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
2014–15 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
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

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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.

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