2016–17 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team
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CIT, Second Round | |
Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 20–16 (8–10 SoCon) |
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Home arena | Pete Hanna Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Greensboro | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 20 | – | 16 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 SoCon Tournament winner |
The 2016–17 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third-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 20–16, 8–10 in SoCon play to finish in seventh place. They defeated VMI in the first round of the SoCon tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Furman. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Canisius in the first round before losing in the second round to Liberty.
Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2015–16 season 14–19, 4–14 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated VMI in the first round of the SoCon tournament to advance to the Quarterfinals where they lost to Chattanooga.
Roster
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Schedule
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/14/2016* 9:00 pm | at San Diego San Diego Classic | W 83–65 | 1–0 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,379) San Diego, CA | |||||||
11/16/2016* 8:00 pm | at New Mexico State San Diego Classic | L 48–58 | 1–1 | Pan American Center (3,373) Las Cruces, NM | |||||||
11/21/2016* 6:00 pm | at Campbell | W 66–53 | 2–1 | Gore Arena (1,863) Buies Creek, NC | |||||||
11/23/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Cincinnati | L 55–70 | 2–2 | Fifth Third Arena (7,422) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
11/26/2016* 7:00 pm | Behtune-Cookman San Diego Classic | W 93–65 | 3–2 | Pete Hanna Center (686) Homewood, AL | |||||||
11/27/2016* 7:00 pm | Nicholls State San Diego Classic | L 103–106 2OT | 3–3 | Pete Hanna Center (802) Homewood, AL | |||||||
11/29/2016* 7:00 pm | at Saint Louis | W 68–64 | 4–3 | Chaifetz Arena (4,916) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
12/04/2016* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | Jacksonville State | W 81–77 | 5–3 | Pete Hanna Center (1,563) Homewood, AL | |||||||
12/10/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | Miles | W 92–73 | 6–3 | Pete Hanna Center (1,026) Homewood, AL | |||||||
12/16/2016* 7:00 pm | at South Alabama | W 82–79 | 7–3 | Mitchell Center (1,925) Mobile, AL | |||||||
12/19/2016* 1:00 pm, ACC Extra | at No. 21 Florida State | L 68–76 | 7–4 | Donald L. Tucker Center (4,405) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
12/22/2016* 7:30 pm | Florida A&M | W 83–63 | 8–4 | Pete Hanna Center (1,069) Homewood, AL | |||||||
12/28/2016* 7:00 pm | Fort Valley State | W 94–74 | 9–4 | Pete Hanna Center (849) Homewood, AL | |||||||
SoCon regular season | |||||||||||
12/31/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at UNC Greensboro | W 73–62 | 10–4 (1–0) | Greensboro Coliseum (1,673) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
01/02/2017 6:00 pm, ASN | at Western Carolina | W 70–65 | 11–4 (2–0) | Ramsey Center (921) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
01/05/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Furman | L 73–83 | 11–5 (2–1) | Pete Hanna Center (1,011) Homewood, AL | |||||||
01/08/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | Wofford | W 91–89 OT | 12–5 (3–1) | Pete Hanna Center (1,142) Homewood, AL | |||||||
01/11/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Mercer | L 65–68 | 12–6 (3–2) | Pete Hanna Center (1,826) Homewood, AL | |||||||
01/14/2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | at The Citadel | W 98–90 | 13–6 (4–2) | McAlister Field House (1,175) Charleston, SC | |||||||
01/21/2017 4:00 pm | at Chattanooga | L 78–82 | 13–7 (4–3) | McKenzie Arena (4,644) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
01/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | East Tennessee State | L 86–96 2OT | 13–8 (4–4) | Pete Hanna Center (2,012) Homewood, AL | |||||||
01/28/2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | at VMI | W 69–67 | 14–8 (5–4) | Cameron Hall (2,387) Lexington, VA | |||||||
02/02/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Western Carolina | W 82–63 | 15–8 (6–4) | Pete Hanna Center (1,190) Homewood, AL | |||||||
02/04/2017 3:00 pm, ASN | UNC Greensboro | L 75–81 | 15–9 (6–5) | Pete Hanna Center (1,408) Homewood, AL | |||||||
02/09/2017 6:00 pm | at Wofford | L 127–131 4OT | 15–10 (6–6) | Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,583) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
02/11/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Furman | L 73–90 | 15–11 (6–7) | Timmons Arena (2,358) Greenville, SC | |||||||
02/15/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at East Tennessee State | L 77–79 | 15–12 (6–8) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,623) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
02/18/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | VMI | W 80–61 | 16–12 (7–8) | Pete Hanna Center (2,358) Homewood, AL | |||||||
02/22/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Chattanooga | W 72–68 OT | 17–12 (8–8) | Pete Hanna Center (1,874) Homewood, AL | |||||||
02/25/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | The Citadel | L 96–102 | 17–13 (8–9) | Pete Hanna Center (2,101) Homewood, AL | |||||||
02/27/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Mercer | L 79–88 | 17–14 (8–10) | Hawkins Arena (3,021) Macon, GA | |||||||
SoCon tournament | |||||||||||
03/03/2017 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (10) VMI First round | W 79–61 | 18–14 | U.S. Cellular Center (2,930) Asheville, NC | ||||||
03/04/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (2) Furman Quarterfinals | W 67–63 | 19–14 | U.S. Cellular Center (5,127) Asheville, NC | ||||||
03/05/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (3) East Tennessee State Semifinals | L 72–81 | 19–15 | U.S. Cellular Center (5,079) Asheville, NC | ||||||
CIT | |||||||||||
03/14/2017* 6:30 pm, Facebook Live | Canisius First Round | W 78–74 | 20–15 | Pete Hanna Center (614) Homewood, AL | |||||||
03/20/2017* 6:00 pm, Facebook Live | at Liberty Second Round | L 58–66 | 20–16 | Vines Center (1,388) Lynchburg, VA | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
References
- ^ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule".