I had this ready to post but the thread was already up and running so I decided to let it go. But, in case anyone wants to know more about Samford here you go. Samford is located in Homewood, Alabama.
Samford is a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the year 22-10 overall and 12-6 in conference which was good enough for 3rd place. They lost to Furman 95-78 in the opening round of their conference tournament.
KenPom:
Samford - 116
NET:
Samford - 116
Samford is 0-2 against Quad 1 teams, 3-2 against Quad 2, 5-6 against Quad 3, and 12-0 against Quad 4 teams.
The game is on ESPN+.
Probable Starters:
6’4” Trey Fort - 14.9 ppg - Senior
6’9” Jaden Brownell - 13.6 ppg - Junior
6’0” Rylan Jones - 11.0 ppg - Grad student
6’6” Collin Holloway - 9.2 ppg & 5.0 reb - Senior
6’2” Josh Holloway - 7.8 ppg - Sophomore
Reserves averaging double digit minutes:
6’11” Riley Allenspach - 7.9 ppg -
6’5” Lucas Walls - 5.6 ppg - Sophomore
6’1” Julian Brown - 5.0 ppg - Junior
6’9” Larry Olayinka - 4.0 ppg - Sophomore
6’2” Isaiah West - 2.6 ppg - Sophomore
Team Stats:
Samford averages 83.3 points per game while giving up 75.2.
They shoot 46.2% from the floor and 36.4% from 3.
Opponents shoot 44.7% from the field and 34.3% from 3.
The Bulldogs shoot 72.3% from the free throw line.
They have out rebounded opponents by .7 boards per game and average 12.8 turnovers per contest.
Thoughts: Their 83.3 points per game is 12th in the nation while their defense is only 271st in the country. So, if you are planning on going to the game I think it’s safe to assume they are going to want to make it a shootout.
It will be interesting to see how the team responds to the loss in the final. Is the fire still there or do we phone this one in? Playing an NIT Championship in Hinkle Field House would be a pretty cool experience given the history of the building.
Samford is a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the year 22-10 overall and 12-6 in conference which was good enough for 3rd place. They lost to Furman 95-78 in the opening round of their conference tournament.
KenPom:
Samford - 116
NET:
Samford - 116
Samford is 0-2 against Quad 1 teams, 3-2 against Quad 2, 5-6 against Quad 3, and 12-0 against Quad 4 teams.
The game is on ESPN+.
Probable Starters:
6’4” Trey Fort - 14.9 ppg - Senior
6’9” Jaden Brownell - 13.6 ppg - Junior
6’0” Rylan Jones - 11.0 ppg - Grad student
6’6” Collin Holloway - 9.2 ppg & 5.0 reb - Senior
6’2” Josh Holloway - 7.8 ppg - Sophomore
Reserves averaging double digit minutes:
6’11” Riley Allenspach - 7.9 ppg -
6’5” Lucas Walls - 5.6 ppg - Sophomore
6’1” Julian Brown - 5.0 ppg - Junior
6’9” Larry Olayinka - 4.0 ppg - Sophomore
6’2” Isaiah West - 2.6 ppg - Sophomore
Team Stats:
Samford averages 83.3 points per game while giving up 75.2.
They shoot 46.2% from the floor and 36.4% from 3.
Opponents shoot 44.7% from the field and 34.3% from 3.
The Bulldogs shoot 72.3% from the free throw line.
They have out rebounded opponents by .7 boards per game and average 12.8 turnovers per contest.
Thoughts: Their 83.3 points per game is 12th in the nation while their defense is only 271st in the country. So, if you are planning on going to the game I think it’s safe to assume they are going to want to make it a shootout.
It will be interesting to see how the team responds to the loss in the final. Is the fire still there or do we phone this one in? Playing an NIT Championship in Hinkle Field House would be a pretty cool experience given the history of the building.
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