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for the first time in program history and went on to be ranked for three consecutive weeks. Richey and the
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and became the first Furman basketball player drafted to the NBA since 1984. Richey's success has led to head coaching interviews with prominent NCAA programs, but thus far he has chosen to remain at Furman.
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with a last-second steal and three-point shot in the school's second-ever NCAA tournament win, securing a school-record 28 wins and national recognition for Furman
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Richey prioritizes the retention and development of his players, rather than the acquisition of talent. Under Richey's tutelage, Furman star
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Richey is a
Christian. He is married to Jessica Richey, with whom he has three children.
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for the first time since 1980. Furman went on to shock 14th-ranked
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accepted Drake position; Richey coached CIT semifinal game.
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in 2011, and was retained as an assistant coach under
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268:semifinal matchup, in which they fell to
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264:. Richey coached the Paladins in their
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228:(born March 22, 1983) is an American
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719:DiRocco, Michael (March 16, 2023).
678:Cloninger, David (March 18, 2022).
1200:North Greenville University alumni
244:Richey's coaching career began at
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1175:American men's basketball coaches
661:"Furman promotes Richey to coach"
659:Robinson, Manie (April 7, 2017).
300:and defending national champion
738:Romano, Jason (June 16, 2021).
313:for the first time since 1991.
311:National Invitation Tournament
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248:in 2006, where he served on
232:coach and the head coach at
548:NCAA Division I Round of 32
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226:Robert McIntire Richey Jr.
189:Accomplishments and honors
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89:New Orleans, Louisiana
321:After falling in the
202:regular season (2023)
834:East Tennessee State
708:. November 17, 2018.
684:The Post and Courier
342:Statistics overview
337:Head coaching record
294:2018 NCAA tournament
152:Head coaching record
68:Biographical details
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375:Southern Conference
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323:Southern Conference
246:Charleston Southern
122:Charleston Southern
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230:college basketball
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140:2017–present
1165:1983 births
1136:(2013–2017)
1134:Niko Medved
1128:(2006–2013)
1120:(1997–2006)
1118:Larry Davis
1112:(1994–1997)
1104:(1985–1994)
1102:Butch Estes
1096:(1982–1985)
1088:(1978–1982)
1080:(1970–1978)
1072:(1966–1970)
1070:Frank Selvy
1064:(1950–1966)
1062:Lyles Alley
1056:(1949–1950)
1054:Melvin Bell
1048:(1945–1949)
1046:Lyles Alley
1040:(1944–1945)
1032:(1942–1944)
1024:(1935–1942)
1016:(1933–1935)
1008:(1928–1933)
1000:(1927–1928)
998:Rock Norman
992:(1919–1927)
990:Billy Laval
857:Ryan Ridder
820:The Citadel
806:Chattanooga
608:Niko Medved
362:Postseason
356:Conference
258:Niko Medved
165:Tournaments
135:(assistant)
124:(assistant)
1159:Categories
1142:Bob Richey
1094:Jene Davis
885:Mike Jones
843:Bob Richey
623:References
270:St. Peters
79:1983-03-22
50:Conference
34:Head coach
20:Bob Richey
1022:Bob Smith
913:Tim Craft
815:Ed Conroy
359:Standing
302:Villanova
129:2011–2017
118:2006–2011
1144:(2017– )
801:Dan Earl
353:Overall
331:Virginia
1030:No team
932:Wofford
876:Samford
578:Furman:
555:2023–24
529:2022–23
506:2021–22
483:2020–21
460:2019–20
434:2018–19
411:2017–18
387:2016–17
347:Season
306:AP Poll
157:Overall
862:Mercer
848:Furman
593:Total:
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534:Furman
511:Furman
488:Furman
465:Furman
439:Furman
416:Furman
392:Furman
234:Furman
143:Furman
133:Furman
91:, U.S.
60:Record
44:Furman
570:T–5th
564:17–16
544:T–1st
515:22–12
449:T–3rd
420:23–10
350:Team
262:Drake
200:SoCon
180:0–1 (
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168:1–1 (
102:('06)
54:SoCon
30:Title
725:ESPN
702:ESPN
567:10–8
541:15–3
538:28–8
518:12–6
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469:25–7
446:13–5
443:25–8
423:13–5
396:0–1*
209:2023
73:Born
40:Team
904:VMI
521:2nd
498:3rd
475:2nd
426:3rd
182:CIT
176:NIT
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