2017–18 Furman Paladins women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Furman Paladins women's basketball team represented Furman University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Paladins, led by eighth-year head coach Jackie Carson, played their home games at Timmons Arena and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 17–13, 7–7 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Southern women's tournament to Samford. They received an invite to the WBI, where they defeated UNC Asheville in the first round before losing to South Alabama in the quarterfinals.

2017–18 Furman Paladins women's basketball
WBI, Quarterfinals
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	17–13 (7–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Jackie Carson (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Caronica Randle Krista Beechy Pierre Curtis
Home arena	Timmons Arena

2017–18 Southern Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 25 Mercer †	14	–	0		1.000			30	–	3		.909
East Tennessee State	11	–	3		.786			20	–	13		.606
Chattanooga	8	–	6		.571			17	–	13		.567
Furman	7	–	7		.500			18	–	14		.563
Samford	6	–	8		.429			15	–	16		.484
UNC Greensboro	6	–	8		.429			13	–	18		.419
Wofford	3	–	11		.214			10	–	20		.333
Western Carolina	1	–	13		.071			5	–	25		.167
† 2018 SoCon Tournament winner As of March 19, 2018

Roster

2017–18 Furman Paladins women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Milica Manojlović 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Rabun Gap Nacoochee School Tivat, Montenegro G 2 Jarya Outten 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Fort Myers Fort Myers, FL G 3 Stephania Oramas 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Charles W. Flanagan Hofstra/Daytona State Pembroke Pines, FL F 5 Sydni Donovan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Cardinal Newman West Palm Beach, FL G 10 Le'Jzae Davidson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So East Nashville Magnet School Nashville, TN G 11 Hannah Sellinger 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Byron Nelson Trophy Club, TX G 12 Tyah Hunter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Hopewell Hopewell, VA F 13 Kaitlyn Duncan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Banks County Commerce, GA F 14 DeAnneisha Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Harnett Central High Point Angier, NC G/F 15 Tierra Hodges 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Alcovy Covington, GA F 24 Cierra Carter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Spring Valley Columbia, SC G 44 Taylor Petty  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Dorman Presbyterian Conover, NC F 55 Celena Taborn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Sidney Sidney, OH	Head coach Jackie Carson (Furman) Assistant coach(es) Pierre Curtis (James Madison) Caronica Randle (Central Arkansas) Krista Beechy (Grove City) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2017* 7:00 pm		Warren Wilson	W 109–34		Timmons Arena (207) Greenville, NC
Regular season
11/12/2017* 2:00 pm		College of Charleston	W 72–58	1–0	Timmons Arena (633) Greenville, NC
11/15/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Davidson	W 65–62	2–0	Timmons Arena (471) Greenville, NC
11/18/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Kennesaw State	W 78–59	3–0	Timmons Arena (214) Greenville, NC
11/20/2017* 7:00 pm		at Gardner–Webb	L 57–71	3–1	Paul Porter Arena (691) Boiling Spring, NC
11/22/2017* 6:00 pm		Pfeiffer	W 102–51	4–1	Timmons Arena (312) Greenville, NC
11/26/2017* 2:00 pm		UNC Wilmington	W 76–71	5–1	Timmons Arena (318) Greenville, NC
11/30/2017* 7:00 pm		at Georgia	L 44–79	5–2	Stegeman Coliseum (2,084) Athens, GA
12/03/2017* 2:00 pm		at USC Upstate	W 80–59	6–2	G. B. Hodge Center (120) Spartanburg, SC
12/03/2017* 5:00 pm		Bob Jones	W 93–46	7–2	Timmons Arena (432) Greenville, NC
12/10/2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at North Carolina	L 46–82	7–3	Carmichael Arena (2,268) Chapel Hill, NC
12/16/2017* 2:30 pm		vs. Ohio West Palm Beach Invitational	W 70–68	8–3	Student Life Center (250) West Palm Beach, FL
12/17/2017* 6:00 pm		vs. Xavier West Palm Beach Invitational	L 62–75	8–4	Student Life Center (125) West Palm Beach, FL
12/28/2017* 7:00 pm		at UNC Asheville	W 71–63	9–4	Kimmel Arena (863) Asheville, NC
12/30/2017* 7:00 pm		at Presbyterian	L 75–76 OT	9–5	Templeton Center (283) Clinton, SC
01/04/2018 5:00 pm		Samford	W 45–41	10–5 (1–0)	Timmons Arena (484) Greenville, SC
01/06/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Mercer	L 64–86	10–6 (1–1)	Timmons Arena (527) Greenville, SC
01/11/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Western Carolina	W 68–59	11–6 (2–1)	Ramsey Center (412) Cullowhee, NC
01/13/2018 4:00 pm		at UNC Greensboro	L 74–76 OT	11–7 (2–2)	Fleming Gymnasium (813) Greensboro, NC
01/18/2018 7:00 pm		East Tennessee State	L 57–69	11–8 (2–3)	Timmons Arena (507) Greenville, NC
01/20/2018 2:00 pm		Chattanooga	W 58–57	12–8 (3–3)	Timmons Arena (662) Greenville, NC
01/22/2018* 7:00 pm		Converse	W 80–41	13–8	Timmons Arena (472) Greenville, NC
01/27/2018 2:00 pm		at Wofford	L 48–79	13–9 (3–4)	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (418) Spartanburg, SC
02/01/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Mercer	L 53–65	13–10 (3–5)	Hawkins Arena (1,427) Macon, GA
02/03/2018 3:00 pm		at Samford	L 58–62 OT	13–11 (3–6)	Pete Hanna Center (477) Birmingham, AL
02/08/2018 4:00 pm		UNC Greensboro	W 55–54	14–11 (4–6)	Timmons Arena (813) Greenville, SC
02/10/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Western Carolina	W 66–46	15–11 (5–6)	Timmons Arena (1,268) Greenville, SC
02/15/2018 6:30 pm		at Chattanooga	W 50–45	16–11 (6–6)	McKenzie Arena (1,423) Chattanooga, TN
02/17/2018 2:00 pm		at East Tennessee State	L 46–56	16–12 (6–7)	J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium (1,423) Johnson City, TN
01/27/2018 2:00 pm		Wofford	W 63–57	17–12 (7–7)	Timmons Arena (716) Greenville, NC
SoCon Tournament
03/01/2018 1:15 pm	(4)	vs. (5) Samford Quarterfinals	L 58–59	17–13	U.S. Cellular Center  Asheville, NC
WBI
03/15/2018* 7:00 pm		at UNC Asheville First Round	W 65–64	18–13	Kimmel Arena (863) Asheville, NC
03/19/2018* 8:00 pm		at South Alabama Quarterfinals	L 53–54	18–14	Mitchell Center (802) Mobile, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2017–18 Furman Paladins men's basketball team