# 2016–17 Furman Paladins men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Furman Paladins men's basketball team represented Furman University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Paladins, led by fourth-year head coach Niko Medved, played their home games at Timmons Arena in Greenville, South Carolina as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 14–4 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for the SoCon regular season championship. They lost to Samford in the quarterfinals SoCon tournament. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated USC Upstate and Campbell before losing in the semifinals to Saint Peter's.
On March 26, 2017, head coach Niko Medved resigned to become the head coach at Drake. He finished at Furman with a four year record of 62–70. Assistant coach Bob Richey was named the interim head coach for the CIT Semifinal, and was named full time head coach on April 10.

## Previous season

The Paladins finished the 2015–16 season 19–16, 11–7 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated UNC Greensboro to advance to the semifinals of the SoCon tournament where they lost to East Tennessee State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Louisiana–Monroe in the first round before losing to Louisiana–Lafayette.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/2016* 7:00 pm | | Bob Jones | W 101–72 | | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (1,143) Greenville, SC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Presbyterian | L 71–73 | 0–1 | Templeton Physical Education Center (912) Clinton, SC |
| 11/14/2016* 8:00 pm | | at UAB CBE Hall of Fame Classic | W 84–74 | 1–1 | Bartow Arena (3,682) Birmingham, AL |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 pm, SECN | | at Georgia CBE Hall of Fame Classic | L 78–84 | 1–2 | Stegeman Coliseum (5,923) Athens, GA |
| 11/19/2016* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Trinity Baptist | W 102–53 | 2–2 | Timmons Arena (1,209) Greenville, SC |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UNC Asheville CBE Hall of Fame Classic | L 58–64 | 2–3 | Timmons Arena (1,216) Greenville, SC |
| 11/25/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Hiwassee | W 98–48 | 3–3 | Timmons Arena (571) Greenville, SC |
| 11/30/2016* 6:30 pm | | at Winthrop | L 57–58 $^{OT}$ | 3–4 | Winthrop Coliseum (1,441) Rock Hill, SC |
| 12/03/2016* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Navy | W 79–46 | 4–4 | Timmons Arena (1,506) Greenville, SC |
| 12/06/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Liberty | W 61–58 | 5–4 | Vines Center (1,541) Lynchburg, VA |
| 12/10/2016* 3:00 pm | | at Gardner–Webb | W 68–65 | 6–4 | Paul Porter Arena (1,539) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 12/16/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | South Carolina State | L 67–69 | 6–5 | Timmons Arena (1,008) Greenville, SC |
| 12/19/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Tennessee Tech | W 68–62 | 7–5 | Eblen Center (799) Cookeville, TN |
| 12/22/2016* 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Michigan | L 62–68 | 7–6 | Crisler Center (10,634) Ann Arbor, MI |
| SoCon regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2016 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | The Citadel | W 83–68 | 8–6 (1–0) | Timmons Arena (1,529) Greenville, SC |
| 01/02/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Mercer | W 71–69 | 9–6 (2–0) | Timmons Arena (1,378) Greenville, SC |
| 01/05/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Samford | W 83–73 | 10–6 (3–0) | Pete Hanna Center (1,011) Homewood, AL |
| 01/07/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Chattanooga | L 64–80 | 10–7 (3–1) | McKenzie Arena (3,495) Chattanooga, TN |
| 01/14/2017 7:00 pm | | at Wofford | L 58–67 | 10–8 (3–2) | Benjamin Johnson Arena (2,675) Spartanburg, SC |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | East Tennessee State | W 75–62 | 11–8 (4–2) | Timmons Arena (1,609) Greenville, SC |
| 01/21/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | VMI | W 89–72 | 12–8 (5–2) | Timmons Arena (1,734) Greenville, SC |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Carolina | W 85–37 | 13–8 (6–2) | Timmons Arena (1,431) Greenville, SC |
| 01/28/2017 2:00 pm | | at UNC Greensboro | W 73–67 | 14–8 (7–2) | Greensboro Coliseum (3,884) Greensboro, NC |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Mercer | W 70–68 | 15–8 (8–2) | Hawkins Arena (3,383) Macon, GA |
| 02/04/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at The Citadel | W 99–91 | 16–8 (9–2) | McAlister Field House (4,388) Charleston, SC |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Chattanooga | W 60–56 | 17–8 (10–2) | Timmons Arena (2,223) Greenville, SC |
| 02/11/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Samford | W 90–73 | 18–8 (11–2) | Timmons Arena (2,358) Greenville, SC |
| 02/13/2017 7:00 pm, ASN | | at VMI | W 80–52 | 19–8 (12–2) | Cameron Hall (866) Lexington, VA |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Carolina | W 74–62 | 20–8 (13–2) | Ramsey Center (1,329) Cullowhee, NC |
| 02/18/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UNC Greensboro | W 73–52 | 20–9 (13–3) | Timmons Arena (2,508) Greenville, SC |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm | | at East Tennessee State | L 81–93 $^{OT}$ | 20–10 (13–4) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (6,149) Johnson City, TN |
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Wofford | W 78–69 | 21–10 (14–4) | Timmons Arena (2,582) Greenville, SC |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (7) Samford Quarterfinals | L 63–67 | 21–11 | U.S. Cellular Center (5,127) Asheville, NC |
| CIT ||||||
| 03/16/2017* 7:00 pm, Facebook Live | | at USC Upstate First Round | W 79–57 | 22–11 | Hodge Center (662) Spartanburg, SC |
| 03/25/2017* 2:00 pm, Facebook Live | | at Campbell Quarterfinals | W 79–64 | 23–11 | Gore Arena (1,920) Buies Creek, NC |
| 03/29/2017* 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Saint Peter's Semifinals | L 51–77 | 23–12 | Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||