2022–23 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 2022–23 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Bucky McMillan, played their home games at the Pete Hanna Center in Homewood, Alabama as a member of the Southern Conference.
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record21–11 (15–3 SoCon)
Headcoach
- Bucky McMillan (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
- Mitch Cole
- Danny Young
- Neb Exantus
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SoCon regular season co–champions | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 21–11 (15–3 SoCon) |
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| Home arena | Pete Hanna Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 28 | – | 8 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Greensboro | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2023 SoCon tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2021–22 season 21–11, 10–8 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the SoCon tournament, they defeated UNC Greensboro,[1] before losing to Furman in the semifinals.[2]
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Anderson (SC) | W 109–85 | 1–0 |
19 – Marshall | 7 – 2 Tied | 5 – Rillie | Pete Hanna Center (2,931) Homewood, AL | ||||
| November 10, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Spring Hill | W 80–61 | 2–0 |
18 – 2 Tied | 9 – Dye | 3 – 2 Tied | Pete Hanna Center (2,415) Homewood, AL | ||||
| November 12, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Belhaven | W 90–38 | 3–0 |
15 – Marshall | 8 – Marshall | 3 – Parham | Pete Hanna Center (1,833) Homewood, AL | ||||
| November 17, 2022* 7:00 pm, YouTube |
at Alabama A&M | W 84–64 | 4–0 |
18 – Achor | 8 – Achor | 2 – Kaifes | Elmore Gymnasium (1,800) Huntsville, AL | ||||
| November 20, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas Southern | W 78–63 | 5–0 |
18 – Glover | 7 – Parham | 4 – 2 Tied | Pete Hanna Center (2,333) Homewood, AL | ||||
| November 23, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Valparaiso | W 79–49 | 6–0 |
12 – 2 Tied | 6 – Marshall | 3 – Marshall | Pete Hanna Center (1,735) Homewood, AL | ||||
| November 25, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Louisiana Tech | L 76–79 | 6–1 |
26 – Glover | 4 – 4 Tied | 4 – Glover | Pete Hanna Center (1,731) Homewood, AL | ||||
| November 27, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Tennessee Southern | L 82–84 | 6–2 |
18 – Campbell | 10 – Achor | 3 – Rillie | Pete Hanna Center (1,317) Homewood, AL | ||||
| November 30, 2022* 8:00 pm, FS2 |
at DePaul | L 98–103 OT | 6–3 |
23 – Dye | 10 – Parham | 7 – Parham | Wintrust Arena (2,342) Chicago, IL | ||||
| December 4, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UCF | L 77–80 OT | 6–4 |
15 – 2 Tied | 7 – Dye | 5 – 2 Tied | Addition Financial Arena (4,052) Orlando, FL | ||||
| December 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Louisiana | L 58–75 | 6–5 |
12 – Campbell | 7 – Marshall | 4 – Rillie | Cajundome (2,653) Lafayette, LA | ||||
| December 17, 2022* 2:00 pm, YouTube |
at South Carolina State | L 61–62 | 6–6 |
16 – Dye | 10 – Achor | 5 – Rillie | SHM Memorial Center (300) Orangeburg, SC | ||||
| December 21, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Belmont | L 56–79 | 6–7 |
15 – Tied | 7 – Marshall | 3 – Parham | Curb Event Center (2,084) Nashville, TN | ||||
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| December 28, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
Mercer | W 78–69 | 7–7 (1–0) |
25 – Marshall | 7 – Marshall | 10 – Rillie | Pete Hanna Center (2,113) Homewood, AL | ||||
| December 31, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at The Citadel | W 75–63 | 8–7 (2–0) |
20 – Dye | 10 – Marshall | 3 – Tied | McAlister Field House (871) Charleston, SC | ||||
| January 4, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
VMI | W 87–78 | 9–7 (3–0) |
19 – Dye | 10 – Marshall | 6 – Marshall | Pete Hanna Center (2,017) Homewood, AL | ||||
| January 7, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UNC Greensboro | W 70–68 | 10–7 (4–0) |
17 – Tied | 8 – Tied | 4 – Dye | Greensboro Coliseum (1,197) Greensboro, NC | ||||
| January 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Wofford | W 83–58 | 11–7 (5–0) |
19 – Dye | 6 – Achor | 9 – Rillie | Pete Hanna Center (3,217) Homewood, AL | ||||
| January 14, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPNU |
Chattanooga | W 75-74 | 12–7 (6–0) |
23 – Dye | 9 – Marshall | 5 – Dye | Pete Hanna Center (3,027) Homewood, AL | ||||
| January 18, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at East Tennessee State | W 69–59 | 13–7 (7–0) |
19 – Dye | 12 – Marshall | 3 – Tied | Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,894) Johnson City, TN | ||||
| January 21, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Western Carolina | W 74–65 | 14–7 (8–0) |
20 – Glover | 12 – Marshall | 2 – Tied | Pete Hanna Center (3,513) Homewood, AL | ||||
| January 25, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Furman | L 84–91 OT | 14–8 (8–1) |
19 – Dye | 7 – Johnson | 6 – Parham | Timmons Arena (1,857) Greenville, SC | ||||
| January 28, 2023 1:00 pm, CBSSN/ESPN+ |
at Wofford | L 77–85 | 14–9 (8–2) |
20 – Glover | 7 – Marshall | 3 – Glover | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,866) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
| February 1, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Western Carolina | W 85–77 | 15–9 (9–2) |
24 – Dye | 10 – Staton-McCray | 2 – Parham | Ramsey Center (1,787) Cullowhee, NC | ||||
| February 4, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
East Tennessee State | W 73–62 | 16–9 (10–2) |
22 – Staton-McCray | 6 – Staton-McCray | 4 – Glover | Pete Hanna Center (2,836) Homewood, AL | ||||
| February 8, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Mercer | W 70–69 OT | 17–9 (11–2) |
22 – Glover | 8 – Staton-McCray | 2 – Parham | Hawkins Arena (2,872) Macon, GA | ||||
| February 11, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
The Citadel | W 76–70 | 18–9 (12–2) |
23 – Marshall | 7 – Marshall | 2 – Tied | Pete Hanna Center (3,100) Homewood, AL | ||||
| February 15, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
UNC Greensboro | W 83–71 | 19–9 (13–2) |
21 – Parham | 7 – Staton-McCray | 4 – Glover | Pete Hanna Center (2,416) Homewood, AL | ||||
| February 18, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at VMI | W 96–61 | 20–9 (14–2) |
19 – Parham | 7 – Marshall | 8 – Rillie | Cameron Hall (3,229) Lexington, VA | ||||
| February 22, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Chattanooga | W 75–70 | 21–9 (15–2) |
25 – Marshall | 8 – Marshall | 5 – Parham | McKenzie Arena (3,189) Chattanooga, TN | ||||
| February 25, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Furman | L 79–93 | 21–10 (15–3) |
27 – Glover | 8 – Marshall | 4 – Glover | Pete Hanna Center (3,562) Homewood, AL | ||||
| SoCon tournament | |||||||||||
| March 4, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(2) | vs. (7) Chattanooga Quarterfinals |
L 82–85 | 21–11 |
27 – Marshall | 8 – Marshall | 3 – Tied | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC | |||