MEN'S BASKETBALL 2015-16 FACT BOOK BULLDOG BASKETBALL 2015-16 FACT BOOK COACHING STAFF QUICK FACTS Head Coach: Scott Padgett (Kentucky, 1999) Record at Samford: 13-19 (Second season) GENERAL INFORMATION Career Record: Same Location: Birmingham, Ala. Assistant Coach: Jake Headrick (Montevallo, 2005) Founded: 1841 Tenure: Fourth season Enrollment: 5,206 Assistant Coach: Sidney Ball (UAB, 2005) Nickname: Bulldogs Tenure: Second 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: Second season Dir. of Basketball Operations: Brandon Gilbert (Florida, 2012) Press Row Phone: (205) 726-2377 Tenure: Second season Affi liation: NCAA Division I Video Coordinator: Matthew Powell (Samford, 2014) Conference: Southern Tenure: Second season President: Dr. Andrew Westmoreland Asst. Dir. of Operations: Aaron Greenwood (Faulkner, 2009) Alma Mater/Year: Ouachita Baptist University/1979 Tenure: Second season Director of Athletics: Martin Newton Assistant Video Coordinator: Andrew Langley (Alabama, 2014) Alma Mater/Year: Samford/1983 Tenure: Second season Undergraduate Student Manager: Matt Barnett Tenure: Second season ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION Director (MBB Contact): Zac Schrieber Offi ce Phone: (205) 726-2802 TEAM INFORMATION Cell Phone: (205) 532-3476 Home Phone: (205) 532-3476 STARTERS RETURNING (2) E-mail: [email protected] PPG RPG APG SPG Assistant AD: Joey Mullins #15 Darius Jones-Gibson, Sr., G 12.2 3.1 2.2 1.3 Offi ce Phone: (205) 726-2799 #00 Christen Cunningham, So., PG 10.3 2.4 3.9 1.2 Cell Phone: (205) 532-3477 Home Phone: (205) 822-3609 STARTERS LOST (3) E-mail: [email protected] PPG RPG APG SPG Assistant Director: Herb Brooks #35 Tyler Hood, F 10.9 3.4 1.3 0.6 Offi ce Phone: (205) 726-4005 #25 Michael Bradley, C 6.7 5.4 0.4 0.4 #11 Evan Taylor, G 6.4 3.3 1.2 1.1 Cell Phone: (251) 282-8375 E-mail: [email protected] ADDITIONAL LETTERMEN RETURNING (6) SID Fax: (205) 726-2545 PPG RPG APG SPG Website: www.samfordsports.com #2 Marcus Johnson, Sr., G 6.1 2.0 1.7 0.7 #1 Jamal Shabazz, Sr., G/F 4.4 3.4 0.6 0.6 HISTORY #55 Alex Peters, So., F/C 1.1 1.3 0.1 0.3 First Year of Basketball: 1901-02 #25 Ryan Dickey, Jr., G 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.0 All-Time Record: 1054-1288 (.450), 97 seasons #13 Eric Adams, So., F - - - Redshirted - - - All-Time Division I Record: 529-674 (.440), 42 seasons #24 Gerald Smith, R-Fr., G - - - Redshirted - - - NCAA Tournament Appearances/Most Recent: Two/2000 NCAA Tournament Record: 0-2 NON-STARTING LETTERMEN LOST (4) Most Recent NCAA Opponent: Syracuse, L (79-65) #1 Brandon Roberts, G 6.2 1.2 1.0 0.5 NCAA Midwest Regional, Cleveland, Ohio #0 Nnamdi Enechionyia, G 4.3 1.8 0.7 0.5 #2 Brandon Hayman, G 1.8 1.6 0.3 0.3 #34 Emeka Ikezu, Jr., F/C 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 2014-15 INFORMATION Overall Record: 13-19 NEWCOMERS (7) Conference Record/Finish: 