2016–17 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2016–17 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Bulldogs, led by third-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 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 .
Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2015–16 season 14–19, 4–14 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated VMI in the first round of the SoCon tournament to advance to the Quarterfinals where they lost to Chattanooga .
Roster
2016–17 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
PG 00
Christen Cunningham 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Georgetown, Kentucky
PG 2
Justin Coleman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Birmingham, Alabama
PG 3
Josh Sharkey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 4
Triston Chambers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Cold Springs, Alabama
G 11
James Boone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Murray, Kentucky
F 13
Eric Adams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Hoover, Alabama
G 14
Tanner Tapp 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
So
Brentwood, Tennessee
G 15
Justin Hopkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Huntsville, Alabama
F 20
Alex Thompson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
RS Jr
Dothan, Alabama
G 22
Demetrius Denzel-Dyson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
RS Jr
Covington, Tennessee
G 24
Gerald Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
So
Carbon Hill, Alabama
F 25
Terry Brutus 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg)
Sr
Spring Valley, New York
C 33
Wyatt Walker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg)
So
Jacksonville, Florida
F/C 55
Alex Peters 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Mountain Brook, Alabama
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
[ 1]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2016 *9:00 pm
at San Diego San Diego Classic W 83–65 1–0
Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
11/16/2016 *8:00 pm
at New Mexico State San Diego Classic L 48–58 1–1
Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
11/21/2016 *6:00 pm
at Campbell
W 66–53 2–1
Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC
11/23/2016 *6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cincinnati
L 55–70 2–2
Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
11/26/2016 *7:00 pm
Behtune-Cookman San Diego Classic W 93–65 3–2
Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL
11/27/2016 *7:00 pm
Nicholls State San Diego Classic L 103–106 2OT
3–3
Pete Hanna Center (802)Homewood, AL
11/29/2016 *7:00 pm
at Saint Louis
W 68–64 4–3
Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
12/04/2016 *3:00 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville State W 81–77 5–3
Pete Hanna Center (1,563)Homewood, AL
12/10/2016 *6:00 pm, ESPN3
Miles W 92–73 6–3
Pete Hanna Center (1,026)Homewood, AL
12/16/2016 *7:00 pm
at South Alabama
W 82–79 7–3
Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
12/19/2016 *1:00 pm, ACC Extra
at No. 21 Florida State
L 68–76 7–4
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
12/22/2016 *7:30 pm
Florida A&M W 83–63 8–4
Pete Hanna Center (1,069)Homewood, AL
12/28/2016 *7:00 pm
Fort Valley State W 94–74 9–4
Pete Hanna Center (849)Homewood, AL
SoCon regular season
12/31/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3
at UNC Greensboro
W 73–62 10–4
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
01/02/2017 6:00 pm, ASN
at Western Carolina
W 70–65 11–4
Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
01/05/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Furman L 73–83 11–5
Pete Hanna Center (1,011)Homewood, AL
01/08/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3
Wofford W 91–89 OT
12–5
Pete Hanna Center (1,142)Homewood, AL
01/11/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Mercer L 65–68 12–6
Pete Hanna Center (1,826)Homewood, AL
01/14/2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3
at The Citadel
W 98–90 13–6
McAlister Field House Charleston, SC
01/21/2017 4:00 pm
at Chattanooga
L 78–82 13–7
McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
01/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
East Tennessee State L 86–96 2OT
13–8
Pete Hanna Center (2,012)Homewood, AL
01/28/2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3
at VMI
W 69–67 14–8
Cameron Hall Lexington, VA
02/02/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Carolina W 82–63 15–8
Pete Hanna Center (1,190)Homewood, AL
02/04/2017 3:00 pm, ASN
UNC Greensboro L 75–81 15–9
Pete Hanna Center (1,408)Homewood, AL
02/09/2017 6:00 pm
at Wofford
L 127–131 4OT
15–10
Benjamin Johnson Arena Spartanburg, SC
02/11/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Furman
L 73–90 15–11
Timmons Arena Greenville, SC
02/15/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3
at East Tennessee State
L 77–79 15–12
Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
02/18/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3
VMI W 80–61 16–12
Pete Hanna Center (2,358)Homewood, AL
02/22/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Chattanooga W 72–68 OT
17–12
Pete Hanna Center (1,874)Homewood, AL
02/25/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3
The Citadel L 96–102 17–13
Pete Hanna Center (2,101)Homewood, AL
02/27/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Mercer
L 79–88 17–14
Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
SoCon tournament
03/03/2017 6:30 pm, ESPN3
(7)
vs. (10) VMI First round W 79–61 18–14
U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC
03/04/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3
(7)
vs. (2) Furman Quarterfinals W 67–63 19–14
U.S. Cellular Center (5,127)Asheville, NC
03/05/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3
(7)
vs. (3) East Tennessee State Semifinals L 72–81 19–15
U.S. Cellular Center (5,079)Asheville, NC
CIT
03/14/2017 *6:30 pm, Facebook Live
Canisius First Round W 78–74 20–15
Pete Hanna Center (614)Homewood, AL
03/20/2017 *6:00 pm, Facebook Live
at Liberty Second Round L 58–66 20–16
Vines Center Lynchburg, VA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
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