2009-10 Men s Basketball Quickfacts Location Greenville, S.C. Founded 1826 President Dr. David Shi Enrollment 2,600 Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Southern Colors Purple & White Nickname Paladins Mascot Knight on white horse Home Arena Timmons Arena (5,000) Athletics Director Dr. Gary Clark Faculty Athletics Rep Dr. Bill Pierce Senior Woman s Admin. Elaine Baker Dir. of Compliance/Acad. Dan Brinkman Dir. of Game Operations Chris Colvin Head Athletic Trainer TBA Sports Information Men s Basketball Contact Jordan Caskey Email jordan.caskey@furman.edu Office 864.294.3065 Cell 864.567.1654 Director Hunter Reid Office 864.294.2061 SID Fax 864.294.3061 Press Row 864.294.3620 Address Timmons Arena 3300 Poinsett Highway Greenville, SC 29613 Website furmanpaladins.com History First Year of Basketball 1908-09 No. Years in NCAA Tournament (Last) 7 (1980) Last Postseason Appearance NIT 1991, at WVU (L 86-67) All-Time Record 1079-1099 Paladin Basketball Staff Head Coach Jeff Jackson Alma Mater Cornell, 1984 Overall Record 49-123 (7th year) Furman Record 28-63 (4th year) Office 864.294.2170 James Strong Alma Mater Vanderbilt, 2001 David Willson Alma Mater Hampden Sydney, 2004 Mark Vanderslice Alma Mater UNC Asheville, 2005 Men s Basketball Athletic Trainer Adam Mistr 2008-09 Season In Review 2008-09 Record 6-24 Home 6-7 Away 0-16 Neutral 0-1 SoCon Record (Finish) 4-16 (5th SoCon South) 2009-10 Outlook Letterwinners Returning 9 Bobby Austin, 6-3, 200, G, So. Bryson Barnes, 6-6, 205, F, So. Justin Dehm, 6-1, 182, G, Jr. Neil Duval, 6-8, 238, F, So. Darryl Evans, 6-1, 185, G, Sr. Jordan Miller, 6-2, 175, G, Jr. Brandon Sebirumbi, 6-9, 230, F, So. Noah States, 6-8, 210, F, Jr. Chris Toler, 6-9, 235, F, So. Letterwinners Lost 3 Tony Anderson, 5-11, 185, G Connor Nolte, 6-7, 200, F Alex Opacic, 6-10, 230, F Newcomers 3 Charlie Reddick, 6-5, 185, G Colin Reddick, 6-9, 240, F *Amu Saaka, 6-6, 210, F Starters Returning/Lost 5/1 * - Saaka sat out the 2008-09 season (transfer/usf) and is eligible for the 2009-10 season Returning Leaders Scoring Jordan Miller (13.8) Rebounds Bryson Barnes (5.3) Blocked Shots Bryson Barnes (1.1) Steals Jordan Miller (1.4) Freethrow Percentage Jordan Miller (80.5%)
2009-10 Men s Basketball Roster Numerical Roster No. Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown/Previous School 0 Garrett Copeland G 6-2 185 So. Fort Mill, S.C./Fort Mill H.S. 1 Justin Dehm G 6-1 182 Jr. Peoria, Ill./Richwoods H.S. 2 Neil Duval F 6-8 238 So. Southlake, Texas/Carroll H.S. 3 Zach Greene G 6-2 185 So. Boone, N.C/Watauga H.S. 4 Noah States F 6-8 210 Jr. Roanoke, Va./Hargrave Military Academy 5 Darryl Evans G 6-1 185 Sr. Spartanburg, S.C./Spartanburg Day School 11 Jordan Miller G 6-2 175 Jr. Memphis, Tenn./White Station H.S. 12 Charlie Reddick G 6-5 185 Fr. Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern H.S. 22 Bobby Austin G 6-3 200 So. Cincinnati, Ohio/LaSalle H.S. 24 Brandon Sebrumbi F 6-9 230 So. Keller, Texas/Keller Central H.S. 31 Amu Saaka F 6-6 210 Jr. Decatur, Ga./University of South Florida 32 Bryson Barnes F 6-6 205 So. Atlanta, Ga./Westlake H.S. 34 Colin Reddick F 6-9 240 Fr. Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern H.S. 45 Chris Picardi G 6-1 175 So. Belmont, Mass./Lexington Christian Academy 50 Chris Toler F 6-9 235 So. Indianapolis, Ind./North Central H.S. Alphabetical Roster No. Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown/Previous School 22 Bobby Austin G 6-3 200 So. Cincinnati, Ohio/LaSalle H.S. 32 Bryson Barnes F 6-6 205 So. Atlanta, Ga./Westlake H.S. 0 Garrett Copeland G 6-2 185 So. Fort Mill, S.C./Fort Mill H.S. 1 Justin Dehm G 6-1 182 Jr. Peoria, Ill./Richwoods H.S. 2 Neil Duval F 6-8 238 So. Southlake, Texas/Carroll H.S. 5 Darryl Evans G 6-1 185 Sr. Spartanburg, S.C./Spartanburg Day School 3 Zach Greene G 6-2 185 So. Boone, N.C/Watauga H.S. 11 Jordan Miller G 6-2 175 Jr. Memphis, Tenn./White Station H.S. 45 Chris Picardi G 6-1 175 So. Belmont, Mass./Lexington Christian Academy 12 Charlie Reddick G 6-5 185 Fr. Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern H.S. 34 Colin Reddick F 6-9 240 Fr. Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern H.S. 31 Amu Saaka F 6-6 210 Jr. Decatur, Ga./University of South Florida 24 Brandon Sebrumbi F 6-9 230 So. Keller, Texas/Keller Central H.S. 4 Noah States F 6-8 210 Jr. Roanoke, Va./Hargrave Military Academy 50 Chris Toler F 6-9 235 So. Indianapolis, Ind./North Central H.S. Head Coach: Jeff Jackson (Cornell, 1984) : James Strong (Vanderbilt, 2001) : David Willson (Hampden-Sydney, 2004) : Mark Vanderslice (UNC Asheville, 2002)
2009-10 Men s Basketball Schedule Date Opponent Location Time Nov. 6 Newberry (Exh.) Greenville, S.C. 7:00 13 Lees-McRae Greenville, S.C. 7:00 17 Presbyterian Greenville, S.C. 7:00 21 Dartmouth Greenville, S.C. 7:00 24 at Rice Houston, Texas 8:00 27 at UNC Asheville Asheville, N.C. 7:00 Dec. 3 at Appalachian State* Boone, N.C. 7:00 5 Western Carolina* Greenville, S.C. 4:00 13 at Clemson Clemson, S.C. 4:00 18 South Carolina State Greenville, S.C. 7:00 21 at South Carolina Columbia, S.C. 7:00 28 vs. UC Santa Barbara^ Berkeley, Calif. TBA 29 vs. California or Utah Valley State^ Berkeley, Calif. TBD Jan. 2 Erskine Greenville, S.C. 4:00 7 at Elon* Elon, N.C. TBA 9 at UNC Greensboro* Greensboro, N.C. 4:00 13 Davidson* Greenville, S.C. 7:00 16 Georgia Southern* Greenville, S.C. 4:00 21 at College of Charleston* Charleston, S.C. 7:00 23 at The Citadel* Charleston, S.C. 7:05 25 Samford* Greenville, S.C. 7:00 30 at Wofford* Spartanburg, S.C. 7:00 Feb. 4 UNC Greensboro* Greenville, S.C. 7:00 6 Elon* Greenville, S.C. 4:00 10 Wofford* Greenville, S.C. 7:00 13 at Chattanooga* Chattanooga, Tenn. 7:30 17 at Georgia Southern* Statesboro, Ga. 7:30 20 at Davidson* Davidson, N.C. TBA 25 The Citadel* Greenville, S.C. 7:00 27 College of Charleston* Greenville, S.C. 4:00 Mar. 5-8 SoCon Tournament Charlotte, N.C. TBA Asterisk (*) indicates Southern Conference opponent ^ Golden Bear Classic (@ Cal-Berkeley) Bold indicates home game All times Eastern Standard Time
