2014–15 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team

2014–15 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball

Conference	Southern Conference
2014–15 record	11–19 (6–12 SoCon)
Head coach	Chuck Driesell
Assistant coach	Rob Burke
Assistant coach	Ryan Freeberg
Assistant coach	Andre Morgan
Home arena	McAlister Field House

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wofford †	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

† 2015 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2014–15 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2014–15 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 1936–37. They finished the season 11–19, 6–12 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]

Preseason

Departures

Four players from the 2013–14 team departed the program prior to the season.^[2]^[3]

Name	Position	Class	Reason
Van Scyoc, MattMatt Van Scyoc	F	Jr.	Transfer to Indiana State
Robinson, RaeRae Robinson	G	So.	Transfer to Charleston Southern
Setzekorn, DylenDylen Setzekorn	F	Jr.	Graduated, Transfer to North Georgia
Bowser, NateNate Bowser	F	Fr.	No longer on team, personal reasons

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jake Wright SG	Minneapolis, MN	Hopkins High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 12, 2013
Jake Wright SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 70
Nadi Beciri PF	Oradell, NJ	Bergen Catholic High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Apr 14, 2014
Nadi Beciri PF	Scout: N/A 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
Tim Broom G	Scout: N/A 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
Brandon Thompson PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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 2014". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 1, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 1, 2014.

Outlook

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]

Roster

Freshman Nadi Beciri left the team due to personal reasons on November 14, 2014.^[5]

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Brandon Thompson	Guard	5–11	150	Freshman	Gaithersburg, Maryland
5	Warren Sledge	Guard	6–3	180	Sophomore	Keller, Texas
10	Marshall Harris III	Guard	6–1	180	Senior	San Antonio, Texas
11	Tom Koopman	Center	6–8	210	Sophomore	Weert, Netherlands
12	Ashton Moore	Guard	6–0	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	6–7	238	RS–Junior	Charleston, South Carolina
32	Brian White	Forward	6–6	195	Sophomore	Richmond, Virginia
33	Quinton Marshall	Guard	6–5	205	Junior	Raleigh, North Carolina
44	P. J. Horgan	Center	6–9	220	Senior	Rio Rancho, New Mexico

Schedule

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	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular season
November 14*	vs. VMI (All–Military Classic)	L 65–66	0–1	Christl Arena (1,597)
November 15*	vs. Air Force (All–Military Classic)	L 55–68	0–2	Christl Arena (1,060)
November 19*	Toccoa Falls	W 71–58	1–2	McAlister Field House (1,522)
November 22*	Bob Jones	W 81–50	2–2	McAlister Field House (804)
November 25*	at Florida State	L 55–66	2–3	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (5,137)
November 29*	Warren Wilson	W 84–45	3–3	McAlister Field House (878)
December 2*	at College of Charleston	L 55–59	3–4	TD Arena (3,462)
December 6*	Navy	W 67–60	4–4	McAlister Field House (1,626)
December 11	Chattanooga	L 48–67	4–5 (0–1)	McAlister Field House (1,220)
December 20*	at Virginia Tech	L 61–64	4–6	Cassell Coliseum (3,454)
December 22*	at Michigan State	L 56–82	4–7	Breslin Center (14,797)
December 30*	Bethune-Cookman	W 51–47	5–7	McAlister Field House (1,007)
January 3	at Western Carolina	L 70–78	5–8 (0–2)	Ramsey Center (896)
January 5	at UNC Greensboro	W 85–83 ^OT	6–8 (1–2)	Greensboro Coliseum (1,501)
January 8	Samford	W 77–67	7–8 (2–2)	McAlister Field House (855)
January 10	at Mercer	L 51–74	7–9 (2–3)	Hawkins Arena (4,027^{[lower-alpha 1]})
January 15	Wofford	W 69–66	8–9 (3–3)	McAlister Field House (1,971)
January 17	Furman	L 62–74	8–10 (3–4)	McAlister Field House (1,426)
January 22	at East Tennessee State	L 59–70	8–11 (3–5)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,710)
January 24	VMI	L 75–85	8–12 (3–6)	Cameron Hall (2,641)
January 31	at Chattanooga	L 73–78	8–13 (3–7)	McKenzie Arena (4,307)
February 5	Mercer	L 53–76	8–14 (3–8)	McAlister Field House (1,946)
February 7	UNC Greensboro	L 63–79	8–15 (3–9)	McAlister Field House (1,311)
February 12	at Samford	W 66–65	9–15 (4–9)	Pete Hanna Center (786)
February 15	VMI	L 69–84	9–16 (4–10)	McAlister Field House (4,248)
February 19	at Furman	W 62–56 ^OT	10–16 (5–10)	Timmons Arena (1,029)
February 21	at Wofford	L 52–78	10–17 (5–11)	Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,008)
February 26	East Tennessee State	W 74–73	11–17 (6–11)	McAlister Field House (1,358)
February 28	Western Carolina	L 54–67	11–18 (6–12)	McAlister Field House (1,120)
SoCon Tournament
March 6	vs. Furman (First round)	L 56–73	11–19	U.S. Cellular Center (2,299)
*Non-conference game. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

↑ The attendance of 4,027 at Hawkins Arena set a new record at the facility, eclipsing the previous mark of 3,500 set twice in 2013–14.^[9]

References

↑ "Driesell's Contract not Renewed by The Citadel". The Citadel Athletics. March 9, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
↑ Jeff Hartsell (May 30, 2014). "Citadel basketball player Rae Robinson from Goose Creek High School will transfer". Post and Courier. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
↑ Jeff Hartsell (June 12, 2014). "Ex-Citadel basketball player Rae Robinson will transfer to Charleston Southern". Post and Courier. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
↑ Jeff Hartsell (October 15, 2014). "Citadel basketball guard Ashton Moore named preseason all-SoCon". Post and Courier (Charleston, SC). Retrieved October 15, 2014.
↑ "The Citadel Bulldogs - 2014–15 Basketball Roster". Citadel Sports. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
↑ "Army announces men’s basketball schedule for 2014-15". Times Herald-Record. Middletown, Orange County, New York. June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
↑ "Navy Announces 2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule". Navy Midshipmen. June 17, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
↑ Jeff Hartsell (July 30, 2014). "Trips to Florida State, Michigan State key Citadel basketball schedule". Post and Courier. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
↑ "Record Crowd on Hand as Men’s Basketball Downs The Citadel, 74-51". Mercer Bears. January 10, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2015.

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