2018–19 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team

2018–19 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record17–16 (6–12 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPete Hanna Center
Seasons
2018–19 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Wofford † 18 – 0   1.000 30 – 5   .857
UNC Greensboro 15 – 3   .833 29 – 7   .806
Furman 13 – 5   .722 25 – 8   .758
East Tennessee State 13 – 5   .722 24 – 10   .706
Chattanooga 7 – 11   .389 12 – 20   .375
Mercer 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355
Samford 6 – 12   .333 17 – 16   .515
VMI 4 – 14   .222 11 – 21   .344
Western Carolina 4 – 14   .222 7 – 25   .219
The Citadel 4 – 14   .222 12 – 18   .400
† 2019 SoCon tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth-year head coach Scott Padgett, played their home games at the Pete Hanna Center in Homewood, Alabama as members of the Southern Conference. The Bulldogs finished the season 17–16, 6–12 in SoCon play to finish in tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the SoCon tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to UNC Greensboro.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2017–18 season 10–22, 6–12 in SoCon play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon tournament to Chattanooga.

Roster

2018–19 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
PG 0 Brandon Austin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Montgomery, Alabama
PG 1 Kevion Nolan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Anniston, Alabama
PG 3 Josh Sharkey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 4 Myron Gordon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Bordentown, New Jersey
G 5 Deandre Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Richmond, Virginia
G 11 Steven Fitzgerald 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Somerset, Kentucky
F 15 Stefan Lakić 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
F 21 Robert Allen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Orlando, Florida
F 22 Logan Dye 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Haleyville, Alabama
F 24 Jalen Dupree 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Cordova, Tennessee
C 32 Ruben Guerrero 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Marbella, Spain
F 55 Stanley Henderson, Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Jonesboro, Georgia
F 43 JT Mumber 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Rome, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 19, 2018

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN3 		North Alabama W 91–74  1–0
 Pete Hanna Center (1,383)
Homewood, AL
Nov 9, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN3 		Jacksonville State W 92–72  2–0
 Pete Hanna Center (1,443)
Homewood, AL
Nov 12, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Kennesaw State W 74–60  3–0
 Pete Hanna Center (891)
Homewood, AL
Nov 14, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN3 		Miles W 66–57  4–0
 Pete Hanna Center (808)
Homewood, AL
Nov 18, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cleveland State
Buckeye Basketball Classic 		W 73–60  5–0
 Wolstein Center (818)
Cleveland, OH
Nov 20, 2018*
6:00 pm, BTN Plus 		at No. 23 Ohio State
Buckeye Basketball Classic 		L 50–68  5–1
 Value City Arena (10,725)
Columbus, OH
Nov 23, 2018*
6:00 pm 		at Purdue Fort Wayne
Buckeye Basketball Classic 		W 74–66  6–1
 Memorial Coliseum (1,275)
Fort Wayne, IN
Nov 25, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		South Carolina State W 77–60  7–1
 Pete Hanna Center (677)
Homewood, AL
Nov 29, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Belmont L 93–99 OT 7–2
 Pete Hanna Center (1,651)
Homewood, AL
Dec 9, 2018*
4:00 pm 		at Alabama A&M W 77–59  8–2
 Elmore Gymnasium (499)
Huntsville, AL
Dec 13, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Morehead State W 77–72 OT 9–2
 Pete Hanna Center (1,172)
Homewood, AL
Dec 17, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Houston Baptist W 85–61  10–2
 Pete Hanna Center (704)
Homewood, AL
Dec 19, 2018*
4:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 3 Tennessee L 70–83  10–3
 Thompson–Boling Arena (15,794)
Knoxville, TN
SoCon regular season
Dec 22, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UNC Greensboro L 75–83  10–4
(0–1) 		Pete Hanna Center (974)
Homewood, AL
Dec 29, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		VMI W 96–68  11–4
(1–1) 		Pete Hanna Center (734)
Homewood, AL
Jan 3, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at East Tennessee State L 72–81 OT 11–5
(1–2) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,316)
Johnson City, TN
Jan 5, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Carolina L 69–76  11–6
(1–3) 		Ramsey Center (1,295)
Cullowhee, NC
Jan 12, 2019
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Chattanooga L 75–80  11–7
(1–4) 		McKenzie Arena (4,173)
Chattanooga, TN
Jan 17, 2019
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		The Citadel W 80–77  12–7
(2–4) 		Pete Hanna Center (1,512)
Homewood, AL
Jan 19, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Mercer L 87–93  12–8
(2–5) 		Pete Hanna Center (1,391)
Homewood, AL
Jan 24, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wofford L 106–107 OT 12–8
(2–6) 		Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,010)
Spartanburg, SC
Jan 26, 2019
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Furman W 75–73  13–9
(3–6) 		Timmons Arena (2,300)
Greenville, SC
Jan 31, 2019
6:30 pm, ESPN3 		East Tennessee State L 66–74  13–10
(3–7) 		Pete Hanna Center (987)
Homewood, AL
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Western Carolina W 92–81  14–10
(4–7) 		Pete Hanna Center (974)
Homewood, AL
Feb 7, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UNC Greensboro L 67–75  14–11
(4–8) 		Greensboro Coliseum (2,607)
Greensboro, NC
Feb 9, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at VMI W 84–77 OT 15–11
(5–8) 		Cameron Hall (912)
Lexington, VA
Feb 16, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Chattanooga W 80–76 OT 16–11
(6–8) 		Pete Hanna Center (1,165)
Homewood, AL
Feb 21, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Mercer L 62–65  16–12
(6–9) 		Hawkins Arena (1,727)
Macon, GA
Feb 23, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		at The Citadel L 83–87 OT 16–13
(6–10) 		McAlister Field House (919)
Charleston, SC
Feb 28, 2019
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Furman L 81–90  16–14
(6–11) 		Pete Hanna Center (1,812)
Homewood, AL
Mar 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		No. 24 Wofford L 64–85  16–15
(6–12) 		Pete Hanna Center (1,655)
Homewood, AL
SoCon tournament
Mar 8, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (10) The Citadel
First round 		W 100–71  17–15
 U.S. Cellular Center (2,321)
Asheville, NC
Mar 9, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (2) UNC Greensboro
Quarterfinals 		L 70–77  17–16
 U.S. Cellular Center 
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

References

  1. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule".