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2017–18 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team

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2017–18 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record11–21 (5–13 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Daniel Willis
  • Willie Bell
  • Jack Castleberry
Home arenaMcAlister Field House
Seasons
2017–18 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Greensboro 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
2018 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2017–18 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2017–18 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 1936–37. They finished the season 11–21, 5–13 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.

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the 2016–17 season 12–21, 4–14 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.

Preseason

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Departures

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The Bulldogs saw four players complete their eligibility in 2016–17, 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 2016–17 roster are not on the 2017–18 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
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

Recruiting

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Duggar Baucom and his staff signed six players to enter in 2017.[2][3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Hayden Brown
SF
Duncan, SC James Byrnes High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 62
Alex Reed
SF
Garner, NC Garner Senior High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: 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 2017". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 17, 2017.

Roster

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The Bulldogs roster will have no seniors and six freshmen.[4]

2017–18 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) So Wade Hampton HS Greenville, South Carolina
G 1 Frankie Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Darlington HS Darlington, South Carolina
G 2 Quayson Williams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Eastern Guilford HS Greensboro, North Carolina
G 3 Matt Frierson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Chapelgate Christian Academy Laurel, Maryland
F 4 Tariq Simmons 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr W. J. Keenan HS Columbia, South Carolina
G 5 Rob Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Dillard HS Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G 10 Leandro Allende 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Chaminade Madonna Prep Caguas, Puerto Rico
F 11 Kaiden Rice 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Ridge View HS Columbia, South Carolina
G 23 Kaelon Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Mundy's Mill HS Tulsa, Oklahoma
F 24 Tyler Burgess 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Easley HS Easley, South Carolina
F 25 Alex Reed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Garner Magnet HS Garner, North Carolina
F 32 Derek Webster Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Seffner Christian Academy Seffner, Florida
F 33 Hayden Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr James Byrnes HS Duncan, South Carolina
F 35 Zane Najdawi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Cosby HS Midlothian, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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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
Dominican Republic Exhibition Tour
August 13, 2017*
vs. Dominican Republic U19 Select Team L 125–134 
 
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 Lenoir–Rhyne
Hurricane disaster relief charity game
L 83–97 
Shuford Gymnasium (945)
Hickory, NC
November 3*
3:00 pm
Coker W 122–98 
McAlister Field House (305)
Charleston, SC
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
3:00 pm
Oglethorpe
Jamaica Classic Montego Bay
W 109–73  1–0
McAlister Field House (343)
Charleston, SC
November 12, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Virginia Tech L 93–132  1–1
Cassell Coliseum (9,275)
Blacksburg, VA
November 15, 2017*
7:00 pm, Lock TV
at North Carolina A&T L 73–92  1–2
Corbett Sports Center (2,648)
Greensboro, NC
November 18, 2017*
2:00 pm
at High Point W 79–77  2–2
Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,147)
High Point, NC
November 21, 2017*
6:00 pm
Trinity Baptist
Jamaica Classic Montego Bay
W 116–66  3–2
McAlister Field House (367)
Charleston, SC
November 24, 2017*
8:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Florida State
Jamaica Classic Campus game
L 78–113  3–3
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,021)
Tallahassee, FL
December 1, 2017*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Marist
Bulldog Bash
L 91–100  3–4
McAlister Field House (609)
Charleston, SC
December 2, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
UMBC
Bulldog Bash
L 72–98  3–5
McAlister Field House (673)
Charleston, SC
December 5, 2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
James Madison W 84–82  4–5
McAlister Field House (744)
Charleston, SC
December 14, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Campbell L 77–87  4–6
John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center (1,131)
Buies Creek, NC
December 16, 2017*
1:00 pm
Point W 110–66  5–6
McAlister Field House (347)
Charleston, SC
December 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN
at Ohio State L 65–94  5–7
Value City Arena (10,752)
Columbus, OH
Regular season
December 30, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Carolina L 79–81  5–8
(0–1)
McAlister Field House (546)
Charleston, SC
January 4, 2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Furman L 67–107  5–9
(0–2)
Timmons Arena (1,509)
Greenville, SC
January 6, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wofford L 92–109  5–10
(0–3)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,078)
Spartanburg, SC
January 11, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Samford L 91–107  5–11
(0–4)
McAlister Field House (323)
Charleston, SC
January 13, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Chattanooga W 110–101 OT 6–11
(1–4)
McAlister Field House (573)
Charleston, SC
January 18, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UNC Greensboro L 58–72  6–12
(1–5)
Greensboro Coliseum (3,135)
Greensboro, NC
January 20, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at VMI
Rivalry
L 81–88  6–13
(1–6)
Cameron Hall (3,500)
Lexington, VA
January 27, 2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Mercer W 76–74  7–13
(2–6)
Hawkins Arena (2,972)
Macon, GA
January 29, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
East Tennessee State L 71–73  7–14
(2–7)
McAlister Field House (412)
Charleston, SC
February 1, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Wofford W 80–78  8–14
(3–7)
McAlister Field House (1,008)
Charleston, SC
February 3, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Furman W 100–92 OT 9–14
(4–7)
McAlister Field House (983)
Charleston, SC
February 8, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Chattanooga L 82–85  9–15
(4–8)
McKenzie Arena (2,409)
Chattanooga, TN
February 10, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Samford L 103–116  9–16
(4–9)
Pete Hanna Center (1,544)
Homewood, AL
February 15, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
UNC Greensboro L 66–82  9–17
(4–10)
McAlister Field House (479)
Charleston, SC
February 17, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
VMI
Rivalry
L 71–75  9–18
(4–11)
McAlister Field House (3,213)
Charleston, SC
February 20, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at East Tennessee State W 84–82  10–18
(5–11)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,911)
Johnson City, TN
February 23, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Mercer L 70–83  10–19
(5–12)
McAlister Field House (737)
Charleston, SC
February 25, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Carolina L 75–92  10–20
(5–13)
McAlister Field House (1,236)
Charleston, SC
SoCon tournament
March 2, 2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3
(8) vs. (9) VMI
First round
W 78–70  11–20
U.S. Cellular Center (2,138)
Asheville, NC
March 2, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPN3
(8) vs. (1) UNC Greensboro
Quarterfinals
L 58–72  11–21
U.S. Cellular Center (4,863)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ Jeff Hartsell (June 12, 2017). "Citadel Notes: Bulldog basketball loses Ezekiel Balogun to transfer". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  2. ^ Jeff Hartsell (April 28, 2017). "Citadel basketball adds all-state players Kaiden Rice, Tariq Simmons to cap 5-man class". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  3. ^ Jeff Hartsell (May 19, 2017). "Citadel basketball adds 6–5 Alex Reed to recruiting class". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Citadel basketball bound for week-long trip to Dominican Republic". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. August 11, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  5. ^ Jeff Hartsell (July 25, 2017). "Citadel, College of Charleston will not meet in basketball in 2017–18". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  6. ^ "HPU Men's Basketball Releases Non-Conference Schedule". High Point Panthers. August 10, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  7. ^ "2017–18 Basketball Schedule". Samford Bulldogs. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  8. ^ "2017–18 Basketball Schedule". James Madison Dukes. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  9. ^ "Men's Hoops Reveals Schedule". Army Black Knights. August 16, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.