2020–21 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	2020–21
Prev Year:	2019–20
Next Year:	2021–22
Team:	Samford Bulldogs
Conference:	Southern Conference
Short Conf:	SoCon
Record:	6–13
Conf Record:	2–9
Hc Year:	1st
Asst Coach2:	Tra Arnold

The 2020–21 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first-year head coach Bucky McMillan, played their home games at the Pete Hanna Center in Homewood, Alabama as members of the Southern Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2019–20 season 10–23, 4–14 in SoCon play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon tournament to VMI.

On March 16, 2020, the school announced that head coach Scott Padgett had been fired.^[1] On April 6, the school announced it had hired high school coach Bucky McMillan as the Bulldogs' new head coach.^[2]

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| SoCon regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| SoCon tournament|-|-Source^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Former College Basketball Star Fired After 6 Seasons As Head Coach. 2020-03-16. The Spun. en-US. 2020-04-08.
2. Web site: Veteran HS coach McMillan to lead Samford. 2020-04-06. ESPN.com. en. 2020-04-08.
3. News: 2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule. Samford University Athletics. December 15, 2020. en.