2008-09 Men s Basketball Statistics Overall ALL GAMES 6-24 6-7 0-16 0-1 NON-CONFERENCE 2-8 2-1 0-6 0-1 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 11 MILLER, Jordan 30-30 945 31.5 140-380.368 43-129.333 91-113.805 20 76 96 3.2 85 2 49 66 8 41 414 13.8 01 DEHM, Justin 29-22 847 29.2 94-245.384 55-159.346 31-38.816 6 44 50 1.7 39 0 81 63 0 24 274 9.4 32 BARNES, Bryson 28-10 575 20.5 82-174.471 0-1.000 74-109.679 44 105 149 5.3 73 3 10 36 30 19 238 8.5 41 OPACIC, Alex 30-13 573 19.1 69-152.454 4-17.235 47-65.723 42 73 115 3.8 60 0 17 26 7 9 189 6.3 04 STATES, Noah 30-21 632 21.1 73-167.437 16-55.291 27-39.692 27 86 113 3.8 57 1 38 64 17 11 189 6.3 05 EVANS, Darryl 8-8 196 24.5 17-47.362 5-22.227 10-12.833 0 10 10 1.3 11 0 26 26 1 9 49 6.1 20 NOLTE, Connor 30-6 578 19.3 54-136.397 31-93.333 22-28.786 35 58 93 3.1 58 2 27 36 7 24 161 5.4 24 SEBIRUMBI, Brandon 29-28 659 22.7 52-111.468 0-0.000 50-88.568 47 53 100 3.4 93 7 19 33 5 11 154 5.3 02 DUVAL, Neil 23-5 316 13.7 20-56.357 1-4.250 16-29.552 17 19 36 1.6 38 0 10 17 7 3 57 2.5 15 ANDERSON, Tony 29-2 472 16.3 23-78.295 7-43.163 16-26.615 4 32 36 1.2 48 0 61 39 0 7 69 2.4 50 TOLER, Chris 26-5 248 9.5 14-33.424 0-0.000 8-18.444 14 22 36 1.4 36 0 2 12 5 3 36 1.4 45 PICARDI, Chris 3-0 2 0.7 0-1.000 0-0.000 0-0.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 03 GREENE, Zach 3-0 2 0.7 0-1.000 0-1.000 0-0.000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 22 COPELAND, Garrett 5-0 5 1.0 0-0.000 0-0.000 0-0.000 1 1 2 0.4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 Team 57 35 92 1 9 Total... 30 6050 638-1581.404 162-524.309 392-565.694 314 614 928 30.9 600 15 340 428 88 161 1830 61.0 Opponents... 30 6050 736-1561.471 191-517.369 467-689.678 323 724 1047 34.9 551-410 396 90 209 2130 71.0 Southern Conference Only ALL GAMES 4-16 4-6 0-10 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 11 MILLER, Jordan 20-20 649 32.5 90-260.346 25-90.278 60-75.800 15 54 69 3.5 54 2 34 52 6 27 265 13.3 32 BARNES, Bryson 18-8 400 22.2 68-133.511 0-0.000 50-71.704 31 67 98 5.4 54 2 5 27 18 16 186 10.3 01 DEHM, Justin 20-18 618 30.9 65-170.382 42-111.378 21-27.778 2 37 39 2.0 32 0 61 53 0 20 193 9.7 05 EVANS, Darryl 1-1 34 34.0 2-10.200 0-4.000 4-5.800 0 2 2 2.0 0 0 4 2 1 2 8 8.0 04 STATES, Noah 20-16 405 20.3 46-106.434 11-33.333 18-24.750 20 53 73 3.7 35 1 22 43 11 5 121 6.1 20 NOLTE, Connor 20-2 366 18.3 40-93.430 22-61.361 12-17.706 26 36 62 3.1 33 2 15 21 3 18 114 5.7 24 SEBIRUMBI, Brandon 20-19 453 22.7 35-77.455 0-0.000 38-60.633 36 34 70 3.5 72 6 12 28 4 10 108 5.4 41 OPACIC, Alex 20-6 301 15.1 33-74.446 2-12.167 25-34.735 22 40 62 3.1 32 0 12 13 6 5 93 4.7 02 DUVAL, Neil 19-5 285 15.0 19-51.373 1-4.250 15-27.556 13 16 29 1.5 35 0 10 15 6 3 54 2.8 15 ANDERSON, Tony 20-2 341 17.1 18-57.316 5-30.167 11-18.611 3 23 26 1.3 33 0 44 28 0 5 52 2.6 50 TOLER, Chris 20-3 195 9.8 13-30.433 0-0.000 7-16.438 12 14 26 1.3 25 0 2 7 4 3 33 1.7 45 PICARDI, Chris 1-0 0 0.0 0-1.000 0-0.000 0-0.