The Samford Bulldogs women's basketball team, formerly the Samford Lady Bulldogs, is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing Samford University in Homewood, Alabama, United States. Since 2008, the team competes in the Southern Conference (SoCon), after leaving the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They play their home games at the Pete Hanna Center.[2]
| Samford Bulldogs | |||
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| University | Samford University | ||
| First season | 1997–98 | ||
| All-time record | 291–282 (.508) | ||
| Head coach | Carley Kuhns (6th season) | ||
| Conference | SoCon | ||
| Location | Homewood, Alabama | ||
| Arena | Pete Hanna Center (capacity: 4,954) | ||
| Nickname | Bulldogs | ||
| Colors | Blue and red[1] | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 2011, 2012 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 2011, 2012, 2020 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| 2020, 2021 | |||
Coaches
editThe Samford Bulldogs have had three coaches in their history. Until the end of the 2018–19 season, the team was coached by Mike Morris, who took over in 2002 for Janet Cone after she became Samford's associate athletics director.[3] In 2019, Carley Kuhns was hired from Valdosta State University to become the third head coach in history.[4]
Janet Cone coaching history
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Samford (TAAC) (1997–2001) | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | Samford | 3–23 | 2–14 | ||||||
| 1998–99 | Samford | 8–19 | 7–9 | ||||||
| 1999–2000 | Samford | 19–10 | 13–5 | ||||||
| 2000–01 | Samford | 8–21 | 6–12 | ||||||
| Samford: | 38–73 | 28–40 | |||||||
| Samford (A-Sun) (2001–2002) | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | Samford | 3–24 | 2–18 | ||||||
| Samford: | 3–24 | 2–18 | |||||||
| Total: | 41–97 | ||||||||
Mike Morris coaching history
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Samford (A-Sun) (2002–2003) | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | Samford | 7–20 | 3–13 | ||||||
| Samford: | 7–20 | 3–13 | |||||||
| Samford (OVC) (2003–2008) | |||||||||
| 2003–04 | Samford | 10–17 | 3–13 | ||||||
| 2004–05 | Samford | 13–15 | 6–10 | ||||||
| 2005–06 | Samford | 21–8 | 15–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 2006–07 | Samford | 18–13 | 12–8 | 4th | |||||
| 2007–08 | Samford | 23–9 | 15–5 | 2nd | |||||
| Samford: | 85–62 | 51–41 | |||||||
| Samford (SoCon) (2008–2019) | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | Samford | 22–7 | 16–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 2009–10 | Samford | 23–11 | 14–6 | T-2nd | WNIT second round | ||||
| 2010–11 | Samford | 25–8 | 15–5 | 2nd | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2011–12 | Samford | 20–13 | 12–8 | 4th | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2012–13 | Samford | 15–16 | 11–9 | T-5th | |||||
| 2013–14 | Samford | 10–20 | 8–10 | 6th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Samford | 15–15 | 8–6 | 4th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Samford | 20–11 | 11–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 2016–17 | Samford | 12–19 | 4–10 | 6th | |||||
| 2017–18 | Samford | 15–16 | 6–8 | T-5th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Samford | 10–20 | 5–9 | 7th | |||||
| Samford: | 187–156 | 110–78 | |||||||
| Total: | 279–238 | ||||||||
Carley Kuhns coaching history
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Samford (SoCon) (2019–present) | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | Samford | 18–14 | 10–4 | T–1st | NCAA cancelled | ||||
| 2020–21 | Samford | 14–11 | 11–2 | 1st | WNIT first round | ||||
| 2021–22 | Samford | 13–17 | 7–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2022–23 | Samford | 13–17 | 7–7 | 6th | |||||
| 2023–24 | Samford | 14–16 | 6–8 | 6th | |||||
| Samford: | 72–75 | 41–28 | |||||||
| Total: | 392–410 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Source: [5]
NCAA tournament results
editThe Bulldogs have appeared in two NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 0–2.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | #14 | First Round | #3 Florida State | L 46–76 |
| 2012 | #15 | First Round | #2 Duke | L 47–82 |
References
edit- ^ Samford Brand Identity Standards (PDF). April 1, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ Women's Basketball To Open Practice Monday
- ^ "Bulldogs Athletics Bio: Janet Cone". uncabulldogs.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
- ^ "Samford Tabs Kuhns To Lead Women's Basketball Program". Samford University Athletics. April 10, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ^ Samford Women's Basketball Fact Book (PDF)
