2015–16 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2015–16 Samford Bulldogs Basketball Samford wordmark.png 100 Southern Conference SoCon 14–19 4–14 Scott Padgett 2nd Jake Headrick Sidney Ball Charles Newton Pete Hanna Center Mean Green Showcase Champions The 2015–16 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second year head coach Scott Padgett, played their home games at the Pete Hanna Center and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 14–19, 4–14 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated VMI in the first round of the SoCon tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Chattanooga. Roster NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 00 Christen Cunningham Guard 6–1 185 Sophomore Georgetown, Kentucky 1 Jamal Shabazz Guard/Forward 6–6 200 Senior Pflugerville, Texas 2 Marcus Johnson Guard 5–11 185 Senior Washington, D.C. 12 Matt Rose Forward 6–7 200 Freshman Lexington, Kentucky 13 Eric Adams Forward 6–7 185 Sophomore Hoover, Alabama 14 Tanner Tapp Guard 6–2 180 Freshman Brentwood, Tennessee 15 Darius Jones-Gibson Guard 6–1 175 Senior Lexington, Kentucky 20 Alex Thompson Forward 6–8 210 Junior Dothan, Alabama 22 Demetrius Dyson Guard 6–5 200 Junior Covington, Tennessee 23 Iman Johnson Forward 6–5 215 Senior Milwaukee, Wisconsin 24 Gerald Smith Guard 6–4 185 Freshman Carbon Hill, Alabama 33 Wyatt Walker Center 6–9 230 Freshman Jacksonville, Florida 44 Dakota Quinn Forward/Center 6–9 215 Freshman Nashville, Tennessee 55 Alex Peters Forward/Center 6–8 225 Sophomore Mountain Brook, Alabama Schedule http://www.samfordsports.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=354&path=mbball 2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule no 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#ca1009; color:#14295e;"| Regular season 11/13/2015 6:00 pm yes yes no Louisville KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY 20,347 ESPN3 45–86 0–1 11/16/2015 7:00 pm yes no Auburn–Montgomery Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL Mean Green Showcase 1,253 94–79 1–1 11/21/2015 6:00 pm yes no Kennesaw State Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL 724 77–65 2–1 11/23/2015 5:00 pm yes yes no Troy The Super Pit Denton, TX Mean Green Showcase 225 83–79 3–1 11/24/2015 7:30 pm yes yes no North Texas The Super Pit Denton, TX Mean Green Showcase 1,646 74–72 4–1 11/25/2015 2:00 pm yes yes no Idaho The Super Pit Denton, TX Mean Green Showcase 177 75–58 5–1 11/28/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Austin Peay Dunn Center Clarksville, TN 1,343 73–74 5–2 12/01/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Jacksonville State Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL 1,491 77–71 6–2 12/04/2015 8:00 pm yes yes no Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 10,762 LHN 49–59 6–3 12/12/2015 6:00 pm yes yes no Florida A&M Teaching Gym Tallahassee, FL 593 86–67 7–3 12/18/2015 7:00 pm yes no South Alabama Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL 1,864 70–72 2OT 7–4 12/20/2015 6:00 pm yes yes no Nebraska Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE 14,871 BTN 69-58 8–4 12/29/2015 7:00 pm yes no Miles Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL 1,052 104–76 9–4 01/02/2016 3:30 pm yes no Mercer Hawkins Arena Macon, GA   ESPN3 50–69 9–5 0–1 01/05/2016 7:00 pm no The Citadel Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL 834 ESPN3 94–74 10–5 1–1 01/09/2016 1:00 pm yes no Wofford Benjamin Johnson Arena Spartanburg, SC 1,948 64–69 10–6 1–2 01/11/2016 6:00 pm yes no Furman Timmons Arena Greenville, SC 1,304 ESPN3 57–77 10–7 1–3 01/14/2016 7:00 pm no East Tennessee State Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL 1,066 ESPN3 77–81 10–8 1–4 01/16/2016 6:00 pm no Western Carolina Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL 1,781 ESPN3 84–68 11–8 2–4 01/21/2016 6:00 pm yes no VMI Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL 1,189 ESPN3 76–83 11–9 2–5 01/24/2016 1:00 pm yes no UNC Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Postponed from 1/23/16 1,755 ESPN3 78–86 11–10 2–6 01/30/2016 6:00 pm no Chattanooga Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL 2,549 ESPN3 56–63 11–11 2–7 02/01/2016 6:00 pm no Mercer Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL 1,263 ASN 70–85 11–12 2–8 02/04/2016 7:00 pm no Furman Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL 1,654 ESPN3 65–67 11–13 2–9 02/06/2016 12:00 pm no Wofford Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL 1,047 ESPN3 75–78 11–14 2–10 02/08/2016 5:00 pm yes no The Citadel McAlister Field House Charleston, SC 1,742 ESPN3 86–95 12–14 3–10 02/11/2016 6:00 pm yes no East Tennessee State Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN   ESPN3 90–94 12–15 3–11 02/13/2016 3:30 pm yes no Western Carolina Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC 2,531 71–76 12–16 3–12 02/18/2016 7:00 pm no UNC Greensboro Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL 1,021 ESPN3 77–82 12–17 3–13 02/20/2016 2:00 pm no VMI Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL 1,332 ESPN3 73–67 13–17 4–13 02/27/2016 4:00 pm yes no Chattanooga McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN 5,564 ESPN3 66–77 13–18 4–14 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#ca1009; color:#14295e;"| SoCon tournament 03/04/2016 5:00 pm no yes VMI U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC First round 2,411 ESPN3 92–85 OT 14–18 03/05/2016 11:00 am no yes Chattanooga U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC Quarterfinals 5,667 ESPN3 54–59 14–19 AP Poll Central Time References Samford Category:Samford Bulldogs men's basketball seasons Samford Samford