2017–18 Furman Paladins men's basketball team





































2017–18 Furman Paladins men's basketball
Furman Paladins logo.svg
Conference Southern Conference
2017–18 record 23–10 (13–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Bob Richey (1st season)
Assistant coach Tyler Murray
Assistant coach Dwight Perry
Assistant coach Trey Meyer
Home arena Timmons Arena

Seasons


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2017–18 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L  
PCT

UNC Greensboro †
15 3   .833     27 8
  .771
East Tennessee State 14 4   .778     25 9
  .735
Furman 13 5   .722     23 10
  .697
Mercer 11 7   .611     19 15
  .559
Wofford 11 7   .611     21 13
  .618
Western Carolina 8 10   .444     13 19
  .406
Samford 6 12   .333     10 22
  .313
The Citadel 5 13   .278     11 21
  .344
VMI 4 14   .222     9 21
  .300
Chattanooga 3 15   .167     10 23
  .303

† 2018 SoCon Tournament winner


The 2017–18 Furman Paladins men's basketball team represented Furman University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Paladins, led by first-year head coach Bob Richey, played their home games at Timmons Arena in Greenville, South Carolina as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 13–5 in SoCon play to finish in third place. They defeated Western Carolina in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament before losing in the semifinals to East Tennessee State. Despite having 23 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.




Contents






  • 1 Previous season


  • 2 Roster


  • 3 Schedule and results


  • 4 References





Previous season


The Paladins finished the 2016–17 season 23–12, 14–4 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for the SoCon regular season championship. They lost to Samford in the quarterfinals SoCon Tournament. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated USC Upstate and Campbell before losing in the semifinals to Saint Peter's.


On March 26, 2017, head coach Niko Medved resigned to become the head coach at Drake.[1] He finished at Furman with a four-year record of 62–70. Assistant coach Bob Richey was named the interim head coach for the CIT semifinal,[2] and was named full-time head coach on April 10.[3]



Roster












2017–18 Furman Paladins men's basketball team
Players Coaches


















































































































































Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown

G
0

Tre Clark

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
194 lb (88 kg)

So

Palmetto, Florida

G
1

John Davis III

5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
172 lb (78 kg)

Sr

Beachwood, Ohio

F
2

Jalen Williams

6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
240 lb (109 kg)

RS So

Greenville, South Carolina

F
3

Geoff Beans

6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)

Sr

Toledo, Ohio

F
4

Noah Gurley

6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
190 lb (86 kg)

Fr

Fayetteville, Georgia

G
5

Andrew Brown

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
212 lb (96 kg)

Jr

Travelers Rest, South Carolina

G
10

Alex Hunter

5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
170 lb (77 kg)

Fr

Raleigh, North Carolina

G
11

Jonathan Jean

5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
170 lb (77 kg)

Jr

Tampa, Florida

G
12

Devin Sibley

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)

Sr

Knoxville, Tennessee

G
13

Brady Schuck

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
165 lb (75 kg)

Jr

Charleston, South Carolina

F
21

Seve Stavroff

5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
165 lb (75 kg)

Fr

Dublin, Ohio

G
23

Jordan Lyons

5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
203 lb (92 kg)

So

Peachtree City, Georgia

F
32

Matt Rafferty

6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)

Jr

Hinsdale, Illinois

G
35

Daniel Fowler

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
203 lb (92 kg)

Sr

Acworth, Georgia

F
45

Clay Mounce

6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)

RS Fr

Elkin, North Carolina


Head coach


  • Bob Richey (North Greenville)

Assistant coach(es)


  • Tyler Murray (Hampden–Sydney)

  • Dwight Perry (Kentucky)

  • Trey Meyer (Clemson)




