2015–16 Furman Paladins men's basketball team

2015–16 Furman Paladins men's basketball
CIT, Second round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record19–16 (11–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTimmons Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga † 15 – 3   .833 29 – 6   .829
East Tennessee State 14 – 4   .778 24 – 12   .667
Furman 11 – 7   .611 19 – 16   .543
Wofford 11 – 7   .611 15 – 17   .469
Western Carolina 10 – 8   .556 16 – 18   .471
UNC Greensboro 10 – 8   .556 15 – 19   .441
Mercer 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559
Samford 4 – 14   .222 14 – 19   .424
VMI 4 – 14   .222 9 – 21   .300
The Citadel 3 – 15   .167 10 – 22   .313
† 2016 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Furman Paladins men's basketball team represented Furman University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Paladins, led by third year head coach Niko Medved, played their home games at Timmons Arena and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 19–16, 11–7 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated UNC Greensboro to advance to the semifinals of the SoCon tournament where they lost to East Tennessee State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Louisiana–Monroe in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Louisiana–Lafayette.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 John Davis III Guard 5–10 160 Sophomore Beachwood, Ohio
2 Jalen Williams Forward 6–8 245 Freshman Greenville, South Carolina
3 Geoff Beans Forward 6–7 210 Sophomore Toledo, Ohio
4 T. K. Hayes Guard 6–1 175 Junior Chester, New Jersey
5 Andrew Brown Guard 6–4 190 Freshman Travelers Rest, South Carolina
10 Gene Langan Forward 6–6 195 Sophomore Greenville, South Carolina
11 Jonathan Jean Guard 5–11 170 Freshman Tampa, Florida
12 Devin Sibley Guard 6–2 175 Sophomore Knoxville, Tennessee
14 Stephen Croone Guard 6–0 170 Senior Covington, Georgia
15 Isaiah Watkins Forward 6–8 220 Sophomore Toronto, Ontario
21 Kris Acox Forward 6–6 215 Junior Reykjavík, Iceland
24 Larry Wideman Guard 6–4 190 Senior Loris, South Carolina
30 Kendrec Ferrara Forward 6–9 235 Senior Cape Coral, Florida
32 Matt Rafferty Forward 6–8 215 Freshman Hinsdale, Illinois
35 Daniel Fowler Guard 6–4 195 Sophomore Acworth, Georgia

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2015*
7:00 pm 		North Greenville W 90–57 
Timmons Arena (962)
Greenville, SC
Regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Presbyterian W 63–53  1–0
 Timmons Arena (1,483)
Greenville, SC
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm 		at Appalachian State W 79–70  2–0
 Holmes Center (1,090)
Boone, NC
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm 		at Charlotte
Battle 4 Atlantis 		L 68–77  2–1
 Dale F. Halton Arena (4,562)
Charlotte, NC
11/21/2015*
12:00 pm, SNY 		at No. 19 UConn
Battle 4 Atlantis 		L 58–83  2–2
 Gampel Pavilion (8,190)
Storrs, CT
11/26/2015*
5:30 pm 		vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Battle 4 Atlantis 		L 69–73  2–3
 Alumni Gym (611)
Elon, NC
11/27/2015*
4:30 pm 		vs. Mount St. Mary's
Battle 4 Atlantis 		W 69–60  3–3
 Alumni Gym (847)
Elon, NC
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm 		Piedmont International W 99–38  4–3
 Timmons Arena (1,001)
Greenville, SC
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Liberty W 79–56  5–3
 Timmons Arena (1,203)
Greenville, SC
12/12/2015*
4:00 pm 		Gardner–Webb L 53–73  5–4
 Timmons Arena (1,204)
Greenville, SC
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm 		Bluefield W 94–46  6–4
 Timmons Arena (912)
Greenville, SC
12/19/2015*
7:00 pm 		at Dayton L 50–70  6–5
 UD Arena (12,619)
Dayton, OH
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm 		at Navy L 49–62  6–6
 Alumni Hall (1,131)
Annapolis, MD
12/29/2015*
7:30 pm 		at UNC Asheville L 65–67  6–7
 Kimmel Arena (2,073)
Asheville, NC
01/02/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		VMI W 85–57  7–7
(1–0) 		Timmons Arena (1,421)
Greenville, SC
01/05/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at UNC Greensboro L 66–67  7–8
(1–1) 		Greensboro Coliseum (1,638)
Greensboro, NC
01/09/2016
12:30 pm, ESPN3 		Chattanooga W 70–55  8–8
(2–1) 		Timmons Arena (1,651)
Greenville, SC
01/11/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Samford W 77–57  9–8
(3–1) 		Timmons Arena (1,304)
Greenville, SC
01/14/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Mercer L 65–69  9–9
(3–2) 		Hawkins Arena (3,672)
Macon, GA
01/16/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at The Citadel L 86–89  9–10
(3–3) 		McAlister Field House (1,401)
Charleston, SC
01/23/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		Wofford W 63–62  10–10
(4–3) 		Timmons Arena (2,252)
Greenville, SC
01/25/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at VMI W 68–56  11–10
(5–3) 		Cameron Hall (1,185)
Lexington, VA
01/28/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Western Carolina W 62–60  12–10
(6–3) 		Timmons Arena (1,748)
Greenville, SC
01/30/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		East Tennessee State W 74–70  13–10
(7–3) 		Timmons Arena (2,004)
Greenville, SC
02/04/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Samford W 67–65  14–10
(8–3) 		Pete Hanna Center (1,654)
Homewood, AL
02/06/2016
5:00 pm 		at Chattanooga L 54–62  14–11
(8–4) 		McKenzie Arena (4,894)
Chattanooga, TN
02/08/2016
7:00 pm 		UNC Greensboro W 79–72  15–11
(9–4) 		Timmons Arena (1,110)
Greenville, SC
02/11/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		The Citadel W 95–75  16–11
(10–4) 		Timmons Arena (1,606)
Greenville, SC
02/13/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		Mercer W 85–74  17–11
(11–4) 		Timmons Arena (2,368)
Greenville, SC
02/20/2016
7:00 pm 		at Wofford L 73–77  17–12
(11–5) 		Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,120)
Spartanburg, SC
02/25/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at East Tennessee State L 75–80  17–13
(11–6) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,016)
Johnson City, TN
02/27/2016
2:00 pm 		at Western Carolina L 62–73  17–14
(11–7) 		Ramsey Center (1,810)
Cullowhee, NC
SoCon tournament
03/05/2016
8:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. UNC Greensboro
Quarterfinals 		W 80–64  18–14
 U.S. Cellular Center (5,164)
Asheville, NC
03/06/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. East Tennessee State
Semifinals 		L 76–84  18–15
 U.S. Cellular Center (6,019)
Asheville, NC
CIT
03/15/2016*
7:00 pm 		Louisiana–Monroe
First round 		W 58–57  19–15
 Timmons Arena (806)
Greenville, SC
03/19/2016*
2:00 pm 		Louisiana–Lafayette
Second round 		L 72–80  19–16
 Timmons Arena (1,308)
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "2015-16 Furman Men's Basketball Schedule". www.FurmanPaladins.com. Furman University. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016.