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NCAA win turns Paladins into media darlings

Hundreds of news and sports outlets around the world reported on the Paladins' win in the NCAA Tournament's first round. Here are just a few of those stories.

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The Athletic: Furman’s Upset is the Stuff of March Madness Lore

The Athletic reporter Brendan Marks wrote a poetic recount of Furman's upset win against the Virginia Cavaliers in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament, capturing the drama and emotion of the game.

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Slawson, Bothwell had ‘instant brotherhood,’ AP reports

The Associated Press writes about the close bond between Jalen Slawson and Mike Bothwell that helped the fifth-year seniors lift the Paladins into the NCAA Tournament.

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Banded together: NGU’s band to play for Paladins in NCAA opener

With the Paladin men's basketball team heading to the NCAA Tournament, the Paladin Regiment Marching Band was in Ireland. A call to an alumnus at North Greenville University assured the music wouldn't miss a beat.

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The odds favor math team for choosing underdog winners

WYFF came to campus for a story about three Furman math professors who estimate the odds of NCAA upsets; the story went national.

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Media show up to capture Selection Sunday

Local TV stations came to Timmons Arena on Sunday, March 12, for the Selection Sunday party. The stations caught the team's excitement to being named a No. 13 seed, with a matchup against No. 4...

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Greenville Journal talks with Dick Riley about being 90

The Greenville Journal ran a feature about Richard W. Riley '54, former two-time governor of South Carolina, secretary of Education under President Bill Clinton and chief inspiration officer of The Riley Institute at Furman. The...

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Dins favored for an upset win, The Athletic reports

Data show that the Paladins have a 39.3 percent chance of beating the University of Virginia in the NCAA tournament, the highest odds among underdog teams.

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Dan Scott, Voice of the Paladins, Relives Big Win

Fox Carolina featured radio announcer Dan Scott in a story about the men's basketball championship game.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service features alumna

Allyne "Lyne" Askins '91, manager of the Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge Complex, is included in a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service story about "Women of Wildlife."

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