2014–15 Samford Bulldogs basketball team

2014–15 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	13–19 (6–12 SoCon)
Head coach	Scott Padgett (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Jake Headrick Sidney Ball Charles Newton
Home arena	Pete Hanna Center

2014–15 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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 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 time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2014* 7:30 pm	Clark Atlanta	W 92–69		Pete Hanna Center  Homewood, AL
Regular season
11/14/2014* 6:00 pm, BTN+	at Purdue Maui Invitational	L 40–80	0–1	Mackey Arena (10,430) West Lafayette, IN
11/16/2014* 12:00 pm, FS South	at Pittsburgh Maui Invitational	L 56–63	0–2	Petersen Events Center (8,249) Pittsburgh, PA
11/19/2014* 7:00 pm	Austin Peay	W 68–67	1–2	Pete Hanna Center (889) Homewood, AL
11/22/2014* 1:00 pm	vs. Cal State Northridge Maui Invitational	L 72–79	1–3	Jack Stephens Center (647) Little Rock, AR
11/23/2014* 4:00 pm	vs. UMKC Maui Invitational	W 64–55	2–3	Jack Stephens Center (549) Little Rock, AR
11/26/2014* 1:00 pm, ESPN3	at Kennesaw State	L 71–84	2–4	KSU Convocation Center (1,027) Kennesaw, GA
11/28/2014* 8:00 pm, ASN	at Louisiana Tech	L 64–77	2–5	Thomas Assembly Center (4,214) Ruston, LA
12/01/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Jacksonville	W 76–70 ^OT	3–5	Pete Hanna Center (613) Homewood, AL
12/04/2014 7:00 pm	VMI	L 66–88	3–6 (0–1)	Pete Hanna Center (921) Homewood, AL
12/06/2014 3:00 pm	at Furman	L 64–74	3–7 (0–2)	Timmons Arena (1,251) Greenville, SC
12/14/2014* 5:00 pm, ESPN3	at Wake Forest	L 68–86	3–8	LJVM Coliseum (6,973) Winston Salem, NC
12/16/2014* 6:00 pm	at Presbyterian	W 81–71	4–8	Templeton Center (218) Clinton, SC
12/21/2014 2:00 pm	Louisiana–Monroe	W 64–50	5–8	Pete Hanna Center (1,053) Homewood, AL
12/28/2014* 1:00 pm	Campbell	W 65–56	6–8	Pete Hanna Center (589) Homewood, AL
12/30/2014* 7:00 pm	Auburn–Montgomery	W 94–60	7–8	Pete Hanna Center (474) Homewood, AL
01/03/2015 2:00 pm, ASN	Wofford	L 65–68	7–9 (0–3)	Pete Hanna Center (837) Homewood, AL
01/05/2015 7:00 pm	East Tennessee State	L 74–76	7–10 (0–4)	Pete Hanna Center (624) Homewood, AL
01/08/2015 6:00 pm	at The Citadel	L 67–77	7–11 (0–5)	McAlister Field House (855) Charleston, SC
01/10/2015 6:00 pm	at Wofford	L 62–72	7–12 (0–6)	Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,883) Spartanburg, SC
01/15/2015 7:00 pm	Chattanooga	L 76–82	7–13 (0–7)	Pete Hanna Center (1,363) Homewood, AL
01/17/2015 3:00 pm	at Mercer	L 56–80	7–14 (0–8)	Hawkins Arena (3,672) Macon, GA
01/22/2015 7:00 pm	UNC Greensboro	W 89–78	8–14 (1–8)	Pete Hanna Center (882) Homewood, AL
01/24/2015 6:00 pm	Western Carolina	W 78–72	9–14 (2–8)	Pete Hanna Center (1,231) Homewood, AL
01/31/2015 6:00 pm	Furman	W 68–58	10–14 (3–8)	Pete Hanna Center (1,948) Homewood, AL
02/05/2015 6:00 pm	at Western Carolina	W 76–72	11–14 (4–8)	Ramsey Center (1,319) Cullowhee, NC
02/07/2015 3:00 pm	at East Tennessee State	W 71–68	12–14 (5–8)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,715) Johnson City, TN
02/12/2015 7:00 pm	The Citadel	L 65–66	12–15 (5–9)	Pete Hanna Center (786) Homewood, AL
02/14/2015 5:00 pm	at Chattanooga	L 72–79	12–16 (5–10)	McKenzie Arena (3,807) Chattanooga, TN
02/21/2015 6:00 pm	Mercer	L 61–62	12–17 (5–11)	Pete Hanna Center (1,683) Homewood, AL
02/26/2015 6:00 pm	at UNC Greensboro	L 67–81	12–18 (5–12)	Greensboro Coliseum (1,893) Greensboro, NC
02/28/2015 12:00 pm	at VMI	W 80–69	13–18 (6–12)	Cameron Hall (2,536) Lexington, VA
SoCon tournament
3/06/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN3	vs. UNC Greensboro First round	L 76–81	13–19	U.S. Cellular Center (2,299) Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

1. "2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule".