Furman Paladins basketball
Furman Paladins basketball history
Furman University (Greenville, SC)
Timmons Arena
Southern Conference (SoCon)
Current head coach: Bob Richey (2017-)
- Assoc. HC: Jeremy Growe (2019-)
- Asst: Tim Johnson (2019-)
- Asst: Chad Warner (2022-)
- Asst/DBO: Jake DeLaney (2023-)
- Asst. to the HC: Darren Angell (2022-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 1 (1974)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 7 (1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 2023)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 2-8
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 2 (1991, 2019)
- NIT Overall Record: 0-2
- CIT Appearances: 3 (2011, 2016, 2017)
- CIT Overall Record: 3-3
Conference Titles (SoCon):
- SoCon Regular Season Championships: 7 (1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1991, 2017, 2023)
- SoCon Tournament Championships: 7 (1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 2023)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 5 (last = Clyde Mayes, 1975)
- SoCon Player of the Year: 13 (last = Devin Sibley, 2017)
Furman head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Bob Richey | 2017-Pres | 156-71 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Niko Medved | 2013-17 | 62-71 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Jackson | 2006-13 | 85-131 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Davis | 1997-2006 | 124-139 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cantafio | 1994-97 | 30-51 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Estes | 1985-94 | 135-122 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jene Davis | 1982-85 | 28-58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Holbrook | 1978-82 | 65-48 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Williams | 1970-78 | 142-87 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Frank Selvy | 1966-70 | 44-59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyles Alley | 1945-49, 50-66 | 248-258 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Melvin Bell | 1949-50 | 9-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Selwyn Edwards | 1944-45 | 2-15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Smith | 1935-44 | 57-73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flucie Stewart | 1933-35 | 14-20 | – | – | – |
| A.P. McLeod | 1928-33 | 69-18 | – | – | – |
| A.W. Norman | 1927-28 | 15-3 | – | – | – |
| W.L. Laval | 1919-27 | 65-65 | – | – | – |
| no team | 1916-19 | – | – | – | – |
| no coach | 1908-16 | 15-27 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.
