Samford Bulldogs women's basketball
| Samford Bulldogs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| University | Samford University | ||
| First season | 1997–98 | ||
| All-time record | 291–282 (.508) | ||
| Head coach | Matt Wise (1st 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 | |||
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]
Coaches
[edit]The Samford Bulldogs have had four 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] After Kuhns announced her resignation in April 2025, the Bulldogs promoted associate head coach Matt Wise to be the fourth head coach of the program.[5]
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samford (SoCon) (2019–2025) | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||
| 2024–25 | Samford | 12–19 | 7–7 | 5th | |||||
| Samford: | 84–94 | 48–35 | |||||||
| Total: | 404–429 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Source: [6]
NCAA tournament results
[edit]The 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 Names Matt Wise New Head Women's Basketball Coach" (Press release). Samford Bulldogs. April 18, 2025. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
- ^ Samford Women's Basketball Fact Book (PDF)
