2015-2016 Samford Bulldogs

2015-2016 Samford Bulldogs Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
13 Eric Adams So F 6-7 215 May 14, 1995 Hoover (AL) United States Hoover High School
00 Christen Cunningham So G 6-2 190 Sep 24, 1995 Lexington (KY) United States Cordia High School
25 Ryan Dickey Jr G 6-2 180 Sep 7, 1993 Trussville (AL) United States Hewitt-Trussville High School
23 Iman Johnson Sr F 6-5 215 Nov 21, 1993 Milwaukee (WI) United States Dominican High School
2 Marcus Johnson Sr G 5-11 185 Dec 12, 1993 Raleigh (NC) United States Millbrook High School
15 Darius Jones-Gibson Sr G 6-1 175 Apr 9, 1994 Lexington (KY) United States Tates Creek High School
55 Alex Peters So FC 6-8 225 Jun 1, 1996 Mountain Brook (AL) United States Mountain Brook High School
44 Dakota Quinn Fr PF 6-9 215 Jan 2, 1997 Nashville (TN) United States Davidson Academy
12 Matt Rose Fr SF 6-7 200 Jun 25, 1997 Lexington (KY) United States Lexington Christian Academy
1 Jamal Shabazz Sr GF 6-6 205 Sep 11, 1994 Pflugerville (TX) United States Pflugerville High School
24 Gerald Smith Fr G 6-4 185 Sep 16, 1995 Carbon Hill (AL) United States Carbon Hill High School
14 Tanner Tapp Fr SG 6-2 190 Sep 3, 1996 Brentwood (TN) United States Brentwood High School
33 Wyatt Walker Fr PF 6-9 240 Nov 2, 1995 Jacksonville (FL) United States Providence School

Samford Transfers Sitting Out 2015-2016

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Demetrius Denzel-Dyson Jr G 6-5 200 Feb 22, 1995 Covington (TN) United States Massachusetts
- Alex Thompson Jr F 6-8 210 Apr 25, 1995 Dothan (AL) United States Auburn

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

2015-2016 Samford Bulldogs Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Darius Jones-Gibson All-SoCon Third Team (Media)
Matt Rose SoCon All-Freshman Team (Coaches)
Wyatt Walker SoCon All-Freshman Team (Coaches)
Wyatt Walker SoCon All-Freshman Team (Media)

2015-2016 Samford Bulldogs Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Jones-Gibson C. Cunningham I. Johnson J. Shabazz W. Walker
Rotation M. Johnson G. Smith M. Rose A. Peters  
Lim PT   R. Dickey E. Adams D. Quinn  
Lim PT   T. Tapp      

2015-2016 Samford Bulldogs Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Darius Jones-Gibson 33 32.7 14.9 2.8 3.5 1.0 0.2 3.1
Christen Cunningham 33 33.8 14.4 2.8 3.9 1.0 0.1 2.6
Wyatt Walker 32 22.0 10.6 6.0 0.8 0.6 0.8 1.6
Matt Rose 33 25.2 9.0 4.2 0.7 0.7 0.2 1.1
Marcus Johnson 33 23.8 7.5 2.3 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.4
Jamal Shabazz 33 23.0 7.5 3.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0
Iman Johnson 33 20.8 4.7 4.5 1.2 1.3 0.4 1.3
Dakota Quinn 27 7.6 2.6 1.8 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.5
Alex Peters 28 11.8 2.1 2.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.8
Eric Adams 28 6.7 1.7 1.8 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.5
Tanner Tapp 5 1.8 1.4 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2
Ryan Dickey 2 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gerald Smith 2 15.5 0.0 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.5

2015-2016 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
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