2017β18 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball | |
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 11β21 (5β13 SoCon) |
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Home arena | McAlister Field House |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Greensboro β | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 23 | .303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2018 SoCon Tournament winner |
The 2017β18 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2017β18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by third-year head coach Duggar Baucom and played their home games at McAlister Field House as members of the Southern Conference, as they have since 1936β37. They finished the season 11β21, 5β13 in SoCon play to finish in eighth place. They defeated VMI in the first round of the SoCon tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to UNC Greensboro.
The Bulldogs finished the 2016β17 season 12β21, 4β14 in SoCon play to finish tied for eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinal d of the SoCon tournament to top-seeded UNC Greensboro after defeating Western Carolina.
The Bulldogs saw four players complete their eligibility in 2016β17, three of whom graduated while the fourth was completing a graduate season. Warren Sledge, Tom Koopman and Brian White graduated, while Bobby Duncan completed his final year of eligibility as a graduate student. Four other players from the 2016β17 roster are not on the 2017β18 team: Ezekiel Balogun transferred to Eastern Florida State College, Aaron Washington transferred to Labette Community College, while Griffin Peevey and Chris Ross also are not on the roster. [1]
Name | Position | Class | Reason |
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Ezekiel Balogun | F | FR | Transfer |
Bobby Duncan | F | GR | Graduation |
Tom Koopman | C | SR | Graduation |
Griffin Peevey | C | FR | |
Chris Ross | G | FR | |
Warren Sledge | G | SR | Graduation |
Aaron Washington | G | FR | Transfer |
Brian White | F | SR | Graduation |
Duggar Baucom and his staff signed six players to enter in 2017. [2] [3]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Hayden Brown SF |
Duncan, SC | James Byrnes High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Robert Johnson PF |
Fort Lauderdale, FL | Dillard High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings:
Rivals: N/A
247Sports: N/A
ESPN:
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Alex Reed SF |
Garner, NC | Garner Senior High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Kaiden Rice SF |
Columbia, SC | Ridge View High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Tariq Simmons SG |
Columbia, SC | W. J. Keenan High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Derek Webster SF |
Seffner, FL | Seffner Christian Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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The Bulldogs roster will have no seniors and six freshmen. [4]
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The Bulldogs played three games during a 10 day trip to Dominican Republic. [4] For the first time in many years, The Citadel and crosstown rival College of Charleston will not meet. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Dominican Republic Exhibition Tour | |||||||||||
August 13, 2017* |
vs. Dominican Republic U19 Select Team | L 125β134 | Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | ||||||||
August 14* |
vs. Higueyana U25 Select Team | Cancelled | Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | ||||||||
August 16* |
vs. Dominican Republic U19 Select Team | Cancelled | Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | ||||||||
Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 29* 3:00 pm |
at
LenoirβRhyne Hurricane disaster relief charity game |
L 83β97 |
Shuford Gymnasium (945) Hickory, NC | ||||||||
November 3* 3:00 pm |
Coker | W 122β98 | β |
McAlister Field House (305) Charleston, SC | |||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 10, 2017* 3:00 pm |
Oglethorpe Jamaica Classic Montego Bay |
W 109β73 | 1β0 |
McAlister Field House (343) Charleston, SC | |||||||
November 12, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra |
at Virginia Tech | L 93β132 | 1β1 |
Cassell Coliseum (9,275) Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
November 15, 2017* 7:00 pm, Lock TV |
at North Carolina A&T | L 73β92 | 1β2 |
Corbett Sports Center (2,648) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
November 18, 2017* 2:00 pm |
at High Point | W 79β77 | 2β2 |
Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,147) High Point, NC | |||||||
November 21, 2017* 6:00 pm |
Trinity Baptist Jamaica Classic Montego Bay |
W 116β66 | 3β2 |
McAlister Field House (367) Charleston, SC | |||||||
November 24, 2017* 8:00 pm, ACCN Extra |
at
Florida State Jamaica Classic Campus game |
L 78β113 | 3β3 |
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,021) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
December 1, 2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Marist Bulldog Bash |
L 91β100 | 3β4 |
McAlister Field House (609) Charleston, SC | |||||||
December 2, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
UMBC Bulldog Bash |
L 72β98 | 3β5 |
McAlister Field House (673) Charleston, SC | |||||||
December 5, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
James Madison | W 84β82 | 4β5 |
McAlister Field House (744) Charleston, SC | |||||||
December 14, 2017* 7:00 pm |
at Campbell | L 77β87 | 4β6 |
John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center (1,131) Buies Creek, NC | |||||||
December 16, 2017* 1:00 pm |
Point | W 110β66 | 5β6 |
McAlister Field House (347) Charleston, SC | |||||||
December 19, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN |
at Ohio State | L 65β94 | 5β7 |
Value City Arena (10,752) Columbus, OH | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
December 30, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Western Carolina | L 79β81 | 5β8 (0β1) |
McAlister Field House (546) Charleston, SC | |||||||
January 4, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3 |
at Furman | L 67β107 | 5β9 (0β2) |
Timmons Arena (1,509) Greenville, SC | |||||||
January 6, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Wofford | L 92β109 | 5β10 (0β3) |
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,078) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
January 11, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Samford | L 91β107 | 5β11 (0β4) |
McAlister Field House (323) Charleston, SC | |||||||
January 13, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Chattanooga | W 110β101 OT | 6β11 (1β4) |
McAlister Field House (573) Charleston, SC | |||||||
January 18, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at UNC Greensboro | L 58β72 | 6β12 (1β5) |
Greensboro Coliseum (3,135) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
January 20, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at
VMI Rivalry |
L 81β88 | 6β13 (1β6) |
Cameron Hall (3,500) Lexington, VA | |||||||
January 27, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Mercer | W 76β74 | 7β13 (2β6) |
Hawkins Arena (2,972) Macon, GA | |||||||
January 29, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
East Tennessee State | L 71β73 | 7β14 (2β7) |
McAlister Field House (412) Charleston, SC | |||||||
February 1, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Wofford | W 80β78 | 8β14 (3β7) |
McAlister Field House (1,008) Charleston, SC | |||||||
February 3, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Furman | W 100β92 OT | 9β14 (4β7) |
McAlister Field House (983) Charleston, SC | |||||||
February 8, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Chattanooga | L 82β85 | 9β15 (4β8) |
McKenzie Arena (2,409) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
February 10, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Samford | L 103β116 | 9β16 (4β9) |
Pete Hanna Center (1,544) Homewood, AL | |||||||
February 15, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
UNC Greensboro | L 66β82 | 9β17 (4β10) |
McAlister Field House (479) Charleston, SC | |||||||
February 17, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
VMI Rivalry |
L 71β75 | 9β18 (4β11) |
McAlister Field House (3,213) Charleston, SC | |||||||
February 20, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at East Tennessee State | W 84β82 | 10β18 (5β11) |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,911) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
February 23, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Mercer | L 70β83 | 10β19 (5β12) |
McAlister Field House (737) Charleston, SC | |||||||
February 25, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Western Carolina | L 75β92 | 10β20 (5β13) |
McAlister Field House (1,236) Charleston, SC | |||||||
SoCon tournament | |||||||||||
March 2, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3 |
(8) | vs. (9) VMI First round |
W 78β70 | 11β20 |
U.S. Cellular Center (2,138) Asheville, NC | ||||||
March 2, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(8) | vs. (1) UNC Greensboro Quarterfinals |
L 58β72 | 11β21 |
U.S. Cellular Center (4,863) Asheville, NC | ||||||
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |