2024 Tournament PreviewDancing for the first time since 2000, Samford is seeking its first NCAA Tournament victory in program history after winning the Southern conference regular-season and tournament titles. Coach Bucky McMillan's Bulldogs play fast and shoots threes incredibly well. Samford ranks 14th in the nation in KenPom's tempo metric and eighth in 3-point shooting at 39.3 percent. Four players average double figures, anchored by 6-9 junior Achor Achor (15.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.8 bpg), who steps outside on occasion and hits 44.6 percent from downtown. Three others shoot at least 38 percent from the perimeter. Senior guard Rylan Jones (9.4 ppg, 4.9 apg) has high-major experience after playing his first two years at Utah. Samford, though, has just two Quad 2 wins (both came in conference) and played only one Quad 1 game, a 53-point loss to Purdue in the season opener. The Bulldogs don't appear battled tested enough for a first-round upset.
Scouting Report Offense Defense
Efficiency N/A N/A
Pace 69.2 (104)
Effective FG% 56.76 (8) 50.46 (177)
Turnover % 15.82 (243) 18.96 (16)
Off Reb % 30.10 (129) 31.93 (300)
FTA/FGA 36.20 (85) 37.43 (286)
3P% 39.49 (4) 33.85 (171)
2P% 55.03 (24) 50.26 (169)
FT% 72.06 (177) 68.67 (28)
3PA/FGA 41.21 (76) 39.78 (268)
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Samford
Southern
Rankings
NET: #74 RPI: #30
Record
Overall: (29-6) Conference: (15-3) Quad 1: (0-3) Quad 2: (2-0) Quad 3: (10-3) Quad 4: (13-0)
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