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2016–17 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team

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2016–17 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record12–21 (4–14 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Daniel Willis
  • Ryan Mattocks
  • Willie Bell
Home arenaMcAlister Field House
Seasons
2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Tennessee State 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
UNC Greensboro 14 4   .778 25 10   .714
Furman 14 4   .778 23 12   .657
Chattanooga 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
Wofford 10 8   .556 16 17   .485
Mercer 9 9   .500 15 17   .469
Samford 8 10   .444 20 16   .556
The Citadel 4 14   .222 12 21   .364
Western Carolina 4 14   .222 9 23   .281
VMI 3 15   .167 6 24   .200
2017 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2016–17 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Duggar Baucom and played their home games at McAlister Field House in Charleston, South Carolina. They played as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), as they have since 1936–37. They finished the season 12–21, 4–14 in SoCon play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated Western Carolina in the first round of the SoCon tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to UNC Greensboro.

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the 2015–16 season 10–22, 3–15 in SoCon play, to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon tournament to Mercer.

Preseason

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Departures

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Several players departed the program, two due to graduation, two more as graduate students completing their eligibility, and two to transfer.[1]

Name Position Class Reason
Qwandell Newton F FR Transfer
Connor Schroeder F FR Transfer
P. J. Boutte G GR Exhausted eligibility
Derrick Henry G GR Exhausted eligibility
Bobby Duncan F SR Graduated
Quinton Marshall G SR Graduated

Recruiting

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With many departures, The Citadel added 10 new players for the 2016–17 season. This marks another step in moving from a slow pace to the Baucom-led uptempo style of play.[2][3] At least one player changed his plans as a result of a photo that surfaced on social media which showed cadets dressed as ghosts, but widely interpreted as similar to Ku Klux Klan garb.[4]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ezekiel Balogun
SF
Chattanooga, TN Hamilton Heights Christian Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Aaron Washington
SG
Baltimore, MD DME Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Jan 24, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Mohammed Kabir
SF
Fort Washington, MD National Christian Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Frankie Johnson
PG
Darlington, SC Mayo High School 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Obinna Ofodile
PF
Duluth, GA Duluth High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Feb 20, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Kaelon Harris
SG
Jonesboro, GA Mundys Mill Farm High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Chris Ross
SG
Goose Creek, SC Goose Creek High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Preston Parks
PG
Greenville, SC Wade Hampton High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Leandro Allende
SF
Hollywood, FL Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "ESPN – Citadel Basketball Recruiting 2016". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 15, 2016.

Roster

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2016–17 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Preston Parks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Wade Hampton HS Greenville, South Carolina
G 1 Frankie Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Darlington HS Darlington, South Carolina
G 2 Quayson Williams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Eastern Guilford HS Greensboro, North Carolina
G 3 Matt Frierson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Chapelgate Christian Academy Laurel, Maryland
F 4 Ezekiel Balogun 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Hamilton Heights Christian Academy Lagos, Nigeria
G 5 Warren Sledge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Keller Central HS Keller, Texas
G 10 Leandro Allende 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Chaminade Madonna Prep Caguas, Puerto Rico
C 11 Tom Koopman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Basketball Academy of Limburg Weert, Netherlands
G 12 Chris Ross 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Goose Creek HS Dallas, Texas
G 14 Aaron Washington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr DME Academy Washington, D.C.
F 21 Bobby Duncan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Fayetteville Christian School Fayetteville, North Carolina
G 23 Kaelon Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Mundy's Mill HS Tulsa, Oklahoma
F 24 Tyler Burgess 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Easley HS Easley, South Carolina
F 32 Brian White 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr John Marshall HS Richmond, Virginia
F 35 Zane Najdawi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Cosby HS Midlothian, Virginia
C 50 Griffin Peevey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Vanguard Prep Waco, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 18, 2024

Schedule and results

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The Citadel travelled to play opponents in the Pac-12, Big 12, and ACC, and host an exempt tournament to be known as the Holy City Hoops Classic.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4*
3:00 pm
North Greenville W 97–62 
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, SC
Non-conference regular season
November 11*
7:30 pm
at College of Charleston L 68–81  0–1
TD Arena (4,178)
Charleston, SC
November 13*
2:00 pm
Johnson University Florida W 146–84  1–1
McAlister Field House (897)
Charleston, SC
November 15*
7:00 pm
Truett McConnell W 119–90  2–1
McAlister Field House (908)
Charleston, SC
November 18*
5:00 pm
at Stetson W 116–112  3–1
Edmunds Center (822)
DeLand, FL
November 20*
12:00 pm
at No. 20 Iowa State L 63–130  3–2
Hilton Coliseum (14,228)
Ames, IA
November 23*
2:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona State L 110–127  3–3
Wells Fargo Arena (4,702)
Tempe, AZ
November 28*
7:00 pm
Presbyterian W 97–83  4–3
McAlister Field House (3,278)
Charleston, SC
December 2*
5:00 pm
Colgate
Holy City Hoops Classic
W 108–101  5–3
McAlister Field House (356)
Charleston, SC
December 3*
12:00 pm
USC Upstate
Holy City Hoops Classic
W 97–92  6–3
McAlister Field House (909)
Charleston, SC
December 4*
3:00 pm
Campbell
Holy City Hoops Classic
L 91–97  6–4
McAlister Field House (572)
Charleston, SC
December 7*
7:00 pm
Toccoa Falls
Holy City Hoops Classic
W 144–94  7–4
McAlister Field House (472)
Charleston, SC
December 17*
11:00 am
at Virginia Tech L 71–113  7–5
Cassell Coliseum (5,664)
Blacksburg, VA
December 20*
5:00 pm
at UMBC L 111–120 2OT 7–6
Retriever Activities Center (767)
Catonsville, MD
SoCon regular season
December 28
7:00 pm
UNC Greensboro L 87–95  7–7
(0–1)
McAlister Field House (1,221)
Charleston, SC
December 31
4:00 pm
at Furman
Rivalry
L 68–83  7–8
(0–2)
Timmons Arena (1,529)
Greenville, SC
January 2
7:00 pm
at Wofford W 104–103 OT 8–8
(1–2)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,071)
Spartanburg, SC
January 5
7:00 pm
East Tennessee State L 71–115  8–9
(1–3)
McAlister Field House (1,207)
Charleston, SC
January 7
1:00 pm
VMI
Rivalry
W 79–74  9–9
(2–3)
McAlister Field House (1,301)
Charleston, SC
January 11
7:00 pm
at Chattanooga L 73–83  9–10
(2–4)
McKenzie Arena (3,143)
Chattanooga, TN
January 14
1:00 pm
Samford L 90–98  9–11
(2–5)
McAlister Field House (1,175)
Charleston, SC
January 19
7:00 pm
at Western Carolina L 95–100  9–12
(2–6)
Ramsey Center (1,561)
Cullowhee, NC
January 21
5:00 pm
at UNC Greensboro L 72–81  9–13
(2–7)
Greensboro Coliseum (2,783)
Greensboro, NC
January 28
4:30 pm
at Mercer L 66–82  9–14
(2–8)
Hawkins Arena (4,328)
Macon, GA
February 2
7:00 pm
Wofford L 90–100  9–15
(2–9)
McAlister Field House (1,175)
Charleston, SC
February 4
1:00 pm
Furman
Rivalry
L 91–99  9–16
(2–10)
McAlister Field House (4,388)
Charleston, SC
February 9
7:00 pm
at East Tennessee State L 69–90  9–17
(2–11)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,845)
Johnson City, TN
February 11
1:00 pm
at VMI
Rivalry
L 78–101  9–18
(2–12)
Cameron Hall (3,479)
Lexington, VA
February 18
1:00 pm
Mercer L 78–89  9–19
(2–13)
McAlister Field House (3,809)
Charleston, SC
February 22
7:00 pm
Western Carolina L 80–84  9–20
(2–14)
McAlister Field House (1,270)
Charleston, SC
February 25
7:00 pm
at Samford W 102–96  10–20
(3–14)
Pete Hanna Center (2,101)
Homewood, AL
February 27
7:00 pm, ASN
Chattanooga W 85–76  11–20
(4–14)
McAlister Field House (3,300)
Charleston, SC
SoCon tournament
March 3
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(9) vs. (8) Western Carolina
First round
W 78–72  12–20
U.S. Cellular Center (2,930)
Asheville, NC
March 4
12:00 pm, ESPN3
(9) vs. (1) UNC Greensboro
Quarterfinals
L 67–76  12–21
U.S. Cellular Center (4,525)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ Hartsell, Jeff (March 30, 2016). "Two Citadel basketball players to seek transfers". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  2. ^ Hartsell, Jeff (April 26, 2016). "Citadel basketball adds nine new players". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  3. ^ Hartsell, Jeff (May 15, 2016). "Citadel basketball adds 10th new player". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  4. ^ Hartsell, Jeff (January 15, 2016). "Citadel AD: We'll address photos 'head on' 'White hoods' photos irk Citadel recruit". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "2016-17 Basketball Schedule". The Citadel Bulldogs. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  6. ^ "Sun Devil Hoops Non-Conference Schedule Dates Set". Arizona State Sun Devils. July 7, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  7. ^ Peterson, Randy (July 15, 2016). "Breakdown: Randy Peterson on Iowa State non-conference schedule". Des Moines Register. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  8. ^ "Non-Conference Slate To Pit Cougars Against National Champs Villanova". live5news.com. Charleston, SC: WCSC-TV. July 14, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  9. ^ "2016-17 Furman Men's Basketball Schedule". Furman Paladins. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  10. ^ "Chattanooga Mocs - 2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule". Chattanooga Mocs. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  11. ^ "VMI Basketball - 2016-17 Schedule". vmikeydets.com. VMI Keydets. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
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