BULLDOG BASKETBALL 2014-15 QUICK FACTS COACHING STAFF QUICK FACTS Head Coach: Scott Padgett (Kentucky, 1999) Record at Samford: 0-0 (First season) GENERAL INFORMATION Career Record: Same Location: Birmingham, Ala. Assistant Coach: Jake Headrick (Montevallo, 2005) Founded: 1841 Tenure: Third season Enrollment: 4,833 Assistant Coach: Sidney Ball (UAB, 2005) Nickname: Bulldogs Tenure: First season School Colors: Red (PMS 200) and Blue (PMS 289) Assistant Coach: Charles Newton (Tennessee Tech, 2011) Arena (Capacity): Pete Hanna Center (5,000) Tenure: First season Press Row Phone: (205) 726-2377 Undergraduate Student-Assistant Coach: Marc Salyers Tenure: First season Affi liation: NCAA Division I Dir. of Basketball Operations: Brandon Gilbert (Florida, 2012) Conference: Southern Tenure: First season President: Dr. Andrew Westmoreland Video Coordinator: Matthew Powell (Samford, 2014) Alma Mater/Year: Ouachita Baptist University/1979 Tenure: First season Director of Athletics: Martin Newton Asst. Dir. of Operations: Aaron Greenwood (Faulkner, 2009) Alma Mater/Year: Samford/1983 Tenure: First season Assistant Video Coordinator: Andrew Langley (Alabama, 2014) Tenure: First season ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION Undergraduate Student Manager: Matt Barnett Director (MBB Contact): Zac Schrieber Tenure: First season Offi ce Phone: (205) 726-2802 Cell Phone: (205) 532-3476 Home Phone: (205) 532-3476 TEAM INFORMATION E-mail: [email protected] STARTERS RETURNING (2) Assistant Athletic Director: Joey Mullins PPG RPG APG SPG Offi ce Phone: (205) 726-2799 #25 Michael Bradley, Sr., C 3.5 3.6 0.2 0.0 Cell Phone: (205) 532-3477 #00 Nnamdi Enechionyia, So., G 1.4 0.8 0.2 0.2 Home Phone: (205) 822-3609 E-mail: [email protected] STARTERS LOST (3) PPG RPG APG SPG Assistant Director: Herb Brooks #32 Tim Williams, So., F 17.6 7.3 0.8 1.3 Offi ce Phone: (205) 726-4005 #4 Isaiah Williams, Fr., PG 11.9 1.8 3.4 0.8 Cell Phone: (251) 282-8375 #10 Connor Miller, Jr., G 6.4 3.9 2.1 0.7 E-mail: [email protected] SID Fax: (205) 726-2545 ADDITIONAL LETTERMEN RETURNING (5) Website: www.samfordsports.com PPG RPG APG SPG #35 Tyler Hood, Sr., F 7.9 3.1 0.8 0.5 #1 Brandon Roberts, So., G 4.0 0.9 0.6 0.1 HISTORY #2 Brandon Hayman, Sr., G 2.7 1.2 0.2 0.3 First Year of Basketball: 1901-02 #24 Eric Adams, So., G 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 All-Time Record: 1041-1269 (.451), 96 seasons #33 Emeka Ikezu, So./F 0.7 1.0 0.1 0.1 All-Time Division I Record: 516-655 (.441), 41 seasons NCAA Tournament Appearances/Most Recent: Two/2000 NON-STARTING LETTERMEN LOST (6) NCAA Tournament Record: 0-2 #11 Raijon Kelly, Jr., G 10.1 2.5 2.5 0.8 Most Recent NCAA Opponent: Syracuse, L (79-65) #23 Jordan Capps, Fr., F 5.2 3.5 0.8 0.3 NCAA Midwest Regional, Cleveland, Ohio #21 Chris Longoria, So., G 3.8 1.5 1.0 0.5 #5 Russell Wilson, So., PG 3.0 1.4 2.3 0.6 #15 Hamilton Bailey, Sr., G 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 2013-14 INFORMATION #12 Tony Thompson, Sr., G 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 