| 2022–23Furman Paladins men's basketball | |
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SoCon regular-season andtournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, second round | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 28–8 (15–3 SoCon) |
| Head coach |
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| Associate head coach | Jeremy Growe |
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| Home arena | Timmons Arena Bon Secours Wellness Arena |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 28 | – | 8 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Greensboro | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †2023 SoCon tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2022–23 Furman Paladins men's basketball team representedFurman University in the2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Paladins, led by sixth-year head coachBob Richey, played their home games atTimmons Arena andBon Secours Wellness Arena inGreenville, South Carolina as members of theSouthern Conference (SoCon). They improved on their 12–6SoCon record from last season and finished the regular season with a 15–3 record, to finish in first place. In theSoCon tournament, they defeatedMercer[1] andWestern Carolina to reach the championship game.[2] In the championship game, they defeated defending SoCon tournament championChattanooga to make theNCAA tournament, the first time since 1980 they accomplished this.[3] They went on to upsetVirginia in the first round of the NCAA tournament,[4] only to lose to the eventual national runner-upSan Diego State in the second round.[5]
ThePaladins finished the2021–22 season 22–12, 12–6 inSoCon play, to finish in second place. They defeatedMercer[6] andSamford to advance to theSoCon tournament championship game.[7] There, they lost toChattanooga in overtime.[8]
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | North Greenville | W 91–55 | 1–0 | Timmons Arena (2,027) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Belmont | W 89–74 | 2–0 | Timmons Arena (2,092) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| November 17, 2022* 11:30 a.m., ESPNU | vs. Penn State Charleston Classic first round | L 68–73 | 2–1 | TD Arena Charleston, SC | |||||||
| November 18, 2022* 2:30 p.m., ESPNU | vs. Old Dominion Charleston Classic Consolation 2nd round | L 77–82 | 2–2 | TD Arena (2,030) Charleston, SC | |||||||
| November 20, 2022* 10:30 a.m., ESPNews | vs. South Carolina Charleston Classic 7th-place game | W 79–60 | 3–2 | TD Arena Charleston, SC | |||||||
| November 25, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Tusculum | W 102–74 | 4–2 | Timmons Arena (1,517) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| November 29, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Appalachian State | W 65–61 | 5–2 | Holmes Center (1,976) Boone, NC | |||||||
| December 3, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | South Carolina State | W 88–76 | 6–2 | Timmons Arena (1,847) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | High Point | L 82–85 | 6–3 | Timmons Arena (1,427) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| December 10, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Winthrop | W 82–67 | 7–3 | Timmons Arena (2,017) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| December 13, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ACCN | at NC State | L 73–92 | 7–4 | PNC Arena (9,996) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
| December 17, 2022* 4:30 p.m., Field of 68 | Stephen F. Austin Greenville Winter Invitational | W 72–70 | 8–4 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,117) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| December 19, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Anderson | W 106–79 | 9–4 | Timmons Arena (1,587) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| SoCon regular season | |||||||||||
| December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | VMI | W 85–62 | 10–4 (1–0) | Timmons Arena (2,067) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| December 31, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Western Carolina | L 67–79 | 10–5 (1–1) | Ramsey Center (1,060) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
| January 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | The Citadel | W 97–72 | 11–5 (2–1) | Timmons Arena (1,637) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| January 7, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at East Tennessee State | W 70–56 | 12–5 (3–1) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,136) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
| January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Mercer | W 84–66 | 13–5 (4–1) | Hawkins Arena (1,727) Macon, GA | |||||||
| January 14, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UNC Greensboro | L 80–88 OT | 13–6 (4–2) | Timmons Arena (2,507) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| January 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Chattanooga | W 77–69 | 14–6 (5–2) | McKenzie Arena (3,402) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
| January 22, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Wofford | W 96–82 | 15–6 (6–2) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,958) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
| January 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Samford | W 91–84 OT | 16–6 (7–2) | Timmons Arena (1,857) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| January 29, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UNC Greensboro | W 69–57 | 17–6 (8–2) | Greensboro Coliseum (2,419) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
| February 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Chattanooga | W 79–58 | 18–6 (9–2) | Timmons Arena (1,627) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| February 4, 2023 6:00 p.m., CBSSN/ESPN+ | Wofford | W 80–67 | 19–6 (10–2) | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (6,199) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at VMI | W 94–63 | 20–6 (11–2) | Cameron Hall (450) Lexington, VA | |||||||
| February 11, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Western Carolina | W 93–59 | 21–6 (12–2) | Timmons Arena (2,577) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at The Citadel | L 65–69 | 21–7 (12–3) | McAlister Field House (1,737) Charleston, SC | |||||||
| February 19, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | East Tennessee State | W 83–79 | 22–7 (13–3) | Timmons Arena (2,129) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| February 22, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Mercer | W 70–67 | 23–7 (14–3) | Timmons Arena (1,827) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| February 25, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Samford | W 93–79 | 24–7 (15–3) | Pete Hanna Center (3,562) Homewood, AL | |||||||
| SoCon tournament | |||||||||||
| March 4, 2023 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (8) Mercer Quarterfinals | W 73–58 | 25–7 | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC | ||||||
| March 5, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPNU | (1) | vs. (4) Western Carolina Semifinals | W 83–80 | 26–7 | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC | ||||||
| March 6, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN | (1) | vs. (7) Chattanooga Championship | W 88–79 | 27–7 | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 16, 2023* 12:40 p.m., TruTV | (13 S) | vs. (4 S) No. 14 Virginia First round | W 68–67 | 28–7 | Amway Center Orlando, FL | ||||||
| March 18, 2023* 12:10 p.m., CBS | (13 S) | vs. (5 S) No. 18 San Diego State Second round | L 52–75 | 28–8 | Amway Center (17,298) Orlando, FL | ||||||