6-12/Ninth #12 Matt Rose (6-7, 200, F, Fr., Lexington, Ky.) Postseason Result: Lost to UNCG, 81-76, in the opening round #14 Tanner Tapp (6-2, 190, G, Fr., Brentwood, Tenn.) of the SoCon Tournament. #20 Alex Thompson (6-8, 210, F, Jr., Auburn University) Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 #22 Demetrius Dyson (6-5, 200, G, Jr., UMass) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/7 #23 Iman Johnson (6-5, 215, F, Sr., Maryland Eastern Shore) Newcomers (Freshmen/Transfers): 7 (4/3) #33 Wyatt Walker (6-9, 230, C, Fr., Jacksonville, Fla.) #44 Dakota Quinn (6-9, 215, F/C, Fr., Nashville, Tenn.) WWW.SAMFORDSPORTS.COM 2015-16 BASKETBALL FACT BOOK BULLDOG BASKETBALL 2015-16 FACT BOOK NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME HT. WT. POS. CL./EXP. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 00 Christen Cunningham G 6-2 185 So./1VL Georgetown, Ky./Henry Clay HS 1 Jamal Shabazz G/F 6-6 205 Sr./1VL Pfl ugerville, Texas/Lamar State College 2 Marcus Johnson G 5-11 185 Sr./1VL Washington, D.C./Wallace State JC 12 Matt Rose F 6-7 200 Fr./HS Lexington, Ky./Lexington Christian Academy 13 Eric Adams F 6-7 185 So./1VL Hoover, Ala./Hoover HS 14 Tanner Tapp G 6-2 190 Fr./HS Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood HS 15 Darius Jones-Gibson G 6-1 175 Sr./1VL Lexington, Ky./Barton County CC 20 Alex Thompson* F 6-8 210 Jr./TR Dothan, Ala./Auburn University 22 Demetrius Dyson* G 6-5 200 Jr./TR Covington, Tenn./University of Massachusetts 23 Iman Johnson F 6-5 215 Sr./TR Milwaukee, Wis./Univ. of Maryland Eastern Shore 24 Gerald Smith G 6-4 185 Fr./HS Carbon Hill, Ala./Carbon Hill HS 25 Ryan Dickey G 6-2 180 Jr./1VL Trussville, Ala./Hewitt-Trussville HS 33 Wyatt Walker C 6-9 230 Fr./HS Jacksonville, Fla./Providence School 44 Dakota Quinn F/C 6-9 215 Fr./HS Nashville, Tenn./Davidson Academy 55 Alex Peters F/C 6-8 210 So./1VL Mountain Brook, Ala./Mountain Brook HS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 13 Eric Adams F 6-7 185 So./1VL Hoover, Ala./Hoover HS 00 Christen Cunningham G 6-2 185 So./1VL Georgetown, Ky./Henry Clay HS 25 Ryan Dickey G 6-2 180 Jr./1VL Trussville, Ala./Hewitt-Trussville HS 22 Demetrius Dyson* G 6-5 200 Jr./TR Covington, Tenn./University of Massachusetts 23 Iman Johnson F 6-5 215 Sr./TR Milwaukee, Wis./Univ. of Maryland Eastern Shore 2 Marcus Johnson G 5-11 185 Sr./1VL Washington, D.C./Wallace State JC 15 Darius Jones-Gibson G 6-1 175 Sr./1VL Lexington, Ky./Barton County CC 55 Alex Peters F/C 6-8 210 So./1VL Mountain Brook, Ala./Mountain Brook HS 44 Dakota Quinn F/C 6-9 215 Fr./HS Nashville, Tenn./Davidson Academy 12 Matt Rose F 6-7 200 Fr./HS Lexington, Ky./Lexington Christian Academy 1 Jamal Shabazz G/F 6-6 205 Sr./1VL Pfl ugerville, Texas/Lamar State College 24 Gerald Smith G 6-4 185 Fr./HS Carbon Hill, Ala./Carbon Hill HS 14 Tanner Tapp G 6-2 190 