Samford Hall of Fame Members
Biography
Induction Class: 2023
Sport: Men's Basketball
Steve Barker played basketball at Samford from 1978 to 1982. He left school as the program's all-time leading scorer and still ranks second on that list with 1,902 points in his impressive career. He is one of just 14 players in school history to score 500 points in a single season, tallying 584 points in his senior campaign, averaging 22.5 points per game. He led the team in scoring all four years he played at Samford, scoring 422 points as a freshman, 413 as a sophomore and 483 as a junior. Barker still holds the school single-game records for free throws made (21) and free throws attempted (24). He also holds the program record for consecutive free throws made at 42 during the 1979-80 season.
