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Samford will face Alabama A&M, Jacksonville State and Auburn before the regular season. The exhibition schedule begins October 13 at Ballin In Boutwell, giving Lennie Acuff’s team three in-state tests ahead of its campaign.
Samford will play 16 regular-season games at the Pete Hanna Center, starting with Berry College on November 2. The schedule includes road tests at UNLV and Georgia Tech before the SoCon opener at Tennessee Tech.
Samford finalized a recruiting class of five transfers and freshman Lawson Lee. Lennie Acuff’s announcement outlines the group’s fit with returning players after the Bulldogs finished 18-14 in his first season.
Inside Higher Ed placed Samford second in its academic comparison of NCAA Tournament teams. The Bulldogs’ perfect academic progress rate carried them to the final, where graduation success rate separated Samford and Princeton.
Samford’s NCAA run ended with a 65-53 loss to Southern after the teams entered the fourth quarter tied. Briana Rivera scored 16 points, but turnovers and Southern’s interior scoring helped decide the First Four matchup.
Samford’s conference tournament title earned a No. 16 seed and a First Four pairing with Southern. The team celebrated its NCAA selection with students and supporters at a campus watch party before preparing for Columbia.