The 2023–24 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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as a member of the

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(SoCon). They finished the season 29–6, 15–3 in SoCon play, to win the regular-season championship. As No. 1 seed in the SoCon tournament, they defeated

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, Furman and East Tennessee State to win the conference championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the third time in school history and first since

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. As the No. 13 seed in the Midwest region, they lost to

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in the first round.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2022–23 season 21–11, 15–3 in SoCon play, to finish in as the regular-season conference champions. They lost to

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in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference tournament.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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