Jump to content

2020–21 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2020–21 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–13 (2–9 SoCon)
Head coach
Associate head coachDuane Reboul
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPete Hanna Center
Seasons
2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Greensboro 13 5   .722 21 9   .700
Wofford 12 5   .706 15 9   .625
Furman 10 5   .667 16 9   .640
Chattanooga 9 7   .563 18 8   .692
East Tennessee State 8 7   .533 13 12   .520
VMI 7 7   .500 13 12   .520
Mercer 8 9   .471 18 11   .621
The Citadel 5 11   .313 13 12   .520
Western Carolina 4 13   .235 11 16   .407
Samford 2 9   .182 6 13   .316
2021 SoCon tournament winner

The 2020–21 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first-year head coach Bucky McMillan, played their home games at the Pete Hanna Center in Homewood, Alabama as members of the Southern Conference.

Previous season

[edit]

The Bulldogs finished the 2019–20 season 10–23, 4–14 in SoCon play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon tournament to VMI.

On March 16, 2020, the school announced that head coach Scott Padgett had been fired.[1] On April 6, the school announced it had hired high school coach Bucky McMillan as the Bulldogs' new head coach.[2]

Roster

[edit]
2020–21 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Triston Chambers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Cold Springs, Alabama
G 2 K.J. Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Portsmouth, Virginia
G 3 Jaron Rillie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Santa Barbara, California
G 4 Myron Gordon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Bordentown, New Jersey
G 5 A.J. Staton-McCray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 10 Preston Parks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Greenville, South Carolina
G 11 Marcellus Vail 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Shelbyville, Kentucky
G 12 Clay Holmes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Brentwood, Tennessee
G 13 Quinn Richey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Johns Creek, Georgia
G 14 Richardson Maitre 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Montreal, Quebec, Canada
F 15 Grayson Walters 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Mountain Brook, Alabama
F 21 Luke Champion 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Suwanee, Georgia
F 22 Logan Dye 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Haleyville, Alabama
G 23 Christian Guess 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Cleveland, Ohio
F 24 Jalen Dupree 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Cordova, Tennessee
F 31 Bryan Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Pismo Beach, California
C 34 Jacob Tryon 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Temecula, California
F 35 Stanley Henderson, Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Jonesboro, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 15, 2020

Schedule and results

[edit]
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 25, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Greenville W 174–99 
Pete Hanna Center 
Homewood, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 29, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Alabama A&M L 76–78  0–1
Pete Hanna Center (680)
Homewood, AL
December 1, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Covenant W 98–73  1–1
Pete Hanna Center (260)
Homewood, AL
December 5, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Belmont W 96–83  2–1
Curb Event Center 
Nashville, TN
December 12, 2020*
6:00 pm, SECN+
at Georgia L 75–79  2–2
Stegeman Coliseum (1,638)
Athens, GA
December 16, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Troy L 71–79  2–3
Trojan Arena (897)
Troy, AL
December 19, 2020*
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at Kennesaw State W 65–63  3–3
KSU Convocation Center 
Kennesaw, GA
December 21, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Belhaven W 133–84  4–3
Pete Hanna Center (425)
Homewood, AL
SoCon regular season
December 30, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
VMI W 84–71  5–3
(1–0)
Pete Hanna Center (451)
Homewood, AL
January 2, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wofford L 84–94  5–4
(1–1)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium 
Spartanburg, SC
January 6, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Chattanooga L 68–73  5–5
(1–2)
McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
January 9, 2021
Western Carolina Postponed Pete Hanna Center 
Homewood, AL
January 13, 2021
at East Tennessee State Postponed Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN
January 14, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UNC Greensboro L 63–87  5–6
(1–3)
Pete Hanna Center (451)
Homewood, AL
January 16, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+
UNC Greensboro L 70–82  5–7
(1–4)
Pete Hanna Center (465)
Homewood, AL
January 18, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Carolina
rescheduled from January 9
W 82–78  6–7
(2–4)
Pete Hanna Center (351)
Homewood, AL
January 20, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Chattanooga L 64–70  6–8
(2–5)
Pete Hanna Center (512)
Homewood, AL
January 23, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
The Citadel Cancelled Pete Hanna Center 
Homewood, AL
January 27, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Mercer Postponed Hawkins Arena 
Macon, GA
January 30, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Carolina Cancelled Ramsey Center 
Culoowhee, NC
February 1, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Tennessee State
rescheduled from January 13
Cancelled Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN
February 3, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Furman Cancelled Pete Hanna Center 
Homewood, AL
February 8, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Mercer
rescheduled from January 27
L 82–89 2OT 6–9
(2–6)
Hawkins Arena (617)
Macon, GA
February 10, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Mercer L 70–77 OT 6–10
(2–7)
Pete Hanna Center (651)
Homewood, AL
February 13, 2021
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at VMI L 56–85  6–11
(2–8)
Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 17, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Furman L 64–78  6–12
(2–9)
Timmons Arena (250)
Greenville, SC
February 20, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
East Tennessee State Cancelled Pete Hanna Center 
Homewood, AL
February 22, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Wofford Cancelled Pete Hanna Center 
Homewood, AL
February 27, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at The Citadel Cancelled McAlister Field House 
Charleston, SC
SoCon tournament
March 5, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+
(10) vs. (7) Mercer
First Round
L 59–87  6–13
Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Former College Basketball Star Fired After 6 Seasons As Head Coach". The Spun. March 16, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Veteran HS coach McMillan to lead Samford". ESPN.com. April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Samford University Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2020.