Samford Bulldogs

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Also known as: Samford Bulldogs

Program History

2026 Team Stats (32 games)

58.9

PPG

65.2

Opp

-6.3

Margin

38.6%

FG%

32.5%

3P%

74.1%

FT%

31.9

RPG

11.3

APG

15.5

74.5

Pace

58.2

AdjO

69.5

AdjD

#289

Rank

Model Outputs

2025-2026

Catalog

Output is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.

Model	Output	Notes
Elo Elo Streaming paired-comparison rating with recency baked into sequential updates. More →	1013 (#179)	-
Bradley-Terry Bradley-Terry Static logistic paired-comparison model with one team strength parameter. More →	910 (#240)	-
Bradley-Terry Recency Bradley-Terry Recency Static Bradley-Terry with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +113 elo More →	1051 (#120)	HCA +113 elo
Margin Margin Linear team-strength model fit on point differential instead of binary wins. HCA +2.3 More →	-11.1 (#282)	HCA +2.3
Margin Recency Margin Recency Margin regression with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +2.8 More →	+6.4 (#244)	HCA +2.8
Pythagorean Pythagorean Pythagorean win expectation from raw points scored and allowed. More →	0.185 (#285)	-
Efficiency Efficiency Tempo-adjusted efficiency version of Pythagorean ratings. NetEff -16.9 More →	0.107 (#309)	NetEff -16.9
Adjusted Efficiency Adjusted Efficiency Opponent-adjusted efficiency model with separate offensive and defensive components. AdjNet -17.2 More →	0.121 (#287)	AdjNet -17.2
Log Adjusted Log Adjusted Log-scale adjusted efficiency model that downweights blowout leverage. AdjNet -17.5 More →	0.115 (#286)	AdjNet -17.5
Points Off/Def Points Off/Def Raw points regression with separate offensive and defensive team parameters. AdjO 58.2 \| AdjD 69.5 More →	0.263 (#289)	AdjO 58.2 \| AdjD 69.5
Points Off/Def Recency Points Off/Def Recency Off/def points regression with exponential recency weights. AdjO 62.2 \| AdjD 60.3 More →	0.543 (#180)	AdjO 62.2 \| AdjD 60.3
Core Ensemble Core Ensemble Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and points off/def. Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD More →	0.617 (#237)	Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Recency Ensemble Recency Ensemble Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and recency points off/def. Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD More →	0.613 (#225)	Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Dynamic Bradley-Terry Dynamic Bradley-Terry Time-evolving paired-comparison model with latent team strength drift. RD 116 \| GP 32 More →	1053 (#171)	RD 116 \| GP 32

2026 Schedule & Results

Date	Vs/At	Opponent	Result	Score
2025-11-08	@	Nebraska Cornhuskers	L	46 - 80
2025-11-13	@	Florida Gators	L	40 - 87
2025-11-19	@	Alabama Crimson Tide	L	45 - 84
2025-11-21	vs	Stillman Tigers	W	90 - 35
2025-11-24	@	Central Arkansas Sugar Bears	L	44 - 67
2025-11-26	vs	Stony Brook Seawolves	W	58 - 48
2025-12-01	@	Minnesota Golden Gophers	L	40 - 77
2025-12-04	@	Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles	L	60 - 82
2025-12-07	vs	North Alabama Lions	L	66 - 68
2025-12-14	@	South Carolina Upstate Spartans	W	74 - 67
2025-12-18	vs	Lipscomb Bisons	W	65 - 59
2025-12-22	@	UAB Blazers	L	49 - 65
2025-12-28	@	Mississippi State Bulldogs	L	54 - 112
2026-01-02	vs	Fisk Bulldogs	W	70 - 54
2026-01-08	@	UNC Greensboro Spartans	L	64 - 73
2026-01-10	@	Western Carolina Catamounts	W	73 - 62
2026-01-17	@	Mercer Bears	L	67 - 76
2026-01-22	vs	Wofford Terriers	L	56 - 80
2026-01-24	vs	Furman Paladins	L	62 - 70
2026-01-30	@	East Tennessee State Bucs	L	44 - 53
2026-02-01	@	Chattanooga Mocs	L	40 - 61
2026-02-05	vs	Western Carolina Catamounts	W	73 - 50
2026-02-07	vs	UNC Greensboro Spartans	W	68 - 64
2026-02-14	vs	Mercer Bears	W	68 - 48
2026-02-19	@	Furman Paladins	W	68 - 59
2026-02-21	@	Wofford Terriers	L	44 - 52
2026-02-26	vs	Chattanooga Mocs	W	77 - 70
2026-02-28	vs	East Tennessee State Bucs	L	39 - 46
2026-03-05	@	Wofford Terriers	W	59 - 57
2026-03-06	@	East Tennessee State Bucs	W	57 - 48
2026-03-08	@	Chattanooga Mocs	W	72 - 67
2026-03-19	@	Southern Jaguars	L	53 - 65

