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Furman Falls to North Texas in the First Round of the NIT, 75-64
The Furman’s men’s basketball team faltered defensively in the second half against the second-seeded North Texas Mean Green as the Dins lost in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament March 24, 2025 After a heartbreaking loss to Wofford on March 10 in the Southern Conference Championship Final, the Paladins officially announced that they accepted an invite to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) on March 17.
Spartans Vanquish the Paladins 58-50
The Furman Paladins men’s basketball team was defeated by UNCG at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena, dropping Furman’s conference record to 7-7. February 19, 2025 The University of North Carolina Greensboro Spartans pulled off a dominant defensive victory against the Furman Paladins on Feb. 15, pulling Furman to rank sixth in the Southern Conference. Furman struggled offensively throughout the game, only making 26.8% of their field goals and 26.7%from three.
Furman Outlasts Western Carolina in Overtime, 84-75
The Furman Paladins defeated Western Carolina at Davis Field House on the campus of Bob Jones University on Feb. 5, dominating the Catamounts 18-5 in Overtime. February 10, 2025 A dominant performance in overtime handed Furman its sixth conference win of the season (6-5) as the Dins held off Western Carolina University 84-75. The Paladins had a slow start to begin the game, falling behind by eight points during the first 10ten minutes.
Furman Knocks Off Samford, 72-70
The Furman Paladins defeated Southern Conference leader Samford on Jan. 29 at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C. February 2, 2025 The Paladins took down the Samford Bulldogs in one of the most highly anticipated matches of the 2024-2025 basketball season on Wednesday at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C. Prior to the game, the Bulldogs boasted a 7-1 Conference record, the strongest in the Southern Conference.
Chattanooga Defeats Furman 75-71
The Furman Paladins found themselves unable to fend off a second-half comeback by the Mocs, bringing their conference record to 3-3. January 21, 2025 The Furman Paladins played their final home game of the week against the Chattanooga Mocs at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in downtown Greenville, S.C. on Jan. 18th, 2025. Despite the ultimate loss, the Paladins performed strong offensively, shooting 43.1% from the field and making 43.5% of their three-point shots.
3-Point Barrage Propels Furman Basketball over Tulane, 75-67
The Furman Paladins triumphed against the Tulane Green Wave, maintaining a consistent lead and demonstrating impressive offensive potential. November 21, 2024 The Furman Paladins faced off against the Tulane Green Wave on Friday, Nov. 15, and maintained a sturdy lead throughout the game. According to ESPN, approximately 3,000 fans filled the seats at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena. The Dins shot 37.9% from the field and made 36.1% of their three-point shots throughout the game.
Furman Beats North Greenville 84-68 in Thrilling Season Opener
The Furman Paladins opened up the highly anticipated 2023-2024 basketball season with their first non-conference game against the North Greenville Crusaders at Timmons Arena. The game concluded with a closer score than many had anticipated, but demonstrated deeper signs of the Paladins’ potential this season.
Supreme Court of South Carolina to Hear Four Cases at Furman
The Supreme Court of South Carolina, the highest court in South Carolina, will be coming to Furman University on Oct. 24 and 25 to hear four cases in McAlister auditorium. The five justices of The Supreme Court of South Carolina are Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty and Justices John W. Kittredge, John Cannon Few, George C. James, and David Garrison Hill.
Second StraightTalk Installment Results in YDSA Protest
Audience members of the second installment of the Riley Institute’s StraightTalk erupted in a standing ovation after the introduction of Brad Raffensperger to the stage. Meanwhile, a small group gathered outside of McAlister Auditorium in protest. These mixed reactions came in the wake of the second session of StraightTalk: Our Fragile Democracy, hosted by the Riley Institute and OLLI@Furman on Sept. 6.
What the Tocqueville Protests Were Really About
As of 2023, Furman University holds the position of 5th most politically active campus in the nation according to The Princeton Review. On February 2nd, Furman students demonstrated that the University is worthy of that position by quickly organizing student-led protests and other political demonstrations in preparation for Tocqueville speaker Scott Yenor.
Build a Custom-Trained Object Detection Model With 5 Lines of Code
These days, machine learning and computer vision are all the craze. We’ve all seen the news about self-driving cars and facial recognition and probably imagined how cool it’d be to build our own computer vision models. However, it’s not always easy to break into the field, especially without a strong math background. Libraries like PyTorch and TensorFlow can be tedious to learn if all you want to do is experiment with something small.
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