# 2023–24 Furman Paladins women's basketball team

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 (SoCon).

## Previous season

The Paladins finished the 2022–23 season 11–19, 3–11 in SoCon play, to finish in seventh place. They were defeated by eventual tournament champions Chattanooga in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament.
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. 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | W 71–61 | 1–0 | Timmons Arena (577) Greenville, SC |
| November 11, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Georgia Tech | L 56–91 | 1–1 | McCamish Pavilion (1,538) Atlanta, GA |
| November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | W 71–68 | 2–1 | Buccaneer Field House (208) North Charleston, SC |
| November 18, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | L 72–78 | 2–2 | Timmons Arena (227) Greenville, SC |
| November 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Wesleyan | W 96–62 | 3–2 | Timmons Arena (158) Greenville, SC |
| November 23, 2023* 1:30 p.m. | | vs. Appalachian State Puerto Rico Thanksgiving Basketball Clasico | L 63–68 | 3–3 | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
| November 25, 2023* 1:30 p.m. | | vs. Binghamton Puerto Rico Thanksgiving Basketball Clasico | W 74–72 | 4–3 | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | W 73–66 | 5–3 | Paul Porter Arena (150) Boiling Springs, NC |
| December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at Georgia | L 55–85 | 5–4 | Stegeman Coliseum (2,944) Athens, GA |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bob Jones | W 124–44 | 6–4 | Timmons Arena (301) Greenville, SC |
| December 9, 2023* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | L 58–61 | 6–5 | G. B. Hodge Center (259) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Elon | W 73–47 | 7–5 | Timmons Arena (518) Greenville, SC |
| December 17, 2023* 1:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at Kentucky | L 45–75 | 7–6 | Rupp Arena (3,287) Lexington, KY |
| December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Carolina State | W 67–43 | 8–6 | Timmons Arena (502) Greenville, SC |
| December 31, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Carolina Central | W 73–63 | 9–6 | Timmons Arena (366) Greenville, SC |
| January 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Converse | W 93–40 | 10–6 | Timmons Arena (832) Greenville, SC |
| SoCon regular season ||||||
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Carolina | W 84–69 | 11–6 (1–0) | Ramsey Center (526) Cullowhee, NC |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Greensboro | L 55–70 | 11–7 (1–1) | Fleming Gymnasium (321) Greensboro, NC |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wofford | L 51–69 | 11–8 (1–2) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,049) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Samford | L 60–66 | 11–9 (1–3) | Timmons Arena (342) Greenville, SC |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mercer | W 58–56 | 12–9 (2–3) | Timmons Arena (518) Greenville, SC |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Tennessee State | L 59–78 | 12–10 (2–4) | Brooks Gymnasium (659) Johnson City, TN |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Chattanooga | L 62–79 | 12–11 (2–5) | McKenzie Arena (–) Chattanooga, TN |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Greensboro | L 56–59 | 12–12 (2–6) | Timmons Arena (357) Greenville, SC |
| February 11, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | W 58–53 | 13–12 (3–6) | Timmons Arena (358) Greenville, SC |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wofford | W 64–51 | 14–12 (4–6) | Timmons Arena (667) Greenville, SC |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Mercer | L 50–55 | 14–13 (4–7) | Hawkins Arena (473) Macon, GA |
| February 24, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Samford | L 66–74 | 14–14 (4–8) | Pete Hanna Center (423) Homewood, AL |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Chattanooga | L 53–60 | 14–15 (4–9) | Timmons Arena (344) Greenville, SC |
| March 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | East Tennessee State | W 67–59 | 15–15 (5–9) | Timmons Arena (417) Greenville, SC |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2024 1:15 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) UNC Greensboro Quarterfinals | L 44–64 | 15–16 | Harrah's Cherokee Center (–) Asheville, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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