2017–18 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team

2017–18 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball
2017–18 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	10–22 (6–12 SoCon)
Head coach	Scott Padgett (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Jake Headrick; Sidney Ball; Charles Newton;
Home arena	Pete Hanna Center
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UNC Greensboro †	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
East Tennessee State	14	–	4	.778	25	–	9	.735
Furman	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
Mercer	11	–	7	.611	19	–	15	.559
Wofford	11	–	7	.611	21	–	13	.618
Western Carolina	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Samford	6	–	12	.333	10	–	22	.313
The Citadel	5	–	13	.278	11	–	21	.344
VMI	4	–	14	.222	9	–	21	.300
Chattanooga	3	–	15	.167	10	–	23	.303

† 2018 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2017–18 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Scott Padgett, played their home games at the Pete Hanna Center in Homewood, Alabama as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 6–12 in SoCon play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon tournament to Chattanooga.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2016–17 season 20–16, 8–10 in SoCon play to finish in seventh place. They defeated VMI in the first round of the SoCon tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Furman. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Canisius in the first round before losing in the second round to Liberty.

Roster

2017–18 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
PG	0	Brandon Austin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Montgomery, Alabama
PG	00	Christen Cunningham	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Georgetown, Kentucky
PG	1	Kevion Nolan	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Anniston, Alabama
PG	2	Justin Coleman	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Jr	Birmingham, Alabama
PG	3	Josh Sharkey	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	4	Triston Chambers	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Cold Springs, Alabama
F	13	Eric Adams	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Hoover, Alabama
G	14	Tanner Tapp	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Brentwood, Tennessee
F	15	Stefan Lakić	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
F	20	Alex Thompson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Dothan, Alabama
G	22	Demetrius Denzel-Dyson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Covington, Tennessee
G	24	Gerald Smith	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Carbon Hill, Alabama
F	30	Luke Touliatos	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Homewood, Alabama
C	32	Ruben Guerrero	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Marbella, Spain
C	33	Wyatt Walker	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Jacksonville, Florida
F	33	JT Mumber	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Rome, Georgia
F/C	55	Alex Peters	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Mountain Brook, Alabama

Head coach

Scott Padgett (Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Jake Headrick (Montevallo)
Sidney Ball (UAB)
Charles Newton (Tennessee Tech)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 28, 2017

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Arkansas	L 56–95	0–1	Bud Walton Arena (13,407) Fayetteville, AR
Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm		Alabama A&M	W 87–68	1–1	Pete Hanna Center (1,885) Homewood, AL
Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at LSU	L 86–105	1–2	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,731) Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 19, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Loyola–Chicago Savannah Invitational	L 67–88	1–3	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,289) Chicago, IL
Nov 21, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Valparaiso Savannah Invitational	L 67–88	1–4	Athletics–Recreation Center (2,259) Valparaiso, IN
Nov 24, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Southeastern Louisiana Savannah Invitational	L 71–77	1–5	Pete Hanna Center (561) Homewood, AL
Nov 26, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Mississippi Valley State Savannah Invitational	W 83–70	2–5	Pete Hanna Center (517) Homewood, AL
Dec 3, 2017* 2:00 pm		at Jacksonville State	L 58–89	2–6	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,018) Jacksonville, AL
Dec 5, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Memphis	L 64–65	2–7	FedExForum (4,702) Memphis, TN
Dec 9, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Clemson	L 59–81	2–8	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,434) Clemson, SC
Dec 15, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Thomas	W 98–51	3–8	Pete Hanna Center (522) Homewood, AL
Dec 18, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Asbury	W 99–70	4–8	Pete Hanna Center (956) Homewood, AL
Dec 21, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Kennesaw State	L 66–71	4–9	KSU Convocation Center (876) Kennesaw, GA
SoCon regular season
Dec 30, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Chattanooga	W 73–59	5–9 (1–0)	Pete Hanna Center (1,067) Homewood, AL
Jan 4, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		East Tennessee State	L 72–90	5–10 (1–1)	Pete Hanna Center (894) Homewood, AL
Jan 6, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Western Carolina	W 85–71	6–10 (2–1)	Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL
Jan 11, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at The Citadel	W 107–91	7–10 (3–1)	McAlister Field House (323) Charleston, SC
Jan 13, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Mercer	L 50–81	7–11 (3–2)	Hawkins Arena (3,527) Macon, GA
Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Wofford	L 89–93	7–12 (3–3)	Pete Hanna Center (1,414) Homewood, AL
Jan 20, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3		at Furman	L 67–78	7–13 (3–4)	Timmons Arena (2,211) Greenville, SC
Jan 24, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Chattanooga	L 71–78	7–14 (3–5)	McKenzie Arena (3,069) Chattanooga, TN
Jan 27, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UNC Greensboro	L 82–98	7–15 (3–6)	Pete Hanna Center (1,629) Homewood, AL
Jan 29, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		VMI	W 93–79	8–15 (4–6)	Pete Hanna Center (1,006) Homewood, AL
Feb 1, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at East Tennessee State	L 76–96	8–16 (4–7)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,019) Johnson City, TN
Feb 3, 2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3		at Western Carolina	L 71–88	8–17 (4–8)	Ramsey Center (2,017) Cullowhee, NC
Feb 7, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Wofford	L 1,489	8–18 (4–9)	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,489) Spartanburg, SC
Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		The Citadel	W 116–103	9–18 (5–9)	Pete Hanna Center (1,544) Homewood, AL
Feb 12, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Mercer	L 69–74	9–19 (5–10)	Pete Hanna Center (1,365) Homewood, AL
Feb 17, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Furman	L 79–94	9–20 (5–11)	Pete Hanna Center (1,990) Homewood, AL
Feb 23, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at VMI	W 89–82	10–20 (6–11)	Cameron Hall (2,899) Lexington, VA
Feb 25, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at UNC Greensboro	L 75–88	10–21 (6–12)	Greensboro Coliseum (3,155) Greensboro, NC
SoCon tournament
Mar 2, 2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3	(7)	vs. (10) Chattanooga First round	L 79–89	10–22	U.S. Cellular Center (2,138) Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

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