After taking Mountain Brook to previously unimaginable heights, McMillan quickly began doing the same for Samford ... take 25.3 shots from 3-point range per game and press even after misses.

Bucky McMillan is leaving Mountain Brook High School to be the new basketball coach at Samford University, according to sources close to the deal. An official announcement is expected on Monday.

“I want to especially give thanks to the leadership at Samford for their confidence in me to lead this program. "When I came to Mountain Brook, I had never been a high school head coach and the ...

Bucky McMillan was a Birmingham teenager the last time Samford went to the NCAA Tournament ... In two seasons as junior varsity coach at alma mater Mountain Brook. And in 12 seasons as varsity ...

He came to Samford after spending 12 seasons as a highly successful coach at nearby Mountain Brook High School. He was hired four years ago with a goal of turning Samford into as powerful a mid ...

Samford also has the fifth highest scoring offense in the nation, averaging 86 points per game. They also shoot 39.3% from 3-point range and knock down 9.9 3-pointers per game, numbers which rank ...