Samford Bulldogs
The men's basketball team made its first NCAA Tournament appearances in 1999 and 2000.They were led by Reed Rawlings, Marc Salyers, and Chris Weaver.Additionally, the softball team made its first NCAA Tournament Appearance in 2016.A member of the Southern Conference, Samford sponsors teams in eight men's and nine women's NCAA sanctioned sports:[3] Samford's intercollegiate athletics teams are nicknamed the Bulldogs, and the team is represented by a costumed bulldog, complete with spiked collar and nasty growl, at football and basketball games."Sam", who was introduced in 2017 as "Spike" was retired, has also been known to appear at other competitions where Samford is competing.
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