# 2017–18 Furman Paladins women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Furman Paladins women's basketball team represented Furman University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Paladins, led by eighth-year head coach Jackie Carson, played their home games at Timmons Arena and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 17–13, 7–7 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Southern women's tournament to Samford. They received an invite to the WBI, where they defeated UNC Asheville in the first round before losing to South Alabama in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2017* 7:00 pm | | Warren Wilson | W 109–34 | | Timmons Arena (207) Greenville, NC |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2017* 2:00 pm | | College of Charleston | W 72–58 | 1–0 | Timmons Arena (633) Greenville, NC |
| 11/15/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Davidson | W 65–62 | 2–0 | Timmons Arena (471) Greenville, NC |
| 11/18/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Kennesaw State | W 78–59 | 3–0 | Timmons Arena (214) Greenville, NC |
| 11/20/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Gardner–Webb | L 57–71 | 3–1 | Paul Porter Arena (691) Boiling Spring, NC |
| 11/22/2017* 6:00 pm | | Pfeiffer | W 102–51 | 4–1 | Timmons Arena (312) Greenville, NC |
| 11/26/2017* 2:00 pm | | UNC Wilmington | W 76–71 | 5–1 | Timmons Arena (318) Greenville, NC |
| 11/30/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Georgia | L 44–79 | 5–2 | Stegeman Coliseum (2,084) Athens, GA |
| 12/03/2017* 2:00 pm | | at USC Upstate | W 80–59 | 6–2 | G. B. Hodge Center (120) Spartanburg, SC |
| 12/03/2017* 5:00 pm | | Bob Jones | W 93–46 | 7–2 | Timmons Arena (432) Greenville, NC |
| 12/10/2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at North Carolina | L 46–82 | 7–3 | Carmichael Arena (2,268) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 12/16/2017* 2:30 pm | | vs. Ohio West Palm Beach Invitational | W 70–68 | 8–3 | Student Life Center (250) West Palm Beach, FL |
| 12/17/2017* 6:00 pm | | vs. Xavier West Palm Beach Invitational | L 62–75 | 8–4 | Student Life Center (125) West Palm Beach, FL |
| 12/28/2017* 7:00 pm | | at UNC Asheville | W 71–63 | 9–4 | Kimmel Arena (863) Asheville, NC |
| 12/30/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Presbyterian | L 75–76 $^{OT}$ | 9–5 | Templeton Center (283) Clinton, SC |
| 01/04/2018 5:00 pm | | Samford | W 45–41 | 10–5 (1–0) | Timmons Arena (484) Greenville, SC |
| 01/06/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Mercer | L 64–86 | 10–6 (1–1) | Timmons Arena (527) Greenville, SC |
| 01/11/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Carolina | W 68–59 | 11–6 (2–1) | Ramsey Center (412) Cullowhee, NC |
| 01/13/2018 4:00 pm | | at UNC Greensboro | L 74–76 $^{OT}$ | 11–7 (2–2) | Fleming Gymnasium (813) Greensboro, NC |
| 01/18/2018 7:00 pm | | East Tennessee State | L 57–69 | 11–8 (2–3) | Timmons Arena (507) Greenville, NC |
| 01/20/2018 2:00 pm | | Chattanooga | W 58–57 | 12–8 (3–3) | Timmons Arena (662) Greenville, NC |
| 01/22/2018* 7:00 pm | | Converse | W 80–41 | 13–8 | Timmons Arena (472) Greenville, NC |
| 01/27/2018 2:00 pm | | at Wofford | L 48–79 | 13–9 (3–4) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (418) Spartanburg, SC |
| 02/01/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Mercer | L 53–65 | 13–10 (3–5) | Hawkins Arena (1,427) Macon, GA |
| 02/03/2018 3:00 pm | | at Samford | L 58–62 $^{OT}$ | 13–11 (3–6) | Pete Hanna Center (477) Birmingham, AL |
| 02/08/2018 4:00 pm | | UNC Greensboro | W 55–54 | 14–11 (4–6) | Timmons Arena (813) Greenville, SC |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Carolina | W 66–46 | 15–11 (5–6) | Timmons Arena (1,268) Greenville, SC |
| 02/15/2018 6:30 pm | | at Chattanooga | W 50–45 | 16–11 (6–6) | McKenzie Arena (1,423) Chattanooga, TN |
| 02/17/2018 2:00 pm | | at East Tennessee State | L 46–56 | 16–12 (6–7) | J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium (1,423) Johnson City, TN |
| 01/27/2018 2:00 pm | | Wofford | W 63–57 | 17–12 (7–7) | Timmons Arena (716) Greenville, NC |
| SoCon Tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2018 1:15 pm | (4) | vs. (5) Samford Quarterfinals | L 58–59 | 17–13 | U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC |
| WBI ||||||
| 03/15/2018* 7:00 pm | | at UNC Asheville First Round | W 65–64 | 18–13 | Kimmel Arena (863) Asheville, NC |
| 03/19/2018* 8:00 pm | | at South Alabama Quarterfinals | L 53–54 | 18–14 | Mitchell Center (802) Mobile, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||