#1 Furman vs #7 UTC (March 6 @7 pm, SOCON Final)

[saltyshaker]

please don,t wait another 42 years to go back to the ncaa tourney.not sure i'll make it to 118 y.o.

[Paladin68]

What a wonderful season. Now let's go win a tournament game.

[FUBeAR]

not sure i'll make it to 118 y.o.

[Sad Din]

What a wonderful season. Now let's go win a tournament game.

win a game...? Dins going ALL THE WAY!

[apaladin]

APALADIN ... ARE YOU SKEERED ????

I was but now I am so happy I could pee in my pants! Those last 2 three’s from Foster were the 2 prettiest shots I’ve ever seen!!

[FUBeAR]

What a wonderful season. Now let's go win a tournament game.

win a game...? Dins going ALL THE WAY!

FUBeAR’s Final 4 Room is booked!

[Affirm]

please don,t wait another 42 years to go back to the ncaa tourney.not sure i'll make it to 118 y.o.

It was not 42 years. It was 43 years. And I don't want you to have to make it to 119 y.o.

[SidBreamScores]

I would just like to add a big Hell Yes! My son the Marine called from Alaska to celebrate. Yep, a great night. The emotion on Hein’s face with about 2:30 to go was something. So happy for CBR, Both, Slaw and the whole program.

[FUBeAR]

Wherever Furman plays in the opening game of the NCAA Tournament, FUBeAR would hope that Furman Athletics would reach out to this group of 12 gentlemen (assuming they are living and free/able to travel) and HOST (AKA comp's) some kind of reunion for them at the venue. That's the kind of thing that can create a HUGE media story and demonstrate what FU Athletics means to everyone associated with Furman University.

Furman 1979 - 1980 Men's Basketball Roster & Statistics
Player G GS MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Jonathan Moore 30 30 7.3 14.7 .500 3.7 5.2 .713 9.1 2.4 1.2 1.7 2.0 18.4
Mel Daniel 30 30 5.5 9.5 .577 4.1 5.2 .795 2.9 4.0 1.7 0.3 3.2 15.1
Ron White 30 30 5.6 11.1 .506 2.4 3.3 .720 4.0 1.4 1.1 0.5 1.9 13.6
Rick McKinney 30 26 3.0 5.6 .538 3.1 4.1 .762 4.4 0.5 0.3 0.2 2.0 9.2
Michael Hunt 30 30 3.6 7.5 .478 2.0 2.5 .776 2.6 2.2 0.6 0.1 2.1 9.1
Tobe Jackson 29 0 1.7 4.4 .388 0.4 0.6 .722 1.8 1.7 0.4 0.0 1.0 3.9
Reggie Small 28 0 1.5 2.6 .575 0.9 1.3 .703 4.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.8 3.9
William Hanks 24 0 1.2 2.3 .509 0.7 1.1 .630 1.0 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.6 3.0
Dale Crowe 26 0 0.6 1.8 .319 1.2 1.6 .732 0.9 2.3 0.6 0.0 0.8 2.3
Dave Dredger 27 4 0.7 1.1 .621 0.9 1.1 .806 1.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 2.3
Randy Butler 26 0 0.5 1.9 .286 0.6 1.2 .500 1.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 1.7
Jimmy Holleman 8 0 0.1 0.4 .333 0.4 0.5 .750 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.6

No. It's not about the past, but without the past; there is no present and the future is without a sturdy rudder.

[FUBeAR]

I would just like to add a big Hell Yes! My son the Marine called from Alaska to celebrate. Yep, a great night. The emotion on Hein’s face with about 2:30 to go was something. So happy for CBR, Both, Slaw and the whole program.

Yep - seeing a Player overcome with emotion with so much time left in the game because it's starting to look almost certain that they will win is a rare moment and shows how much winning THIS game meant to them. Not 'choking' in this game was so, so hard. The weight of 42 (or 43) years, and more tangibly for them, of last year, was on their shoulders and they refused to buckle under the pressure. They rose up to it and hacked away at that yoke. It was really moving for anyone who has ever been 'in the arena' and, to some extent, for those who haven't....but it's hard, really hard, to fully 'get it' if you haven't sweat, bled, and sacrificed with your brothers as the Players on this Furman Team obviously have.

[apaladin]

It is going to be so much fun to watch all the other tournament games this week knowing we are in. Something we have never been able to do!

[Affirm]

Wherever Furman plays in the opening game of the NCAA Tournament, FUBeAR would hope that Furman Athletics would reach out to this group of 12 gentlemen (assuming they are living and free/able to travel) and HOST (AKA comp's) some kind of reunion for them at the venue. That's the kind of thing that can create a HUGE media story and demonstrate what FU Athletics means to everyone associated with Furman University.

