Bulldogs

Samford Bulldogs
General Information
NCAA Division: Division I
Conference: Southern Conference
Past Conferences: Trans America Athletic Conference, Atlantic Sun Conference, Ohio Valley Conference
City: Homewood, Alabama
Arena: Pete Hanna Center
NCAA Tournaments: 2 (1999, 2000)
Championships
National Championships: 0
Conference Titles: 3 (1996, 1997, 1999)
Team History
The Samford Bulldogs first took to the court in the 1901-02 season, but not a whole lot is known about the team’s early years. Even Samford University’s website lists “Coach Unknown” for the team’s first four seasons, which did include wins over Vanderbilt and Auburn.
The Bulldogs’ first season with NCAA affiliation was the 1971-72 season and Samford became a Division I school the following season. The Bulldogs played as an independent for their first six seasons, before joining the Trans America Athletic Conference in 1978-79. The Bulldogs also spent five years in the Ohio Valley Conference before joining the Southern Conference for the 2008-09 season.
Samford captured conference tournaments in 1999 and 2000, which earned the Bulldogs their only two NCAA Tournament appearances to date. Samford also competed in the 2017 CIT, defeating Canisius in the first round and losing to Liberty in its next game.
Samford Bulldogs All-Time Records
Points Scored
Craig Beard, 1,925
Steve Barker, 1,902
Jonathan Pixley, 1,826
Rebounds
Dwayne Barnette, 1,008
Jerry Thomas, 800
Marc Salyers, 662
Assists
Josh Sharkey, 756
Christen Cunningham, 514
Jerry Smith, 433