2023–24 Furman Paladins women's basketball team
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 15–16 (5–9 SoCon) |
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Home arena | Timmons Arena |
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga † | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 28 | – | 5 | .848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Greensboro | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 SoCon tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Furman Paladins women's basketball team represented Furman University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Paladins, who were led by first-year head coach Pierre Curtis, played 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 11–19, 3–11 in SoCon play to finish in seventh place.[1] They were defeated by eventual tournament champions Chattanooga in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament.[2]
On June 8, 2023, it was announced that head coach Jackie Carson would be leaving the program, in order to take the job of the ACC's Senior Associate Commissioner for Women's Basketball.[3] Two days later, on June 10, the school announced that associate head coach Pierre Curtis would be elevated to head coach, becoming the eighth head coach in the program's history.[4]
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 7, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | UNC Asheville | W 71–61 | 1–0 | Timmons Arena (577) Greenville, SC | |||||||
November 11, 2023* 2:00 pm, ACCNX | at Georgia Tech | L 56–91 | 1–1 | McCamish Pavilion (1,538) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
November 14, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Charleston Southern | W 71–68 | 2–1 | Buccaneer Field House (208) North Charleston, SC | |||||||
November 18, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Coastal Carolina | L 72–78 | 2–2 | Timmons Arena (227) Greenville, SC | |||||||
November 20, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Southern Wesleyan | W 96–62 | 3–2 | Timmons Arena (158) Greenville, SC | |||||||
November 23, 2023* 1:30 pm | vs. Appalachian State Puerto Rico Thanksgiving Basketball Clasico | L 63–68 | 3–3 | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, PR | |||||||
November 25, 2023* 1:30 pm | vs. Binghamton Puerto Rico Thanksgiving Basketball Clasico | W 74–72 | 4–3 | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, PR | |||||||
November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Gardner–Webb | W 73–66 | 5–3 | Paul Porter Arena (150) Boiling Springs, NC | |||||||
December 3, 2023* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | at Georgia | L 55–85 | 5–4 | Stegeman Coliseum (2,944) Athens, GA | |||||||
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Bob Jones | W 124–44 | 6–4 | Timmons Arena (301) Greenville, SC | |||||||
December 9, 2023* 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | at USC Upstate | L 58–61 | 6–5 | G. B. Hodge Center (259) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
December 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Elon | W 73–47 | 7–5 | Timmons Arena (518) Greenville, SC | |||||||
December 17, 2023* 1:00 pm, SECN+ | at Kentucky | L 45–75 | 7–6 | Rupp Arena (3,287) Lexington, KY | |||||||
December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | South Carolina State | W 67–43 | 8–6 | Timmons Arena (502) Greenville, SC | |||||||
December 31, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | North Carolina Central | W 73–63 | 9–6 | Timmons Arena (366) Greenville, SC | |||||||
January 7, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Converse | W 93–40 | 10–6 | Timmons Arena (832) Greenville, SC | |||||||
SoCon regular season | |||||||||||
January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Western Carolina | W 84–69 | 11–6 (1–0) | Ramsey Center (526) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UNC Greensboro | L 55–70 | 11–7 (1–1) | Fleming Gymnasium (321) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Wofford | L 51–69 | 11–8 (1–2) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,049) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Samford | L 60–66 | 11–9 (1–3) | Timmons Arena (342) Greenville, SC | |||||||
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Mercer | W 58–56 | 12–9 (2–3) | Timmons Arena (518) Greenville, SC | |||||||
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at East Tennessee State | L 59–78 | 12–10 (2–4) | Brooks Gymnasium (659) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Chattanooga | L 62–79 | 12–11 (2–5) | McKenzie Arena (–) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | UNC Greensboro | L 56–59 | 12–12 (2–6) | Timmons Arena (357) Greenville, SC | |||||||
February 11, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Western Carolina | W 58–53 | 13–12 (3–6) | Timmons Arena (358) Greenville, SC | |||||||
February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Wofford | W 64–51 | 14–12 (4–6) | Timmons Arena (667) Greenville, SC | |||||||
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Mercer | L 50–55 | 14–13 (4–7) | Hawkins Arena (473) Macon, GA | |||||||
February 24, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Samford | L 66–74 | 14–14 (4–8) | Pete Hanna Center (423) Homewood, AL | |||||||
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Chattanooga | L 53–60 | 14–15 (4–9) | Timmons Arena (344) Greenville, SC | |||||||
March 2, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | East Tennessee State | W 67–59 | 15–15 (5–9) | Timmons Arena (417) Greenville, SC | |||||||
SoCon tournament | |||||||||||
March 7, 2024 1:15 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) UNC Greensboro Quarterfinals | L 44–64 | 15–16 | Harrah's Cherokee Center (–) Asheville, NC | ||||||
Sources:[5][6]
References
- ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Southern Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "RECAP: Women's Basketball Rolls into the SoCon Semifinals". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "ACC Hires Jackie Carson as Senior Associate Commissioner for Women's Basketball". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "Pierre Curtis named Furman women's basketball coach, succeeding Jackie Carson who leaves for ACC". Greenville Online. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Furman University. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "Furman Paladins 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 31, 2024.