2026 Roster

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Minutes by Position

The surface stays filled across the five on-court roles. Use the labels or legend to isolate how each player absorbs guard-to-big minutes.

Player	Pos	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FGA	Numbers	PM	PM/G	PM/40	FG%	3P%	FT%	RAPM	TS%	eFG%
K. Yarbrough	G	27	22.4	12.4	2.1	0.7	0.6	0.2	2.0	10.8	3.2	-70	-3.3	-5.8	41.4	37.6	75.4	0.77	52.8	50.0
B. Rivera	G	32	30.8	11.0	1.7	0.6	0.5	0.0	1.0	8.7	4.2	-93	-3.7	-5.2	37.1	36.2	83.6	-0.89	57.6	54.0
S. Godbolt	G	30	27.4	10.2	1.6	3.2	1.1	0.0	2.8	9.0	4.3	-39	-1.7	-3.2	39.6	32.8	77.1	-0.65	49.2	43.1
F. Morris	G	31	25.2	8.5	4.1	1.9	0.9	0.3	1.7	6.8	7.2	-9	-0.4	-0.6	42.5	35.5	85.2	2.72	56.0	51.4
E. Snoddy	C	25	17.1	5.4	5.2	1.0	0.4	1.6	1.2	4.3	8.0	-	-	-	49.5	0	65.2	-	53.4	49.5
J. Knight	G	19	17.9	4.1	1.4	2.4	1.1	0.0	1.7	4.7	2.6	-80	-3.8	-7.6	32.6	0.0	70.4	-2.3	38.2	32.6
A. Blankenship	G	29	21.2	3.7	2.6	0.4	0.4	0.2	1.2	5.0	1.2	-84	-3.4	-5.1	26.4	26.7	66.7	-1.34	36.8	36.1
A. Brewer	G	28	10.9	3.2	1.3	0.5	0.5	0.0	1.0	3.4	1.1	-76	-3.2	-10.4	28.1	30.2	89.5	-2.15	43.1	38.0
M. Bishop	F	27	12.5	3.1	4.6	0.7	0.7	0.2	1.1	2.9	5.4	32	1.8	6.8	43.6	16.7	70.0	2.29	49.0	45.5
C. Baguda	F	28	15.3	2.8	3.5	0.5	0.3	1.1	1.0	2.2	5.1	-15	-0.7	-1.7	57.4	0	39.1	1.12	55.5	57.4
S. Martin	G	12	5.7	1.2	1.2	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.3	1.6	1.1	8	0.6	6.6	31.6	23.1	0.0	3.48	37.7	39.5
C. Register	G	8	3.5	1.0	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.9	0.2	-2	-0.2	-5.7	42.9	0.0	33.3	0.4	41.5	42.9
A. Tarpley	G	32	19.8	0.9	2.1	1.0	0.4	0.2	0.8	1.3	2.5	-28	-1.1	-2.7	23.8	18.5	71.4	2.27	33.3	29.8
Y. Maayan	F	12	4.2	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.1	-20	-1.7	-17.9	0.0	0.0	0	-0.49	0.0	0.0

Numbers/Game vs RAPM

X-axis = Numbers/Game (PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA), Y-axis = RAPM.

Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, PM = total +/-, PM/G = per game, PM/40 = per 40 minutes, RAPM = Regularized Adj Plus-Minus, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG