# 2024–25 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Samford University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth-year head coach Bucky McMillan, play their home games at the Pete Hanna Center in Homewood, Alabama as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2023–24 season 29–6, 15–3 in SoCon play, to win the regular-season championship. As No. 1 seed in the SoCon tournament, they defeated Mercer, Furman and East Tennessee State to win the conference championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the third time in school history and first since 2000. As the No. 13 seed in the Midwest region, they lost to Kansas in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mississippi College | W 100–58 | 1–0 | 20 – Brownell | 6 – Brownell | 7 – Jones | Pete Hanna Center (1,871) Homewood, AL |
| November 8, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cornell | L 86–88 | 1–1 | 21 – C. Holloway | 9 – Fort | 5 – Jones | Newman Arena (964) Ithaca, NY |
| November 12, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rhodes | W 108–52 | 2–1 | 16 – Tied | 9 – Walls | 4 – Fort | Pete Hanna Center (1,209) Homewood, AL |
| November 15, 2024* 7:45 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Alabama SoCon/ASUN Challenge | W 97–96 $^{OT}$ | 3–1 | 24 – Brownell | 8 – Brownell | 8 – Jones | CB&S Bank Arena (2,732) Florence, AL |
| November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas Southern | W 97–82 | 4–1 | 18 – Jones | 5 – Olayinka | 8 – Jones | Pete Hanna Center (1,062) Homewood, AL |
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Peacock | | at Michigan State | L 75–83 | 4–2 | 19 – Brownell | 9 – Brownell | 8 – Jones | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| November 26, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Dakota State Samford MTE | W 103–98 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 | 24 – Tied | 11 – C. Holloway | 7 – J. Holloway | Pete Hanna Center (1,213) Homewood, AL |
| November 27, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Valley Samford MTE | W 84–76 | 6–2 | 22 – Brownell | 6 – Tied | 6 – C. Holloway | Pete Hanna Center (913) Homewood, AL |
| November 29, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | West Georgia Samford MTE | W 86–65 | 7–2 | 16 – Fort | 6 – Allenspach | 6 – J. Holloway | Pete Hanna Center (887) Homewood, AL |
| December 5, 2024* 6:00 p.m. | | at South Carolina State | W 88–81 | 8–2 | 25 – Fort | 5 – Walls | 7 – Jones | SHM Memorial Center (211) Orangeburg, SC |
| December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Austin Peay SoCon/ASUN Challenge | W 72–47 | 9–2 | 15 – Tied | 8 – Walls | 5 – Jones | Pete Hanna Center (1,337) Homewood, AL |
| December 18, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arizona | L 64–96 | 9–3 | 13 – Brownwell | 5 – Jones | 5 – Jones | McKale Center (12,847) Tucson, AZ |
| December 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m. | | at Alabama A&M | W 97–90 | 10–3 | 27 – Fort | 5 – Fort | 5 – Jones | Alabama A&M Events Center (1,003) Huntsville, AL |
| SoCon regular season |||||||||
| January 1, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | The Citadel | W 86–56 | 11–3 (1–0) | 19 – Fort | 9 – C. Holloway | 6 – Tied | Pete Hanna Center (1,048) Homewood, AL |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Carolina | W 88–69 | 12–3 (2–0) | 23 – Brownell | 6 – C. Holloway | 6 – Jones | Ramsey Center (2,798) Cullowhee, NC |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | VMI | W 81–68 | 13–3 (3–0) | 20 – Brownell | 12 – C. Holloway | 5 – Jones | Pete Hanna Center (733) Homewood, AL |
| January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Greensboro | W 76–69 | 14–3 (4–0) | 21 – Fort | 6 – C. Holloway | 6 – Jones | Pete Hanna Center (1,789) Homewood, AL |
| January 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Mercer | W 75–74 | 15–3 (5–0) | 18 – Brownell | 8 – C. Holloway | 5 – Jones | Hawkins Arena (2,219) Macon, GA |
| January 18, 2025 5:00 p.m., CBSSN | | East Tennessee State | L 60–65 | 15–4 (5–1) | 12 – Jones | 10 – C. Holloway | 4 – Tied | Pete Hanna Center (4,723) Homewood, AL |
| January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Chattanooga | W 73–69 | 16–4 (6–1) | 20 – Brownell | 7 – Walls | 6 – Jones | McKenzie Arena (3,679) Chattanooga, TN |
| January 25, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wofford | W 77–61 | 17–4 (7–1) | 18 – Brownell | 5 – Tied | 5 – Jones | Pete Hanna Center (3,317) Homewood, AL |
| January 29, 2025 5:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Furman | L 70–72 | 17–5 (7–2) | 19 – Jones | 6 – Holloway | 2 – Tied | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (2,737) Greenville, SC |
| February 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at The Citadel | W 83–58 | 18–5 (8–2) | 17 – Fort | 6 – Walls | 5 – Walls | McAlister Field House (957) Charleston, SC |
| February 5, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mercer | W 100–79 | 19–5 (9–2) | 23 – Jones | 7 – C. Holloway | 6 – Jones | Pete Hanna Center (1,284) Homewood, AL |
| February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Tennessee State | L 59–66 | 19–6 (9–3) | 18 – Brownell | 9 – Allenspach | 3 – Jones | Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,472) Johnson City, TN |
| February 12, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Chattanooga | L 68–82 | 19–7 (9–4) | 18 – J. Holloway | 6 – Allenspach | 4 – J. Holloway | Pete Hanna Center (2,311) Homewood, AL |
| February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wofford | W 76–68 | 20–7 (10–4) | 36 – Fort | 8 – Fort | 3 – Jones | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,533) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 19, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Furman | L 72–80 | 20–8 (10–5) | 25 – Brownell | 5 – Tied | 5 – Jones | Pete Hanna Center (2,165) Homewood, AL |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | W 93–72 | 21–8 (11–5) | 24 – Fort | 5 – Tied | 7 – Jones | Pete Hanna Center (2,306) Homewood, AL |
| February 27, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at VMI | W 95–83 | 22–8 (12–5) | 24 – C. Holloway | 8 – Allenspach | 4 – Walls | Cameron Hall (2,613) Lexington, VA |
| March 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPNews | | at UNC Greensboro | L 100–108 | 22–9 (12–6) | 29 – Fort | 8 – Fort | 4 – Fort | First Horizon Coliseum (1,322) Greensboro, NC |
| SoCon tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (5) Furman Quarterfinals | L 78–95 | 22–10 | 21 – J. Holloway | 6 – Fort | 9 – Jones | Harrah's Cherokee Center (5,459) Asheville, NC |
| NIT |||||||||
| March 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at (2) George Mason First round | | | | | | EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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