2017-2018 Samford Bulldogs

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2017-2018 Samford Bulldogs Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
13 Eric Adams Sr F 6-7 215 May 14, 1995 Hoover (AL) United States Hoover High School
4 Triston Chambers So SG 6-2 185 - Bremen (AL) United States Cold Springs High School
2 Justin Coleman Jr G 5-10 170 Feb 14, 1996 Birmingham (AL) United States Wenonah High School
00 Christen Cunningham RS-Sr G 6-2 190 Sep 24, 1995 Lexington (KY) United States Cordia High School
22 Demetrius Denzel-Dyson Sr G 6-5 200 Feb 22, 1995 Covington (TN) United States Covington High School
15 Stefan Lakic Jr SG 6-7 220 Jan 12, 1995 Uzice Serbia / Bosnia and Herzegovina Uzicka Gimnazija
43 J.T. Mumber RS-Fr F 6-7 230 - Rome (GA) United States Darlington High School
1 Kevion Nolan Fr PG 6-2 180 May 28, 1999 Anniston (AL) United States Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School
55 Alex Peters Sr FC 6-8 225 Jun 1, 1996 Mountain Brook (AL) United States Mountain Brook High School
3 Josh Sharkey So PG 5-10 170 Sep 10, 1997 Philadelphia (PA) United States Archbishop John Carroll High School
24 Gerald Smith Jr G 6-4 185 Sep 16, 1995 Carbon Hill (AL) United States Carbon Hill High School
14 Tanner Tapp Jr SG 6-2 190 Sep 3, 1996 Brentwood (TN) United States Brentwood High School
20 Alex Thompson Sr F 6-8 210 Apr 25, 1995 Dothan (AL) United States Houston Academy
30 Luke Touliatos RS-Fr F 6-5 215 - Homewood (AL) United States Homewood High School
33 Wyatt Walker RS-Jr PF 6-9 240 Nov 2, 1995 Jacksonville (FL) United States Providence School

Samford Transfers Sitting Out 2017-2018

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
0 Brandon Austin Jr SF 6-5 200 Dec 7, 1995 Montgomery (AL) United States Alabama
32 Ruben Guerrero Sr F 7-0 240 Oct 22, 1995 Marbella Spain South Florida

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

2017-2018 Samford Bulldogs Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Justin Coleman NABC All-District (22) Second Team
Demetrius Denzel-Dyson NABC All-District (22) Second Team
Demetrius Denzel-Dyson All-SoCon Second Team (Media)
Justin Coleman All-SoCon Third Team (Media)
Justin Coleman SoCon Player of the Week (Jan 23, 2018)
Justin Coleman SoCon All-Conference Second Team (Coaches)
Demetrius Denzel-Dyson SoCon All-Conference Third Team (Coaches)

2017-2018 Samford Bulldogs Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Coleman T. Chambers D. Denzel-Dyson E. Adams A. Thompson
Rotation J. Sharkey C. Cunningham   W. Walker  
Rotation K. Nolan S. Lakic   A. Peters  
Lim PT   G. Smith      
Lim PT   T. Tapp      

2017-2018 Samford Bulldogs Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Demetrius Denzel-Dyson 32 30.8 15.2 5.0 1.1 0.9 0.3 2.1
Justin Coleman 32 32.5 13.5 2.8 6.6 1.2 0.0 2.7
Alex Thompson 30 24.7 11.6 3.7 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.7
Eric Adams 32 23.9 10.0 6.5 0.6 1.3 1.4 1.4
Wyatt Walker 2 17.5 9.0 5.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0
Triston Chambers 32 22.5 8.8 1.9 0.5 0.7 0.1 1.2
Christen Cunningham 9 28.9 7.7 2.9 4.0 0.6 0.1 2.6
Josh Sharkey 30 24.3 7.3 2.1 5.1 1.5 0.0 3.2
Stefan Lakic 32 12.6 4.4 1.8 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.8
Alex Peters 17 14.5 4.0 2.7 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.7
Kevion Nolan 29 12.8 3.2 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.3
Gerald Smith 16 5.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1
Tanner Tapp 9 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.4

2017-2018 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
Matthew Powell 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
Trae Cunningham Director of Player Development 2016-2017 N/A
Brandon Evans Head Athletic Trainer 2013-2014 N/A
Matthew Griffin Assistant Athletic Trainer 2013-2014 N/A
Karl Smith Assistant Athletic Trainer 2017-2018 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Texas-Dallas, 2016 to 2017)
Zac Schrieber Director of Communications 2006-2007 N/A