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2013 FURMAN UNIVERSITY p BASEBALL Head Coach Ron Smith THE RON SMITH FILE PERSONAL Full Name: Ronald Brant Smith Born: December 31, 1955, in South Bend, Indiana Wife: Beth Jordan of Houston, Texas Children: Emily, Devin, Blake, and Peyton EDUCATION Elkhart (Ind.) Memorial High School, 1974 Furman University, B.S., Political Science/Education, 1979 Miami (Ohio) University, M.A., Educational Leadership, 1982 PLAYING CAREER Elkhart Memorial High School, 1972-74 p Basketball, three-year starter, Indiana All-Star Team (1974) p Baseball, three-year starter p Tennis, two-year letterman Furman University, 1975-78 p Basketball, G, four-year starter (7.8. ppg), 446 assists (3rd in FU history), 172 steals (4th in FU history) p Baseball, SS, All-Southern Conference (1976) Philadelphia Phillies, 1977-81 p Major League Draft (9th Round, 230th Overall Selection) 1977 Ron Smith was a two-sport standout at Furman. COLLEGIATE PLAYING CAREER/BASKETBALL Year School Position Overall SoCon Finish Highlights 1975..........Furman............Guard............................ 22-7.........12-0............ 1st.........SoCon Regular Season, Tournament Champs; NCAA Tournament (l. Boston College (82-76); d. Minnesota, d. Houston (89-80) 1976..........Furman............Guard............................ 9-18...........5-7............7th.........d. Illinois (75-73) 1977..........Furman............Guard.......................... 18-10...........8-2...........2nd.........d. South Carolina (88-80) 1978..........Furman............Guard.......................... 19-11...........7-5............4th.........SoCon Tournament Champs; NCAA Tournament (l. Indiana 63-62); d. Georgia (92-83); d. Clemson 87-69; d. North Carolina (89-83) and N.C. State (68-67) in back-to-back nights (North-South Doubleheader) COLLEGIATE PLAYING CAREER/BASEBALL Year School Position Overall SoCon Finish Highlights 1975..........Furman...........Shortstop..................... 10-12...........8-6............4th......... 1976..........Furman...........Shortstop..................... 23-16.........11-2............ 1st.........All-Southern Conference; SoCon Champ; d. Va. Tech (5-4) and South Carolina (12-1) in NCAA Tournament 1977..........Furman...........Shortstop..................... 14-30.........3-13............8th.........MLB Draft (9th Round, Philadelphia Phillies) COLLEGIATE COACHING CAREER Overall SoCon SoCon Year School Responsibility Record Record Finish Highlights 1994......... Furman..........Head Coach...................9-35.........4-19.......... 9th......... 1995......... Furman..........Head Coach.................16-32.........9-15.......... 9th.........Doubles SoCon win total in second season 1996......... Furman..........Head Coach.................26-29.........15-9.......... 3rd.........Highest SoCon finish since 1976 1997......... Furman..........Head Coach............. 29-23-1.......13-11.......... 4th.........First winning season since 1976; SoCon Tournament Runner-up 1998......... Furman..........Head Coach............. 21-27-1.......12-12.......... 4th......... 1999......... Furman..........Head Coach.................22-35.......13-17.......... 8th......... 2000......... Furman..........Head Coach............. 27-31-1... 15-13-1.......... 4th.........SoCon Tournament Runner-up 2001......... Furman..........Head Coach.................30-25.......18-11.......... 3rd.........d. No. 5 South Carolina (5-4); first 30-win season in school history 2002......... Furman..........Head Coach.................26-34.......14-16.......... 6th.........d. SoCon Tourney No. 1 seed The Citadel (6-0) 2003......... Furman..........Head Coach.................32-24.......17-13.......... 4th.........d. N.C. State (14-1); d. No. 17 South Carolina (7-5); d. No. 13 Clemson (10-8, 12-9...first sweep since 1960) 2004......... Furman..........Head Coach.................21-33.......11-19.......... 9th......... 2005......... Furman..........Head Coach.................30-29.......13-16.......... 8th.........SoCon Tourney Champs (first No. 8 seed to win title); NCAA Tournament; d. No. 18 Tennessee (3-2); d. No. 13 South Carolina (6-2, 11-5...first sweep since 1953); d. No. 20 Coll. of Charleston (9-7) 2006......... Furman .........Head Coach.................32-23.......16-11.......... 3rd.........Preseason SoCon Consensus No. 7; d. No. 6 Clemson (5-4), d. No. 21 Coll. of Charleston (5-4) 2007......... Furman..........Head Coach.................19-36.......11-16.......... 8th.........d. No. 16 Clemson (6-3); d. No. 30 Coll. of Charleston 12-10 2008......... Furman..........Head Coach.................33-24.......17-10.......... 3rd.........Preseason SoCon No. 9; d. No. 10 South Carolina (4-2); winningest season in school history 2009......... Furman..........Head Coach.................24-31.......10-20.......... 8th.........d. No. 19 Clemson (4-2) 2010......... Furman..........Head Coach.................19-37.......11-19.......... 8th.........d. Georgia (10-9...first win in Athens since 1925); won last six SoCon games to qualify for tourney 2011......... Furman..........Head Coach.................24-33.......13-16.......... 7th.........d. No. 4, defending NCAA champion South Carolina (4-2); d. Georgia (3-0) 2012......... Furman..........Head Coach.................28-31.......13-17.......... 8th.........d. Georgia (5-4); d. SoCon Tournament No. 1 seed Appalachian State (13-4) COLLEGIATE HEAD COACHING RECORD Furman — 468-572-3 (.450), 19 Years SoCon Regular Season — 245-283-1 (.464) SoCon Tournament — 28-29 (.491) HONORS 1999 — Indiana Basketball Hall-of-Fame Silver Anniversary Team 10