Junior forward Robert Faulkner came off the bench to score 22 points and grab 10 rebounds to lead Francis Marion to an 87-75 win over the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras on Monday on the second day of the Florida Tech Tip-Off Classic.

Zach Gwin posted a double-double with 24 points and 12 rebounds to lead four players in double figures as The King’s Academy rolled past Emmanuel Christian 74-29 in boys basketball action Monday night.

The Coker women’s basketball team did not get their season off to the start they had hoped for as the Cobras lost their season opener to UNC-Pembroke 71-44.

Andrew Smith paced a balanced Francis Marion scoring attack with 10 points as the Patriots cruised to an 82-41 victory over the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez on Sunday at the Florida Tech Tip-Off Classic.

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On the first day of the early spring signing period, Cliff Ellis announced the signing of two junior college transfers to the CCU men’s hoops team - Daniel King and Willie Kirkland.

CCU men’s basketball coach Cliff Ellis answers Matt Lincoln’s Starting 5 - Five burning questions about the upcoming basketball season.

CCU women’s basketball coach Alan LeForce answers Matt Lincoln’s Starting 5 - Five burning questions about the upcoming basketball season.

The College of Charleston comes to Kimbel Arena Friday for the 2009-2010 season opener, and it marks the return of a Pee Dee product back to the Eastern Carolinas.

Mattchup: FMU women’s basketball practice

As far as coach Gary Edwards is concerned, there are only positives that can come from his Francis Marion men’s basketball team playing an exhibition at No. 24 Clemson tonight.

Fifth-ranked North Carolina used a 21-0 run midway through the first half to break open a close game and the Tar Heels cruised to a 105-64 exhibition win over Francis Marion.

The Francis Marion women’s basketball season does not begin in earnest until the Patriots host Converse on Nov. 15. But please forgive the Patriots if they’re excited about tonight’s exhibition game. After all, it’s not every day a Division II team gets to play one of the nation’s elite Division I programs.

Francis Marion has been picked to finish sixth in the race for the Peach Belt Conference men’s basketball title, according to the annual preseason coaches’ poll. 
Coming on the heels of back-to-back Elite Eight appearances, Augusta State University has been selected the preseason favorite to win the PBC men’s championship.

Barton College has been voted by Conference Carolinas head coaches as this year’s preseason league favorite, while Coker College was picked seventh.
Barton has played in three of the last six NCAA Division II tournaments.