Furman women’s basketball coach Jackie Carson knew she was going to have to find a point guard to replace Whitney Bunn in 2017.
She just didn’t realize that was going to happen in February.
The sixth-year head coach saw her star go down five minutes into the Paladins’ 75-72 overtime loss at Western Carolina last Thursday. Bunn suffered a fractured fibula and torn ligaments in her left ankle and is lost for the rest of the season.
A two-time first-team All-Southern Conference performer and two-time SoCon all-tournament selection, Bunn finished her fifth in the Furman program in career scoring (1,538 points), seventh in field goals made (531), third in field goals attempted (1,364), first in 3-pointers made (189) and attempts (547) and first in assists (562).
Her assists total is the sixth most in SoCon history.