Overall Record: 13-20 Conference Record/Finish: 6-10/T-7th NEWCOMERS (7) Postseason Result: Defeated Appalachian State, 70-56, in the #4 Marcus Johnson (5-11, 185, G, Jr., Wallace State JC) opening round of the SoCon Tournament; Lost to #5 Jamal Shabazz (6-6, 205, G/F, Jr., Lamar State College) #10 Christen Cunningham (5-11, 160, G, Fr., Lexington, Ky.) Davidson in the quarterfi nals, 77-54. #11 Evan Taylor (6-4, 175, G, Fr., Cincinnati, Ohio) Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 #15 Darius Jones-Gibson (6-1, 175, G, Jr., Barton County CC) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/9 #24 Gerald Smith (6-4, 185, G, Fr., Carbon Hill, Ala.) Newcomers (Freshmen/Transfers): 7 (4/3) #55 Alex Peters (6-8, 210, F/C, Fr., Mountain Brook, Ala.) WWW.SAMFORDSPORTS.COM 2014-15 BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS BULLDOG BASKETBALL 2014-15 QUICK FACTS NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME HT. WT. POS. CL./EXP. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Nnamdi Enechionyia G/F 6-6 175 So./1VL Hagerstown, Md./St. James School 1 Brandon Roberts G 6-1 165 So./1VL Decatur, Ala./West Morgan HS 2 Brandon Hayman G 6-3 190 Sr./3VL Braselton, Ga./Mill Creek HS 4 Marcus Johnson G 5-11 185 Jr./TR Washington, D.C./Wallace State JC 5 Jamal Shabazz G/F 6-6 205 Jr./TR Pfl ugerville, Texas/Lamar State College 10 Christen Cunningham G 6-2 185 Fr./HS Georgetown, Ky./Cordia School 11 Evan Taylor G 6-4 175 Fr./HS Cincinnati, Ohio/Paul VI HS 13 Eric Adams F 6-7 185 So./1VL Hoover, Ala./Hoover HS 15 Darius Jones-Gibson G 6-1 175 Jr./TR Lexington, Ky./Barton County CC 24 Gerald Smith G 6-4 185 Fr./HS Carbon Hill, Ala./Carbon Hill HS 25 Michael Bradley C 6-10 250 Sr./1VL Chattanooga, Tenn./Vincennes University 33 Emeka Ikezu F/C 6-9 230 So./1VL Greensboro, N.C./Hargrave Military Academy 35 Tyler Hood F 6-6 210 Sr./3VL Lenoir City, Tenn./Lenoir City HS 55 Alex Peters F/C 6-8 210 Fr./HS Mountain Brook, Ala./Mountain Brook HS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO. NAME HT. WT. POS. CL./EXP. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 13 Eric Adams F 6-7 185 So./1VL Hoover, Ala./Hoover HS 25 Michael Bradley C 6-10 250 Sr./1VL Chattanooga, Tenn./Vincennes University 10 Christen Cunningham G 6-2 185 Fr./HS Georgetown, Ky./Cordia School 0 Nnamdi Enechionyia G/F 6-6 175 So./1VL Hagerstown, Md./St. James School 2 Brandon Hayman G 6-3 190 Sr./3VL Braselton, Ga./Mill Creek HS 35 Tyler Hood F 6-6 210 Sr./3VL Lenoir City, Tenn./Lenoir City HS 33 Emeka Ikezu F/C 6-9 230 So./1VL Greensboro, N.C./Hargrave Military Academy 4 Marcus Johnson G 5-11 185 Jr./TR Washington, D.C./Wallace State JC 15 Darius Jones-Gibson G 6-1 175 Jr./TR Lexington, Ky./Barton County CC 55 Alex Peters F/C 6-8 210 Fr./HS Mountain Brook, Ala./Mountain Brook HS 1 Brandon Roberts G 6-1 165 So./1VL Decatur, Ala./West Morgan HS 5 Jamal Shabazz G/F 6-6 205 Jr./TR Pfl ugerville, Texas/Lamar State College 24 Gerald Smith G 6-4 185 Fr./HS Carbon Hill, Ala./Carbon Hill HS 11 Evan Taylor