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.

2016–17 Furman Paladins men's basketball
SoCon regular season co-champions
CIT, Semifinals
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	23–12 (14–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Niko Medved (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Bob Richey Jay McAuley Dwight Perry
Home arena	Timmons Arena
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East Tennessee State †	14	–	4		.778			27	–	8		.771
UNC Greensboro	14	–	4		.778			25	–	10		.714
Furman	14	–	4		.778			23	–	12		.657
Chattanooga	10	–	8		.556			19	–	12		.613
Wofford	10	–	8		.556			16	–	17		.485
Mercer	9	–	9		.500			15	–	17		.469
Samford	8	–	10		.444			20	–	16		.556
The Citadel	4	–	14		.222			12	–	21		.364
Western Carolina	4	–	14		.222			9	–	23		.281
VMI	3	–	15		.167			6	–	24		.200
† 2017 SoCon Tournament winner

On March 26, 2017, head coach Niko Medved resigned to become the head coach at Drake.^[1] 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,^[2] and was named full time head coach on April 10.^[3]

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.

Roster

2016–17 Furman Paladins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Tre Clark 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Palmetto, Florida G 1 John Davis III 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Beachwood, Ohio F 2 Jalen Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Greenville, South Carolina F 3 Geoff Beans 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Toledo, Ohio G 4 T. K. Hayes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Chester, New Jersey G 5 Andrew Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Travelers Rest, South Carolina G 11 Jonathan Jean 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Tampa, Florida G 12 Devin Sibley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Knoxville, Tennessee G 13 Brady Schuck 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Charleston, South Carolina F 21 Kris Acox 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Reykjavík, Iceland G 23 Jordan Lyons 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Peachtree City, Georgia F 32 Matt Rafferty 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Hinsdale, Illinois G 35 Daniel Fowler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Acworth, Georgia F 45 Clay Mounce 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Mount Airy, North Carolina	Head coach Niko Medved (Minnesota) Assistant coach(es) Bob Richey (North Greenville) Jay McAuley (Georgia) Dwight Perry (Kentucky) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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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.

References

1. "Live video at 3 p.m.: Furman's Niko Medved accepts Drake head coaching position". The Des Moines Register.
2. . www.furmanpaladins.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2017.
3. "Furman promotes Bob Richey to head coach". April 10, 2017.
4. . www.furmanpaladins.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016.