Overview
- UConn draws Furman in the NCAA Tournament Round of 64 on Friday night in Philadelphia in a 2–15 matchup.
- Furman secured the automatic bid by winning the Southern Conference Tournament as the No. 6 seed after a mid-pack regular season finish in Asheville.
- The Paladins arrive 22-12, led by freshman guard Alex Wilkins at 17.7 points per game, with Cooper Bowser providing key interior scoring.
- Furman University is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and is the state’s oldest private university, founded in 1826.
- The school enrolls about 2,550 students with an admit rate just under 50%, and the program’s modern March profile includes a 2023 first-round upset of Virginia.