The Citadel Bulldogs basketball

The Citadel Bulldogs

2014–15 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team

University

The Citadel

First season

1900

Conference

SoCon
South Division

Location

Charleston, SC

Head coach

Duggar Baucom (1st year)

Arena

McAlister Field House
(Capacity: 6,000)

Nickname

Bulldogs

Student section

McAlister Maniacs/Long Grey Line

Colors

Citadel blue and white

Uniforms

Home

Away

Conference tournament champions

SIAA: 1927

The Citadel Bulldogs is the name of the College Basketball team that represents The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Southern Conference South Division. Former head coach Chuck Driesell was not retained after the 2014–15 season.^[1] Duggar Baucom was introduced as head coach on March 30, 2015. Baucom was the head coach at military rival VMI.^[2]^[3]

The team has never won a regular season or Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament championship or participated in the NCAA Tournament. The team has made one postseason appearance, playing in the 2009 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, falling in the first round to eventual champion Old Dominion.^[4] In 1927 the Bulldogs claimed the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament title, defeating Mercer for their only conference championship.

Facilities

The Bulldogs play their home games at the on-campus McAlister Field House, a 6,000 seat arena formerly known as The Armory. The arena was heavily renovated in 1989. During the summer of 2011, The Citadel completed renovations to the Field House, building a new floor and revamping the Bulldogs locker room.^[5] Like all Citadel athletic teams, the Bulldogs utilize strength and conditioning, medical, and video spaces in Seignious Hall.

Coaches

Below is a list of all coaches at The Citadel and their records through the 2014–15 season.^[6]

Coach	Tenure	Overall		Conference
Coach	Tenure	Wins	Losses	Wins	Losses
Not Available	1900–01	0	1	No Conference
J. G. Briggs	1912–13	2	3
Darl Buse	1913–14	6	1
Hans Kangeter	1914–16	9	4
Harvey O'Brien	1916–18	6	2
C. F. Myers	1918–25	52	27	7	9
Locke Brown	1925–26	10	6	4	1
Benny Blatt	1926–30	52	22	8	4
Johnny Douglas	1930–33	18	31	1	3
Charlie Willard	1933–35	13	16	0	0
Rock Norman	1935–40	45	32	16	14
Ben Parker	1939–41	6	16	4	13
Ben Clemons	1941–42, 43–44	4	5	2	8
Bo Sherman	1942–43	8	6	5	3
Ernest Wehman	1944–45	9	5	8	4
Eugene Clark	1945–46	8	10	2	6
Whitey Piro	1946–47	4	11	0	10
Bernard O'Neil	1947–52	28	71	9	47
Leo Zack	1952–54	5	33	1	18
Jim Browning	1954–55	1	18	0	10
Hank Witt	1955–56	2	19	0	10
Norm Sloan	1956–60	57	38	33	19
Mel Thompson	1960–67	67	97	35	46
Dick Campbell	1967–71	45	54	21	27
George Hill	1971–74	33	42	11	18
Les Robinson	1974–85	132	162	61	99
Randy Nesbit	1985–92	76	121	32	72
Pat Dennis	1992–2006	158	233	72	146
Ed Conroy	2006–10	49	76	29	47
Chuck Driesell	2010–2015	42	113	22	66
Duggar Baucom	2015–present

Honored Jerseys

The Citadel began the Honored Jerseys in 2009 with Les Robinson, and have honored one jersey per year since. Jake Burrows' jersey was honored most recently, on January 28, 2012.^[7]

Number	Name	Tenure
C	Les Robinson	(1974–1985)
33	Art Musselman	(1957–1960)
33	Regan Truesdale	(1982–1985)
3	Jake Burrows	(1938–1940)

Notable Bulldogs

Regan Truesdale - Two-time Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Art Musselman - played in the shadow of Jerry West for three years
Pat Conroy - author famous, in part, for chronicling his life as a Citadel basketball player in the novels My Losing Season and The Lords of Discipline.

Rivalries

The primary Bulldog rivals, as in other sports, are VMI, Furman, and College of Charleston. The Citadel also has historical rivalries with other schools within the state. The Bulldogs records versus each rival are listed below, through the 2013–14 season.^[8]

Records vs rivals

Opponent	W	L	PCT	Last win
VMI	54	49	.524	2012–13
Furman	86	118	.422	2014–15
College of Charleston	39	53	.424	2009–10

Records vs conference rivals

Excludes Furman and VMI, listed above

East Tennessee State, Mercer and VMI become SoCon members in basketball for the 2014 season. Appalachian State, Davidson, Elon, and Georgia Southern will no longer be SoCon members in men's basketball beginning in 2014.

Opponent	W	L	PCT	Last win
Chattanooga	16	58	.216	2011–12
East Tennessee State	16	38	.296	2014–15
Mercer	4	10	.286	1926–27
Samford	10	4	.714	2014–15
UNC Greensboro	9	18	.333	2014–15
Western Carolina	34	34	.500	2010–11
Wofford	47	51	.480	2014–15

Records vs in-state rivals

Division 1, non-SoCon only

Opponent	W	L	PCT	Last win
Charleston Southern	19	17	.528	2008–09
Clemson	22	60	.268	1978–79
Coastal Carolina	4	6	.400	2001–02
Presbyterian	47	23	.671	2013–14
South Carolina	25	75	.250	1988–89
South Carolina State	8	3	.727	2010–11
South Carolina Upstate	2	0	1.000	1980–81
Winthrop	4	4	.500	1997–98

Notable seasons

1926–27 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team - first and only Conference Tournament championship
1966–67 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team - Chronicled in Pat Conroy's My Losing Season
1978–79 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team - first 20 win season
2008–09 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team - second 20 win season; first postseason appearance

References

↑ "Driesell's Contract not Renewed by The Citadel". The Citadel Athletics. March 9, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
↑ "Citadel names Duggar Baucom men's head basketball coach". The Citadel. March 30, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
↑ Kevin Bilodeau (March 30, 2015). "The Citadel names VMI's Duggar Baucom as basketball coach". Charleston, SC: WCSC-TV. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
↑ 2011-12 The Citadel Basketball Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 166. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
↑ "The Citadel Basketball Locker Room Renovations". citadelsports.com. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
↑ 2011-12 The Citadel Basketball Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 99. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
↑ "The Citadel to Honor Jake Burrows' Jersey No. 3 with a Banner in McAlister Field House". citadelsports.com. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
↑ 2013-14 The Citadel Basketball Fact Book (PDF). The Citadel. pp. 110–122. Retrieved March 9, 2014.

The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina

Athletics	Teams Baseball Basketball Football Wrestling Facilities Johnson Hagood Stadium McAlister Field House Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park College Park

Campus	HMS Seraph Monument Old Citadel

Student life	The Brigadier Regimental Band The Summerall Guards

People	Notable alumni

The Citadel Bulldogs basketball

Venues	Thompson Hall (1938–1939) The Citadel Armory / McAlister Field House (1939–1988) Deas Hall (1988–1989) McAlister Field House (1989–present)

Culture & lore	My Losing Season All–Military Classic

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Southern Conference men's basketball

Teams	Chattanooga Mocs The Citadel Bulldogs East Tennessee State Buccaneers Furman Paladins Mercer Bears Samford Bulldogs UNC Greensboro Spartans VMI Keydets Western Carolina Catamounts Wofford Terriers

Championships & awards	Southern Conference men's basketball champions Player of the Year