The 2025–26 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first-year head coach Lennie Acuff, played their home games at the Pete Hanna Center in Homewood, Alabama as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).
Previous season The Bulldogs finished the 2024–25 season 22–11, 12–6 in SoCon play, to finish in a tie for third place. They were defeated by Furman in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament. They received an invitation to the NIT, where they would be defeated by George Mason in the first round.
On April 4, 2025, it was announced that head coach Bucky McMillan would be leaving the program, in order to take the head coaching position at Texas A&M. Four days later, on April 9, it was announced that the school would be hiring Lipscomb head coach Lennie Acuff, as McMillan's successor.
Preseason On October 1, 2025, the SoCon released their preseason coaches poll. Samford was picked to finish third in the conference.
Preseason rankings +SoCon Preseason Poll Place Team Points 1 77 (5) 2 73 (5) 3 Samford 62 4 61 5 43 6 41 7 32 8 30 9 21 10 10
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Preseason All-SoCon Team Preseason All-SoCon TeamPlayerYearPositionJadin BoothGraduate StudentGuardDylan FaulknerJuniorCenter Source:
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=""| SoCon regular season
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