2020–21 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team

2020–21 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–13 (2–9 SoCon)
Head coach	Bucky McMillan (1st season)
Associate head coach	Duane Reboul
Assistant coaches	Tra Arnold Sergio Rouco Gerald Gillion
Home arena	Pete Hanna Center

2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UNC Greensboro †	13	–	5		.722			21	–	9		.700
Wofford	12	–	5		.706			15	–	9		.625
Furman	10	–	5		.667			16	–	9		.640
Chattanooga	9	–	7		.563			18	–	8		.692
East Tennessee State	8	–	7		.533			13	–	12		.520
VMI	7	–	7		.500			13	–	12		.520
Mercer	8	–	9		.471			18	–	11		.621
The Citadel	5	–	11		.313			13	–	12		.520
Western Carolina	4	–	13		.235			11	–	16		.407
Samford	2	–	9		.182			6	–	13		.316
† 2021 SoCon tournament winner

The 2020–21 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first-year head coach Bucky McMillan, played their home games at the Pete Hanna Center in Homewood, Alabama as members of the Southern Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2019–20 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]

Roster

2020–21 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Triston Chambers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Cold Springs, Alabama G 2 K.J. Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Portsmouth, Virginia G 3 Jaron Rillie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Santa Barbara, California G 4 Myron Gordon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Bordentown, New Jersey G 5 A.J. Staton-McCray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina G 10 Preston Parks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Greenville, South Carolina G 11 Marcellus Vail 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Shelbyville, Kentucky G 12 Clay Holmes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Brentwood, Tennessee G 13 Quinn Richey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Johns Creek, Georgia G 14 Richardson Maitre 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Montreal, Quebec, Canada F 15 Grayson Walters 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Mountain Brook, Alabama F 21 Luke Champion 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Suwanee, Georgia F 22 Logan Dye 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Haleyville, Alabama G 23 Christian Guess 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Cleveland, Ohio F 24 Jalen Dupree 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Cordova, Tennessee F 31 Bryan Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Pismo Beach, California C 34 Jacob Tryon 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Temecula, California F 35 Stanley Henderson, Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Jonesboro, Georgia	Head coach Bucky McMillan (Birmingham–Southern) Assistant coach(es) Duane Reboul (New Orleans) Tra Arnold (Biola) Sergio Rouco (Nova Southeastern) Gerald Gillion (Florida State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 15, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 25, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Greenville	W 174–99		Pete Hanna Center  Homewood, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 29, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Alabama A&M	L 76–78	0–1	Pete Hanna Center (680) Homewood, AL
December 1, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Covenant	W 98–73	1–1	Pete Hanna Center (260) Homewood, AL
December 5, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Belmont	W 96–83	2–1	Curb Event Center  Nashville, TN
December 12, 2020* 6:00 pm, SECN+		at Georgia	L 75–79	2–2	Stegeman Coliseum (1,638) Athens, GA
December 16, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Troy	L 71–79	2–3	Trojan Arena (897) Troy, AL
December 19, 2020* 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at Kennesaw State	W 65–63	3–3	KSU Convocation Center  Kennesaw, GA
December 21, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Belhaven	W 133–84	4–3	Pete Hanna Center (425) Homewood, AL
SoCon regular season
December 30, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		VMI	W 84–71	5–3 (1–0)	Pete Hanna Center (451) Homewood, AL
January 2, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wofford	L 84–94	5–4 (1–1)	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium  Spartanburg, SC
January 6, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Chattanooga	L 68–73	5–5 (1–2)	McKenzie Arena  Chattanooga, TN
January 9, 2021		Western Carolina	Postponed		Pete Hanna Center  Homewood, AL
January 13, 2021		at East Tennessee State	Postponed		Freedom Hall Civic Center  Johnson City, TN
January 14, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Greensboro	L 63–87	5–6 (1–3)	Pete Hanna Center (451) Homewood, AL
January 16, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Greensboro	L 70–82	5–7 (1–4)	Pete Hanna Center (465) Homewood, AL
January 18, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Carolina rescheduled from January 9	W 82–78	6–7 (2–4)	Pete Hanna Center (351) Homewood, AL
January 20, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Chattanooga	L 64–70	6–8 (2–5)	Pete Hanna Center (512) Homewood, AL
January 23, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		The Citadel	Cancelled		Pete Hanna Center  Homewood, AL
January 27, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mercer	Postponed		Hawkins Arena  Macon, GA
January 30, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Carolina	Cancelled		Ramsey Center  Culoowhee, NC
February 1, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Tennessee State rescheduled from January 13	Cancelled		Freedom Hall Civic Center  Johnson City, TN
February 3, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Furman	Cancelled		Pete Hanna Center  Homewood, AL
February 8, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mercer rescheduled from January 27	L 82–89 ^2OT	6–9 (2–6)	Hawkins Arena (617) Macon, GA
February 10, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Mercer	L 70–77 ^OT	6–10 (2–7)	Pete Hanna Center (651) Homewood, AL
February 13, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at VMI	L 56–85	6–11 (2–8)	Cameron Hall  Lexington, VA
February 17, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Furman	L 64–78	6–12 (2–9)	Timmons Arena (250) Greenville, SC
February 20, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		East Tennessee State	Cancelled		Pete Hanna Center  Homewood, AL
February 22, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPNU		Wofford	Cancelled		Pete Hanna Center  Homewood, AL
February 27, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at The Citadel	Cancelled		McAlister Field House  Charleston, SC
SoCon tournament
March 5, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+	(10)	vs. (7) Mercer First Round	L 59–87	6–13	Harrah's Cherokee Center  Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[3]

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. "2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Samford University Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2020.