#138 Samford Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Samford Bulldogs
 

2023-2024 Overall Rank: #138

Conference Rank: #3 SoCon

2022-23 Record: 21-11, 15-3
2022-23 Postseason: None
Coach: Bucky McMillan
Coach Record: 48-35 at Samford, 48-35 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Ques Glover, Guard, 14.7 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.1 apg
Logan Dye, Forward, 13.3 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.2 apg
Bubba Parham, Guard, 9.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.6 apg
Jaron Rillie, Guard, 4.8 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 2.5 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Jermaine Marshall, Senior, Forward, 13.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.1 apg
A.J. Staton-McCray, Junior, Guard, 8.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 0.6 apg
Jaden Campbell, Senior, Guard, 7.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 0.3 apg
Achor Achor, Junior, Forward, 6.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 0.6 apg
Nathan Johnson, Senior, Forward, 4.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 0.6 apg
 
Key New Players:
Rylan Jones, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Utah State
Zach Loveday, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Baylor
Garrett Hicks, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Alabama A&M
Dallas Graziani, Freshman, Guard
Riley Allenspach, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: None
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 78.7 (28th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 71.6 (223, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.4 (123, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.2 (141, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.1 (31, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.3 (110, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.7 (59, 3)
Rebound Margin: 2.2 (115, 4)
Assists Per Game: 11.7 (285, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.7 (205, 8)