2021–22 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second-year head coach Bucky McMillan, played their home games at the Pete Hanna Center in Homewood, Alabama as a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the 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 before losing to Furman in the semifinals.

2021–22 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	21–11 (10–8 SoCon)
Head coach	Bucky McMillan (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Mitch Cole
Assistant coaches	Zach Gillion Neb Exantus
Home arena	Pete Hanna Center
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Chattanooga †	14	–	4		.778			27	–	8		.771
Furman	12	–	6		.667			22	–	12		.647
Samford	10	–	8		.556			21	–	11		.656
Wofford	10	–	8		.556			19	–	13		.594
VMI	9	–	9		.500			16	–	16		.500
UNC Greensboro	9	–	9		.500			17	–	15		.531
Mercer	8	–	10		.444			16	–	17		.485
East Tennessee State	7	–	11		.389			15	–	17		.469
The Citadel	6	–	12		.333			13	–	17		.433
Western Carolina	5	–	13		.278			11	–	21		.344
† 2022 SoCon Tournament winner

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bulldogs finished the 2020–21 season 6–13, 2–9 in SoCon play to finish in last place. They lost to Mercer in the first round of the SoCon tournament.^[1]

Roster

2021–22 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) So Knoxville, TN G 1 Wesley Cardet 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Fort Lauderdale, FL G 2 Jaden Campbell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Brampton, Ontario G 3 Jaron Rillie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Sydney, Australia F 4 Jermaine Marshall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Brighton, AL G 5 A.J. Staton-McCray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Delray Beach, FL G/F 10 Angel Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Fort Lauderdale, FL G 11 Marcellus Vail 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Shelbyville, KY G 12 Clay Holmes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Brentwood, TN G 13 Quinn Richey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Johns Creek, GA G 14 Richardson Maitre 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Port-au-Prince, Haiti F 15 Grayson Walters 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Mountain Brook, AL G 21 Owen LaRocca 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Sugar Land, TX F 22 Logan Dye 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Haleyville, AL G 23 Cooper Kaifes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Shawnee, KS F 24 Daniel Lobach 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Durham, NC F 31 Bryan Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Pismo Beach, CA G 33 Charlie Morrison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Athens, AL G 35 Paulie Stramaglia 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Mountain Brook, AL C 42 Jacob Tryon 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Temecula, CA	Head coach Bucky McMillan (Birmingham–Southern) Assistant coach(es) Mitch Cole (Montana State Billings) Zach Gillion Neb Exantus (Southern New Hampshire) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 26, 2021

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 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Maryville	W 99–78	1–0	19 – Glover	12 – Tryon	5 – Vail	Pete Hanna Center (903) Homewood, AL
November 11, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Spring Hill	W 86–69	2–0	16 – Marshall	10 – Marshall	4 – Glover	Pete Hanna Center (1,101) Homewood, AL
November 15, 2021* 8:00 pm, WCC+		at San Francisco	L 55–77	2–1	24 – Glover	7 – Marshall	2 – Marshall	War Memorial Gymnasium (1,033) San Francisco, CA
November 18, 2021* 8:00 pm, P12N+		at Oregon State	W 78–77	3–1	16 – Glover	6 – 2 Tied	9 – Glover	Gill Coliseum (3,491) Corvallis, OR
November 26, 2021* 1:30 pm		vs. North Carolina A&T Emerald Coast Classic Second Round	W 77–75	4–1	25 – Glover	13 – Marshall	7 – Glover	The Arena at NWFSC (200) Niceville, FL
November 27, 2021* 12:30 pm		vs. McNeese State Emerald Coast Classic Championship/Consolation	W 83–75	5–1	24 – Glover	12 – Marshall	6 – Glover	The Arena at NWFSC (125) Niceville, FL
November 30, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Mississippi College	W 83–58	6–1	16 – Tryon	6 – 2 Tied	7 – Rillie	Pete Hanna Center (1,113) Homewood, AL
December 5, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Belmont	L 73–85	6–2	22 – 2 Tied	13 – Marshall	6 – Glover	Pete Hanna Center (2,876) Homewood, AL
December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm		at Alabama State	W 74–64	7–2	27 – Cardet	13 – Marshall	3 – Rillie	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (175) Montgomery, AL
December 11, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Alabama A&M	W 52–50	8–2	12 – Marshall	14 – Marshall	4 – Campbell	Pete Hanna Center (1,841) Homewood, AL
December 18, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Kennesaw State	W 85–84	9–2	22 – Glover	5 – Marshall	4 – Campbell	Pete Hanna Center (713) Homewood, AL
December 21, 2021* 3:00 pm, SECN+		at Ole Miss	W 75–73	10–2	21 – Glover	11 – Marshall	4 – Rillie	SJB Pavilion (5,649) Oxford, MS
SoCon regular season
December 29, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Furman	L 49–81	10–3 (0–1)	15 – Campbell	7 – Cardet	2 – Rillie	Timmons Arena (1,527) Greenville, SC
January 5, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mercer	L 80–83	10–4 (0–2)	24 – Marshall	9 – 2 Tied	6 – Glover	Hawkins Arena (1,082) Macon, GA
January 8, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Carolina	W 85–60	11–4 (1–2)	18 – Cardet	11 – Marshall	5 – Glover	Pete Hanna Center (703) Homewood, AL
January 12, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wofford	L 64–87	11–5 (1–3)	16 – Campbell	6 – Cardet	3 – Glover	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (979) Spartanburg, SC
January 15, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		East Tennessee State	L 85–88	11–6 (1–4)	20 – 2 Tied	9 – Cardet	8 – Glover	Pete Hanna Center (1,034) Homewood, AL
January 20, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at VMI	L 80–99	11–7 (1–5)	19 – Dye	8 – Dye	3 – 2 Tied	Cameron Hall (826) Lexington, VA
January 22, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Greensboro	L 58–61	11–8 (1–6)	14 – 2 Tied	11 – Cardet	2 – 2 Tied	Greensboro Coliseum (1,462) Greensboro, NC
January 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Mercer	W 75–61	12–8 (2–6)	20 – Glover	6 – Rillie	5 – Glover	Pete Hanna Center (891) Homewood, AL
January 29, 2022 2:00 pm		at Western Carolina	W 74–64	13–8 (3–6)	18 – Marshall	7 – Marshall	3 – Tied	Ramsey Center (1,381) Cullowhee, NC
February 2, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Chattanooga	W 80–72	14–8 (4–6)	20 – Glover	11 – Dye	5 – Glover	Pete Hanna Center (1,465) Homewood, AL
February 5, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at The Citadel	L 93–107	14–9 (4–7)	30 – Glover	8 – Marshall	5 – Glover	McAlister Field House (1,137) Charleston, SC
February 9, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Wofford	W 65–60 OT	15–9 (5–7)	18 – Glover	10 – Marshall	3 – Tied	Pete Hanna Center (1,343) Homewood, AL
February 12, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Tennessee State	W 77–73	16–9 (6–7)	23 – Glover	10 – Marshall	2 – Tied	Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,502) Johnson City, TN
February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		VMI	W 100–99 OT	17–9 (7–7)	26 – Glover	7 – Dye	10 – Glover	Pete Hanna Center (1,013) Homewood, AL
February 19, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Greensboro	W 55–49	16–12 (8–7)	20 – Glover	11 – Marshall	3 – Glover	Pete Hanna Center (1,310) Homewood, AL
February 21, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+		The Citadel Rescheduled from Jan. 1	W 76–74	19–9 (9–7)	26 – Glover	11 – Dye	5 – Glover	Pete Hanna Center (1,632) Homewood, AL
February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Furman	W 83–75	20–9 (10–7)	22 – Glover	9 – Marshall	6 – Glover	Pete Hanna Center (2,512) Homewood, AL
February 26, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Chattanooga	L 57–70	20–10 (10–8)	17 – Marshall	8 – Marshall	2 – Glover	McKenzie Arena (4,015) Chattanooga, TN
SoCon tournament
March 5, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+	(3)	vs. (6) UNC Greensboro Quarterfinals	W 66–64	21–10	19 – Dye	8 – Dye	7 – Glover	Harrah's Cherokee Center (3,032) Asheville, NC
March 6, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPNU	(3)	vs. (2) Furman Semifinals	L 68–71	21–11	23 – Glover	12 – Marshall	4 – Glover	Harrah's Cherokee Center (3,027) Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[2][3]

References

1. "Mercer tops Samford in SoCon first round". Southern Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
2. "2021-2022 Men's Basketball Schedule". Samford University Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
3. "2021-22 Samford Bulldogs Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2021.