2015–16 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team
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2015–16 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball | |
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Mean Green Showcase Champions | |
Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 14–19 (4–14 SoCon) |
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Home arena | Pete Hanna Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Greensboro | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 19 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2016 SoCon Tournament winner |
The 2015–16 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second year head coach Scott Padgett, played their home games at the Pete Hanna Center and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 14–19, 4–14 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated VMI in the first round of the SoCon tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Chattanooga.
Roster
Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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00 | Christen Cunningham | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Sophomore | Georgetown, Kentucky |
1 | Jamal Shabazz | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Senior | Pflugerville, Texas |
2 | Marcus Johnson | Guard | 5–11 | 185 | Senior | Washington, D.C. |
12 | Matt Rose | Forward | 6–7 | 200 | Freshman | Lexington, Kentucky |
13 | Eric Adams | Forward | 6–7 | 185 | Sophomore | Hoover, Alabama |
14 | Tanner Tapp | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Freshman | Brentwood, Tennessee |
15 | Darius Jones-Gibson | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Senior | Lexington, Kentucky |
20 | Alex Thompson | Forward | 6–8 | 210 | Junior | Dothan, Alabama |
22 | Demetrius Dyson | Guard | 6–5 | 200 | Junior | Covington, Tennessee |
23 | Iman Johnson | Forward | 6–5 | 215 | Senior | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
24 | Gerald Smith | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Freshman | Carbon Hill, Alabama |
33 | Wyatt Walker | Center | 6–9 | 230 | Freshman | Jacksonville, Florida |
44 | Dakota Quinn | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 215 | Freshman | Nashville, Tennessee |
55 | Alex Peters | Forward/Center | 6–8 | 225 | Sophomore | Mountain Brook, Alabama |
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
11/13/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Louisville | L 45–86 | 0–1 |
KFC Yum! Center (20,347) Louisville, KY | |||||||
11/16/2015* 7:00 pm |
Auburn–Montgomery Mean Green Showcase |
W 94–79 | 1–1 |
Pete Hanna Center (1,253) Homewood, AL | |||||||
11/21/2015* 6:00 pm |
Kennesaw State | W 77–65 | 2–1 |
Pete Hanna Center (724) Homewood, AL | |||||||
11/23/2015* 5:00 pm |
vs. Troy Mean Green Showcase |
W 83–79 | 3–1 |
The Super Pit (225) Denton, TX | |||||||
11/24/2015* 7:30 pm |
at North Texas Mean Green Showcase |
W 74–72 | 4–1 |
The Super Pit (1,646) Denton, TX | |||||||
11/25/2015* 2:00 pm |
vs. Idaho Mean Green Showcase |
W 75–58 | 5–1 |
The Super Pit (177) Denton, TX | |||||||
11/28/2015* 7:00 pm |
at Austin Peay | L 73–74 | 5–2 |
Dunn Center (1,343) Clarksville, TN | |||||||
12/01/2015* 7:00 pm |
at Jacksonville State | W 77–71 | 6–2 |
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,491) Jacksonville, AL | |||||||
12/04/2015* 8:00 pm, LHN |
at Texas | L 49–59 | 6–3 |
Frank Erwin Center (10,762) Austin, TX | |||||||
12/12/2015* 6:00 pm |
at Florida A&M | W 86–67 | 7–3 |
Teaching Gym (593) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
12/18/2015* 7:00 pm |
South Alabama | L 70–72 2OT | 7–4 |
Pete Hanna Center (1,864) Homewood, AL | |||||||
12/20/2015* 6:00 pm, BTN |
at Nebraska | W 69-58 | 8–4 |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,871) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
12/29/2015* 7:00 pm |
Miles | W 104–76 | 9–4 |
Pete Hanna Center (1,052) Homewood, AL | |||||||
01/02/2016 3:30 pm, ESPN3 |
at Mercer | L 50–69 | 9–5 (0–1) |
Hawkins Arena Macon, GA | |||||||
01/05/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
The Citadel | W 94–74 | 10–5 (1–1) |
Pete Hanna Center (834) Homewood, AL | |||||||
01/09/2016 1:00 pm |
at Wofford | L 64–69 | 10–6 (1–2) |
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,948) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
01/11/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Furman | L 57–77 | 10–7 (1–3) |
Timmons Arena (1,304) Greenville, SC | |||||||
01/14/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
East Tennessee State | L 77–81 | 10–8 (1–4) |
Pete Hanna Center (1,066) Homewood, AL | |||||||
01/16/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Western Carolina | W 84–68 | 11–8 (2–4) |
Pete Hanna Center (1,781) Homewood, AL | |||||||
01/21/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at VMI | L 76–83 | 11–9 (2–5) |
Pete Hanna Center (1,189) Homewood, AL | |||||||
01/24/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at UNC Greensboro Postponed from 1/23/16 |
L 78–86 | 11–10 (2–6) |
Greensboro Coliseum (1,755) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
01/30/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Chattanooga | L 56–63 | 11–11 (2–7) |
Pete Hanna Center (2,549) Homewood, AL | |||||||
02/01/2016 6:00 pm, ASN |
Mercer | L 70–85 | 11–12 (2–8) |
Pete Hanna Center (1,263) Homewood, AL | |||||||
02/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Furman | L 65–67 | 11–13 (2–9) |
Pete Hanna Center (1,654) Homewood, AL | |||||||
02/06/2016 12:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Wofford | L 75–78 | 11–14 (2–10) |
Pete Hanna Center (1,047) Homewood, AL | |||||||
02/08/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at The Citadel | L 86–95 | 12–14 (3–10) |
McAlister Field House (1,742) Charleston, SC | |||||||
02/11/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at East Tennessee State | L 90–94 | 12–15 (3–11) |
Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN | |||||||
02/13/2016 3:30 pm |
at Western Carolina | L 71–76 | 12–16 (3–12) |
Ramsey Center (2,531) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
02/18/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
UNC Greensboro | L 77–82 | 12–17 (3–13) |
Pete Hanna Center (1,021) Homewood, AL | |||||||
02/20/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
VMI | W 73–67 | 13–17 (4–13) |
Pete Hanna Center (1,332) Homewood, AL | |||||||
02/27/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Chattanooga | L 66–77 | 13–18 (4–14) |
McKenzie Arena (5,564) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
SoCon tournament | |||||||||||
03/04/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. VMI First round |
W 92–85 OT | 14–18 |
U.S. Cellular Center (2,411) Asheville, NC | |||||||
03/05/2016 11:00 am, ESPN3 |
vs. Chattanooga Quarterfinals |
L 54–59 | 14–19 |
U.S. Cellular Center (5,667) Asheville, NC | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |