2023–24 Furman Paladins men's basketball team

2023–24 Furman Paladins men's basketball
2023–24 Furman Paladins men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	17–16 (10–8 SoCon)
Head coach	Bob Richey (7th season);
Associate head coach	Jeremy Growe
Assistant coaches	Tim Johnson; Chad Warner; Jake DeLaney;
Home arena	Timmons Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Furman Paladins men's basketball team represented Furman University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Paladins, led by seventh-year head coach Bob Richey, played their home games at Timmons Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, as members of the Southern Conference.

2023–24 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
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

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

2023–24 Furman Paladins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	PJay Smith Jr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	La Vergne, Tennessee
G	1	JP Pegues	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Nashville, Tennessee
G	2	Eddrin Bronson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Tampa, Florida
F	4	Ben VanderWal	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Elmhurst, Illinois
G	5	Marcus Foster	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	Atlanta, Georgia
G	10	Tommy Humphries	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Minneapolis, Minnesota
G	11	Carter Whitt	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Raleigh, North Carolina
F	12	Davis Molnar	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	Fayetteville, North Carolina
F	13	Garrett Hien	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Concord, North Carolina
G	14	Jeremy Burr	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Greenville, South Carolina
F	15	Tyrese Hughey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Columbus, Ohio
F	21	Cooper Bowser	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Woodbridge, Virginia
G	22	Cason Collins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Morehead City, North Carolina
F	24	Alex Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Xenia, Ohio
F	30	Thomas Tillman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Charleston, South Carolina

Head coach

Bob Richey (North Greenville)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeremy Growe (Indiana)
Tim Johnson (Wofford)
Chad Warner (Georgia)
Jake DeLaney (Gardner–Webb)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 7, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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.

[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Southern Conference. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[2] "Furman Turns Up The Heat On Mercer, 73-58; Paladins Advance To Semis With School-Record 25th Win". Furman University. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[3] "Furman tops Western Carolina for spot in SoCon title game". USA Today. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[4] "No. 1 Furman takes down Chattanooga to win SoCon Championship title". FOX Carolina. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[5] "Furman Stuns Virginia With Last-Second Dagger in NCAA Tournament". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[6] "San Diego State dominates Furman 75-52 to reach Sweet 16". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[7] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Furman University. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[8] "Furman Paladins 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

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