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SAMFORD UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-2021 GAME NOTES GAME 10: CHATTANOOGA 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 MOCS 2020-21 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 5-4 1-1 9-2 0-2 OVERALL SoCON OVERALL SoCON OVERALL RECORD: 5-4 SoCON: 1-1 NR NR NON-CONFERENCE: 4-3 NABC TOP 25 NABC TOP 25 HOME: 2-1 AT AWAY: 3-3 BUCKY MCMILLAN LAMONT PARIS NEUTRAL: 0-0 HEAD COACH HEAD COACH NOVEMBER 5-4 1ST 51-58 4TH 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: CHATTANOOGA 5 at Belmont W, 96-83 • The Samford men’s basketball team wraps up a two game SERIES RECORD 104TH MEETING 12 at Georgia L, 79-75 road swing on Wednesday, Jan. 6 at Chattanooga. Tipoff Overall Chattanooga leads 63-40 16 at Troy L, 79-71 is set for 6 PM at McKenzie Arena. ESPN+ will provide Last Meeting Jan. 29, 2020 - L, 92-84 - Birmingham, Ala. 19 at Kennesaw State W, 65-63 complete coverage of the game. 21 Belhaven W, 133-84 • Wednesday’s tilt will be the 104th all-time on the hard- 30 Virgina Military Institute * W, 84-71 wood between the Bulldogs (5-4, 1-1 SoCon) and Mocs (9-2, 0-2 SoCon). UTC leads the series standings 63-40, JANUARY including two wins in a row. The Mocs swept the series in 2 at Wofford * L, 94-84 86.9 POINTS 75.8 2019-20 with a 92-84 win in Birmingham and a 105-67 PER GAME 6 at Chattanooga * 6 PM victory at UTC. 48.3 FG% 45.3 9 Western Carolina * 7 PM • Chattanooga enters Wednesday’s game after back-to- 13 at East Tennessee State * 6 PM back losses to open Southern Conference play, including an 37.6 3PFG% 37.6 16 UNC-Greensboro * 2 PM 84-79 defeat at VMI last Saturday. 20 Chattanooga * 7 PM • David Jean-Baptist leads the Mocs in scoring at 19.3 71.1 FT% 77.2 23 The Citadel * 2 PM points per game while Malachi Smith is averaging a 27 at Mercer * 6 PM REBOUNDS double-double with 16.3 points and 11.0 rebounds. 40.7 PER GAME 35.2 30 at Western Carolina * 1 PM • Samford enters Wednesday’s game at Chattanooga aver- BLOCKS aging 86.9 points per game, ranking second in the SoCon 2.1 PER GAME 1.7 FEBRUARY and 12th in NCAA DI. 3 Furman * 7 PM 15.2 TURNOVERS 12.0 • Myron Gordon , a 6-3 senior guard from Bordentown, PER GAME 6 at UNC-Greensboro * 12 PM N.J., is leading the team in scoring, averaging 17.0 ppg to 18.6 ASSISTS 13.0 10 Mercer * 7 PM rank sixth in the league. PER GAME 13 at Virginia Military Institute * 12 PM • Senior center Jacob Tryon , who is averaging 9.0 points SCORING 17 at Furman * 6 PM 78.2 DEFENSE 67.8 and 5.6 rebounds per game, scored a career-high 19 20 East Tennessee State * 2 PM points and grabbed seven rebounds at Wofford. FG% 41.8 DEFENSE 46.6 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 5 24 34 14 0 A.J. JALEN JACOB RICHARDSON TRISTON STATON-McCRAY DUPREE TRYON MAITRE CHAMBERS G • 6-5 • Fr. F • 6-8 • Sr. 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 10: CHATTANOOGA 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 10: CHATTANOOGA 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 5-4 (1st) 23 Christian Guess G 6-6 190 Jr. Cleveland, Ohio North Idaho College Overall Record/Yrs 5-4 (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-ton 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 MUH-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: 1130-1389 (.448), 102 seasons Student Managers: Andrew Barbour 1st All-Time Division I Record: 605-774 (.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! BUILDING THE BULLDOG PAW PRINT For the last 104 years, the Bulldog has represented the students, faculty, staff, alumni and athletic teams atSamford University. In December of 1916, the students of Howard College voted overwhelmingly to change the school’s mascot from Baptist Tigers to Bulldogs.