Furman 1979 - 1980 Men's Basketball Roster & Statistics
Player G GS MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Jonathan Moore 30 30 7.3 14.7 .500 3.7 5.2 .713 9.1 2.4 1.2 1.7 2.0 18.4
Mel Daniel 30 30 5.5 9.5 .577 4.1 5.2 .795 2.9 4.0 1.7 0.3 3.2 15.1
Ron White 30 30 5.6 11.1 .506 2.4 3.3 .720 4.0 1.4 1.1 0.5 1.9 13.6
Rick McKinney 30 26 3.0 5.6 .538 3.1 4.1 .762 4.4 0.5 0.3 0.2 2.0 9.2
Michael Hunt 30 30 3.6 7.5 .478 2.0 2.5 .776 2.6 2.2 0.6 0.1 2.1 9.1
Tobe Jackson 29 0 1.7 4.4 .388 0.4 0.6 .722 1.8 1.7 0.4 0.0 1.0 3.9
Reggie Small 28 0 1.5 2.6 .575 0.9 1.3 .703 4.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.8 3.9
William Hanks 24 0 1.2 2.3 .509 0.7 1.1 .630 1.0 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.6 3.0
Dale Crowe 26 0 0.6 1.8 .319 1.2 1.6 .732 0.9 2.3 0.6 0.0 0.8 2.3
Dave Dredger 27 4 0.7 1.1 .621 0.9 1.1 .806 1.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 2.3
Randy Butler 26 0 0.5 1.9 .286 0.6 1.2 .500 1.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 1.7
Jimmy Holleman 8 0 0.1 0.4 .333 0.4 0.5 .750 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.6

No. It's not about the past, but without the past; there is no present and the future is without a sturdy rudder.

How about including ALL the surviving/available players from all 6 of the Furman Men’s basketball SoCon champion teams?

[FUBeAR]

It is going to be so much fun to watch all the other tournament games this week knowing we are in. Something we have never been able to do!

We'll all be saying..."We can beat them....EASY!" as we watch every game.

...and apaladin will have us blown out by 40+ by Fairleigh Dickinson (or Fairly Easy, as the NJ kids call it) or Merrimack of the NEC.

[FUBeAR]

Wherever Furman plays in the opening game of the NCAA Tournament, FUBeAR would hope that Furman Athletics would reach out to this group of 12 gentlemen (assuming they are living and free/able to travel) and HOST (AKA comp's) some kind of reunion for them at the venue. That's the kind of thing that can create a HUGE media story and demonstrate what FU Athletics means to everyone associated with Furman University.

Furman 1979 - 1980 Men's Basketball Roster & Statistics
Player G GS MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Jonathan Moore 30 30 7.3 14.7 .500 3.7 5.2 .713 9.1 2.4 1.2 1.7 2.0 18.4
Mel Daniel 30 30 5.5 9.5 .577 4.1 5.2 .795 2.9 4.0 1.7 0.3 3.2 15.1
Ron White 30 30 5.6 11.1 .506 2.4 3.3 .720 4.0 1.4 1.1 0.5 1.9 13.6
Rick McKinney 30 26 3.0 5.6 .538 3.1 4.1 .762 4.4 0.5 0.3 0.2 2.0 9.2
Michael Hunt 30 30 3.6 7.5 .478 2.0 2.5 .776 2.6 2.2 0.6 0.1 2.1 9.1
Tobe Jackson 29 0 1.7 4.4 .388 0.4 0.6 .722 1.8 1.7 0.4 0.0 1.0 3.9
Reggie Small 28 0 1.5 2.6 .575 0.9 1.3 .703 4.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.8 3.9
William Hanks 24 0 1.2 2.3 .509 0.7 1.1 .630 1.0 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.6 3.0
Dale Crowe 26 0 0.6 1.8 .319 1.2 1.6 .732 0.9 2.3 0.6 0.0 0.8 2.3
Dave Dredger 27 4 0.7 1.1 .621 0.9 1.1 .806 1.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 2.3
Randy Butler 26 0 0.5 1.9 .286 0.6 1.2 .500 1.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 1.7
Jimmy Holleman 8 0 0.1 0.4 .333 0.4 0.5 .750 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.6

No. It's not about the past, but without the past; there is no present and the future is without a sturdy rudder.

How about including ALL the surviving/available players from all 6 of the Furman Men’s basketball SoCon champion teams?

Note to JD the AD/VP - affirm is offering up quite a generous donation to fund hosting of ALL the surviving/available players from all 6 of the Furman Men’s basketball SoCon champion teams at the 1st round NCAA Tournament game for our Paladins. Please contact him ASAP!

[apaladin]

It is going to be so much fun to watch all the other tournament games this week knowing we are in. Something we have never been able to do!

We'll all be saying..."We can beat them....EASY!" as we watch every game.

...and apaladin will have us blown out by 40+ by Fairleigh Dickinson (or Fairly Easy, as the NJ kids call it) or Merrimack of the NEC.

Maybe but we want be playing the likes of those teams. We will play a 3 seed or posssibly a 4 and as always the SoCon champion will get the best of the 3 or 4 seeds. BTW I did say I thought we would win tonight.