2014–15 Samford Bulldogs basketball team

2014–15 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball

Conference	Southern Conference
2014–15 record	13–19 (6–12 SoCon)
Head coach	Scott Padgett (1st year)
Assistant coach	Jake Headrick
Assistant coach	Sidney Ball
Assistant coach	Charles Newton
Home arena	Pete Hanna Center

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wofford †	16	–	2	.889	28	–	7	.800
Chattanooga	15	–	3	.833	22	–	10	.688
Mercer	12	–	6	.667	19	–	16	.543
Western Carolina	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
East Tennessee State	8	–	10	.444	16	–	14	.533
VMI	7	–	11	.389	11	–	19	.367
Samford	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
The Citadel	6	–	12	.333	11	–	19	.367
UNC Greensboro	6	–	12	.333	11	–	22	.333
Furman	5	–	13	.278	11	–	22	.333

† 2015 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first 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 13–19, 6–12 in SoCon play to finish in a three way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the SoConTournament to UNC Greensboro.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Nnamdi Enechionyia	Guard/Forward	6–6	175	Sophomore	Hagerstown, Maryland
1	Brandon Roberts	Guard	6–1	165	Sophomore	Decatur, Alabama
2	Brandon Hayman	Guard	6–3	190	Senior	Braselton, Georgia
4	Marcus Johnson	Guard	5–11	185	Junior	Washington, D.C.
5	Jamal Shabazz	Guard/Forward	6–6	205	Junior	Pflugerville, Texas
10	Christen Cunningham	Guard	6–2	185	Freshman	Georgetown, Kentucky
11	Evan Taylor	Guard	6–4	205	Freshman	Cincinnati, Ohio
13	Eric Adams	Forward	6–7	185	Sophomore	Hoover, Alabama
15	Darius Jones-Gibson	Guard	6–1	175	Junior	Lexington, Kentucky
24	Gerald Smith	Guard	6–4	185	Freshman	Carbon Hill, Alabama
25	Michael Bradley	Center	6–10	250	Senior	Chattanooga, Tennessee
33	Emeka Ikezu	Forward/Center	6–9	230	Sophomore	Greensboro, North Carolina
35	Tyler Hood	Forward	6–6	210	Senior	Lenoir City, Tennessee
55	Alex Peters	Forward/Center	6–8	210	Freshman	Mountain Brook, Alabama

Schedule

^[1]

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/08/2014*	Clark Atlanta	W 92–69		Pete Hanna Center
Regular season
11/14/2014*	at Purdue (Maui Invitational)	L 40–80	0–1	Pete Hanna Center (10,430)
11/16/2014*	at Pittsburgh (Maui Invitational)	L 56–63	0–2	Petersen Events Center (8,249)
11/19/2014*	Austin Peay	W 68–67	1–2	Pete Hanna Center (889)
11/22/2014*	vs. Cal State Northridge (Maui Invitational)	L 72–79	1–3	Jack Stephens Center (647)
11/23/2014*	vs. UMKC (Maui Invitational)	W 64–55	2–3	Jack Stephens Center (549)
11/26/2014*	at Kennesaw State	L 71–84	2–4	KSU Convocation Center (1,027)
11/28/2014*	at Louisiana Tech	L 64–77	2–5	Thomas Assembly Center (4,214)
12/01/2014*	Jacksonville	W 76–70 ^OT	3–5	Pete Hanna Center (613)
12/04/2014	VMI	L 66–88	3–6 (0–1)	Pete Hanna Center (921)
12/06/2014	at Furman	L 64–74	3–7 (0–2)	Timmons Arena (1,251)
12/14/2014*	at Wake Forest	L 68–86	3–8	LJVM Coiseum (6,973)
12/16/2014*	at Presbyterian	W 81–71	4–8	Templeton Center (218)
12/21/2014	Louisiana–Monroe	W 64–50	5–8	Pete Hanna Center (1,053)
12/28/2014*	Campbell	L 65–56	6–8	Pete Hanna Center (589)
12/30/2014*	Auburn–Montgomery	W 94–60	7–8	Pete Hanna Center (474)
01/03/2015	Wofford	L 65–68	7–9 (0–3)	Pete Hanna Center (837)
01/05/2015	East Tennessee State	L 74–76	7–10 (0–4)	Pete Hanna Center (624)
01/08/2015	at The Citadel	L 67–77	7–11 (0–5)	McAlister Field House (855)
01/10/2015	at Wofford	L 62–72	7–12 (0–6)	Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,883)
01/15/2015	Chattanooga	L 76–82	7–13 (0–7)	Pete Hanna Center (1,363)
01/17/2015	at Mercer	L 56–80	7–14 (0–8)	Hawkins Arena (3,672)
01/22/2015	UNC Greensboro	W 89–78	8–14 (1–8)	Pete Hanna Center (882)
01/24/2015	Western Carolina	W 78–72	9–14 (2–8)	Pete Hanna Center (1,231)
01/31/2015	Furman	W 68–58	10–14 (3–8)	Pete Hanna Center (1,948)
02/05/2015	at Western Carolina	W 76–72	11–14 (4–8)	Ramsey Center (1,319)
02/07/2015	at East Tennessee State	W 71–68	12–14 (5–8)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,715)
02/12/2015	The Citadel	L 65–66	12–15 (5–9)	Pete Hanna Center (786)
02/14/2015	at Chattanooga	L 72–79	12–16 (5–10)	McKenzie Arena (3,807)
02/21/2015	Mercer	L 61–62	12–17 (5–11)	Pete Hanna Center (1,683)
02/26/2015	at UNC Greensboro	L 67–81	12–18 (5–12)	Greensboro Coliseum (1,893)
02/28/2015	at VMI	W 80–69	13–18 (6–12)	Cameron Hall (2,536)
SoCon Tournament
3/06/2015	vs. UNC Greensboro (First round)	L 76–81	13–19	U.S. Cellular Center (2,299)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ http://samfordsports.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=338&path=mbball

Samford Bulldogs basketball

Venues	Seibert Hall (1959–2007) Pete Hanna Center (2007–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15