Samford Hall of Fame Members
Biography
Induction Class: 2018
Sport: Men's Basketball
The 1998-99 Samford men’s basketball team earned the program’s first NCAA Tournament bid by winning the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC) Tournament title. The team also won the TAAC’s regular-season crown, winning a school-record 24 games, and finishing with a 24-6 record. In the TAAC Tournament, the Bulldogs earned wins over Campbell (67-51) and Centenary (62-54) to advance to the title game where Samford defeated Central Florida, 89-61. The team advanced to the NCAA Tournament where it fell to #3-seeded St. John's. Marc Salyers and Reed Rawlings went on to play professional basketball after finishing their Samford careers. Rawlings played professionally in Europe and with the NBA's D-League. Salyers spent over a decade playing professionally overseas.
