2023–24 Furman Paladins women's basketball team

2023–24 Furman Paladins women's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record15–16 (5–9 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Pierre Curtis (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ashley Johnson
  • Amber Reeves
  • Lauren Johnson
Home arenaTimmons Arena
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga † 13 – 1   .929 28 – 5   .848
UNC Greensboro 8 – 6   .571 21 – 12   .636
Wofford 8 – 6   .571 17 – 13   .567
Mercer 8 – 6   .571 15 – 17   .469
East Tennessee State 7 – 7   .500 18 – 12   .600
Samford 6 – 8   .429 14 – 16   .467
Furman 5 – 9   .357 15 – 16   .484
Western Carolina 1 – 13   .071 6 – 24   .200
† 2024 SoCon tournament winner

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.[1] They were defeated by eventual tournament champions Chattanooga in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4]

Roster

2023–24 Furman Paladins women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jayda Pinder 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Academy of the Holy Names Tampa, FL
G 1 Evie DePetro 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Carter High School Knoxville, TN
F 3 Jada Session 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Luella High School Locust Grove, GA
G 4 Tate Walters 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Buford High School Buford, GA
G 10 Kennedy Grier 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Charlotte Country Day School Charlotte, NC
G 11 Ella Riggs 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Indian Hill High School Cincinnati, OH
G 12 Asa Snyder 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Porter-Gaud School Charleston, SC
G 13 Paraskevi Koilia 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Moraitis School Athens, Greece
F 14 Hanna Hansson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Fr Riksidrottsgymnasiet Lulea Stockholm, Sweden
G 20 Sydney Ryan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Brentwood High School Nashville, TN
G 21 Niveya Henley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Montverde Academy Seattle, WA
G 24 Jaelyn Acker 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Germantown High School Richfield, WI
G 30 Nia Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS New Mexico Sacramento, CA
G/F 35 Sydney James 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr West Port High School Ocala, FL
F 42 Kate Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Cherokee High School Canton, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 31, 2024

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.

Sources:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Southern Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "RECAP: Women's Basketball Rolls into the SoCon Semifinals". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics. March 2, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "ACC Hires Jackie Carson as Senior Associate Commissioner for Women's Basketball". Atlantic Coast Conference. June 8, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  4. ^ Basena, Julian (June 10, 2023). "Pierre Curtis named Furman women's basketball coach, succeeding Jackie Carson who leaves for ACC". Greenville Online. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Furman University. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  6. ^ "Furman Paladins Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved May 31, 2024.