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
SoCon Tournament
2017 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Furman Paladins men's basketball team