Furman Men's Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Furman Paladins
 
Southern Conference (22-12, 10-8)
 
 
Big Wins: 12/6 Harvard (79-69), 3/9 vs ETSU (76-61)
Bad Losses: 1/17 Wofford (70-74), 1/21 at The Citadel (75-77)
Coach: Bob Richey
 
Probable Starters:
Charles Johnston, Senior, Forward, 9.8 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 1.8 apg
Cooper Bowser, Junior, Forward, 14.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.1 bpg
Alex Wilkins, Freshman, Guard, 17.7 ppg, 4.7 apg, 2.0 rpg
Eddrin Bronson, Sophomore, Guard, 5.6 ppg, 1.2 apg, 1.7 rpg
Asa Thomas, Sophomore, Guard, 12.4 ppg, 1.9 apg, 3.9 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Ben Vander Wal, Senior, Forward, 7.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.3 apg
Cole Bowser, Freshman, Guard, 5.1 ppg, 5.5 rpg
Tom House, Senior, Guard, 8.1 ppg, 1.7 apg, 2.8 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 76.5 (162nd in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 70.8 (93, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.5 (53, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.4 (73, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.8 (102, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.6 (262, 10)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.8 (297, 9)
Rebound Margin: 5.6 (37, 2)
Assists Per Game: 15.8 (76, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.9 (225, 10)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2025NITFirst Round loss to North Texas
2023NCAARound of 64 win over Virginia
2023NCAARound of 32 loss to San Diego State
2019NITFirst Round loss to Wichita State
2017CITFirst Round win over USC Upstate
2017CITQuarterfinal win over Campbell
2017CITSemifinal loss to Saint Peter's
2016CITFirst Round win over Louisiana-Monroe
2016CITSecond Round loss to Louisiana-Lafayette
2011CITFirst Round loss to East Tennessee State
1991NITFirst Round loss to West Virginia
 
*all team stats through 3/8