2022–23 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team

2022–23 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball
2022–23 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball
SoCon regular season co–champions
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	21–11 (15–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Bucky McMillan (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Mitch Cole; Danny Young; Neb Exantus;
Home arena	Pete Hanna Center
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Furman †	15	–	3	.833	28	–	8	.778
Samford	15	–	3	.833	21	–	11	.656
UNC Greensboro	14	–	4	.778	20	–	12	.625
Western Carolina	10	–	8	.556	18	–	16	.529
East Tennessee State	8	–	10	.444	12	–	20	.375
Wofford	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Chattanooga	7	–	11	.389	18	–	17	.514
Mercer	6	–	12	.333	14	–	19	.424
The Citadel	5	–	13	.278	10	–	22	.313
VMI	2	–	16	.111	7	–	25	.219

† 2023 SoCon tournament winner

The 2022–23 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Bucky McMillan, played their home games at the Pete Hanna Center in Homewood, Alabama as a member of the Southern Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2021–22 season 21–11, 10–8 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the SoCon tournament, they defeated UNC Greensboro,^[1] before losing to Furman in the semifinals.^[2]

Roster

2022–23 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Ques Glover	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Knoxville, Tennessee
G	1	Bubba Parham	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Snellville, Georgia
G	2	Jaden Campbell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Brampton, Ontario
G	3	Jaron Rillie	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Sydney, Australia
F	4	Jermaine Marshall	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Brighton, Alabama
G	5	A.J. Staton-McCray	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Delray Beach, Florida
G	10	Owen LaRocca	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	So	Sugar Land, Texas
G	11	Marcellus Vail	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Shelbyville, Kentucky
F	12	Daniel Lobach	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Durham, North Carolina
G	13	Quinn Richey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Johns Creek, Georgia
F	14	Achor Achor	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	So	Melbourne, Australia
F	15	Grayson Walters	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Mountain Brook, Alabama
G	21	Britton Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Mountain Brook, Alabama
F	22	Logan Dye	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Haleyville, Alabama
G	23	Cooper Kaifes	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Shawnee, Kansas
G	24	Brody Boyer	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Palm Bay, Florida
F	25	Nathan Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Adel, Iowa
F	31	Joshua Hughes	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Woodstock, Georgia
G	32	Clay Holmes	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Brentwood, Tennessee
G	33	Charlie Morrison	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Athens, Alabama

Head coach

Bucky McMillan (Birmingham–Southern)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 2, 2022

