# 2019–20 Furman Paladins men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Furman Paladins men's basketball team represented Furman University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Paladins, led by third-year head coach Bob Richey, played their home games at Timmons Arena in Greenville, South Carolina as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 25–7, 15–3 in SoCon play, to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament to Wofford. Although registering 25 wins and being a strong candidate for postseason play, all postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Paladins finished the 2018–19 season 25–8 overall, 13–5 in SoCon play, to finish in a tie for third place. In the SoCon tournament, they defeated Mercer in the quarterfinals, before losing to UNC Greensboro in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NIT, where they lost to Wichita State in the first round.
For a brief period during the season, Furman was nationally ranked, placing as high as 23rd in December 2018.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | W 70–63 | 1–0 | Paul Porter Arena (2,475) Boiling Springs, NC |
| November 8, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola–Chicago | W 87–63 | 2–0 | Timmons Arena (2,496) Greenville, SC |
| November 12, 2019* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | W 91–47 | 3–0 | CSU Field House (881) North Charleston, SC |
| November 15, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Wesleyan Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game | W 83–61 | 4–0 | Timmons Arena (1,667) Greenville, SC |
| November 19, 2019* 8:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at Alabama Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game | L 73–81 | 4–1 | Coleman Coliseum (8,763) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 22, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Columbia International | W 90–45 | 5–1 | Timmons Arena (1,502) Greenville, SC |
| November 26, 2019* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Elon Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game | W 97–61 | 6–1 | Schar Center (1,264) Elon, NC |
| November 27, 2019* 3:00 p.m. | | vs. UT Arlington Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game | W 58–57 | 7–1 | Schar Center Elon, NC |
| December 2, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Florida | L 55–65 | 7–2 | Yuengling Center (2,444) Tampa, FL |
| December 5, 2019* 9:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 14 Auburn | L 78–81 $^{OT}$ | 7–3 | Auburn Arena (8,226) Auburn, AL |
| December 8, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | W 84–72 | 8–3 | Timmons Arena (1,510) Greenville, SC |
| December 11, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Greenville | W 90–65 | 9–3 | Timmons Arena (1,378) Greenville, SC |
| December 14, 2019* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Winthrop | W 80–73 | 10–3 | Timmons Arena (3,740) Greenville, SC |
| SoCon regular season ||||||
| December 20, 2019 7:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Mercer | W 64–62 | 11–3 (1–0) | Hawkins Arena (3,172) Macon, GA |
| January 1, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at VMI | W 89–73 | 12–3 (2–0) | Cameron Hall (950) Lexington, VA |
| January 4, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | East Tennessee State | W 65–56 | 13–3 (3–0) | Timmons Arena (2,314) Greenville, SC |
| January 8, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Chattanooga | W 73–66 | 14–3 (4–0) | McKenzie Arena (2,815) Chattanooga, TN |
| January 11, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | UNC Greensboro | L 73–86 | 14–4 (4–1) | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,646) Greenville, SC |
| January 15, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | W 83–79 | 15–4 (5–1) | Timmons Arena (1,695) Greenville, SC |
| January 17, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Wofford | L 54–66 | 15–5 (5–2) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,400) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 22, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Samford | W 101–78 | 16–5 (6–2) | Timmons Arena (1,399) Greenville, SC |
| January 25, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at The Citadel | W 78–54 | 17–5 (7–2) | McAlister Field House (1,254) Charleston, SC |
| January 29, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | VMI | W 74–72 $^{OT}$ | 18–5 (8–2) | Timmons Arena (1,512) Greenville, SC |
| February 5, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mercer | W 79–57 | 19–5 (9–2) | Timmons Arena (1,854) Greenville, SC |
| February 8, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Carolina | W 82–73 | 20–5 (10–2) | Ramsey Center (2,338) Cullowhee, NC |
| February 12, 2020 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Samford | W 86–71 | 21–5 (11–2) | Pete Hanna Center (608) Homewood, AL |
| February 15, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Chattanooga | W 58–53 | 22–5 (12–2) | Timmons Arena (2,430) Greenville, SC |
| February 19, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Tennessee State | L 66–75 | 22–6 (12–3) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (6,177) Johnson City, TN |
| February 22, 2020 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wofford | W 67–66 | 23–6 (13–3) | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (6,096) Greenville, SC |
| February 26, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Greensboro | W 81–67 | 24–6 (14–3) | Greensboro Coliseum (4,256) Greensboro, NC |
| February 29, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | The Citadel | W 82–58 | 25–6 (15–3) | Timmons Arena (2,500) Greenville, SC |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (7) Wofford Quarterfinals | L 68–77 | 25–7 | Harrah's Cherokee Center (4,194) Asheville, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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