2014-2015 Samford Bulldogs

2014-2015 Samford Bulldogs Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
13 Eric Adams RS-So F 6-7 215 May 14, 1995 Hoover (AL) United States Hoover High School
25 Michael Bradley Sr FC 6-10 250 Jun 28, 1992 Chattanooga (TN) United States Tyner Academy
10 Christen Cunningham Fr G 6-2 190 Sep 24, 1995 Lexington (KY) United States Cordia High School
12 Ryan Dickey So G 6-2 180 Sep 7, 1993 Trussville (AL) United States Hewitt-Trussville High School
0 Nnamdi Enechionyia So GF 6-6 190 Nov 18, 1993 Hagerstown (MD) United States St. James School
2 Brandon Hayman Sr G 6-3 190 Dec 17, 1992 Braselton (GA) United States Mill Creek High School
35 Tyler Hood Sr F 6-6 210 Apr 1, 1992 Kingston (TN) United States Lenoir City High School
33 Emeka Ikezu So FC 6-9 230 Jun 3, 1994 Greensboro (NC) United States Hargrave Military Academy
4 Marcus Johnson Jr G 5-11 185 Dec 12, 1993 Raleigh (NC) United States Millbrook High School
15 Darius Jones-Gibson Jr G 6-1 175 Apr 9, 1994 Lexington (KY) United States Tates Creek High School
55 Alex Peters Fr FC 6-8 225 Jun 1, 1996 Mountain Brook (AL) United States Mountain Brook High School
1 Brandon Roberts So G 6-1 175 Oct 2, 1994 Decatur (AL) United States West Morgan High School
5 Jamal Shabazz Jr GF 6-6 205 Sep 11, 1994 Pflugerville (TX) United States Pflugerville High School
24 Gerald Smith RS-Fr G 6-4 185 Sep 16, 1995 Carbon Hill (AL) United States Carbon Hill High School
11 Evan Taylor Fr G 6-5 204 Apr 11, 1996 Cincinnati (OH) United States Paul VI High School

Recent Samford Bulldogs History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 29-5 (15-3) 1st (SoCon) Champion N/A
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

2014-2015 Samford Bulldogs Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Darius Jones-Gibson All-SoCon Third Team (Media)
Christen Cunningham SoCon All-Freshman Team (Coaches)
Christen Cunningham SoCon All-Freshman Team (Media)
Evan Taylor SoCon All-Freshman Team (Media)

2014-2015 Samford Bulldogs Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Jones-Gibson C. Cunningham E. Taylor T. Hood M. Bradley
Rotation M. Johnson   J. Shabazz    
Rotation B. Roberts   N. Enechionyia    
Lim PT R. Dickey B. Hayman E. Adams A. Peters  
Lim PT   G. Smith   E. Ikezu  

2014-2015 Samford Bulldogs Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Darius Jones-Gibson 32 26.8 12.2 3.1 2.2 1.3 0.1 1.8
Tyler Hood 32 27.3 10.9 3.4 1.3 0.6 0.4 1.0
Christen Cunningham 32 30.1 10.3 2.4 3.9 1.2 0.1 2.3
Michael Bradley 32 19.6 6.7 5.4 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.3
Evan Taylor 31 22.4 6.4 3.3 1.2 1.1 0.2 1.5
Brandon Roberts 32 13.0 6.2 1.2 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.9
Marcus Johnson 32 19.1 6.1 2.0 1.7 0.7 0.1 1.1
Jamal Shabazz 26 15.1 4.4 3.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.2
Nnamdi Enechionyia 32 14.4 4.3 1.8 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.6
Brandon Hayman 29 6.6 1.8 1.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.5
Alex Peters 31 9.3 1.1 1.3 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.6
Ryan Dickey 4 2.5 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Emeka Ikezu 10 3.0 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
Gerald Smith 3 5.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3
Eric Adams 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2014-2015 Samford Bulldogs Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Scott Padgett Head Coach 2014-2015 Head Coach (Samford, 2012 to 2014)
Jake Headrick Assistant Coach 2012-2013 N/A
Charles Newton Assistant Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Sidney Ball Assistant Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Marc Salyers Student Assistant Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Matthew Powell Video Coordinator 2014-2015 N/A
Andrew Langley Assistant Video Coordinator 2014-2015 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
Brandon Gilbert Director of Basketball Operations 2014-2015 N/A
Aaron Greenwood Assistant Director of Basketball Operations 2014-2015 N/A
Katie Walden Assistant Director of Sports Information 2014-2015 N/A
Brandon Evans Head Athletic Trainer 2013-2014 N/A
Matthew Griffin Assistant Athletic Trainer 2013-2014 N/A
Zac Schrieber Director of Communications 2006-2007 N/A