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 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Anderson (SC)	W 109–85	1–0	19 – Marshall	7 – 2 Tied	5 – Rillie	Pete Hanna Center (2,931) Homewood, AL
November 10, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Spring Hill	W 80–61	2–0	18 – 2 Tied	9 – Dye	3 – 2 Tied	Pete Hanna Center (2,415) Homewood, AL
November 12, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Belhaven	W 90–38	3–0	15 – Marshall	8 – Marshall	3 – Parham	Pete Hanna Center (1,833) Homewood, AL
November 17, 2022* 7:00 pm, YouTube		at Alabama A&M	W 84–64	4–0	18 – Achor	8 – Achor	2 – Kaifes	Elmore Gymnasium (1,800) Huntsville, AL
November 20, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas Southern	W 78–63	5–0	18 – Glover	7 – Parham	4 – 2 Tied	Pete Hanna Center (2,333) Homewood, AL
November 23, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Valparaiso	W 79–49	6–0	12 – 2 Tied	6 – Marshall	3 – Marshall	Pete Hanna Center (1,735) Homewood, AL
November 25, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	L 76–79	6–1	26 – Glover	4 – 4 Tied	4 – Glover	Pete Hanna Center (1,731) Homewood, AL
November 27, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee Southern	L 82–84	6–2	18 – Campbell	10 – Achor	3 – Rillie	Pete Hanna Center (1,317) Homewood, AL
November 30, 2022* 8:00 pm, FS2		at DePaul	L 98–103 ^OT	6–3	23 – Dye	10 – Parham	7 – Parham	Wintrust Arena (2,342) Chicago, IL
December 4, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at UCF	L 77–80 ^OT	6–4	15 – 2 Tied	7 – Dye	5 – 2 Tied	Addition Financial Arena (4,052) Orlando, FL
December 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana	L 58–75	6–5	12 – Campbell	7 – Marshall	4 – Rillie	Cajundome (2,653) Lafayette, LA
December 17, 2022* 2:00 pm, YouTube		at South Carolina State	L 61–62	6–6	16 – Dye	10 – Achor	5 – Rillie	SHM Memorial Center (300) Orangeburg, SC
December 21, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Belmont	L 56–79	6–7	15 – Tied	7 – Marshall	3 – Parham	Curb Event Center (2,084) Nashville, TN
SoCon regular season
December 28, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPNU		Mercer	W 78–69	7–7 (1–0)	25 – Marshall	7 – Marshall	10 – Rillie	Pete Hanna Center (2,113) Homewood, AL
December 31, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at The Citadel	W 75–63	8–7 (2–0)	20 – Dye	10 – Marshall	3 – Tied	McAlister Field House (871) Charleston, SC
January 4, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+		VMI	W 87–78	9–7 (3–0)	19 – Dye	10 – Marshall	6 – Marshall	Pete Hanna Center (2,017) Homewood, AL
January 7, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Greensboro	W 70–68	10–7 (4–0)	17 – Tied	8 – Tied	4 – Dye	Greensboro Coliseum (1,197) Greensboro, NC
January 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Wofford	W 83–58	11–7 (5–0)	19 – Dye	6 – Achor	9 – Rillie	Pete Hanna Center (3,217) Homewood, AL
January 14, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPNU		Chattanooga	W 75-74	12–7 (6–0)	23 – Dye	9 – Marshall	5 – Dye	Pete Hanna Center (3,027) Homewood, AL
January 18, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Tennessee State	W 69–59	13–7 (7–0)	19 – Dye	12 – Marshall	3 – Tied	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,894) Johnson City, TN
January 21, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Carolina	W 74–65	14–7 (8–0)	20 – Glover	12 – Marshall	2 – Tied	Pete Hanna Center (3,513) Homewood, AL
January 25, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Furman	L 84–91 ^OT	14–8 (8–1)	19 – Dye	7 – Johnson	6 – Parham	Timmons Arena (1,857) Greenville, SC
January 28, 2023 1:00 pm, CBSSN/ESPN+		at Wofford	L 77–85	14–9 (8–2)	20 – Glover	7 – Marshall	3 – Glover	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,866) Spartanburg, SC
February 1, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Carolina	W 85–77	15–9 (9–2)	24 – Dye	10 – Staton-McCray	2 – Parham	Ramsey Center (1,787) Cullowhee, NC
February 4, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		East Tennessee State	W 73–62	16–9 (10–2)	22 – Staton-McCray	6 – Staton-McCray	4 – Glover	Pete Hanna Center (2,836) Homewood, AL
February 8, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mercer	W 70–69 ^OT	17–9 (11–2)	22 – Glover	8 – Staton-McCray	2 – Parham	Hawkins Arena (2,872) Macon, GA
February 11, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		The Citadel	W 76–70	18–9 (12–2)	23 – Marshall	7 – Marshall	2 – Tied	Pete Hanna Center (3,100) Homewood, AL
February 15, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+		UNC Greensboro	W 83–71	19–9 (13–2)	21 – Parham	7 – Staton-McCray	4 – Glover	Pete Hanna Center (2,416) Homewood, AL
February 18, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at VMI	W 96–61	20–9 (14–2)	19 – Parham	7 – Marshall	8 – Rillie	Cameron Hall (3,229) Lexington, VA
February 22, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Chattanooga	W 75–70	21–9 (15–2)	25 – Marshall	8 – Marshall	5 – Parham	McKenzie Arena (3,189) Chattanooga, TN
February 25, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Furman	L 79–93	21–10 (15–3)	27 – Glover	8 – Marshall	4 – Glover	Pete Hanna Center (3,562) Homewood, AL
SoCon tournament
March 4, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) Chattanooga Quarterfinals	L 82–85	21–11	27 – Marshall	8 – Marshall	3 – Tied	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

^ "Bulldogs Earn Dramatic 66-64 Win Over UNCG In SoCon Quarterfinals". Samford University Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^ "Chattanooga, Furman to meet in SoCon title game". Southern Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^ "2022-2023 Men's Basketball Schedule". Samford University Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^ "2022-23 Samford Bulldogs Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

[1] "Bulldogs Earn Dramatic 66-64 Win Over UNCG In SoCon Quarterfinals". Samford University Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

[2] "Chattanooga, Furman to meet in SoCon title game". Southern Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

[3] "2022-2023 Men's Basketball Schedule". Samford University Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

[4] "2022-23 Samford Bulldogs Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

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2022–23 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team

Previous season

Roster

Schedule and results

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