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2023–24 Samford Bulldogs Men's Basketball Team
The 2023–24 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Bucky McMillan, played their home games at the Pete Hanna Center in Homewood, Alabama as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 29–6, 15–3 in SoCon play, to win the regular-season championship. As No. 1 seed in the 2024 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament, SoCon tournament, they defeated 2023–24 Mercer Bears men's basketball team, Mercer, 2023–24 Furman Paladins men's basketball team, Furman and 2023–24 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team, East Tennessee State to win the conference championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, NCAA tournament for the third time in school history and first since 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucky McMillan
Bucky McMillan (born August 12, 1983) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head coach at Texas A&M University. Early life and education McMillan played basketball at Mountain Brook High School in Mountain Brook, Alabama, and led them to a state final four in 2001. He played college basketball for Birmingham-Southern from 2002 to 2006. McMillan was named to the league All-Academic team as a senior, and he graduated from Birmingham-Southern in 2007 with a degree in education services. Coaching career While in college, McMillan coached youth teams in Mountain Brook, and became the junior varsity head coach in 2006. McMillan was hired as the head coach at Mountain Brook in 2008. In his first season, the team finished 18-12. He won three 7A basketball championships, two 6A basketball championships for Mountain Brook. He coached the Spartans to two championship runner-ups, seven final four appearances, 10 regional appearances and nine area titles. in 2018, McMillan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |