2024–25 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 4–2 (0-0 SoCon) |
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Home arena | Pete Hanna Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Greensboro | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 SoCon tournament winner As of November 22, 2024 |
The 2024–25 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Samford University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth-year head coach Bucky McMillan, play their home games at the Pete Hanna Center in Homewood, Alabama as a member of the Southern Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Bulldogs finished the 2023–24 season 29–6, 15–3 in SoCon play, to win the regular-season championship. As No. 1 seed in the SoCon tournament, they defeated Mercer, Furman, and East Tennessee State to win the conference championship.[1] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the third time in school history and first since 2000. As the No. 13 seed in the Midwest region, they lost to Kansas in the first round.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Mississippi College | W 100–58 | 1–0 |
20 – Brownell | 6 – Brownell | 7 – Jones | Pete Hanna Center (1,871) Homewood, AL | ||||
November 8, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Cornell | L 86–88 | 1–1 |
21 – C. Holloway | 9 – Fort | 5 – Jones | Newman Arena (964) Ithaca, NY | ||||
November 12, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Rhodes | W 108–52 | 2–1 |
16 – Tied | 9 – Walls | 4 – Fort | Pete Hanna Center (1,209) Homewood, AL | ||||
November 15, 2024* 7:45 pm, ESPN+ |
at North Alabama SoCon/ASUN Challenge |
W 97–96 OT | 3–1 |
24 – Brownell | 8 – Brownell | 8 – Jones | CB&S Bank Arena (2,732) Florence, AL | ||||
November 17, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas Southern | W 97–82 | 4–1 |
18 – Jones | 5 – Olayinka | 8 – Jones | Pete Hanna Center (1,062) Homewood, AL | ||||
November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, Peacock |
at Michigan State | L 75–83 | 4–2 |
19 – Brownell | 9 – Brownell | 8 – Jones | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI | ||||
November 26, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
North Dakota State Samford MTE |
Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL | |||||||||
November 27, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Utah Valley Samford MTE |
Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL | |||||||||
November 29, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
West Georgia Samford MTE |
Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL | |||||||||
December 5, 2024* TBD |
at South Carolina State | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC | |||||||||
December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Austin Peay SoCon/ASUN Challenge |
Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL | |||||||||
December 18, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Arizona | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||||||||
December 21, 2024* 7:00 pm |
at Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M Events Center Huntsville, AL | |||||||||
SoCon regular season | |||||||||||
January 1, 2025 6:30 pm |
The Citadel | Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL | |||||||||
January 4, 2025 TBD |
at Western Carolina | Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC | |||||||||
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm |
VMI | Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL | |||||||||
January 11, 2025 5:00 pm |
UNC Greensboro | Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL | |||||||||
January 15, 2025 TBD |
at Mercer | Hawkins Arena Macon, GA | |||||||||
January 18, 2025 5:00 pm, CBSSN |
East Tennessee State | Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL | |||||||||
January 23, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Chattanooga | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN | |||||||||
January 25, 2025 5:00 pm |
Wofford | Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL | |||||||||
January 29, 2025 5:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Furman | Timmons Arena Greenville, SC | |||||||||
February 1, 2025 12:00 pm |
at The Citadel | McAlister Field House Charleston, SC | |||||||||
February 5, 2025 6:30 pm |
Mercer | Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL | |||||||||
February 8, 2025 TBD |
at East Tennessee State | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN | |||||||||
February 12, 2025 6:30 pm |
Chattanooga | Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 TBD |
at Wofford | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC | |||||||||
February 19, 2025 6:30 pm |
Furman | Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL | |||||||||
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm |
Western Carolina | Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL | |||||||||
February 27, 2025 TBD |
at VMI | Cameron Hall Lexington, VA | |||||||||
March 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN2 |
at UNC Greensboro | First Horizon Coliseum Greensboro, NC | |||||||||
SoCon tournament | |||||||||||
March 6–10 2025 ESPN+ |
vs. TBA | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "29-win Samford claims program's 1st SoCon title". ESPN.com. 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "Samford loses to Kansas in first round of NCAA Tournament". WBMA. 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Samford University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ "Samford Bulldogs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-10-28.