2019–20 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team

2019–20 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	10–23 (4–14 SoCon)
Head coach	Scott Padgett (6th season)
Associate head coach	Shawn Finney
Assistant coaches	Sidney Ball Charles Newton
Home arena	Pete Hanna Center

2019–20 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East Tennessee State †	16	–	2		.889			30	–	4		.882
Furman	15	–	3		.833			25	–	7		.781
UNC Greensboro	13	–	5		.722			23	–	9		.719
Mercer	11	–	7		.611			17	–	15		.531
Western Carolina	10	–	8		.556			19	–	12		.613
Chattanooga	10	–	8		.556			20	–	13		.606
Wofford	8	–	10		.444			19	–	16		.543
Samford	4	–	14		.222			10	–	23		.303
VMI	3	–	15		.167			9	–	24		.273
The Citadel	0	–	18		.000			6	–	24		.200
† 2020 SoCon tournament winner

The 2019–20 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by sixth-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 10–23, 4–14 in SoCon play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon tournament to VMI.

On March 16, 2020, the school announced that head coach Scott Padgett had been fired.^[1] On April 6, the school announced it had hired high school coach Bucky McMillan as the Bulldogs' new head coach.^[2]

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2018–19 season 17–16 overall, 6–12 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for 6th place. In the SoCon tournament, they defeated The Citadel in the first round,^[3] before losing to UNC Greensboro in the quarterfinals.^[4]

Roster

2019–20 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Brandon Austin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Montgomery, Alabama G 1 J.P. Robinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Fr Tuscumbia, Alabama G 2 K.J. Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Portsmouth, Virginia G 3 Josh Sharkey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 4 Myron Gordon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Bordentown, New Jersey G 5 Deandre Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Richmond, Virginia G 10 Preston Parks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Greenville, South Carolina G 11 Jack Dorough (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Homewood, Alabama G 13 Kwon Bush (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Fr Fayetteville, Georgia G 14 Paul Kelley (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Macon, Georgia F 21 Robert Allen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Orlando, Florida F 22 Logan Dye 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Haleyville, Alabama G 23 Donte Tatum 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Cary, North Carolina F 24 Jalen Dupree 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Cordova, Tennessee G 30 D'Marcus Purcell (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Crestview, Florida F 31 Bryan Smith (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Pismo Beach, California F 34 Logan Padgett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Homewood, Alabama F 35 Stanley Henderson, Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Jonesboro, Georgia	Head coach Scott Padgett (Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Shawn Finney (Fairmont State) Sidney Ball (UAB) Charles Newton (Tennessee Tech) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 29, 2019

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Morehead State	L 86–90 ^2OT	0–1	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,043) Morehead, KY
November 7, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Kentucky Wesleyan	W 68–42	1–1	Pete Hanna Center (1,018) Homewood, AL
November 11, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Belmont	L 63–95	1–2	Curb Event Center (2,638) Nashville, TN
November 13, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN3		UVA–Wise	W 102–64	2–2	Pete Hanna Center (504) Homewood, AL
November 16, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at North Alabama	L 55–61	2–3	Flowers Hall (1,016) Florence, AL
November 19, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Manhattan	W 70–57	3–3	Pete Hanna Center (470) Homewood, AL
November 23, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Troy	W 72–60	4–3	Pete Hanna Center (553) Homewood, AL
November 27, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at South Dakota State	L 77–86	4–4	Frost Arena (1,307) Brookings, SD
November 30, 2019* 8:00 pm, CUSA.tv		at Louisiana Tech	L 57–78	4–5	Thomas Assembly Center (2,033) Ruston, LA
December 3, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN3		Auburn Montgomery	W 97–64	5–5	Pete Hanna Center (425) Homewood, AL
December 7, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Houston Baptist	W 113–90	6–5	Sharp Gymnasium (605) Houston, TX
December 15, 2019* 8:30 pm, Spectrum Sports		at Hawaii	L 73–94	6–6	Stan Sheriff Center (5,014) Honolulu, HI
December 18, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		vs. Alabama Birmingham Classic	L 87–105	6–7	Legacy Arena (5,476) Birmingham, AL
December 21, 2019* 11:00 am, FS1		at Georgetown	L 71–99	6–8	Capital One Arena (5,529) Washington, D.C.
SoCon regular season
January 1, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		The Citadel	W 69–68	7–8 (1–0)	Pete Hanna Center (305) Homewood, AL
January 4, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at VMI	W 78–75	8–8 (2–0)	Cameron Hall (786) Lexington, VA
January 8, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Wofford	L 62–67	8–9 (2–1)	Pete Hanna Center (531) Homewood, AL
January 11, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Chattanooga	L 67–105	8–10 (2–2)	McKenzie Arena (2,872) Chattanooga, TN
January 15, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Tennessee State	L 63–88	8–11 (2–3)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,204) Johnson City, TN
January 18, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Mercer	L 75–90	8–12 (2–4)	Pete Hanna Center (763) Homewood, AL
January 22, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Furman	L 78–101	8–13 (2–5)	Timmons Arena (1,399) Greenville, SC
January 25, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3		UNC Greensboro	L 63–70	8–14 (2–6)	Pete Hanna Center (503) Homewood, AL
January 29, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Chattanooga	L 84–92	8–15 (2–7)	Pete Hanna Center (703) Homewood, AL
February 1, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Wofford	L 56–80	8–16 (2–8)	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,191) Spartanburg, SC
February 5, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN3		Western Carolina	L 70–78	8–17 (2–9)	Pete Hanna Center (378) Homewood, AL
February 9, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Greensboro	L 67–98	8–18 (2–10)	Greensboro Coliseum (4,158) Greensboro, NC
February 12, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Furman	L 71–86	8–19 (2–11)	Pete Hanna Center (608) Homewood, AL
February 15, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN3		at The Citadel	W 74–62	9–19 (3–11)	McAlister Field House (833) Charleston, SC
February 19, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mercer	L 66–106	9–20 (3–12)	Hawkins Arena (2,972) Macon, GA
February 22, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		East Tennessee State	L 74–80	9–21 (3–13)	Pete Hanna Center (511) Homewood, AL
February 26, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Carolina	L 78–109	9–22 (3–14)	Ramsey Center (1,474) Cullowhee, NC
February 29, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN3		VMI	W 84–78	10–22 (4–14)	Pete Hanna Center (521) Homewood, AL
SoCon tournament
March 6, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (9) VMI First round	L 78–96	10–23	Harrah's Cherokee Center (2,338) Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[5]

References

1. "Former College Basketball Star Fired After 6 Seasons As Head Coach". The Spun. March 16, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
2. "Veteran HS coach McMillan to lead Samford". ESPN.com. April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
3. "'Dogs Advance To SoCon Quarterfinals With 100-71 Win Over The Citadel". Samford University Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
4. "Samford vs. UNC Greensboro - Game Summary - March 9, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
5. "2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Samford University Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2019.