FOOTBALL 2022 FURMAN BOB RICHEY HEAD COACH, 2016 - PRESENT
During his time at the helm of the program, Bob Richey has guided the Paladins to an 111-46 overall record and 63-24 mark in Southern Conference play.
No. 75 in the NET Rankings, a SoCon-best No. 92 in the Pomeroy Ratings and No. 90 in the RPI. Fifth-year senior Clay Mounce garnered third team All-SoCon honors and NABC All-District accolades after contributing 13.8 points and a team-best 6.3 rebounds per game. Mounce joined Furman greats Bruce Evans, Jonathan Moore, Matt Rafferty, Karim Souchu and Derek Waugh as one of only six players in school history to post at least 1,200 points, 600 rebounds, 150 assists and 100 steals in a career as a Paladin.
The Paladins posted backto-back 25-win seasons in 2019 and 2020 and claimed four straight 20-win seasons for the first time in school history. His .707 winning percentage ranks in the top 10 among active Division I head coaches.
Joining Mounce in receiving postseason honors were Mike Bothwell and Noah Gurley, who were named second team All-SoCon. Bothwell also earned NABC All-District 21 Second Team honors.
The Paladins posted a 22-12 overall record and finished second in the SoCon with a 12-6 league worksheet in 2021-22. Richey guided Furman to a victory over ACC power Louisville, its first SoCon Tournament finals appearance since 2015, and a No. 82 ranking in the NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) Rankings.
Richey guided the Paladins to a 25-7 overall record and 15-3 Southern Conference mark in 2019-20 as the Paladins posted a school-record for victories for a second consecutive season. Furman finished the season at No. 74 in the NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) Rankings and No. 81 in the Pomeroy Ratings. Jordan Lyons, a College Insider Mid-Major All-American, earned first team AllSoCon honors while Mounce and Gurley received third team all-league accolades. Lyons finished his Furman career as the winningest player in school history with 96 victories.
Forward Jalen Slawson and guard Mike Bothwell earned first team all-conference honors, while Slawson was named SoCon Defensive Player of the Year. Senior Alex Hunter finished his career as Furman's all-time leader in three-point baskets. Furman concluded the 2020-21 season at 16-9 overall and 10-5 in the SoCon, securing the program’s sixth consecutive winning record and sixth straight top three finish in the league standings. The Paladins, who spent the entire regular season ranked in the College Insider MidMajor Top 25, concluded the season a league-best
Under his leadership, the 2018-19 Paladins reached new heights with a school-record 25 wins, including victories over defending national champion and eighth-ranked Villanova and 2018 6
