2023–24 Furman Paladins men's basketball team
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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 |
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
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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 |
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.
Previous season
The 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
Date 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 | ||||||
Sources:[7][8]
References
- ^ "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.