# 2020–21 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first-year head coach Bucky McMillan, played their home games at the Pete Hanna Center in Homewood, Alabama as members of the Southern Conference.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2019–20 season 10–23, 4–14 in SoCon play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon tournament to VMI.
On March 16, 2020, the school announced that head coach Scott Padgett had been fired. On April 6, the school announced it had hired high school coach Bucky McMillan as the Bulldogs' new head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Greenville | W 174–99 | | Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 29, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Alabama A&M | L 76–78 | 0–1 | Pete Hanna Center (680) Homewood, AL |
| December 1, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Covenant | W 98–73 | 1–1 | Pete Hanna Center (260) Homewood, AL |
| December 5, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Belmont | W 96–83 | 2–1 | Curb Event Center Nashville, TN |
| December 12, 2020* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Georgia | L 75–79 | 2–2 | Stegeman Coliseum (1,638) Athens, GA |
| December 16, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Troy | L 71–79 | 2–3 | Trojan Arena (897) Troy, AL |
| December 19, 2020* 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kennesaw State | W 65–63 | 3–3 | KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA |
| December 21, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Belhaven | W 133–84 | 4–3 | Pete Hanna Center (425) Homewood, AL |
| SoCon regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | VMI | W 84–71 | 5–3 (1–0) | Pete Hanna Center (451) Homewood, AL |
| January 2, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wofford | L 84–94 | 5–4 (1–1) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC |
| January 6, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Chattanooga | L 68–73 | 5–5 (1–2) | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN |
| January 9, 2021 | | Western Carolina | Postponed | Postponed | Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL |
| January 13, 2021 | | at East Tennessee State | Postponed | Postponed | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN |
| January 14, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Greensboro | L 63–87 | 5–6 (1–3) | Pete Hanna Center (451) Homewood, AL |
| January 16, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Greensboro | L 70–82 | 5–7 (1–4) | Pete Hanna Center (465) Homewood, AL |
| January 18, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Western Carolina rescheduled from January 9 | W 82–78 | 6–7 (2–4) | Pete Hanna Center (351) Homewood, AL |
| January 20, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Chattanooga | L 64–70 | 6–8 (2–5) | Pete Hanna Center (512) Homewood, AL |
| January 23, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | The Citadel | Cancelled | Cancelled | Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL |
| January 27, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Mercer | Postponed | Postponed | Hawkins Arena Macon, GA |
| January 30, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Carolina | Cancelled | Cancelled | Ramsey Center Culoowhee, NC |
| February 1, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at East Tennessee State rescheduled from January 13 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN |
| February 3, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Furman | Cancelled | Cancelled | Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL |
| February 8, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Mercer rescheduled from January 27 | L 82–89 $^{2OT}$ | 6–9 (2–6) | Hawkins Arena (617) Macon, GA |
| February 10, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Mercer | L 70–77 $^{OT}$ | 6–10 (2–7) | Pete Hanna Center (651) Homewood, AL |
| February 13, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at VMI | L 56–85 | 6–11 (2–8) | Cameron Hall Lexington, VA |
| February 17, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Furman | L 64–78 | 6–12 (2–9) | Timmons Arena (250) Greenville, SC |
| February 20, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | East Tennessee State | Cancelled | Cancelled | Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL |
| February 22, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Wofford | Cancelled | Cancelled | Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL |
| February 27, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at The Citadel | Cancelled | Cancelled | McAlister Field House Charleston, SC |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (10) | vs. (7) Mercer First Round | L 59–87 | 6–13 | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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