Fr./HS Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood HS 20 Alex Thompson* F 6-8 210 Jr./TR Dothan, Ala./Auburn University 33 Wyatt Walker C 6-9 230 Fr./HS Jacksonville, Fla./Providence School *Will redshirt the 2015-16 season due to NCAA transfer rules 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) Assistant Director of Basketball Operations: Aaron Greenwood (Faulkner, 2009) Assistant Video Coordinator: Andrew Langley (Alabama, 2014) Athletic Trainer: Matthew Griffi n (Georgia, 2008) Undergraduate Student Manager: Matt Barnett Director of Communications: Zac Schrieber (LSU, 2002) WWW.SAMFORDSPORTS.COM 2015-16 BASKETBALL FACT BOOK BULLDOG BASKETBALL 2015-16 FACT BOOK 2015-16 SAMFORD SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Nov. 13 at Louisville (ESPN3) Louisville, Ky. 6 p.m. Nov. 16 AUBURN-MONTGOMERY BIRMINGHAM 7 p.m. Nov. 21 KENNESAW STATE BIRMINGHAM 6 p.m. Nov. 23 vs. Troy< Denton, Texas 5 p.m. Nov. 24 at North Texas< Denton, Texas 7:30 p.m. Nov. 25 vs. Idaho< Denton, Texas 2 p.m. Nov. 28 at Austin Peay Clarksville, Tenn. 7 p.m. Dec. 1 at Jacksonville State Jacksonville, Ala. 7 p.m. Dec. 4 at Texas Austin, Texas 8 p.m. Dec. 12 at Florida A&M Tallahassee, Fla. 6 p.m. Dec. 18 SOUTH ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM 7 p.m. Dec. 20 at Nebraska (Big Ten Network) Lincoln, Neb. 6 p.m. Dec. 29 MILES COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM 7 p.m. Jan. 2 at Mercer* Macon, Ga. 3:30 p.m. Jan. 5 THE CITADEL* BIRMINGHAM 7 p.m. Jan. 9 at Woff ord* Spartanburg, S.C. 1 p.m. Jan. 11 at Furman* Greenville, S.C. 6 p.m. Jan. 14 ETSU* BIRMINGHAM 7 p.m. Jan. 16 WESTERN CAROLINA* BIRMINGHAM 6 p.m. Jan. 21 at VMI* Lexington, Va. 6 p.m. Jan. 23 at UNCG* Greensboro, N.C. 4 p.m. Jan. 30 CHATTANOOGA* BIRMINGHAM 6 p.m. Feb. 1 MERCER* (ASN) BIRMINGHAM 6 p.m. Feb. 4 FURMAN* BIRMINGHAM 7 p.m. Feb. 6 WOFFORD* BIRMINGHAM Noon Feb. 8 at The Citadel* Charleston, S.C. 5 p.m. Feb. 11 at ETSU* Johnson City, Tenn. 6 p.m. Feb. 13 at Western Carolina* Cullowhee, N.C. 3:30 p.m. Feb. 18 UNCG BIRMINGHAM 7 p.m. Feb. 20 VMI BIRMINGHAM 2 p.m. Feb. 27 at Chattanooga* Chattanooga, Tenn. 4 p.m. March 4-7 Southern Conference Tournament Asheville, N.C. TBA Home games are in ALL CAPS - All times Central; dates and times are subject to change. < Game is a part of the Maui on the Mainland Tournament. * - Southern Conference game WWW.SAMFORDSPORTS.COM 2015-16 BASKETBALL FACT BOOK BULLDOG BASKETBALL 2015-16 FACT BOOK COVERING THE BULLDOGS INTERVIEWS WITH SCOTT PADGETT Your host for Samford basketball is Director of Athletic The best time to reach Head Coach Scott Padgett is Communications Zac Schrieber. He can be reached at 10–11 a.m., Monday–Friday, at 205-726-2920. If he is not 205-726-2802 or by cell phone at 205-532-3476. Please contact available, please leave a message, and he will return the call. him for any assistance in your coverage of Samford basketball.