G 6-4 175 Fr./HS Cincinnati, Ohio/Paul VI HS Head Coach: Scott Padgett (Kentucky, 1999) Assistant Coaches: Jake Headrick (Montevallo, 2005), Sidney Ball (UAB, 2005), Charles Newton (Tennessee Tech, 2011) Director of Basketball Operations: Brandon Gilbert (Florida, 2012) Video Coordinator: Matthew Powell (Samford, 2014) Undergraduate Student-Assistant Coach: Marc Salyers Assistant Director of Basketball Operations: Aaron Greenwood (Faulkner, 2009) Assistant Video Coordinator: Andrew Langley (Alabama, 2014) ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY STATE Alabama (4): Eric Adams (Hoover), Alex Peters (Mountain Brook), Brandon Roberts (Decatur), Gerald Smith (Carbon Hill). Georgia (1): Brandon Hayman (Braselton). Kentucky (2): Christen Cunningham (Georgetown), Darius Gibson (Lexington). North Carolina (1): Emeka Ikezu (Greensboro). Ohio (1): Evan Taylor (Cincinnati). Tennessee (2): Michael Bradley (Chattanooga), Tyler Hood (Lenoir City). Texas (1): Jamal Shabazz (Pfl ugerville). Virginia (1): Nnamdi Enechionyia (Springfi eld). Washington D.C. (1): Marcus Johnson. BY CLASS Seniors (3): Michael Bradley, Brandon Hayman, Tyler Hood. Juniors (3): Darius Gibson, Marcus Johnson, Jamal Shabazz. Sophomores (4): Eric Adams, Nnamdi Enechionyia, Emeka Ikezu, Brandon Roberts. Freshmen (4): Christen Cunningham, Alex Peters, Gerald Smith, Evan Taylor. WWW.SAMFORDSPORTS.COM 2014-15 BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS BULLDOG BASKETBALL 2014-15 QUICK FACTS 2014-15 SAMFORD SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Nov. 8 CLARK ATLANTA (Exhibition) BIRMINGHAM 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 at Purdue< (Big Ten Network Plus) West Lafayette, Ind. 6 p.m. Nov. 16 at Pittsburgh< (ESPN Regional) Pittsburgh, Pa. Noon Nov. 19 AUSTIN PEAY BIRMINGHAM 7 p.m. Nov. 22 Cal State-Northridge< Little Rock, Ark. 1 p.m. Nov. 23 Missouri-Kansas City/Arkansas-Little Rock< Little Rock, Ark. TBA Nov. 26 at Kennesaw State (ESPN3) Kennesaw, Ga. 1 p.m. Nov. 28 at Louisiana Tech (ASN) Ruston, La. 8 p.m. Dec. 1 JACKSONVILLE (ESPN3) BIRMINGHAM 7 p.m. Dec. 4 VMI* BIRMINGHAM 7 p.m. Dec. 6 at Furman* Greenville, S.C. 3 p.m. Dec. 14 at Wake Forest (ESPN3) Winston-Salem, N.C. 5 p.m. Dec. 16 at Presbyterian College Clinton, S.C. 6 p.m. Dec. 21 LOUISIANA-MONROE BIRMINGHAM 2 p.m. Dec. 28 CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY BIRMINGHAM 1 p.m. Dec. 30 AUBURN-MONTGOMERY BIRMINGHAM 7 p.m. Jan. 3 WOFFORD* (ASN) BIRMINGHAM 2 p.m. Jan. 5 ETSU* BIRMINGHAM 7 p.m. Jan. 8 at The Citadel* Charleston, S.C. 6 p.m. Jan. 10 at Woff ord* Spartanburg, S.C. 6 p.m. Jan. 15 CHATTANOOGA* BIRMINGHAM 7 p.m. Jan. 17 at Mercer* Macon, Ga. 3 p.m. Jan. 22 UNCG* BIRMINGHAM 7 p.m. Jan. 24 WESTERN CAROLINA* BIRMINGHAM 6 p.m. Jan. 31 FURMAN* BIRMINGHAM 6 p.m. Feb. 5 at Western Carolina* Cullowhee, N.C. 6 p.m. Feb. 7 at ETSU* Johnson City, Tenn. 3 p.m. Feb. 12 THE CITADEL* BIRMINGHAM 7 p.m. Feb. 14 at Chattanooga* Chattanooga, Tenn. 5 p.m. Feb. 21 MERCER* BIRMINGHAM 6 p.m. Feb. 26 at UNCG* Greensboro, N.C. 6 p.m.