Legend



  • (C) Team captain


  • (S) Suspended


  • (I) Ineligible


  • (W) Walk-on




  • Injured Injured


  • Redshirt Current redshirt




Roster
Last update: January 4, 2018




Schedule and results























































































































































































































































































Date
time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season

Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm



Bob Jones

W 101–48 
1–0


Timmons Arena (1,688)
Greenville, SC

Nov 14, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3



Elon

W 76–67 
2–0


Timmons Arena (1,531)
Greenville, SC

Nov 18, 2017*
2:00 pm, FS2



at Butler
Phil Knight Invitational

L 65–82 
2–1


Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,827)
Indianapolis, IN

Nov 20, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra



at No. 1 Duke
Phil Knight Invitational

L 63–92 
2–2


Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC

Nov 24, 2017*
1:00 pm



vs. New Hampshire
Phil Knight Invitational sub-regional

W 78–64 
3–2


Nashville Municipal Auditorium (400)
Nashville, TN

Nov 25, 2017*
2:30 pm



vs. Northeastern
Phil Knight Invitational sub-regional

W 78–67 
4–2


Nashville Municipal Auditorium (400)
Nashville, TN

Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3



Winthrop

L 74–93 
4–3


Timmons Arena (1,351)
Greenville, SC

Dec 2, 2017*
4:00 pm, ESPN3



Tennessee Tech

W 64–50 
5–3


Timmons Arena (1,002)
Greenville, SC

Dec 5, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3



UNC Asheville

W 83–72 
6–3


Timmons Arena (1,002)
Greenville, SC

Dec 9, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3



South Carolina State

W 101–72 
7–3


Timmons Arena (1,325)
Greenville, SC

Dec 14, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3



Montreat

W 103–47 
8–3


Timmons Arena (1,325)
Greenville, SC

Dec 17, 2017*
7:00 pm



at UNC Wilmington

W 90–84 
9–3


Trask Coliseum (4,236)
Wilmington, NC

Dec 20, 2017*
9:00 pm, SECN



at No. 21 Tennessee

L 61–66 
9–4


Thompson–Boling Arena (13,095)
Knoxville, TN
SoCon regular season

Dec 30, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3



at VMI

W 87–57 
10–4
(1–0)

Cameron Hall (637)
Lexington, VA

Jan 4, 2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3



The Citadel

W 107–67 
11–4
(2–0)

Timmons Arena (1,509)
Greenville, SC

Jan 6, 2018
4:30 pm, ESPN3



Mercer

W 74–71 
12–4
(3–0)

Timmons Arena (2,002)
Greenville, SC

Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm



at Chattanooga

W 73–55 
13–4
(4–0)

McKenzie Arena (2,471)
Chattanooga, TN

Jan 13, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3



at Wofford

L 70–79 
13–5
(4–1)

Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,400)
Spartanburg, SC

Jan 18, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3



East Tennessee State

L 61–62 
13–6
(4–2)

Timmons Arena (1,806)
Greenville, SC

Jan 20, 2018
4:30 pm, ESPN3



Samford

W 78–67 
14–6
(5–2)

Timmons Arena (2,211)
Greenville, SC

Jan 24, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3



at UNC Greensboro

L 61–71 
14–7
(5–3)

Greensboro Coliseum (2,604)
Greensboro, NC

Jan 27, 2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3



Western Carolina

W 100–66 
15–7
(6–3)

Timmons Arena (1,812)
Greenville, SC

Feb 1, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3



at Mercer

W 85–73 
16–7
(7–3)

Hawkins Arena (2,772)
Macon, GA

Feb 3, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3



at The Citadel

L 92–100 OT
16–8
(7–4)

McAlister Field House (983)
Charleston, SC

Feb 7, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3



UNC Greensboro

L 67–80 
16–9
(7–5)

Timmons Arena (1,560)
Greenville, SC

Feb 10, 2018
4:30 pm, ESPN3



Wofford

W 76–52 
17–9
(8–5)

Timmons Arena (2,552)
Greenville, SC

Feb 15, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3



Chattanooga

W 75–56 
18–9
(9–5)

Timmons Arena (1,511)
Greenville, SC

Feb 17, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3



at Samford

W 94–79 
19–9
(10–5)

Pete Hanna Center (1,990)
Homewood, AL

Feb 20, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3



VMI

W 76–54 
20–9
(11–5)

Timmons Arena (1,403)
Greenville, SC

Feb 23, 2018
7:00 pm



at Western Carolina

W 78–55 
21–9
(12–5)

Ramsey Center (1,386)
Cullowhee, NC

Feb 25, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3



at East Tennessee State

W 79–76 
22–9
(13–5)

Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,908)
Johnson City, TN

SoCon Tournament

Mar 3, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3

(3)

vs. (6) Western Carolina
Quarterfinals

W 97–73 
23–9


U.S. Cellular Center (5,431)
Asheville, NC

Mar 4, 2018
6:30 pm, ESPN3

(3)

vs. (2) East Tennessee State
Semifinals

L 52–63 
23–10


U.S. Cellular Center (5,546)
Asheville, NC

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.



References





  1. ^ http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/drake/drake-bulldogs/2017/03/26/niko-medved-accepts-drake-head-coaching-position-furman-paladins-jeff-rutter/99672486/


  2. ^ http://www.furmanpaladins.com/sports/m-baskbl/2016-17/releases/20170326sxku9b


  3. ^ https://www.midmajormadness.com/2017/4/10/15225818/furman-promotes-bob-richey-to-head-coach-paladins-medved-sibley-southern-conference-socon










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