2023–24 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Samford University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs are led by fourth-year head coach Bucky McMillan, and play their home games at the Pete Hanna Center in Homewood, Alabama as a member of the Southern Conference.

2023–24 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	8–2 (0–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Bucky McMillan (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Mitch Cole Danny Young Neb Exantus
Home arena	Pete Hanna Center
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UNC Greensboro	0	–	0		–			8	–	1		.889
Samford	0	–	0		–			8	–	2		.800
Western Carolina	0	–	0		–			7	–	2		.778
Chattanooga	0	–	0		–			6	–	3		.667
East Tennessee State	0	–	0		–			5	–	4		.556
The Citadel	0	–	0		–			6	–	5		.545
Wofford	0	–	0		–			5	–	5		.500
Furman	0	–	0		–			5	–	6		.455
Mercer	0	–	0		–			3	–	6		.333
VMI	0	–	0		–			2	–	9		.182
† 2024 SoCon tournament winner As of December 15, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2022–23 season 21–11, 15–3 in SoCon play to finish in as the regular season conference champions. Samford would lose to Chattanooga in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference tournament.^[1]

Roster

2023–24 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Lukas Walls 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Knoxville, Tennessee G 1 Josh Holloway 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee G 2 Jaden Campbell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Brampton, Ontario G 3 Chandler Leopard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Athens, Alabama F 4 Jermaine Marshall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Brighton, Alabama G 5 A.J. Staton-McCray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Delray Beach, Florida G 10 Garrett Hicks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) GS Madison, Alabama G/F 11 Jonathan Caicedo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Fr Tampa, Florida G 12 Dallas Graziani 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 140 lb (64 kg) So Pembroke Pines, Florida G 13 Paulie Stramaglia 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Mountain Brook, Alabama F 14 Achor Achor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Jr Melbourne, Australia F 15 Grayson Walters 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Mountain Brook, Alabama G 21 Rylan Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Logan, Utah G 22 Thomas Kizer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee G 23 Owen LaRocca 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Sugar Land, Texas G 24 Brody Boyer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Palm Bay, Florida F 25 Nathan Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Adel, Iowa F 31 Joshua Hughes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Woodstock, Georgia F/C 32 Zach Loveday 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Gallipolis, Ohio F/C 35 Riley Allenspach 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 247 lb (112 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina	Head coach Bucky McMillan (Birmingham–Southern) Assistant coach(es) Mitch Cole (Montana State Billings) Danny Young (Grand Canyon) Neb Exantus (Southern New Hampshire) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 22, 2023

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 6, 2023* 6:30 pm, BTN		at No. 3 Purdue	L 45–98	0–1	11 – Campbell	7 – Achor	2 – Tied	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
November 10, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at VCU	L 65–75	0–2	20 – Marshall	10 – Marshall	4 – Holloway	Siegel Center (7,114) Richmond, VA
November 14, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Mississippi College	W 96–52	1–2	17 – Achor	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Pete Hanna Center (1,732) Homewood, AL
November 17, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		South Carolina State	W 89–72	2–2	20 – Marshall	14 – Achor	5 – Holloway	Pete Hanna Center (1,023) Homewood, AL
November 22, 2023* 4:30 pm, ESPN+		Alabama State Samford MTE	W 99–67	3–2	17 – Campbell	7 – Staton-McCray	6 – Tied	Pete Hanna Center (866) Homewood, AL
November 24, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Merrimack Samford MTE	W 79–71	4–2	19 – Campbell	8 – Achor	4 – Tied	Pete Hanna Center (818) Homewood, AL
November 25, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		North Carolina A&T Samford MTE	W 101–83	5–2	26 – Achor	7 – Loveday	6 – Jones	Pete Hanna Center (411) Homewood, AL
November 30, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Louisiana	W 88–65	6–2	25 – Achor	8 – Achor	9 – Jones	Pete Hanna Center (1,471) Homewood, AL
December 3, 2023* 3:30 pm, ESPN+		LaGrange	W 128–82	7–2	21 – Leopard	8 – Achor	7 – Holloway	Pete Hanna Center (879) Homewood, AL
December 11, 2023* 6:30pm, ESPN+		Alabama A&M	W 118–91	8–2	18 – Staton-McCray	6 – Staton-McCray	5 – Tied	Pete Hanna Center (1,763) Homewood, AL
December 16, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Belmont						Pete Hanna Center  Homewood, AL
December 19, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Valparaiso						Athletics–Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm		at Texas Southern						Health and Physical Education Arena  Houston, TX
SoCon regular season
January 3, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Chattanooga						Pete Hanna Center  Homewood, AL
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at The Citadel						McAlister Field House  Charleston, SC
January 11, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Greensboro						Pete Hanna Center  Homewood, AL
January 13, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+		VMI						Pete Hanna Center  Homewood, AL
January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Carolina						Ramsey Center  Cullowhee, NC
January 20, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Mercer						Pete Hanna Center  Homewood, AL
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Furman						Timmons Arena  Greenville, SC
January 27, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Tennessee State						Freedom Hall Civic Center  Johnson City, TN
January 31, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Wofford						Pete Hanna Center  Homewood, AL
February 3, 2024 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at Chattanooga						McKenzie Arena  Chattanooga, TN
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Greensboro						Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro NC
February 10, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at VMI						Cameron Hall  Lexington, VA
February 14, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Carolina						Pete Hanna Center  Homewood, AL
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mercer						Hawkins Arena  Macon, GA
February 21, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Furman						Pete Hanna Center  Homewood, AL
February 24, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+		East Tennessee State						Pete Hanna Center  Homewood, AL
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wofford						Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium  Spartanburg, SC
March 2, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+		The Citadel						Pete Hanna Center  Homewood, AL
SoCon tournament
March 2024  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.

Source:^[2][3]

References

1. "2022-23 Samford Bulldogs Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
2. "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Samford Sports. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
3. "Samford Bulldogs 2023–24 Regular Season". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 8, 2023.