2024–25 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team

2024–25 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	10–3 (0–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Bucky McMillan (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Mitch Cole Danny Young Neb Exantus Lorenzo Jenkins David Good
Home arena	Pete Hanna Center

2024–25 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Furman	0	–	0		–			12	–	1		.923
Samford	0	–	0		–			10	–	3		.769
Chattanooga	0	–	0		–			8	–	5		.615
East Tennessee State	0	–	0		–			7	–	6		.538
Mercer	0	–	0		–			6	–	6		.500
UNC Greensboro	0	–	0		–			6	–	6		.500
VMI	0	–	0		–			6	–	7		.462
The Citadel	0	–	0		–			5	–	6		.455
Wofford	0	–	0		–			5	–	7		.417
Western Carolina	0	–	0		–			4	–	7		.364
† 2025 SoCon tournament winner As of December 21, 2024

The 2024–25 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Samford University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth-year head coach Bucky McMillan, play their home games at the Pete Hanna Center in Homewood, Alabama as a member of the Southern Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2023–24 season 29–6, 15–3 in SoCon play, to win the regular-season championship. As No. 1 seed in the SoCon tournament, they defeated Mercer, Furman, and East Tennessee State to win the conference championship.^[1] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the third time in school history and first since 2000. As the No. 13 seed in the Midwest region, they lost to Kansas in the first round.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 Josh Holloway 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Memphis, TN G 2 Lukas Walls 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So Knoxville, TN G 3 Trey Fort 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Florence, MS G 4 Isaiah West 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Springfield, TN F 5 Collin Holloway 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Baton Rouge, LA G 7 Paulie Stramaglia 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Mountain Brook, AL G 8 Zion Wilburn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Richmond, CA G 10 Corey Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Fairburn, GA F 11 Larry Olayinka 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Los Angeles, CA G 13 Julian Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Middletown, NY C 14 Brody Davis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Madison, AL F 15 Grayson Walters 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Mountain Brook, AL G 21 Rylan Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Logan, UT G 22 Thomas Kizer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Memphis, TN F 23 Caleb Harrison 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Huntsville, AL G 24 Brody Boyer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Palm Bay, FL G 30 Owen LaRocca 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Sugar Land, TX F 31 Joshua Hughes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Woodstock, GA F 33 Jaden Brownell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Sandy, UT F/C 35 Riley Allenspach 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 247 lb (112 kg) So Charlotte, NC	Head coach Bucky McMillan (Birmingham–Southern) Assistant coach(es) Mitch Cole (Montana State Billings) Danny Young (Grand Canyon) Neb Exantus (Southern New Hampshire) Lorenzo Jenkins David Good (Central Michigan) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 27, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Mississippi College	W 100–58	1–0	20 – Brownell	6 – Brownell	7 – Jones	Pete Hanna Center (1,871) Homewood, AL
November 8, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cornell	L 86–88	1–1	21 – C. Holloway	9 – Fort	5 – Jones	Newman Arena (964) Ithaca, NY
November 12, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Rhodes	W 108–52	2–1	16 – Tied	9 – Walls	4 – Fort	Pete Hanna Center (1,209) Homewood, AL
November 15, 2024* 7:45 pm, ESPN+		at North Alabama SoCon/ASUN Challenge	W 97–96 ^OT	3–1	24 – Brownell	8 – Brownell	8 – Jones	CB&S Bank Arena (2,732) Florence, AL
November 17, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas Southern	W 97–82	4–1	18 – Jones	5 – Olayinka	8 – Jones	Pete Hanna Center (1,062) Homewood, AL
November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, Peacock		at Michigan State	L 75–83	4–2	19 – Brownell	9 – Brownell	8 – Jones	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
November 26, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		North Dakota State Samford MTE	W 103–98 ^OT	5–2	24 – Tied	11 – C. Holloway	7 – J. Holloway	Pete Hanna Center (1,213) Homewood, AL
November 27, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Utah Valley Samford MTE	W 84–76	6–2	22 – Brownell	6 – Tied	6 – C. Holloway	Pete Hanna Center (913) Homewood, AL
November 29, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		West Georgia Samford MTE	W 86–65	7–2	16 – Fort	6 – Allenspach	6 – J. Holloway	Pete Hanna Center (887) Homewood, AL
December 5, 2024* 6:00 pm		at South Carolina State	W 88–81	8–2	25 – Fort	5 – Walls	7 – Jones	SHM Memorial Center (211) Orangeburg, SC
December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Austin Peay SoCon/ASUN Challenge	W 72–47	9–2	15 – Tied	8 – Walls	5 – Jones	Pete Hanna Center (1,337) Homewood, AL
December 18, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Arizona	L 64–96	9–3	13 – Brownwell	5 – Jones	5 – Jones	McKale Center (12,847) Tucson, AZ
December 21, 2024* 7:00 pm		at Alabama A&M	W 97–90	10–3	27 – Fort	5 – Fort	5 – Jones	Alabama A&M Events Center (1,003) Huntsville, AL
SoCon regular season
January 1, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		The Citadel						Pete Hanna Center  Homewood, AL
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Carolina						Ramsey Center  Cullowhee, NC
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		VMI						Pete Hanna Center  Homewood, AL
January 11, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Greensboro						Pete Hanna Center  Homewood, AL
January 15, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mercer						Hawkins Arena  Macon, GA
January 18, 2025 5:00 pm, CBSSN		East Tennessee State						Pete Hanna Center  Homewood, AL
January 23, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at Chattanooga						McKenzie Arena  Chattanooga, TN
January 25, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Wofford						Pete Hanna Center  Homewood, AL
January 29, 2025 5:00 pm, CBSSN		at Furman						Timmons Arena  Greenville, SC
February 1, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at The Citadel						McAlister Field House  Charleston, SC
February 5, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Mercer						Pete Hanna Center  Homewood, AL
February 8, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Tennessee State						Freedom Hall Civic Center  Johnson City, TN
February 12, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Chattanooga						Pete Hanna Center  Homewood, AL
February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wofford						Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium  Spartanburg, SC
February 19, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Furman						Pete Hanna Center  Homewood, AL
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Carolina						Pete Hanna Center  Homewood, AL
February 27, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at VMI						Cameron Hall  Lexington, VA
March 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN2		at UNC Greensboro						First Horizon Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
SoCon tournament
March 6–10 2025  ESPN+		vs. TBA						Harrah's Cherokee Center  Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3][4]

References

1. "29-win Samford claims program's 1st SoCon title". ESPN.com. 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
2. "Samford loses to Kansas in first round of NCAA Tournament". WBMA. 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
3. "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Samford University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
4. "Samford Bulldogs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-10-28.