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 22 COPELAND, Garrett 3-0 3 1.0 0-0.000 0-0.000 0-0.000 1 0 1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 03 GREENE, Zach 1-0 0 0.0 0-0.000 0-0.000 0-0.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 36 23 59 1 6 Total... 20 4050 429-1062.404 108-345.313 261-374.698 217 399 616 30.8 406 13 221 295 59 114 1227 61.3 Opponents... 20 4050 494-1047.472 123-337.365 309-452.684 223 480 703 35.2 364-269 271 61 146 1420 71.0
2008-09 Men s Basketball Results ALL GAMES 6-24 6-7 0-16 0-1 NON-CONFERENCE 2-8 2-1 0-6 0-1 Date Opponent Score Att. High Points High Rebounds 11/14/08 EMORY W 67-51 1045 (22)MILLER, Jordan (7)OPACIC, Alex 11/17/08 at Charleston Southern 64-75 L 846 (16)MILLER, Jordan (8)OPACIC, Alex 11/23/08 at Duquesne 65-85 L 2075 (14)MILLER, Jordan (8)OPACIC, Alex 11/25/08 at Dartmouth 63-68 L 525 (14)OPACIC, Alex (6)BARNES, Bryson 11/30/08 at Notre Dame 61-93 L 10037 (14)DEHM, Justin (10)SEBIRUMBI, Brandon 12/03/08 *APPALACHIAN STATE 60-65 L 886 (17)MILLER, Jordan (7)OPACIC, Alex 12/05/08 at South Carolina 48-72 L 9031 (14)MILLER, Jordan (9)BARNES, Bryson 12/18/08 NORTH FLORIDA 66-77 L 372 (26)MILLER, Jordan (6)OPACIC, Alex 12/22/08 at Vanderbilt 49-68 L 11961 (11)MILLER, Jordan (6)TOLER, Chris 12/29/08 BERRY W 68-64 556 (16)MILLER, Jordan (6)STATES, Noah 01/03/09 *WESTERN CAROLINA 57-68 L 1106 (13)DEHM, Justin (7)OPACIC, Alex 01/08/09 *at Samford 60-71 L 565 (18)MILLER, Jordan (12)OPACIC, Alex 01/10/09 *at Chattanooga 46-73 L 3160 (17)DEHM, Justin (6)MILLER, Jordan 01/15/09 *THE CITADEL 69-74 LOT 1638 (17)MILLER, Jordan (5)SEBIRUMBI, Brandon (17)DEHM, Justin (5)OPACIC, Alex 01/17/09 *COLL. OF CHARLESTON 71-78 L 1843 (14)DUVAL, Neil (8)STATES, Noah 01/21/09 *at Davidson 43-83 L 5223 (12)DEHM, Justin (7)BARNES, Bryson 01/24/09 *at Georgia Southern 53-69 L 3225 (13)BARNES, Bryson (6)BARNES, Bryson 01/26/09 *UNC GREENSBORO W 59-54 874 (19)MILLER, Jordan (8)STATES, Noah 01/29/09 *at Western Carolina 54-63 L 1178 (11)MILLER, Jordan (11)BARNES, Bryson 01/31/09 *at Appalachian State 75-77 L 2282 (17)MILLER, Jordan (7)BARNES, Bryson 02/05/09 *SAMFORD W 63-57 903 (18)MILLER, Jordan (10)SEBIRUMBI, Brandon 02/07/09 *CHATTANOOGA W 72-70 2006 (19)DEHM, Justin (7)NOLTE, Connor 02/09/09 *at Elon 66-74 L 678 (16)BARNES, Bryson (6)NOLTE, Connor 02/12/09 *GEORGIA SOUTHERN W 70-60 938 (17)NOLTE, Connor (7)NOLTE, Connor 02/14/09 *DAVIDSON 60-75 L 2595 (20)MILLER, Jordan (7)MILLER, Jordan 02/21/09 *WOFFORD 82-85 LOT 1868 (20)MILLER, Jordan (11)BARNES, Bryson (20)BARNES, Bryson 02/26/09 *at The Citadel 54-75 L 4219 (10)BARNES, Bryson (12)BARNES, Bryson 02/28/09 *at Coll. of Charleston 58-69 L 3928 (13)MILLER, Jordan (7)MILLER, Jordan (7)DUVAL, Neil 03/02/09 *at Wofford 55-80 L 1107 (14)MILLER, Jordan (7)BARNES, Bryson 03/06/09 vs Samford 52-57 L 2412 (11)MILLER, Jordan (8)STATES, Noah * - Conference game Attendance Summary Games Attend Avg/Game Home 13 16630 1279 Away 16 60040 3752 Neutral 1 2412 2412 Total 30 79082 2636