Furman Men’s Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 3, 2026 · CSM Staff
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:
| 2025 | NIT | First Round loss to North Texas |
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Virginia |
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to San Diego State |
| 2019 | NIT | First Round loss to Wichita State |
| 2017 | CIT | First Round win over USC Upstate |
| 2017 | CIT | Quarterfinal win over Campbell |
| 2017 | CIT | Semifinal loss to Saint Peter’s |
| 2016 | CIT | First Round win over Louisiana-Monroe |
| 2016 | CIT | Second Round loss to Louisiana-Lafayette |
| 2011 | CIT | First Round loss to East Tennessee State |
| 1991 | NIT | First Round loss to West Virginia |
*all team stats through 3/8
