2023-2024 Samford Bulldogs

2023-2024 Samford Bulldogs Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
14 Achor Achor Jr F 6-9 222 - Melbourne Australia Greenforest Christian High School
35 Riley Allenspach Fr C 6-10 215 - Charlotte (NC) United States Providence Day School
24 Brody Boyer Sr G 6-4 210 - Palm Bay (FL) United States Bayside High School
11 Jonathan Caicedo Fr F 6-7 214 - Tampa (FL) United States Dr. Phillips High School
2 Jaden Campbell Sr G 6-5 205 - Brampton Canada The Rock High School
12 Dallas Graziani So G 5-7 140 - Pembroke Pines (FL) United States Pembroke Pines Charter High School
10 Garrett Hicks Sr G 6-0 165 Jan 22, 2001 Madison (AL) United States James Clemens High School
1 Josh Holloway Fr G 6-2 160 - Memphis (TN) United States Oak Hill Academy
31 Joshua Hughes So F 6-5 200 - Woodstock (GA) United States Etowah High School
25 Nathan Johnson Sr F 6-7 205 - Adel (IA) United States Sunrise Christian Academy
21 Rylan Jones Sr PG 6-0 175 - Logan (UT) United States Olympus High School
22 Thomas Kizer Fr G 6-2 165 - Memphis (TN) United States Evangelical Christian School
23 Owen LaRocca Sr G 6-1 150 - Sugar Land (TX) United States Fort Bend Christian Academy
3 Chandler Leopard Sr G 6-3 190 - Athens (AL) United States Athens High School
32 Zach Loveday Sr C 7-0 240 - Gallipolis (OH) United States Huntington Prep
4 Jermaine Marshall Sr F 6-6 225 May 2, 2000 Birmingham (AL) United States Hueytown High School
33 Charlie Morrison Sr G 6-0 190 - Athens (AL) United States Lindsay Lane Christian Academy
5 A.J. Staton-McCray Sr G 6-5 190 - Charlotte (NC) United States West Oak Academy
13 Paulie Stramaglia Sr PG 5-11 180 - Mountain Brook (AL) United States Mountain Brook High School
0 Lukas Walls Fr G 6-5 203 - Knoxville (TN) United States Webb School of Knoxville
15 Grayson Walters Sr F 6-5 210 - Mountain Brook (AL) United States Link Year Prep

Recent Samford Bulldogs History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 29-6 (15-3) 1st (SoCon) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2022-2023 21-11 (15-3) 1st (SoCon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 21-11 (10-8) 3rd (SoCon) 3rd Rnd N/A
2020-2021 6-13 (2-9) 10th (SoCon) 1st Rnd N/A
2019-2020 10-23 (4-14) 8th (SoCon) 1st Rnd N/A
2018-2019 17-16 (6-12) 6th (SoCon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 10-22 (6-12) 7th (SoCon) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 20-16 (8-10) 7th (SoCon) 3rd Rnd CIT 2nd Rnd
2015-2016 14-19 (4-14) 8th (SoCon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2014-2015 13-19 (6-12) 7th (SoCon) 1st Rnd N/A
2013-2014 13-20 (6-10) 7th (SoCon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2012-2013 11-21 (9-9) 5th (SoCon) 1st Rnd N/A
2011-2012 11-19 (8-10) 7th (SoCon) 1st Rnd N/A
2010-2011 12-19 (4-14) 11th (SoCon) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 11-20 (5-13) 11th (SoCon) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 16-16 (9-11) 7th (SoCon) 3rd Rnd N/A
2007-2008 14-16 (10-10) 5th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 16-16 (12-8) 5th (OVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2005-2006 20-11 (14-6) 2nd (OVC) Runner Up N/A
2004-2005 15-13 (10-6) 4th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 12-16 (7-9) 5th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2002-2003 13-15 (9-7) 6th (A-Sun) 1st Rnd N/A

2023-2024 Samford Bulldogs Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Achor Achor NABC All-District (21) First Team
Rylan Jones NABC All-District (21) Second Team

2023-2024 Samford Bulldogs Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters R. Jones D. Graziani J. Marshall J. Campbell A. Achor
Rotation   G. Hicks N. Johnson    
Rotation   A. Staton-McCray      
Lim PT J. Holloway L. Walls G. Walters   R. Allenspach
Lim PT P. Stramaglia C. Leopard J. Hughes   Z. Loveday
Lim PT O. LaRocca B. Boyer J. Caicedo    
Lim PT   C. Morrison      

2023-2024 Samford Bulldogs Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Achor Achor 33 22.6 16.1 6.1 1.5 0.8 1.8 1.9
A.J. Staton-McCray 31 21.3 11.5 4.5 1.4 1.6 0.5 1.6
Jaden Campbell 33 22.9 11.3 3.2 1.0 0.9 0.5 1.0
Jermaine Marshall 22 18.4 10.6 5.1 1.4 1.3 0.3 1.8
Rylan Jones 35 26.0 9.4 3.0 4.9 1.6 0.1 1.5
Garrett Hicks 35 18.4 6.5 1.8 1.5 0.9 0.2 0.7
Riley Allenspach 34 12.3 5.6 3.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.5
Nathan Johnson 35 16.7 5.5 2.2 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.7
Josh Holloway 35 12.8 4.3 1.3 2.1 0.7 0.0 1.6
Dallas Graziani 35 18.7 4.1 1.4 2.6 1.5 0.0 1.0
Lukas Walls 34 9.2 3.3 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.6
Chandler Leopard 29 7.9 3.1 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2
Zach Loveday 22 6.8 2.9 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.5
Grayson Walters 7 2.1 1.4 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1
Paulie Stramaglia 6 5.7 0.8 2.0 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.2
Owen LaRocca 7 2.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
Joshua Hughes 6 1.5 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
Jonathan Caicedo 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Thomas Kizer 5 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Brody Boyer 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2023-2024 Samford Bulldogs Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Bucky McMillan Head Coach 2020-2021 Assistant Coach (2018 to 2019)
Mitch Cole Associate Head Coach 2021-2022 Head Coach (Berry College, 2018 to 2021)
Danny Young Assistant Coach 2022-2023 Head Coach (Montevallo, 2003 to 2022)
Neb Exantus Assistant Coach 2022-2023 Graduate Assistant (Samford, 2021 to 2022)
Duane Reboul Special Assistant to the Head Coach 2020-2021 N/A
Bob Thornton Director of Scouting 2022-2023 Assistant Coach (2016 to 2017)
Andrew Barbour Video Coordinator 2022-2023 N/A
Martin Newton Athletic Director 2011-2012 N/A
Ryan Davis Director of Strength and Conditioning 2014-2015 N/A
Joey Mullins Director of Sports Information 2012-2013 N/A
Trey Kilgore Director of Sports Performance 2022-2023 N/A
Warren Fitzpatrick Director of Basketball Operations 2022-2023 Graduate Assistant (Samford, 2021 to 2022)
Stanley Henderson Graduate Manager 2022-2023 N/A
David Good Director of Player Development 2020-2021 N/A
Brad Montgomery Athletic Trainer 2021-2022 Head Athletic Trainer (West Alabama, 1998 to 2021)
Jacob Horton Director of Communications 2022-2023 Director of Sports Information (Auburn-Montgomery, 2020 to 2022)