The 2023–24 Furman Paladins men's basketball team represents Furman University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Paladins, led by seventh-year head coach Bob Richey, play their home games at Timmons Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, as members of the Southern Conference.
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 17–16 (10–8 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Jeremy Growe |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Timmons Arena |
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Samford † | 15 | - | 3 | .833 | 29 | - | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Greensboro | 12 | - | 6 | .667 | 21 | - | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 12 | - | 6 | .667 | 21 | - | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 11 | - | 7 | .611 | 22 | - | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 10 | - | 8 | .556 | 17 | - | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 10 | - | 8 | .556 | 17 | - | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 8 | - | 10 | .444 | 19 | - | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 8 | - | 10 | .444 | 16 | - | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 3 | - | 15 | .167 | 11 | - | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 1 | - | 17 | .056 | 4 | - | 28 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 SoCon tournament winner |
Previous season
editThe Paladins finished the 2022–23 season 28-8, 15–3 in SoCon play to finish as SoCon regular season champions.[1] In the SoCon tournament, they defeated Mercer,[2] and Western Carolina to reach the championship game.[3] In the championship game, they defeated defending SoCon tournament champion Chattanooga to make the NCAA tournament, their first tournament appearance since 1980.[4] As the #13 seed in the South Region, they upset #4 region seed Virginia in the first round of the NCAA tournament,[5] before falling to #5 region seed and eventual tournament runner-up San Diego State in the second round.[6]
Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
North Greenville | W 84–68 | 1–0 |
Timmons Arena (2,197) Greenville, SC | |||||||
November 10, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Belmont | W 99–76 | 2–0 |
Timmons Arena (2,017) Greenville, SC | |||||||
November 16, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. Liberty Myrtle Beach Invitational first round |
L 74–88 | 2–1 |
HTC Center (1,499) Conway, SC | |||||||
November 17, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Coastal Carolina Myrtle Beach Invitational consolation 2nd round |
W 89–80 | 3–1 |
HTC Center (1,266) Conway, SC | |||||||
November 19, 2023* 10:30 am, ESPNU |
vs. Wyoming Myrtle Beach Invitational 5th place game |
L 71–78 | 3–2 |
HTC Center (1,136) Conway, SC | |||||||
November 25, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UAB | L 86–92 | 3–3 |
Bartow Arena (2,953) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
November 28, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
South Carolina State | W 86–78 | 4–3 |
Timmons Arena (1,887) Greenville, SC | |||||||
December 2, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Princeton | L 69–70 | 4–4 |
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,142) Princeton, NJ | |||||||
December 4, 2023* 8:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ |
at Arkansas | L 83–97 | 4–5 |
Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
December 9, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Bob Jones | W 100–58 | 5–5 |
Timmons Arena (1,887) Greenville, SC | |||||||
December 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tulane | L 110–117 2OT | 5–6 |
Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA | |||||||
December 19, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Presbyterian | W 76–61 | 6–6 |
Timmons Arena (1,817) Greenville, SC | |||||||
December 30, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Anderson | L 74–79 | 6–7 |
Timmons Arena (2,107) Greenville, SC | |||||||
SoCon regular season | |||||||||||
January 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UNC Greensboro | L 68–79 | 6–8 (0–1) |
Greensboro Coliseum (1,412) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
January 6, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Chattanooga | L 58–73 | 6–9 (0–2) |
McKenzie Arena (3,901) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
The Citadel | W 82–68 | 7–9 (1–2) |
Timmons Arena (2,037) Greenville, SC | |||||||
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
East Tennessee State | W 82–73 | 8–9 (2–2) |
Timmons Arena (2,279) Greenville, SC | |||||||
January 17, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at VMI | W 100–60 | 9–9 (3–2) |
Cameron Hall (329) Lexington, VA | |||||||
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Western Carolina | W 65–62 | 10–9 (4–2) |
Timmons Arena (2,517) Greenville, SC | |||||||
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Samford | W 78–68 | 11–9 (5–2) |
Timmons Arena (2,207) Greenville, SC | |||||||
January 27, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Wofford | L 67–77 | 11–10 (5–3) |
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,500) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at The Citadel | W 82–79 OT | 12–10 (6–3) |
McAlister Field House (4,117) Charleston, SC | |||||||
February 4, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPNU |
UNC Greensboro | L 87–89 | 12–11 (6–4) |
Timmons Arena (2,438) Greenville, SC | |||||||
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Mercer | L 69–78 | 12–12 (6–5) |
Hawkins Arena (1,989) Macon, GA | |||||||
February 10, 2024 6:00 pm, CBSSN |
at East Tennessee State | W 65–63 | 13–12 (7–5) |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,566) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
February 14, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
VMI | W 75–62 | 14–12 (8–5) |
Timmons Arena (1,947) Greenville, SC | |||||||
February 18, 2024 2:00 pm, CBSSN |
Chattanooga | W 82–65 | 15–12 (9–5) |
Timmons Arena (2,377) Greenville, SC | |||||||
February 21, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Samford | L 72–74 | 15–13 (9–6) |
Pete Hanna Center (2,531) Homewood, AL | |||||||
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Wofford | W 82–67 | 16–13 (10–6) |
Timmons Arena (2,547) Greenville, SC | |||||||
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Western Carolina | L 77–85 | 16–14 (10–7) |
Ramsey Center (3,159) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Mercer | L 75–82 | 16–15 (10–8) |
Timmons Arena (2,457) Greenville, SC | |||||||
SoCon tournament | |||||||||||
March 9, 2024 8:30 pm, ESPN+/Nexstar |
(5) | vs. (4) Western Carolina Quarterfinals |
W 79–76 OT | 17–15 |
Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC | ||||||
March 10, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPNU |
(5) | vs. (1) Samford Semifinals |
L 77–84 | 17–16 |
Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Southern Conference. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ "Furman Turns Up The Heat On Mercer, 73-58; Paladins Advance To Semis With School-Record 25th Win". Furman University. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ "Furman tops Western Carolina for spot in SoCon title game". USA Today. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ "No. 1 Furman takes down Chattanooga to win SoCon Championship title". FOX Carolina. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ "Furman Stuns Virginia With Last-Second Dagger in NCAA Tournament". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ "San Diego State dominates Furman 75-52 to reach Sweet 16". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Furman University. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ "Furman Paladins 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2023.