2017–18 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth-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 10–22, 6–12 in SoCon play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon tournament to Chattanooga.

2017–18 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record10–22 (6–12 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jake Headrick
  • Sidney Ball
  • Charles Newton
Home arenaPete Hanna Center
Seasons
2017–18 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Greensboro 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
East Tennessee State 14 4   .778 25 9   .735
Furman 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Mercer 11 7   .611 19 15   .559
Wofford 11 7   .611 21 13   .618
Western Carolina 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Samford 6 12   .333 10 22   .313
The Citadel 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
VMI 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
Chattanooga 3 15   .167 10 23   .303
2018 SoCon Tournament winner

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the 2016–17 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.

Roster

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2017–18 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) Jr Montgomery, Alabama
PG 00 Christen Cunningham 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Georgetown, Kentucky
PG 1 Kevion Nolan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Anniston, Alabama
PG 2 Justin Coleman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Birmingham, Alabama
PG 3 Josh Sharkey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 4 Triston Chambers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Cold Springs, Alabama
F 13 Eric Adams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Hoover, Alabama
G 14 Tanner Tapp 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Brentwood, Tennessee
F 15 Stefan Lakić 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
F 20 Alex Thompson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Dothan, Alabama
G 22 Demetrius Denzel-Dyson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Covington, Tennessee
G 24 Gerald Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Carbon Hill, Alabama
F 30 Luke Touliatos 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Homewood, Alabama
C 32 Ruben Guerrero 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Marbella, Spain
C 33 Wyatt Walker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Jacksonville, Florida
F 33 JT Mumber 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Rome, Georgia
F/C 55 Alex Peters 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Mountain Brook, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 28, 2017

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Arkansas L 56–95  0–1
Bud Walton Arena (13,407)
Fayetteville, AR
Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm
Alabama A&M W 87–68  1–1
Pete Hanna Center (1,885)
Homewood, AL
Nov 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at LSU L 86–105  1–2
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,731)
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 19, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola–Chicago
Savannah Invitational
L 67–88  1–3
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,289)
Chicago, IL
Nov 21, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Valparaiso
Savannah Invitational
L 67–88  1–4
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,259)
Valparaiso, IN
Nov 24, 2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Southeastern Louisiana
Savannah Invitational
L 71–77  1–5
Pete Hanna Center (561)
Homewood, AL
Nov 26, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Mississippi Valley State
Savannah Invitational
W 83–70  2–5
Pete Hanna Center (517)
Homewood, AL
Dec 3, 2017*
2:00 pm
at Jacksonville State L 58–89  2–6
Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,018)
Jacksonville, AL
Dec 5, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Memphis L 64–65  2–7
FedExForum (4,702)
Memphis, TN
Dec 9, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Clemson L 59–81  2–8
Littlejohn Coliseum (7,434)
Clemson, SC
Dec 15, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Thomas W 98–51  3–8
Pete Hanna Center (522)
Homewood, AL
Dec 18, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Asbury W 99–70  4–8
Pete Hanna Center (956)
Homewood, AL
Dec 21, 2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State L 66–71  4–9
KSU Convocation Center (876)
Kennesaw, GA
SoCon regular season
Dec 30, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Chattanooga W 73–59  5–9
(1–0)
Pete Hanna Center (1,067)
Homewood, AL
Jan 4, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
East Tennessee State L 72–90  5–10
(1–1)
Pete Hanna Center (894)
Homewood, AL
Jan 6, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Carolina W 85–71  6–10
(2–1)
Pete Hanna Center 
Homewood, AL
Jan 11, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at The Citadel W 107–91  7–10
(3–1)
McAlister Field House (323)
Charleston, SC
Jan 13, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Mercer L 50–81  7–11
(3–2)
Hawkins Arena (3,527)
Macon, GA
Jan 18, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wofford L 89–93  7–12
(3–3)
Pete Hanna Center (1,414)
Homewood, AL
Jan 20, 2018
3:30 pm, ESPN3
at Furman L 67–78  7–13
(3–4)
Timmons Arena (2,211)
Greenville, SC
Jan 24, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Chattanooga L 71–78  7–14
(3–5)
McKenzie Arena (3,069)
Chattanooga, TN
Jan 27, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UNC Greensboro L 82–98  7–15
(3–6)
Pete Hanna Center (1,629)
Homewood, AL
Jan 29, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
VMI W 93–79  8–15
(4–6)
Pete Hanna Center (1,006)
Homewood, AL
Feb 1, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at East Tennessee State L 76–96  8–16
(4–7)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,019)
Johnson City, TN
Feb 3, 2018
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at Western Carolina L 71–88  8–17
(4–8)
Ramsey Center (2,017)
Cullowhee, NC
Feb 7, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wofford L 1,489  8–18
(4–9)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,489)
Spartanburg, SC
Feb 10, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
The Citadel W 116–103  9–18
(5–9)
Pete Hanna Center (1,544)
Homewood, AL
Feb 12, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Mercer L 69–74  9–19
(5–10)
Pete Hanna Center (1,365)
Homewood, AL
Feb 17, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Furman L 79–94  9–20
(5–11)
Pete Hanna Center (1,990)
Homewood, AL
Feb 23, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at VMI W 89–82  10–20
(6–11)
Cameron Hall (2,899)
Lexington, VA
Feb 25, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at UNC Greensboro L 75–88  10–21
(6–12)
Greensboro Coliseum (3,155)
Greensboro, NC
SoCon tournament
Mar 2, 2018
6:30 pm, ESPN3
(7) vs. (10) Chattanooga
First round
L 79–89  10–22
U.S. Cellular Center (2,138)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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