# 2017–18 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Scott Padgett, played their home games at the Pete Hanna Center in Homewood, Alabama as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the 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.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2016–17 season 20–16, 8–10 in SoCon play to finish in seventh place. They defeated VMI in the first round of the SoCon tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Furman. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Canisius in the first round before losing in the second round to Liberty.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Arkansas | L 56–95 | 0–1 | Bud Walton Arena (13,407) Fayetteville, AR |
| Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Alabama A&M | W 87–68 | 1–1 | Pete Hanna Center (1,885) Homewood, AL |
| Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at LSU | L 86–105 | 1–2 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,731) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 19, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Loyola–Chicago Savannah Invitational | L 67–88 | 1–3 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,289) Chicago, IL |
| Nov 21, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Valparaiso Savannah Invitational | L 67–88 | 1–4 | Athletics–Recreation Center (2,259) Valparaiso, IN |
| Nov 24, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Southeastern Louisiana Savannah Invitational | L 71–77 | 1–5 | Pete Hanna Center (561) Homewood, AL |
| Nov 26, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Mississippi Valley State Savannah Invitational | W 83–70 | 2–5 | Pete Hanna Center (517) Homewood, AL |
| Dec 3, 2017* 2:00 pm | | at Jacksonville State | L 58–89 | 2–6 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,018) Jacksonville, AL |
| Dec 5, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Memphis | L 64–65 | 2–7 | FedExForum (4,702) Memphis, TN |
| Dec 9, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Clemson | L 59–81 | 2–8 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,434) Clemson, SC |
| Dec 15, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Thomas | W 98–51 | 3–8 | Pete Hanna Center (522) Homewood, AL |
| Dec 18, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Asbury | W 99–70 | 4–8 | Pete Hanna Center (956) Homewood, AL |
| Dec 21, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kennesaw State | L 66–71 | 4–9 | KSU Convocation Center (876) Kennesaw, GA |
| SoCon regular season ||||||
| Dec 30, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Chattanooga | W 73–59 | 5–9 (1–0) | Pete Hanna Center (1,067) Homewood, AL |
| Jan 4, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | East Tennessee State | L 72–90 | 5–10 (1–1) | Pete Hanna Center (894) Homewood, AL |
| Jan 6, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Carolina | W 85–71 | 6–10 (2–1) | Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL |
| Jan 11, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at The Citadel | W 107–91 | 7–10 (3–1) | McAlister Field House (323) Charleston, SC |
| Jan 13, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Mercer | L 50–81 | 7–11 (3–2) | Hawkins Arena (3,527) Macon, GA |
| Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Wofford | L 89–93 | 7–12 (3–3) | Pete Hanna Center (1,414) Homewood, AL |
| Jan 20, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Furman | L 67–78 | 7–13 (3–4) | Timmons Arena (2,211) Greenville, SC |
| Jan 24, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Chattanooga | L 71–78 | 7–14 (3–5) | McKenzie Arena (3,069) Chattanooga, TN |
| Jan 27, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UNC Greensboro | L 82–98 | 7–15 (3–6) | Pete Hanna Center (1,629) Homewood, AL |
| Jan 29, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | VMI | W 93–79 | 8–15 (4–6) | Pete Hanna Center (1,006) Homewood, AL |
| Feb 1, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at East Tennessee State | L 76–96 | 8–16 (4–7) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,019) Johnson City, TN |
| Feb 3, 2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Carolina | L 71–88 | 8–17 (4–8) | Ramsey Center (2,017) Cullowhee, NC |
| Feb 7, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wofford | L 1,489 | 8–18 (4–9) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,489) Spartanburg, SC |
| Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | The Citadel | W 116–103 | 9–18 (5–9) | Pete Hanna Center (1,544) Homewood, AL |
| Feb 12, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Mercer | L 69–74 | 9–19 (5–10) | Pete Hanna Center (1,365) Homewood, AL |
| Feb 17, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Furman | L 79–94 | 9–20 (5–11) | Pete Hanna Center (1,990) Homewood, AL |
| Feb 23, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at VMI | W 89–82 | 10–20 (6–11) | Cameron Hall (2,899) Lexington, VA |
| Feb 25, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UNC Greensboro | L 75–88 | 10–21 (6–12) | Greensboro Coliseum (3,155) Greensboro, NC |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| Mar 2, 2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (10) Chattanooga First round | L 79–89 | 10–22 | U.S. Cellular Center (2,138) Asheville, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||