2015–16 Furman Paladins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Furman Paladins Furman Paladins logo.svg 150 Southern Conference SoCon 19–16 11–7 Niko Medved 3rd Bob Richey Jay McAuley Dwight Perry Timmons Arena CIT Second round 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 NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 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 http://www.furmanpaladins.com/sports/m-baskbl/2015-16/schedule 2015-16 Furman Men's Basketball Schedule www.FurmanPaladins.com Furman University dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160513235003/http://www.furmanpaladins.com/sports/m-baskbl/2015-16/schedule 2016-05-13 no 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#6B3FA0; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition 10/30/2015 7:00 pm yes no North Greenville Timmons Arena Greenville, SC 962 90–57 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#6B3FA0; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season 11/13/2015 7:00 pm yes no Presbyterian Timmons Arena Greenville, SC 1,483 ESPN3 63–53 1–0 11/17/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Appalachian State Holmes Center Boone, NC 1,090 79–70 2–0 11/19/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Charlotte Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC Battle 4 Atlantis 4,562 68–77 2–1 11/21/2015 12:00 pm yes yes no UConn 19 Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT Battle 4 Atlantis 8,190 SNY 58–83 2–2 11/26/2015 5:30 pm yes yes no Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Alumni Gym Elon, NC Battle 4 Atlantis 611 69–73 2–3 11/27/2015 4:30 pm yes yes no Mount St. Mary's Alumni Gym Elon, NC Battle 4 Atlantis 847 69–60 3–3 12/01/2015 7:00 pm yes no Piedmont International Timmons Arena Greenville, SC 1,001 99–38 4–3 12/08/2015 7:00 pm yes no Liberty Timmons Arena Greenville, SC 1,203 ESPN3 79–56 5–3 12/12/2015 4:00 pm yes no Gardner–Webb Timmons Arena Greenville, SC 1,204 53–73 5–4 12/16/2015 7:00 pm yes no Bluefield Timmons Arena Greenville, SC 912 94–46 6–4 12/19/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Dayton UD Arena Dayton, OH 12,619 50–70 6–5 12/22/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Navy Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD 1,131 49–62 6–6 12/29/2015 7:30 pm yes yes no UNC Asheville Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 2,073 65–67 6–7 01/02/2016 4:00 pm no VMI Timmons Arena Greenville, SC 1,421 ESPN3 85–57 7–7 1–0 01/05/2016 7:00 pm yes no UNC Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC 1,638 ESPN3 66–67 7–8 1–1 01/09/2016 12:30 pm no Chattanooga Timmons Arena Greenville, SC 1,651 ESPN3 70–55 8–8 2–1 01/11/2016 7:00 pm no Samford Timmons Arena Greenville, SC 1,304 ESPN3 77–57 9–8 3–1 01/14/2016 7:00 pm yes no Mercer Hawkins Arena Macon, GA 3,672 ESPN3 65–69 9–9 3–2 01/16/2016 1:00 pm yes no The Citadel McAlister Field House Charleston, SC 1,401 ESPN3 86–89 9–10 3–3 01/23/2016 4:00 pm no Wofford Timmons Arena Greenville, SC 2,252 ESPN3 63–62 10–10 4–3 01/25/2016 7:00 pm yes no VMI Cameron Hall Lexington, VA 1,185 ESPN3 68–56 11–10 5–3 01/28/2016 7:00 pm no Western Carolina Timmons Arena Greenville, SC 1,748 ESPN3 62–60 12–10 6–3 01/30/2016 4:00 pm no East Tennessee State Timmons Arena Greenville, SC 2,004 ESPN3 74–70 13–10 7–3 02/04/2016 8:00 pm yes no Samford Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL 1,654 ESPN3 67–65 14–10 8–3 02/06/2016 5:00 pm yes no Chattanooga McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN 4,894 54–62 14–11 8–4 02/08/2016 7:00 pm no UNC Greensboro Timmons Arena Greenville, SC 1,110 79–72 15–11 9–4 02/11/2016 7:00 pm no The Citadel Timmons Arena Greenville, SC 1,606 ESPN3 95–75 16–11 10–4 02/13/2016 4:00 pm no Mercer Timmons Arena Greenville, SC 2,368 ESPN3 85–74 17–11 11–4 02/20/2016 7:00 pm yes no Wofford Benjamin Johnson Arena Spartanburg, SC 3,120 73–77 17–12 11–5 02/25/2016 7:00 pm yes no East Tennessee State Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN 3,016 ESPN3 75–80 17–13 11–6 02/27/2016 2:00 pm yes no Western Carolina Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC 1,810 62–73 17–14 11–7 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#6B3FA0; color:#FFFFFF;"| SoCon tournament 03/05/2016 8:30 pm no yes UNC Greensboro U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC Quarterfinals 5,164 ESPN3 80–64 18–14 03/06/2016 7:30 pm no yes East Tennessee State U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC Semifinals 6,019 ESPN3 76–84 18–15 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#6B3FA0; color:#FFFFFF;"| CIT 03/15/2016 7:00 pm yes no Louisiana–Monroe Timmons Arena Greenville, SC First round 806 58–57 19–15 03/19/2016 2:00 pm yes no Louisiana–Lafayette Timmons Arena Greenville, SC Second round 1,308 72–80 19–16 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:Furman Paladins men's basketball seasons Furman Furman Furm Furm