2014β15 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball | |
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 11β19 (6β12 SoCon) |
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Home arena | McAlister Field House |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford β | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Greensboro | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 22 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 22 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2015 SoCon Tournament winner |
The 2014β15 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2014β15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by fifth year head coach Chuck Driesell and played their home games at McAlister Field House. They played a member of the Southern Conference, as they have since 1936β37. They finished the season 11β19, 6β12 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon tournament to Furman. Driesell was not retained after the season. [1]
Four players from the 2013β14 team departed the program prior to the season. [2] [3]
Name | Position | Class | Reason |
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Matt Van Scyoc | F | Jr. | Transfer to Indiana State |
Rae Robinson | G | So. | Transfer to Charleston Southern |
Dylen Setzekorn | F | Jr. | Graduated, Transfer to North Georgia |
Nate Bowser | F | Fr. | No longer on team, personal reasons |
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jake Wright SG |
Minneapolis, MN | Hopkins High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 12, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings:
Rivals: N/A
247Sports: N/A
ESPN:
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Nadi Beciri PF |
Oradell, NJ | Bergen Catholic High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Apr 14, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Tim Broom G |
Jacksonville, FL | Sandalwood High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 29, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Brandon Thompson PG |
Gaithersburg, MD | Covenant Life School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | Jun 24, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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The Bulldogs were picked to finish 9th by the Coaches and 10th by the SoCon Media in the ten team Southern Conference. Ashton Moore was named to the preseason All Conference team. [4]
Freshman Nadi Beciri left the team for personal reasons on November 14, 2014. [5]
Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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1 | Brandon Thompson | Guard | 5β11 | 150 | Freshman | Gaithersburg, Maryland |
5 | Warren Sledge | Guard | 6β3 | 180 | Sophomore | Keller, Texas |
10 | Marshall Harris III | Guard | 6β1 | 180 | Senior | San Antonio, Texas |
11 | Tom Koopman | Center | 6β8 | 210 | Sophomore | Weert, Netherlands |
12 | Ashton Moore | Guard | 6β0 | 172 | Senior | Suffolk, Virginia |
13 | Tim Broom | Guard | 6-2 | 195 | Freshman | Jacksonville, Florida |
20 | Jake Wright | Guard/Forward | 6-4 | 195 | Freshman | Hopkins, Minnesota |
25 | C. J. Bray | Forward | 6β7 | 238 | RSβJunior | Charleston, South Carolina |
32 | Brian White | Forward | 6β6 | 195 | Sophomore | Richmond, Virginia |
33 | Quinton Marshall | Guard | 6β5 | 205 | Junior | Raleigh, North Carolina |
44 | P. J. Horgan | Center | 6β9 | 220 | Senior | Rio Rancho, New Mexico |
The Bulldogs again opened the season with the All-Military Classic, facing archrival VMI in the opener. Army hosted the rotating tournament. [6] Navy visited McAlister Field House on December 6, 2014. [7] The Bulldogs traveled to Florida State, Virginia Tech, and Michigan State. Weeknight home games began at 6:00 p.m. in order to facilitate cadet attendance. [8]
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 14* 5:30 p.m. |
vs.
VMI All-Military Classic |
L 65β66 | 0β1 |
Christl Arena (1,597) West Point, NY | |||||||
November 15* 5:30 p.m. |
vs.
Air Force All-Military Classic |
L 55β68 | 0β2 |
Christl Arena (1,060) West Point, NY | |||||||
November 19* 6:00 p.m. |
Toccoa Falls | W 71β58 | 1β2 |
McAlister Field House (1,522) Charleston, SC | |||||||
November 22* 6:00 p.m. |
Bob Jones | W 81β50 | 2β2 |
McAlister Field House (804) Charleston, SC | |||||||
November 25* 7:00 p.m. |
at Florida State | L 55β66 | 2β3 |
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (5,137) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
November 29* 1:00 p.m. |
Warren Wilson | W 84β45 | 3β3 |
McAlister Field House (878) Charleston, SC | |||||||
December 2* 7:30 p.m. |
at College of Charleston | L 55β59 | 3β4 |
TD Arena (3,462) Charleston, SC | |||||||
December 6* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
Navy | W 67β60 | 4β4 |
McAlister Field House (1,626) Charleston, SC | |||||||
December 11 6:00 p.m. |
Chattanooga | L 48β67 | 4β5 (0β1) |
McAlister Field House (1,220) Charleston, SC | |||||||
December 20* 1:00 p.m. |
at Virginia Tech | L 61β64 | 4β6 |
Cassell Coliseum (3,454) Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
December 22* 6:00 p.m. |
at Michigan State | L 56β82 | 4β7 |
Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
December 30* 6:00 p.m. |
Bethune-Cookman | W 51β47 | 5β7 |
McAlister Field House (1,007) Charleston, SC | |||||||
January 3 2:00 p.m. |
at Western Carolina | L 70β78 | 5β8 (0β2) |
Ramsey Center (896) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
January 5 7:00 p.m. |
at UNC Greensboro | W 85β83 OT | 6β8 (1β2) |
Greensboro Coliseum (1,501) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
January 8 6:00 p.m. |
Samford | W 77β67 | 7β8 (2β2) |
McAlister Field House (855) Charleston, SC | |||||||
January 10 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Mercer | L 51β74 | 7β9 (2β3) |
Hawkins Arena (4,027
[a]) Macon, GA | |||||||
January 15 6:00 p.m. |
Wofford | W 69β66 | 8β9 (3β3) |
McAlister Field House (1,971) Charleston, SC | |||||||
January 17 1:00 p.m. |
Furman | L 62β74 | 8β10 (3β4) |
McAlister Field House (1,426) Charleston, SC | |||||||
January 22 7:00 p.m. |
at East Tennessee State | L 59β70 | 8β11 (3β5) |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,710) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
January 24 1:00 p.m. |
VMI | L 75β85 | 8β12 (3β6) |
Cameron Hall (2,641) Lexington, VA | |||||||
January 31 6:00 p.m. |
at Chattanooga | L 73β78 | 8β13 (3β7) |
McKenzie Arena (4,307) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
February 5 6:00 p.m. |
Mercer | L 53β76 | 8β14 (3β8) |
McAlister Field House (1,946) Charleston, SC | |||||||
February 7 1:00 p.m. |
UNC Greensboro | L 63β79 | 8β15 (3β9) |
McAlister Field House (1,311) Charleston, SC | |||||||
February 12 8:00 p.m. |
at Samford | W 66β65 | 9β15 (4β9) |
Pete Hanna Center (786) Homewood, AL | |||||||
February 15 1:00 p.m., ASN |
VMI | L 69β84 | 9β16 (4β10) |
McAlister Field House (4,248) Charleston, SC | |||||||
February 19 7:00 p.m. |
at Furman | W 62β56 OT | 10β16 (5β10) |
Timmons Arena (1,029) Greenville, SC | |||||||
February 21 7:00 p.m. |
at Wofford | L 52β78 | 10β17 (5β11) |
Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,008) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
February 26 6:00 p.m. |
East Tennessee State | W 74β73 | 11β17 (6β11) |
McAlister Field House (1,358) Charleston, SC | |||||||
February 28 1:00 p.m. |
Western Carolina | L 54β67 | 11β18 (6β12) |
McAlister Field House (1,120) Charleston, SC | |||||||
SoCon Tournament | |||||||||||
March 6 8:30 p.m., ESPN3 |
vs. (10) Furman First round |
L 56β73 | 11β19 |
U.S. Cellular Center (2,299) Asheville, NC | |||||||
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |