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SAMFORD UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-2021 GAME NOTES GAME 8: VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE SAMFORD MEN’S BASKETBALL • 2020-21 NOTES1 GAME 1: UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY • JAN. 1, 2021 • PETE HANNA CENTER • BIRMINGHAM, ALA. MEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 NOTES BULLDOGS KEYDETS 2020-21 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 4-3 0-0 5-4 0-0 OVERALL SoCON OVERALL SoCON OVERALL RECORD: 4-3 SoCON: 0-0 NR NR NON-CONFERENCE: 4-3 NABC TOP 25 NABC TOP 25 HOME: 1-1 VS AWAY: 3-2 BUCKY MCMILLAN DAN EARL NEUTRAL: 0-0 HEAD COACH HEAD COACH NOVEMBER 4-3 1ST 49-115 7TH OVERALL SEASON OVERALL SEASON 25 Greenville ^ (Exh.) W, 174-99 29 Alabama A&M L, 78-76 DECEMBER SERIES SNAPSHOT: TALE OF THE TAPE 1 Covenant ^ W, 98-73 OPENING TIP: VIRGINIA MILITARY 5 at Belmont W, 96-83 • The start of Southern Conference play is finally upon SERIES RECORD 17TH MEETING 12 at Georgia L, 79-75 us, as the Samford men’s basketball team hosts Virginia Overall Samford leads 13-3 16 at Troy L, 79-71 Military Institute on Wednesday, Dec. 30 at the Pete Last Meeting March 6, 2020 - L, 96-78 - Asheville, N.C. 19 at Kennesaw State W, 65-63 Hanna Center. Tipoff is set for 7 PM. Complete coverage will 21 Belhaven W, 133-84 be available on ESPN+. 30 Virgina Military Institute * 7 PM • The matchup is the 17th all-time between the Bulldogs (4-3, 0-0 SoCon), who are 3-2 in their last five SoCon JANUARY openers, and Keydets (5-4, 0-0 SoCon) with Samford 2 at Wofford * 6 PM 87.7 POINTS 82.2 owning a 13-3 edge in the series. Both teams were picked to PER GAME 6 at Chattanooga * 6 PM finish is the bottom third of the league with SU was tabbed 48.3 FG% 47.9 9 Western Carolina * 2 PM to finish eighth in the SoCon this season and VMI ninth. 13 at East Tennessee State * 6 PM • VMI claimed a 96-78 victory over Samford on March 6, 36.8 3PFG% 38.2 16 UNC-Greensboro * 2 PM 2020 in the last meeting between the clubs. The opening 20 Chattanooga * 7 PM round loss in the SoCon Tournament snapped an 11-game 70.6 FT% 80.3 23 The Citadel * 2 PM winning streak for the Bulldogs over the Keydets. 27 at Mercer * 6 PM REBOUNDS • With the start of the 2020-21 season in less than two weeks, 42.0 PER GAME 40.0 30 at Western Carolina * 1 PM the Samford Bulldogs were picked to finish 8th in the BLOCKS SoCon Preseason Coaches Poll. UNC-Greensboro, 2.3 PER GAME 2.6 FEBRUARY which received 76 votes, narrowly edged Furman as the 3 Furman * 7 PM 6.0 STEALS 6.8 league’s preseason favorite. PER GAME 6 at UNC-Greensboro * 12 PM • Samford enters this week’s games averaging 87.7 points 18.4 ASSISTS 18.0 10 Mercer * 7 PM per game, ranking second in the SoCon. The Bulldogs PER GAME 13 at Virginia Military Institute * 12 PM have also been solid defensively, holding opponents to 39.6 SCORING 17 at Furman * 6 PM 77.0 DEFENSE 71.6 percent shooting from the field, ranking third overall in the 20 East Tennessee State * 2 PM SoCon. SU is also allowing 28.2 percent from 3-point range. FG% 39.6 DEFENSE 40.6 24 Wofford * 7 PM 27 at The Citadel 1 PM SAMFORD’S PROBABLE STARTING FIVE (LAST GAME) MARCH 3-7 Southern Conference Tournament ! TBD ^ Exhibition | * SoCon Game | ! - SoCon Tournament at Asheville, NC ** All times Central & Subject to Change 35 11 34 14 0 STANLEY MARCELLUS JACOB RICHARDSON TRISTON HENDERSON VAIL TRYON MAITRE CHAMBERS F • 6-6 • So. G • 6-3 • Fr. C • 6-11 • Sr. G • 6-3 • Sr. G • 6-2 • Sr. SAMFORD MEN’S BASKETBALL | RESPECT EARNED, NOT GIVEN. 1 SAMFORD UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-2021 GAME NOTES GAME 8: VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE SAMFORD MEN’S BASKETBALL • 2020-21 NOTES GAME 1: UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY • JAN. 1, 2021 • PETE HANNA CENTER • BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 2 2020-2021 SAMFORD RADIO & TV ROSTER 0 3 4 5 10 11 12 TRISTON CHAMBERS JARON RILLIE MYRON GORDAN A.J. STATON-McCRAY PRESTON PARKS MARCELLUS VAIL CLAY HOLMES G • 6-2 • 185 • R-Sr. G • 6-3 • 175 • Fr. G • 6-3 • 180 • R-Sr. G • 6-5 • 190 • Fr. G • 6-1 • 175 • Gr. G • 6-2 • 175 • Fr. G • 6-2 • 195 • Fr. Cold Springs, Ala. Santa Barbara, Calif. Bordentown, N.J. Charlotte, N.C. Greenville, S.C. Shelbyville, Ky. Brentwood, Tenn. 13 14 15 21 22 23 24 QUINN RICHEY RICHARDSON MAITRE GRAYSON WALTERS LUKE CHAMPION LOGAN DYE CHRISTIAN GUESS JALEN DUPREE G • 6-5 • 195 • Soph. G • 6-3 • 180 • R-Sr. F • 6-5 • 185 • Fr. F • 6-8 • 175 • Fr. F • 6-8 • 235 • Jr. G • 6-6 • 190 • Jr. F • 6-8 • 235 • R-Sr. Johns Creek, Ga. Montreal, Quebec (CA) Mountain Brook, Ala. Suwanee, Ga. Haleyville, Ala. Cleveland, Ohio Cordova, Tenn. 31 34 35 BRYAN SMITH JACOB TRYON STANLEY HENDERSON, JR F • 6-4 • 180 • Soph. F • 6-11 • 210 • Sr. F • 6-6 • 210 • Jr. Pismo Beach, Calif. Temecula, Calif. Jonesboro, Ga. COACHING & SUPPORT STAFF BUCKY MCMILLAN DUANE REBOUL TRA ARNOLD SERGIO ROUCO GERALD GILLION DAVID GOOD MATTHEW POWELL Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach BRANDON DAVIS SKIP WELLBORN NEB EXANTUS DREW SMITH ANDREW BARBOUR GRANT MARTIN CHARLIE MORRISON Volunteer Assistant Volunteer Assistant Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant Student Manager Student Manager Student Manager JON FARRIS BRAD MONTGOMERY MATT JONES JOEY MULLINS MEAGAN RUMMAGE CODY JACKSON KALYN BEDNARZ Strength & Conditioning Sports Medicine Sr, Associate AD Assistant AD Social Media Assistant AD Academics Coach External Affairs Coimmunications Coordinator Compliance @SAMFORDMBB | @BUCKYBASKETBALL | @SAMFORD_SPORTS 2 SAMFORD UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-2021 GAME NOTES GAME 8: VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE SAMFORD MEN’S BASKETBALL • 2020-21 NOTES GAME 1: UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY • JAN. 1, 2021 • PETE HANNA CENTER • BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 3 QUICK FACTS • INFORMATION 2020-2021 SAMFORD NUMERICAL ROSTER Location: Birmingham, Ala. SAMFORD UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 NUMERICAL ROSTER Year Founded: 1841 # NAME P HGT WGT CLASS HOMETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOL Enrollment: 5,624 0 Triston Chambers G 6-2 185 R-Sr. Cold Springs, Ala. UAH Nickname: Bulldogs 3 Jaron Rillie G 6-3 175 Fr. Santa Barbara, Calif. Link Year Prep (Mo.) School Colors: Red and Blue 4 Myron Gordon G 6-3 180 R-Sr. Bordentown, N.J. Harcum College Arena (Capacity): Pete Hanna Center (5,000) 5 A.J. Staton-McCray G 6-5 190 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. West Oaks, Academy (Fla.) Affiliation: NCAA Division I 10 Preston Parks G 6-1 175 Gr. Greenville, S.C. UT Martin Conference: Southern 11 Marcellus Vail G 6-2 175 Fr. Shelbyville, Ky. Martha Layne Collins HS President: Dr. Andrew Westmoreland 12 Clay Holmes G 6-2 195 Fr. Brentwood, Tenn. Brentwood Academy Director of Athletics: Martin Newton 13 Quinn Richey G 6-5 195 So. Johns Creek, Ga. James Madison 14 Richardson Maitre G 6-3 180 R-Sr. Montreal, Canada Florida Atlantic COACHING STAFF 15 Grayson Walters F 6-5 185 Fr. Mountain Brook, Ala. Link Year Prep (Mo.) Head Coach Bucky McMillan 21 Luke Champion F 6-8 175 Fr. Suwanee, Ga. Lambert HS Alma Mater/Yr Birmingham Southern/2006 22 Logan Dye F 6-8 235 Jr. Haleyville, Ala. Haleyville HS Record at Samford/Yrs 4-3 (1st) 23 Christian Guess G 6-6 190 Jr. Cleveland, Ohio North Idaho College Overall Record/Yrs 4-3 (1st) 24 Jalen Dupree F 6-8 235 R-Sr. Cordova, Tenn. Murray State Assistant Coaches/Yrs Duane Reboul (1st) 31 Bryan Smith F 6-4 180 So. Pismo Beach, Calif. Arroyo Grande HS Tra Arnold (1st) 34 Jacob Tryon F 6-11 210 Sr. Temecula, Calif. Portland Sergio Rouco (1st) 35 Stanley Henderson, Jr. F 6-6 210 Jr. Jonesboro, Ga. Middle Georgia Prep David Good (1st) Matthew Powell (7th) Volunteer Assistant/Yrs Bryan Davis (1st) COACHING & SUPPORT STAFF PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Skip Wellborn (1st) POSITION NAME YR @ SU NAME PRONUNCIATION Head Coach: Bucky McMillan 1st Triston Chambers TRISS-tin TEAM INFORMATION Assistant Coaches: Duane Reboul 1st Jaron Rillie JAIR-uhn REEL-ee 2018-19 Record 10-23 Tra Arnold 1st A.J. Staton-McCray STAY-ton-McCray Southern Conference Record 4-14 Sergio Rouco 1st Richardson Maitre MAH-trey Regular Season 8th Gerald Gillion 1st Jalen Dupree JAY-len Final 2018-19 National Ranking NR David Good 1st Jacob Tryon TRY-on Starters Returning/Lost (2019-20) 1/4 Matthew Powell 4th Duane Reboul RE-bowl Letterwinners Returning/Lost (2019-20) 3/13 Volunteer Assistants: Brandon Davis 1st Sergio Rouco SERG-ee-o ROW-co Skip Wellborn 1st Tra Arnold TRAY BASKETBALL HISTORY Graduate Assistants: Neb Exantus 1st Gerald Gillion GILL-ee-uhn First Year of Basketball: 1901-02 Drew Smith 1st Neb Exantus IX-ahn-tus All-Time Record: 1129-1387 (.448), 102 seasons Student Managers: Andrew Barbour 1st All-Time Division I Record: 604-773 (.438), 47 seasons Grant Martin 1st NCAA Tournament Appearances/Most Recent: Two/2000 Charlie Morrison 1st NCAA Tournament Record: 0-2 Strength & Conditioning: Jonathan Farris 4th Most Recent NCAA Opponent: Syracuse, L (79-65) Athletic Trainer: Brad Montgomery 1st Media Contact: Matt Jones 2nd NCAA Midwest Regional, Cleveland, Ohio Secondary Contact: Joey Mullins 18th WE ARE THE BULLDOGS! 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