1977–78 Furman Paladins men's basketball team

1977–78 Furman Paladins men's basketball
1977–78 Furman Paladins men's basketball
SoCon tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	19–11 (7–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Joe Williams (8th season);
Home arena	Greenville Memorial Auditorium
	Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 →

1977–78 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Appalachian State	9	–	3	.750	15	–	13	.536
VMI	7	–	3	.700	21	–	7	.750
Marshall	8	–	5	.615	14	–	15	.483
Furman †	7	–	5	.583	19	–	11	.633
Chattanooga	7	–	5	.583	16	–	11	.593
Western Carolina	4	–	8	.333	7	–	19	.269
Davidson	3	–	7	.300	9	–	18	.333
The Citadel	2	–	11	.154	8	–	19	.296

† 1978 Southern Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977–78 Furman Paladins men's basketball team represented Furman University in the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Paladins, led by eighth-year head coach Joe Williams, played their home games at Greenville Memorial Auditorium in Greenville, South Carolina, as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the regular season with a 7–5 record in SoCon play, to finish in fourth place. In the SoCon tournament, they defeated VMI, and East Tennessee State, and Marshall to win the title and make the NCAA tournament. In the opening round, the Paladins were narrowly beaten by Indiana, 63–62,^[1] to finish the season at 19–11.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
PF	25	Jonathan Moore	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Charleston, South Carolina

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1977*	Clemson	L 83–101	0–1	Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina
Dec 13, 1977*	at Appalachian State	L 75–85	0–2	Varsity Gymnasium Boone, North Carolina
Dec 17, 1977*	at Western Carolina	W 110–91	1–2	Reid Gymnasium Cullowhee, North Carolina
Dec 20, 1977*	at Georgia	W 92–83	2–2	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Feb 20, 1978*	South Carolina	L 70–76	16–10	Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina
SoCon tournament
Feb 25, 1978*	Chattanooga Quarterfinals	W 83–73	17–10	Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina
Feb 26, 1978*	vs. Appalachian State Semifinals	W 72–68	18–10	Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, Virginia
Feb 27, 1978*	vs. Marshall Championship game	W 69–53	19–10	Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1978*	vs. Indiana First round	L 62–63	19–11	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[3]

v t e Furman Paladins men's basketball
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People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25