2016–17 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team

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.

2016–17 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball
CIT, Second Round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2016–17 record20–16 (8–10 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jake Headrick
  • Sidney Ball
  • Charles Newton
Home arenaPete Hanna Center
2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East Tennessee State144 .778  278  .771
UNC Greensboro144 .778  2510  .714
Furman144 .778  2312  .657
Chattanooga108 .556  1912  .613
Wofford108 .556  1617  .485
Mercer99 .500  1517  .469
Samford810 .444  2016  .556
The Citadel414 .222  1221  .364
Western Carolina414 .222  923  .281
VMI315 .167  624  .200
2017 SoCon Tournament winner

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

2016–17 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
PG 00 Christen Cunningham 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Georgetown, Kentucky
PG 2 Justin Coleman  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Birmingham, Alabama
PG 3 Josh Sharkey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 4 Triston Chambers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Cold Springs, Alabama
G 11 James Boone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Murray, Kentucky
F 13 Eric Adams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Hoover, Alabama
G 14 Tanner Tapp 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Brentwood, Tennessee
G 15 Justin Hopkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Huntsville, Alabama
F 20 Alex Thompson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Dothan, Alabama
G 22 Demetrius Denzel-Dyson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Covington, Tennessee
G 24 Gerald Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Carbon Hill, Alabama
F 25 Terry Brutus 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)250 lb (113 kg) Sr Spring Valley, New York
C 33 Wyatt Walker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) So Jacksonville, Florida
F/C 55 Alex Peters 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Mountain Brook, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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.

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