# 2018–19 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth-year head coach Scott Padgett, played their home games at the Pete Hanna Center in Homewood, Alabama as members of the Southern Conference. The Bulldogs finished the season 17–16, 6–12 in SoCon play to finish in tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the SoCon tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to UNC Greensboro.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2017–18 season 10–22, 6–12 in SoCon play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon tournament to Chattanooga.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | North Alabama | W 91–74 | 1–0 | Pete Hanna Center (1,383) Homewood, AL |
| Nov 9, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Jacksonville State | W 92–72 | 2–0 | Pete Hanna Center (1,443) Homewood, AL |
| Nov 12, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Kennesaw State | W 74–60 | 3–0 | Pete Hanna Center (891) Homewood, AL |
| Nov 14, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Miles | W 66–57 | 4–0 | Pete Hanna Center (808) Homewood, AL |
| Nov 18, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State Buckeye Basketball Classic | W 73–60 | 5–0 | Wolstein Center (818) Cleveland, OH |
| Nov 20, 2018* 6:00 pm, BTN Plus | | at No. 23 Ohio State Buckeye Basketball Classic | L 50–68 | 5–1 | Value City Arena (10,725) Columbus, OH |
| Nov 23, 2018* 6:00 pm | | at Purdue Fort Wayne Buckeye Basketball Classic | W 74–66 | 6–1 | Memorial Coliseum (1,275) Fort Wayne, IN |
| Nov 25, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | South Carolina State | W 77–60 | 7–1 | Pete Hanna Center (677) Homewood, AL |
| Nov 29, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Belmont | L 93–99 $^{OT}$ | 7–2 | Pete Hanna Center (1,651) Homewood, AL |
| Dec 9, 2018* 4:00 pm | | at Alabama A&M | W 77–59 | 8–2 | Elmore Gymnasium (499) Huntsville, AL |
| Dec 13, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Morehead State | W 77–72 $^{OT}$ | 9–2 | Pete Hanna Center (1,172) Homewood, AL |
| Dec 17, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Houston Baptist | W 85–61 | 10–2 | Pete Hanna Center (704) Homewood, AL |
| Dec 19, 2018* 4:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 3 Tennessee | L 70–83 | 10–3 | Thompson–Boling Arena (15,794) Knoxville, TN |
| SoCon regular season ||||||
| Dec 22, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Greensboro | L 75–83 | 10–4 (0–1) | Pete Hanna Center (974) Homewood, AL |
| Dec 29, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | VMI | W 96–68 | 11–4 (1–1) | Pete Hanna Center (734) Homewood, AL |
| Jan 3, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at East Tennessee State | L 72–81 $^{OT}$ | 11–5 (1–2) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,316) Johnson City, TN |
| Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Carolina | L 69–76 | 11–6 (1–3) | Ramsey Center (1,295) Cullowhee, NC |
| Jan 12, 2019 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Chattanooga | L 75–80 | 11–7 (1–4) | McKenzie Arena (4,173) Chattanooga, TN |
| Jan 17, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | The Citadel | W 80–77 | 12–7 (2–4) | Pete Hanna Center (1,512) Homewood, AL |
| Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Mercer | L 87–93 | 12–8 (2–5) | Pete Hanna Center (1,391) Homewood, AL |
| Jan 24, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wofford | L 106–107 $^{OT}$ | 12–8 (2–6) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,010) Spartanburg, SC |
| Jan 26, 2019 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Furman | W 75–73 | 13–9 (3–6) | Timmons Arena (2,300) Greenville, SC |
| Jan 31, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | East Tennessee State | L 66–74 | 13–10 (3–7) | Pete Hanna Center (987) Homewood, AL |
| Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Carolina | W 92–81 | 14–10 (4–7) | Pete Hanna Center (974) Homewood, AL |
| Feb 7, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UNC Greensboro | L 67–75 | 14–11 (4–8) | Greensboro Coliseum (2,607) Greensboro, NC |
| Feb 9, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at VMI | W 84–77 $^{OT}$ | 15–11 (5–8) | Cameron Hall (912) Lexington, VA |
| Feb 16, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Chattanooga | W 80–76 $^{OT}$ | 16–11 (6–8) | Pete Hanna Center (1,165) Homewood, AL |
| Feb 21, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Mercer | L 62–65 | 16–12 (6–9) | Hawkins Arena (1,727) Macon, GA |
| Feb 23, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at The Citadel | L 83–87 $^{OT}$ | 16–13 (6–10) | McAlister Field House (919) Charleston, SC |
| Feb 28, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Furman | L 81–90 | 16–14 (6–11) | Pete Hanna Center (1,812) Homewood, AL |
| Mar 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 24 Wofford | L 64–85 | 16–15 (6–12) | Pete Hanna Center (1,655) Homewood, AL |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (10) The Citadel First round | W 100–71 | 17–15 | U.S. Cellular Center (2,321) Asheville, NC |
| Mar 9, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) UNC Greensboro Quarterfinals | L 70–77 | 17–16 | U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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