furman would upset 4-seeded

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in the first round.

Season-by-season results

Postseason

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Paladins have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament seven times. Their combined record is 2–8.

NIT results

The Paladins have appeared in the

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(NIT) 3 times. Their combined record is 0–3.

CIT results

The Paladins have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) three times. Their combined record is 3W–3L.

Retired numbers

Furman has retired six jersey numbers.

Notable players

* Jordan Loyd (born 1993), basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the

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, formerly in the NBA.

References

External links

* {{SouthCarolina-basketball-team-stub