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Samford

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Also known as: Samford Bulldogs
Program History
Coach: Lennie Acuff

2026 Team Stats (30 games)

78.6
PPG
74.8
Opp
+3.8
Margin
45.1%
FG%
35.7%
3P%
68.6%
FT%
36.7
RPG
14.6
APG
9.3
TO
78.1
Pace
74.3
AdjO
78.2
AdjD
#222
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 → 974 (#204) -
Bradley-Terry Bradley-Terry Static logistic paired-comparison model with one team strength parameter. More → 1008 (#173) -
Bradley-Terry Recency Bradley-Terry Recency Static Bradley-Terry with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +109 elo More → 1055 (#100) HCA +109 elo
Margin Margin Linear team-strength model fit on point differential instead of binary wins. HCA +2.2 More → -3.9 (#220) HCA +2.2
Margin Recency Margin Recency Margin regression with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +2.5 More → +14.6 (#160) HCA +2.5
Pythagorean Pythagorean Pythagorean win expectation from raw points scored and allowed. More → 0.531 (#158) -
Efficiency Efficiency Tempo-adjusted efficiency version of Pythagorean ratings. NetEff -15.3 More → 0.200 (#278) NetEff -15.3
Adjusted Efficiency Adjusted Efficiency Opponent-adjusted efficiency model with separate offensive and defensive components. AdjNet -5.2 More → 0.356 (#224) AdjNet -5.2
Log Adjusted Log Adjusted Log-scale adjusted efficiency model that downweights blowout leverage. AdjNet -5.3 More → 0.351 (#225) AdjNet -5.3
Points Off/Def Points Off/Def Raw points regression with separate offensive and defensive team parameters. AdjO 74.3 | AdjD 78.2 More → 0.411 (#222) AdjO 74.3 | AdjD 78.2
Points Off/Def Recency Points Off/Def Recency Off/def points regression with exponential recency weights. AdjO 77.7 | AdjD 71.8 More → 0.630 (#87) AdjO 77.7 | AdjD 71.8
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 → 0.739 (#189) 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 → 0.721 (#171) Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Dynamic Bradley-Terry Dynamic Bradley-Terry Time-evolving paired-comparison model with latent team strength drift. RD 150 | GP 30 More → 1061 (#184) RD 150 | GP 30

2026 Schedule & Results

Date Vs/At Opponent Result Score
2025-11-03 @ Tulane Green Wave L 72 - 85
2025-11-07 vs South Carolina State Bulldogs W 82 - 72
2025-11-12 @ Texas Southern Tigers W 93 - 90
2025-11-14 @ Arkansas Razorbacks L 75 - 79
2025-11-16 @ Central Arkansas Bears W 84 - 77
2025-11-19 vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles L 62 - 77
2025-11-21 @ New Mexico State Aggies L 72 - 81
2025-11-25 @ Georgia State Panthers W 78 - 63
2025-11-26 @ Utah Valley Wolverines L 45 - 89
2025-12-05 @ VCU Rams L 57 - 83
2025-12-15 vs Bryan (TN) Lions W 106 - 51
2025-12-19 vs Reinhardt Eagles W 85 - 49
2026-01-01 @ VMI Keydets W 78 - 58
2026-01-03 @ UNC Greensboro Spartans L 82 - 89
2026-01-07 vs Western Carolina Catamounts W 82 - 77
2026-01-10 @ Chattanooga Mocs L 79 - 88
2026-01-14 vs Furman Paladins L 73 - 77
2026-01-21 @ Wofford Terriers L 78 - 88
2026-01-24 vs Chattanooga Mocs W 75 - 64
2026-01-29 @ Furman Paladins L 73 - 78
2026-01-31 @ Western Carolina Catamounts W 88 - 74
2026-02-05 vs The Citadel Bulldogs W 78 - 64
2026-02-07 vs Mercer Bears W 69 - 49
2026-02-11 vs Wofford Terriers W 97 - 80
2026-02-14 @ East Tennessee State Buccaneers W 82 - 72
2026-02-19 @ The Citadel Bulldogs W 78 - 75
2026-02-21 @ Mercer Bears L 86 - 89
2026-02-26 vs VMI Keydets W 80 - 61
2026-02-28 vs UNC Greensboro Spartans W 87 - 78
2026-03-07 vs Furman Paladins L 81 - 86

2026 Roster

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%
J. Booth J. Booth - 28 36.3 21.4 3.7 2.0 1.1 0.0 1.5 14.2 12.5 -5 -0.2 -0.3 45.1 43.9 85.9 -0.12 65.2 60.1
D. Faulkner D. Faulkner - 28 25.9 17.1 8.5 1.8 0.6 1.3 1.4 10.6 17.4 3 0.1 0.3 61.1 0.0 55.4 -0.0 61.6 61.1
K. Norris K. Norris G 26 32.7 9.9 4.3 4.7 0.5 0.0 1.3 8.9 9.3 -2 -0.1 -0.2 39.0 31.0 83.0 0.36 51.3 47.4
C. Norris C. Norris G 30 30.9 8.6 4.8 2.1 0.6 0.1 0.9 6.2 9.1 -56 -2.4 -4.4 43.8 39.6 77.5 -1.0 59.4 54.6
Isaiah Campbell-Finch Isaiah Campbell-Finch - 27 23.7 7.7 1.6 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.7 6.5 3.9 -9 -0.4 -0.9 42.9 32.1 53.3 -0.61 51.4 50.0
K. Martin K. Martin G 30 16.6 5.6 2.2 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.5 4.4 4.2 -14 -0.6 -2.1 38.6 30.9 85.1 -0.67 54.7 48.1
Z. Wilburn Z. Wilburn G 29 17.0 4.7 2.1 0.9 0.4 0.2 1.0 3.7 3.7 5 0.2 0.8 38.9 30.2 60.7 0.07 50.8 46.3
Z. Lamey Z. Lamey - 5 8.2 4.6 1.0 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.6 3.2 2.6 23 7.7 131.1 50.0 46.2 50.0 -0.02 68.1 68.8
J. Pollard J. Pollard F 23 13.0 3.1 3.7 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.3 3.6 4.0 -24 -1.2 -4.2 30.5 20.8 60.0 -0.44 39.6 36.6
W. Shaver W. Shaver - 28 10.0 2.9 2.8 0.9 0.2 0.6 1.1 2.2 4.0 -20 -1.0 -5.8 48.4 36.4 59.3 -0.42 54.1 51.6
J. Bjornstad J. Bjornstad F 22 9.1 2.4 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 2.1 2.1 -61 -3.0 -18.7 34.8 28.6 75.0 -1.17 48.4 41.3
C. Harrison C. Harrison - 13 5.6 1.5 1.4 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.2 1.2 2.5 28 2.8 58.0 60.0 0.0 50.0 -0.12 59.7 60.0
C. Brown C. Brown G 5 6.4 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.4 -1 -0.1 -5.5 25.0 0.0 100.0 -0.16 41.0 25.0
D. Humphrey D. Humphrey G 0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
J. Hughes J. Hughes F 0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - - -105 -4.4 -11.3 - - - -0.47 - -
JD Gossett JD Gossett G 0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Cooper Davenport Cooper Davenport G 0 - 0.0 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