Question: What was the original name of the University Samford Bulldogs basketball team represents now?

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2016–17 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team: The 2016–17 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.  The Bulldogs, led by third-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 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.

Samford Bulldogs women's basketball: The Samford Bulldogs women's basketball team, formerly the Samford Lady Bulldogs, is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing Samford University in Homewood, Alabama, United States.  Since 2008, the team competes in the Southern Conference (SoCon), after leaving the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).  They are currently led by 13-year head coach Mike Morris and play their home games at the Pete Hanna Center.

2015–16 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team: The 2015–16 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.  The Bulldogs, led by second year head coach Scott Padgett, played their home games at the Pete Hanna Center and were members of the Southern Conference.  They finished the season 14–19, 4–14 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for eighth place.  They defeated VMI in the first round of the SoCon Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Chattanooga.

2011–12 Samford Bulldogs basketball team: The 2011–12 Samford Bulldogs basketball team represented Samford University during the 2011–12 college basketball season.  This was head coach Jimmy Tillette's fifteenth season at Samford.  The Bulldogs compete in the Southern Conference's North Division and played their home games at Pete Hanna Center.  They finished the season 11–19, 8–10 on SoCon play to finish in a tie for third place in the North Division and lost in the first round of the Southern Conference Tournament to Furman.

2014–15 Samford Bulldogs basketball team: The 2014–15 Samford Bulldogs basketball team represented Samford University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.  The Bulldogs, led by first year head coach Scott Padgett, played their home games at the Pete Hanna Center and were members of the Southern Conference.  They finished the season 13–19, 6–12 in SoCon play to finish in a three way tie for seventh place.  They lost in the first round of the SoConTournament to UNC Greensboro.

2013–14 Samford Bulldogs basketball team: The 2013–14 Samford Bulldogs basketball team represented Samford University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.  The Bulldogs, led by second year head coach Bennie Seltzer, played their home games at the Pete Hanna Center and were members of the Southern Conference.  They finished the season 13–20, 6–10 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for seventh place.  They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament where they lost to Davidson.

Samford University: Samford University is a private, coeducational, Christian university located in Homewood, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham.  In 1841, the university was founded as Howard College.  Samford University is the 87th oldest institution of higher learning in the United States.  Samford University is Alabama's top-ranked private university.  The university enrolls 5,471 students from 47 states and 29 countries.  Samford University has been nationally ranked for academic programs, value and affordability by "Kiplinger's Personal Finance" and The Princeton Review.

Samford Bulldogs: The Samford Bulldogs are the 17 varsity teams (8 men's and 9 women's), recording championships from men's and women's track, men's and women's basketball, softball, baseball, soccer, volleyball, football, and men's and women's tennis that represent Samford University.  The Men's basketball team made its first NCAA appearance in the 1999 and 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.  The women's basketball team made its initial NCAA tournament appearance in the 2011 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament and made its second consecutive appearance in the tournament in 2012.  The baseball team made its first NCAA tournament appearance in the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, reaching the finals of the Tallahassee Regional.  Additionally, the softball team made its first NCAA Tournament Appearance in 2016.  For the first time in history, the lady bulldogs won the Regular Season Championship as well as the Tournament Championship to cap off a record high of 40 wins on the season.  The school is a member of the Southern Conference in Division I of the NCAA (FCS in football), after moving from the Ohio Valley Conference in 2008.  The Samford Athletics staff is headed by athletic director Martin Newton, whose appointment was announced on March 9, 2011.

2012–13 Samford Bulldogs basketball team: The 2012–13 Samford Bulldogs basketball team represented Samford University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.  The Bulldogs, led by first year head coach Bennie Seltzer, played their home games at the Pete Hanna Center and were members of the North Division of the Southern Conference.  They finished the season 11–21, 9–9 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for third place in the North Division.  They lost in the first round of the SoCon Tournament to Furman.

Samford Bulldogs men's basketball: The Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Samford University in Homewood, Alabama, United States.  The school's team currently competes in the Southern Conference.  They are currently led by head coach Scott Padgett and play their home games at the Pete Hanna Center.

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Answer: Howard College